Browsing Applied Mathematics by Subject "COVID-19"
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Coupled models of structured contagion processes in human-environment systems
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-15)Models of infectious processes are a common feature in the landscape of applied mathematics. It is rare that these processes are isolated from other significant dynamics in nature, and therefore we can incorporate some of ... -
Estimating the COVID-19 R number: a bargain with the devil?
(Elsevier, 2020-10-22)The basic reproduction number R0 is the average number of infections produced by a single infectious person in a population with no immunity. R0 has a close relative named the effective reproduction number R: the average ... -
Viewing Trends in Graph Connectivity as Early Warnings of Epidemics and Vaccine Crises
(University of Waterloo, 2020-12-15)When measles was rampant, suffering apparent, and relief desired, the prospect of vaccination was received with open arms by a grateful public. But it worked \emph{too} well, and opinions slowly diverged; scientists saw ...