AIMC Topic: Pandemics

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Towards a Food Safety Knowledge Base Applicable in Crisis Situations and Beyond.

BioMed research international
In case of contamination in the food chain, fast action is required in order to reduce the numbers of affected people. In such situations, being able to predict the fate of agents in foods would help risk assessors and decision makers in assessing th...

Optimizing Antiviral Stockpiles for Pandemic Response: A Strategic Framework.

The Journal of infectious diseases
Influenza antiviral stockpiling represents a critical component of pandemic preparedness, yet evolving challenges demand new approaches to this strategic imperative. The Strategic National Stockpile's target of maintaining antiviral courses for 25% o...

β-lactam resistance: epidemiological trends, molecular drivers, and innovative control strategies in the post-pandemic era.

Clinical microbiology reviews
SUMMARY () is a major human pathogen that can cause severe diseases such as meningitis and bacteremia. β-lactam antibiotics are the most essential antimicrobial agents for treating infections, but the resistance has become a significant challenge in...

Designing Supportive Dashboards for Crisis Response to Protect Vulnerable Populations: A Qualitative Study.

Studies in health technology and informatics
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed both direct and collateral health impacts especially on vulnerable populations, underscoring the need for more targeted and equitable crisis response strategies. Health-related dashboards could support bett...

Machine learning insights on the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 in Nigeria.

International health
BACKGROUND: The lack of effective pharmacological measures during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the implementation of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) as initial mitigation strategies. The impact of these NPIs on COVID-19 i...

Bridging sustainable finance, AI, and clean technology amid economic shocks: How are they connected in median and extreme conditions?

Journal of environmental management
We investigate the intricate relationships between sustainable markets, artificial intelligence (AI), and clean technology, focusing on their contributions to investment and risk management. Employing the Quantile-on-Quantile (QQ) connectedness frame...

SARS-CoV-2: lessons in virus mutation prediction and pandemic preparedness.

Current opinion in immunology
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented global response. In particular, extraordinary efforts have been dedicated toward monitoring and predicting variant emergence due to its huge impact, particularly for vaccine escape. Broadly, we clas...

Ceasing sampling at wastewater treatment plants where viral dynamics are most predictable.

Epidemics
Wastewater sampling has been shown to be an effective tool for monitoring the dynamics of an infectious disease. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many sampling sites were opened in order to capture as much information as possible. However, with the pand...