Abstract 4308: Cancer as a disease of information
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DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2023-4308
Abstract: The causes and symptoms of cancer are often described in physical terms, for example as DNA mutations leading to increased cell proliferation. These understandings have been immensely informative, but physical changes are only one of… read more here.
Keywords: information; abstract 4308; cancer disease; disease information ... See more keywords
How public reaction to disease information across scales and the impacts of vector control methods influence disease prevalence and control efficacy
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008762
Abstract: With the development of social media, the information about vector-borne disease incidence over broad spatial scales can cause demand for local vector control before local risk exists. Anticipatory intervention may still benefit local disease control… read more here.
Keywords: control; disease information; disease; vector control ... See more keywords
‘None of my ancestors ever discussed this disease before!’ How disease information shapes adaptive capacity of marginalised rural populations in India
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009265
Abstract: Smallholder farmer and tribal communities are often characterised as marginalised and highly vulnerable to emerging zoonotic diseases due to their relatively poor access to healthcare, worse-off health outcomes, proximity to sources of disease risks, and… read more here.
Keywords: information; disease information; disease; adaptive capacity ... See more keywords
Sensitivity analysis of disease-information coupling propagation dynamics model parameters
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265273
Abstract: The disease-information coupling propagation dynamics model is a widely used model for studying the spread of infectious diseases in society, but the parameter settings and sensitivity are often overlooked, which leads to enlarged errors in… read more here.
Keywords: information; information coupling; disease information; rate ... See more keywords
Disease information disclosure among patients with mental illness and their family members in China
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1036568
Abstract: Objective The disclosure of mental illness is a first and crucial step in alleviating stigma and promoting mental recovery. However, at present, there is a lack of research on this subject in the Chinese context.… read more here.
Keywords: family; family members; disease information; mental illness ... See more keywords