Showing papers by "Michael North published in 2012"
09 Dec 2012
TL;DR: This paper describes how the CA-MRSA disease processes are modeling based on variants of standard epidemiological models and individual agent-based approaches and develops a fine-grained agent- based model of CA- MRSA for the Chicago metropolitan area.
Abstract: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) are strains of the bacterium S. aureus that are responsible for skin and soft tissue, blood, bone, and other infections that can be life threatening. CA-MRSA strains are resistant to standard antibiotics related to penicillins and have a high prevalence in the general community, as well as in healthcare facilities. CA-MRSA presents novel challenges for computational epidemiological modeling compared to other commonly modeled diseases. CA-MRSA challenges include modeling activities and contact processes of individuals in which direct skin contact can be an important infection pathway, estimating disease transmission parameters based on limited data, and representing behavioral responses of individuals to the disease and healthcare interventions. We are developing a fine-grained agent-based model of CA-MRSA for the Chicago metropolitan area. This paper describes how we are modeling CA-MRSA disease processes based on variants of standard epidemiological models and individual agent-based approaches.
22 citations
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02 Jan 2012
TL;DR: The history of European states, 1250-1500: Countries and regions 1. The British Isles and Ireland 2. France 3. The Iberian Peninsula 4. Italy 5. The Holy Roman Empire 6. East-Central Europe 7. South East Europe 8. Russia 9. Scandinavia Part II: Themes 10. State and constitution 11. Society 13. Culture and religion Part III: Debates Timeline Bibliography Index.
Abstract: List of figures Acknowledgments Introduction: The expansion of Europe Part I: The history of the European states, 1250-1500: Countries and regions 1. The British Isles and Ireland 2. France 3. The Iberian Peninsula 4. Italy 5. The Holy Roman Empire 6. East-Central Europe 7. South East Europe 8. Russia 9. Scandinavia Part II: Themes 10. State and constitution 11. The economy 12. Society 13. Culture and religion Part III: Debates Timeline Bibliography Index -- .
5 citations
01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: A rich, expressive decision process based upon a composite mechanism: polar hermeneutics is introduced, which aims to create a more credible architecture for social simulation.
Abstract: Social simulation inherently involves social actors, at various levels, that make a wide range of decisions However, the decision mechanisms used by most research programs have often been intuitive, ad hoc and/or overly simplistic In contrast, in all cultures and times, diverse social actors are required to make decisions in complex circumstances For simulative decision mechanisms to be credible, the complex nature of social processes needs to be recognized and represented In order to create a more credible architecture for social simulation, the present paper introduces a rich, expressive decision process based upon a composite mechanism: polar hermeneutics