Gathering events, eg, going to gyms and meetings, are ubiquitous and crucial in the
spreading phenomena, which induce higher-order interactions, and thus can be described …

The pathogen diversity means that multiple strains coexist, and widely exist in the biology
systems. The new mutation of SARS-CoV-2 leading to worldwide pathogen diversity is a …

Quasispecies theory revolutionized our understanding of viral evolution by describing
viruses as dynamic populations of genetically diverse variants constantly adapting. This …

Relationships in social networks change over time due to various factors, including mobility,
preferences for moral behavior, and the consequent making and breaking of social ties. We …

A key scientific challenge during the outbreak of novel infectious diseases is to predict how
the course of the epidemic changes under countermeasures that limit interaction in the …

After more than 6 million deaths worldwide, the ongoing vaccination to conquer the COVID-
19 disease is now competing with the emergence of increasingly contagious mutations …

During the outbreak of an epidemic, individuals may modify their behaviors in response to
external (including local and global) infection-related information. However, the difference …

The global impact of COVID-19 has led to the development of numerous mathematical
models to understand and control the pandemic. However, these models have not fully …

Results. The comment then proceeds to report that when such negative drift is introduced,
the effect of our predicted mutation-driven phase is suppressed, and rather quickly, it ceases …

Synergistic contagion in a networked system occurs in various forms in nature and human
society. While the influence of network's structural heterogeneity on synergistic contagion …