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Title
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A model for integrating strategic planning and competence-based curriculum design in establishing a public health programme : the UNC Charlotte experience
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Author
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Harver, Andrew, Thompson, Michael E., Eure, Marquis
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Public health--Study and teaching, Strategic planning, Curriculum planning
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Description
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Introduction: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a doctoral/research-intensive university, is the largest institution of higher education in the Charlotte region. The university currently offers 18 doctoral, 62 master's and 90 baccalau...
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Title
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A novel machine learning framework for comparison of viral COVID-19–related Sina Weibo and Twitter posts : workflow development and content analysis
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Author
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Chen, Shi, Zhou, Lina, Song, Yunya, Xu, Qian, Wang, Ping, Wang, Kanlun, Ge, Yaorong, Janies, Daniel
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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COVID-19 (Disease), Twitter (Firm), Social media, Machine learning
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Description
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Background: Social media plays a critical role in health communications, especially during global health emergencies such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a lack of a universal analytical framework to extract, quantify, and comp...
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A novel sampling method to measure socioeconomic drivers of Aedes albopictus distribution in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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Author
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Whiteman, Ari, Delmelle, Eric, Rapp, Tyler, Chen, Shi
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Mosquitoes as carriers of disease, Public health
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Description
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Climate change, urbanization, and globalization have facilitated the spread of Aedes mosquitoes into regions that were previously unsuitable, causing an increased threat of arbovirus transmission on a global scale. While numerous studies have addr...
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Title
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A psychometric assessment of a network social capital scale among sexual minority men and gender minority individuals
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Author
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Zarwell, Meagan, Walsh, Jennifer L., Quinn, Katherine G., Kaniuka, Andrea, Patton, Alexandra, Robinson, William T., Cramer, Robert J. (Robert Joseph)
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Subjects--Topical
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Social capital (Sociology)--Research--Methodology, Social networks, Queer studies
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Description
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Background Social capital, the potential for individuals to access resources through group memberships, is linked to a constellation of health outcomes. We modified a previously evaluated Constructed Family Social Capital Scale for gay, bisexual a...
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Title
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A statewide assessment of North Carolina nurse practitioner’s knowledge of and attitudes toward suicide awareness and prevention : protocol for a statewide mixed methods study
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Author
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Whitaker-Brown, Charlene, Cornelius, Judith, Smoot, Jaleesa, Khadka, Anjala
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Suicide--Prevention, Nurse practitioners
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Description
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Suicide is a major public health problem, which affects people of all ages and ethnicities. Despite being preventable, the rates of suicide have steadily climbed (more than a third) over the past 2 decades.
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Title
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An epidemiologic analysis of associations between county-level per capita income, unemployment rate, and COVID-19 vaccination rates in the United States
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Author
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Gao, Jingjing, Guo, Yuqi, Kaniuka, Andrea, Sims, Omar T.
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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COVID-19 (Disease), COVID-19 (Disease)--Vaccination
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Description
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The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine associations between per capita income, unemployment rates, and COVID-19 vaccination rates at the county-level across the United States (U.S.), as well as to identify the interaction effects be...
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Title
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An exploratory study of digital inequities and work in the redevelopment of a southeastern American city
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Author
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Crocker, Tianca, Whitlow, Clysha, Cooper, Haley, Patrick, Claire, Padilla, Avangelyne, Jammal, Mia, Ince, Rebecca
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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Labor market, Labor market--Social aspects, Marginality, Social, Marginality, Social--Economic aspects
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Description
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Nearly 6 million workers support the multi-billion-dollar digital economy as one of the fastest-growing sectors in the U.S. labor market. Middle-skill jobs in the digital economy sector that pay higher wages and do not require a bachelor’s degree ...
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Associations between hospital quality outcomes and Medicare spending per beneficiary in the USA
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Author
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Gunn, Laura, Cook, Karyn, Perry, I’sis, Hoke, Christy, Smith, Dana, Peterson, Leanne, Martin, John, Korvink, Michael, Foster, Brent
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Subjects--Topical
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Medicare, Hospital care
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Description
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The cost of healthcare in the United States has increased over time. However, patient health outcomes have not trended with spending. There is a need to better comprehend the association between healthcare costs in the United States and hospital q...
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Title
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Content and sentiment surveillance (CSI) : A critical component for modeling modern epidemics
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Author
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Janies, Daniel, Chen, Shi, Zhang, Dongsong
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Communicable diseases, Biology
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Description
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Comprehensive surveillance systems are the key to provide accurate data for effective modeling. Traditional symptom-based case surveillance has been joined with recent genomic, serologic, and environment surveillance to provide more integrated dis...
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Contextualizing the experiences of Black pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic : ‘It’s been a lonely ride’
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Author
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Dahl, Alicia A., Yada, Farida N., Butts, Shanika Jerger, Tolley, Annalise, Hirsch, Sophie, Lalgondar, Priyanka, Wilson, Kala S.
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Maternal health services, COVID-19 (Disease), Women, Black
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Description
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The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly changed the prenatal care experience, specifically regarding medical appointments and social opportunities. It is critical to capture this change through the narratives of pregnant people, parti...
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County-level socioeconomic status adjustment of acute myocardial infarction mortality hospital performance measure in the U.S.
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Author
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Gunn, Laura, Daley, Sean, Kajendrakumar, Bakthameera, Nandhakumar, Samyuktha, Personett, Christine, Sholes, Michael, Thapa, Swornim, Xue, Chen, Korvink, Michael
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Subjects--Topical
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Myocardial infarction, Hospital care
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Description
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS’s) Hospital Compare (HC) data provides a collection of risk-adjusted hospital performance metrics intended to allow comparison of hospital-provided care. However, CMS does not adjust for so...
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Do socioeconomic factors drive Aedes mosquito vectors and their arboviral diseases? A systematic review of dengue, chikungunya, yellow fever, and Zika virus
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Author
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Delmelle, Eric, Whiteman, Ari, Loaiza, Jose R., Yee, Donald A., Poh, Karen C., Watkins, Alexandria S., Lucas, Keira J., Rapp, Tyler J., Kline, Lillie, Ahmed, Ayman, Chen, Shi, Oguzie, Judith Uche
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Subjects--Topical
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Arbovirus infections, Virus diseases--Transmission
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Description
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As the threat of arboviral diseases continues to escalate worldwide, the question of, “What types of human communities are at the greatest risk of infection?” persists as a key gap in the existing knowledge of arboviral diseases transmission dynam...
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Empowered insight : navigating an informed approach to news and information consumption
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Author
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Murugan, Meenu, Obied, Jana
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Date Created
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2024
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Subjects--Topical
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Media literacy, Information literacy
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Description
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Providing an overview of six fundamental subsections of media literacy, this poster offers a thorough introduction to media literacy. It highlights how crucial it is to consume news and information with discernment by encouraging critical thought ...
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Exploring feasibility of multivariate deep learning models in predicting COVID-19 epidemic
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Author
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Thill, Jean-Claude, Janies, Daniel, Chen, Shi, Paul, Rajib
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Deep learning (Machine learning), COVID-19 (Disease)
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Description
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Background: Mathematical models are powerful tools to study COVID-19. However, one fundamental challenge in current modeling approaches is the lack of accurate and comprehensive data. Complex epidemiological systems such as COVID-19 are especially...