Tag: epidemiology

By Avishek Majumder & Chandrika Kapagunta on September 25, 2017 No Comments

Forecasting models help detect future epidemics using related factors like environment, vector density or socioeconomic factors. In this article, the role of forecasting models in epidemiology is explained.

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By Avishek Majumder & Chandrika Kapagunta on September 16, 2017 No Comments

Epidemiological studies can be defined as mathematical representations of epidemiology of disease transmissions and its associated processes (Dubé et al., 2007).

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By Avishek Majumder & Priya Chetty on July 29, 2017 No Comments

India constitutes about 17.1% of the total world population (Korotayev, Goldstone, & Zinkina, 2015). According to the 2011 census,  64.8% of the total population is settled in the rural regions of the country (Bongaarts & Sinding, 2011).

 
By Avishek Majumder on July 11, 2017 No Comments

In order to understand the process of using National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) for extraction of gene information for bioinformatics studies, the author uses case example of Transforming Growth Factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) gene which encodes for the TGFB1 protein found in humans.

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By Avishek Majumder & Priya Chetty on August 24, 2015 No Comments

United Nations declares 2013 to be the most affected year for humanitarian workers wherein, nearly 155 humanitarian workers around the world were killed, 171 injured and 134 were taken as hostages.

 
By Avishek Majumder & Priya Chetty on January 28, 2012 8 Comments

The following states have recorded the highest levels of HIV prevalence at antenatal and sexually transmitted disease (STD)…

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