item: #1 of 52 id: cord-004091-gex0zvoa author: Abdulkareem, Shaheen A. title: Risk perception and behavioral change during epidemics: Comparing models of individual and collective learning date: 2020-01-06 words: 8381 flesch: 48 summary: Even in M2, there were limitations of making decisions about risk perceptions individually: risk perception fell too quickly, implying that people stopped worrying about the epidemics although they continued. key: cord-004091-gex0zvoa authors: Abdulkareem, Shaheen A.; Augustijn, Ellen-Wien; Filatova, Tatiana; Musial, Katarzyna; Mustafa, Yaseen T. title: Risk perception and behavioral change during epidemics: Comparing models of individual and collective learning date: 2020-01-06 journal: PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226483 sha: doc_id: 4091 cord_uid: gex0zvoa Modern societies are exposed to a myriad of risks ranging from disease to natural hazards and technological disruptions. keywords: agents; disease; fig; group; household; individual; information; learning; perception; process; risk cache: cord-004091-gex0zvoa.txt plain text: cord-004091-gex0zvoa.txt item: #2 of 52 id: cord-004935-z86x3hnu author: Baykasoglu, Adil title: A classification scheme for agent based approaches to dynamic optimization date: 2012-01-03 words: 9924 flesch: 45 summary: A classification scheme is introduced and presented in a tabular form called agent based dynamic optimization problem solution strategy (ABDOPSS). The fundamental approach of agent based system is to simulate real-world systems with a group of interacting autonomous agents modeled as computer programs (Zhou et al. 2009 ). keywords: agent; algorithm; approach; change; dops; et al; objective; optimization; performance; problem; researchers; solution; system; time cache: cord-004935-z86x3hnu.txt plain text: cord-004935-z86x3hnu.txt item: #3 of 52 id: cord-005033-voi9gu0l author: Xuan, Huiyu title: A CA-based epidemic model for HIV/AIDS transmission with heterogeneity date: 2008-06-07 words: 6569 flesch: 53 summary: Ignoring the mobility of agents in epidemic models would jeopardize the creditability of the results obtained. Classical epidemic models divide the closed population into three subgroups: susceptible, infective, and recovered (removed). keywords: agent; aids; epidemic; hiv; infection; model; neighborhood; state; time cache: cord-005033-voi9gu0l.txt plain text: cord-005033-voi9gu0l.txt item: #4 of 52 id: cord-007367-e31zhty6 author: Tassier, Troy title: Network position and health care worker infections date: 2015-09-07 words: 11008 flesch: 52 summary: In this paper we use a newly collected data set on hospital worker contacts in order to identify hospital worker groups that have the potential to create the largest number of infections based on their location in a hospital contact network. Traditionally, epidemiology research has focused on well-mixed (randomly mixed) populations where agent contacts are homogeneous. keywords: agent; average; contacts; data; groups; hospital; infections; number; population; transmission; vaccination cache: cord-007367-e31zhty6.txt plain text: cord-007367-e31zhty6.txt item: #5 of 52 id: cord-008495-gjn8kh2t author: None title: Cumulative Chapter Titles Keyword Index, Vol. 1–41 date: 2007-01-26 words: 2551 flesch: -1212 summary: 1–41 date: 2007-01-26 journal: Annu Rep Med Chem DOI: 10.1016/s0065-7743(06)41034-4 sha: doc_id: 8495 cord_uid: gjn8kh2t nan antihyperlipidemics, 15, 162; 18, 161; 24, 147 antihypertensives, 1, 59; 2, 48; 3, 53; 4, 47; 5, 49; 6, 52; 7, 59; 8, 52; 9, 57; 11, 61; 12, 60; 13, 71; 14, 61; 15, 79; 16, 73; 17, 61; 18, 69; 19, 61; 21, 63; 22, 63; 23, 59; 24, 51; 25, 51 antiinfective agents, 28, 119 antiinflammatory agents, 28, 109; 29, 103 anti-inflammatories, 37, 217 anti-inflammatories, non-steroidal, 1, 224; 2, 217; 3, 215; 4, 207; 5, 225; 6, 182; 7, 208; 8, 214; 9, 193; 10, 172; 13, 167; 16, 189; 23, 181 anti-ischemic agents, 17, 71 antimalarial inhibitors, 34, 159 antimetabolite cancer chemotherapies, 39, 125 antimetabolite concept, drug design, 11, 223 antimicrobial drugs-clinical problems and opportunities, 21, 119 antimicrobial potentiation, 33, 121 antimicrobial peptides, 27, 159 antimitotic agents, 34, 139 antimycobacterial agents, 31, 161 antineoplastics, 2, 166; 3, 150; 4, 154; 5, 144; 7, 129; 8, 128; 9, 139; 10, 131; 11, 110; 12, 120; 13, 120; 14, 132; 15, 130; 16, 137; 17, 163; 18, 129; 19, 137; 20, 163; 22, 137; 24, 121; 28, 167 anti-obesity agents, centrally acting, 41, 77 antiparasitics, 1, 136, 150; 2, 131, 147; 3, 126, 140; 4, 126; 5, 116; 7, 145; 8, 141; 9, 115; 10, 154; 11, 121; 12, 140; 13, 130; 14, 122; 15, 120; 16, 125; 17, 129; 19, 147; 26, 161 antiparkinsonism drugs, 6, 42; 9, 19 antiplatelet therapies, 35, 103 antipsychotics, 1, 1; 2, 1; 3, 1; 4, 1; 5, 1; 6, 1; 7, 6; 8, 1; 9, 1; 10, 2; 11, 3; 12, 1; 13, 11; 14, 12; 15, 12; 16, 11; 18, 21; 19, 21; 21, 1; 22, 1; 23, 1; 24, 1; 25, 1; 26, 53; 27, 49; 28, 39; 33, 1 antiradiation agents, 1, 324; 2, 330; 3, 327; 5, 346 anti-resorptive and anabolic bone agents, 39, 53 anti-retroviral chemotherapy, 25, 149 antiretroviral drug therapy, 32, 131 antiretroviral therapies, 35, 177; 36, 129 antirheumatic drugs, 18, 41, 183 antisense oligonucleotides, 23, 295; 33, 313 antisense technology, 29, 297 antithrombotics, 7, 78; 8, 73; 9, 75; 10, 99; 12, 80; 14, 71; 17, 79; 27, 99; 32, 71 antithrombotic agents, 29, 103 antitumor agents, 24, 121 antitussive therapy, 36, 31 antiviral agents, 1, 129; 2, 122; 3, 116; 4, 117; 5, 101; 6, 118; 7, 119; 8, 150; 9, 128; 10, 161; 11, 128; 13, 139; 15, 149; 16, 149; 18, 139; 19, 117; 22, 147; 23, 161; 24, 129; 26, 133; 28, 131; 29, 145; 30, 139; 32, 141; 33, 163; 37, 133; 39, 241 antitussive therapy, 35, 53 anxiolytics, 26, 1 apoptosis, 31, 249 aporphine chemistry, 4, 331 arachidonate lipoxygenase, 16, 213 arachidonic acid cascade, 12, 182; 14, 178 arachidonic acid metabolites, 17, 203; 23, 181; 24, 71 arthritis, 13, 167; 16, 189; 17, 175; 18, 171; 21, 201; 23, 171, 181; 33, 203 arthritis, immunotherapy, 23, 171 aspartyl proteases, 36, 247 asthma, 29, 73; 32, 91 asymmetric synthesis, 13, 282 atherosclerosis, 1, 178; 2, 187; 3, 172; 4, 178; 5, 180; 6, 150; 7, 169; 8, 183; 15, 162; 18, 161; 21, 189; 24, 147; 25, 169; 28, 217; 32, 101; 34, 101; 36, 57; 40, 71 atherosclerosis HDL raising therapies, 40, 71 atherothrombogenesis, 31, 101 atrial natriuretic factor, 21, 273; 23, 101 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, 37, 11; 39, 1 autoimmune diseases, 34, 257; 37, 217 autoreceptors, 19, 51 BACE inhibitors, 40, 35 bacterial adhesins, 26, 239 bacterial genomics, 32, 121 bacterial resistance, 13, 239; 17, 119; 32, 111 bacterial toxins, 12, 211 bacterial virulence, 30, 111 basophil degranulation, biochemistry, 18, 247 Bcl2 family, 31, 249; 33, 253 behavior, serotonin, 7, 47 benzodiazepine receptors, 16, 39, 155 bioinformatics, 36, 201 bioisosteric groups, 38, 333 bioisosterism, 21, 283 biological factors, 10, 39; 11, 42 biological membranes, 11, 222 biological systems, 37, 279 biopharmaceutics, 1, 331; 2, 340; 3, 337; 4, 302; 5, 313; 6, 264; 7, 259; 8, 332 biosensor, 30, 275 biosimulation, 37, 279 biosynthesis, antibotics, 12, 130 biotechnology, drug discovery, 25, 289 biowarfare pathegens, 39, 20, 305; 40, 403 blood enzymes, 1, 233 bone, metabolic disease, 12, 223; 15, 228; 17, 261; 22, 169 bone metabolism, 26, 38, 111 bradykinin B2 antagonists, 39, 89 brain, decade of, 27, 1 C5a antagonists, 39, 109 calcium antagonists/modulators, 16, 257; 17, 71; 18, 79; 21, 85 calcium channels, 30, 51 calmodulin antagonists, SAR, 18, 203 cancer, 27, 169; 31, 241; 34, 121; 35, 123; 35, 167 cancer chemosensitization, 37, 115 cancer chemotherapy, 29, 165; 37, 125 cancer cytotoxics, 33, 151 cancer, drug resistance, 23, 265 cancer therapy, 2, 166; 3, 150; 4, 154; 5, 144; 7, 129; 8, 128; 9, 139, 151; 10, 131; 11, 110; 12, 120; 13, 120; 14, 132; 15, 130; 16, 137; 17, 163; 18, 129; 21, 257; 23, 151; 37, 225; 39, 125 cannabinoid receptors, 9, 253; 34, 199 cannabinoid, receptors, CB1, 40, 103 carbohydrates, 27, 301 carboxylic acid, metalated, 12, 278 carcinogenicity, chemicals, 12, 234 cardiotonic agents, 13, 92; 16, 93; 19, 71 cardiovascular, 10, 61 caspases, 33, 273 catalysis, intramolecular, 7, 279 catalytic antibodies, 25, 299; 30, 255 Cathepsin K, 39, 63 CCR1 antagonists, 39, 117 CCR3 antagonists, 38 1, 99; 2, 91; 4, 56; 6, 68; 8, 93; 10, 90; 12, 91; 16, 83; 17, 89; 18, 89; 20, 117; 23, 201, 38 non-steroidal, 1, 191; 3, 184 hormones, peptide, 5, 210; 7, 194; 8, 204; 10, 202; 11, 158; 16, 199 hormones, steroid, 1, 213; 2, 208; 3, 207; 4, 199 host modulation, infection, 8, 160; 14, 146; 18, 149 Hsp90 inhibitors, 40, 263 5-HT2C receptor modulator, 37, 21 human gene therapy, 26, 315; 28, 267 human retrovirus regulatory proteins, 26, 171 11 b-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitors, 41, 2, 273; 7, 47; 21, 41 hypercholesterolemia, 24, 147 hypersensitivity, delayed, 8, 284 hypersensitivity, immediate, 7, 238; 8, 273 hypertension, 28, 69 hypertension, etiology, 9, 50 hypnotics, 1, 30; 2, 24; 3, 28; 4, 28; 7, 39; 8, 29; 10, 30; 11, 13; 12, 10; 13, 21; 14, 22; 15, 22, 16; 31; 17, 11; 18, 11; 19, 11; 22, 11 ICE gene family, 31, 249 IgE, 18, 247 Immune cell signaling, 38, 275 immune mediated idiosyncratic drug hypersensitivity, 26, 181 immune system, 35, 281 immunity, cellular mediated, 17, 191; 18, 265 immunoassay, enzyme, 18, 285 immunomodulatory proteins, 35, 281 immunophilins, 28, 207 immunostimulants, arthritis, 11, 138; 14, 146 immunosuppressants, 26, 211; 29, 175 immunosuppressive drug action, 28, 207 immunosuppressives, arthritis, 11, 138 immunotherapy, cancer, 9, 151 17, 291; 19, 241; 24, 71 LHRH, 20, 203; 23, 211 lipid metabolism, 9, 172; 10, 182; 11, 180; 12, 191; 13, 184; 14, 198; 15, 162 , 19, 313; 20, 315; 21, 323; 22, 315; 23, 325; 24, 295; 25, 309; 26, 297; 27, 321; 28, 325; 29, 331; 30, 295; 31, 337; 32, 305; 33, 327 mass spectrometry, 31, 319; 34, 307 mass spectrometry, of peptides, 24, 253 mass spectrometry, tandem, 21, 213; 21, 313 mast cell degranulation, biochemistry, 18, 247 matrix metalloproteinase, 37, 209 matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors, 35, 167 mechanism based, anticancer agents, 25, 129 mechanism, drug allergy, 3, 240 mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, 7, 217; 13, 239; 17, 119 medicinal chemistry, 28, 343; 30, 329; 33, 385; 34, 40, 38, 31 melatonin, 32, 31 melatonin agonists, 39, 21 membrane function, 10, 317 membrane regulators, 11, 210 membranes, active transport, 11, 222 memory, 3, 279; 12, 30; 16, 51 metabolism, cell, 1, 267; 2, 286 metabolism, drug, 3, 227; 4, 259; 5, 246; 6, 205; 8, 234; 9, 290; 11, 190; 12, 201; 13, 196, 304; 14, 188; 23, 265, 315 metabolism, lipid, 9, 172; 10, 182; 11, 180; 12, 191; 14, 198 metabolism, mineral, 12, 223 metabonomics, 40, 387 metabotropic glutamate receptor, 35, 1, 38, 21 metal carbonyls, 8, 322 metalloproteinases, 31, 231; 33, 131 metals, disease, 14, 321 metastasis, 28, 151 microbial genomics, 37, 95 microbial products screening, 21, 149 microtubule stabilizing agents, 37, 37, 247 migraine, 22, 41; 32, 1 mitogenic factors, 21, 237 mitotic kinesin inhibitors, 39, 135 modified serum lipoproteins, 25, 169 molecular diversity, 26, 259, 271; 28, 315; 34, 287 molecular modeling, 22, 269; 23, 285 monoclonal antibodies, 16, 243; 27, 179; 29, 317 monoclonal antibody cancer therapies, 28, 237 monoxygenases, 9, basis of, 41, 337 multivalent ligand design, 35, 321 muscarinic agonists/antagonists, 23, 81; 24, 31; 29, 23 muscle relaxants, 1, 30; 2, 24; 3, 28; 4, 28; 8, 37 muscular disorders, 12, 260 mutagenicity, mutagens, 12, 234 mutagenesis, SAR of proteins, 18, 237 myocardial ischemia, acute, 25, 71 narcotic antagonists, 7, 31; 8, 20; 9, 11; 10, 12; 11, 23; 13, 41 natriuretic agents, 19, 253 natural products, 6, 274; 15, 255; 17, 301; 26, 259; 32, 285 natural killer cells, 18, 265 neoplasia, 8, 160; 10, 142 neurodegeneration, 30, 31 neurodegenerative disease, 28, 11 neurokinin antagonists, 26, 43; 31, 111; 32, 51; 33, 71; 34, 51 neurological disorders, 31, 11 neuronal calcium channels, 26, 33 neuronal cell death, 29, 13 neuropathic pain, 38, 1 neuropeptides, 21, 51; 22, 51 neuropeptide Y, 31, 1; 32, 21; 34, 31 neuropeptide Y receptor modulators, 38, 61 neuropeptide receptor antagonists, 38, 11 neuroprotection, 29, 13 neuroprotective agents, 41, 39 neurotensin, 17, 31 neurotransmitters, 3, 264; 4, 270; 12, 249; 14, 42; 19, 303 neutrophic factors, 25, 245; 28, 11 neutrophil chemotaxis, 24, 233 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, 22, 281; 35, 41 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor modulators, 40, 3 nitric oxide synthase, 29, 83; 31, 221 NMR, 27, 271 NMR in biological systems, 20, 267 NMR imaging, 20, 277; 24, 265 NMR methods, 31, 299 NMR, protein structure determination, 23, 14, 36, 119, 38, sweeteners, 17, 32, 37, 1, 224; 2, 217; 3, 215; 4, 207; 5, 225; 6, 182; 7, 208; 8, 214; 9, 193; 10, 172; 13, 167; 16, 189 novel analgesics, 35, 21 NSAIDs, 37, 197 nuclear orphan receptors, 32, 13, 316 nucleic acid, sequencing, 16, 299 nucleic acid, synthesis, 16, 299 nucleoside conformation, 5, 272 nucleosides, 1, 299; 2, 304; 3, 297; 5, 333; 39, 241 nucleotide metabolism, 21, 247 nucleotides, 1, 299; 2, 304; 3, 297; 5, 333; 39, 241 nucleotides, cyclic, 9, 203; 10, 192; 15, 182 obesity, 1, 51; 2, 44; 3, 47; 5, 40; 8, 42; 11, 200; 15, 172; 19, 157; 23, 191; 31, 201; 32, 21 obesity therapeutics, 38, 239 obesity treatment, 37, 1 oligomerisation, 35, 271 oligonucleotides, inhibitors, 23, 295 oncogenes, 18, 225; 21, 159, 237 opioid receptor, 11, 33; 12, 20; 13, 41; 14, 31; 15, 32; 16, 41; 17, 21; 18, 51; 20, 21; 21, 21 opioids, 12, 20; 16, 41; 17, 21; 18, 51; 20, 21; 21, 21 opportunistic infections, 29, 155 oral pharmacokinetics, 35, 299 organocopper reagents, 10, 327 osteoarthritis, 22, 179 osteoporosis, 22, 169; 26, 201; 29, 275; 31, 211 oxazolidinone antibacterials, 35, 135 oxytocin antagonists and agonists, 41, 409 P38a MAP kinase, 37, multidrug transporter, 25, 253 parallel synthesis, 34, 267 parasite biochemistry, 16, 269 parasitic infection, 36, 99 patents in medicinal chemistry, 22, 331 pathophysiology, plasma membrane, 10, 213 PDE IV inhibitors, 31, 71 PDE7 inhibitors, 40, 227 penicillin binding proteins, 18, 119 peptic ulcer, 1, 99; 2, 91; 4, 56; 6, 68; 8, 93; 10, 90; 12, 91; 16, 83; 17, 89; 18, 89; 19, 81; 20, 93; 22, 191; 25, 34, 189 peptide conformation, 13, 227; 23, 285 peptide hormones, 5, 210; 7, 194; 8, 204; 10, 202; 11, 158, 19, 303 peptide hypothalamus, 7, 194; 8, 204; 10, 202; 16, 199 peptide libraries, 26, 271 peptide receptors, 25, 281; 32, 277 peptide, SAR, 5, 266 peptide stability, 28, 285 peptide synthesis, 5, 307; 7, 289; 16, 309 peptide synthetic, 1, 289; 2, 296 peptide thyrotropin, 17, 31 peptidomimetics, 24, 243 periodontal disease, 10, 38, 71 PET, 24, 277 PET imaging agents, 40, 49 PET ligands, 36, 267 pharmaceutics, 1, 331; 2, 340; 3, 337; 4, 302; 5, 313; 6, 254, 264; 7, 259; 8, 332 pharmaceutical innovation, 40, 431 pharmaceutical productivity, 38, 383 pharmaceutical proteins, 34, 237 pharmacogenetics, 35, 261; 40, 417 pharmacogenomics, 34, 339 pharmacokinetics, 3, 227, 337; 4, 259, 302; 5, 246, 313; 6, 205; 8, 234; 9, 290; 11, 190; 12, 201; 13, 196, 304; 14, 188, 309; 16, , 8, 37 sleep, 27, 11; 34, 15, 69; 16, 213; 17, 203, 291 SNPs, 38, 249 sodium/calcium exchange, 20, 215 sodium channel blockers, 41, 59 sodium channels, 33, 51 solid-phase synthesis, 31, 309 solid state organic chemistry, 20, 287 solute active transport, 11, 222 somatostatin, 14, 209; 18, 199; 34, 209 spider toxins, 24, 287 SRS, 15, 69; 16, 213; 17, 203, 291 Statins, 37, 197; 39, 187 Statins, pleiotropic effects of, 39, 187 STATs, 31, 269 stereochemistry, 25, 323 steroid hormones, 1, 213; 2, 208; 3, 207; 4, 199 stroidogenesis, adrenal, 2, 263 steroids, 2, 312; 3, 307; 4, 281; 5, 192, 296; 6, 162; 7, 182; 8, 194; 11, 192 stimulants, 1, 12; 2, 11; 3, 14; 4, 13; 5, 13; 6, 15; 7, 18; 8, 11 stroke, pharmacological approaches, 21, 108 stromelysin, biochemistry, 25, 177 structural genomics, 40, 27, 271; 30, 265; 34, 297 substance P, 17, 271; 18, 31 substituent constants, 2, 347 suicide enzyme inhibitors, 16, 289 superoxide dismutases, 10, 257 superoxide radical, 10, 257 sweeteners, non-nutritive, 17, 323 synthesis, asymmetric, 13, 282 synthesis, computer-assisted, 12, 288; 16, 281; 21, 203 synthesis, enzymic, 23, 305 T-cells, 27, 189; 30, 199; 34, 219 tachykinins, 28, 99 target identification, 41, 331 taxol, 28, 305 technology, providers and integrators, 33, 365 tetracyclines, 37, 105 thalidomide, 30, 319 therapeutic antibodies, 36, 237 thrombin, 30, 71, 31, 51; 34, 81 thrombolytic agents, 29, 93 thrombosis, 5, 237; 26, 93; 33, 81 thromboxane receptor antagonists, 25, 99 synthase inhibitors receptors, adenosine, 28, 295; 33, 111 receptors, adrenergic, 15, 217 receptors, 14, 81 receptors, benzodiazepine, 16, 21 receptors, cell surface, 12, 211 receptors, drug, 1, 236; 2, 227; 8, 262 receptors, 23, 221, 27, 291, receptors, 28, 29 receptors, histamine, 14, 91 receptors, muscarinic, 24, 31 receptors, neuropeptide, 28, 59 receptors, neuronal BZD, 28, 19 receptors, neurotransmitters, 3, 264; 12, 249 receptors, neuroleptic, 12, 249 receptors, opioid, 11, 33; 12, 20; 13, 41; 14, 31; 15, 32; 16, 41; 17 11, 138; 14, 219; 18, 171; 21, 201; 23, 171, 181 ribozymes, 30, 285 RNAi, 38, 261 SAR, quantitative, 6, 245; 8, 313; 11, 301; 13, 292; 17, 291 same brain, new decade, 36, 1 schizophrenia, treatment of, 41, 3 secretase inhibitors, 35, 31; 38, 7, 39; 8, 29; 11, 13; 12, 10; 13, 21; 14, 22; 15, 22; 16, 31; 17, 11; 18, 11; 19, 11; 22, 11 sedatives, 1, 30; 2, 24; 3, 28; 4, 28; 7, 39; 8, 29; 10, 30; 11, 13; 12, 10; 13, 21; 14, 22; 15; 22; 16, 31; 17, 11; 18, 11; 20, 1; 21, 26, 287 serine proteases, 32, 71 SERMs, 36, 149 serotonergics, central, 25, 41; 27, 21 serotonergics, selective, 40, 17 serotonin, 2, 273; 7, 47; 26, 103; 30, 1; 33, 21 serotonin receptor, 35, 11 serum lipoproteins, regulation, 13, 14, 114 SH2 domains, 30, 227 key: cord-008495-gjn8kh2t authors: nan title: Cumulative Chapter Titles Keyword Index, Vol. keywords: agents; antagonists; drug; inhibitors; receptors; synthesis cache: cord-008495-gjn8kh2t.txt plain text: cord-008495-gjn8kh2t.txt item: #6 of 52 id: cord-009481-6pm3rpzj author: Parnell, Gregory S. title: Intelligent Adversary Risk Analysis: A Bioterrorism Risk Management Model date: 2009-12-11 words: 6494 flesch: 44 summary: Furthermore, we believe the probabilities of adversary decisions (intent) should be an output of, not an input to, risk analysis models. First, only a limited number of risk management decisions can realistically be modeled. keywords: adversary; agent; analysis; attacker; consequences; decision; defender; example; model; probability; risk cache: cord-009481-6pm3rpzj.txt plain text: cord-009481-6pm3rpzj.txt item: #7 of 52 id: cord-013470-1obua17m author: Saylan, Yeşeren title: Plasmonic Sensors for Monitoring Biological and Chemical Threat Agents date: 2020-10-15 words: 7565 flesch: 38 summary: Recent advances in threat agent detection and medicine Biosensors for the Detection of OP Nerve Agents Biosensors for biological warfare agent detection Detecting biothreat agents: From current diagnostics to developing sensor technologies Sensors for detecting biological agents Chapter 6: Microfluidics application for detection of biological warfare agents Regulatory underpinnings of global health security: FDA's roles in preventing, detecting, and responding to global health threats Pyrene substituted amphiphilic ROMP polymers as nano-sized fluorescence sensors for detection of TNT in water Porphyrin functionalized graphene for sensitive electrochemical detection of ultratrace explosives Desorption and transformation of nitroaromatic (TNT) and nitramine (RDX and HMX) explosive residues on detonated pure mineral phases A portable and autonomous multichannel fluorescence detector for on-line and in situ explosive detection in aqueous phase Voltammetric platform for detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene based on a molecularly imprinted polymer Near real time detection of hazardous airborne substances A carbazole-fluorene molecular hybrid for quantitative detection of TNT using a combined fluorescence and quartz crystal microbalance method Novel and selective detection of Tabun mimics Fluorescent discrimination between traces of chemical warfare agents and their mimics Paper-based RNA extraction, in situ isothermal amplification, and lateral flow detection for low cost, rapid diagnosis of influenza A (H1N1) from clinical specimens Identification of pathogens by mass spectrometry Identification of type A, B, E, and F botulinum neurotoxin genes and of botulinum neurotoxigenic clostridia by denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography Aptasensors for biosecurity applications Chapter 10: Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensors For Medical Diagnosis Micro-and nanostructure based oligonucleotide sensors An integrated portable multiplex microchip device for fingerprinting chemical warfare agents A facile and sensitive detection of pathogenic bacteria using magnetic nanoparticles and optical nanocrystal probes A fiber optic biosensor for specific identification of dead Escherichia coli O157: H7 Rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis biomarkers in a sandwich immunoassay format using a waveguide-based optical biosensor Multiplex fiber optic biosensor for detection of Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157: H7 and Salmonella enterica from ready-to-eat meat samples Molecularly imprinted nanoparticles based plasmonic sensors for real-time Enterococcus faecalis detection Hydrous ferric oxide-magnetite-reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for optical detection of arsenic using surface plasmon resonance Graphene oxide coupled with gold nanoparticles for localized surface plasmon resonance based gas sensor Inkjet-printed paper-based SERS dipsticks and swabs for trace chemical detection Biomimetic nanoparticles based surface plasmon resonance biosensors for histamine detection in foods Plastic antibody based surface plasmon resonance nanosensors for selective atrazine detection Fabrication of an ion-imprinting dual-emission quantum dot nanohybrid for selective fluorescence turn-on and ratiometric detection of cadmium ions An alternative medical diagnosis method: Biosensors for virus detection Molecularly imprinted polymer based sensors for medical applications Opportunities and challenges for biosensors and nanoscale analytical tools for pandemics: COVID-19 Enhancing the nanoplasmonic signal by a nanoparticle sandwiching strategy to detect viruses Biosensors and sensing systems for rapid analysis of phenolic compounds from plants: A comprehensive review Molecularly imprinted polymer integrated plasmonic nanosensor for cocaine detection Molecularly imprinted polymers for capturing and sensing proteins: Current progress and future implications Advances in biomimetic systems for molecular recognition and biosensing Chapter 33: Virus Detection Using Nanosensors Chapter 3: Sensor Application For Environmental Pollutants Nanoparticle-based immunochemical biosensors and assays: Plasmonic sensors Sensors have numerous advantages, including user-friendly operation, exceptional performance, rapid response, minimum sample preparation and processing, portability, high sensitivity and specificity, relatively compact size, and real-time analysis that provide many advantages compared to standard analytical methods [41] [42] keywords: agents; chemical; detection; figure; gold; monitoring; plasmonic; sensing; sensitivity; sensor; sers; surface; threat; threat agents cache: cord-013470-1obua17m.txt plain text: cord-013470-1obua17m.txt item: #8 of 52 id: cord-016361-upjhmfca author: Tshilenge Mfumu, Jean-Claude title: A Multiagent-Based Model for Epidemic Disease Monitoring in DR Congo date: 2019-07-16 words: 7018 flesch: 48 summary: For example, to alert neighboring Health Zone, health center agents must know the surrounding areas of health zone, which is a group or an organization in the multiagent system, and make a decision based on its position in this group. Towards an agent-based model to monitor epidemics and chronic diseases in DR congo Programme des Nations Unies pour le Développement: Rapport sur le développement humain Organisation Mondiale de la Santé RDC: Guide Technique pour la surveillance intégrée de la maladie et riposte ICTs for Poverty Alleviation: Basic Tool and Enabling Sector Supporting home based health care in South African rural communities using USSD technology Mobile phone text messaging: tool for malaria control in Africa improving health information systems for decision making across five sub-Saharan African countries: implementation strategies from the African Health Initiative Mobile phones and economic development in Africa Effects of a mobile phone short message service on antiretroviral treatment adherence in Kenya (WelTel Kenya1): a randomised trial The effect of mobile phone text-message reminders on Kenyan health workers' adherence to malaria treatment guidelines: a cluster randomised trial A methodology for agent-oriented analysis and design A methodology and modelling technique for systems of BDI agents Desire: modelling multiagent systems in a compositional formal framework Voyelles The Gaia Methodology for Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design Analysis and Design using MaSE and agentTool Prometheus: a methodology for developing intelligent agents BDI Agents: From Theory to Practice Agents acting and moving in healthcare scenario -a paradigm for telemedical collaboration Designing embedded collective systems: keywords: agent; cases; data; decision; disease; division; health; health zone; information; level; simulation; system; team; zone cache: cord-016361-upjhmfca.txt plain text: cord-016361-upjhmfca.txt item: #9 of 52 id: cord-016819-6r4qf63o author: Radosavljevic, Vladan title: A New Method of Differentiation Between a Biological Attack and Other Epidemics date: 2012-08-31 words: 5918 flesch: 41 summary: People who are accidentally included in natural outbreaks (as a source or reservoir of infection) and look like perpetrators at fi rst sight, are always highly afraid and cooperative. In natural outbreaks usually there is no motive, but if we fi nd them, motive(s) are commonplace and simple. keywords: agent; attack; disease; epidemic; indicators; new; outbreak; pathogen; scenario cache: cord-016819-6r4qf63o.txt plain text: cord-016819-6r4qf63o.txt item: #10 of 52 id: cord-016912-vnx74hft author: Kornguth, S. title: Strategic Actionable Net-Centric Biological Defense System date: 2005 words: 3207 flesch: 32 summary: For effective sensors, a variety of materials are being developed that include effective high-affinity binders of biological threat agents. In the sensors area, the genomes of most biological threat agents have been sequenced and the signatures of toxins described. keywords: agents; biological; data; development; disease; information; sensors; systems; threat cache: cord-016912-vnx74hft.txt plain text: cord-016912-vnx74hft.txt item: #11 of 52 id: cord-017096-pnxjrtgo author: Zhang, Pingping title: Application of UPT-POCT in Anti-bioterrorism and Biosecurity date: 2019-09-20 words: 6115 flesch: 29 summary: Given the extremely low pathogenic dose and high social perniciousness of bioterrorism agents, particularly the high transmission capacity of microorganism agents, detection sensitivity and reliability are important for detection methods. The detection limit, specificity, and tolerance of detection methods determine their accuracy. keywords: agents; antibody; bioterrorism; bioterrorism agents; converting; detection; method; pcr; pestis; phosphor; poct; sample; upt cache: cord-017096-pnxjrtgo.txt plain text: cord-017096-pnxjrtgo.txt item: #12 of 52 id: cord-018463-a6qu0cuv author: Wimmer, Eckard title: Synthetic Biology, Dual Use Research, and Possibilities for Control date: 2018-03-23 words: 1971 flesch: 42 summary: [15] [16] . Amerithrax or Anthrax Investigation (2010) FBI.gov Chemical synthesis of poliovirus cDNA: generation of infectious virus in the absence of natural template The test-tube synthesis of poliovirus: the simple synthesis of a virus has far reaching societal implications Virus attenuation by genome-scale changes in codon pair bias Large-scale recoding of an arbovirus genome to rebalance its insect versus mammalian preference The future of synthetic virology Characterization of the reconstructed 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic virus How Canadian researchers reconstituted an extinct poxvirus for $100,000 using mail-order DNA The fourth international meeting on synthetic biology (SB4.0) Sequence-based classification of select agents: a brighter line Synthetic genomics: options for governance National Academy of Sciences. The anthrax attack coincided with the first report in 2002 of the de novo synthesis in the test tube of a pathogenic human virus, poliovirus, that was equally shocking because it indicated that dangerous infectious agents could be produced in laboratories outside of government control. keywords: agents; attack; research; synthesis; virus cache: cord-018463-a6qu0cuv.txt plain text: cord-018463-a6qu0cuv.txt item: #13 of 52 id: cord-018947-d4im0p9e author: Helbing, Dirk title: Challenges in Economics date: 2012-02-10 words: 11077 flesch: 44 summary: Other factors contributing to the difficulty to manage economic systems are the large heterogeneity of system elements and the considerable level of randomness as well as the possibility of a chaotic or turbulent dynamics (see Sect. 16.3.4) . Furthermore, the agents in economic systems are responsive to information, which can create self-fulfilling or self-destroying prophecy effects. keywords: agent; approach; behavior; control; dynamics; economics; effects; example; information; market; modeling; models; optimization; people; problems; self; system; theory; time cache: cord-018947-d4im0p9e.txt plain text: cord-018947-d4im0p9e.txt item: #14 of 52 id: cord-020568-c5425959 author: Blatny, Janet Martha title: Detecting and Responding to Bioterrorism date: 2007 words: 3482 flesch: 37 summary: Many experts believe that biological threat agents may be more useful for obtaining panic and anxiety causing serious psychological impact instead of resulting in high preserved tissue samples Few companies check and compare the ordered sequences against sequences from biological threat agents and there are no national regulations requiring these firms to do so. keywords: agents; air; anthracis; bioterrorism; detection; identification; methods; pcr; threat; use cache: cord-020568-c5425959.txt plain text: cord-020568-c5425959.txt item: #15 of 52 id: cord-020766-0gacqii4 author: Murthy, Sreekant title: Nanotechnology: Towards the detection and treatment of inflammatory diseases date: 2006 words: 7185 flesch: 32 summary: Biological nanostructures used in drug delivery systems include lipid-, silica-, polymer-, fullerene (carbonbased buckyballs, bucky tubes)-based nanostructures such as liposomes, micelles and nanoparticle systems. Liposomes have been widely used as drug delivery systems, but current knowledge extends the use of any nanoparticle as an efficient carrier with necessary modifications. keywords: agents; cancer; cells; delivery; detection; drug; imaging; inflammation; liposomal; liposomes; molecules; nanoparticles; nanotubes; properties; qds; size; systems cache: cord-020766-0gacqii4.txt plain text: cord-020766-0gacqii4.txt item: #16 of 52 id: cord-021887-22lop0pk author: Artenstein, Andrew W. title: Biological Attack date: 2015-10-23 words: 7199 flesch: 33 summary: Clustering of patients with common signs and symptoms-especially if regionally unusual or otherwise characteristic of bioterrorism agents-is suggestive of an intentional exposure and should prompt expeditious notification of local public health authorities. As was vividly illustrated in the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic and previously well recognized when smallpox occurred with regularity, transmission of infection of potential bioterrorism agents within hospitals is common and difficult to control. keywords: agents; anthrax; attack; biological; bioterrorism; care; cases; disease; exposure; health; patients; smallpox; states; treatment; united; weapons cache: cord-021887-22lop0pk.txt plain text: cord-021887-22lop0pk.txt item: #17 of 52 id: cord-021917-z9wpjr0d author: Stephens, R. Scott title: Bioterrorism and the Intensive Care Unit date: 2009-05-15 words: 8262 flesch: 42 summary: Finally, other patients in the ICU are immunocompromised by virtue of their own critical illnesses, notwithstanding the disproportionate number of ICU patients who are immunosuppressed secondary to organ transplantation, oncologic conditions, or infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Hands must be washed after each patient contact even when protective gloves are used because a surprisingly high percentage of protective gloves contain microscopic holes, and holes may develop during the activities of routine patient care. keywords: agents; anthrax; care; days; disease; equipment; event; exposure; health; medical; patients; plague; smallpox; victims cache: cord-021917-z9wpjr0d.txt plain text: cord-021917-z9wpjr0d.txt item: #18 of 52 id: cord-022003-cvawdes6 author: Darling, Robert G. title: Future Biological and Chemical Weapons date: 2015-10-23 words: 9056 flesch: 40 summary: Innovative new delivery systems taking advantage of advances in robotics include the proposed use of cyberinsects and biorobots to deliver biological agents, chemical agents, or toxins. This obviously accelerates tremendously the development of new chemical agents. keywords: agents; biological; biology; cause; cells; chemical; cov; disease; future; human; influenza; potential; sars; scientists; synthetic; terrorist; threat; use; virus; warfare; weapons; world cache: cord-022003-cvawdes6.txt plain text: cord-022003-cvawdes6.txt item: #19 of 52 id: cord-022034-o27mh4wz author: OLANO, JUAN P. title: Distinguishing Tropical Infectious Diseases from Bioterrorism date: 2009-05-15 words: 10732 flesch: 36 summary: Shigella is a highly infectious organism that requires very low numbers (10 2 -10 3 organisms) to provoke clinical disease. They include presence of disease outbreaks of the same illness in noncontiguous areas, disease outbreaks with zoonotic impact, different attack rates in different environments (indoor versus outdoor), presence of large epidemics in small populations, increased number of unexplained deaths, unusually high severity of a disease for a particular pathogen, unusual clinical manifestations owing to route of transmission for a given pathogen, presence of a disease (vector-borne or not) in an area not endemic for that particular disease, multiple epidemics with different diseases in the same population, a case of a disease by an uncommon agent (smallpox, viral hemorrhagic fevers, inhalational anthrax), unusual strains of microorganisms when compared to conventional strains circulating in the same affected areas, and genetically homogenous organisms isolated from different locations. keywords: agents; anthrax; attack; cases; detection; diagnosis; disease; fever; hemorrhagic; human; infections; isolation; laboratory; manifestations; outbreak; patients; pcr; smallpox; techniques; time; toxin; virus cache: cord-022034-o27mh4wz.txt plain text: cord-022034-o27mh4wz.txt item: #20 of 52 id: cord-024981-yfuuirnw author: Severin, Paul N. title: Types of Disasters date: 2020-05-14 words: 29279 flesch: 45 summary: There appears to be a similar aging process as seen with other nerve agents. However, other nerve agent incidents, such as the 1995 Tokyo subway attack (sarin), the chemical attacks in Syria (chlorine, sarin, mustard), and the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, UK (Novichok), support that civilian threats also exist. keywords: agents; air; anthrax; blast; care; chemical; children; community; days; decontamination; department; disaster; disease; dose; education; emergency; event; exposure; fever; health; high; homeland; incidents; injuries; injury; management; mass; medical; national; nerve; patients; pediatric; people; plague; planning; preparedness; radiation; response; risk; school; security; shooter; shooting; states; students; system; terrorism; treatment; united; use; vaccine; victims cache: cord-024981-yfuuirnw.txt plain text: cord-024981-yfuuirnw.txt item: #21 of 52 id: cord-027337-eorjnma3 author: Fratrič, Peter title: Integrating Agent-Based Modelling with Copula Theory: Preliminary Insights and Open Problems date: 2020-05-22 words: 4864 flesch: 44 summary: Springer Texts in Statistics Autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity with estimates of the variance of United Kingdom inflation Volatility and Time Series Econometrics: Essays in Honor of Robert Engle An Introduction to Copulas Dependence Modeling with Copulas A review of copula models for economic time series Copulas and Its Application in Hydrology and Water Resources Typically, agent models are manually specified from known or plausible templates of behaviour. keywords: agent; copula; dependence; level; market; model; time; variables cache: cord-027337-eorjnma3.txt plain text: cord-027337-eorjnma3.txt item: #22 of 52 id: cord-123804-cgvikrwm author: Liu, Changliu title: A Microscopic Epidemic Model and Pandemic Prediction Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning date: 2020-04-27 words: 5940 flesch: 68 summary: The last term x i,k q(u i,k ) does not affect healthy agents since x i,k = 0, but adds a penalty for infected agents if they choose large activity level. Then although the expected costs for infected agents are still independent from others, their decision is considerate to healthy agents. keywords: activity; agents; cost; model; system cache: cord-123804-cgvikrwm.txt plain text: cord-123804-cgvikrwm.txt item: #23 of 52 id: cord-130778-d6jtz3pm author: Hardy, Peter title: The paradox of productivity during quarantine: an agent-based simulation date: 2020-08-21 words: 2903 flesch: 58 summary: , T is P k (t) = L k − 1 if agent k is not talking and P k (t) = 0 if agent k is talking. keywords: agent; motivation; productivity cache: cord-130778-d6jtz3pm.txt plain text: cord-130778-d6jtz3pm.txt item: #24 of 52 id: cord-209269-7ojtwe78 author: Parisi, Daniel R. title: Social Distance Characterization by means of Pedestrian Simulation date: 2020-09-08 words: 4892 flesch: 56 summary: The first group of N agents will go to the checkout points at nearly the same time, producing the greater demand for checkout, which generates the longest queues. The time evolution of positions from simulated agents can provide not only the relative distance between agents, but also the duration of events in which the recommended social distance is not kept. keywords: agent; checkout; distance; events; model; simulation; time cache: cord-209269-7ojtwe78.txt plain text: cord-209269-7ojtwe78.txt item: #25 of 52 id: cord-214774-yro1iw80 author: Srivastava, Anuj title: Agent-Level Pandemic Simulation (ALPS) for Analyzing Effects of Lockdown Measures date: 2020-04-25 words: 4988 flesch: 55 summary: The importance of simulations based analysis of epidemic spread is emphasized in [11] but with a focus on infection models within host. From an epidemiological perspective, as large amount of infection, containment, and recovery data from the this pandemic becomes available over time, the community is currently relying essentially on simulation models to help assess situations and to evaluate options [1] . keywords: agents; alps; community; day; infection; model; restrictions; time cache: cord-214774-yro1iw80.txt plain text: cord-214774-yro1iw80.txt item: #26 of 52 id: cord-249836-s303s1tm author: Potter, Lucas title: Biocybersecurity -- A Converging Threat as an Auxiliary to War date: 2020-10-01 words: 4589 flesch: 46 summary: Yet, the fundamental difference from the perspective of conventional threat analysis to threat analysis of BCS is that the delivery system for most conventional threats is built-for-purpose. The delivery systems for biological threats can be entirely different. keywords: bcs; data; delivery; devices; means; people; skin; surfaces; threats; use; warfare cache: cord-249836-s303s1tm.txt plain text: cord-249836-s303s1tm.txt item: #27 of 52 id: cord-255140-3dwqqgv1 author: Christian, Michael D. title: Biowarfare and Bioterrorism date: 2013-07-04 words: 9453 flesch: 38 summary: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified and categorized a list of potential bioterrorism agents ( Table 1 ). 7, 19, 24, 35 The CDC list of potential bioterrorism agents (see Table 1 ) includes several toxins. keywords: agents; anthrax; biological; bioterrorism; care; cases; diagnosis; disease; event; fever; health; infection; patients; plague; potential; smallpox; table; toxin cache: cord-255140-3dwqqgv1.txt plain text: cord-255140-3dwqqgv1.txt item: #28 of 52 id: cord-255514-wvjw8h4m author: Ma, Yong title: Tax evasion, audits with memory, and portfolio choice date: 2020-10-19 words: 6505 flesch: 60 summary: evidence from a tax audit experiment in denmark Jumps in Financial Markets: A New Nonparametric Test and Jump Dynamics Tax audits, fines and optimal tax evasion in a dynamic context Optimal dynamic tax evasion: A portfolio approach A dynamic portfolio choice model of tax evasion: Comparative statics of tax rates and its implication for economic growth Dynamic asset allocation with event risk Dynamic derivative strategies A quantitative theory of tax evasion Optimal investment and consumption in the market with jump risk and capital gains tax Shadow economies around the world: what did we learn over the last 20 years? key: cord-255514-wvjw8h4m authors: Ma, Yong; Jiang, Hao; Xiao, Weilin title: Tax evasion, audits with memory, and portfolio choice date: 2020-10-19 journal: nan DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2020.10.010 sha: doc_id: 255514 cord_uid: wvjw8h4m In this study, we consider the memory property of tax audits to investigate the tax evasion problem from the perspective of portfolio choice. keywords: agent; asset; audit; evasion; intensity; memory; risk; tax; tax evasion cache: cord-255514-wvjw8h4m.txt plain text: cord-255514-wvjw8h4m.txt item: #29 of 52 id: cord-264350-4zxp3uae author: Kelley, James L. title: Chapter 12. Antiviral Agents date: 1984-12-31 words: 2534 flesch: 38 summary: The family Paramyxoviridae includes respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and parainfluenza virus which are a major cause of lower respiratory tract infections. Ribavirin has also been shown to inhibit respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in an animal model when administered i.p. or by aerosol treat~nent.~g keywords: activity; agents; amantadine; clinical; infections; influenza; viruses cache: cord-264350-4zxp3uae.txt plain text: cord-264350-4zxp3uae.txt item: #30 of 52 id: cord-265017-byyx2y47 author: Ryan, Jeffrey R. title: Seeds of Destruction date: 2016-03-25 words: 9272 flesch: 52 summary: Biological agents are no exception to this rule. As such, biowarfare (biological warfare) has a historical aspect to it that must be considered here because advances in the use of biological agents over the last century are one of the main reasons why bioterrorism exists today. keywords: agents; anthrax; biodefense; bioterrorism; bioweapons; disease; health; history; outbreak; people; potential; program; soviet; spores; states; united; use; virus; warfare; weapons cache: cord-265017-byyx2y47.txt plain text: cord-265017-byyx2y47.txt item: #31 of 52 id: cord-266189-b3b36d72 author: Dignum, Frank title: Analysing the Combined Health, Social and Economic Impacts of the Corovanvirus Pandemic Using Agent-Based Social Simulation date: 2020-06-15 words: 7609 flesch: 60 summary: In this section, we describe the epidemics, economics and social science models that are needed to support decision makers on policies concerning the COVID-19 crisis and the complexity of combining these models. Also, once the pandemic has been dealt with, restarting the economy is a big challenge as many people have lost their jobs and economic activity has slowed to a minimum. keywords: agents; behavior; consequences; crisis; home; models; need; people; schools; spread; virus cache: cord-266189-b3b36d72.txt plain text: cord-266189-b3b36d72.txt item: #32 of 52 id: cord-276616-odmnvv7m author: Darcel, C. title: Reflections on scrapie and related disorders, with consideration of the possibility of a viral aetiology date: 1995 words: 10485 flesch: 39 summary: Characterization of the env gene and long terminal repeat of molecularly cloned Friend mink cell focus-inducing virus A note on serum proteins in normal and scrapie infected sheep Fnrther observations on the neuropathology of experimental scrapie in mouse and hamster Oral transmission studies of BSE to mice Antiserum to scrapie-associated fibril-protein cross-reacts with Spiroplasma mirum fibril proteins Scrapie agent proteins do not accumulate in grey tumour mice Purification of scrapie agents: how far have we come? Identification of a protein that purifies with the scrapie prion Copurification of Sp33-37 and scrapie agent from hamster brain prior to detectable histopathology and clinical disease However, a problem with the use of laboratory animals is that they may carry other disease agents in a latent form. keywords: agent; animals; bovine; brain; bse; disease; encephalopathies; et al; mice; protein; prp; scrapie; scrapie agent; sheep; spongiform; transmissible; transmission; virus; viruses cache: cord-276616-odmnvv7m.txt plain text: cord-276616-odmnvv7m.txt item: #33 of 52 id: cord-285617-nyocnvvj author: Stramer, S L title: Current perspectives in transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases: emerging and re-emerging infections date: 2014-07-28 words: 4607 flesch: 34 summary: The data from this outbreak were used to validate a risk assessment tool developed to provide quantitative transmission estimates of EID risks through blood transfusion. Emerging infectious disease agents and their potential threat to transfusion safety Transfusion-transmitted emerging infectious diseases: 30 years of challenges and progress Global trends in emerging infectious diseases Temporal trends in the discovery of human viruses Domanovi c D: Commentary; blood supply under threat Isolation of a novel coronavirus from a man with pneumonia in Saudi Arabia Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR). keywords: agents; blood; cases; dengue; disease; risk; threat; transfusion; transmission; viruses cache: cord-285617-nyocnvvj.txt plain text: cord-285617-nyocnvvj.txt item: #34 of 52 id: cord-288348-b10e023s author: Estes, Mary Kolb title: Epidemic viral gastroenteritis date: 1979-06-30 words: 4525 flesch: 37 summary: Rotavirus agents isolated from animals, including calves, pigs and monkeys, have been able to be cultured or adapted to growth in tissue culture in the laboratory. Our knowledge of the epidemiology of viral gastroenteritis infections is still in its infancy. keywords: agents; children; gastroenteritis; human; norwalk; particles; rotavirus; studies; subjects; viruses cache: cord-288348-b10e023s.txt plain text: cord-288348-b10e023s.txt item: #35 of 52 id: cord-293148-t2dk2syq author: Nadini, Matthieu title: A multi-agent model to study epidemic spreading and vaccination strategies in an urban-like environment date: 2020-09-22 words: 12287 flesch: 49 summary: Agents that exit their base location are likely to jump inside another location and interact with other agents occupying a different portion of the urban environment. In Random, we select the fraction of agents to vaccinate at random; in Center, we vaccinate first the agents that are assigned to central base locations, while in Peripheral, we prioritize vaccination for agents that belongs to the peripheral agents. keywords: agents; base location; epidemic; et al; fig; location; model; probability; time cache: cord-293148-t2dk2syq.txt plain text: cord-293148-t2dk2syq.txt item: #36 of 52 id: cord-297287-0i4nc353 author: Braun, Benjamin title: Simulating phase transitions and control measures for network epidemics caused by infections with presymptomatic, asymptomatic, and symptomatic stages date: 2020-09-10 words: 4005 flesch: 44 summary: Social distancing controls in this model exhibit a phase transition regarding total number of infections, either when imposed globally or when based on individual response to infected contacts. Reduced viral shedding with social distancing probability over 25% led to overall infection of approximately 2% of the agents. keywords: agent; control; distancing; model; number; shedding cache: cord-297287-0i4nc353.txt plain text: cord-297287-0i4nc353.txt item: #37 of 52 id: cord-300731-i2ow33bk author: Cowan, Fred M. title: A Review of Multi-Threat Medical Countermeasures against Chemical Warfare and Terrorism date: 2004-11-17 words: 4485 flesch: 27 summary: Experimental evidence generated in in vitro and in vivo models of chemical agent toxicity supports the concept of anti-inflammatory MTMC drugs. 60, 61 By focusing on key biochemical signal pathways and cellular processes that ultimately contribute to pathologies associated with chemical toxicity, the MTMC hypothesis provides the possibility of developing single countermeasure drugs with prophylactic or therapeutic efficacy against distinct pathologies caused by multiple classes of toxic chemical agents. keywords: adenosine; agents; chemical; drugs; il-8; mtmc; nerve; pathways; receptor; soman; toxicity cache: cord-300731-i2ow33bk.txt plain text: cord-300731-i2ow33bk.txt item: #38 of 52 id: cord-315617-mhm9wh9q author: Gottschalk, René title: Bioterrorism: is it a real threat? date: 2004-09-02 words: 3328 flesch: 38 summary: Efforts are underway to develop refined methods for assessing the suitability of biological agents as bioweapons [6] . Public health assessment of potential biological terrorism agents The best defence against bioweapons has already been invented by evolution Preparedness and response to bioterrorism Bacillus anthracis incident EMEA/CPMP guidance document on use of medicinal products for treatment and prophylaxis of biological agents that might be used as weapons of bioterrorism. keywords: agents; anthrax; attack; bioterrorism; health; new; public; smallpox; virus cache: cord-315617-mhm9wh9q.txt plain text: cord-315617-mhm9wh9q.txt item: #39 of 52 id: cord-318683-1yxurnev author: Green, Manfred S title: Confronting the threat of bioterrorism: realities, challenges, and defensive strategies date: 2018-10-16 words: 8027 flesch: 32 summary: Since the west African Ebola virus epidemic, new Ebola virus vaccines that have been long under development are being used successfully in the 2018 epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Currently, the vaccines that would most likely be used for pre-exposure or post-exposure prophylaxis are the smallpox and anthrax vaccines. keywords: agents; anthrax; bioterrorism; disease; ebola; exposure; health; outbreak; preparedness; public; response; risk; smallpox; surveillance; treatment; vaccination; vaccine; virus cache: cord-318683-1yxurnev.txt plain text: cord-318683-1yxurnev.txt item: #40 of 52 id: cord-320172-qw47pf9r author: Greaves, Peter title: VII Digestive System 1 date: 2000-12-31 words: 47447 flesch: 33 summary: It has been suggested from studies of the effects of anticancer compounds on neoplastic colonic cells that intestinal cells may possess inherent protective properties in the form of an accelerated efflux pump which can serve to protect them from potentially damaging agents (Klohs and Steinkampf, 1986) . A histochemical study Role of intestinal metaplasia in the histogenesis of gastric carcinoma Colorectal mucin histochemistry in health and disease: A critical review Uptake of particulate and soluble antigens in the small intestines of the rat Chemical colitis due to endoscopic cleaning solutions: A mimic of pseudomembranous colitis Pathology of Domestic Animals Intestinal accumulation of urea in germ-free animals: A factor in caecal enlargement Digestive enzymes in the parotid and submandibular glands of mammals Morphologishe Veränderungen der Magenmukosa von Ratten nach chronischer Antazidagabe Enteric viruses of non human primates Increased accumulation of sulfated glycoaminoglycans in cultures of human fibroblasts from phenytoin-induced gingival overgrowth New insights into the stem cells and the precursors of gastric epithelium Colonic lymphoid-glandular complex (microbursa): Nature and morphology Lymphoid tissue and lymphoid-glandular complexes of the colon: Relation to diverticulosis Histology of salivary gland infarction in the dog Adrenergic factors involved in the control of crypt cell proliferation in jejunum and descending colon of mouse Pill esophagitis Immunogold localization of ingested kidney bean (Phaseolus vugaris) lectins in epithelial cells of the rat small intestine Epithelial dysplasia of the rabbit colon induced by degraded carrageenan Hyperkeratinization and hyperplasia of the forestomach epithelium in vitamin A deficient rats Intrinsic resistance of colon tumors to anthrapyrazoles and antracyclines may be linked with a detoxification mechanism of intestinal cells (Abstract No. 1040) keywords: acid; activity; administration; agents; animals; cells; changes; chronic; colon; colonic; crypt; damage; differences; disease; dogs; drugs; effects; epithelium; et al; factor; features; forestomach; form; gastric; gastric mucosa; gastrointestinal; glands; glandular; goblet cells; growth; high; human; hyperplasia; increase; inflammation; inflammatory; intestine; laboratory; lesions; lymphocytes; lymphoid; man; metaplasia; mice; mouse; mucins; mucosa; non; number; oral; presence; rats; result; rodents; salivary; secretion; species; stomach; studies; study; surface; tissue; tract; treatment; ulceration; ulcers cache: cord-320172-qw47pf9r.txt plain text: cord-320172-qw47pf9r.txt item: #41 of 52 id: cord-324656-6xq5rs0u author: Bellika, Johan Gustav title: Propagation of program control: A tool for distributed disease surveillance date: 2006-04-18 words: 11866 flesch: 52 summary: Protection of patient privacy is an important issue to address for disease surveillance systems Snow Agent system missions are not dependent on the Jeti or Exodus Jabber clients. keywords: agent system; data; disease; disease surveillance; ehr; ehr system; information; mission; mission agent; new; server; snow agent; surveillance; surveillance system; system; test; time cache: cord-324656-6xq5rs0u.txt plain text: cord-324656-6xq5rs0u.txt item: #42 of 52 id: cord-328181-b2o05j3j author: Nunez-Corrales, S. title: The Epidemiology Workbench: a Tool for Communities to Strategize in Response to COVID-19 and other Infectious Diseases date: 2020-07-25 words: 11460 flesch: 42 summary: 3 Building a multi-objective model for COVID-19: the agent-based route Based on the discussion above, our current research efforts have focused on the development of an integrated simulation model capable of a) accurately reflecting known dynamics of the current pandemic and the qualitative results of other models, b) simulating data-driven stochastic heterogeneity across agent populations to more realistically reflect the variability of underlying human populations when the model is applied, c) integrating economic considerations in association with observable features of the pandemic, d) allowing detailed simulation of known public policy measures at different times, intensities and dates, and e) providing a simple interface for non-expert users to configure and interpret. an agent-based simulation model towards the definition of strategies for covid-19 second phase Demographic science aids in understanding the spread and fatality rates of covid-19 Model transparency and validation: a report of the ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force-7 Fair allocation of scarce medical resources in the time of covid-19 The effectiveness of moral messages on public health behavioral intentions during the covid-19 pandemic Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (npis) to reduce covid19 mortality and healthcare demand The global community needs to swiftly ramp up the response to contain covid-19 Asymptomatic transmission, the achilles' heel of current strategies to control covid-19 Social protection and jobs responses to covid-19: a real-time review of country measures Us city-size distribution and space Ethics, information technology, and public health: duties and challenges in computational epidemiology Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis Optimal quarantine strategies for covid-19 control models Spread of sars-cov-2 in the icelandic population Variation in government responses to covid-19 Modeling targeted layered containment of an influenza pandemic in the united states Ecological pricing and economic efficiency Combining behavioral economics and infectious disease epidemiology to mitigate the covid-19 outbreak Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of covid-19 Wicked problems in public policy keywords: agents; asymptomatic; covid-19; disease; health; impact; july; license; measures; medrxiv; model; perpetuity; population; preprint; public; simulation; sir; testing; time; value cache: cord-328181-b2o05j3j.txt plain text: cord-328181-b2o05j3j.txt item: #43 of 52 id: cord-332583-5enha3g9 author: Bodine, Erin N. title: Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation in Mathematics and Biology Education date: 2020-07-28 words: 7589 flesch: 37 summary: ABMs are now one of the many types of models students studying the life sciences or applied mathematics should encounter in their undergraduate education. Agent based modelling and simulation tools: A review of the state-of-art software In silico experiments of existing and hypotheticalcytokine-directed clinical trials using agentbased modeling Agent-based models in translational systems biology Aligning simulation models: a case study and results Integration of biology, mathematics and computing in the classroom through the creation and repeated use of transdisciplinary modules. keywords: abms; agent; biology; computer; courses; data; example; life; modeling; models; netlogo; science; simulation; software; students; systems; use cache: cord-332583-5enha3g9.txt plain text: cord-332583-5enha3g9.txt item: #44 of 52 id: cord-340131-refvewcm author: Kache, Tom title: How Simulations May Help Us to Understand the Dynamics of COVID‐19 Spread. – Visualizing Non‐Intuitive Behaviors of a Pandemic (pansim.uni‐jena.de) date: 2020-06-04 words: 2454 flesch: 58 summary: In the model, infected agents reduce their mobility earlier and therefore the transmission rate is reduced. The number of susceptible (grey), symptomatic (red) and total number of infected agents (black) is counted after each update interval and displayed in a live-updating plotly.js graph. keywords: agents; cases; disease; model; number cache: cord-340131-refvewcm.txt plain text: cord-340131-refvewcm.txt item: #45 of 52 id: cord-340827-vx37vlkf author: Jackson, Matthew O. title: Chapter 14 Diffusion, Strategic Interaction, and Social Structure date: 2011-12-31 words: 13728 flesch: 48 summary: Information players hold regarding the underlying network (namely, whether they are fully informed of the entire set of connections in the population, or only of connections in some local neighborhood) ends up playing a crucial role in the scope of predictions generated by network game models. Coleman, Katz, and Menzel (1966) is one of the first studies to document the role of social networks in diffusion processes. keywords: action; agents; behavior; degree; diffusion; individuals; infection; information; interactions; model; neighbors; network; probability; time cache: cord-340827-vx37vlkf.txt plain text: cord-340827-vx37vlkf.txt item: #46 of 52 id: cord-342636-mmlnm3mz author: Situngkir, H. title: The Pandemics in Artificial Society: Agent-Based Model to Reflect Strategies on COVID-19 date: 2020-07-29 words: 3584 flesch: 51 summary: The conceptualizations of the neighborhood are other agents as perceived within radii '*!,-.&$+ , compared to her distance to others. Whenever the agent wants to leave her grid, she will be pushed back by the wall so that she can't interact with other agents in another grid. keywords: agent; aspects; countries; covid-19; intervention; model; people cache: cord-342636-mmlnm3mz.txt plain text: cord-342636-mmlnm3mz.txt item: #47 of 52 id: cord-348106-agwdmtug author: Shankar, Venkatesh title: Omnichannel Marketing: Are Cross-Channel Effects Symmetric? date: 2020-09-07 words: 10139 flesch: 45 summary: In such a theory, channel efforts make significant Our research also offers scope for the development of a theory about the relative magnitudes of channel effects on shopping outcomes. Because channel effects occur in the presence of advertising, we need to control advertising effects. keywords: advertising; agents; center; channel; cross; data; effects; efforts; influence; marketing; model; outcomes; shopping; web cache: cord-348106-agwdmtug.txt plain text: cord-348106-agwdmtug.txt item: #48 of 52 id: cord-349066-546ozkly author: Walker, D.H. title: Principles of Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases date: 2014-08-21 words: 2943 flesch: 30 summary: The McGraw-Hill Companies Emerging pathogens: challenges and success of molecular diagnostics Immunohistochemistry of infectious diseases Diagnosing emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases: the pivotal role of the pathologist Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology Infectious Disease Pathology: The field of emerging infectious diseases is where diagnostic infectious diseases and basic science meet to solve current biomedical infectious challenges. keywords: agent; bacteria; culture; detection; diseases; methods; viruses cache: cord-349066-546ozkly.txt plain text: cord-349066-546ozkly.txt item: #49 of 52 id: cord-353297-jizitnfl author: Meyer, R.F. title: Viruses and Bioterrorism date: 2008-07-30 words: 3819 flesch: 40 summary: between virus names and species names would be to change the current names of virus species into nonlatinized binomial names. Given that the common names of viruses are used repeatedly in scientific texts there is a need for abbreviating them and the ICTV has published several lists of recommended acronyms for virus names. keywords: agents; cell; disease; dna; host; names; smallpox; species; virus; viruses cache: cord-353297-jizitnfl.txt plain text: cord-353297-jizitnfl.txt item: #50 of 52 id: cord-354130-mi7saerx author: Compton, Susan R. title: Microbiological Monitoring in Individually Ventilated Cage Systems date: 2004 words: 4411 flesch: 40 summary: the International Joint Meeting Twelfth ICLAS General Assembly & Conference, Seventh FELASA Symposium Assessment of static isolator cages with automatic watering when used with conventional husbandry techniques as a factor in the transmission of mouse hepatitis virus Efficacy of three microbiological monitoring methods in a ventilated cage rack Rodent quality assurance testing: use of sentinel animal systems Detection of Sendai virus and pneumonia virus of mice by use of fluorogenic nuclease reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction-based diagnosis and molecular characterization of a new coronavirus strain Isolator rodent caging systems (state of the art): a critical view The effects of intracage ventilation on microenvironmental conditions in filter-top cages Micoenvironment in ventilated animal cages with differing ventilation rates, mice populations and frequency of bedding changes Ammonia build-up in animal boxes and its effect on fat tracheal epithelium Characterization and qualification of microenvironmental contaminants in isolator cages with a variety of contact beddings American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists. The type of bedding used in IVC cages could affect the rate of particulate generation and accumulation on filters and therefore could affect air-testing efficacy. keywords: agents; air; cages; exhaust; ivc; mice; monitoring; rack cache: cord-354130-mi7saerx.txt plain text: cord-354130-mi7saerx.txt item: #51 of 52 id: cord-355024-v5lahyw4 author: van Seventer, Jean Maguire title: Principles of Infectious Diseases: Transmission, Diagnosis, Prevention, and Control date: 2016-10-24 words: 10081 flesch: 31 summary: Other types of vehicles for infectious disease agents are biologic products (e.g., blood, organs for transplant) and fomites (inanimate objects such as needles, surgical instruments, door handles, and bedding). Inanimate matter in the environment, such as soil and water, can also act as a reservoir of human infectious disease agents. keywords: agent; control; disease; example; exposure; factors; health; host; human; individuals; infection; pathogen; period; prevention; reservoir; spread; transmission; vector; virus; water cache: cord-355024-v5lahyw4.txt plain text: cord-355024-v5lahyw4.txt item: #52 of 52 id: cord-355834-kziy850d author: Qiu, Liangsheng title: Antimicrobial concrete for smart and durable infrastructures: A review date: 2020-11-10 words: 10235 flesch: 31 summary: key: cord-355834-kziy850d authors: Qiu, Liangsheng; Dong, Sufen; Ashour, Ashraf; Han, Baoguo title: Antimicrobial concrete for smart and durable infrastructures: A review date: 2020-11-10 journal: This paper reviews various types of antimicrobial concrete fabricated with different types of antimicrobial agents. keywords: addition; agents; bacteria; cement; coli; concrete; copper; corrosion; effect; et al; growth; microbial; mortar; nano; nanoparticles; silver; sodium; zeolite cache: cord-355834-kziy850d.txt plain text: cord-355834-kziy850d.txt