2024
Simple autonomous agents can enhance creative semantic discovery by human groups
Ueshima A, Jones M, Christakis N. Simple autonomous agents can enhance creative semantic discovery by human groups. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 5212. PMID: 38890368, PMCID: PMC11189566, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49528-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks
Ghasemian A, Christakis N. The structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2401257121. PMID: 38889155, PMCID: PMC11214085, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401257121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative tiesVillage social networksSocial networksFunction of social networksVillage networkAntagonistic tiesSmall-world effectSurvey wavesRural villagesTiesAntagonistic relationshipHuman social networksHuman groupsVillagePositive worldPositive connectionEmpirical dataHighest betweenness centralityNetwork bridgeDissemination of informationNetworkBetweenness centralityShorter average distanceNodesWorldMaternal and child health intervention to promote behaviour change: a population-level cluster-randomised controlled trial in Honduras
Oles W, Alexander M, Negron R, Nelson J, Iriarte E, Airoldi E, Christakis N, Forastiere L. Maternal and child health intervention to promote behaviour change: a population-level cluster-randomised controlled trial in Honduras. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e060784. PMID: 38858139, PMCID: PMC11168147, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-060784.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster randomised controlled trialPrimary outcomeCounseling interventionChild health interventionsCommunity health workersProfessional care seekingBreast-feedingPromote behavior changeSecondary outcome measuresFacility birthsUmbilical cord careCare-seekingNewborn healthNewborn careHealth workersHealth facilitiesEndline surveyHealth interventionsEducational interventionChild healthCord careHome settingCaring behaviorsSecondary outcomesSustained educational interventionsInduction of social contagion for diverse outcomes in structured experiments in isolated villages
Airoldi E, Christakis N. Induction of social contagion for diverse outcomes in structured experiments in isolated villages. Science 2024, 384: eadi5147. PMID: 38696582, DOI: 10.1126/science.adi5147.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Emergence and collapse of reciprocity in semiautomatic driving coordination experiments with humans
Shirado H, Kasahara S, Christakis N. Emergence and collapse of reciprocity in semiautomatic driving coordination experiments with humans. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2307804120. PMID: 38079552, PMCID: PMC10743379, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2307804120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMachine intelligenceNorm of reciprocitySocial reciprocityNormative commitmentSocial coordinationHuman altruismNegative social repercussionsOnline participantsSocial normsCollective outcomesIndividual safetyCoordination experimentsCoordination gameSocial repercussionsIntelligenceHuman agencyAssistance systemsReciprocityHuman groupsTacit understandingPeopleAssistive technologyCollective challengesCollective action problemsLab experimentsThe enmity paradox
Ghasemian A, Christakis N. The enmity paradox. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 20040. PMID: 37973933, PMCID: PMC10654772, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47167-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes are linked to a limited set of taxa within gut microbiome worldwide
Diebold P, Rhee M, Shi Q, Trung N, Umrani F, Ahmed S, Kulkarni V, Deshpande P, Alexander M, Thi Hoa N, Christakis N, Iqbal N, Ali S, Mathad J, Brito I. Clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes are linked to a limited set of taxa within gut microbiome worldwide. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7366. PMID: 37963868, PMCID: PMC10645880, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42998-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResistance genesSet of genesGut microbiome samplesHuman gut microbiomeGut microbiotaTaxonomic rangeEnvironmental metagenomesDifferent phylaGut microbiomeTaxonomic associationsIsolate genomesAntibiotic resistance genesAR geneRelevant antibiotic resistance genesGenesDiverse membersHuman metagenomesMicrobiome samplesPCR approachGene profilesAntimicrobial resistance genesCommensal gut microbiotaMobilizable plasmidsMetagenomesImportant pathogen