During an infectious disease outbreak, biases in the data and complexities of the underlying
dynamics pose significant challenges in mathematically modelling the outbreak and …

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major problem in hospital infection control.
Although HAIs can be suppressed using contact precautions, such precautions are …

Makespan dominates the manufacturing expenses in bakery production. The high energy
consumption of ovens also has a substantial impact, which bakers may overlook. Bakers …

Non-pharmaceutical measures such as preventive quarantines, remote working, school and
workplace closures, lockdowns, etc. have shown effectiveness from an epidemic control …

Background Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are hotspots for pathogen transmission.
Infection control interventions are essential, but the high density and heterogeneity of …

High-resolution temporal data on contacts between hosts provide crucial information on the
mixing patterns underlying infectious disease transmission. Publicly available data sets of …

Traditional disease transmission models assume that the infectious period is exponentially
distributed with a recovery rate fixed in time and across individuals. This assumption …

extensive protective measures, SARS-CoV-2 widely circulates within healthcare facilities,
posing a significant risk to both patients and healthcare workers. Several control strategies …

The nurse scheduling problem is the assignment of nurses to different working shifts while
considering the existing constraints and rules. In recent years, medical centers have faced …

Long-term care facilities (LTCF) are hotspots for pathogen transmission. Infection control
interventions are essential, but the high density and heterogeneity of inter-individual …