Optimal Intervention Strategies for Therapeutic Methods With Fixed-Length Duration of Drug Effectiveness

2012 ◽  
Vol 60 (9) ◽  
pp. 4930-4944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadmahdi R. Yousefi ◽  
Aniruddha Datta ◽  
Edward R. Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Drug Effectiveness ◽  
Fixed Length ◽  
Optimal Intervention

Simulating compliance behaviour for effective inspection strategies using agent based modelling

2016 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther van Asselt ◽  
Sjoukje Osinga ◽  
Harry Bremmers
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Optimal Intervention ◽  
Compliance Behaviour

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to simulate compliance behaviour of entrepreneurs in the Netherlands based on the Table of Eleven: 11 factors determining compliance (based on economic, cognitive, social and institutional factors). Design/methodology/approach – An Agent-Based Model (ABM) was developed that could incorporate both individual and group behaviour and allowed to evaluate the effect of various intervention strategies. For this purpose, a case study on the compliance of pig farmers with antibiotics legislation in the Netherlands was used. Findings – The effect of social factors (acceptance of legislation and social influence) on compliance levels was tested as well as the number of inspectors. This showed that the model can help to choose the most optimal intervention strategy depending on the input parameters. Research limitations/implications – Further expansion of the model may be necessary, e.g. including economic factors, in order to reflect real-life situations more closely. Practical implications – The model can be used by inspection services to effectively implement their control programme. Originality/value – The developed ABM is a first attempt to simulate compliance behaviour and as such contributes to the current limited knowledge on effective intervention strategies.

Optimal Intervention Strategies for Cyclic Therapeutic Methods

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Vahedi ◽  
B. Faryabi ◽  
J.-F. Chamberland ◽  
A. Datta ◽  
E.R. Dougherty
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Optimal Intervention

Optimal intervention strategies for an epidemic: A household view

SIMULATION ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (12) ◽  
pp. 1505-1522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Yarmand ◽  
Julie S Ivy
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Optimal Intervention
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