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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
Incorporation of textile artificial magnetic conductor into dipole antenna
Full text linkThe radiation and gain characteristics of wearable dipole antenna which are omni-radiation pattern and low gain are not sufficient to support the wearable onbody system. So, to overcome these problems, the incorporation of textile dipole antenna with Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC) are designed and analysed. The purpose of implementing the dipole antenna with AMC is to reduce the antenna backward radiation towards the human body and to increase the antenna’s gain. By implementing this concept, the dipole antenna’s beam direction is shifted outward from the human body and the antenna’s gain is increased. In this thesis, the dipole antenna with AMC is investigated and analysed. The antenna's substrate is made of denim jeans. It has er = 1.7, tan s = 0.025 and 1mm thickness. The radiating materials are made of two different conducting fabrics which are Shieldit Super fabric and copper fabric. A flexible dipole antenna with 3 by 3 arrays flexible AMC, operating at 2.4GHz is designed. In order to have better performance of the integrated antennas, the properties of the fabric such as bending effect, wetness effect and on-body measurement are investigated. The possibility of different positions of the dipole antenna above the AMC which may alter the performance of the antenna is also discussed. Computer Simulation Technology (CST) software is used for the antenna and AMC simulation. The performances of the dipole antenna with and without AMC are compared. It shows that the performance of the antenna with AMC increases the gain by 5 dB and the antenna’s radiation is more directive. Furthermore, the resonant frequency of the antenna with AMC shifted due to the bending effect. The best location to put the dipole antenna with AMC is at the back of the human body
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
Green Service Management At High Technology Service Industry : A Case Study At Airasia Airline
Full text linkIn the modern service industry,it is distinct that green services will be the next wave for the high technology service industry,to be truly environmental emphasized (which comply with the criteria of green competitive advantage).This research aims to generate new ideas in the knowledge domain of green services which has not been fully explored.To date,there is limited research area about green services in airlines industry and in any operations.Expanding from the hotel management,the researcher aims to explore the transformation of lean services principles to green services of an airline industry.Since an airline industry is a cross-border business,the compliance of global green and sustainability standards on air transport must strictly comply.The airline industry is the high technology service provider from gate to the gate which involves all the facilities in airport and airline and the services are provided along the journey from one destination to another destination.Two companies were selected:An airline operator,AirAsia (AA) as airline operator and Malaysia Airport Holding Berhad (MAHB) as airport operator.By using service management model integrating with the current green service practices applied;an interdisciplinary concept has been developed.This is important to comply with the case study research strategy in new knowledge generation,where the protocol constructed could be utilized academically and for industrial practically (locally and internationally).This research was grounded on social-constructionism under an exploratory study.The qualitative methods will be applied to this exploratory study.The qualitative case study approach was adopted through three data collection methods – interview,observation,and document analysis.A total of 30 managers and executives from AA and MAHB were chosen.The findings of this research indicated that the entire service process entails green practices from input process until output process.It was supported by the green human resources and green infrastructures in forming a green corporate image.Transportation service and policymakers can utilise the results of this study in their own scopes and process development.The application of the green service protocol in Malaysia particularly needs to be evaluated in the future to see how far it is impacting the whole service process
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
Benchmarking Key Success Factors for the Future Green Airline Industry
No full textAbstractThe airline industry is one of the fastest growing industries as well as transportation modes in the world. Global airline contributes about 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions and supports 8% of the world economic activity in terms of GDP. Along with the rapid growth of the airline service industry, climate change issue is getting more attention due to its increasing adverse effects on human and earth. Competing and winning in today's economy required a strategy that incorporates environment sustainability. In recent decades, airlines and aircraft manufacturers have become increasingly committed to becoming more “green,” or environmentally friendly. To close the gaps, a research has been done in order to eliminate as much potential harm to the environment as possible and make air travel as efficient and economical as it can be by identifying the key success factors toward Green Airlines. A research was conducted based on the secondary data from the Green Airlines international data sample to provide airlines and aircraft operators a common framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable processes, innovative practices, and operations. The operation of Green Airlines only focuses from gate to gate destination with giving impact on the customer experience on the services. Through the benchmarking for high performing green airlines, a green airline framework can be a solution for future Green Airline Industry. The research highlights and demonstrates the need for a degree of understanding of key success factors when comparing airline performance measures with each other
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