Measles resurges in Italy: preliminary data from September 2007 to May 2008

Molecular epidemiology of measles virus in Italy during 2008.

INTRODUCTION In view of the goal of measles elimination, it is of great importance to assess the circulation of wild-type measles virus (MV). Genetic analysis is indispensable to understand the epidemiology of measles. A large measles outbreak occurred in Italy in 2008, with over 4000 cases reported to the enhanced measles surveillance system introduced in 2007, 37% of which were laboratory con...

Recommended adult immunization schedule: United States, October 2007-September 2008.

number CTU – CMP – 2007 – 27 September 13 , 2008

We address the problem of energy minimization, which is (1) generally NP-complete and (2) involves many discrete variables – commonly a 2D array of them, arising from an MRF model. One of the approaches to the problem is to formulate it as integer linear programming and relax integrality constraints. However this can be done in a number of possible ways. One, widely applied previously (LP-1) [1...

GEONETCast - Delivering Environmental Data to Users Worldwide (September 2007)

GEONETCast, a near real-time global environmental information-delivery system by which in situ, airborne, and space-based observations, products, and services are transmitted to users through communication satellites, was accepted as a GEO initiative by the second GEO Plenary. GEONETCast is an interconnected global network of regional dissemination systems that are each focused on a specific ge...

Strategic Planning at Harvard Medical School Phase I : September 2007 - September 2008

The Challenges As you can see, we have high aspirations for Harvard Medical School. Our biggest challenges are organizational and financial. Science is expensive, yet we want to attract and retain the best faculty, give them the tools to succeed, and support them in a vigorous and exciting environment. We are looking to shift the paradigm of how we do work here, and I believe that these extraor...