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Influence of Money Distribution on Civil Violence Model
Complexity, Volume 2017, Issue 1, 2017., 2017 We study the influence of money distribution on the dynamics of Epstein’s model of civil violence. For this, we condition the hardship parameter distributed according to the distribution of money, which is a local parameter that determines the dynamics of the model of civil violence.
Ignacio Ormazábal +3 more
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Sociophysics simulations II: opinion dynamics [PDF]
AIP Conference Proceedings, 2005 18 pages including 9 figs., for 8th Granada seminar (AIP Conf.Proc.)
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Three-State Opinion Model on Complex Topologies
Entropy, 2022 We investigate opinion diffusion on complex networks and the interplay between the existence of neutral opinion states and non-trivial network structures.
Irene Ferri +3 more
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European Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 193-212, February 2025.ABSTRACT Complex system models of attitudes, such as the Hierarchical Ising Opinion Model (HIOM), suggest that a person's involvement in an attitude object could be linked to attitude extremity and polarization. Despite its potential to integrate various theories of attitude change and despite the implications it could hold for attitude research, this ...
Madlen Hoffstadt +3 more
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Picture Your Nursing Home: Exploring the Sense of Home of Older Residents through Photography
Journal of Aging Research, Volume 2015, Issue 1, 2015., 2015 The quality of the built environment can impact the quality of life and the sense of home of nursing home residents. This study investigated (1) which factors in the physical and social environment correlate with the sense of home of the residents and (2) which environmental factors are most meaningful.
J. van Hoof +6 more
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Voter-like Dynamics with Conflicting Preferences on Modular Networks
Entropy, 2023 Two of the main factors shaping an individual’s opinion are social coordination and personal preferences, or personal biases. To understand the role of those and that of the topology of the network of interactions, we study an extension of the voter ...
Filippo Zimmaro +2 more
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Contingency, crises & disasters: Broadening the research agenda
Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, Volume 32, Issue 1, March 2024.Abstract The idea of contingency emphasizes uncertainty, the consequences of choice as well as our dependence on persons and events outside our control and ability to comprehend. The concept is thus integral to how we define and understand disasters and crises. Yet the way in which contingency informs research agendas is often restricted to a dialectic
Simon Hollis
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Advances in Zoology, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 Researchers have suggested that the ability of male primates to emit long‐distance vocalizations is energetically costly and potentially incurring important adaptive consequences upon the calling individuals. Here, we present the first preliminary data on captive orangutan (Pongo spp.) nocturnal long calls, generated at the Indianapolis Zoo.
David R. Samson +3 more
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Tipping Points in Opinion Dynamics: A Universal Formula in Five Dimensions
Frontiers in Physics, 2020 A universal formula is shown to predict the dynamics of public opinion including eventual sudden and unexpected outbreaks of minority opinions within a generic parameter space of five dimensions. The formula is obtained by combining and extending several
Serge Galam, Taksu Cheon
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Journal of Aging Research, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.The retirement transition has been associated with a decrease in total physical activity (PA). However, little is known about effective interventions to counteract this decrease. Prior to designing interventions, more information is needed about the changes in PA and in determinants of PA around this life change.
Nina Vansweevelt +4 more
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