Self-disseminating vaccines to suppress zoonoses

Self-disseminating vaccines for emerging infectious diseases

Modern human activity fueled by economic development is profoundly altering our relationship with microorganisms. This altered interaction with microbes is believed to be the major driving force behind the increased rate of emerging infectious diseases from animals. The spate of recent infectious disease outbreaks, including Ebola virus disease and Middle East respiratory syndrome, emphasize th...

Disseminating Updates to Mobile Clients

In this paper, we address the problem of propagating data updates to a large number of mobile clients. Typically, mobile clients operate autonomously, i.e., disconnected from data servers, for prolonged periods of time relying on locally replicated corporate data (e.g., database views, file systems). From time to time, they need to refresh their replicas with data changes registered at a centra...

Disseminating Practice Guidelines to Physicians

Ecological Approaches to Studying Zoonoses.

Concern over emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) and a better understanding of their causes has resulted in increasing recognition of the linkages among human, animal, and ecosystem health. It is now well recognized that human activities can promote the emergence of infectious diseases through the large-scale modification of natural environments and inadvertent vectoring (e.g., international tr...

Disseminating Self-Help: Positive Psychology Exercises in an Online Trial

BACKGROUND The recent growth of positive psychology has led to a proliferation in exercises to increase positive thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. Preliminary evidence suggests that these exercises hold promise as an approach for reducing depressive symptoms. These exercises are typically researched in isolation as single exercises. The current study examined the acceptability of several multi...