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Social distancing

Smallpox outbreak scenarios and reactive intervention protocols: A mathematical model-based analysis applied to the Republic of Korea

Youngsuk Ko, Yubin Seo, Jin Ju Park, Eun Jung Kim, Jong Youn Moon, Tark Kim, Joong Sik Eom, Hong Sang Oh, Arim Kim, Jin Yong Kim, Jacob Lee, Eunok Jung

published 10 Feb 2026

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The People versus Behavioral Science: Alignment between lay and scientific understanding of compliance

Christopher P. Reinders Folmer, Malouke E. Kuiper, Benjamin van Rooij

published 02 Jan 2026

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Variant patterns and influence of inter-regional travel during the SARS-CoV-2 expansion in South Africa

Weiyu Luo, Xin Wu, Ruohan Li, Meagan Fitzpatrick, Man Charurat, Natalia Blanco, Kristen A. Stafford, Vivek Naranbhai, Alash’le Abimiku, Anna Winters, INFORM Africa Research Study Group for D-SI Africa Consortium , Chenfeng Xiong

published 06 Nov 2025

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The association between community solidarity and adoption of public health preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional, multi-national sample

Jill Murphy, Michelle Sarah Livings, Martin Wong, Junjie Huang, Wanghong Xu, Andrés Caicedo, María Belen Arteaga, Harry H. X. Wang, Pramon Viwattanakulvanid, Erlinda C. Palaganas, Maria de Jesus Medina Arellano, Gil Soriano, Mellissa Withers

published 24 Jun 2025

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Associations between COVID-19 infection, symptom severity, perceived susceptibility, and long-term adherence to protective behaviors: The Los Angeles pandemic surveillance cohort study

Chun Nok Lam, Nikhilesh Kumar, Shirin Emma Herzig, Jennifer B. Unger, Neeraj Sood

published 12 Jun 2025

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What drives the effectiveness of social distancing in combating COVID-19 across U.S. states?

Mu-Jeung Yang, Maclean Gaulin, Nathan Seegert, Yang Fan

published 12 May 2025

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Mobile Phone Network Data in the COVID-19 era: A systematic review of applications, socioeconomic factors affecting compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions, privacy implications, and post-pandemic economic recovery strategies

Mohammed Okmi, Tan Fong Ang, Muhammad Faiz Mohd Zaki, Chin Soon Ku, Koo Yuen Phan, Irfan Wahyudi, Lip Yee Por

published 29 Apr 2025

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Effects of inbound attendees of a mass gathering event on the COVID-19 epidemic using individual-based simulations

Masaya M. Saito, Kotoe Katayama, Akira Naruse, Peiying Ruan, Michio Murakami, Tomoaki Okuda, Tetsuo Ysutaka, Wataru Naito, Masaharu Tsubokura, Seiya Imoto

published 23 Apr 2025

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“My drinking was way worse during the pandemic”: A qualitative analysis of contextual and individual factors impacting alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic

Anthony Surace, Cat Munroe, Priscilla Martinez

published 02 Apr 2025

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A simulated annealing with graph-based search for the social-distancing problem in enclosed areas during pandemics

Bayram Dundar

published 11 Feb 2025

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Modelling the impact of behavioural interventions during pandemics: A systematic review

Tsega Kahsay Gebretekle, Casper Albers

published 10 Feb 2025

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Outdoor social distancing behaviors changed during a pandemic: A longitudinal analysis using street view imagery

Matthew Martell, Chris Salazar, Nicole A. Errett, Scott B. Miles, Joseph Wartman, John Y. Choe

published 05 Dec 2024

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Living restricted lives ‐ Understanding the impact of isolation, social distancing and other restriction measures on older care home residents and their relatives in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

Sarah Sims, Amit Desai, Ruth Harris, Anne Marie Rafferty, Shereen Hussein, Richard Adams, Lindsay Rees, Sally Brearley, Joanne M. Fitzpatrick

published 04 Dec 2024

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