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Then the generalization of the first-order differential system to epidemic models with more subpopulations is focused on by introducing the inter-subpopulations dynamics couplings and the control interventions information through the mentioned time-varying coefficient which drives the basic differential equation model. It is considered a relevant tool the control intervention of the infection along its transient to fight more efficiently against a potential initial exploding transmission. The study is based on the fact that the disease-free and endemic equilibrium points and their stability properties depend on the concrete parameterization while they admit a certain design monitoring by the choice of the control and treatment gains and the use of feedback information in the corresponding control interventions. Therefore, special attention is paid to the evolution transients of the infection curve, rather than to the equilibrium points, in terms of the time instants of its first relative maximum towards its previous inflection time instant. Such relevant time instants are evaluated via the calculation of an \u201cad hoc\u201d Shannon\u2019s entropy. Analytical and numerical examples are included in the study in order to evaluate the study and its conclusions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e22050534","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,11]],"date-time":"2020-05-11T10:01:18Z","timestamp":1589191278000},"page":"534","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["On the Use of Entropy Issues to Evaluate and Control the Transients in Some Epidemic Models"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9320-9433","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manuel","family":"De la Sen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Research and Development of Processes IIDP, University of the Basque Country, Campus of Leioa, PO Box 48940 Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Raul","family":"Nistal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Research and Development of Processes IIDP, University of the Basque Country, Campus of Leioa, PO Box 48940 Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5094-3152","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Asier","family":"Ibeas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Telecommunications and Systems Engineering, Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aitor J.","family":"Garrido","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Research and Development of Processes IIDP, University of the Basque Country, Campus of Leioa, PO Box 48940 Leioa (Bizkaia), Spain"},{"name":"Faculty of Engineering of Bilbao, University of the Basque Country, Rafael Moreno No. 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Khinchin, A.I. 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