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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Climate Change and Rice Production: Adaptation Strategies and Capacity
No full textMalaysia became a wealthy, urbanised, and industrialised country during the next three and a half
decades as a consequence of fast economic development and structural changes. Farmers in rural
Malaysia, on the other hand, continue to suffer from poverty. As a consequence, farmers account for
the majority of Malaysia's poor. The gap between those who are poor in rural regions and those who
are poor in cities is increasing, requiring action. As a matter of fact, it appears that focusing on farms
is essential in alleviating rural poverty. Due to their reliance on agricultural output for a living, farmers
have been designated as the most susceptible population to climate change. Small- scale farms are
the more vulnerable to climate change than large-scale farms. Climate change has the potential to
significantly diminish agricultural output, impacting rural per capita income and poverty levels.
Farmers' perceptions of the issue, as well as their responses to it, are critical for successful climate
change adaptation. Much of Malaysian climate change research focuses on the consequences of
climate change, historical and future trends, with agriculture accounting for a significant percentage of
the research. The importance of agriculture as a key contributor to national Gross Domestic Product
(GDP) is one possible reason why climate change implications on agriculture have garnered so much
attention in Malaysia. But unfortunately, they did not consider so much the adaptation barriers,
strategies and capacity to climate risks among rice farmers in Malaysia, who are equally vulnerable to
the impacts of climate change.
One could wonder what effect climate change is having on rice farmers' poverty. Are farmers aware of
climate change's consequences? Are they equipped to handle the situation? What is the extent
of their adaptability? What problems do they encounter in terms of adaptability, and how do they deal
with them? What alternatives do they have for coping with climate change adaptation? Therefore, this
study attempts to fill in the gap by examining the economic impact of climate change on farmer
poverty in Kedah and the factors that influence farmers' adaptation decisions and their willingness to
pay (WTP) for crop insurance in order to adapt to climate change. Furthermore, this study attempted
to investigate the difficulties that farmers face in their adaptation process, and a policy-relevant
integrated environmental protection waqf model is presented to assist farmers in overcoming these
obstacles. The farmers' willingness to accept the suggested model is also evaluated in order to
validate the concept. Overall, this book utilises Kedah as a case study to illustrate farmers'
perceptions of climate change, adaptation hurdles, techniques, and possible remedies, both traditional
and Islamic. Paddy production by Malaysian farmers supplied 70% of the country's consumption
demands, with half of the supply coming from the state of Kedah, also known as Malaysia's rice bowl.
One of the study's drawbacks is that it will not cover the full country of Malaysia.
There are eight chapters in this book. The introduction, significance of the study, methodology, as well
as its importance and limits, are all covered in the first chapter. The second chapter's goal is to
assess the economic effects of climate change on rice farmers' poverty. The study's goal was
achieved through the use of a logit model. The findings revealed that education had a substantial
influence on poverty. In rural Malaysia, farm size, labour costs, and temperature all have a major
impact on poverty levels. The third chapter looks at how farmers
perceive adaptation strategies and the challenges they face. The study's objectives were met using
the weighted average index (WAI) and the problem confrontation index (PCI). The results of the WAI
analysis showed that the farmers ranked improved irrigation as the most important adaptation
strategies. The PCI analysis showed that high cost of farm inputs, unpredictable weather, lack of
water resources, lack of timely weather information and lack of access to credit facilities were the
most serious barriers faced by the farmers.
The purpose of Chapter four is to investigate the factors which affect farmers' choice about climate
change adaptation strategies. In this study, a logit model was used to identify the characteristics
that influence farmers' choice of climate change adaptation strategies. Access to extension, income,
understanding of climate change, household size, and farm size all impact whether rice farmers
employ adaptation strategies
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe 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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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