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Questioning the use of global estimates of reproduction numbers, with implications for policy
Pratyush K. Kollepara, Joel C. Miller
The basic reproduction number, is an important and widely used concept in the study of infectious diseases. We briefly review the recent trend of calculating the average of v…
Modeling complex systems: A case study of compartmental models in epidemiology
Alexander F. Siegenfeld, Pratyush K. Kollepara, Yaneer Bar-Yam
Compartmental epidemic models have been widely used for predicting the course of epidemics, from estimating the basic reproduction number to guiding intervention policies. Studies…
Unmasking the mask studies: why the effectiveness of surgical masks in preventing respiratory infections has been underestimated
Pratyush K. Kollepara, Alexander F. Siegenfeld, Nassim Nicholas Taleb +1
Face masks have been widely used as a protective measure against COVID-19. However, pre-pandemic empirical studies have produced mixed statistical results on the effectiveness of m…