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The MTZ-SIS model, utilizing a mixture of truncated zeta distributions and the Parameter Expansion Search estimation procedure, provides a highly accurate, stable, and flexible framework for representing degree heterogeneity and modeling epidemic dynamics on heterogeneous networks. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to improve the susceptible-infectious-susceptible (SIS) epidemic model by using a more flexible degree distribution.

June 10, 2026Applied Network ScienceOpen Access

Network degree distribution estimation and its application to the susceptible-infectious-susceptible (SIS) epidemic model

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This research aims to improve the susceptible-infectious-susceptible (SIS) epidemic model by using a more flexible degree distribution.
Introduced the mixture of truncated zeta (MTZ) distributions to model degree heterogeneity.
Developed a projection-based parameter estimation procedure using the L-BFGS-B optimization algorithm.
Investigated the epidemic threshold using analytical properties of the MTZ distribution under the heterogeneous mean-field approximation.
The proposed estimation procedure achieved high accuracy and stability.
The MTZ-SIS model provided a more realistic representation of degree heterogeneity.
The framework effectively models epidemic dynamics on heterogeneous networks.

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Randomized trial investigates epidemic dynamics in heterogeneous networks, suggesting a new modeling framework.

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Ku et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2900886f82f25be989d1bc https://doi.org/10.1007/s41109-026-00806-2

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Network degree distribution estimation and its application to the susceptible-infectious-susceptible (SIS) epidemic model

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