Guides: Pandemics and Intellectual Discourse: Engineering/Technical Perspectives

Curated Collections

Engineering resources for the COVID-19 response - Information for all phases of emergency preparation and response, curated by Elsevier’s Engineering Solutions team

ASCE COVID-19 Resources - Articles, industry news, discussion groups and more from the American Society of Civil Engineers
Coronavirus Resources Collection - This collection from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is a compilation of resources related to COVID-19. Publications explore prevention, response, and recovery from pandemic infectious disease.

Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic by Lewis R. Goldfrank (Editor); Catharyn T. Liverman (Editor); Institute of Medicine Staff; Board on Health Sciences Policy Staff; Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers During an Influenza Pandemic Committee
ISBN: 9780309110464
Publication Date: 2007-12-28
One vital aspect of pandemic influenza planning is the use of personal protective equipment (PPE)-the respirators, gowns, gloves, face shields, eye protection, and other equipment that will be used by healthcare workers and others in their day-to-day patient care responsibilities.
Infectious Disease Modeling by Xinzhi Liu; Peter Stechlinski
ISBN: 9783319532066
Publication Date: 2017-03-03
This volume presents infectious diseases modeled mathematically, taking seasonality and changes in population behavior into account, using a switched and hybrid systems framework.
Seamless Healthcare Monitoring by Toshiyo Tamura (Editor); Wenxi Chen (Editor)
ISBN: 9783319693613
Publication Date: 2017-12-04
This book shares the knowledge of active and prestigious worldwide researchers and scholars in the field of healthcare monitoring as authors investigate historical developments, summarize latest advancements, and envision future prospects on wearable, attachable, and invisible devices that monitor diverse physiological information.