Using simulation modelling and systems science to help contain COVID‐19: A systematic review

W Zhang, S Liu, N Osgood, H Zhu… - Systems research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study systematically reviews applications of three simulation approaches, that is,
system dynamics model (SDM), agent‐based model (ABM) and discrete event simulation …

Discrete-event simulation in healthcare settings: a review

JJ Forbus, D Berleant - Modelling, 2022 - mdpi.com
We review and define the current state of the art as relating to discrete event simulation in
healthcare-related systems. A review of published literature over the past five years (2017 …

[HTML][HTML] How have mathematical models contributed to understanding the transmission and control of SARS-CoV-2 in healthcare settings? A systematic search and …

DRM Smith, S Chervet, T Pinettes, G Shirreff… - Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, mathematical models have been
widely used to inform public health recommendations regarding COVID-19 control in …

An agent-based modeling and virtual reality application using distributed simulation: Case of a COVID-19 intensive care unit

J Possik, A Asgary, AO Solis… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hospitals and other healthcare settings use various simulation methods to improve their
operations, management, and training. The COVID-19 pandemic, with the resulting …

Using a hybrid simulation model to assess the impacts of combined COVID-19 containment measures in a high-speed train station

H Zhu, S Liu, X Li, W Zhang, N Osgood… - Journal of Simulation, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we present a hybrid agent-based model (ABM) and discrete event simulation
(DES) framework where ABM captures the spread dynamics of COVID-19 via asymptomatic …

A distributed simulation approach to integrate anylogic and unity for virtual reality applications: Case of COVID-19 modelling and training in a dialysis unit

J Possik, S Gorecki, A Asgary, AO Solis… - 2021 IEEE/ACM 25th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Different heterogeneous simulation components can be integrated to produce a more
effective complex global system. The IEEE High-Level Architecture (HLA) is an international …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical manifestations and outcomes of COVID-19 in maintenance hemodialysis patients of a high infectious epidemic country: a prospective cross-sectional …

M Mondal, MN Islam, A Ullah, MR Haque… - Annals of Medicine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Methods: Altogether, 67 MHD patients were enroled in the study from two dedicated tertiary-
level hospitals for COVID-19 after the prospective cross-sectional execution of selection …

A distributed digital twin implementation of a hemodialysis unit aimed at helping prevent the spread of the omicron COVID-19 variant

J Possik, D Azar, AO Solis, A Asgary… - 2022 IEEE/ACM 26th …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to monitor and assess the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, we propose a
Distributed Digital Twin that virtually mirrors a hemodialysis unit in a hospital in Toronto …

COVID-19 in elderly patients receiving haemodialysis: a current review

T McDonnell, HHL Wu, PA Kalra, R Chinnadurai - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is an increased incidence of elderly adults diagnosed with kidney failure as our global
aging population continues to expand. Hence, the number of elderly adults indicated for …

Morocco's population contact matrices: A crowd dynamics-based approach using aggregated literature data

DSI Kanté, A Jebrane, A Boukamel, A Hakim - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Estimation of contact patterns is often based on questionnaires and time-use data. The
results obtained using these methods have been used extensively over the years and …