Each representation was evaluated by comparing the final size of the epidemics, the impact of the seed role class, and the final attack rates in each role class against simulations based on the much richer network-based representations (HET and DYN), which retain several heterogeneities and correlations of the empirical dataset.
The matrix is defined so that the entry for role classes X and Y consists of the parameters of the negative binomial distribution that fits the empirical distribution of contact durations between all pairs of individuals x in class X and y in class Y. Similarly to the customary contact matrices, the contact matrix of distributions is not an individual-based representation.
In the present case of a hospital ward, however, role classes are present, and the structure of the contact network is known to be very different [ 33] because of the role structure.
It's hard to tell which of society's messages about womanhood these middle school girls have internalized, and the roles race, class, and sexuality play on their ideas of beauty and femininity.
At a coarser level, we consider the customary contact matrix representation of the data, which aggregates along the class dimension: All individuals belonging to the same role class are grouped together, and the contact rate between two individuals of given classes is given by the corresponding element of the contact matrix.
Collected in this anthology are texts by intellectuals, writers, clergy, and political figures that deal with authority, social norms, conventions and practices both secular and religious, gender roles, class, travel, and technology.
But while sinking deep into his characters, he was able to transcend the Method and encompass a variety of styles, roles, social classes and genres.
Unearth the diverse cultural roots of Mexico and discover the role of race, class, and language in the formation of the educational experiences of indigenous students of Mexico and their counterpart's indigenous immigrant students in the United States.
That's how Ohio State professor Nicole Kraft describes the traditional act of taking role in class, and rewarding students for being physically present.
Yvonne extracts from Jenny's tale a skein of hidden themes, such as the prevalence of rape and domestic violence; racism in law, housing, and personal attitudes; the sexualization of women's personal identities; and the role of class and economic power in reinforcing these and other forms of injustice.
