Sick and edgy: walk-counting as a metric of epidemic spreading on networks.
J R Soc Interface
; 6(39): 897-907, 2009 Oct 06.
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ABSTRACT
A network structure metric is herein suggested for the investigation of the behaviour of epidemic spreading processes in general network-structured populations. This simple measure, based on the algebraic powers of the adjacency matrix associated with the network in question, is shown to admit a heuristic interpretation as a representation of a spreading process similar to standard epidemic models. It is further shown that the values of this metric may be of use in understanding the dynamic pattern of epidemic spread on networks of greatly varying structural properties (e.g. the degree distribution, the assortativity/dissortativity and the clustering).
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Asunto principal:
Dinámica Poblacional
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Enfermedades Transmisibles
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Modelos Biológicos
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
J R Soc Interface
Año:
2009
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
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ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM