Essays about: "EVD"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word EVD.
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1. Effects of Virtual Reality and Trajectory Visualization on Neurosurgical Training
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : With its increasing potential, Virtual Reality (VR) technology has found a growing presence in medical education. In the domain of neurosurgical training, VR has been thoroughly investigated, but gaps still persist, such as in the field of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) and assistive visualizations. READ MORE
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2. Anatomy of corruption in humanitarian assistance: a retrospective analysis of emergency response operations of the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia (2014 – 2016)
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This study critically explores the pervasive issue of corruption in humanitarian assistance, focusing on the Liberia Red Cross Society (LRCS) during the Ebola outbreak in Liberia from 2014-2016. For a country grappling with broken infrastructure and fragile healthcare systems due to a 14-year-long civil war, the Ebola crisis in Liberia was an unprecedented disaster as evidenced by 10,672 recorded cases and 4,808 reported fatalities between 2014 and 2016. READ MORE
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3. Comparative Analysis of Spatiotemporal Playback Manipulation : Evaluating Desktop Environments versus Immersive Head-Mounted Virtual Reality Environments
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Virtual Reality (VR) is a creative tool that enables immersive learning, planning and training of surgical operations. Extensive research has been conducted in multiple surgical specialities where VR has been utilized, such as spinal neurosurgery. However, cranial neurosurgery remains relatively unexplored in this regard. READ MORE
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4. Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation of Direction Finding Algorithms using GPU Computing
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : Direction Finding (DF) algorithms are used by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) in the context of electronic warfare against radio. Parallelizing these algorithms using a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) might improve performance, and thereby increase military support capabilities. READ MORE
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5. Socio-Economic Determinants of Ebola Outbreak Intensity and Severity: A Study of the West-African Outbreak in 2013-2016
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This study uses a specifically constructed sub-national dataset on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak cases, deaths, and CFR in order to look at the question of how important various socio-economic factors were in determining the intensity and severity of the 2013-2016 EVD outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The results of the OLS model shows that the socio-economic conditions in different regions of the country were important indicators of the number of reported cases and deaths. READ MORE