Publications by authors named "Jayadev Acharya"
In this age of data, digital tools are widely promoted as having tremendous potential for enhancing food safety. However, the potential of these digital tools depends on the availability and quality of data, and a number of obstacles need to be overcome to achieve the goal of digitally enabled "smarter food safety" approaches. One key obstacle is that participants in the food system and in food safety often lack the willingness to share data, due to fears of data abuse, bad publicity, liability, and the need to keep certain data (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSocial distancing merely stabilized COVID-19 in the United States.
Stat (Int Stat Inst)
December 2020
Article Synopsis
- - Social distancing measures in the U.S. aimed at controlling COVID-19 significantly reduced the rate at which confirmed cases doubled across most states, with the average doubling time dropping from about 0.302 days to 0.010 days.
- - The study found a statistically significant reduction in the doubling rate due to social distancing, except in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, indicating varied effectiveness by state.
- - While social distancing stabilized the spread of COVID-19, it did not reduce it to a subcritical level, suggesting ongoing risks and important policy considerations to address the pandemic's impact.