# Other Resources

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## [About the Other Resources category](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/about-the-other-resources-category/53)

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**Author:** [@samabbott](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/samabbott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 August 2022 09:05 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/about-the-other-resources-category/53 "2022-08-31T09:05:10Z")

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This category is for posting alternative methods or tools to those we support, discussing the literature more widely, and pointing out resources other community members may be interested in. If unsure if it is in scope g…

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## [Future of nowcasting infectious disease meeting at RIVM](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/future-of-nowcasting-infectious-disease-meeting-at-rivm/275)

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**Author:** [@samabbott](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/samabbott)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [27 March 2025 16:16 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/future-of-nowcasting-infectious-disease-meeting-at-rivm/275 "2025-03-27T16:16:50Z")

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Opening a meta-thread for conversation about this conference. My talk was titled: “From code to community: Implementing a flexible generative nowcasting framework” and you can see the slides here rivm-code-to-community …

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## [New paper looking at joint truncation adjustment and Rt estimation](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/new-paper-looking-at-joint-truncation-adjustment-and-rt-estimation/260)

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**Author:** [@samabbott](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/samabbott)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2025 13:49 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/new-paper-looking-at-joint-truncation-adjustment-and-rt-estimation/260 "2025-02-12T13:49:23Z")

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See https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:27894ea6-f598-48ca-b3d8-b782b1bdc7a8/files/sf4752j85z From a skim the idea seems very similar to the approach used in @adrianlison Generative Bayesian modeling to nowcast the effect…

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## [10 Simple Rules for Leadership Without Formal Authority](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/10-simple-rules-for-leadership-without-formal-authority/267)

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**Author:** [@joshwlambert](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/joshwlambert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2025 11:16 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/10-simple-rules-for-leadership-without-formal-authority/267 "2025-02-12T11:16:37Z")

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Hi epinowcast community :wave:, An interesting collaborative piece on leadership in open-source software communities, which might be of interest to those within this community 10 Simple Rules for Leadership Without Form…

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## [Designing Machine Learning Toolboxes: Concepts, Principles and Patterns](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/designing-machine-learning-toolboxes-concepts-principles-and-patterns/197)

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**Author:** [@samabbott](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/samabbott)\
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**Last updated:** [5 October 2023 10:56 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/designing-machine-learning-toolboxes-concepts-principles-and-patterns/197 "2023-10-05T10:56:42Z")

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At the Epiforecasts meeting today @sbfnk pointed out this talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQg-aG8J2DU) that discusses criteria for good modelling. Its very interesting and worth checking out. I did a little diggin…

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## [Some thoughts on parameterization of negative binomials](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/some-thoughts-on-parameterization-of-negative-binomials/153)

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**Author:** [@johannes](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/johannes)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [16 May 2023 10:23 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/some-thoughts-on-parameterization-of-negative-binomials/153 "2023-05-16T10:23:30Z")

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This may be a bit of a niche topic, but I’ve discussed this with @adrianlison and @samabbott before and said I’d write it up properly. So here we go. Sorry for somewhat messy notation. How should we use the negative bino…

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## [Propagating uncertainty between models in EpiNow2](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/propagating-uncertainty-between-models-in-epinow2/119)

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**Author:** [@samabbott](https://community.epinowcast.org/u/samabbott)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [23 February 2023 16:18 UTC](https://community.epinowcast.org/t/propagating-uncertainty-between-models-in-epinow2/119 "2023-02-23T16:18:21Z")

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Interesting discussion happening in the EpiNow2 discussion forum about how to pass nowcasts into a modelling pipeline for Rt estimation and short-term forecasting. Useful to think about the parts of the problem epinowca…
