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Nonuniversal opinion dynamics driven by opposing external influences.

We study the opinion dynamics of a generalized voter model in which N voters are additionally influenced by two opposing news sources whose effect is to promote political polarization. As the influenc…

Bhat, D., & Redner, S. (2019). Nonuniversal opinion dynamics driven by opposing external influences.. Phys Rev E, 100(5-1), 050301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.100.050301

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Social representations of mandatory vaccination in patients and general practitioners in Moselle, France.

Vaccine controversies affect the image of vaccination. At the end of 2014, there was a shortage of tetra- and pentavalent vaccines, although immunization obligation was being discussed. Our objective …

Myotte-Duquet, P., & Charissou, A. (2019). Social representations of mandatory vaccination in patients and general practitioners in Moselle, France.. Arch Pediatr, 26(8), 466-472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arcped.2019.09.002

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An ideological asymmetry in the diffusion of moralized content on social media among political leaders.

Online social networks constitute a major platform for the exchange of moral and political ideas, and political elites increasingly rely on social media platforms to communicate directly with the publ…

Brady, W. J., Wills, J. A., Burkart, D., Jost, J. T., & Van, B. a. v. e. l. . J. J. (2019). An ideological asymmetry in the diffusion of moralized content on social media among political leaders.. J Exp Psychol Gen, 148(10), 1802-1813. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0000532

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Exploring the discrimination-radicalization nexus: empirical evidence from youth and young adults in Belgium.

OBJECTIVES: Violence committed by extremists has serious violent and non-violent public health consequences. Researchers have hypothesized an association between experiencing discrimination and suppor…

Frounfelker, R. L., Frissen, T., Vanorio, I., Rousseau, C., & d'Haenens, L. (2019). Exploring the discrimination-radicalization nexus: empirical evidence from youth and young adults in Belgium.. Int J Public Health, 64(6), 897-908. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-019-01226-z

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The wisdom of partisan crowds.

Theories in favor of deliberative democracy are based on the premise that social information processing can improve group beliefs. While research on the "wisdom of crowds" has found that information e…

Becker, J., Porter, E., & Centola, D. (2019). The wisdom of partisan crowds.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 116(22), 10717-10722. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817195116

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A discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage of the "sugar tax" debate before and after the announcement of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.

BACKGROUND: On 6th April 2018, the UK Government introduced the Soft Drinks Industry Levy (SDIL) as a mechanism designed to address increasing prevalence of obesity and associated ill health by reduci…

Buckton, C. H., Fergie, G., Leifeld, P., & Hilton, S. (2019). A discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage of the "sugar tax" debate before and after the announcement of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy.. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 490. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-6799-9

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Mapping discourse coalitions in the minimum unit pricing for alcohol debate: a discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol was introduced in Scotland on 1 May 2018, and is now on the policy agenda in other devolved administrations and at Westminster. Previous res…

Fergie, G., Leifeld, P., Hawkins, B., & Hilton, S. (2019). Mapping discourse coalitions in the minimum unit pricing for alcohol debate: a discourse network analysis of UK newspaper coverage.. Addiction, 114(4), 741-753. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14514

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Vaccine hesitancy and Web 2.0: Exploring how attitudes and beliefs about influenza vaccination are exchanged in online threaded user comments.

The growth of Web 2.0 has been particularly impactful in shaping information assessment in decision-making with regards to vaccination. The aim of the present study was to explore how attitudes and be…

Meyer, S. B., Violette, R., Aggarwal, R., Simeoni, M., MacDougall, H., & Waite, N. (2019). Vaccine hesitancy and Web 2.0: Exploring how attitudes and beliefs about influenza vaccination are exchanged in online threaded user comments.. Vaccine, 37(13), 1769-1774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.02.028

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A Robust User Sentiment Biterm Topic Mixture Model Based on User Aggregation Strategy to Avoid Data Sparsity for Short Text.

Sentiment analysis is a process of computationally finding the opinions that are expressed in a short text or a feedback by a writer towards a particular topic, product, service. The short piece of re…

K, N., & R, J. (2019). A Robust User Sentiment Biterm Topic Mixture Model Based on User Aggregation Strategy to Avoid Data Sparsity for Short Text.. J Med Syst, 43(4), 93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-019-1225-5

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Political ideology shapes the amplification of the accomplishments of disadvantaged vs. advantaged group members.

Recent years have witnessed an increased public outcry in certain quarters about a perceived lack of attention given to successful members of disadvantaged groups relative to equally meritorious membe…

Kteily, N. S., Rocklage, M. D., McClanahan, K., & Ho, A. K. (2019). Political ideology shapes the amplification of the accomplishments of disadvantaged vs. advantaged group members.. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 116(5), 1559-1568. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1818545116

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The triple-filter bubble: Using agent-based modelling to test a meta-theoretical framework for the emergence of filter bubbles and echo chambers.

Filter bubbles and echo chambers have both been linked recently by commentators to rapid societal changes such as Brexit and the polarization of the US American society in the course of Donald Trump's…

Geschke, D., Lorenz, J., & Holtz, P. (2019). The triple-filter bubble: Using agent-based modelling to test a meta-theoretical framework for the emergence of filter bubbles and echo chambers.. Br J Soc Psychol, 58(1), 129-149. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12286

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Climate change, cultural cognition, and media effects: Worldviews drive news selectivity, biased processing, and polarized attitudes.

According to cultural cognition theory, individuals hold opinions about politically contested issues like climate change that are consistent with their "cultural way of life," conforming their opinion…

Newman, T. P., Nisbet, E. C., & Nisbet, M. C. (2018). Climate change, cultural cognition, and media effects: Worldviews drive news selectivity, biased processing, and polarized attitudes.. Public Underst Sci, 27(8), 985-1002. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662518801170

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Polarisation politique et co-présence sociale numérique