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Inertial synchronization of networked oscillators in arbitrary dimensions
Kirill Kovalenko, Bruce X. Dai, Fanshu Fang +6
The Kuramoto model provides a paradigmatic framework for studying synchronization of interacting oscillators, and has been generalized to arbitrary dimensions to describe swarms, f…
rt2gtfs: A scalable framework for correcting public transport timetables using real-time data for accessibility analysis
Zihao Chen, Federico Botta
Travel time is a fundamental component of accessibility measurement, yet most accessibility analyses rely on static timetable data that assume public transport services operate exa…
Valeriepieris Circles Reveal City and Regional Boundaries in England and Wales
Rudy Arthur, Federico Botta
We propose a new method of determining regional and city boundaries based on the Valeriepieris circle, the smallest circle containing a given fraction of the data. By varying the f…
The geography of inequalities in access to healthcare across England: the role of bus travel time variability
Zihao Chen, Federico Botta
Fair access to healthcare facilities is fundamental to achieving social equity. Traditional travel time-based accessibility measures often overlook the dynamic nature of travel tim…
Unveiling social vibrancy in urban spaces with app usage
Thomas Collins, Diogo Pacheco, Riccardo Di Clemente +1
Urban vibrancy is an important measure of the energetic nature of a city that is related to why and how people use urban spaces, and it is inherently connected with our social beha…
Rail journey cost calculator for Great Britain
Federico Botta
Accessibility of different places, such as hospitals or areas with jobs, is important in understanding transportation systems, urban environments, and potential inequalities in wha…
Packaging code for reproducible research in the public sector
Federico Botta, Robin Lovelace, Laura Gilbert +1
The effective and ethical use of data to inform decision-making offers huge value to the public sector, especially when delivered by transparent, reproducible, and robust data proc…
Spatiotemporal gender differences in urban vibrancy
Thomas Collins, Riccardo Di Clemente, Mario Gutiérrez-Roig +1
Urban vibrancy is the dynamic activity of humans in urban locations. It can vary with urban features and the opportunities for human interactions, but it might also differ accordin…
COVID-19 is linked to changes in the time-space dimension of human mobility
Clodomir Santana, Federico Botta, Hugo Barbosa +3
Socio-economic constructs and urban topology are crucial drivers of human mobility patterns. During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, these patterns were reshaped in their com…
Cognitive networks identify the content of English and Italian popular posts about COVID-19 vaccines: Anticipation, logistics, conspiracy and loss of trust
Massimo Stella, Michael S. Vitevitch, Federico Botta
Monitoring social discourse about COVID-19 vaccines is key to understanding how large populations perceive vaccination campaigns. We focus on 4765 unique popular tweets in English…
Finding network communities using modularity density
Federico Botta, Charo I. del Genio
Many real-world complex networks exhibit a community structure, in which the modules correspond to actual functional units. Identifying these communities is a key challenge for sci…