Essays about: "Malaria"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 99 essays containing the word Malaria.

1. 26. An evaluation of image preprocessing for classification of Malaria parasitization using convolutional neural networks

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Erik Engelhardt; Simon Jäger; [2019]
   Keywords : Deep Learning; Convolutional Neural Network; Malaria; Image Recognition; Preprocessing; Computer Aided Diagnosis; Grayscale; Normalization; Histogram Equalization; CLAHE.; Deep Learning; Convolutional Neural Network; Malaria; Image Recognition; Preprocessing; Computer Aided Diagnosis; Grayscale; Normalization; Histogram Equalization; CLAHE.;

   Abstract : In this study, the impact of multiple image preprocessing methods on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) was studied. Metrics such as accuracy, precision, recall and F1-score (Hossin et al. 2011) were evaluated. Specifically, this study is geared towards malaria classification using the data set made available by the U. READ MORE

3. 27. Treatment efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine and prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum drug resistance markers in Zanzibar, 2002-2017

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Internationell mödra- och barnhälsovård (IMCH)

   Author : AUNG PAING SOE; [2019]
   Keywords : Plasmodium falciparum; Artesunate-amodiaquine; Therapeutic efficacy studies; Molecular surveillance; Antimalarial drug resistance;

   Abstract : Introduction: Emergence of resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is a major threat to combat Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Regular therapeutic studies to monitor treatment efficacy is essential, and genotyping of molecular makers is useful for mapping development and spread of resistance. READ MORE

4. 28. The Health Disparities in Africa: Impact of Colonial Institutions on Indigenous Mortality from the 20th Century

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Michael Brown; [2019]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Colonial institutions, a Miracle or a Mirage? Using an exogenous variation in institutions among countries colonized by Europeans, this thesis investigates 1) the effectiveness of colonial institutions after Independence in two distinct British colonies; the Gold Coast Colony and the Kenya Colony, and 2) whether the persistence of these institutions contributed to the current day health disparities between the colonies. The thesis collates a newly constructed cross-sectional data to show that, the channels of development that the European settlers transferred to their colonies also contributed to developmental disparities between the colonies. READ MORE

5. 29. Analysis of spatial-temporal pattern of Land Surface Temperature (LST) due to NDVI and elevation in Ilorin, Nigeria

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Elijah A Njoku; [2019]
   Keywords : GIS; LST; Vegetation cover; Ilorin; Elevation; Urban Heat Island; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The rate of global urbanization in the 21st century has been unprecedented especially in the African and the Asian continents. Urbanization typically causes a removal of natural vegetation and replacement of same with impervious and non-evaporative urban materials with high heat capacity and low solar reflectivity. READ MORE

6. 30. Determinants of utilization of insecticide-treated nets for malaria prevention among children under five years of age in Ghana: A secondary analysis of the National Malaria Indicator Survey Data 2016

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

   Author : Thi Lan Vu; [2018]
   Keywords : insecticide-treated nets; malaria prevention; Ghana;

   Abstract : Background: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most effective prevention measures against malaria. Malaria is highly endemic in Ghana. READ MORE