Integrating sentiment and social structure to determine preference alignments: the Irish Marriage Referendum.
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SUBMITTER: O'Sullivan DJP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5541536 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jul
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2017-09-01 | GSE78854 | GEO