Social physics
Recent decades have seen a rise in the use of physics methods to study different societal
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …
What human mobility data tell us about COVID-19 spread
L Alessandretti - Nature Reviews Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Peoples' movements—both local and long-distance—have driven the spread of COVID-19,
within and between communities. At the same time, although most contagion events involve …
within and between communities. At the same time, although most contagion events involve …
Outbreak. info genomic reports: scalable and dynamic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants and mutations
K Gangavarapu, AA Latif, JL Mullen, M Alkuzweny… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In response to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, the global scientific
community, through unprecedented effort, has sequenced and shared over 11 million …
community, through unprecedented effort, has sequenced and shared over 11 million …
The evolving SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Africa: Insights from rapidly expanding genomic surveillance
Investment in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sequencing
in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences that …
in Africa over the past year has led to a major increase in the number of sequences that …
Age groups that sustain resurging COVID-19 epidemics in the United States
INTRODUCTION After initial declines, in mid-2020, a sustained resurgence in the
transmission of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred in the United States …
transmission of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred in the United States …
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil
The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Brazil on 25 February 2020. We report and
contextualize epidemiological, demographic and clinical findings for COVID-19 cases during …
contextualize epidemiological, demographic and clinical findings for COVID-19 cases during …
Spatial planning of urban communities via deep reinforcement learning
Effective spatial planning of urban communities plays a critical role in the sustainable
development of cities. Despite the convenience brought by geographic information systems …
development of cities. Despite the convenience brought by geographic information systems …
Swift and extensive Omicron outbreak in China after sudden exit from 'zero-COVID'policy
In late 2022, China transitioned from a strict 'zero-COVID'policy to rapidly abandoning nearly
all interventions and data reporting. This raised great concern about the presumably-rapid …
all interventions and data reporting. This raised great concern about the presumably-rapid …
Integrated vaccination and physical distancing interventions to prevent future COVID-19 waves in Chinese cities
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed substantial
challenges to the formulation of preventive interventions, particularly since the effects of …
challenges to the formulation of preventive interventions, particularly since the effects of …
Urban exodus? Understanding human mobility in Britain during the COVID‐19 pandemic using Meta‐Facebook data
Existing empirical work has focused on assessing the effectiveness of nonpharmaceutical
interventions on human mobility to contain the spread of COVID‐19. Less is known about …
interventions on human mobility to contain the spread of COVID‐19. Less is known about …