An Efficient Two-Phase Model for Computing Influential Nodes in Social Networks Using Social Actions

The measurement of influence in social networks has received a lot of attention in the data mining community. Influence maximization refers to the process of finding influential users who make the most of information or product adoption. In real settings, the influence of a user in a social network can be modeled by the set of actions （e.g., ＂like＂, ＂share＂, ＂retweet＂, ＂comment＂） performed by other users of the network on his/her publications. To the best of our knowledge, all proposed models in the literature treat these actions equally. However, it is obvious that a ＂like＂ of a publication means less influence than a ＂share＂ of the same publication. This suggests that each action has its own level of influence （or importance）. In this paper, we propose a model （called Social Action-Based Influence Maximization Model, SAIM） for influence maximization in social networks. In SAIM, actions are not considered equally in measuring the ＂influence power＂ of an individual, and it is composed of two major steps. In the first step, we compute the influence power of each individual in the social network. This influence power is computed from user actions using PageRank. At the end of this step, we get a weighted social network in which each node is labeled by its influence power. In the second step of SAIM, we compute an optimal set of influential nodes using a new concept named ＂influence-BFS tree＂. Experiments conducted on large-scale real-world and synthetic social networks reveal the good performance of our model SAIM in computing, in acceptable time scales, a minimal set of influential nodes allowing the maximum spreading of information.

Exploring social movement concepts and actions in a knowledge uptake and sustainability context: A concept analysis

Objectives:To share a concept analysis of social movement aimed at advancing its application to evidence uptake and sustainability in health-care.Methods:We applied Walker and Avant method to clarify the concept of social movement in the context of knowledge uptake and sustainability.Peer-reviewed and grey literature databases were systematically searched for relevant reports that described how social movement action led to evidence-based practice changes in health and community settings.Titles,abstracts and full texts were reviewed independently and in duplicate,resulting in 38 included articles.Results:Social movement action for knowledge uptake and sustainability can be defined as individuals,groups,or organizations that,as voluntary and intrinsically motivated change agents,mobilize around a common cause to improve outcomes through knowledge uptake and sustainability.The 10 defining attributes,three antecedents and three consequences that we identified are dynamic and interrelated,often mutually reinforcing each other to fortify various aspects of the social movement.Examples of defining attributes include an urgent need for action,collective action and collective identity.The concept analysis resulted in the development of the Social Movement Action Framework.Conclusions:Social movement action can provide a lens through which we view implementation science.Collective action and collective identity e concepts less frequently canvassed in implementation science literature e can lend insight into grassroots approaches to uptake and sustainability.Findings can also inform providers and change leaders on the practicalities of harnessing social movement action for realworld change initiatives.By mobilizing individuals,groups,or organizations through social movement approaches,they can engage as powered change agents and teams that impact the individual,organizational and health systems levels to facilitate knowledge uptake and sustainability.

Research on Media Activism： In and Beyond the Film Sphere

For over a century, nofi-fiction film has figured prominently in the public sphere as a powerful means of persuasion Among the different types, video activism is a typical one which has been exploring by many scholars. Thus, this article discussed media activism from different spheres. Though this people could figure the difference between video activism and ordinary social documentaries. And also those studies about the function, mechanism, strategies of the video activism provide a foothold for a further study of media activism.

The Philosophical Wisdom and Action Implications of “Beautiful China”

On planet earth, the only place so far known that is suited to human life, human beings are the life form with the greatest vitality and ability. Our attitudes and concepts in relation to the world should not stop at understanding and changing it; rather, they should be sublated into a new worldview through which we can scientifically understand and rationally improve the world. Only on the basis of this new worldview can we find a new focus and a new set of values, a new way of living and acting. ＂Beautiful China,＂ as a literary metaphor for the goal of constructing ecological civilization, vividly and fully expresses a completely new vision for socialist modernization with Chinese characteristics. The building of ecological civilization is a social scheme that needs to be based on clear, comprehensive, long-term and scientific ecological values, guided by ideas and regulated by institutions. It calls for the conscious action of all members of society.