Browsing by Author "Valverde, Sergi"

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  • A cultural diffusion model for the rise and fall of programming languages
    Valverde, Sergi; Solé Vicente, Ricard, 1962- (Wayne State University Press, 2015)
    Our interaction with complex computing machines is mediated by programming languages (PLs), which constitute one of the major innovations in the evolution of technology. PLs allow flexible, scalable, and fast use of hardware ...
  • Before the endless forms: embodied model of transition from single cells to aggregates to ecosystem engineering
    Solé Vicente, Ricard, 1962-; Valverde, Sergi (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013)
    The emergence of complex multicellular systems and their associated developmental programs is one of the major problems of evolutionary biology. The advantages of cooperation over individuality seem well known but it is ...
  • Chromatic transitions in the emergence of syntax networks
    Corominas Murtra, Bernat; Sànchez Fibla, Martí; Valverde, Sergi; Solé Vicente, Ricard, 1962- (Royal Society, 2018)
    The emergence of syntax during childhood is a remarkable example of how complex correlations unfold in nonlinear ways through development. In particular, rapid transitions seem to occur as children reach the age of two, ...
  • Computational analysis of multimorbidity between asthma, eczema and rhinitis
    Aguilar, Daniel; Pinart, Mariona; Benet, Marta; García Aymerich, Judith; González Ruiz, Juan Ramón; Guerra, Stefano; Kogevinas, Manolis; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Valverde, Sergi; Oliva Miguel, Baldomero; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017)
    Background: The mechanisms explaining the co-existence of asthma, eczema and rhinitis (allergic multimorbidity) are largely unknown. We investigated the mechanisms underlying multimorbidity between three main allergic ...
  • Mapping co-ancestry connections between the genome of a Medieval individual and modern Europeans
    Ferrando Bernal, Manuel; Morcillo Suárez, Carlos, 1969-; de Dios, Toni; Gelabert Xirinachs, Pere, 1991-; Civit, Sergi; Díaz Carvajal, Antonia; Ollich Castanyer, Imma; Allentoft, Morten E.; Valverde, Sergi; Lalueza Fox, Carles, 1965- (Nature Research, 2020)
    Historical genetic links among similar populations can be difficult to establish. Identity by descent (IBD) analyses find genomic blocks that represent direct genealogical relationships among individuals. However, this ...
  • On singularities and black holes in combination-driven models of technological innovation networks
    Solé Vicente, Ricard, 1962-; Amor, Daniel R.; Valverde, Sergi (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016)
    It has been suggested that innovations occur mainly by combination: the more inventions accumulate, the higher the probability that new inventions are obtained from previous designs. Additionally, it has been conjectured ...
  • Structural determinants of criticality in biological networks
    Valverde, Sergi; Ohse, Sebastian; Turalska, Malgorzata; West, Bruce J.; García Ojalvo, Jordi (Frontiers, 2015)
    Many adaptive evolutionary systems display spatial and temporal features, such as long-range correlations, typically associated with the critical point of a phase transition in statistical physics. Empirical and theoretical ...
  • The architecture of mutualistic networks as an evolutionary spandrel
    Valverde, Sergi; Piñero, Jordi; Corominas Murtra, Bernat; Montoya, José M.; Joppa, Lucas N.; Solé Vicente, Ricard, 1962- (Nature Research, 2018)
    Mutualistic networks have been shown to involve complex patterns of interactions among animal and plant species, including a widespread presence of nestedness. The nested structure of these webs seems to be positively ...