Effectiveness assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions: lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
Effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), such as school closures and stay-
at-home orders, during the COVID-19 pandemic has been assessed in many studies. Such …
at-home orders, during the COVID-19 pandemic has been assessed in many studies. Such …
Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: a state of the science review
This narrative review and meta-analysis summarizes a broad evidence base on the benefits—
and also the practicalities, disbenefits, harms and personal, sociocultural and environmental …
and also the practicalities, disbenefits, harms and personal, sociocultural and environmental …
Epidemic thresholds and human mobility
A comprehensive view of disease epidemics demands a deep understanding of the complex
interplay between human behaviour and infectious diseases. Here, we propose a flexible …
interplay between human behaviour and infectious diseases. Here, we propose a flexible …
[HTML][HTML] Individual transilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
VL Nasi, L Jans, L Steg - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2024 - Elsevier
Transilience, the perceived capacity to persist, adapt flexibly, and positively transform in the
face of an adversity, is a promising construct for understanding human adaptation to climate …
face of an adversity, is a promising construct for understanding human adaptation to climate …
Challenges in estimation, uncertainty quantification and elicitation for pandemic modelling
The estimation of parameters and model structure for informing infectious disease response
has become a focal point of the recent pandemic. However, it has also highlighted a …
has become a focal point of the recent pandemic. However, it has also highlighted a …
[HTML][HTML] The challenges of data in future pandemics
N Shadbolt, A Brett, M Chen, G Marion, IJ McKendrick… - Epidemics, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of data has been essential throughout the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. We have
needed it to populate our models, inform our understanding, and shape our responses to the …
needed it to populate our models, inform our understanding, and shape our responses to the …
[HTML][HTML] Data-driven mathematical modeling approaches for COVID-19: A survey
J Demongeot, P Magal - Physics of Life Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
In this review, we successively present the methods for phenomenological modeling of the
evolution of reported and unreported cases of COVID-19, both in the exponential phase of …
evolution of reported and unreported cases of COVID-19, both in the exponential phase of …
The importance of investing in data, models, experiments, team science, and public trust to help policymakers prepare for the next pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about valuable insights regarding models, data, and
experiments. In this narrative review, we summarised the existing literature on these three …
experiments. In this narrative review, we summarised the existing literature on these three …
[HTML][HTML] The effect of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 outcomes: A heterogeneous age-related generalisation of the SEIR model
Successive generalisations of the basic SEIR model have been proposed to accommodate
the different needs of the organisations handling the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and the …
the different needs of the organisations handling the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic and the …
[HTML][HTML] Modelling: understanding pandemics and how to control them
New disease challenges, societal demands and better or novel types of data, drive
innovations in the structure, formulation and analysis of epidemic models. Innovations in …
innovations in the structure, formulation and analysis of epidemic models. Innovations in …