PREDICTING EFFECTIVENESS OF COUNTERMEASURES DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN SOUTH AFRICA USING AGENT-BASED SIMULATION

Predicting effectiveness of countermeasures during the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa using agent-based simulation

Abstract COVID-19 has spread rapidly around the globe.While there has been a slow down of the spread in some countries, e.g., in China, the African continent is still at the beginning of a potentially wide spread of the virus.Owing to its economic strength and imbalances, South Africa is of particular relevance with regard to Vase (Set of 3) the dr

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A Compact Adjustable Stiffness Rotary Actuator Based on Linear Springs: Working Principle, Design, and Experimental Verification

Inspired by improving the adaptive capability of the robot to external impacts or shocks, the adjustable stiffness behavior in joints is investigated to ensure conformity with the safety index.This paper proposes a new soft actuation unit, namely Adjustable Stiffness Rotary Actuator (ASRA), induced by a novel optimization of the elastic energy in a

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A Perspective of Theory of Planned Behavior and Attribution Theory for PBB P2 Taxpayer Compliance in Probolinggo

This study aims to show that attitude to comply, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control had affect the intent to obey.Furthermore, perceived behavioral control and intention to abide affect jewelry on PBB tax compliance refers to the Theory of Planned Behavior.This study also adds a variable: the sanctions, that refers to Attribution Th

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