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Controllability of social networks and the strategic use of random information [PDF]
Computational Social Networks, 2017 This work is aimed at studying realistic social control strategies for social networks based on the introduction of random information into the state of selected driver agents. Deliberately exposing selected agents to random information is a technique already experimented in recommender systems or search engines, and represents one of the few options ...
M. Cremonini, F. Casamassima
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Informal settlements and squatting in Romania: socio-spatial patterns and typologies [PDF]
Human Geographies: Journal of Studies and Research in Human Geography, 2013 The emergence of informal settlements in Romania is the result of a mix of factors, including some social and urban planning policies from the communist and post-communist period.
Bogdan Suditu, Daniel-Gabriel Vâlceanu
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Developmental Differences in the Control of Action Selection by Social Information [PDF]
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2012 AbstractOur everyday actions are often performed in the context of a social interaction. We previously showed that, in adults, selecting an action on the basis of either social or symbolic cues was associated with activations in the fronto-parietal cognitive control network, whereas the presence and use of social versus symbolic cues was in addition ...
Iroise Dumontheil +3 more
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Configuration and Functioning of Social Networks in the Border Region [PDF]
Пространственная экономика, 2014 Using the methodology of actor-network analysis the author identifies configuration and dynamics of informal social networks in the border region. The study is based on the example of mechanisms and practices of importing fruits and vegetables from Heihe
Tatiana Nikolaevna Zhuravskaya
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Detecting formal and informal interests in forest governance
MethodsX, 2022 To reveal the interests of actors in forest governance, this paper proposes a power-based interest identification (PII) approach. Based on the assumption of intentional action, the benefits that actors derive from policy impacts are the result of ...
Jiacheng Zhao +4 more
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Informal care and health behaviors among elderly people with chronic diseases
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2017 Background The mechanism by which social relationships influence health can be interpreted as a social network regulating one’s health behaviors. Based on the hypothesis that relatives, friends, or neighbors are sources of social support and may monitor ...
Hong Wu, Naiji Lu
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The role of social control in reduction of land disputes in Halayib – shalatin, and Abu Ramad.region triangle [PDF]
Journal of Environmental Science, 2016 The study aimed at identifying the personal and social characteristics of the Bedouins who subject to research in respect of the reduction of land disputes in the region of Halayib، Shlatin، Abu Ramad, and identifying the degree of knowledge of the ...
Ahmed, H. A +3 more
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THE ROLE OF THE NON-OFFICIAL SOCIALCONTROL IN ACHIEVING THE SOCIETALSECURITYIN SOUTH SINAL [PDF]
Journal of Environmental Science, 2018 The purpose of the study is to identify the role of informal social control in achieving community security in the South Sinai Governorate by recognizing the role of customs, customs and traditions in achieving community security and recognizing the ...
Awad, M. I, El-nemr, A, Mohamed, E. B.
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A Survey in Reasons & Causes of Informal Media & Social Networks Selection as News Source [PDF]
مطالعات رسانههای نوین, 2020 Nowadays, media has been described as a potentially powerful tool that can affect the control of political, economic, cultural, and social problems in human societies.
ali ghasemijahan +2 more
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SSM: Population Health, 2017 Childhood physical activity (PA) is important for health across the lifespan. Time pre-schoolers spend outdoors, which has been associated with more PA, is likely influenced by parents’ perception of neighbourhood informal social control relevant to pre ...
Ester Cerin +4 more
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