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
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 …
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 …
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 …
[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 and outdoor recreation management: Increased participation, connection to nature, and a look to climate adaptation
T Beery, MR Olsson, M Vitestam - Journal of Outdoor Recreation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Outdoor recreation management perspectives were investigated based on the general
perception of increased public outdoor recreation participation during the Covid-19 …
perception of increased public outdoor recreation participation during the Covid-19 …
Key epidemiological drivers and impact of interventions in the 2020 SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in England
We fitted a model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in care homes and the community to
regional surveillance data for England. Compared with other approaches, our model …
regional surveillance data for England. Compared with other approaches, our model …
Global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on road traffic collisions
Background Various strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 including lockdown and
stay-at-home order are expected to reduce road traffic characteristics and consequently road …
stay-at-home order are expected to reduce road traffic characteristics and consequently road …