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Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole (2020)
Journal Article
Rajaram, R., & Castellani, B. (2020). Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole. Journal of Physics Communications, 4(4), Article 045008. https://doi.org/10.1088/2399-6528/ab8488

Despite the utility of the Hill numbers, measuring diversity within complex systems and complex datasets, particularly regarding parts of a distribution to the whole—that is, different portions of diversity types to the entire system or dataset—is a... Read More about Diversity in complex systems: measuring parts of the distribution to the whole.

Ideal, Best, and Emerging Practices in Creating Artificial Societies (2019)
Journal Article
Giabbanelli, P. J., Voinov, A. A., Castellani, B., & Tornberg, P. (online). Ideal, Best, and Emerging Practices in Creating Artificial Societies. https://doi.org/10.23919/springsim.2019.8732881

Artificial societies used to guide and evaluate policies should be built by following “best practices”. However, this goal may be challenged by the complexity of artificial societies and the interdependence of their sub-systems (e.g., built environme... Read More about Ideal, Best, and Emerging Practices in Creating Artificial Societies.

Case-based methods and agent-based modelling: bridging the divide to leverage their combined strengths (2019)
Journal Article
Castellani, B., Barbrook-Johnson, P., & Schimpf, C. (2019). Case-based methods and agent-based modelling: bridging the divide to leverage their combined strengths. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 22(4), 403-416. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2018.1563972

Two leading camps for studying social complexity are case-based methods (CBM) and agent-based modelling (ABM). Despite the potential epistemological links between ‘cases’ and ‘agents,’ neither camp has leveraged their combined strengths. A bridge can... Read More about Case-based methods and agent-based modelling: bridging the divide to leverage their combined strengths.

Exploring comorbid depression and physical health trajectories: A case-based computational modelling approach (2018)
Journal Article
Castellani, B., Griffiths, F., Rajaram, R., & Gunn, J. (2018). Exploring comorbid depression and physical health trajectories: A case-based computational modelling approach. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 24(6), 1293-1309. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13042

While comorbid depression/physical health is a major clinical concern, the conventional methods of medicine make it difficult to model the complexities of this relationship. Such challenges include cataloguing multiple trends, developing multiple com... Read More about Exploring comorbid depression and physical health trajectories: A case-based computational modelling approach.

Factors Associated with the Presence of Strong Social Supports in Bhutanese Refugee Women During Pregnancy (2018)
Journal Article
Kingsbury, D. M., Bhatta, M. P., Castellani, B., Khanal, A., Jefferis, E., & Hallam, J. S. (2019). Factors Associated with the Presence of Strong Social Supports in Bhutanese Refugee Women During Pregnancy. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 21, 837–843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0790-x

Social support may mitigate stress related to the refugee experience, including during resettlement. For refugee women, social support can play an important role during pregnancy. In-depth interviews were conducted within a sample of 45 Bhutanese ref... Read More about Factors Associated with the Presence of Strong Social Supports in Bhutanese Refugee Women During Pregnancy.

The Personal Social Networks of Resettled Bhutanese Refugees During Pregnancy in the United States: A Social Network Analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Kingsbury, D., Bhatta, M., Castellani, B., Khanal, A., Jefferis, E., & Hallam, J. (2018). The Personal Social Networks of Resettled Bhutanese Refugees During Pregnancy in the United States: A Social Network Analysis. Journal of Community Health, 43(6), 1028-1036. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-018-0518-9

Women comprise 50% of the refugee population, 25% of whom are of reproductive age. Female refugees are at risk for experiencing significant hardships associated with the refugee experience, including after resettlement. For refugee women, the strengt... Read More about The Personal Social Networks of Resettled Bhutanese Refugees During Pregnancy in the United States: A Social Network Analysis.

The Defiance of Global Commitment: A Complex Social Psychology (2018)
Book
Castellani, B. (2018). The Defiance of Global Commitment: A Complex Social Psychology. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351137140

The Brexit vote; the election of Trump; the upsurge of European nationalism; the devolution of the Arab Spring; global violence; Chinese expansionism; disruptive climate change; the riotous instabilities of the world capitalist system…While diverse i... Read More about The Defiance of Global Commitment: A Complex Social Psychology.

Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency. (2018)
Book Chapter
Dister, C. J., Castellani, B., & Rajaram, R. (2018). Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency. In E. Mitleton-Kelly, A. Paraskevas, & C. Day (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods in Complexity Science: Theory and Applications (267-284). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785364426.00025

If one is to improve reliability and resilience in infrastructures, it is necessary to adopt a ‘complex, smart territory’ modelling strategy, particularly one that gives attention to the importance of social complexity. To test the veracity of their... Read More about Modeling social complexity in infrastructures: a case-based approach to improving reliability and resiliency..