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most citedPolarization and multiscale structural balance in signed networks

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physics.soc-ph2026

Reconstructing MSM Sexual Networks to Guide PrEP Distribution Strategies for HIV Prevention

João Brázia, István Z. Kiss, Alexandre P. Francisco +1

Men who have sex with men (MSM) remain disproportionately affected by HIV, yet optimizing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) distribution remains a public health challenge. Current gu…

physics.soc-ph2023

Ethics in rotten apples: A network epidemiology approach for active cyber defense

Francesco Bonacina, Ignacio Echegoyen, Diego Escribano +5

As Internet of Things (IoT) technology grows, so does the threat of malware infections. A proposed countermeasure, the use of benevolent "white worms" to combat malicious "black wo…

physics.soc-ph2023★ 24 cited

Polarization and multiscale structural balance in signed networks

Szymon Talaga, Massimo Stella, Trevor James Swanson +1

Polarization, understood as a division into mutually hostile groups, is a common feature of social systems. It is studied in Structural Balance Theory (SBT) in terms of semicycles…

physics.soc-ph2022★ 1 cited

Embedding-aided network dismantling

Saeed Osat, Fragkiskos Papadopoulos, Andreia Sofia Teixeira +1

Optimal percolation concerns the identification of the minimum-cost strategy for the destruction of any extensive connected components in a network. Solutions of such a dismantling…

physics.soc-ph2021

Evolution of collective fairness in complex networks through degree-based role assignment

Andreia Sofia Teixeira, Francisco C. Santos, Alexandre P. Francisco +1

From social contracts to climate agreements, individuals engage in groups that must collectively reach decisions with varying levels of equality and fairness. These dilemmas also p…

physics.soc-ph2019★ 1 cited

Evaluating the impact of PrEP on HIV and gonorrhea on a networked population of female sex workers

Alba Bernini, Elodie Blouzard, Alberto Bracci +6

Sexual contacts are the main spreading route of HIV. This puts sex workers at higher risk of infection even in populations where HIV prevalence is moderate or low. Alongside condom…