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AI and the transformation of social science research

3 | Methodology , Artificial Intelligence (AI) , Science

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Grossmann I, Feinberg M, Parker DC, Christakis NA, Tetlock PE, Cunningham WA. AI and the transformation of social science research. Science. 2023 Jun 16;380(6650):1108-1109. doi: 10.1126/science.adi1778. Epub 2023 Jun 15. PMID: 37319216.

Social network correlates of free and purchased insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Uganda

6 | Social Determinants , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Uganda , Infectious Disease , Global Health

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S. Takada, P. Krezanoski, V. N. Nyakato, A.J. O'Malley, J. M. Perkins, A. C. Tsai, D. R. Bangsberg, N. A. Christakis, and A. Nishi, “Social network correlates of free and purchased insecticide-treated bed nets in rural Uganda,” Malar J, 21, 350 (2022) (Nov 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04347-8

Polarized Citizen Preferences for the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in 20 Countries

2 | Ethics , LMIC

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J.F. Bonnefon, N. A. Christakis, I. Rahwan, A. Shariff, E. Awad, and B. Bago, “Polarized Citizen Preferences for the Ethical Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in 20 Countries,” MDM Policy & Practice, Volume 7, Issue 2, July 2022 (Jul 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23814683221113573

Algorithms for seeding social networks can enhance the adoption of a public health intervention in urban India (PNAS, 2022)

15 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , PNAS , India , Contagion Intervention , Experiment , Global Health , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , LMIC , RCT , Trellis Software , Network Targeting

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M. Alexander, L. Forastiere, N. A. Christakis, and S. Gupta, “Algorithms for seeding social networks can enhance the adoption of a public health intervention in urban India,” PNAS, 119(30) e2120742119 (May 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2120742119

Testing for Balance in Social Networks

6 | Methodology , NAC Favorite , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Honduras , Friendship

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D. Feng, Altmeyer R., D. Stafford, N. A. Christakis, and Zhou H., “Testing for Balance in Social Networks,” Journal of the American Statistical Association, 06/2020: 1-19 (May 2020) DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2020.1764850

Characterizing super-spreaders using population-level weighted social networks in rural communities

8 | Methodology , Honduras , Epidemic Disease , Infectious Disease , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software , Network Targeting

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S. Vishnempet Shridhar, M. Alexander, and N. A. Christakis, “Characterizing super-spreaders using population-level weighted social networks in rural communities,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 380(2214) (Nov 2021) DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2021.0123

Household food insecurity and health in a high-migration area in rural Honduras

5 | Honduras , LMIC , Social Determinants , Global Health , Trellis Software

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S. Kumar, N. A. Christakis, and R. Pérez-Escamillac, “Household food insecurity and health in a high-migration area in rural Honduras,” SSM - Population Health, (Sep 2021) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100885

Using Trellis software to enhance high-quality large-scale network data collection in the field

5 | Methodology , Trellis Software , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , LMIC

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A. Lungeanu, M. McKnight, R. Negron, W. Munar, N. A. Christakis, and N.S. Contractor, “Using Trellis software to enhance high-quality large-scale network data collection in the field,” Social Networks, 66 (2021) 171–184 (Jul 2021) DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2021.02.007

Triadic embeddedness structure in family networks predicts mobile communication response to a sudden natural disaster

4 | Phone Network , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , China

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Jia, J.S., Li, Y., Lu, X. et al. Triadic embeddedness structure in family networks predicts mobile communication response to a sudden natural disaster. Nat Commun 12, 4286 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24606-7

CurmElo: The theory and practice of a forced-choice approach to producing preference rankings

1 | Methodology

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Sankaran S, Derechin J, Christakis NA. CurmElo: The theory and practice of a forced-choice approach to producing preference rankings. PLoS One. 2021 May 27;16(5):e0252145. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252145. PMID: 34043666; PMCID: PMC8158949.