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A Bimodal Network Approach to Model Topic Dynamics
This paper presents an intertemporal bimodal network to analyze the evolution
of the semantic content of a scientific field within the framework of topic
modeling, namely using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). The main
contribution is the conceptualization of the topic dynamics and its
formalization and codification into an algorithm. To benchmark the
effectiveness of this approach, we propose three indexes which track the
transformation of topics over time, their rate of birth and death, and the
novelty of their content. Applying the LDA, we test the algorithm both on a
controlled experiment and on a corpus of several thousands of scientific papers
over a period of more than 100 years which account for the history of the
economic thought
Analysis of a power grid using the Kuramoto-like model
We show that there is a link between the Kuramoto paradigm and another system
of synchronized oscillators, namely an electrical power distribution grid of
generators and consumers. The purpose of this work is to show both the formal
analogy and some practical consequences. The mapping can be made quantitative,
and under some necessary approximations a class of Kuramoto-like models, those
with bimodal distribution of the frequencies, is most appropriate for the
power-grid. In fact in the power-grid there are two kinds of oscillators: the
'sources' delivering power to the 'consumers'.Comment: 24 pages, including 7 figures. To appear on Eur. Phys. J.
Mapping the Evolution of "Clusters": A Meta-analysis
This paper presents a meta-analysis of the “cluster literature” contained in scientific journals from 1969 to 2007. Thanks to an original database we study the evolution of a stream of literature which focuses on a research object which is both a theoretical puzzle and an empirical widespread evidence. We identify different growth stages, from take-off to development and maturity. We test the existence of a life-cycle within the authorships and we discover the existence of a substitutability relation between different collaborative behaviours. We study the relationships between a “spatial” and an “industrial” approach within the textual corpus of cluster literature and we show the existence of a “predatory” interaction. We detect the relevance of clustering behaviours in the location of authors working on clusters and in measuring the influence of geographical distance in co-authorship. We measure the extent of a convergence process of the vocabulary of scientists working on clusters.Cluster, Life-Cycle, Cluster Literature, Textual Analysis, Agglomeration, Co-Authorship
Rigidity and flexibility of biological networks
The network approach became a widely used tool to understand the behaviour of
complex systems in the last decade. We start from a short description of
structural rigidity theory. A detailed account on the combinatorial rigidity
analysis of protein structures, as well as local flexibility measures of
proteins and their applications in explaining allostery and thermostability is
given. We also briefly discuss the network aspects of cytoskeletal tensegrity.
Finally, we show the importance of the balance between functional flexibility
and rigidity in protein-protein interaction, metabolic, gene regulatory and
neuronal networks. Our summary raises the possibility that the concepts of
flexibility and rigidity can be generalized to all networks.Comment: 21 pages, 4 figures, 1 tabl
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