Social Networks - Science topic

El desarrollo de las imágenes generadas por ordenador y la inteligencia artificial generativa ha fomentado la proliferación de influencers virtuales humanizadas (IVH) en las redes sociales. Este escenario habilita un nuevo foco de interés para la representación de género, por lo que esta investigación persigue analizar la imagen de estas influencer...

Given the rise of new social networks, companies must decide whether to incorporate each new network into their social media marketing strategy. This research analyses the factors that influence a brand's entry into a trendy social network, integrating two traditional paradigms of innovation adoption-the TOE and the UTAUT-with the concept of market...

Public interest in nature can be promoted through social media by assessing the importance of a species to people and identifying new emblems appealing to conservationists. We aimed to assess the public interest in cultural ecosystem services in the Caatinga (seasonal dry forest). Ecosystem services were categorized on approximately 1500 photograph...

This paper responds to a commentary by Neal (2024) regarding the Distinctiveness centrality metrics introduced by Fronzetti Colladon and Naldi (2020). Distinctiveness centrality offers a novel reinterpretation of degree centrality, particularly emphasizing the significance of direct connections to loosely connected peers within (social) networks. T...

Coastal communities in the Global South face significant challenges due to urbanization, population growth, and climate change-induced sea level rise. This paper contributes to the study of community adaptation in these contexts by emphasizing the critical role of community leaders in developing, maintaining, and activating community adaptive capac...

Incitement to hatred and terrorist acts is a key aspect of illegal online content that, unlike one-to-one incitement acts, addresses a wide range of audiences and requires terrorists exploit social bonds to legitimise violence and achieve their agenda. Hoever, little is known about how terrorists utilise language to activate these bonds and to disc...

Social norms influence homophobic behavior, yet these norms are often misperceived. We study the extent to which friendship ties and group memberships are related to misperceptions of opinions towards homosexuality, and how these misperceptions are sustained in social networks through opinion sharing. We find that mis-perceptions lead individuals t...

Peru’s 2021 general elections, held on Sunday, April 11, unfolded amidst an unusual context. Apart from coinciding with the commemoration of the nation’s bicentennial and involving eighteen candidates, the electoral process was marked by profound political turmoil and the COVID‐19 pandemic. In particular, the implementation of social distancing mea...

Deviant behaviors among in-school adolescents have been on the increased over the years. Studies that have examined different predictors of deviant behaviors have produced varied results. Therefore, this study examines parenting styles, social network, age and gender as predictors of deviant behavior among in-school adolescents in Ibadan South-west...

Objective: The objective of this study is to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of greenwashing research from 1995 to 2024, with the aim of understanding the evolution, key themes, and influential contributors in the field. Theoretical Framework: This study uses social network theory and Lotka’s Law to identify key contributors and coll...

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The HIV epidemic continues to pose significant challenges worldwide, particularly within marginalized and high-risk communities that face social, economic, and structural barriers to healthcare. A community-centric approach to HIV aware...

Objetivo: Definir e implementar una serie de estrategias efectivas para la implementación de redes sociales en Microempresas con el fin de mejorar su visibilidad y crecimiento en el mercado digital. Pregunta de investigación ¿De qué manera impacta el uso de estrategias de Marketing digital en la expansión de Microempresas? Resumen: Introducción: Ac...

Se analizala evolución del rol del vocero en el contexto de la era digital, combinando los marcos teóricos y las experiencias empíricas de los autores. Se toma como punto de partida la pandemia, evento que aceleró de forma significativa la adopción de plataformas digitales, transformando las dinámicas de la comunicación institucional y mediática a...

Las herramientas tecnológicas tienen algún impacto en los negocios locales? Resumen: Introducción: Las empresas con página web vinculadas con las unidades censadas, 18.4 % se dedicó a Comercio al por menor, 13.5 al sector manufacturero y 11.8 % a Comercio al por mayor. (INEGI, 2023) La tecnología es una disciplina que explora tanto los tipos de tec...

Las herramientas tecnológicas tienen algún impacto en los negocios locales? Resumen: Introducción: Las empresas con página web vinculadas con las unidades censadas, 18.4 % se dedicó a Comercio al por menor, 13.5 al sector manufacturero y 11.8 % a Comercio al por mayor. Arch 1 (INEGI, 2023) La tecnología es una disciplina que explora tanto los tipos...

La investigación examina el comportamiento del ecosistema mediático digital chileno en el contexto de conflictos socioambientales que resultaron en la muerte de activistas, centrándose en el enfoque y posicionamiento mediático en diversos tipos de medios de comunicación durante la cobertura de los casos de Camilo Catrillanca, Macarena Valdés y Alej...

The movement changes the underlying spatial representation of the participated mobile objects or nodes. In real-world scenarios, such mobile nodes can be part of any biological network, transportation network, social network, human interaction, etc. The change in the geometry leads to the change in various desirable properties of real-world network...

Social media has become an indispensable aspect of modern life since it enables the distant creation of material for the purposes of amusement and information exchange, facilitating quicker and easier information sharing in Nigeria and around the globe. Through social networks and online communities, social media, as computer-mediated technology, p...

Previous research has shown that in Bosnia and Herzegovina, only 10.2% of veterinary organizations have their own business website, while 54.9% are present on social networks. At the same time, the rate of internet usage in BiH is increasing, with over 70% of the population regularly accessing the internet, and more than 65% actively using social n...

Messages sent across multiple platforms can be correlated to infer users’ attitudes, behaviors, preferences, lifestyles, and more. Therefore, research on anonymous communication systems has intensified in the last few years. This research introduces a new algorithm, Threading Statistical Disclosure Attack with EM (TSDA-EM), that employs real-world...

No início do projeto de pesquisa (2021), a plataforma era conhecida como Twitter. A partir de julho de 2023, sob a nova gestão de Elon Musk, a empresa passou por uma reestruturação da marca, adotando o nome X (X), o qual será usado neste documento, referindo-se ao antigo Twitter. Com a mudança de nome, a própria rede social incorpora os termos post...

El impacto de redes sociales en las ventas de micro empresas Resumen al ultimo El objetivo de esta investigación es indagar como las presencia en las redes sociales si afecta a las ventas de las micro empresas. Para poder llevar a cabo este estudio, el principal instrumento de recolección de datos que se utilizo es una encuesta con una estructura e...

This paper seeks to better understand the production of meanings in the context of online activism. Based on an interpretative and exploratory qualitative investigation approach, we seek to examine the path of the activist campaign “Cedae, this bill is not mine”, by the organization Meu Rio, in the context of the crisis of water supply to the metro...

Disrupting a criminal organization requires a significant deployment of human resources, time, information, and financial investment. In the early stages of an investigation, details about a specific crime are typically scarce, often with no known suspect. The literature has shown that an effective approach for analyzing criminal organizations is s...

Background Ageing populations and the ability to cure an increasing number of ailments put pressure on the health care sector. Meanwhile, care institutions retreat from rural areas and some governments emphasizes the need for citizens to find informal care primarily in their own social network. In The Netherlands, citizens increasingly respond by c...

Este artículo aborda las estrategias de comunicación en el ámbito religioso, especialmente en el contexto de las redes sociales, centrándose en el análisis de los contenidos audiovisuales de los líderes religiosos e influencers Deive Leonardo y Tiago Brunet en TikTok. Para alcanzar el objetivo propuesto, se utilizó una metodología predominantemente...

The rapid development of the Internet has transformed the way people access information. Users can now easily search for keywords to obtain diverse data, and recommender systems help manage data overload and find interesting items. Traditional recommender systems focus on individual user preferences, which reflect underlying interests, but in group...

Resumen El objetivo de nuestras variables es identificar el impacto que tienen las plataformas digitales dentro de las pequeñas y medianas empresas y como la transformación digital ha impactado en sus procesos internos de la empresa. El método que se utiliza es cuantitativo, no experimental y transversal. Por otro lado, la población seleccionada es...

In this article we analyze the digital interaction between 23 local public authorities from Romania's NorthEast region and citizens through the Facebook social network, focusing on two clusters grouped more by the administrative and economic importance of the cities rather than strictly by population size. The study measures the engagement level us...

Mobile apps have revolutionized almost every aspect of our daily lives, shaping the way we shop, learn and work. The transformative and unprecedented impact they have made on our lifestyle and the convenience they have offered have increased their adoption in diverse domains. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to hear from the interested audi...

Loneliness and social isolation are prevalent concerns among older adults and can lead to negative health consequences and a reduced lifespan. New technologies are increasingly being developed to help address loneliness and social isolation in older adults, including monitoring systems, social networks, robots, companions, smart televisions, augmen...

Comprehensive and accurate information on the diversity and distribution of native plant species in an area is essential for understanding its biodiversity, assessing ongoing changes in the flora and providing timely protection for threatened species. Some important information cannot be used effectively because it remains unpublished in the notebo...

Qué importancia tiene la ubicación e innovación para el crecimiento de ingresos en los negocios? RESUMEN El proyecto analiza que la ubicación estratégica y la innovación impactan en el éxito económico de los negocios, destacando su relevancia en contextos desafiantes como la pandemia. El objetivo principal es explorar cómo una ubicación adecuada in...

La siguiente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar el impacto del crecimiento financiero de una micro-empresa estableciendo una buena estrategia para alcanzar un crecimiento sostenible. Se confirmo que la implementación de estrategias de marketing competitivo, e-marketing, y el uso de redes sociales y fuentes de financiamiento adecuadas tiene...

The current study chose a convenience sampling technique to sample the university students of Karachi. By using time displacement theory as a theoretical lens, the study confirms that excessive usage of social media decreases family socialization. The quantitative method is applied to prove the research findings. Results also indicate that with exc...

Using the digital service trade data of RCEP member countries from 2006 to 2021, this study analyzes the structural characteristics and network centrality of the overall and segmented industry trade networks, applying social network analysis based on social network theory. The results show that the overall and segmented industry trade networks of R...

Objectives This study aims to examine the role of social networks in influencing the physical and mental health of older Chinese adults, investigating both the underlying mechanisms and the associations between social networks, labor force participation, and health outcomes. Methods Using data from the 2021 China General Social Survey (CGSS), we a...

Over recent years, there has been significant growth in research on happiness. It is essential to understand the factors that affect people's well-being to develop effective government policies that aim to improve the quality of life for citizens in Mexico. Unfortunately, this subject has been under-explored, especially in the Mexican context, with...

In contemporary society, the ubiquity of technology has led, somewhat inevitably, to a series of theoretical and practical concerns related to the problems caused by the security of personal data in an interconnected world. The case of “Cambridge Analytica” - Facebook indicated serious legal and practical issues in protecting users’ personal data....

La Educación Superior en Arquitectura enfrenta desafíos debido a la constante evolución de las herramientas digitales en esta área. Se examinó la incorporación de herramientas digitales en la Licenciatura en Arquitectura de la Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México, para identificar las condiciones que permitan la construcción de un marco pedagó...

Background and Aim. The promising outlook of easy communication incurring minimum cost has caused social networks to face increasing number of active members each day. These members develop and expand international communication through information sharing including personal information. Thus, big data analysis of social networks provides companies...

Instructor participation plays a crucial role in asynchronous online discussions, with the approach taken potentially impacting student performance. This study compared two instructor participation approaches: replying to student posts on public discussion boards and commenting on student posts on private grade pages. It examined the impact on both...

This paper introduces a methodology to build mathematical models based on evidence and data sets, considering data and model uncertainty. We study the evolution of obesity in the population, being obesity a consequence of the transmission of unhealthy lifestyle habits and behavioral patterns influenced by social networks (family, friends, peers, et...

Advances in computation and web-scraping techniques allow us to use real-time information from company websites and social media platforms, namely digital footprint indicators. Additionally to their real-time availability, these indicators are easily accessible, making them a potentially practical tool for monitoring a company’s level of competitiv...

In the context of the deepest geopolitical crisis, digital diplomacy is undergoing changes. If during the COVID-19 pandemic, internal challenges led to the emergence of hybrid or mixed diplomacy, today this phenomenon is trying to survive the external fragmentation of the Internet and de-platforming. These factors influence the changing role of for...

Within an increasingly digitalized organizational landscape, this research explores the dynamics of decentralized collaboration, contrasting it with traditional collaboration models. An effective capturing of high-level collaborations (beyond direct messages) is introduced as the network construction methodology including both temporal and content...

Background: In today's society, low levels of physical activity are observed in the child and adolescent population, which can cause numerous pathologies, such as obesity and mental health problems. Objective: This article aims to compile all the contexts and scenarios where it is possible to increase the levels of daily physical activity of childr...

The article considers the problem of the discursive representation of online Salafi communities in Russian social networks, which comes as a seldom-studied but rather relevant issue. Despite the increasing restrictions in the Russian-speaking Internet regarding extremist materials and radical content, radical Salafi communities have adapted their d...

Offensive content is a complex and multifaceted form of harmful material that targets individuals or groups. In recent years, offensive language (OL) has become increasingly harmful, as it incites violence and intolerance. The automatic identification of OL on social networks is essential to curtail the spread of harmful content. We address this pr...

E-commerce has become a global activity practiced by an increasing number of people who interact in the market for goods and services. The objective of this study was to identify and analyze the customs and shopping habits of consumers in Asunción and the Central Department of Paraguay in relation to online shopping. A quantitative approach was use...

Adaptive network is a powerful presentation to describe different real-world phenomena. However, current models often neglect higher-order interactions (beyond pairwise interactions) and diverse adaptation types (cooperative and competitive) commonly observed in systems like the human brain and social networks. This work addresses this gap by incor...

Background and Aim: Considering the increasing number of users who interact with online social networks, it can be inferred that these networks have become an essential part of users' lives and play different roles in their everyday life. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the role of these networks in users' everyday-life information see...

Communication between politicians and citizens is increasingly transferred to the topos of digital platforms. Serious funds are invested for advertising, political agitation, groups and pages are created in which opponents are attacked. The publication is focused on processes and tools for political agitation in social networks such as Facebook, Ti...

La privacidad y el derecho a la intimidad en las redes sociales son temas complejos que requieren una atención cuidadosa. Es importante que los usuarios sean conscientes de los riesgos y tomen medidas para proteger su privacidad y seguridad en línea. Además, es fundamental que las redes sociales y los gobiernos trabajen juntos para establecer regul...

This study explores how universities in India can cultivate entrepreneurial potential among students, driving both innovation and economic growth. By developing a detailed framework, the research dives into the personal, contextual, and educational factors that inspire students' entrepreneurial intentions. It identifies self-efficacy, social networ...

Background/Objectives: Mental health concerns among youth represent a critical global public health issue. Research has found that youth with mental health concerns are often reliant on their caregivers while being isolated from peers. Guided by the recovery model of mental health care, this study investigates the often-overlooked role of caregiver...

La notion de communication politique est extrêmement confuse. D’où la multiplicité desapproches théoriques et conceptuelles. En outre, le développement des réseaux sociauxnumériques (R.S.N.) et leur usage dans le domaine politique ont conduit à une transformation àla fois du contenu et de la forme de la communication politique. En effet, les partis...

The present study aims to investigate career adaptability and the resilience of people with disabilities who are employed. We investigated how they react to the various challenges and difficulties that they face in their work. We investigated how they view themselves in terms of career adaptability and resilience, and which factors contributed to t...

Background Considering the widespread use of social media, it is unsurprising that dentists are increasingly drawn to these platforms as a means of connecting with patients and sharing valuable insights. The aim of this research is to examine the influence of social media on the selection of dentists among residents of the Vojvodina province in the...

The present study aims to analyze how heterosexual (Study 1) and LGBTQIA+ (Study 2) users of social networks reacted to discriminatory memes. We aimed to understand the extent to which online disinhibition and online intergroup contact on social networks, by deactivating or activating the inclusion of other in the self (IOS), contribute to the will...

Data security is prominent today primarily due to the numerous applications of digital images in the contemporary world. Innovations in lightweight encryption are being perceived as the solutions that would allow enhancing the levels of protection while incurring minimal impact on the size of the data and the speed of the processes. The lightweight...

Background In the digital era, virtual education has become one of the most effective educational methods, in which, the latest educational materials can be made available to people using social network platforms. Health ambassadors are mediators for transferring health-related knowledge to the public, so, they must be aware of various health topic...

This chapter examines the well-known Italian actor Alessandro Borghi through the lens of his social media persona. It considers some of the theoretical and methodological issues raised by Borghi’s use of social media, particularly Instagram. It analyses him as a figure who uses social media to negotiate questions of intimacy and fan access, self-br...

Las orquídeas son una de las familias más diversas del reino vegetal, ampliamente estudiadas y con capacidad para atraer hasta al público no experto al mundo de la botánica. Los estudios a nivel regional son útiles para delimitar el conjunto de especies de un territorio, así como los factores ambientales detrás de su ecología y distribución. El Pri...

This paper explores the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data (BD) technologies in social impact enterprises in China, particularly focusing on their social activities. It demonstrates that these technologies are instrumental in building pragmatic, moral, and cognitive legitimacy by enhancing transparency and efficiency in stakeholder i...

El método Mainstream de Conectivismo Digital Social (MACODIS) es un enfoque innovador que integra las dinámicas del conectivismo con las plataformas digitales y redes sociales, promoviendo una participación activa y colaborativa en eventos como el II Congreso Virtual Asincrónico Internacional: ECO REVOLUCIÓN. Este método busca romper los esquemas t...

Single-use plastic water bottles are ubiquitous in daily life. Most commonly these bottles are made from petroleum-based plastics, in particular polyethylene terephthalate (PET). However, conventional plastic water bottles result in substantial environmental pollution and plastic waste. Innovative technologies that utilize captured carbon as raw ma...

The trends of international competition and cooperation have amplified the influence of returnees’ innovative behaviors on technology and knowledge transfer. However, the scarcity of local network resources and challenges in cross-cultural adaptation hinder their effectiveness in innovation activities. Based on network embeddedness theory and socia...

Hub identification in complex networks is a critical problem for understanding the structural and functional properties of real-world systems such as social networks, biological systems, and transportation infrastructures. This paper presents a novel approach to hub identification using graph theory and optimization algorithms, focusing on the inte...

El servicio digital, es un servicio globalizador sin límites de tiempo y espacio que aminora costos garantizando una atención oportuna a través de internet y redes sociales. El objetivo de la investigación fue analizar las experiencias del servicio digital en la gestión documentaria. Se empleó el método hermenéutico, de paradigma fenomenológico con...

Soil testing and formulated fertilization technology (STFFT) is an environmentally friendly agricultural technology the Chinese government promotes. It can help improve the non-point source pollution caused by Chinese farmers’ improper chemical fertilizer application. Using micro-data of 754 corn farmers in Linzhou city, Henan province, China, this...

Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar los dilemas éticos que presenta la inteligencia artificial en la sociedad contemporánea al interior del capitalismo tardío en su fase algorítmica. A través de una propuesta metodológica interdisciplinaria y un enfoque crítico basado en la categoría de sociedad administrada y la noción de psicotecnia (ambas...

Based on entrepreneurial cognition and experiential learning theories, this article explores the complexities of entrepreneurial learning from business failure and its reflections on the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Qualitative research was conducted through individual in-depth interviews and focus groups, and the data was subjected to content analys...

This chapter explores how South African collegiate boys’ schools, as vital components of the imperial apparatus, contributed to a self-perpetuating cycle that both nurtured and reproduced the British Empire, particularly in the context of military efforts during the Second World War. As such, the chapter considers how collegiate schools promoted a...

La tecnología ha mejorado los procesos educativos, las estrategias pedagógicas y las competencias digitales en el uso de herramientas tecnológicas que contribuyen al desarrollo de actividades escolares, mejoran el desempeño del profesorado y respaldan la formación profesional. El objetivo de investigación fue identificar la percepción de los estudi...

Community detection in networks is essential for understanding the underlying structure and relationships among nodes. Existing methods for community detection often face challenges in capturing the intricate structure and spatial proximity of nodes in real-world networks. This paper proposes a graph autoencoder (GAE)-based method for community det...

Objective: In a context where beauty plays a fundamental role as a generator of empathy and trust, sexualised communication floods social networks as a method of attracting attention. Does this type of communication really generate attention and trust, and is it influenced by gender and type of sender? Methodology: This study analyses sexualised co...

Social network data can facilitate delivering personalized and relevant content to users, but at the same time, poses challenges for designing effective recommendation algorithms that need to handle user preferences, ratings, comments, and other social information. In this study, we leverage social network information to improve the accuracy and ef...