Epidemics from the Population Perspective

From the individual and population perspective

Natural stress and disturbances are important factors affecting the structure and function of ecosystems. However, the magnitude of stress has escalated due to anthropogenic activities. Environmental monitoring and toxicity assessments try to protect ecosystems from unwanted human alterations. The major aim of this Doctoral thesis was to increase the understanding of the complex effects that en...

Evaluation and Prioritization of Higher Education Functions from the Perspective of the Young Population of Gonabad City in 2014

This study aims to evaluate and prioritize higher education functions from the point of view of young people. To this end, these functions were investigated from the economic, political, social and cultural perspectives, based on Parsons&#39 social theory. Survey was the method adopted to conduct the study and a questionnaire was designed using Osgood’s Scale. The respondents were asked to ra...

Stochastic Population Methods in Analysis of Epidemics

Epidemics of infective diseases can be naturally regarded as a parade problem in population dynamics. Understanding the time–evolution and fundamental interactions of different subpopulations (infected, immune, carriers, etc.) is a key instrument to devise sustainable and effective treatments, as far as this is possible. In this application we will focus on vector diseases, i.e., infections (fr...

HIV in Ecuador: A Current Perspective of the Epidemics from a Major HIV Care Center.

Epidemics among a Population of Households

This paper considers SIR and SIS epidemics among a population partitioned into households. This heterogeneity has important implications for the threshold behaviour of epidemics and optimal vaccination strategies. It is shown that taking into account household structures when modelling public health problems is valuable. An overview of households models is given, including a determination of th...