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Durham University students’ experiences of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing: a qualitative study (2021)
Journal Article
Jones, L. F., Batteux, E., Bonfield, S., Bhogal, J. K., Taylor, J., Caiado, C., …Weston, D. (2021). Durham University students’ experiences of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 11(12), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055644

Objectives To evaluate the asymptomatic coronavirus testing programme at Durham University by exploring students’ barriers and facilitators to taking part and provide recommendations to improve the programme. Design Qualitative interviews. Setting On... Read More about Durham University students’ experiences of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing: a qualitative study.

Improving and benchmarking of algorithms for Γ-maximin, Γ-maximax and interval dominance (2021)
Journal Article
Nakharutai, N., Troffaes, M. C., & Caiado, C. C. (2021). Improving and benchmarking of algorithms for Γ-maximin, Γ-maximax and interval dominance. International Journal of Approximate Reasoning: Uncertainty in Intelligent Systems, 133, 95-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijar.2021.03.005

Γ-maximin, Γ-maximax and interval dominance are familiar decision criteria for making decisions under severe uncertainty, when probability distributions can only be partially identified. One can apply these three criteria by solving sequences of line... Read More about Improving and benchmarking of algorithms for Γ-maximin, Γ-maximax and interval dominance.

Justified Stories with Agent-Based Modelling for Local COVID-19 Planning (2021)
Journal Article
Badham, J., Barbrook-Johnson, P., Caiado, C., & Castellani, B. (2021). Justified Stories with Agent-Based Modelling for Local COVID-19 Planning. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 24(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.4532

This paper presents JuSt-Social, an agent-based model of the COVID-19 epidemic with a range of potential social policy interventions. It was developed to support local authorities in North East England who are making decisions in a fast moving crisis... Read More about Justified Stories with Agent-Based Modelling for Local COVID-19 Planning.