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. 2021 Oct 4;136(10):994. doi: 10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01997-6

Table 3.

Descriptions of parameters involved in the system (1)

Parameters Descriptions Units
1-c Fraction of susceptible individuals which are highly aware due to word-of-mouth communication
λ01 Rate of transfer of highly active aware individuals to susceptible class day-1
λ02 Rate of transfer of less active aware individuals to susceptible class day-1
νh Recovery rate of hospitalized individuals day-1
αs COVID-19 induced death rate of symptomatic individuals day-1
αh COVID-19 induced death rate of hospitalized individuals
δ Rate of transfer of recovered individuals to susceptible class due to immunity loss day-1
d Natural death rate of human population day-1
r Growth rate of broadcasting of information ads. person-1 day-1
θ Decay in advertisements due to increase in number of aware individuals
w Half saturation constant persons
r0 Diminution rate of advertisements due to inefficacy and psychological barriers day-1
M0 Baseline number of social media advertisements ads.