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... study of influenza epidemics. Several studies on influenza dynamics and evaluation of intervention measures have used the same incubation and infectious period distribution parameters ... See full document

... Each individual performs an action during a time step based on its perception of the ...the simulation) is used to model the agent behaviors (structure of the graph) and ... See full document

... compartmental model of a system composed by the host plant – coconut palms, the pathogen microorganism – Phytomonas staheli McGhee & McGhee, and the insect vector – Lincus lobuliger ...starting ... See full document

... avian influenza using con- strained resources requires strategic planning and preemptive deployment of ...success of such proac- tive approaches is contingent on accurate and rapid forecasting ... See full document

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... The object of corrosion studies were as-cast samples of M g-Li alloys of 30 x 20 x 10 mm dimensions designated as: - alloy no. 1 containing 3,54% Li (monophase  hcp alloy), - alloy no. 2 containing ... See full document

... beginning of chapter 4, it is easy to obtain some practical examples that help understanding the level of interactions between two ...instance, an interoperability degree of 0 for the ... See full document

... number of investigators have hypothesized that the decreased sunlight levels in temperate regions during winter, which decrease vitamin D concentrations and host immune function, increase susceptibility to ... See full document

... correlation of the compar- ative elements between two 67667 ...pair of counties, a Spearman correlation was generated between each 186 week time ...the influenza matrix consisted of pair-wise ... See full document

... activity of living organisms including how they move, what they say, what they think, or how they ...experimental analysis of behavior has uncovered a number of basic principles about how ... See full document

... RESUMO: Diversos modelos hidrológicos têm sido desenvolvidos no intuito de auxiliar na gestão de recursos naturais em todo o mundo. Porém, a maioria desses modelos apresenta um alto grau de complexidade em relação tanto ... See full document

... 10-20% of the world total electricity consumption [2]. The rising cost of energy and emissions has necessitated the interest in an alternative economical, cost effective and least polluting means ... See full document

... Figure 6 shows the employee-machine ratio required to meet the criteria established. The graphic also reveals a particularity in the behavior of the 70% machine utilization curve, which starts linearly and changes ... See full document

... location of a sculpture in the overall composition of certain structures, on the skills of masters belonging to different art ...art of Kushan, was ...rather an exception in the ... See full document

... care of a pupil who is defined as problematic from the point of view of the establishment because she neither studies nor ...lack of trust in the adults who have tried to look after her up ... See full document

... This model is also based on the pay- per click strategy discussed ...cents of every dollar to partners and can range up to the full dollar, depending on the size of the ...most of the ... See full document

... 1 of bainitic ferrite forms without diffusion, but any excess carbon is soon rejected into the residual ...stage of transformation from austenite whose carbon concentration is initially identical to that ... See full document

... Knowledge of fundamental traffic flow characteristics and associated analytical techniques is an essential requirement in the planning design and operation of transportation systems (May, ...a ... See full document

... erosion of chromium-containing rocks, precipitation, terrestrial run-off and can be introduced by volcanic ...discharge of wastewater from electroplating and tanning industries, metallurgical, paint pigment ... See full document