Tracing day-zero and forecasting the COVID-19 outbreak in Lombardy, Italy: A compartmental modelling and numerical optimization approach

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    Table 1: Rigor

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    Table 2: Resources

    Software and Algorithms
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    For our computations, we used the parallel computing toolbox of Matlab 2020a [29] utilizing 6 INTEL XEON CPU X5650 cores at 2.66GHz.
    Matlab
    suggested: (MATLAB, RRID:SCR_001622)
    In particular, our estimation was based on (a) the COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports released by Google on March 29 [31], and, (b) an assessment of the synergistic effects of such control measures as the implementation of preventive containment in workplaces, stringent “social distancing”, and the ban on social gatherings, as well as the public awareness campaign prompting people to adopt cautious behaviors to reduce the risk of disease transmission (see also [32, 33, 34, 35]).
    Google
    suggested: (Google, RRID:SCR_017097)

    Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).


    Results from LimitationRecognizer: An explicit section about the limitations of the techniques employed in this study was not found. We encourage authors to address study limitations.

    Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.


    Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.


    Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.


    Results from rtransparent:
    • Thank you for including a conflict of interest statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • Thank you for including a funding statement. Authors are encouraged to include this statement when submitting to a journal.
    • No protocol registration statement was detected.

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