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Table 5 Independent parameters of semi-field model

From: Predicting the impact of outdoor vector control interventions on malaria transmission intensity from semi-field studies

Symbol

Description

Unit

Prior

a

Mean of \(\log (\alpha _{\text {H}_{k}})\)

\(\log (\text {h}^{-1})\)

\({\mathcal {N}}(0,6)\)

b

Mean of \(\log (\alpha _{\text {T}_{k}})\)

\(\log (\text {h}^{-1})\)

\({\mathcal {N}}(0,6)\)

m

Mean of \(\log (\mu _{k})\)

\(\log (\text {h}^{-1})\)

\({\mathcal {N}}(0,6)\)

\(\sigma _{a}\)

Standard deviation of \(\log (\alpha _{\text {H}_{k}})\)

\(\log (\text {h}^{-1})\)

\(\text {Half-Cauchy}(0,1)\)

\(\sigma _{b}\)

Standard deviation of \(\log (\alpha _{\text {T}_{k}})\)

\(\log (\text {h}^{-1})\)

\(\text {Half-Cauchy}(0,1)\)

\(\sigma _{m}\)

Standard deviation of \(\log (\mu _{k})\)

\(\log (\text {h}^{-1})\)

\(\text {Half-Cauchy}(0,1)\)

\(\phi _{k}\)

Normalised deviation of \(\log (\alpha _{\text {H}_{k}})\) from \(\log (\alpha _{\text {H}})\)

Dimensionless

\({\mathcal {N}}(0,1)\)

\(\eta _{k}\)

Normalised deviation of \(\log (\alpha _{\text {T}_{k}})\) from \(\log (\alpha _{\text {T}})\)

Dimensionless

\({\mathcal {N}}(0,1)\)

\(\psi _{k}\)

Normalised deviation of \(\log (\mu _{k})\) from \(\log (\mu )\)

Dimensionless

\({\mathcal {N}}(0,1)\)

\(\pi\)

Repellency parameter

Dimensionless

\((1 \!-\! \pi ) \sim \text {Lognormal}(0,5)\)

\(\kappa\)

Killing/disarming parameter

Dimensionless

\(\text {Lognormal}(0,5)\)

\(\rho\)

Relative availability of trap

Dimensionless

\(\text {Lognormal}(0,5)\)

  1. k is the index for a given night, as defined in Table 3