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Pattern detection in bipartite networks: a review of terminology, applications and methods
Zachary Neal, Annabel Cadieux, Diego Garlaschelli +7
Two dimensional matrices with binary (0/1) entries are a common data structure in many research fields. Examples include ecology, economics, mathematics, physics, psychometrics and…
Entropy-based detection of Twitter echo chambers
Manuel Pratelli, Fabio Saracco, Marinella Petrocchi
Echo chambers, i.e. clusters of users exposed to news and opinions in line with their previous beliefs, were observed in many online debates on social platforms. We propose a compl…
Inferring comparative advantage via entropy maximization
Matteo Bruno, Dario Mazzilli, Aurelio Patelli +2
We revise the procedure proposed by Balassa to infer comparative advantage, which is a standard tool, in Economics, to analyze specialization (of countries, regions, etc.). Balassa…
Swinging in the States: Does disinformation on Twitter mirror the US presidential election system?
Manuel Pratelli, Marinella Petrocchi, Fabio Saracco +1
For more than a decade scholars have been investigating the disinformation flow on social media contextually to societal events, like, e.g., elections. In this paper, we analyze th…
Testing structural balance theories in heterogeneous signed networks
Anna Gallo, Diego Garlaschelli, Renaud Lambiotte +2
The abundance of data about social relationships allows the human behavior to be analyzed as any other natural phenomenon. Here we focus on balance theory, stating that social acto…
Bibliometric and social network analysis on the use of satellite imagery in agriculture: an entropy-based approach
Riccardo Dainelli, Fabio Saracco
Satellite imagery is gaining popularity as a valuable tool to lower the impact on natural resources and increase profits for farmers. The purpose of this study is twofold: to mine…