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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
No full text“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
No full textWe 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
Persuasive language in earnings calls: An overview and a comparison of two industries
No full textThis thesis explores persuasive language in earnings conference calls, or earnings calls for short as they are commonly called. An earnings call is an event held after the publication of quarterly results of a publicly listed company. The call starts with a presentation by the management, after which the analysts following the company can ask questions from the executives. Particularly due to the unscripted nature of the Q&A session, the earnings call is an important source of information for those interested in a company, which has also resulted in rising popularity of linguistic research focused on analyzing earnings calls. Persuasion on its part can be considered an important part of the language of earnings calls, and some of the features of persuasion have been described in prior studies. This thesis aimed for a more holistic description of the subject. Many of the related studies have also been quantitative in nature, despite a sample size similar to the one in this study.
The data examined in this thesis consisted of five earnings call transcripts each from companies in the banking and technology sectors. The first aim of the study was to identify and describe the different persuasion techniques present in the data. The second research question considered the differences in the use of those persuasion techniques between the executives and analysts. The first hypothesis was that some forms of persuasion would only be used by the other party. The hypothesis proved correct as it was found that question techniques were only used by the analysts, and promises were only made by the executives. The second hypothesis was that apart from these natural differences, the use of persuasion by the two parties would be similar. This hypothesis was incorrect, as there were differences in the use of other methods as well. The final research question was about the differences between the companies in the two industries. It was hypothesized that the calls of the technology companies would include significantly more emotional language related to persuasion, and more repetition. The differences in both categories were so small that the hypothesis could not be classified as correct.
The findings contribute towards an understanding of the genre-specific language of the earnings call. Professionals and hobbyists alike can utilize the findings to make more astute analyses of the executives’ answers as well as the interaction in the calls in general. The study also shows the value of a qualitative method in the field of study, and future studies could utilize a stronger qualitative aspect in them, along with larger sample sizes and quantitative methods to achieve generalizability. Interviews could also be included in the studies to gather information on the perspective of the earnings calls’ participants
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe 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
Uncertainty in the English of Executives: A Comparative Study
No full textThis paper explores executive communication through a comparative study between Finnish and US companies’ earnings conference calls. The goal is to determine whether there are differences in the levels of certainty in the executives’ statements regarding the outlook for their companies. Reasons for these differences are also explored.
Earnings calls and particularly their Q & A sections are something which has received relatively little attention in the study of executive communication. The ownership of Finnish companies is becoming more international by the day, so the English used by Finnish corporate management should receive more attention.
The English used by executives of Finnish companies in this study proved to contain significantly more certain statements than the language used by US executives. It cannot be said for certain, whether the differences highlighted actual differences in the outlook of the companies. Therefore, cultural and language proficiency related reasons were offered as explanations for the differences. The study provides useful information for analysts and investors following Finnish companies and should be replicated with a larger sample and by incorporating interviews
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
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