Reporting a network’s most-central actor with a confidence level
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DOI: 10.1007/s10588-016-9229-x
Abstract: This article introduces a confidence level (CL) statistic to accompany the identification of the most central actor in relational, social network data. CL is the likelihood that the most-central actor assertion is correct in light… read more here.
Keywords: central actor; network; actor; confidence level ... See more keywords
Exploring the hidden social networks of ‘lone actor’ terrorists
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DOI: 10.1007/s10611-020-09905-2
Abstract: Terrorism has typically been considered an organized activity undertaken by networks of individuals who share a collective identity and purpose. In recent years, media, law enforcement and scholarly attention has increasingly focused on the construct… read more here.
Keywords: actor; hidden social; social networks; networks lone ... See more keywords
Towards integrated multi-modal municipal energy systems: An actor-oriented optimization approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.07.027
Abstract: Against the backdrop of a changing political, economic and ecological environment, energy utilities are facing several challenges in many countries. Due to an increasing decentralization of energy systems, the conventional business could be undermined. Yet… read more here.
Keywords: integrated multi; energy systems; actor; energy ... See more keywords
The roles of action selection and actor selection in joint task settings
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2018.10.010
Abstract: Studies on joint task performance have proposed that co-acting individuals co-represent the shared task context, which implies that actors integrate their co-actor's task components into their own task representation as if they were all their… read more here.
Keywords: task; switch costs; actor; selection ... See more keywords
Sensorimotor communication fosters trust and generosity: The role of effort and signal utility
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105066
Abstract: Previous research has shown that a co-actor's willingness to bear the monetary costs of prior cooperative activities influences our cooperative behaviour towards them. But what about when such information is lacking? In addition to monetary… read more here.
Keywords: effort; generosity; role effort; actor ... See more keywords
Appraisal framework for actor interest and power analysis in forest management - Insights from Northern Portugal
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DOI: 10.1016/j.forpol.2019.102049
Abstract: Abstract Forest management is currently challenged by the need to address an increasing demand for a wide range of ecosystem services. Addressing this challenge requires landscape-level supply approaches that may bring together multiple interests and… read more here.
Keywords: forest management; actor; analysis; management ... See more keywords
Multi-actor arrangements for farmland management in Eastern Spain
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105738
Abstract: Abstract Farmland abandonment is common in the southern EU countries. This complex phenomenon has a set of interlinked causes and consequences, among the latter the undermining of farmers’ cooperatives role as supply aggregators. The paper… read more here.
Keywords: arrangements farmland; actor arrangements; actor; multi actor ... See more keywords
Why do blockchains split? An actor-network perspective on Bitcoin splits
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119743
Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates the focal actors in a blockchain network and their heterogeneity in splits. Disagreements in blockchain communities often lead to splits in both the blockchain and the community. We use three key… read more here.
Keywords: bitcoin splits; network; actor; actor network ... See more keywords
Facing transition phase two: Analysing actor strategies in a stagnating acceleration phase
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121221
Abstract: Energy transition processes are currently entering into a new phase which is characterised by the maturation of renewable energy technologies and the challenges of system integration and regulatory changes, in particular the introduction of tender… read more here.
Keywords: phase; actor; wind energy; transition ... See more keywords
Creating sustainable tourism ventures in protected areas: An actor-network theory analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2017.02.006
Abstract: Sustainable tourism is a growing segment of tourism worldwide. If such ventures are to thrive in society, we have to learn more about how they are created and sustained. Specifically, one has to explore, not… read more here.
Keywords: tourism; actor; analysis; actor network ... See more keywords
Drinking Motives and Drinking Behaviors in Romantic Couples: A Longitudinal Actor-Partner Interdependence Model
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DOI: 10.1037/adb0000459
Abstract: Excessive alcohol consumption is related to adverse physical and social consequences. Research shows an individual’s own drinking motives (reasons for drinking alcohol) are linked to his or her specific drinking outcomes in a theoretically expected… read more here.
Keywords: drinking; partner; actor; romantic couples ... See more keywords