Search Results - "Grimsrud, K M"

Households' willingness-to-pay for improved fish welfare in breeding programs for farmed Atlantic salmon by Grimsrud, K.M., Nielsen, H.M., Navrud, S., Olesen, I.

“…There is a growing concern about the welfare of farmed fish. Current breeding programs typically focus on profitability through emphasizing fast growth of the…”
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The use of outbreak information in the interpretation of clustering of reported cases of Escherichia coli O157 in space and time in Alberta, Canada, 2000–2002 by PEARL, D. L., LOUIE, M., CHUI, L., DORÉ, K., GRIMSRUD, K. M., LEEDELL, D., MARTIN, S. W., MICHEL, P., SVENSON, L. W., McEWEN, S. A.

“…We obtained a list of all reported cases of Escherichia coli O157 in Alberta during the 2000–2002 period, and using scan statistics we identified yearly…”
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Epidemiological characteristics of reported sporadic and outbreak cases of E. coli O157 in people from Alberta, Canada (2000–2002): methodological challenges of comparing clustered to unclustered data by PEARL, D. L., LOUIE, M., CHUI, L., DORÉ, K., GRIMSRUD, K. M., MARTIN, S. W., MICHEL, P., SVENSON, L. W., McEWEN, S. A.

“…Using multivariable models, we compared whether there were significant differences between reported outbreak and sporadic cases in terms of their sex, age, and…”
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The use of randomization tests to assess the degree of similarity in PFGE patterns of E. coli O157 isolates from known outbreaks and statistical space–time clusters by PEARL, D. L., LOUIE, M., CHUI, L., DORÉ, K., GRIMSRUD, K. M., MARTIN, S. W., MICHEL, P., SVENSON, L. W., McEWEN, S. A.

“…Using isolates from reported cases of Escherichia coli O157 from Alberta, Canada in 2002, we applied randomization tests to determine if cases associated with…”
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Multi-Level Approach for Investigating Socio-Economic and Agricultural Risk Factors Associated with Rates of Reported Cases of Escherichia coli O157 in Humans in Alberta, Canada by Pearl, D.L, Louie, M, Chui, L, Doré, K, Grimsrud, K.M, Martin, S.W, Michel, P, Svenson, L.W, McEwen, S.A

“…Using negative binomial and multi-level Poisson models, the authors determined the statistical significance of agricultural and socio-economic risk factors for…”
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Solving multidimensional bioeconomic problems with singular-perturbation reduction methods: Application to managing pest resistance to pesticidal crops by Grimsrud, Kristine M., Huffaker, Ray

“…We investigate the application of ‘singular-perturbation’ reduction methods from the dynamical-systems literature to solve continuous-time multidimensional…”
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Reduced measles immunity in infants in a well-vaccinated population by Pabst, H F, Spady, D W, Marusyk, R G, Carson, M M, Chui, L W, Joffres, M R, Grimsrud, K M

“…The recommended age for measles vaccination is based in part on information gathered when most mothers had natural measles. Nowadays many mothers have received…”
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Measles vaccination of infants in a well-vaccinated population by Carson, M M, Spady, D W, Albrecht, P, Beeler, J A, Thipphawong, J, Barreto, L, Grimsrud, K M, Pabst, H F

“…During outbreaks of measles, measles vaccine is recommended for infants considered to be at risk who are 6 months of age and older. In a prospective trial the…”
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Relating environmental attitudes and contingent values: how robust are methods for identifying preference heterogeneity by Aldrich, Gwendolyn A, Grimsrud, Kristine M, Thacher, Jennifer A, Kotchen, Matthew J

“…We assess the importance and robustness of cluster analysis and latent class analysis as methods to account for unobserved heterogeneity. We provide a critique…”
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A two-agent dynamic model with an invasive weed diffusion externality: An application to Yellow Starthistle ( Centaurea solstitialis L.) in New Mexico by Grimsrud, Kristine M., Chermak, Janie M., Hansen, Jason, Thacher, Jennifer A., Krause, Kate

“…This paper presents a bioeconomic model for two agents, a cattle rancher and a non-rancher, with interdependencies between their individual effort of invasive…”
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Epidemiological characteristics of reported sporadic and outbreak cases of E. coli 0157 in people from Alberta, Canada (2000-2002) : methodological challenges of comparing clustered to unclustered data by PEARL, D. L, LOUIE, M, CHUI, L, DORE, K, GRIMSRUD, K. M, MARTIN, S. W, MICHEL, P, SVENSON, L. W, MCEWEN, S. A

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Investigation of stated and revealed preferences for an elk hunting raffle by Little, J.M, Grimsrud, K.M, Champ, P.A, Berrens, R.P

“…The charter forest experiment at the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) in New Mexico provides land managers, policymakers, and researchers a unique…”
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy in Japan: consumers' food safety perceptions and willingness to pay for tested beef by McCluskey, J.J, Grimsrud, K.M, Ouchi, H, Wahl, T.I

“…The discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as ‘mad cow disease’, in Japan caused anxiety about consuming beef and beef products…”
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Consumer Attitudes to Genetically Modified Food in Norway by Grimsrud, Kristine M., McCluskey, Jill J., Loureiro, Maria L., Wahl, Thomas I.

“…There is a lack of public acceptance of genetically modified (GM) food products in Europe. Using a dichotomous choice contingent valuation methodology, we find…”
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Susceptibility of human isolates of Salmonella typhimurium DT 104 to antimicrobial agents used in human and veterinary medicine by Beaudin, Brenda A, Brosnikoff, Cheryl A, Grimsrud, Karen M, Heffner, Thea M, Rennie, Robert P, Talbot, James A

“…Multiple antibiotic resistance is frequently observed among strains of Salmonella typhimurium DT104. We examined the antibiotic resistance patterns of 240…”
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