[HTML][HTML] How have mathematical models contributed to understanding the transmission and control of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings? A systematic search and …

DRM Smith, S Chervet, T Pinettes, G Shirreff… - Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mathematical models have been
widely used to inform public health recommendations regarding COVID-19 control in …

Using a hybrid simulation model to assess the impacts of combined COVID-19 containment measures in a high-speed train station

H Zhu, S Liu, X Li, W Zhang, N Osgood… - Journal of Simulation, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we present a hybrid agent-based model (ABM) and discrete event simulation
(DES) framework where ABM captures the spread dynamics of COVID-19 via asymptomatic …

[HTML][HTML] A framework for conceptualising hybrid system dynamics and agent-based simulation models

S Howick, I Megiddo - European Journal of Operational Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The growing complexity of systems and problems that stakeholders from the private and
public sectors have sought advice on has led systems modellers to increasingly use …

Combining SD and ABM: Frameworks, Benefits, Challenges, and Future Research Directions

S Howick, I Megiddo, LKN Nguyen, B Wurth… - Hybrid Modeling and …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract System Dynamics (SD) and Agent-Based Modelling (ABM) are two commonly used
simulation methods with different characteristics and benefits. When tackling a complex …

Hybrid simulation in healthcare: a systematic exploration of models, applications, and emerging trends

E Kar, M Fakhimi, C Turner, T Eldabi - Journal of Simulation, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Hybrid Simulation (HS) refers to the utilisation of multiple simulation techniques, such as
Discrete-event, Agent-based, and System Dynamics, within a single simulation study. The …

Predictions from standard epidemiological models of consequences of segregating and isolating vulnerable people into care facilities

J Hickey, DG Rancourt - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Since the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments have
imposed policies to reduce contacts between people who are presumed to be particularly …

A model-based assessment of social isolation practices for COVID-19 outbreak response in residential care facilities

C Zachreson, R Tobin, C Walker, E Conway… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background Residential aged-care facilities (RACFs, also called long-term care facilities,
aged care homes, or nursing homes) have elevated risks of respiratory infection outbreaks …

Investigation of airborne spread of COVID-19 using a hybrid agent-based model: a case study of the UK

H Rahaman, D Barik - Royal Society Open Science, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Agent-based models have been proven to be quite useful in understanding and predicting
the SARS-CoV-2 virus-originated COVID-19 infection. Person-to-person contact was …

[PDF][PDF] Modeling the Policy of Tax Incentives for Sustainable Development of the Region: The Case of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia

OA Sinenko - Journal of Tax Reform, 2024 - researchgate.net
The article is devoted to the problem of tax incentives for sustainable development in the
Russian Far East–a vast region dealing with significant demographic and environmental …

Application of a composite, multi-scale COVID-19 mitigation framework: US border use-case

Z Danial, N Edwards, J James, P Mahoney… - Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Airborne pathogen transmission within crowded facilities can be modelled by combining
several interrelated mechanisms of spread: movement of people, airflow dynamics, and …