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Epidemics in a Synthetic Urban Population with Multiple Levels of Mixing
Alessandro Celestini, Francesca Colaiori, Stefano Guarino +2
Network--based epidemic models that account for heterogeneous contact patterns are extensively used to predict and control the diffusion of infectious diseases. We use census and s…
Effect of network clustering on mutually cooperative coinfections
Peng-Bi Cui, Francesca Colaiori, Claudio Castellano
The spread of an infectious disease can be promoted by previous infections with other pathogens. This cooperative effect can give rise to violent outbreaks, reflecting the presence…
Mutually cooperative epidemics on power-law networks
Peng-Bi Cui, Francesca Colaiori, Claudio Castellano
The spread of an infectious disease can, in some cases, promote the propagation of other pathogens favouring violent outbreaks, which cause a discontinuous transition to an endemic…
Consensus versus persistence of disagreement in opinion formation: the role of zealots
Francesca Colaiori, Claudio Castellano
We consider a general class of three--state models where individuals hold one of two opposite opinions, or are neutral, and exchange opinions in generic pairwise interactions. We s…
Interplay between media and social influence in the collective behavior of opinion dynamics
Francesca Colaiori, Claudio Castellano
Messages conveyed by media act as a major drive in shaping attitudes and inducing opinion shift. On the other hand, individuals are strongly affected by peer pressure while forming…
Degree correlations in signed social networks
Valerio Ciotti, Ginestra Bianconi, Andrea Capocci +2
We investigate degree correlations in two online social networks where users are connected through different types of links. We find that, while subnetworks in which links have a p…