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Forecasting patient flows with pandemic induced concept drift using explainable machine learning
Accurately forecasting patient arrivals at Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) and Emergency Departments (EDs) is important for effective resourcing and...
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Large scale analysis of gender bias and sexism in song lyrics
We employ Natural Language Processing techniques to analyse 377,808 English song lyrics from the “Two Million Song Database” corpus, focusing on the...
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Revealing the determinants of gender inequality in urban cycling with large-scale data
Cycling is an outdoor activity with massive health benefits, and an effective solution for sustainable urban transport. Despite these benefits and...
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Experimental evaluation of baselines for forecasting social media timeseries
Forecasting social media activity can be of practical use in many scenarios, from understanding trends, such as which topics are likely to engage...
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Temporal patterns of reciprocity in communication networks
Human communication, the essence of collective social phenomena ranging from small-scale organizations to worldwide online platforms, features...
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Temporal network analysis using zigzag persistence
This work presents a framework for studying temporal networks using zigzag persistence, a tool from the field of Topological Data Analysis (TDA). The...
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A computational analysis of accessibility, readability, and explainability of figures in open access publications
Figures are an essential part of scientific communication. Yet little is understood about how accessible (e.g., color-blind safe), readable (e.g.,...
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Sustainability of Stack Exchange Q&A communities: the role of trust
Knowledge-sharing communities are fundamental elements of a knowledge-based society. Understanding how different factors influence their...
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Novelty and cultural evolution in modern popular music
The ubiquity of digital music consumption has made it possible to extract information about modern music that allows us to perform large scale...
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Socially disruptive periods and topics from information-theoretical analysis of judicial decisions
Laws and legal decision-making regulate how societies function. Therefore, they evolve and adapt to new social paradigms and reflect changes in...
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Has Covid-19 permanently changed online purchasing behavior?
This study examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected online purchasing behavior using data from a major online shop** platform in Japan. We...
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Learning to cluster urban areas: two competitive approaches and an empirical validation
Urban clustering detects geographical units that are internally homogeneous and distinct from their surroundings. It has applications in urban...
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Remaining popular: power-law regularities in network dynamics
The structure of networks has been a focal research topic over the past few decades. These research efforts have enabled the discovery of numerous...
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Accurate intercensal estimates of energy access to track Sustainable Development Goal 7
Intercensal estimates of access to electricity and clean cooking fuels at policy planning microregions in a country are essential for understanding...
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The potential of Facebook advertising data for understanding flows of people from Ukraine to the European Union
This work contributes to the discussion on how innovative data can support a fast crisis response. We use operational data from Facebook to gain...
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Generating mobility networks with generative adversarial networks
The increasingly crucial role of human displacements in complex societal phenomena, such as traffic congestion, segregation, and the diffusion of...
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Academic support network reflects doctoral experience and productivity
Current practices of quantifying academic performance by productivity raise serious concerns about the psychological well-being of graduate students....
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Estimating ideology and polarization in European countries using Facebook data
Researchers have studied political ideology and polarization in many different contexts since their effects are usually closely related to aspects...
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Origin and destination attachment: study of cultural integration on Twitter
The cultural integration of immigrants conditions their overall socio-economic integration as well as natives’ attitudes towards globalisation in...
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Trade synchronization and social ties in stock markets
Previous studies suggest that individuals sharing similar characteristics establish stronger social relationships. This motivates us to examine what...
