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Multi-document Summarization by Information Distance

Long, C; Huang, M L; Zhu, X Y; Li, M (2009)

Fast changing knowledge on the Internet can be acquired more efficiently with the help of automatic document summarization and updating techniques. This paper described a novel approach for multi-document update summarization. ...
Dynamics of an interactional model of rabies transmitted between human and dogs

Yang, Wei; Lou, Jie (2009)

Assuming that the population of dogs is constant and the population of human satisfies the Logistical model, an interactional model of rabies transmitted between human and dogs is formulated. Two thresholds R0 and R1 which ...
Ecologia de Pescadores Artesanais da Baía de Ilha Grande

Begossi, Alpina; Lopes, Priscila F; de Oliveira, Luiz Eduardo C (2009)
Dynamics of spreading and immune strategies of sexually transmitted diseases on scale-free network

Lou, Jie; Ruggen, Tommaso (2009)

We examine epidemic threshold and dynamics for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) spread using a multiple susceptible-infected–removed-susceptible ODE model on scale-free networks. We derive the threshold for the epidemic ...
Saúde Mental na Atenção Básica – Uma pesquisa bibliográfica exploratória em periódicos de saúde coletiva (1997-2007)

Pegolo da Gama, Carlos Alberto; Onocko Campos, Rosana (2009)

Este estudo realiza uma pesquisa bibliográfica exploratória em periódicos da área de Saúde Coletiva – Revista de Saúde Pública; Revista Ciência e Saúde Coletiva; Cadernos de Saúde Pública; Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia; ...
A intersubjetividade no cuidado à Saúde Mental: narrativas de técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem de um Centro de Atenção Psicossocial

Onocko Campos, Rosana; Preto Baccari, Ivana (2009)

Psychosocial Care Centers (Caps) were established as a result of the demand for Mental Health care and were an attempt to update psychiatric treatment for those afflicted with severe mental disorders. This article seeks ...
Oficinas de construção de indicadores e dispositivos de avaliação: uma nova técnica de consenso

Onocko Campos, Rosana Teresa; Miranda, Lilian; Pegolo da Gama, Carlos Alberto; Ferrer, Ana Luiza; Diaz, Alberto R (2009)

Este artigo discute o trabalho com Oficinas de construção de indicadores e dispositivos de avaliação enquanto uma nova técnica de consensos, especialmente no contexto de uma pesquisa participativa e avaliativa. Para tanto, ...
Sex-role-preference model for HIV transmission among men who have sex with men in China

Lou, Jie; Wu, Jianhong; Chen, Li; Ruan, Yuhua; Shao, Yiming (BioMed Central, United Kingdom, 2009)

Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are much more likely to be infected with HIV than the general population. China has a sizable population of MSM, including gay, bisexual men, money boys and some rural workers. ...
Ingrédients magiques de la relation d'aide : une exploration des facteurs à l'origine du succès de l'intervention dans le champ de la santé mentale

Bergeron-Leclerc, Christiane; Cormier, Cécile (Érudit, 2009)

Cet article propose une exploration des facteurs contribuant au succès de l’intervention dans le champ de la santé mentale. Dans un premier temps, est proposé un survol de différentes stratégies utilisées par les ...
Avaliação da rede de centros de atenção psicossocial: entre a saúde coletiva e a saúde mental

Onocko Campos, Rosana Teresa; Furtado, Juarez Pereira; Passos, Eduardo; Ferrer, Ana Luiza; Miranda, Lilian (2009-05)

OBJETIVO: Avaliar os modelos assistenciais, de gestão e de formação de trabalhadores de uma rede centros de atenção psicossocial (CAPS). MÉTODOS: Pesquisa avaliativa qualitativa, sustentada pela hermenêutica gadameriana, ...
Laboratory Evaluation of the Use of Alkaline Phosphate Wastes for the Control of Acidic Mine Drainage

Hakkou, R; Benzaazoua, M; Bussière, B (2009-07)

Pyrrhotite tailings at the abandoned Kettara mine site in Morocco are producing acid mine drainage (AMD). We investigated the use of alkaline phosphate waste (APW) rock from a nearby operating open-pit phosphate mine to ...
Answering Opinion Questions with Random Walks on Graphs

Li, Fangtao; Tang, Yang; Huang, Minlie; Zhu, Xiaoyan (2009-08)

Opinion Question Answering (Opinion QA), which aims to find the authors’ sentimental opinions on a specific target, is more challenging than traditional fact-based question answering problems. To extract the opinion ...
Specialized Review Selection for Feature Rating Estimation

Long, Chong; Zhang, Lei; Huang, Minlie; Zhu, Xiaoyan; Li, Ming (IEEE, 2009-09)

On participatory Websites, users provide opinions about products, with both overall ratings and textual reviews. In this paper, we propose an approach to accurately estimate feature ratings of the products. This approach ...
Supporting efforts to link research to action in health systems

Lavis, John N (2009-10)
THU QUANTA at TAC 2009 KBP and RTE Track

Li, Fan; Zheng, Zhicheng; Bu, Fan; Tang, Yang; Zhu, Xiaoyan (2009-11)

This paper describes the systems of THU QUANTA in Text Analysis Conference (TAC) 2009. We participated in the Knowledge Base Population (KBP) track, and the Recognizing Textual Entailment (RTE) track. For the KBP track, ...
Tsinghua University at TAC 2009: Summarizing Multi-documents by Information Distance

Long, Chong; Huang, Minlie; Zhu, Xiaoyan (2009-11)

This paper presents our extractive summarization systems at the update summarization track of TAC 2009. This system is based on our newly developed document summarization framework under the theory of conditional information ...
Towards an ecosystem approach to policy process : insights from the sustainable livelihoods and ecosystem health approaches

Robinson, Lance W.; Fuller, Anthony M. (2010)

The paper outlines factors that should be considered in an ecosystem approach to policy process. Merely exhorting policymakers to avoid reductionism is not enough. The more difficult questions are: how to avoid reductionism, ...
Traditional pastoralist decision-making processes : lessons for reforms to water resources management in Kenya

Robinson, Lance W.; Sinclair, A. John; Spaling, Harry (2010)

Traditional approaches to collective decision-making among Gabra pastoralists of north central Kenya represent an egalitarian, inclusive and deliberative model that stands in contrast to some aspects of conventional ...
Applying resilience thinking to questions of policy for pastoralist systems : lessons from the Gabra of Northern Kenya

Robinson, Lance W.; Berkes, Fikret (Springer Science+Business Media, 2010)

The aim of this paper is to explore the relevance of a systematic application of resilience thinking to questions of pastoralist policy, a task that requires taking the concept of resilience beyond the level of a ...
Sea otter tourism in British Columbia : the effects of interpretation on the conservation attitudes and behavioural intentions of boat-based and aquarium visitors

Poirier, Sarah Victoria (Department of Geography, University of Victoria, 2010)

Visitation to marine wildlife viewing tours has increased steadily in the last few decades. Despite concerns over negative impacts, one of the anticipated benefits to wildlife viewing is increased visitor support for ...

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