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MESSy as a ComIn plugin
Full text linkPresentation on the implementation of the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy) as a ComIn plugin.
The presetation gives also an outline how to proceed when preparing a software as plugin for the Community Interface for ICON (ComIn)
Darkey spirituals. I sees Lawd Jesus a comin'
No full textFor medium voice and piano. --- English words. --- Caption title. --- At head of title: To Neppy, my old black Mammy. --- "Darkey Spirituals, collected and arranged by David W. Guion: I sees Lawd Jesus a comin'; [key of] G, D to E"--Cover. --- First line: I sees Lawd Jesus a comin', hah, Oh, a Lawdy
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Cortisol fetal fluids concentrations and newborn out come in term pregnancy small-sized purebred dogs
No full textDespite the high perinatal mortality in dogs, knowledge about canine perinatology is limited compared to humans. Because newborns blood samples analysis are challenging, the collection of fetal fluids at birth is safe for the puppies, and useful in research(1). Fetal fluids are easily collectable during cesarean section (CS), frequently performed as elective surgery in bitches at high risk for dystocia, such as small-sized purebred bitches. Cortisol plays important roles in the final fetal multi-organ maturation and in the neonatal adaptation. In order to provide knowledge for a better neonatal assistance to newborn dogs, this study was aimed to assess the cortisol amniotic (CAM) and allantoic (CAL) concentrations in relation to newborn outcome and to some, reported below, maternal and neonatal parameters, in dogs at term of pregnancy (defined on the base of ovulation day estimation coupled to fetal ultrasonographyc measurement of both the inner chorionic cavity and biparietal diameter, and by blood progesterone concentrations monitoring(1)) and submitted to elective CS before the onset of labor. The aims of the study were: 1) to assess possible differences between the CAM and CAL concentrations; 2) to verify possible correlations between CAM and CAL concentrations, and also between CAM and CAL concentrations and maternal age and parity, litter-size, neonatal gender, birth weight, Apgar score and neonatal outcome at 24 hours and 7 days of age. The study was performed on 19 purebred small-sized bitches (body weight <10 kg), at risk of dystocia, 2-6 years old, 12 multiparous and 7 primiparous, undergoing elective CS at term of pregnancy. The amniotic and allantoic fluids were collected from each puppy, at the opening of fetal sacs with a sterile siringe without the needle, without interfering with neonatal assistance, and stored at -20°C, until cortisol analysis by RIA. At birth, newborns were evaluated for viability by Apgar score(2), gender, absence of gross physical malformations and weighed before nursing. Litter size was recorded. A total of 50 normal puppies, 28 males and 22 females were obtained from litters ranging between 1 and 6. Mean (±SD) birth weight was 160±46.02 g and according to Apgar score, 47 puppies were scored as ≥7, 1 was scored as 4-6, and 2 were scored as <4. At 24 hours after birth, 4 out 50 puppies (8%) died and within7 days of age, one additional puppy was found dead . In all cases, necropsy did not show evidences of gross malformations, trauma or infections. The overall median value, 1st and 3rd quartile for CAM and CAL concentrations assessed as reported above on 46 amniotic and 41 allantoic samples were 7.4 ± 5.7 ng/ml and 8.4 ± 4.88 ng/ml. Significantly (p<0.01) higher median, 1st and 3rd quartile CAL than CAM levels were found (3.7, 2.3 and 11.1 ng/ml; 6.7, 4.0 and 11.6 ng/ml, respectively) and a high (p<0.0001), positive correlation (R=0.83) between CAM and CAL concentrations detected. Highly significant (p<0.05) CAM concentration were found in puppies that die , in comparison to those surviving at 24 hours after birth (median value; 1st and 3rd quartile: 11.2, 7.2 and 12.2 ng/ml vs 3.9, 2.8 and 11.1 ng/ml, respectively), but no difference were found for mortality at 7 days of age, as well as for all the other maternal or neonatal studied parameters reported above. In conclusion, among the studied parameters, only high CAM levels at birth were associated to short-term survival and could be useful to recognize puppies that need special assistance and surveillance in the first 24 hours of birth
Tassi e tempi di guarigione in bovine con cisti luteiniche e follicolari dopo trattamento con Buserelin
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