Essays about: "disease susceptibility mapping"

Found 2 essays containing the words disease susceptibility mapping.

1. 1. Comparisons between different multi-criteria decision analysis techniques for disease susceptibility mapping

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Shuzhi Dong; [2016]
   Keywords : TOPSIS; multi-criteria decision analysis; AHP; OWA; disease susceptibility mapping; physical geography and ecosystem analysis; geomatics; Technology and Engineering; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Geographic information system multi-criteria decision analysis (GIS-MCDA) procedure can combine criterion maps together and associated the criterion weights to acquire an overall value for each spatial location in the research area. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), Ordered Weighted averaging (OWA) are three generic algorithms of multi-criteria decision analysis. READ MORE

3. 2. A Comparison of four methods of diseases mapping

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Chao Yang; [2016]
   Keywords : artificial neural networks; Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; Logistic regression; disease susceptibility mapping; visceral leishmaniosis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Disease susceptibility mapping can produce risk maps showing predictive distribution of disease incidences. Hence, it is a useful tool for disease prevention. Data-driven approaches for disease susceptibility mapping model relationships and patterns from experience data. READ MORE