The human social world is orders of magnitude smaller than our highly urbanized world
might lead us to suppose. In addition, human social networks have a very distinct fractal …

Much data with graph structures satisfy the principle of homophily, meaning that connected
nodes tend to be similar with respect to a specific attribute. As such, ubiquitous datasets for …

Online discussion in form of written comments is a core component of many social media
platforms. It has attracted increasing attention from academia, mainly because theories from …

This study examines whether neighborhood ties (comprising neighborhood trust and
neighborhood friendship), place attachment, and civic responsibility influence a person's …

Purpose The purpose of this research is to extend theoretical knowledge of key variables
and their interactions that impact the persuasiveness of online influencers. The study …

The observation that individuals tend to be friends with people who are similar to
themselves, commonly known as homophily, is a prominent feature of social networks. While …

Evaluating (and mitigating) the potential negative effects of algorithms has become a central
issue in computer science. While research on algorithmic bias in ranking systems has dealt …

Online social networking services entice millions of users to spend hours every day
interacting with each other. The focus of this work is to explain the effect that geographic …

People recommender systems may affect the exposure that users receive in social
networking platforms, influencing attention dynamics and potentially strengthening pre …

Women often have less access to agricultural information than men, constraining their
participation in decision-making on crops, technologies, and practices. In the design of …