The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) and the Islamic Financial Engineering Laboratory (IFE Lab) have announced winners of the second edition of the International Award for the Best Application of Agent-Based Simulation (ABS) in Islamic Economics and Finance. The awards, announced during an online event on 23 December 2021, aim to encourage the use […]
The Islamic Development Bank Institute (IsDBI) (www.IsDBInstitute.org) and the Islamic Financial Engineering Laboratory (IFE Lab) have announced winners
Child seeking treatment at a Guinea worm case containment center. Image credit: UNICEF.
Public health efforts almost eradicated Guinea worm disease in humans. However, a few years ago, researchers realized the disease had become prevalent in dogs – and could cross back over into human populations. To prevent the disease from roaring back, researchers are now developing computational models they can use to drive down disease occurrence in man’s best friend.
“We’ve been developing models of disease in human populations for a long time,” says Julie Swann, co-author of a journal article on the work. “We think that developing models for these reservoir species is increasingly important.” Swann is the department head and A. Doug Allison Distinguished Professor of the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University.