Social physics
Recent decades have seen a rise in the use of physics methods to study different societal
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …
Forecasting zoonotic infectious disease response to climate change: mosquito vectors and a changing environment
Infectious diseases are changing due to the environment and altered interactions among
hosts, reservoirs, vectors, and pathogens. This is particularly true for zoonotic diseases that …
hosts, reservoirs, vectors, and pathogens. This is particularly true for zoonotic diseases that …
[HTML][HTML] Influence of social media platforms on public health protection against the COVID-19 pandemic via the mediating effects of public health awareness and …
Background: Despite the growing body of literature examining social media in health
contexts, including public health communication, promotion, and surveillance, limited insight …
contexts, including public health communication, promotion, and surveillance, limited insight …
An early warning approach to monitor COVID-19 activity with multiple digital traces in near real time
Given still-high levels of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) susceptibility and
inconsistent transmission-containing strategies, outbreaks have continued to emerge across …
inconsistent transmission-containing strategies, outbreaks have continued to emerge across …
Combining search, social media, and traditional data sources to improve influenza surveillance
We present a machine learning-based methodology capable of providing real-time
(“nowcast”) and forecast estimates of influenza activity in the US by leveraging data from …
(“nowcast”) and forecast estimates of influenza activity in the US by leveraging data from …
Dynamics of the impact of COVID-19 on the economic activity of Peru
L Varona, JR Gonzales - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background The COVID-19 virus impacts human health and the world economy, causing in
Peru, more than 800 thousand infected and a strong recession expressed in a drop of-12 …
Peru, more than 800 thousand infected and a strong recession expressed in a drop of-12 …
Forecasting Zika incidence in the 2016 Latin America outbreak combining traditional disease surveillance with search, social media, and news report data
Background Over 400,000 people across the Americas are thought to have been infected
with Zika virus as a consequence of the 2015–2016 Latin American outbreak. Official …
with Zika virus as a consequence of the 2015–2016 Latin American outbreak. Official …
Dynamic forecasting of Zika epidemics using Google Trends
We developed a dynamic forecasting model for Zika virus (ZIKV), based on real-time online
search data from Google Trends (GTs). It was designed to provide Zika virus disease (ZVD) …
search data from Google Trends (GTs). It was designed to provide Zika virus disease (ZVD) …
Customers online engagement with social media influencers' content related to COVID 19
The purpose of the current research is to investigate the impact of social media influencers
on customer engagement in Jordan with content related to COVID19. Built on a literature …
on customer engagement in Jordan with content related to COVID19. Built on a literature …
Infectious disease surveillance in the big data era: towards faster and locally relevant systems
L Simonsen, JR Gog, D Olson… - The Journal of infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
While big data have proven immensely useful in fields such as marketing and earth
sciences, public health is still relying on more traditional surveillance systems and awaiting …
sciences, public health is still relying on more traditional surveillance systems and awaiting …