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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Ego-networks"”.
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Understanding the structure and role of academics' ego-networks on social networking sites
… data and recruit participants (n = 528). Second, ego-networks were drawn up for a sub-sample of 55 academics (reflecting a range of job positions and disciplines). Ego-networks were sampled from an academic SNS and Twitter for each participant. Third, co-interpretive interviews were held with 18 …
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TIES OF POWER: A NETWORK ANALYSIS OF CONTRACTUAL AND KINSHIP RELATIONS BETWEEN MERCENARIES AND REGIONAL STATES IN THE WARFARE MARKET OF RENAISSANCE ITALY.
… but were deeply embedded in kinship networks and wider social structures that significantly influenced their nego tiation, implementation and evolution. Indeed, these enduring social ties - rather than a simple cost-benefit logic - served as a form of social capital that enabled …
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Graph Representation Learning for Social Networks
Online social networks provide a rich source of information about millions of users worldwide. However, due to sparsity and complex structure, analyzing these networks is quite challenging and expensive. Recently, graph embedding emerged to map networked data into low-dimensional representations, …
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Strength of weak ties in microfinance
… if the addition of weak bridging ties to the networks of microfinance clients who own businesses will improve their businesses and help to reduce their poverty. This research also investigates Burt’s theories on structural holes (1992), brokerage and closure(2005) and network spillover (2010) …
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Egocentric networks of adolescents with and without disabilities across academic tracks: conditions and impact on communication technology use and formal and informal social activity
… policies influence adolescent social networks and engagement in informal and formal social activity. To examine these issues, a social capital model was developed and tested to examine how personal characteristics (i.e., gender, race/ethnicity, grade, crowd membership, and information …