Towards the Impact of Security Vunnerabilities in Software Design: A Complex Network-Based Approach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainab Khalid Younis ◽  
Basim Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Software Design ◽  
The Impact

Narrative, Intertext and Allusion in the Qur'anic Presentation of Job

1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Johns
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Key Words And Phrases ◽  
Divine Revelation ◽  
Western Tradition ◽  
Islamic Tradition ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Job (Ayyūb) is a byword for patience in the Islamic tradition, notwithstanding only six Qur'anic verses are devoted to him, four in Ṣād (vv.41-4), and two in al-Anbiyā' (vv.83-4), and he is mentioned on only two other occasions, in al-Ancām (v.84) and al-Nisā' (v.163). In relation to the space devoted to him, he could be accounted a ‘lesser’ prophet, nevertheless his significance in the Qur'an is unambiguous. The impact he makes is achieved in a number of ways. One is through the elaborate intertext transmitted from the Companions and Followers, and recorded in the exegetic tradition. Another is the way in which his role and charisma are highlighted by the prophets in whose company he is presented, and the shifting emphases of each of the sūras in which he appears. Yet another is the wider context created by these sūras in which key words and phrases actualize a complex network of echoes and resonances that elicit internal and transsūra associations focusing attention on him from various perspectives. The effectiveness of this presentation of him derives from the linguistic genius of the Qur'an which by this means triggers a vivid encounter with aspects of the rhythm of divine revelation no less direct than that of visual iconography in the Western Tradition.

scholarly journals Will We Hit a Wall? Forecasting Bottlenecks to Whole Brain Emulation Development

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Alstott
Keyword(s):  
Human Brain ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Human Behavior ◽  
Brain Dynamics ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Whole Brain ◽  
Complex Technology ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Whole brain emulation (WBE) is the possible replication of human brain dynamics that reproduces human behavior. If created, WBE would have significant impact on human society, and forecasts frequently place WBE as arriving within a century. However, WBE would be a complex technology with a complex network of prerequisite technologies. Most forecasts only consider a fraction of this technology network. The unconsidered portions of the network may contain bottlenecks, which are slowly-developing technologies that would impede the development of WBE. Here I describe how bottlenecks in the network can be non-obvious, and the merits of identifying them early. I show that bottlenecks may be predicted even with noisy forecasts. Accurate forecasts of WBE development must incorporate potential bottlenecks, which can be found using detailed descriptions of the WBE technology network. Bottlenecks identification can also increase the impact of WBE researchers by directing effort to those technologies that will immediately affect the timeline of WBE development

scholarly journals Exploring the Impact of Dockless Bikeshare on Docked Bikeshare—A Case Study in London

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6110
Author(s):  
Dongdong Feng ◽  
Lin Cheng ◽  
Mingyang Du
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Interaction Strength ◽  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Complex Network Analysis ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Spatial Temporal Analysis

As a green and sustainable travel mode, the bikeshare plays an important role in solving the “last-mile” problem. The new dockless bikeshare system (DBS) is widely favored by travelers, and the traditional docked bikeshare system (BS) is affected to a certain extent, but the specific circumstances of this impact are not yet known. To fill the knowledge gap, the objective of this study is to measure the impacts of DBS on London cycle hire, which is a type of BS. In this study, the travel data of 707 docking stations in two periods, i.e., March 2018 and March 2017, are included. A spatial-temporal analysis is first conducted to investigate the mobility pattern changes. A complex network analysis is then developed to explore the impact of DBS on network connectivity. The results suggest a significant decrease of 64% in the average trip amounts, with both origins and destinations in the affected area, and the trips with short and medium duration and short and medium distances are mainly replaced by DBS. DBS also has a considerable impact on the structure and properties of the mobility network. The connectivity and interaction strength between stations decrease after DBS appears. We also concluded that the observed changes are heterogeneously distributed in space, especially on weekends. The applied spatial-temporal analysis and complex network analysis provide a better understanding of the relationships between DBS and BS.

scholarly journals (A337) State Failure as a Factor in International Global Medical Operations: Network Modeling

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s95-s95
Author(s):  
A. Trufanov ◽  
A. Rossodivita ◽  
M. Aminova ◽  
A. Tikhomirov ◽  
A. Caruso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Network Modeling ◽  
Group Processes ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
National Society ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
Network Topologies ◽  
The Impact

IntroductionIn order to counteract disasters and emergencies, it is necessary to build cooperation and collaboration among all entities and actors. Field teams of rescuers require support from the State experiencing a disaster. The responses to the earthquake in Haiti demonstrated a lack of cooperation and collaboration and the rescuers encountered concomitant difficulties. Thus, the problems in the field are not only related to natural and technological aspects, but also social and political contexts. It is time to explore the role of the impact of State power on national and international disasters and emergencies. One modern and fruitful instrument for analysis of these complicated social and group processes is Complex Network modeling. Complex Network tools have been applied successfully to understanding and counteracting such threats as they relate to the spread of infectious diseases and/or to terrorist activities. Another significant utilization of the Complex Network approach is to develop good governance, management, and organizational processes in national and corporate landscapes.MethodsBased on a Complex Network Scope, a novel, three-layer network model of public connections for diverse State regimes for further simulation is proposed. Quantitative assessments and practical processes should be implemented for countering global disasters using international and interdisciplinary teams. Contrary to the known hierarchical layer approach for knowledge acquisition, this new model describes an overall national Society Network by dividing the approach into the three layers: (1) Formal (State), as hierarchical governments structures; (2) Informal (presented by different long-term sustainable link groups); and (3) Informal (aquatinters with short term links (“weak ties”).ResultsAccording to each of these layers, one of three types of network topologies exist: (1) hierarchical; (2) scale-free; and (3) random, respectively.

The Application of the Fuzzy Cognitive Map among Intravenous Drug Users

2015 ◽  
Vol 734 ◽  
pp. 428-434
Author(s):  
Qun Xiu Yu ◽  
Shou Ming Zhang ◽  
Gui Hong Bi ◽  
Chun Tao Wei
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Decision Rules ◽  
Cognitive Map ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Fuzzy Cognitive Map ◽  
Social Discrimination ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
The Impact

This article carries on a research about spreading and imitating based on network modal of dynamic, complex and comparing various Agents. The Agent regarded as drug complex network nodes and combine Agent itself functions. Propose a dynamic complex network technology combined with Agent simulation model based on fuzzy cognitive map to study the spread of HIV. Using fuzzy cognitive map design with independent learning ability node agent based on personal emotion and cognition, agent considers the individual perception of the epidemic of surrounding environment, social discrimination, legal constraints strength, national testing and treatment, free needle exchange extrinsic and intrinsic factors in the environment of individual course, emotion, etc., Under the combined effect of individual values ​​derived drug fuzzy cognitive map. Develop individualized decision rules to circumvent virus. This article studied the impact of fuzzy cognitive and social discrimination and legal factors on HIV transmission.

scholarly journals Complex network and fractal theory for the assessment of water distribution network resilience to pipe failures

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 767-777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Di Nardo ◽  
Michele Di Natale ◽  
Carlo Giudicianni ◽  
Roberto Greco ◽  
Giovanni Francesco Santonastaso
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Water Distribution ◽  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Distribution Networks ◽  
Pipe Failure ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
Topological Features ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWater distribution networks (WDNs) must keep a proper level of service under a wide range of operational conditions, and, in particular, the analysis of their resilience to pipe failures is essential to improve their design and management. WDNs can be regarded as large sparse planar graphs showing fractal and complex network properties. In this paper, the relationship linking the geometrical and topological features of a WDN to its resilience to the failure of a pipe is investigated. Some innovative indices have been borrowed from fractal geometry and complex network theory to study WDNs. Considering all possible network configurations obtained by suppressing one link, the proposed indices are used to quantify the impact of pipe failure on the system's resilience. This approach aims to identify critical links, in terms of resilience, with the help of topological metrics only, and without recourse to hydraulic simulations, which require complex calibration processes and come with a computational burden. It is concluded that the proposed procedure, which has been successfully tested on two real WDNs located in southern Italy, can provide valuable information to water utilities about which pipes have a significant role in network performance, thus helping in their design, planning and management.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document