This book is principally intended for social scientists wanting to undertake social network
research. It assumes the reader already knows a thing or two (perhaps even a lot) about …

Background Despite the well-known health benefits of physical activity (PA), older adults are
the least active citizens. Older adults are also at risk for loneliness. Given that lonely …

Background Quantification of human interactions relevant to infectious disease transmission
through social contact is central to predict disease dynamics, yet data from low-resource …

The correct management of diseases that are transmitted between wildlife and livestock
requires a reliable estimate of the pathogen transmission rate. The calculation of this …

Abstract Models of epidemics in complex networks are improving our predictive
understanding of infectious disease outbreaks. Nonetheless, applying network theory to …

Background Pneumococcal carriage is a prerequisite for pneumococcal disease. Little is
known about whether social contact frequency and intensity are associated with …

Understanding infection dynamics of respiratory diseases requires the identification and
quantification of behavioural, social and environmental factors that permit the transmission …

Background Information on social interactions is needed to understand the spread of
airborne infections through a population. Previous studies mostly collected egocentric …

Background Models of infectious disease increasingly seek to incorporate heterogeneity of
social interactions to more accurately characterise disease spread. We measured attributes …

Cultural practices and development level can influence a population's household structures
and mixing patterns. Within some populations, households can be organized across multiple …