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Cultural evolution of human beauty standards
Louis Boucherie, Sagar Kumar, Katharina Ledebur +2
Beauty standards shape self-perception and health through social comparison and objectification, while exposure to idealized imagery exacerbates body-image concerns. Media and fash…
Generalizing Multimorbidity Models Across Countries: A Comparative Study of Austria and Denmark
Johanna Einsiedler, Katharina Ledebur, Peter Klimek +1
Chronic diseases frequently co-occur in patterns that are unlikely to arise by chance, a phenomenon known as multimorbidity. This growing challenge for patients and healthcare syst…
Characterization Of Diseases In Temporal Comorbidity Networks
Yuri Gardinazzi, Roger Gonzaléz March, Suprabhath Kalahasti +7
Comorbidity networks, which capture disease-disease co-occurrence usually based on electronic health records, reveal structured patterns in how diseases cluster and progress across…
Small coverage effect in epidemic network models shows that masks can become more effective with less people wearing them
Peter Klimek, Katharina Ledebur, Stefan Thurner
The effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2 is determined by numerous contextual factors, including adherence. Conventional wisdom holds…
Agent-based simulations for protecting nursing homes with prevention and vaccination strategies
Jana Lasser, Johannes Zuber, Johannes Sorger +11
Due to its high lethality amongst the elderly, the safety of nursing homes has been of central importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. With test procedures becoming available at s…