OPINION CONTROL IN COMPLEX NETWORKS

Opinion control in complex networks

In many political elections, the electorate appears to be a composite of partisan and independent voters.Given that partisans are not likely to convert to a different party, an important goal for a political party could be to mobilize independent voters toward the party with the help of strong leadership, mass media, partisans, and the effects of p

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Deterioration mechanism of loess from Ili valley region of China under wet and dry cycles: evidences from shear tests

The properties of loess in the Ili region of China are significantly affected by repeated cycles of rainfall and evaporation.It is thus essential to investigate the deterioration mechanism of loess subjected to the wet and dry cycles.This paper employs various methods, including the direct shear and triaxial shear tests, as well as the scanning ele

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Dechurched Christians in Hong Kong: A Study

Though many Christian churches exist in Hong Kong, some who claim to be Christians are not members of abc material churches, nor do they attend a Sunday service regularly.They identify as faithful but not religious.Some might even be pursuing advanced degrees in Christian studies.Why do they not join an institutional church then? Have they experien

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Post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the medial plantar artery with arteriovenous fistula treated by coil embolization of the main feeding artery and percutaneous thrombin injection

Endovascular treatment for post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm (PsA) has been deemed effective and minimally invasive.However, embolization of all feeding and outflow vessels is difficult if multiple fine arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are present.In the present case, PsA of the click here medial plantar artery with AVF was diagnosed 1 month after injury

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