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Brain functional networks associated with social bonding in monogamous voles

open access: yeseLife, 2021
Previous studies have related pair-bonding in Microtus ochrogaster, the prairie vole, with plastic changes in several brain regions. However, the interactions between these socially relevant regions have yet to be described.
M Fernanda López-Gutiérrez   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coevolution of Cooperation and Partner Rewiring Range in Spatial Social Networks

open access: yes, 2016
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the study of coevolutionary games on networks. Despite much progress, little attention has been paid to spatially embedded networks, where the underlying geographic distance, rather than the graph ...
Fu, Feng, Khoo, Tommy, Pauls, Scott
core   +1 more source

An 8/5 approximation algorithm for a hard variant of stable marriage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
When ties and incomplete preference lists are permitted in the Stable Marriage problem, stable matchings can have different sizes. The problem of finding a maximum cardinality stable matching in this context is NP-hard, even under very severe ...
Irving, R.W., Manlove, D.F.
core   +1 more source

Methamphetamine Consumption Inhibits Pair Bonding and Hypothalamic Oxytocin in Prairie Voles. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Methamphetamine (MA) abuse has been linked to violence, risk-taking behaviors, decreased sexual inhibition, and criminal activity. It is important to understand mechanisms underlying these drug effects for prevention and treatment of MA-associated social
Caroline M Hostetler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prior partnering experience and preferred alliance partner diversity of small firms

open access: yesJournal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2022
PurposeThis study investigates how small firms develop preferences for varying levels of alliance partner diversity by applying a behavioral perspective.Design/methodology/approachData were collected via an original survey administered by the Swedish National Bureau of Statistics (SCB) of 1,026 Swedish firms with 50 employees or less.
Johan Lidström, Vladimir Vanyushyn
openaire   +2 more sources

Influence of environmental colors and long-term sex isolation on zebrafish shoaling behavior [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Biological Sciences, 2019
Zebrafish has a complex social behavior and little is known about the role of sexual preference and their environmental social interactions. In this study we investigated the potential influence of environmental colors and shoaling preferences of ...
Lenzi Christian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Popular Matchings in Complete Graphs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Our input is a complete graph $G = (V,E)$ on $n$ vertices where each vertex has a strict ranking of all other vertices in $G$. Our goal is to construct a matching in $G$ that is popular.
Cseh, Ágnes, Kavitha, Telikepalli
core   +2 more sources

Can money heal all wounds? Social exchange norm modulates the preference for monetary versus social compensation

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2015
Compensation is a kind of pro-social behavior that can restore a social relationship jeopardized by interpersonal transgression. The effectiveness of a certain compensation strategy (e.g., repaying money, sharing loss, etc.) may vary as a function of the
Yulong eCao   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The hospitals/residents problem with ties [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The hospitals/residents problem is an extensively-studied many-one stable matching problem. Here, we consider the hospitals/residents problem where ties are allowed in the preference lists.
Irving, R. W, Manlove, D.F., Scott, S.
core   +1 more source

It’s the way he tells them (and who is listening):men’s dominance is positively correlated with their preference for jokes told by dominant-sounding men [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
While much research has explored humorous exchange in relation to mate choice, recent perspectives have emphasized the importance of humor for monitoring interest within social partnerships more generally.
Cowan, Mary Louise   +4 more
core   +5 more sources

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