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Brief introductory guide to agent-based modeling and an illustration from urban health research

Overview of attention for article published in Cadernos de Saúde Pública, November 2015
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Title
Brief introductory guide to agent-based modeling and an illustration from urban health research
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, November 2015
DOI 10.1590/0102-311x00051615
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Authors

Amy H Auchincloss, Leandro Martin Totaro Garcia

Abstract

There is growing interest among urban health researchers in addressing complex problems using conceptual and computation models from the field of complex systems. Agent-based modeling (ABM) is one computational modeling tool that has received a lot of interest. However, many researchers remain unfamiliar with developing and carrying out an ABM, hindering the understanding and application of it. This paper first presents a brief introductory guide to carrying out a simple agent-based model. Then, the method is illustrated by discussing a previously developed agent-based model, which explored inequalities in diet in the context of urban residential segregation.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 4%
Professor 2 4%
Student > Bachelor 2 4%
Student > Master 2 4%
Other 1 2%
Unknown 36 72%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Computer Science 3 6%
Business, Management and Accounting 2 4%
Social Sciences 2 4%
Engineering 2 4%
Physics and Astronomy 1 2%
Other 3 6%
Unknown 37 74%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 September 2023.
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#3,696,926
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Outputs from Cadernos de Saúde Pública
#134
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#49,913
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#5
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