Signal propagation in complex networks drives epidemics, is responsible for information
going viral, promotes trust and facilitates moral behavior in social groups, enables the …

Social and behavioural factors are critical to the emergence, spread and containment of
human disease, and are key determinants of the course, duration and outcomes of disease …

Understanding the circumstances that lead to pandemics is important for their prevention.
We analyzed the genomic diversity of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 …

Human mobility impacts many aspects of a city, from its spatial structure,–to its response to
an epidemic,,–. It is also ultimately key to social interactions, innovation, and productivity …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is leading to social
(physical) distancing policies worldwide, including in the USA. Some of the first actions …

The spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Italy prompted drastic measures for
transmission containment. We examine the effects of these interventions, based on …

There is a continuing debate on relative benefits of various mitigation and suppression
strategies aimed to control the spread of COVID-19. Here we report the results of agent …

Summary Background In December, 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), a novel coronavirus, emerged in Wuhan, China. Since then, the city of …

Many European countries have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by implementing
nationwide protection measures and lockdowns. However, the epidemic could rebound …

Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a novel computational methodology for representing the
behavior of individuals in order to study social phenomena. Its use is rapidly growing in …