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Happiness is assortative in online social networks [PDF]

, 2011
Social networks tend to disproportionally favor connections between individuals with either similar or dissimilar characteristics. This propensity, referred to as assortative mixing or homophily, is expressed as the correlation between attribute values ...
Bruno Gonçalves, Dodds P. S., Guangchen Ruan, Holland J. H., Huina Mao, Johan Bollen, Mungiu-Pippidi A., Olfati-Saber R.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Link recommendation algorithms and dynamics of polarization in online social networks

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021
Significance Polarization is rising while political debates are moving to online social platforms. In such settings, algorithms are used to recommend new connections to users, through so-called link recommendation algorithms.
F. Santos, Y. Lelkes, S. Levin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Online social networks security and privacy: comprehensive review and analysis

Complex & Intelligent Systems, 2021
With fast-growing technology, online social networks (OSNs) have exploded in popularity over the past few years. The pivotal reason behind this phenomenon happens to be the ability of OSNs to provide a platform for users to connect with their family ...
A. Jain, S. Sahoo, Jyoti Kaubiyal
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characterizing interactions in online social networks during exceptional events [PDF]

, 2015
Nowadays, millions of people interact on a daily basis on online social media like Facebook and Twitter, where they share and discuss information about a wide variety of topics. In this paper, we focus on a specific online social network, Twitter, and we
Arenas, Alex, De Domenico, Manlio, Omodei, Elisa   +2 more
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Cell wall target fragment discovery using a low‐cost, minimal fragment library

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
LoCoFrag100 is a fragment library made up of 100 different compounds. Similarity between the fragments is minimized and 10 different fragments are mixed into a single cocktail, which is soaked to protein crystals. These crystals are analysed by X‐ray crystallography, revealing the binding modes of the bound fragment ligands.
Kaizhou Yan, Mathew Stanley, Olawale Raimi, Andrew T. Ferenbach, Helge C Dorfmueller, Daan M. F. van Aalten   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero, Ane Martinez‐Larrinaga, Joaquim Grego‐Bessa, Saioa Garcia‐Longarte, Hielke van Splunder, Ianire Astobiza, Amaia Ercilla, Laura Bozal‐Basterra, Isabel Mendizabal, Pilar Villacampa, Arkaitz Carracedo, Mariona Graupera   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolving Social Networks via Friend Recommendations

, 2015
A social network grows over a period of time with the formation of new connections and relations. In recent years we have witnessed a massive growth of online social networks like Facebook, Twitter etc. So it has become a problem of extreme importance to
Pal, Manjish, Verma, Amit Kumar
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Methylation biomarkers can distinguish pleural mesothelioma from healthy pleura and other pleural pathologies

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We developed and validated a DNA methylation–based biomarker panel to distinguish pleural mesothelioma from other pleural conditions. Using the IMPRESS technology, we translated this panel into a clinically applicable assay. The resulting two classifier models demonstrated excellent performance, achieving high AUC values and strong diagnostic accuracy.
Janah Vandenhoeck, Nele De Meulenaere, Thomas Vanpoucke, Joe Ibrahim, Dieter Peeters, Suresh Krishan Yogeswaran, Wen Wen, Paul Van Schil, Jeroen M. H. Hendriks, Jo Raskin, Jan van Meerbeeck, Guy Van Camp, Ken Op de Beeck   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minimizing the spread of misinformation in online social networks: A survey

Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2021
Online social networks provide an opportunity to spread messages and news fast and widely. One may appreciate the quick spread of legitimate news and messages but misinformation can also be spread quickly and may raise concerns, questioning reliability ...
A. Zareie, R. Sakellariou
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Building virtual bridges: how rural micro-enterprises develop social capital in online and face-to-face settings [PDF]

, 2016
In rural UK, businesses are often isolated and have much to gain from healthy networks, yet studies show that many rural business owners fail to network effectively.
Norman, Timothy, Smart, Alison, Townsend, Leanne, Wallace, Claire   +3 more
core   +1 more source