A segment-to-segment cohesive contact network approach for mesoscale composites failure modelling

2022 ◽  
pp. 115205
Author(s):  
Xie Li ◽  
Sonya A Brown ◽  
Mathew Joosten ◽  
Garth M. Pearce
Keyword(s):  
Contact Network ◽  
Network Approach

scholarly journals Network Models: An Underutilized Tool in Wildlife Epidemiology?

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meggan E. Craft ◽  
Damien Caillaud
Keyword(s):  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Contact Network ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Network Epidemiology ◽  
Wildlife Epidemiology ◽  
Wildlife Populations ◽  
Made In

Although the approach of contact network epidemiology has been increasing in popularity for studying transmission of infectious diseases in human populations, it has generally been an underutilized approach for investigating disease outbreaks in wildlife populations. In this paper we explore the differences between the type of data that can be collected on human and wildlife populations, provide an update on recent advances that have been made in wildlife epidemiology by using a network approach, and discuss why networks might have been underutilized and why networks could and should be used more in the future. We conclude with ideas for future directions and a call for field biologists and network modelers to engage in more cross-disciplinary collaboration.

scholarly journals Quantifying direct and indirect contacts for the potential transmission of infection between species using a multilayer contact network

Behaviour ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 155 (7-9) ◽  
pp. 731-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Silk ◽  
Julian A. Drewe ◽  
Richard J. Delahay ◽  
Nicola Weber ◽  
Lucy C. Steward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Contact Network ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Multilayer Network ◽  
Transmission Potential ◽  
Environmental Transmission ◽  
Management Interventions ◽  
European Badgers

Abstract Detecting opportunities for between-species transmission of pathogens can be challenging, particularly if rare behaviours or environmental transmission are involved. We present a multilayer network framework to quantify transmission potential in multi-host systems, incorporating environmental transmission, by using empirical data on direct and indirect contacts between European badgers Meles meles and domestic cattle. We identify that indirect contacts via the environment at badger latrines on pasture are likely to be important for transmission within badger populations and between badgers and cattle. We also find a positive correlation between the role of individual badgers within the badger social network, and their role in the overall badger-cattle-environment network, suggesting that the same behavioural traits contribute to the role of individual badgers in within- and between-species transmission. These findings have implications for disease management interventions in this system, and our novel network approach can provide general insights into transmission in other multi-host disease systems.

scholarly journals Characterization of Protein–Protein Interfaces through a Protein Contact Network Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Di Paola ◽  
Chiara Bianca Maria Platania ◽  
Gabriele Oliva ◽  
Roberto Setola ◽  
Federica Pascucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contact Network ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Protein Interfaces ◽  
Protein Contact Network

The Collaborative Network Approach: a model for advancing patient-centric research for Castleman disease and other rare diseases

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
Mary Zuccato ◽  
Dustin Shilling ◽  
David C. Fajgenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Rare Diseases ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Castleman Disease ◽  
High Impact ◽  
Collaborative Network ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Grant Applications ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Novel Strategy ◽  
Patient Centric

Abstract There are ∼7000 rare diseases affecting 30 000 000 individuals in the U.S.A. 95% of these rare diseases do not have a single Food and Drug Administration-approved therapy. Relatively, limited progress has been made to develop new or repurpose existing therapies for these disorders, in part because traditional funding models are not as effective when applied to rare diseases. Due to the suboptimal research infrastructure and treatment options for Castleman disease, the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN), founded in 2012, spearheaded a novel strategy for advancing biomedical research, the ‘Collaborative Network Approach’. At its heart, the Collaborative Network Approach leverages and integrates the entire community of stakeholders — patients, physicians and researchers — to identify and prioritize high-impact research questions. It then recruits the most qualified researchers to conduct these studies. In parallel, patients are empowered to fight back by supporting research through fundraising and providing their biospecimens and clinical data. This approach democratizes research, allowing the entire community to identify the most clinically relevant and pressing questions; any idea can be translated into a study rather than limiting research to the ideas proposed by researchers in grant applications. Preliminary results from the CDCN and other organizations that have followed its Collaborative Network Approach suggest that this model is generalizable across rare diseases.

The psychopharmacology of latent inhibition: A neural network approach

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nestor A. Schmajuk ◽  
Catalin V. Buhusi ◽  
Jeffrey A. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Latent Inhibition ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Neural Network Approach

Don’t blame the model: Reconsidering the network approach to psychopathology.

2018 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
pp. 606-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura F. Bringmann ◽  
Markus I. Eronen
Keyword(s):  
Network Approach
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