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    Springer
    Journal of mathematical biology 31 (1993), S. 529-539 
    ISSN: 1432-1416
    Keywords: Contact rate ; Time-scale arguments ; Mass-action kinetics ; Epidemic models ; Marriage models
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Mathematics
    Notes: Abstract In this note we show how to derive, by a mechanistic argument, an expression for the saturating contact rate of individual contacts in a population that mixes randomly. The main assumption is that the individual interaction times are typically short as compared to the time-scale of changes in, for example, individual-type, but that the interactions yet make up a considerable fraction of the time-budget of an individual. In special cases an explicit formula for the contact rate is obtained. The result is applied to mathematical epidemiology and marriage models.
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    ISSN: 1432-1416
    Keywords: Epidemic models ; Heterogeneous populations ; Basic reproductive number ; Invasion
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Mathematics
    Notes: Abstract The expected number of secondary cases produced by a typical infected individual during its entire period of infectiousness in a completely susceptible population is mathematically defined as the dominant eigenvalue of a positive linear operator. It is shown that in certain special cases one can easily compute or estimate this eigenvalue. Several examples involving various structuring variables like age, sexual disposition and activity are presented.
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