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A Longitudinal Network Analysis of the German Knowledge Economy from 2009 to...

Abstract Multi-location knowledge-intensive firms span their value chains and thus their locations across space. Increased globalization alters the spatial configuration of such networks of knowledge...

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Reply to “Comment on Geodesic Cycle Length Distributions in Delusional and...

Abstract Martin (2020) describes a misinterpretation of exponential random graph (ERGM) parameters in my contribution (Stivala 2020), with the use of this parametric model obscuring, rather than...

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Geodesic Cycle Length Distributions in Delusional and Other Social Networks

Abstract A recently published paper [Martin (2017) JoSS 18(1):1-21] investigates the structure of an unusual set of social networks, those of the alternate personalities described by a patient...

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Comment on Geodesic Cycle Length Distributions in Delusional and Other Social...

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Reaching for Unique Resources: Structural Holes and Specialization in...

Abstract On some fundamental level, we can think of scholars as actors possessing, or controlling, various types of resources. Collaboration in science is understood here as a process of pooling and...

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Comment & Response on Choosing the 'β' Parameter when Using...

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Choosing the 'ß' Parameter When Using the Bonacich Power Measure

Bonacich (1987) suggested a family of centrality measures that provide a useful way of modeling questions of power and network constraint. However, the literature offers little guidance regarding the...

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A Relational Hyperlink Analysis of an Online Social Movement

Abstract In this paper we propose relational hyperlink analysis (RHA) as a distinct approach for empirical social science research into hyperlink networks on the World Wide Web. We demonstrate this...

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Predicting Patterns of Exchange in Economic Exchange Networks

Abstract Whereas much theoretical and empirical work concerning exchange networks examines the payoffs to actors in particular positions, a much smaller body of work focuses on exchange patterns (i.e.,...

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Dynamics of Social Networks Following Adolescent Pregnancy

Adolescents who experience a pregnancy often face educational and economical difficulties later in life. One factor that has been found to improve outcomes for pregnant teens is access to social...

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Castells' network concept and its connections to social, economic...

This article discusses the conceptualization of network in Manuel Castells’ theory of network society and its relation to network analysis. Networks assumed a significant role in Castells’ opus magnum,...

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An Analysis of the 'Failed States Index' by Partial Order...

Often objects are to be ranked. However, there is no measurable quantity available to express the ranking aim and to quantify it. The consequence is that indicators are selected, serving as proxies for...

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BibSonomy Anatomy

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Understanding the Composition of an Ensemble of Personal Networks

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Mapping Globalization: Visualizing the Network of Global Trade

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Visualizing Positive and Negative Endorsements of S.1782 (2007)

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Radial Tree Diagram [RTD] of Insomnia

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The Evolution of FCC Lobbying Coalitions

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Pinwheel Layout to Highlight Community Structure

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U.S. News Outlets - Network of Shared Topics

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Ties within and between the 6 regularly equivalent positions in the trade of...

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Dollars or Links? How Would you Organize your Portfolio of Projects –...

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Imputation of missing network data: Some simple procedures

Analysis of social network data is often hampered by non-response and missing data. Recent studies show the negative effects of missing actors and ties on the structural properties of social networks....

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Bi-Annual Ratings of State Higher Education Systems 2000-2006

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Change and External Events in Computer-Mediated Citation Networks: English...

This study examines global patterns of stability and change within six longitudinal samples of English-language weblogs (or “blogs”) during the 2004 U.S. Presidential election campaign. Using...

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Explorative Visualization of Citation Patterns in Social Network Research

We propose a visual representation of bibliographic data based on shared references. Our method employs a distance metric that is derived from bibliographic coupling and then subjected to fast...

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Strategies for Combating Dark Networks

Our goal in this paper is to explore two generic approaches to disrupting dark networks: kinetic and nonkinetic. The kinetic approach involves aggressive and offensive measures to eliminate or capture...

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Inter-Firm Social Networks Created by Mobile Laborers: A Case Study on...

Labor mobility, both as a mechanism of knowledge diffusion and as a kind of social glue that holds together small production communities operative within a given territory, deserves serious...

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Social Structural Analysis of Street-Involved Youth in Winnipeg, Canada

In the present study, the social linkages of street-involved youth and correlates of infection with chlamydia and gonorrhea are explored. This is the first study to assess the social linkages of...

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Detecting Change in Longitudinal Social Networks

Changes in observed social networks may signal an underlying change within an organization, and may even predict significant events or behaviors. The breakdown of a team’s effectiveness, the emergence...

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Parallel Arc Diagrams: Visualizing Temporal Interactions

This paper introduces a new computer-based visualization method, the parallel arc diagram (PAD), which is capable of uniquely representing 2-mode temporal relationships in a manner that assists in...

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Exploring Patterns of Social Relationships among Food Bloggers on Twitter...

Abstract Background and objective. Nutrition information conveyed by popular entities through online social networking sites (i.e., social media influencers) has the potential to impact consumer eating...

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Structural Cohesion: Visualization and Heuristics for Fast Computation

The structural cohesion model is a powerful theoretical conception of cohesion in social groups, but its diffusion in empirical literature has been hampered by operationalization and computational...

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Hierarchy in Mixed Relation Networks: Warfare Advantage and Resource...

Building on world-systems theory, simulation models of 5-line intersocietal networks were generated in an effort to understand systemic power hierarchies. The societal nodes were exclusively connected...

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A Family of Affiliation Indices for Two-Mode Networks

An affiliation network consists of actors and events. Actors are affiliated with each other by virtue of the events they mutually attend. This article introduces a family of affiliation measures that...

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U.S. and Whom? Structures and Communities of International Economic Research

Most studies concerned with empirical social networks are conducted on the level of individuals. The interaction of scientists is an especially popular research area, with the growing importance of...

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Networks and Religion: Ties that Bind, Loose, Build Up, and Tear Down

That social networks play a central role in religious life is well accepted by most social scientists. We are reasonably confident, for instance, that they are crucial for the recruitment and retention...

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Structural Balance and Signed International Relations

We use balance theoretic ideas to study the dynamics of the international system of nations in a network of signed relations from 1946 through 1999. Using the Correlates of War data for this period, we...

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External Threat as Coercion

In coercive relations, threats of negative sanctions extract valued positive sanctions from coercees. Only when coercion is direct, however, are the negative sanctions controlled by the coercer who...

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Social Networks and Health: Micro Processes and Macro Structures

Abstract Since its nascency, the field of social network analysis has been intrinsically linked to human health and well-being. In fact, the very first empirical article ever published in Sociometry...

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Adolescent Friendship Formation and Mental Health: A Stochastic Actor-Based...

Abstract This study investigates how adolescent peer friendship formation relates to help-seeking behavior and how the structure of peer social networks contributes to the creation of social...

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Transitivity Types Predict Communicative Abilities in Infants at Risk of Autism

Abstract To examine predictors of preschool language abilities, thirty-seven infants at high risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) were recorded longitudinally from 5-14 months as they interacted...

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The Role of Social Influence and Network Churn in Beliefs about Electronic...

Abstract The successful implementation of technology often hinges on individual beliefs about the innovation being introduced. Little is known about how social networks shape these beliefs. In this...

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Do Men Discuss Birth Control? A Social Network Analysis in Bangladesh

Abstract Family planning programs have made significant contributions to lowering fertility levels in several developing nations. These advances often focus on women as the main agents of population...

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The Role of Maternal Social Networks on the Outcomes of a Home-Based...

Abstract Background. Despite evidence that obesity and related behaviors are influenced by social networks and social systems, few childhood obesity initiatives have focused on social network factors...

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Structural and Contextual Patterns in Family Health History Knowledge among...

Abstract Background: Family health history is a strong risk factor for many chronic diseases. Ethnic minorities have been found to have a low awareness of their family health history (FHH), which may...

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The Multiplex Social Environments of Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men:...

Abstract In the United States, young Black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) remain disproportionately affected by HIV. The social networks in which YBMSM are embedded are generally understood to be...

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Do People Who Identify as Popular Become Popular in a New Network? A 9-Month...

Abstract Although scholars have argued that people actively shape and reshape their social networks (e.g., Parks, 2016), this aspect of relational development has received little attention. This study...

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Book Review:

Lord of the Flies is commonly assigned reading for high school and college students. The novel about shipwrecked boys is often analyzed thematically to examine how the boys’ perceived isolation on the...

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