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DYNAMICS OF DISCRETE OPINIONS WITHOUT COMPROMISE

ÖZTÜRK, M. KAAN - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 16 (2013) 06, pp. 1350010-1

generalized extreme value distribution. The diffusion coefficient of an opinion increases linearly with the number of opinions …

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THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DIFFUSION OF STYLISTIC INNOVATIONS IN MATERIAL CULTURE

SCHOLNICK, JONATHAN B. - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 15 (2012) 01, pp. 1150010-1

Many explanations for the sigmoid or S-shaped curves that characterize the diffusion of innovations through time have … underlying social forces that structure diffusion through both space and time. Using historic New England gravestones and their … among consumers can generate both wave-like diffusion patterns through space and lead to the persistence of cultural …

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DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF A NONLINEAR SINGLE SPECIES DIFFUSIVE SYSTEM

CHEN, FENGDE; CHEN, XIAOXING; SHI, JINLIN - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 08 (2005) 04, pp. 399-417

In this paper, we consider the following nonlinear single species diffusive system \begin{eqnarray*} \dot{x}_i(t)&=& x_i(t)\left(b_i(t)-\sum_{k=1}^{l_i}a_{ik}(t)(x_i(t))^{\beta_{ik}}\right)\\ && +\,\sum_{j=1}^{n}D_{ij}(t)(x_j(t)-x_i(t)),\quad (i,j=1,2,\ldots,n), \end{eqnarray*} where bi(t),...

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DO LANGUAGE CHANGE RATES DEPEND ON POPULATION SIZE?

WICHMANN, SØREN; STAUFFER, DIETRICH; SCHULZE, CHRISTIAN; … - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 11 (2008) 03, pp. 357-369

An earlier study [24] concluded, based on computer simulations and some inferences from empirical data, that languages will change the more slowly the larger the population gets. We replicate this study using a more complete language model for simulations (the Schulze model combined with a...

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BETTER BEING THIRD THAN SECOND IN A SEARCH FOR A MAJORITY OPINION

STAUFFER, DIETRICH - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 05 (2002) 01, pp. 97-100

Monte Carlo simulations of a Sznajd model show that if a near-consensus is formed out of four initially equally widespread opinions, the one which at intermediate times is second in the number of adherents usually loses out against the third-placed opinion.

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Companies' Role in the Evolution of the Romanian Economy in the Period 2011-2013

BALTAC, Andreea Gabriela; DINCA, Zoica - In: Romanian Statistical Review Supplement 61 (2013) 4, pp. 113-117

The effects of the international financial and economic crisis have been felt strongly and over the regional economy. The economic crisis in Romania due to wrong macroeconomic policy mix adopted in recent years is mainly a domestic crisis. The main cause is excessive consumption on credit.

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Foreign Direct Investments – a Solution a Sustainable Economic Development

NICOLA, Zoica; DEATCU, Catalin - In: Romanian Statistical Review Supplement 61 (2013) 2, pp. 248-251

to show the correlation between the amount of foreign direct investment and the evolution of gross domestic product. …

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The Gross Domestic Product Evolution by the End of June 2013

ANGHELACHE, Constantin; ANGHEL, Madalina Gabriela; … - In: Romanian Statistical Review Supplement 61 (2013) 4, pp. 7-11

In this paper, the research focuses on the evolution of the GDP in recent years. The data are collected from official …

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Corelatia dintre valoarea Produsului Intern Brut al Romaniei si cea a principalilor factori de influenta

DEATCU, Catalin; LILEA, Florin; NICOLA, Zoica - In: Romanian Statistical Review Supplement 61 (2013) 1, pp. 291-294

In this paper, the authors analyze the main aspects regarding the use of the multiple regression model in the analysis of the Gross Domestic Product of Romania, during the period 1990 – 2010. In this context, there are used as explicative variables, the values of the final consumption, gross...

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MODULARITY, DEPENDENCE AND CHANGE

GEIPEL, MARKUS MICHAEL - In: Advances in Complex Systems (ACS) 15 (2012) 06, pp. 1250083-1

Technological artifacts such as software often comprise a large number of modules; more than twenty thousand in the case of the Java software Eclipse. While on the micro-level this system is modular, how should the building blocks be arranged on the macro-level? In the literature this question...

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