Estimating the relative importance of epidemiological and behavioural parameters for epidemic mpox transmission: a modelling study

M Chaturvedi, I Rodiah, M Kretzschmar, S Scholz… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Many European countries experienced outbreaks of mpox in 2022,
and there was an mpox outbreak in 2023 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There were …

Potential therapeutic benefits of metformin alone and in combination with sitagliptin in the management of type 2 diabetes patients with COVID-19

HM Al-Kuraishy, AI Al-Gareeb, SM Albogami… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a potential risk factor for the development of COVID-19
and is associated with higher severity and mortality rates. T2DM patients are commonly …

COVID-19 outbreaks in residential aged care facilities: an agent-based modeling study

F McAndrew, R Sacks-Davis, RG Abeysuriya… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction A disproportionate number of COVID-19 deaths occur in Residential Aged Care
Facilities (RACFs), where better evidence is needed to target COVID-19 interventions to …

Adaptive Learning in Agent-Based Models: An Approach for Analyzing Human Behavior in Pandemic Crowding

D Romero, P Escudero - Applied System Innovation, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study assesses the impact of incorporating an adaptive learning mechanism into an
agent-based model simulating behavior on a university campus during a pandemic …

The Perpetual Pivot: Understanding Care Partner Experiences in Ontario Long-Term Care Homes during the COVID-19 Pandemic

K Kortes-Miller, M Natale, K Wilson, A Stinchcombe - Geriatrics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Long-term care homes (LTCHs) were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. With their
ever-changing conditions and restrictions, care partners' roles in LTCHs changed drastically …

Agent-Based Modelling: Exploring the Uncertainty and Sensitivity of Epidemiological Models

J Saunders - 2024 - search.proquest.com
The use of agent-based modelling for simulating the spread of the disease has seen
increased use in recent years due to its ability to model scenarios that are infeasible or …