Hybrid societies are self-organizing, collective systems, which are composed of different
components, for example, natural and artificial parts (bio-hybrid) or human beings …

Network measures derived from empirical observations are often poor estimators of the true
structure of system as it is impossible to observe all components and all interactions in many …

Aging is associated with gradual changes in cognition, yet some individuals exhibit
protection against age-related cognitive decline. The topological characteristics of brain …

The robustness of a complex network measures its ability to withstand random or targeted
attacks. Most network robustness measures operate under the assumption that the nodes in …

Main conclusion During re-establishment of desiccation tolerance (DT), early events
promote initial protection and growth arrest, while late events promote stress adaptation and …

It has been assumed, but not yet tested, that the topological disintegration of networks is
relatable to degradations in complex engineered system behavior and that extant network …

The capacity of highly diverse systems to prevail has proven difficult to explain. In addition to
methodological issues, the inherent complexity of ecosystems and issues like multicausality …

Securing network resilience of air transportation system is essential to provide a stable level
of service as one of major transport modes carrying international passengers and freights. In …

Increasing the modularity of system architectures is generally accepted as a good design
principle in engineering. In this paper, we explore whether modularity comes at the expense …

Seed exchanges that smallholder households perform form networks that are central to in
situ agrobiodiversity conservation. Sociodemographic factors such as market accessibility …