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Introduction
No full textThe geographical focus of this book pertains to Europe and Central Asia, while thematically, the seven chapters concentrate on a group of diseases, collec tively termed neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Geographically, Europe and Central Asia are a contiguous area. Yet, this vast territory is characterized by considerable heterogeneity and enormous cultural, ecological, economic, political, and social diversity, which, in turn, govern people's health and well-being. For the purpose of this book, Europe and Central Asia are defined as the continent of Europe plus the Asian part of the former Soviet Union, namely Siberia, the Caucasus region, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Essentially, this overlaps with the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region (EURO). The bio-eco-geographical diversity of this region is reflected in widely varying biomes, including arctic tundra, extensive forests, steppes, deserts, mountains, and Mediterranean areas. Of note, this region does not include tropical areas in a strict geographical or climatological sense
Three years of Geospatial Health online: a review of the Journals’ internet website usage
No full textGeospatial (s)tools: integration of advanced epidemiological sampling and novel diagnostics.
No full textLarge-scale control and progressive elimination of a wide variety of parasitic diseases is moving to the fore. Indeed,
there is good pace and broad political commitment. Yet, there are some worrying signs ahead, particularly the anticipated
declines in funding and coverage of key interventions, and the paucity of novel tools and strategies. Further and intensified
research and development is thus urgently required. We discuss advances in epidemiological sampling, diagnostic tools and
geospatial methodologies. We emphasise the need for integrating sound epidemiological designs (e.g. cluster-randomised
sampling) with innovative diagnostic tools and strategies (e.g. Mini-FLOTAC for detection of parasitic elements and pooling
of biological samples) and high-resolution geospatial tools. Recognising these challenges, standardisation of quality procedures,
and innovating, validating and applying new tools and strategies will foster and sustain long-term control and eventual
elimination of human and veterinary public health issues
FLOTAC: new multivalent techniques for qualitative and quantitative copromicroscopic diagnosis of parasites in animals and humans.
No full textAccurate diagnosis of parasitic infections is of pivotal importance for both individual patient management and population-based studies, such as drug efficacy trials and surveillance of parasitic disease control and elimination programs, in both human and veterinary public health. In this study, we present protocols for the FLOTACLOTACLOTACLOTACLOTAC basic, dual and double techniques, which are promising new multivalent, sensitive, accurate and precise methods for qualitative and quantitative copromicroscopic analysis. These various methods make use of the FLOTACLOTACLOTACLOTACLOTAC apparatus, a cylindrical device with two 5-ml flotation chambers, which allows up to 1 g of stool to be prepared for microscopic analysis. Compared with currently more widely used diagnostic methods for parasite detection in animals (e.g., McMaster and Wisconsin techniques) and humans (e.g., Kato-Katz and ether-based concentration techniques), the FLOTACLOTACLOTACLOTACLOTAC techniques show higher sensitivity and accuracy. All FLOTACLOTACLOTACLOTACLOTAC techniques can be performed on fresh fecal material as well
as preserved stool samples, and require approximately 12–15 min of preparation time before microscopic analysis
Three years of Geospatial Health online: a review of the Journals’ internet website usage
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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
A research and development agenda for the control and elimination of human helminthiases
Full text linkVariations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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