Complex Spreading Phenomena In Social Systems

Author : Sune Lehmann,Yong-Yeol Ahn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319773322

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Complex Spreading Phenomena in Social Systems by Sune Lehmann,Yong-Yeol Ahn Pdf

This text is about spreading of information and influence in complex networks. Although previously considered similar and modeled in parallel approaches, there is now experimental evidence that epidemic and social spreading work in subtly different ways. While previously explored through modeling, there is currently an explosion of work on revealing the mechanisms underlying complex contagion based on big data and data-driven approaches. This volume consists of four parts. Part 1 is an Introduction, providing an accessible summary of the state of the art. Part 2 provides an overview of the central theoretical developments in the field. Part 3 describes the empirical work on observing spreading processes in real-world networks. Finally, Part 4 goes into detail with recent and exciting new developments: dedicated studies designed to measure specific aspects of the spreading processes, often using randomized control trials to isolate the network effect from confounders, such as homophily. Each contribution is authored by leading experts in the field. This volume, though based on technical selections of the most important results on complex spreading, remains quite accessible to the newly interested. The main benefit to the reader is that the topics are carefully structured to take the novice to the level of expert on the topic of social spreading processes. This book will be of great importance to a wide field: from researchers in physics, computer science, and sociology to professionals in public policy and public health.

Author : David C. Aron
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-30
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783030245931

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Complex Systems in Medicine by David C. Aron Pdf

This unique title explores complex systems in clinical medicine and the subsequent implementation of that knowledge into practice. Written conversationally and as a reflection on the journey of learning about complex systems, the book explores how knowledge of these systems can be applied to four key roles in academic medicine: clinical practice, education, research, and administration. Further, this title emphasizes how gaining an understanding of complex systems can greatly help a physician deal with the many challenges found in academic medicine. Unlike other books on complexity in medicine, which tend to focus on only one aspect of the management of patients, Complex Systems in Medicine deals with the multifaceted roles of a physician. The approach in this book is uniquely qualitative rather than mathematical, and is written to make it not only of interest to physicians, trainees, and allied health providers, but also to make it more accessible to a non-medical audience. The inclusion of personal anecdotes by the author provides concrete examples of the application of knowledge of complex systems in academic medicine. A first-of-its-kind contribution to the literature, Complex Systems in Medicine: A Hedgehog’s Tale of Complexity in Clinical Practice, Research, Education, and Management is not only a novel reference for medical professionals, it is an accessible tool for the non-medical audience hoping to learn more about complex systems and their direct relevance to medicine, a field that deals with the infinite variety of humans and their ills. It illustrates the consequences of the interactive elements of patient care that make medicine both a science and an art.

Author : Luca Maria Aiello,Chantal Cherifi,Hocine Cherifi,Renaud Lambiotte,Pietro Lió,Luis M. Rocha
Publisher : Springer
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030054113

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Complex Networks and Their Applications VII by Luca Maria Aiello,Chantal Cherifi,Hocine Cherifi,Renaud Lambiotte,Pietro Lió,Luis M. Rocha Pdf

This book highlights cutting-edge research in the field of network science, offering scientists, researchers, students and practitioners a unique update on the latest advances in theory, together with a wealth of applications. It presents the peer-reviewed proceedings of the VII International Conference on Complex Networks and their Applications (COMPLEX NETWORKS 2018), which was held in Cambridge on December 11–13, 2018. The carefully selected papers cover a wide range of theoretical topics such as network models and measures; community structure and network dynamics; diffusion, epidemics and spreading processes; and resilience and control; as well as all the main network applications, including social and political networks; networks in finance and economics; biological and neuroscience networks; and technological networks.

Author : Anja Maier,Josef Oehmen,Pieter E. Vermaas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030811594

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Handbook of Engineering Systems Design by Anja Maier,Josef Oehmen,Pieter E. Vermaas Pdf

This handbook charts the new engineering paradigm of engineering systems. It brings together contributions from leading thinkers in the field and discusses the design, management and enabling policy of engineering systems. It contains explorations of core themes including technical and (socio-) organisational complexity, human behaviour and uncertainty. The text includes chapters on the education of future engineers, the way in which interventions can be designed, and presents a look to the future. This book follows the emergence of engineering systems, a new engineering paradigm that will help solve truly global challenges. This global approach is characterised by complex sociotechnical systems that are now co-dependent and highly integrated both functionally and technically as well as by a realisation that we all share the same: climate, natural resources, a highly integrated economical system and a responsibility for global sustainability goals. The new paradigm and approach requires the (re)designing of engineering systems that take into account the shifting dynamics of human behaviour, the influence of global stakeholders, and the need for system integration. The text is a reference point for scholars, engineers and policy leaders who are interested in broadening their current perspective on engineering systems design and in devising interventions to help shape societal futures.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781799872924

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Research Anthology on Fake News, Political Warfare, and Combatting the Spread of Misinformation by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

With recent headlines around fake news from world leaders and around presidential elections, Twitter and other social media platforms being pressured to detect and label misinformation posted on their platforms, as well as misinformation around COVID-19 and its vaccine, the world has seen an increase in protests, policy changes, and even chaos surrounding this information. This spread of misinformation, when left unchecked, can turn fiction into fact and result in a mass misconception of the truth that shapes opinions, creates false narratives, and impacts multiple facets of society in potentially detrimental ways, indicating a need for the latest research on how the devastating impacts of this trend, how to discern facts from misinformation, as well as more information on technological advancements in fake news detection The Research Anthology on Fake News, Political Warfare, and Combatting the Spread of Misinformation is a compilation of the most comprehensive, previously published, and highly cited research from prestigious institutions including Columbia University and Stanford University, USA, which focuses on understanding fake news, how it spreads, its negative effects, and current solutions being investigated. While highlighting topics such as fake news, trending conspiracy theories, media distrust, political warfare, and detection methods, this book is ideally intended for practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the continuing surge of fake news and its, at times, dangerous results.

Author : Manzo, Gianluca
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789906851

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Research Handbook on Analytical Sociology by Manzo, Gianluca Pdf

Providing an up-to-date portrait of the concepts and methods of analytical sociology, this pivotal Research Handbook traces the historical evolution of the field, utilising key research examples to illustrate its core principles. It investigates how analytical sociology engages with other approaches such as analytical philosophy, structural individualism, social stratification research, complexity science, pragmatism, and critical realism, exploring the foundations of the topic as well as its major explanatory mechanisms and methods.

Author : Hocine Cherifi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031535031

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Complex Networks & Their Applications XII by Hocine Cherifi Pdf

Author : Bernice Pescosolido,Edward B. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108839976

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Personal Networks by Bernice Pescosolido,Edward B. Smith Pdf

Combines classic and cutting-edge scholarship on personal social networks. A must-have resource for both newcomers and seasoned experts.

Author : Pedro Ribeiro,Fernando Silva,José Fernando Mendes,Rosário Laureano
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030972400

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Network Science by Pedro Ribeiro,Fernando Silva,José Fernando Mendes,Rosário Laureano Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference and School of Network Science, NetSci-X 2022, held in Porto, Portugal, in February 2021. The 13 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. The papers deal with the study of network models in domains ranging from biology and physics to computer science, from financial markets to cultural integration, and from social media to infectious diseases.

Author : Petter Holme,Jari Saramäki
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031303999

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Temporal Network Theory by Petter Holme,Jari Saramäki Pdf

This book focuses on the theoretical side of temporal network research and gives an overview of the state of the art in the field. Curated by two pioneers in the field who have helped to shape it, the book contains contributions from many leading researchers. Temporal networks fill the border area between network science and time-series analysis and are relevant for epidemic modeling, optimization of transportation and logistics, as well as understanding biological phenomena. Over the past 20 years, network theory has proven to be one of the most powerful tools for studying and analyzing complex systems. Temporal network theory is perhaps the most recent significant development in the field in recent years, with direct applications to many of the “big data” sets. This book appeals to students, researchers, and professionals interested in theory and temporal networks—a field that has grown tremendously over the last decade. This second edition of Temporal Network Theory extends the first with three chapters highlighting recent developments in the interface with machine learning.

Author : Sriram Chellappan,Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo,NhatHai Phan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 551 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030660468

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Computational Data and Social Networks by Sriram Chellappan,Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo,NhatHai Phan Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computational Data and Social Networks, CSoNet 2020, held in Dallas, TX, USA, in December 2020. The 20 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 83 submissions. Additionally the book includes 22 special track papers and 3 extended abstracts. The selected papers are devoted to topics such as Combinatorial Optimization and Learning; Computational Methods for Social Good Applications; NLP and Affective Computing; Privacy and Security; Blockchain; Fact-Checking, Fake News and Malware Detection in Online Social Networks; and Information Spread in Social and Data Networks.

Author : Brooke Foucault Welles,Sandra González-Bailón
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780190460525

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The Oxford Handbook of Networked Communication by Brooke Foucault Welles,Sandra González-Bailón Pdf

Communication technologies, including the internet, social media, and countless online applications create the infrastructure and interface through which many of our interactions take place today. This form of networked communication creates new questions about how we establish relationships, engage in public, build a sense of identity, and delimit the private domain. The ubiquitous adoption of new technologies has also produced, as a byproduct, new ways of observing the world: many of our interactions now leave a digital trail that, if followed, can help us unravel the rhythms of social life and the complexity of the world we inhabit--and thus help us reconstruct the logic of social order and change. The analysis of digital data requires partnerships across disciplinary boundaries that--although on the rise--are still uncommon. Social scientists and computer scientists have never been closer in their goals of trying to understand communication dynamics, but there are not many venues where they can engage in an open exchange of methods and theoretical insights. This handbook brings together scholars across the social and technological sciences to lay the foundations of communication research in the networked age, and to provide a canon of how research should be conducted in the digital era. The contributors highlight the main theories currently guiding their research in digital communication, and discuss state-of-the-art methodological tools, including automated text analysis, the analysis of networks, and the use of natural experiments in virtual environments. Following a general introduction, the handbook covers network and information flow, communication and organizational dynamics, interactions and social capital, mobility and space, political communication and behavior, and the ethics of digital research.

Author : Kai Shu,Suhang Wang,Dongwon Lee,Huan Liu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783030426996

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Disinformation, Misinformation, and Fake News in Social Media by Kai Shu,Suhang Wang,Dongwon Lee,Huan Liu Pdf

This book serves as a convenient entry point for researchers, practitioners, and students to understand the problems and challenges, learn state-of-the-art solutions for their specific needs, and quickly identify new research problems in their domains. The contributors to this volume describe the recent advancements in three related parts: (1) user engagements in the dissemination of information disorder; (2) techniques on detecting and mitigating disinformation; and (3) trending issues such as ethics, blockchain, clickbaits, etc. This edited volume will appeal to students, researchers, and professionals working on disinformation, misinformation and fake news in social media from a unique lens.

Author : John McLevey,John Scott,Peter J. Carrington
Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
Page : 951 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781529614664

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The Sage Handbook of Social Network Analysis by John McLevey,John Scott,Peter J. Carrington Pdf

This new edition of The Sage Handbook of Social Network Analysis builds on the success of its predecessor, offering a comprehensive overview of social network analysis produced by leading international scholars in the field. Brand new chapters provide both significant updates to topics covered in the first edition, as well as discussing cutting edge topics that have developed since, including new chapters on: · General issues such as social categories and computational social science; · Applications in contexts such as environmental policy, gender, ethnicity, cognition and social media and digital networks; · Concepts and methods such as centrality, blockmodeling, multilevel network analysis, spatial analysis, data collection, and beyond. By providing authoritative accounts of the history, theories and methodology of various disciplines and topics, the second edition of The SAGE Handbook of Social Network Analysis is designed to provide a state-of-the-art presentation of classic and contemporary views, and to lay the foundations for the further development of the area. PART 1: GENERAL ISSUES PART 2: APPLICATIONS PART 3: CONCEPTS AND METHODS

Author : Filipe Teles,Carlos Rodrigues,Fernando Ramos,Anabela Botelho
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031205774

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Territorial Innovation in Less Developed Regions by Filipe Teles,Carlos Rodrigues,Fernando Ramos,Anabela Botelho Pdf

This book examines the roles of communities in the general framework of territorial innovation, particularly in the context of less developed regions. With a specific focus on Portugal, it offers conceptual improvements that will be of use to other European regions. The book will appeal to scholars and students of regional governance and politics, from public administration to economics, sociology, geography and political science, as well as to practitioners.