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Six theorems of the social disintegration theory

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis: Folia Sociologica, 2023
In the article the author’s own theoretical view, intended to describe the specificity and condition of contemporary society, is presented. The approach discussed in the paper refers to the functionalist tradition in sociology, emphasizing the systemic ...
Jakub Ryszard Stempień
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Evolutionary of Online Social Networks Driven by Pareto Wealth Distribution and Bidirectional Preferential Attachment

, 2017
Understanding of evolutionary mechanism of online social networks is greatly significant for the development of network science. However, present researches on evolutionary mechanism of online social networks are neither deep nor clear enough.
Wang, Nianxin, Xu, Xiao-Ke, Xu, Xiao-Ting, Yan, Xiao-Yong, Zhou, Bin   +4 more
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The edge of neutral evolution in social dilemmas [PDF]

, 2009
The functioning of animal as well as human societies fundamentally relies on cooperation. Yet, defection is often favorable for the selfish individual, and social dilemmas arise.
Altrock P M, Axelrod R, Erwin Frey, Ewens W J, Fisher R A, Gardiner C W, Hamilton W D, Hubbell S P, Jonas Cremer, Kimura M, May R M, Maynard Smith J, Moran P A, Nowak M A, Risken H, Tobias Reichenbach, Van Kampen N G, Wright S   +17 more
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Evidence of neolithic cannibalism among farming communities at El Mirador cave, Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain

Scientific Reports
In El Mirador cave in Sierra de Atapuerca, Spain, a unique collection of human remains provides insights into cannibalistic practices from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.
Palmira Saladié, Francesc Marginedas, Juan Ignacio Morales, Josep María Vergès, Ethel Allué, Isabel Expósito, Marina Lozano, Patricia Martín, Javier Iglesias-Bexiga, Marta Fontanals, Roser Marsal, Raquel Hernando, Aitor Burguet-Coca, Antonio Rodríguez-Hidalgo   +13 more
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Evolution of the social network of scientific collaborations

, 2001
The co-authorship network of scientists represents a prototype of complex evolving networks. By mapping the electronic database containing all relevant journals in mathematics and neuro-science for an eight-year period (1991-98), we infer the dynamic ...
A Schubert, A.L Barabási, Albert, Albert, Albert, Amaral, Barabási, Barabási, Barabási, Bollobás, Bunde, Cohen, De Castro, Dorogovtsev, Dorogovtsev, E Ravasz, Erdös, Faloutsos, Fell, H Jeong, Huberman, Jeong, Krapivsky, Lawrence, Lawrence, Newman, Pastor-Satorras, Redner, Schubert, T Vicsek, Wasserman, Watts, Watts, Z Néda   +33 more
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Evolution of Social Power for Opinion Dynamics Networks [PDF]

, 2017
This article studies the evolution of opinions and interpersonal influence structures in a group of agents as they discuss a sequence of issues, each of which follows an opinion dynamics model.
Rey, Susana, Reyes, Patricio, Silva, Alonso   +2 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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Pathways to social evolution: reciprocity, relatedness, and synergy [PDF]

, 2014
Many organisms live in populations structured by space and by class, exhibit plastic responses to their social partners, and are subject to non-additive ecological and fitness effects. Social evolution theory has long recognized that all of these factors
Akçay, Erol, Van Cleve, Jeremy
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
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Blogs as Elusive Ethnographic Texts

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2017
Burgeoning online environments offer completely new opportunities for ethnographic and other forms of qualitative research. Yet there are no clear standards for how we study online texts from an ethnographic perspective.
Liza C. Kurtz, Sarah Trainer, Melissa Beresford, Amber Wutich, Alexandra Brewis   +4 more
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