Complex Systems

Reconstructing commuters network using machine learning and urban indicators
Human mobility has a significant impact on several layers of society, from infrastructural planning and economics to the spread of …
Gabriel Spadon, André C. P. L. F. de Carvalho, José F. Rodrigues-Jr, Luiz G. A. Alves
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Reconstructing commuters network using machine learning and urban indicators
The hidden traits of endemic illiteracy in cities
In spite of the considerable progress towards reducing illiteracy rates, many countries, including developed ones, have encountered …
Luiz G. A. Alves, José S. Andrade Jr, Quentin S. Hanley, Haroldo V. Ribeiro
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The hidden traits of endemic illiteracy in cities
Crime prediction through urban metrics and statistical learning
Understanding the causes of crime is a longstanding issue in researcher’s agenda. While it is a hard task to extract causality …
Luiz G. A. Alves, Haroldo V. Ribeiro, Francisco A. Rodrigues
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Crime prediction through urban metrics and statistical learning
Long-range correlations and fractal dynamics in C. elegans: changes with aging and stress
Reduced motor control is one of the most frequent features associated with aging and disease. Nonlinear and fractal analyses have …
Luiz G. A. Alves, Peter B. Winter, Leonardo N. Ferreira, Renée M. Brielmann, Richard I. Morimoto, Luís A. N. Amaral
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Long-range correlations and fractal dynamics in C. elegans: changes with aging and stress
MIT Technology Review: Why Nematode Worms Could Hold the Key to Aging
Human physiology changes with age in the same way as the behavior of nematode worms. Understanding why could be a crucial clue for the science of aging.
MIT Technology Review
Apr 18, 2017 7 min read Media coverage
MIT Technology Review: Why Nematode Worms Could Hold the Key to Aging
Research FAPESP: The metrics of urban growth
Groups in Brazil and abroad use new metrics to identify trends in city growth.
Igor Zolnerkevic
Mar 24, 2016 9 min read Media coverage
Research FAPESP: The metrics of urban growth
Transient superdiffusion and long-range correlations in the motility patterns of trypanosomatid flagellate protozoa
We report on a diffusive analysis of the motion of flagellate protozoa species. These parasites are the etiological agents of neglected …
Luiz G. A. Alves, Débora B. Scariot, Renato R. Guimarães, Celso V. Nakamura, Renio S. Mendes, Haroldo V. Ribeiro
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Transient superdiffusion and long-range correlations in the motility patterns of trypanosomatid flagellate protozoa
Characterization of river flow fluctuations via horizontal visibility graphs
We report on a large-scale characterization of river discharges by employing the network framework of the horizontal visibility graph. …
Adriana C. Braga, Luiz G. A. Alves, Leandro S. Costa, Ademir A. Ribeiro, Manoel M. A. Jesus, Angel A. Tateishi, Haroldo V. Ribeiro
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Characterization of river flow fluctuations via horizontal visibility graphs
Scale-adjusted metrics for predicting the evolution of urban indicators and quantifying the performance of cities
More than a half of world population is now living in cities and this number is expected to be two-thirds by 2050. Fostered by the …
Luiz G. A. Alves, Renio S. Mendes, Ervin K. Lenzi, Haroldo V. Ribeiro
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Scale-adjusted metrics for predicting the evolution of urban indicators and quantifying the performance of cities
Spatial correlations, clustering and percolation-like transitions in homicide crimes
The spatial dynamics of criminal activities has been recently studied through statistical physics methods; however, models and results …
Luiz G. A. Alves, Ervin K. Lenzi, Renio S. Mendes, Haroldo V. Ribeiro
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Spatial correlations, clustering and percolation-like transitions in homicide crimes