AN INTEGRATED INTEGER PROGRAMMING AND FORECASTING MODEL WITH GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR SPRAY OPERATIONS OF WEST NILE DISEASE INSECTICIDES

An integrated integer programming and forecasting model with geographic information systems for spray operations of West Nile disease insecticides

Public health agencies and medical organizations have increased their relentless efforts to control the outbreaks of mosquitoes causing West Nile disease Fender Flares epidemics with the re-emergence of deadly disease in the United States.Such measures include a large-scale spray operation of insecticides that can counter the population growth of m

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Adult onset egg allergy: a case report

Abstract Background Egg allergy is one of the most frequent food allergies in childhood while adult onset of egg allergy is a rare condition.Case presentation We report the case of a 30 years old man sent to our center in order to investigate gastrointestinal Milestone Cards symptoms occurring since 2 years after egg and derivatives intake.He did n

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Transition to Multicellularity and Peto Paradox

This paper aims to explain the transition to multicellularity as a consequence of the evolutionary response to stress.The proposed model is composed of three parts.The first part details stochastic biochemical kinetics within a reactor (potentially compartmentalized), where kinetic rates are influenced by random stress parameters, such as temperatu

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