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ArticlePloS one2016

The Biosurveillance Analytics Resource Directory (BARD): Facilitating the Use of Epidemiological Models for Infectious Disease Surveillance.

Kristen J Margevicius, Nicholas Generous, Esteban Abeyta, Ben Althouse, Howard Burkom, Lauren Castro, Ashlynn Daughton, Sara Y Del Valle, Geoffrey Fairchild, James M Hyman and 10 more

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Article in PloS one, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 11 institutions in 2 countries.

Kristen J MargeviciusAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
Nicholas GenerousAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
Esteban AbeytaAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
Ben AlthouseSanta Fe Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America.
Howard BurkomJohns Hopkins University-Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland, United States of America.
Lauren CastroAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
Ashlynn DaughtonAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
Sara Y Del ValleAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
Geoffrey FairchildAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
James M HymanDepartment of Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America.
Richard KiangNational Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America.
Andrew P MorseDepartment of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
Carmen M PancerellaDistributed Systems Research, Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, California, United States of America.
Laura PullumOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America.
Arvind RamanathanOak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States of America.
Jeffrey SchlegelmilchNational Center for Disaster Preparedness, The Earth Institute-Columbia University, New York, New York, United States of America.
Aaron ScottUSDA APHIS Veterinary Services, Science, Technology, and Analysis Services, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America.
Kirsten J Taylor-McCabeAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
Alessandro VespignaniLaboratory for the Modeling of Biological and Socio-Technical Systems, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Alina DeshpandeAnalytics, Intelligence and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States of America.
Los Alamos National Laboratory · USOak Ridge National Laboratory · USAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service · USColumbia University · USJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory · USNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · USNortheastern University · USSandia National Laboratories California · USSanta Fe Institute · USTulane University · USUniversity of Liverpool · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidemiological modeling for infectious disease is important for disease management and its routine implementation needs to be facilitated through better description of models in an operational context. A standardized model characterization process that allows selection or making manual comparisons of available models and their results is currently lacking. A key need is a universal framework to facilitate model description and understanding of its features. Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has developed a comprehensive framework that can be used to characterize an infectious disease model in an operational context. The framework was developed through a consensus among a panel of subject matter experts. In this paper, we describe the framework, its application to model characterization, and the development of the Biosurveillance Analytics Resource Directory (BARD; http://brd.bsvgateway.org/brd/), to facilitate the rapid selection of operational models for specific infectious/communicable diseases. We offer this framework and associated database to stakeholders of the infectious disease modeling field as a tool for standardizing model description and facilitating the use of epidemiological models.

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Epidemiological MonitoringAnimalsCommunicable Disease ControlCommunicable DiseasesHumansModels, Statistical

Identifiers

PMID26820405
PMCPMC4731202
OpenAlexW2260996177

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