Synopsis of Social media discussions
Several posts reflect on the innovative use of slime molds in network modeling, such as mentions of how researchers demonstrated the slime mold's ability to replicate the efficient layout of the Tokyo railway. Phrases like 'a much cheaper alternative would be to use a slime mold computer' and 'an organism without a brain achieved something similar to the best network in the world' indicate a tone of excitement and admiration for nature's problem-solving capabilities, contributing to a positive overall sentiment.
Agreement
Strong agreementThe majority of discussions express strong alignment with the ideas presented in the publication, highlighting the significance of biologically inspired network design.
Interest
High level of interestThere is considerable enthusiasm for the paper, with many users actively engaging and sharing information about its findings.
Engagement
High engagementContributors dive deep into the concepts, often referencing specific experiments, models, and real-world applications related to the study.
Impact
High level of impactParticipants widely recognize the potential implications of the research on future network construction and design practices.
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Timeline: Posts about article
Top Social Media Posts
Ariel López
Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el moho creó conexiones similares al metro de Tokio. Un organismo sin cerebro logró algo similar a la mejor red del mundo, asombroso https://t.co/MzSyJWv3BM https://t.co/FHP97uPLqk
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Fermat's Library
You can read the annotated paper here: https://t.co/6PsxYR9mJh
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salta-pocinhas
fazer que nem os cientistas e engenheiros de tráfego japoneses, deixar fungos darem a direção da minha vida assim como eles os deixaram direcionar a malha ferroviária de tóquio
https://t.co/ZIkjQgmu4V
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Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
This is Tero, A., Takagi, S., Saigusa, T., Ito, K., Bebber, D. P., Fricker, M. D., ... & Nakagaki, T. (2010). Rules for biologically inspired adaptive network design. Science, 327(5964), 439-442. https://t.co/6S7e1tKW5Z
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IXO World
Fun fact Friday!
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Posts referencing the article
Discovering Habituation in Smart Slime Moulds
Researchers demonstrate that the slime mould Physarum polycephalum can exhibit habituation, a form of learning typically associated with neural organisms. This groundbreaking discovery suggests non-neural organisms, like slime moulds, may offer insights into the fundamental mechanisms of learning.
January 31, 2023
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Habituation Insights: Learning in Slime Molds
This video explores the capabilities of slime molds, specifically Physarum polycephalum, to exhibit habituation—a learning process seen in neural organisms. Discover how these remarkable creatures respond to repeated stimuli and their potential roles in understanding learning evolution.
February 4, 2023
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Biological Networks: Insights from Moulds and Adaptation
Hosts Max, Vi, Issy, Peta, and Gabe explore the efficiency of biological networks. Discover how organisms like the slime mold Physarum polycephalum adapt to optimize transport systems, offering solutions to complex design challenges similar to Tokyo's rail network.
October 23, 2024
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RT @fermatslibrary: You can read the annotated paper here: https://t.co/6PsxYR9mJh
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The Web³ Saint
@iamsaintisrael (Twitter)-tralized consensus, but make it slime. > Reference: Tero et al., Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design, Science, 2010.
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JGM
@jguerrevier (Twitter)@PabloGrueso @Recuenco @polymatas https://t.co/znTB2FZGFh
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Eddie
@skeptikons (Twitter)https://t.co/VxsA23i9Cz
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Scary Hag
@scary_hag (Twitter)@A_Firend3 yoooo i was just reading this one!!! https://t.co/DmS2Bh5bKx
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Hind
@guusjink04 (Twitter)https://t.co/YRUBHr50SM https://t.co/zmg8AG0DfI
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CivilisatioTransform
@CapabilitYes (Twitter)RT @fermatslibrary: You can read the annotated paper here: https://t.co/6PsxYR9mJh
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isa ismail
@isa_ismail62028 (Twitter)RT @fermatslibrary: You can read the annotated paper here: https://t.co/6PsxYR9mJh
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Dutch
@mariojoseh555 (Twitter)RT @fermatslibrary: You can read the annotated paper here: https://t.co/6PsxYR9mJh
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Fermat's Library
@fermatslibrary (Twitter)You can read the annotated paper here: https://t.co/6PsxYR9mJh
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Cameron A. Schmidt, PhD
@CAS_ReproLab (Twitter)Back in 2010 researchers placed food sources ('cities') on a map of the Tokyo area. An amoeboid slime mold developed a network between sources similar to the Tokyo rail system in efficiency and redundancy. #ComplexSystems https://t.co/H1DCihNe9Q
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Michel Bauwens
@mbauwens (Twitter)Not the mycelium, but the slime mold as example of transport engineering: * Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design https://t.co/C34aQDUkRy
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Kiyoaki Okudaira
@Kiyoaki_Aero (Twitter)今日聴いてる学会のある発表の参考文献，面白い https://t.co/VMNPY2BpzZ
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Harriet Carroll: Long Covid Scientific Consultancy
@angryhacademic (Twitter)RT @angryhacademic: Fun fact: although slime mould exhibits behaviours similar to fungi, plants, and animals, they are amoebae that make sp…
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Ave Miller SECTA
@AveMillerSecta (Twitter)@juanif17 https://t.co/ve4ta5TYFa
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Dulwich Quantum Computing
@DulwichQuantum (Twitter)@SeskirZeki @neirenoir Maze-solving by an amoeboid organism https://t.co/V5I2CP0eWL Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design https://t.co/5uYEHYDzG2
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@n_i7r (Twitter)https://t.co/dHSWP5PrpL
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Dulwich Quantum Computing
@DulwichQuantum (Twitter)"Separately, companies like BMW are investigating the use of quantum computers to identify optimal locations to install electric vehicle charging stations." A much cheaper (and potentially more serious) alternative would be to use a slime mold computer. https://t.co/hhEN4IGz9l https://t.co/v9KPSdlMeT
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@Biciraptorr (Twitter)RT @E7VZO: Acá les dejo el paper fundacional de este hilo. https://t.co/GQhs2fE2CO
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Harriet Carroll: Long Covid Scientific Consultancy
@angryhacademic (Twitter)Fun fact: although slime mould exhibits behaviours similar to fungi, plants, and animals, they are amoebae that make spores. These spores create networks that can even simulate road and rail networks https://t.co/JDNI1BXO4O https://t.co/6n8gInJ95V Watch: https://t.co/ZC2QaD7li9 https://t.co/UvVKxPagA5
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Otro Científico
@Otro_Cientifico (Twitter)Como siempre les dejo la fuente de información. Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design DOI: 10.1126/science.1177894 Aquí les dejo un link con el articulo por si quieren leerlo y saber mas sobre el modelo matematico. https://t.co/yLm78BRs84
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juan contreras vejar
@contreras_vejar (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Julio Jara Pérez
@juliojarap (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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fer
@RivasVillarroel (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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ignacio
@felideconce (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Maximiliano Salas
@Carislavia (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Moises (not bot)
@moises18102019 (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Juan E
@jesuberca (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Carlos Bonifetti del 38%
@Carlos72424037 (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Hugo Marchant
@Contimasque (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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RecorridoMicrosBuses
@RecMicrosyBuses (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Juan Pablo López P.
@JPLopezpozo (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Bárbara
@bcovarrubias (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Loreta
@loretay (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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oscar prohens
@oprohens (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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openmapchile (OMCh)
@openmapchile (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Matías González
@matigonzalezv (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Daniel Cárdenas J
@dlcj_ingmov (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Alejandro
@AlejandroSig (Twitter)RT @arieIIopez: Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el…
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Ariel López
@arieIIopez (Twitter)Un estudio japonés (Tero et al, 2010) utilizó moho para evaluar la red de transporte de Tokio, ante barreras similares el moho creó conexiones similares al metro de Tokio. Un organismo sin cerebro logró algo similar a la mejor red del mundo, asombroso https://t.co/MzSyJWv3BM https://t.co/FHP97uPLqk
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IXO World
@ixoworld (Twitter)Fun fact Friday!
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נעם רבלין
@noamrivlin (Twitter)@Eran_Efrat תתחיל באלו: https://t.co/zJ4WfI9Ffl https://t.co/DHxYvKVfTA והכי מפורסם: https://t.co/9s6jRBkCQX
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저성능자전거 뚜룬
@dulunsche (Twitter)2008년에 이그노벨 인지과학상을 수상한 연구(doi: 10.1038/35035159)와 2010년에 이그노벨 운송계획상을 수상한 연구(doi: 10.1126/science.1177894) 모두 나카가키 토시유키 교수 연구팀이 수행했다고 한다. 그 뒤로 다른 연구자들도 황색망사점균의 학습 능력을 증명하거나 메커니즘을 연구했다고.
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@ivacheung.com (Bluesky)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_GTIL7AECQ
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Thor Ezby
@EzbyThor (Twitter)RT @JonathonPSine: Researchers found in 2010 that slime molds—when exposed to oat flakes distributed in the pattern of Tokyo rail stops—cou…
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Jonathon P Sine
@JonathonPSine (Twitter)Researchers found in 2010 that slime molds—when exposed to oat flakes distributed in the pattern of Tokyo rail stops—could rapidly and reliably flesh out a network structure of comparable efficiency, fault tolerance, and cost to that of human planners. https://t.co/hSPnXEYPNY
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Angelica Batista
@ambatistam (Twitter)Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design https://t.co/aDyVBURTC1
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Angelica Batista
@ambatistam (Twitter)Del 2010 pero aún inspiradora. Lectura para hoy Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design https://t.co/aDyVBURTC1
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Myrtille Gardet @myrtille.gardet.bsky.social
@MyrtilleGardet (Twitter)Deux ans plus tard, il est primé pour cet article publié dans #Science https://t.co/714IveVQS4
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lamha
@lnrdlmh (Twitter)RT @theodora_julia: fazer que nem os cientistas e engenheiros de tráfego japoneses, deixar fungos darem a direção da minha vida assim como…
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salta-pocinhas
@theodora_julia (Twitter)fazer que nem os cientistas e engenheiros de tráfego japoneses, deixar fungos darem a direção da minha vida assim como eles os deixaram direcionar a malha ferroviária de tóquio https://t.co/ZIkjQgmu4V
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Boquinha de algodão
@bocadealgodao_ (Twitter)Gente Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design - Scientific Figure on ResearchGate. Available from: https://t.co/zyYDeURFsK [accessed 9 Aug, 2022]
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UST Microbiology Society
@UST_MicroSoc (Twitter)Tero, A., Takagi, S., Saigusa, T., Ito, K., Bebber, D. P., Fricker, M. D., ... & Nakagaki, T. (2010). Rules for biologically inspired adaptive network design. Science, 327(5964), 439-442. Retrieved from https://t.co/deolEUwCXJ
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Eduardo Gonzaga
@E7VZO (Twitter)Acá les dejo el paper fundacional de este hilo. https://t.co/GQhs2fE2CO
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Dr. Natasha Cowley
@_NatashaCowley (Twitter)The rail network paper: https://t.co/zF9JuBn71F The maze solving paper: https://t.co/XfPcv1gEHr
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Rebecca Glaessner on hiatus; revising sci-fi debut
@R_Glaessner (Twitter)RT @yudhanjaya: This is Tero, A., Takagi, S., Saigusa, T., Ito, K., Bebber, D. P., Fricker, M. D., ... & Nakagaki, T. (2010). Rules for bio…
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Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
@yudhanjaya (Twitter)This is Tero, A., Takagi, S., Saigusa, T., Ito, K., Bebber, D. P., Fricker, M. D., ... & Nakagaki, T. (2010). Rules for biologically inspired adaptive network design. Science, 327(5964), 439-442. https://t.co/6S7e1tKW5Z
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O₿iWan
@ObiWanKenoBit (Twitter)@mrauchs “Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design” by Tero et al. Slime mold decentralized transportation network design mimicking Tokyo railway.
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ꙮMantis Space Marine
@emccoy_writer (Twitter)RT @chai_tan_ya: @JayeHarrill @Rainmaker1973 The Nakagaki group did expts originally with topography and overlaid the network they got with…
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foxgrrl
@foxgrrl (Twitter)RT @chai_tan_ya: @JayeHarrill @Rainmaker1973 The Nakagaki group did expts originally with topography and overlaid the network they got with…
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Atul Ahire
@atulsahire (Twitter)RT @chai_tan_ya: @JayeHarrill @Rainmaker1973 The Nakagaki group did expts originally with topography and overlaid the network they got with…
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Athale Lab: CyCelS
@AthaleLab (Twitter)3/ The original paper: Tero et al. (2010) Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design Science 327(5964):439-42
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Athale Lab: CyCelS
@AthaleLab (Twitter)@JayeHarrill @Rainmaker1973 The Nakagaki group did expts originally with topography and overlaid the network they got with the actual map. Tero et al. (2010) Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design Science 327(5964):439-42 https://t.co/up09kOUEiy
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Sarah Jamie Lewis
@SarahJamieLewis (Twitter)@munin Researchers have used hot lamps to simulate terrain to make slime mold paths along less desirable terrain less likely - and the result tends to be fairly representative of the real world solution (see this example using the tokyo rail network https://t.co/iYb9roozQt)
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Habitual B
@BrianAtkinology (Twitter)Tero et al 2010 used this to argue for the utility of biologically inspired mathematical models to help guide network construction! Ref: Tero et al 2010 Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design. Science 327:439-442 8/n (I ain't done).
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Frank
@der_schneewolf (Twitter)RT @realsci_DE: Ja, Physarum polycephalum, ein gelber Schleimpilz kann sich durch Wachstum durch Labyrinthe fressen und benutzt dabei Algor…
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Real Scientists DE
@realsci_DE (Twitter)Ja, Physarum polycephalum, ein gelber Schleimpilz kann sich durch Wachstum durch Labyrinthe fressen und benutzt dabei Algorithmen: Tero et al. 2010. Rules for Biologically Inspired Adaptive Network Design. Science 10.1126/science.1177894 https://t.co/WVHQqq8akJ
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Abstract Synopsis
- Transport networks are essential in both social and biological contexts, balancing cost, efficiency, and fault tolerance.
- Biological systems, shaped by evolution, have adapted to optimize networks, potentially providing practical solutions to complex network design challenges.
- The slime mold Physarum polycephalum demonstrates that biological networks can achieve efficiency and reliability similar to human-made systems, like the Tokyo rail network, and can inform future network construction through a mathematical model.
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