Background Infectious intestinal disease (IID) is common, and children are more likely than
adults both to suffer from IID and to transmit infection onto others. IID surveillance is primarily …

Comparisons of the utility and accuracy of methods for measuring social interactions
relevant to disease transmission are rare. To increase the evidence base supporting specific …

In the last chapter, a qualitative comparison of various real-world structures with classic
random graph models revealed that complex networks are non-random in many aspects …

Carrying out scientific research is a rewarding and enlightening experience, and there is no
reason why it should be the sole preserve of professional scientists in universities and …

This thesis describes how transmission of the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic in the
United States varied geographically, with emphasis on population distribution and age …

Given a graph G, there are a number of global statistics besides the number n of nodes and
the number m of edges whose values are classically reported to provide readers with a first …

Co-presence, defined as two people being physically proximate to one another, is a
ubiquitous and important phenomenon that remains understudied. There is strong reason to …

SARS-CoV-2 testing data have been collected and recorded daily since the virus was first
detected in the UK 1. Pillar 2 data refers to community swab testing data from those who …

Synthetic social contact networks play a central role in the study of epidemics and methods
to control them. In this paper we propose a new methodology that combines subjective …

Objective: The topological complexity of contact networks in classrooms and the potential
transmission of an infectious disease were analyzed by sex and age. Methods: The Tutte …