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Communities and Hierarchical Structures in Dynamic Social Networks: Analysis and Visualization [PDF]

open access: yesSocial Network Analysis and Mining, Springer, 2011, 1, 83-95, 2014
Detection of community structures in social networks has attracted lots of attention in the domain of sociology and behavioral sciences. Social networks also exhibit dynamic nature as these networks change continuously with the passage of time. Social networks might also present a hierarchical structure led by individuals that play important roles in a
arxiv  

Arts & Social Change Grantmaking: Statistical Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Provides additional charts and graphs with data summaries based on the survey of grantmakers conducted by Americans for the Arts and summarized in the report "Trend or Tipping Point: Arts & Social Change Grantmaking" (401 KOR)
Pam Korza
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Teachers as Agents of Social Change

open access: yesEducation for Social Change, 2016
Teachers are seen as key actors of change within programmes and projects on global learning. But all too often they are regarded in an instrumental way or as promoters of some form of ideal global teacher. Evidence from the UK and elsewhere suggests that
D. Bourn
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A New Generation of Social Change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Outlines the foundation's strategies for addressing social justice issues for the next generation, including access to education, economic fairness and opportunity, freedom of expression, natural resources and sustainable development, and human ...

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Research capacity, motivators and barriers to conducting research among healthcare providers in Tanzania’s public health system: a mixed methods study

open access: yesHuman Resources for Health, 2023
Background Building health research capacity in low- and middle-income countries is essential to achieving universal access to safe, high-quality healthcare.
James T. Kengia   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dynamics of Information Diffusion and Social Sensing [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2014
Statistical inference using social sensors is an area that has witnessed remarkable progress and is relevant in applications including localizing events for targeted advertising, marketing, localization of natural disasters and predicting sentiment of investors in financial markets. This chapter presents a tutorial description of four important aspects
arxiv  

Quasi-experimental Designs for Assessing Response on Social Media to Policy Changes [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2020
Regulation of tobacco products is rapidly evolving. Understanding public sentiment in response to changes is very important as authorities assess how to effectively protect population health. Social media systems are widely recognized to be useful for collecting data about human preferences and perceptions.
arxiv  

THE SOCIAL CHANGE AND COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR DEPICTED IN RICHARD LONCRAINE’S 5 FLIGHTS UP [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Basically every individual experiences changes in their life. People change, and so do society. In the 5 Flights Up Film, the writer is interested to find the major sources of social change such as the population growth, the infrastructure development ...
Asti , Yulia
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Feeling Hopeful Inspires Support for Social Change

open access: yes, 2016
Hope is an emotion that has been implicated in social change efforts, yet little research has examined whether feeling hopeful actually motivates support for social change.
Katharine H. Greenaway   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Reporting of surgical response to disasters in low-income and middle-income countries: a literature review

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2019
Background: Natural and man-made disasters can overwhelm the capacity of surgical systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Most studies addressing peri-disaster surgical care focus on international relief efforts rather than on how ...
Luke Caddell, MS   +6 more
doaj  

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