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A Meta-Regression Analysis of the Effectiveness of Mosquito Nets for Malaria Control: The Value of Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have been widely used as an effective alternative to conventional insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for over a decade. Due to the growing number of field trials and interventions reporting ... -
Understanding Needs and Barriers to Using Geospatial Tools for Public Health Policymaking in China
Despite growing popularity of using geographical information systems and geospatial tools in public health fields, these tools are only rarely implemented in health policy management in China. This study examines the ... -
Measurement of Individual H⁺ and O⁺ Ion Temperatures in the Topside Ionosphere
Plasma temperatures in the ionosphere are associated with both the dynamics and spatial distribution of the neutral and charge particles. During the daytime, temperatures are determined by solar energy inputs and energy ... -
The Plasma Environment Associated with Equatorial Ionospheric Irregularities
We examine the density structure of equatorial depletions referred to here as equatorial plasma bubbles (EPBs). Data recorded by the Ion Velocity Meter as part of the Coupled Ion Neutral Dynamics Investigation (CINDI) ... -
Long-Lasting Insecticide Net Ownership, Access and Use in Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
(MDPI AG, 2018-11-05)Introduction: A large proportion of the Ethiopian population (approximately 68%) lives in malaria risk areas. Millions of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) have been distributed as part of the malaria prevention ... -
Red States and Black Lives: Applying the Racial Threat Hypothesis to the Black Lives Matter Movement
(Routledge, 2018-11-05)Despite increased media attention, the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has received little scholarly attention. News coverage of BLM is often divisive, which suggests important differences may exist in how the public ... -
True Malaria Prevalence in Children under Five: Bayesian Estimation Using Data of Malaria Household Surveys from Three Sub-Saharan Countries
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2018-10-22)Background: Malaria is one of the major causes of childhood death in sub-Saharan countries. A reliable estimation of malaria prevalence is important to guide and monitor progress toward control and elimination. The aim of ... -
Haphazard, Systematic, or Both? An Empirical Investigation of the US Attorney Firings in 2006
(University of Chicago Press, 2018-10-22)In 2006, the Bush administration directed nine US attorneys to resign. This decision was a partial cause of the attorney general’s departure from the administration, and it prompted investigations and congressional hearings. ... -
International Peacekeeping Operations: Burden Sharing and Effectiveness
(Sage Publications Inc, 2018-10-22)This article takes stock of some of the important contributions to the study of peacekeeping (PK). Two key topics stand out: peacekeeping burden sharing and mission effectiveness. For burden sharing, the theoretical ... -
On the Human Consequences of Terrorism
(Springer, 2018-10-22)Terrorist attacks are regarded as low-probability, highly consequential events. What, exactly, are the significant effects of terrorism? This paper presents a cross-sectional depiction of the death and injury profiles for ... -
Performance of Students Admitted through Affirmative Action in Brazil
(2017-07-19)Following the implementation of the Lei das Cotas (Affirmative Action Law) in Brazil, there has been debate as to whether students who were admitted through affirmative action perform at the same level as students admitted ... -
Burden of Salmonellosis, Campylobacteriosis and Listeriosis: A Time Series Analysis, Belgium, 2012 to 2020
(European Centre for Disease Prevention & Control, 2018-08-20)Salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis and listeriosis are food-borne diseases. We estimated and forecasted the number of cases of these three diseases in Belgium from 2012 to 2020, and calculated the corresponding number of ... -
Childhood Reports of Food Neglect and Impulse Control Problems and Violence in Adulthood
(MDPI AG, 2018-06-01)Food insecurity and hunger during childhood are associated with an array of developmental problems in multiple domains, including impulse control problems and violence. Unfortunately, extant research is based primarily on ... -
Role of Spatial Tools in Public Health Policymaking of Bangladesh: Opportunities and Challenges
In spite of the increasing efforts to gather spatial data in developing countries, the use of maps is mostly for visualization of health indicators rather than informed decision-making. Various spatial tools can aid ... -
Geovisualizing Attribute Uncertainty of Interval and Ratio Variables: A Framework and an Implementation for Vector Data
(2017-12-14)This is a prototype implementation for attribute uncertainty visualization based on bivariate. Specifically, the uncertainty visualizations implemented based on three different ways. First, an overlaid symbols on a choropleth ... -
On the Potential Implications of Reports of Fictitious Drug Use for Survey Research on Juvenile Delinquency
(Sage Publishers, 2015-08-01)A variety of methodological issues have been raised over self-reports of delinquency and its correlates. In this study, we call attention to the provision of untruthful information and provide an investigation of this issue ... -
Juvenile Justice Policy and Practice: A Developmental Perspective
(2015-07-28)Responses to juvenile offending have swung between rehabilitative and punishment approaches since the 1960s. A shift back toward rehabilitation has been influenced by recent research on adolescence, adolescent decision ... -
Medellín's Biblioteca España: Progress in Unlikely Places
(Ubiquity Press Ltd, 2014-01-21)The Biblioteca España, designed by Giancarlo Mazzanti, is a library park built to serve two traditionally marginalized comunas (neighborhoods) of Medellín. As such, it is a prime example of a public policy intervention ... -
Messing Up Texas?: A Re-analysis of the Effects of Executions on Homicides
(Public Library of Science, 2015-09-23)Executions in Texas from 1994-2005 do not deter homicides, contrary to the results of Land et al. (2009). We find that using different models-based on pre-tests for unit roots that correct for earlier model misspecifications-one ... -
Spatially Simplified Scatterplots for Large Raster Datasets
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-05-24)Scatterplots are essential tools for data exploration. However, this tool poorly scales with data-size, with overplotting and excessive delay being the main problems. Generalization methods in the attribute domain focus ...
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