Dynamics in a behavioral–epidemiological model for individual adherence to a nonpharmaceutical intervention

CM Saad-Roy, A Traulsen - Proceedings of the National …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the importance of behavioral drivers in
epidemic dynamics. With the relaxation of mandated nonpharmaceutical interventions …

Paradoxes in the coevolution of contagions and institutions

J St-Onge, G Burgio, SF Rosenblatt… - … of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Epidemic models study the spread of undesired agents through populations, be it infectious
diseases through a country, misinformation in social media or pests infesting a region. In …

From niches to norms: the promise of social tipping interventions to scale climate action

V Pizziol, A Tavoni - npj Climate Action, 2024 - nature.com
The net-zero transition poses unprecedented societal challenges that cannot be tackled with
technology and markets alone. It requires complementary behavioral and social change on …

Unraveling the role of adapting risk perception during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe

B Heinlein, M De Domenico - Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 2023 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the behavioral response to reported case numbers
changed drastically over time. While a few dozen cases were enough to trigger government …

Social Dilemma of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

A Glaubitz, F Fu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.07829, 2024 - arxiv.org
In fighting infectious diseases posing a global health threat, ranging from influenza to Zika,
non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI), such as social distancing and face covering, remain …

Modelling the impact of precaution on disease dynamics and its evolution

T Cheng, X Zou - Journal of Mathematical Biology, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, we introduce the notion of practically susceptible population, which is a fraction
of the biologically susceptible population. Assuming that the fraction depends on the severity …

Mathematical analysis of simple behavioral epidemic models

L LeJeune, N Ghaffarzadegan, LM Childs… - Mathematical …, 2024 - Elsevier
COVID-19 highlighted the importance of considering human behavior change when
modeling disease dynamics. This led to developing various models that incorporate human …

Analyzing the use of non-pharmaceutical personal protective measures through self-interest and social optimum for the control of an emerging disease

A Deka, C Eksin, ML Ndeffo-Mbah - Mathematical Biosciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-pharmaceutical personal protective (NPP) measures such as face masks use, and
hand and respiratory hygiene can be effective measures for mitigating the spread of …

Formulating human risk response in epidemic models: exogenous vs endogenous approaches

L LeJeune, N Ghaffarzadegan, L Childs… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
The recent pandemic emphasized the need to consider the role of human behavior in
shaping epidemic dynamics. In particular, it is necessary to extend beyond the classical …

Relational utility and social norms in games

R Su, B Morsky - Mathematical Social Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Social norms, the informal rules of society, and relational utility, eg utility generated by guilt,
are mechanisms by which cooperation and coordination can be facilitated. Here we add …