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The design and development of a complex system requires an adequate methodology and efficient instrumental support in order to early detect and correct anomalies in the functional and non-functional properties of the tested protocols. Among…
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Network structure can have significant effects on the propagation of diseases, memes, and information on social networks. Such effects depend on the specific type of dynamical process that affects the nodes and edges of a network, and it is…