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What is Network Theory

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Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives on Infections and Morbidity
From an epidemiological perspective, network theory consists of some nodes representing the interaction between individuals, which provides a structure for envisioning possible mechanisms of pathogen transmission within a community of people.
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Urbanization and Emergence of Infectious Diseases
Supriya Ray (Karnatak University, India), Venugopal N. Puluamaghatta (Anthropological Survey of India, India), and Suresh Basavaraj Arakera (Karnatak University, India)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9414-8.ch003
Abstract
The process of urbanization is ongoing and continuous since the industrial revolution in the 18th century. The United Nations has estimated the growth of world's urban population to be 6.3 billion by 2050. Rapid influx of migrants in cities led to the development of informal urban settlement which is the initial probable source of emerging communicable diseases. Due to overcrowding, closer contacts with wild and domesticated animals increases the risk of emerging zoonotic diseases. Adequate housing, proper city planning, proper hygiene and sanitation, and surveillance can help in preventing transmission of pathogens, emerging infectious diseases, and decline of ecosystem. This chapter considers the role of urbanization that plays in the emergence of zoonotic diseases and cross-species transmission of pathogens into new host population through exploring the dynamics and complexity of ecological system at wildlife-livestock-human interfaces and the factors affecting the epidemiology of disease emergence.
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Type of Relationships and Their Management Towards Quality and Performance in the Textile and Apparel Industry: A Literature Review
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Transformation Strategies for Shared Service Centers in the Public Sector
A theory concerning the involvement of multiple stakeholders by the creation and retention(!) of support for major changes in the interorganizational networks.
Published in Chapter: Transformation Strategies for Shared Service Centers in the Public Sector; From: Handbook of Research on ICT-Enabled Transformational Government: A Global Perspective
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Serendipitous Network Internationalization: A Case Study in the ICT Services Sector
Analyses the industrial systems through three variables: actors (individuals, firms or groups); activities and resources (physical or intangible). Describes the industrial markets of SMEs as firms’ networks and the basic assumption of this theory rests on the assertion that the actors (firms) are dependent on resources controlled by other parties.
Published in Chapter: Serendipitous Network Internationalization: A Case Study in the ICT Services Sector; From: Handbook of Research on Corporate Restructuring and Globalization
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