Betweenness centrality and Q-measures in directed valued networks

Q-measures express the bridging function of nodes in a network subdivided into two groups. An approach to Q-measures in the context of weighted or valued directed networks is proposed. This new approach uses flow centrality as the main concept. Simple examples illustrate the definition.

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