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by Laith Hussain-Alkhateeb, Axel Kroeger, Piero Olliaro, Joacim Rocklöv, Maquins Odhiambo Sewe, Gustavo Tejeda, David Benitez, Balvinder Gill, S. Lokman Hakim, Roberta Gomes Carvalho, Leigh Bowman, Max Petzold Background Dengue outbreaks are increasing in frequency over space and time, affecting people’s health and burdening resource-constrained health systems. The ability to detect early emerging outbreaks is key to mounting an effective response. The early warning and response system (EWARS) is a toolkit that provides countries with early-warning systems for efficient and cost-effective local responses. EWARS uses outbreak and alarm indicators to derive prediction models that can be used prospectively to predict a forthcoming dengue outbreak at district level. Methods We report on the development of the EWARS tool, based on users’ recommendations into a convenient, user-friendly and reliable software aided by a user’s workbook and its field testing in 30 health districts in B ...

by Khan Rubayet Rahaman, Quazi K. Hassan, Ehsan H. Chowdhury

Funding round raises $820m for robotics start-up UBTech as investment in field soars

Investment guru now iPhone maker’s third-biggest shareholder

The Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) at the Library of Congress announced the winners of its national awards for federal librarianship at the FEDLINK Spring Exposition on May 1, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Click here for more information .

US demands seem to seek Beijing ‘surrender’ rather than truce

Jean-Marc Janaillac had aimed to end strikes that have hit airline hard

Yesterday, the Library of Congress began counting down to the opening of the Baseball Americana exhibit on June 29 . We want to hear from baseball fans about why they love the game. Every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. ET between May 3 and June 28 we will ask fans a question about baseball on Twitter and Facebook . Use the #BaseballAmericana hashtag to join the conversation! Baseball is a great community and you’re a part of it. Q1: “How did you become a baseball fan?” Don't forget opening day is June 29 . Join us on Twitter and Facebook for question two on Thursday, May 10 . Click here for more information .

Washington increases brinkmanship with call for Beijing to open economy more

Massaging the president’s ego does not guarantee results and can cause a backlash at home