Using properties of isospectral flows we introduce a class of equations useful to represent signed complex networks free continuous time evolution Jammed and balanced states are obtained introducing a class of link potentials breaking isospectral invariance of the network. Applications to conflict dynamics in social and international relations networks are discussed PACS numbers: 89.65.-s, 89.7...

Transactional memory (TM) promises to unlock parallelism in software in a safer and easier way than lock-based approaches but the path to deployment is unclear for several reasons. First of all, since TM has not been deployed in any machine yet, experience of using it is limited. While software transactional memory implementations exist, they are too slow to provide useful experience. Existing ...

In order to understand the nexus between inequalities, conflict and change in contemporary China, social inequalities should be seen broadly (i.e. include both hierarchy and exclusion), and perceived from social actors’ perspective: as those aspects of social hierarchy and division/exclusion which are problematic because they violate the popular sense of justice. This is in line with the theore...

This article examines how the work hours, work schedules, and role overload of working-class couples are related to depressive symptoms and relationship conflict across the transition to parenthood. Data are from 132 dual-earner couples interviewed 5 times across the transition. Multilevel modeling analyses revealed that working evening or night shifts, as opposed to day shifts, was related to ...

We analyze the machine learning bias of stacking and point out the conflict problem. Conflicts are defined as base data with different class labels that produced the same predictions by a set of base classifiers. Based on conflicts, we propose conflict-based accuracy estimate to determine the overall accuracy of a stacked classifier and conflict-based accuracy improvement estimate to determine ...

Family conflict is a salient risk factor for African American adolescents' mental health problems. No study we are aware of has estimated trajectories of their family conflict and whether groups differ in internalizing and externalizing problems during the transition to young adulthood, a critical antecedent in adult mental health and psychopathology. As hypothesized, latent class growth analys...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a common disease in pediatric populations. Family functioning has been related to child adaptation to diabetes. PURPOSE To determine the impact of family factors on diabetes, particularly the influence of family support and family environment on adherence to treatment, quality of life, and metabolic control in Portuguese adolescents with type 1 diabetes, taking in consi...

A study of post-conflict behaviour of aggressor and victim was performed in a group of anubis baboons at the Institute of Medical Primatology. The following three aims have been set: 1) the analysis of post-conflict interactions between the aggressor and victim; 2) the analysis of post-conflict interactions of aggressor and victim with the third individuals; 3) the analysis of post-conflict int...