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Characterization of Time-variant and Time-invariant Assessment of Suicidality on Reddit using C-SSRS
Manas Gaur, Vamsi Aribandi, Amanuel Alambo +5
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S (1999-2019). However, predicting when someone will attempt suicide has been nearly impossible. In the modern world, many indiv…
Defining and Detecting Toxicity on Social Media: Context and Knowledge are Key
Amit Sheth, Valerie L. Shalin, Ugur Kursuncu
Online platforms have become an increasingly prominent means of communication. Despite the obvious benefits to the expanded distribution of content, the last decade has resulted in…
Comparing Suicide Risk Insights derived from Clinical and Social Media data
Rohith K. Thiruvalluru, Manas Gaur, Krishnaprasad Thirunarayan +2
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US and the 2nd leading cause of death among teenagers. Clinical and psychosocial factors contribute to suicide risk (SRFs), althou…
COVID-19 in Spain and India: Comparing Policy Implications by Analyzing Epidemiological and Social Media Data
Parth Asawa, Manas Gaur, Kaushik Roy +1
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced public health experts to develop contingent policies to stem the spread of infection, including measures such as partial/complete lockdowns. The ef…
Exo-SIR: An Epidemiological Model to Analyze the Impact of Exogenous Infection of COVID-19 in India
Nirmal Kumar Sivaraman, Manas Gaur, Shivansh Baijal +3
Epidemiological models are the mathematical models that capture the dynamics of epidemics. The spread of the virus has two routes - exogenous and endogenous. The exogenous spread i…
ALONE: A Dataset for Toxic Behavior among Adolescents on Twitter
Thilini Wijesiriwardene, Hale Inan, Ugur Kursuncu +5
The convenience of social media has also enabled its misuse, potentially resulting in toxic behavior. Nearly 66% of internet users have observed online harassment, and 41% claim pe…