Diseases control tools

Hevea rubber is undoubtedly one of the unique crops of history and of all agriculture, and one of the most interesting. It is not easy to produce rubber. Research is the tool by which it is possible to grow vast acreages of the tree as a profitable crop. This could never have been done without the past /and present intensive investigations of careful scientists over more than 30 years. Repeated reference in the literature indicates that diseases are the limiting factors in natural rubber production, and that planters owe a debt to disease-control workers. 

The inadequacy or nonexistence of health tools to combat tropical diseases is a key factor preventing effective control efforts. This was not always the case. During the first part of the twentieth century, tropical diseases were a concern of European colonial administrators because of their impact on territorial expansion diseases such as river blindness, sleeping sickness, and malaria incapacitated workers and limited exploitation of natural resources. This led to the establishment of the study of tropical medicine and the development of the European drug industry. But, as western interests withdrew, so did concern for tropical disease control (Janssens, Kivits, and Vuylsteke 1992). 

Toole, M. J. (1997). Communicable disease and disease control. In The public health consequences of disasters (pp. 79-100). New York Oxford University Press. 

Stimulating the development and testing of new technologies, tools, and guidelines for disease control, risk... 

This data instrument developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will help health departments and other decision makers collect core data useful for investigating the number, type, timing, and severity of injuries associated with a mass casualty event. The instrument was adapted from a tool initially used to collect information about injuries among survivors of the World Hade Center bombing. Its contents or format can be modified to accommodate the circumstances of a particular mass casualty event. Each data element is defined in the Explanatory Notes so that a local or state health department can quickly train and dispatch workers to collect comparable injury data from area hospitals or where other casualties are treated. These data can then be provided to decision makers to help guide public health responses to the mass casualty event or provide the basis for more in-depth investigations. 

The framework of the book is consistent with the United States National Response Plan, the National Incident Management System, and is based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s (GDC) Competencies for public health preparedness and the GDC Guidelines for response to chemical, biological, and radiological events. This textbook will provide nurses with a heightened awareness for disasters and mass casualty incidents, a solid foundation of knowledge (educational competencies) and a tool box of skills (occupational competencies) to respond in a timely and appropriate manner. 

Genetically engineered plant pathogens will provide additional tools to study pathogenicity (e.g. mutation analysis, stage of infection, host specificity and resistance, etc.), leading to improved crop resistance and disease control. 

GAs [8] are used as a sophisticated tool of optimization, which is based on the principles of Darwin s theory of evolution by natural selection, and nowadays have been used to approach problems in the agricultural sector, mainly in disease control areas however, its application can be extended to business, simulation, and identification areas [9]. 

Many different tools and tips can be accessed via the Internet to help identify ergonomic issues in the workplace. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) assists OSHA in identifying trends in workplace safety and health to create a safer workplace. NIOSH was created as a result of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is housed in the Department of Health and Human Services. The mission of NIOSH is to... 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Approach to BSl Prevention in Dialysis Facilities (i.e., the Core Interventions for Dialysis Bloodstream Infection (BSl) Prevention). 2013. http //www.cdc.gov/dialysis/pre-vention-tools/core-interventions.html. 

Disease control in aquaculture aims to mitigate the effects of pathogen outbreaks throughout the production cycle and improve productivity. Disease is a major issue in aquaculture as in all intensive culture systems and accounts for significant mortalities and economic loss in industry. The availability of microarray technology has provided tools for researchers to describe viral, bacterial and parasitic disease processes in a number of host... 

The cover design and construction should optimize soil conditions for water use by plants. This is an important tool and can be used to ensure success of the ET cover. Plant growth and water use are controlled by soil and air temperature, precipitation, solar radiation, wind, humidity, disease, and insect attack. Neither design nor construction practice can exert significant control over these factors but they can be considered during design to assure success. 

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