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Function dependence takes place in systems where the malfunction of certain trigger component(s) causes other system components (referred to as dependent components) to become unusable or inaccessible. Systems undergoing function dependence often exhibit diverse statuses due to competitions in the time domain between propagated failure from a dependent component and local failure of the corresponding...
Scale-free networks, as one major class of complex networks, are characterized by a specific structural feature of power-law degree distributions. Examples of scale-free real-world networks include World Wide Web (WWW), email networks, citation and co-author scientific networks, social networks (Facebook, Twitter), networks of Internet routers, and protein-protein interaction networks.
Trust is a crucial basis for interactions among parties in social networks. This paper presents a binary decision diagrams-based algorithm for trust sensitivity analysis in social networks. Based on trust scores of direct links, the trust sensitivity analysis can help identify which direct link (s) in the social network contributes the most to a trust relationship between two particular parties who...
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