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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
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Prospects for takaful insurance development in Morocco: analysis of principles, opportunities and recommendations
No full textThe emergence of participatory banking institutions and Islamic investments has created a need for appropriate insurance to protect financial and commercial operations against risk. In Morocco, legislation has responded to this demand by introducing Takaful insurance, designed to complement the participatory finance ecosystem. This scientific article analyzes the impact of Takaful insurance since its introduction in June 2022, highlighting its Sharia-compliant nature and its role as an alternative to conventional insurance. It defines the principles of Takaful and how it works, emphasizing its participatory nature and compliance with Islamic standards. Based on cooperation and responsibility, Takaful shares risks between participants while respecting the rules of Islamic jurisprudence. By examining Morocco's assets for the successful implementation of Takaful insurance, this article highlights the opportunities and challenges shaping this participatory insurance and proposes strategies to enhance its growth and competitiveness in the rapidly expanding Moroccan participatory environment. Ultimately, this article aims to provide insights into the successful development of the Takaful industry in Morocco.
Keywords: Takaful insurance, Morocco, Islamic finance, cooperation, participative finance, opportunities, challenges, growth, competitiveness, participative ecosystem.
JEL Classifciation: G2; K2; K4
Type of article: Theoretical ResearchL'émergence des institutions bancaires participatives et des investissements islamiques a suscité la nécessité d'assurances adaptées pour sécuriser les opérations financières et commerciales contre les risques. Au Maroc, la législation a répondu à cette demande en introduisant l'assurance Takaful, conçue pour compléter l'écosystème de la finance participative. Cet article scientifique analyse l'impact de l'assurance Takaful depuis son instauration en juin 2022, mettant en évidence son caractère conforme à la Charia et son rôle en tant qu'alternative aux assurances conventionnelles. Il définit les principes du Takaful et son fonctionnement, soulignant son caractère participatif et sa conformité aux normes islamiques. En se basant sur la coopération mutuelle et la responsabilité, le Takaful partage les risques entre les participants tout en respectant les règles de la jurisprudence islamique. En examinant les atouts du Maroc pour la mise en œuvre réussie de l'assurance Takaful, cet article met en lumière les opportunités et défis qui façonnent cette assurance participative et propose des stratégies pour améliorer sa croissance et sa compétitivité dans le contexte marocain en pleine expansion de l'environnement participatif. En définitive, cet article aspire à apporter des éclairages pour une évolution fructueuse de l'industrie Takaful au Maroc.
Mots-clés : Assurance Takaful, Maroc, finance islamique, coopération mutuelle, finance participative, opportunités, défis, croissance, compétitivité, écosystème participatif.
Classifciation JEL: G2; K2; K4
Type de l’article : Recherche Théorique
 
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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Contribution to the Study of the Effects of Quality Management "Involvement of personnel" on Organizational Performance in Moroccan Universities
Full text linkThe objective of this paper is to study the reliability and validity of the measurement scales as well as the effect of the variable staff involvement on the organizational performance of Moroccan public universities. The measures were constructed from a survey of 155 managers (Presidents, Deans, and General Secretaries), so the study consists of the verification of all the observations collected (71 questionnaires). The methodology adopted is based on the stages advocated by the Chrchill paradigm (1979). Our contribution focuses on the exploratory phase of the development of the scale allowing the emergence of a factorial structure of the theoretical organizational performance variable. After presenting the conceptualization of this construct, the article describes the procedures used to construct a multi-item scale for measuring organizational performance. The results reveal a factorial structure of the organizational performance perceived by the variable staff involvement with a total explained variance of 61.52%. The analysis of the reliability of the principal component scales shows that the items of each scale are correlated and consistent with each other with a reliability index (Cronbach's Alpha) of 75.7%. The same is true for the goodness of fit, which is very good at 72.6%
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