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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
Panificación Turística Participativa como base para el proceso de toma de decisiones. Ciudad Juárez (México)
No full textSe presentan los resultados del proyecto de elaboración participativa de una Agenda Estratégica de Turismo para Ciudad Juárez, en función de lo cual se estudiaron los antecedentes, el escenario actual y las proyecciones de futuro relativas a la problemática del deterioro progresivo que se ha venido experimentado en el destino. El objetivo general fue diseñar una agenda para el posicionamiento de la ciudad como destino turístico responsable y seguro. Corresponde a una investigación cualitativa-cuantitativa y aplicada a la mejora práctica del turismo mediante la construcción de instrumentos de planificación turística. La aplicación de la metodología centró atención en el enfoque formativo del trabajo con grupos, los cuales contribuyeron al conocimiento sobre el desarrollo del turismo local, a la vez que fueron partícipes de una experiencia vivencial que les permitió comprender y proponer de forma creativa soluciones de transformación. Como resultado se realizó un estudio piloto de línea base para la construcción de la agenda, como del cual fueron realizados talleres formativos para la retención de visitantes con el fin de diagnosticar la percepción del desarrollo del turismo
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
Tourist Behavior for Sustainable Development in the Cumbres de Majalca National Park, Mexico: Challenges in a Post-pandemic Context
No full textAccording to The General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection of Mexico, National Parks are landscapes of scenic beauty and scientific, educational, recreational, historical, floristic, and faunal values. They constitute highly protected spaces in which only activities related to the conservation of ecosystems, research, recreation, tourism, and environmental education are allowed. Therefore, this chapter's objective is to project management strategies for tourism with low environmental impact based on sustainability and responsible environmental behavior of visitors in the Cumbres de Majalca National Park, located in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico.
The research problem is based on the fact that the sources of environmental impact for this park are the presence of forest pests and diseases; forest fires; uncontrolled grazing; use of off-road vehicles; the opening of unestablished roads that destroy vegetation, cause soil loss, accelerate erosion, and generate dust pollution and harmful noise; as well as the overtourism associated with vacation periods. The massive flows of visitors increase the number of arrivals, occupation of houses located within the park, uncontrolled vehicular traffic, firewood extraction, solid waste generation, degradation of rock formations, and damage to the built infrastructure.
Based on this problem, the following research questions were formulated: What strategies to implement for a low-impact tourism model in Cumbres de Majalca National Park? How to promote responsible tourism behavior for sustainable development? What are the learning experiences for better sustainable ecotourism management in other National Parks?
The research significance is associated with developing a proposal that: contributes to the conservation of wild flora and fauna and the care and preservation of forest vegetation, as well as maintaining the recharge of aquifers and the functionality of the hydrological cycle, protecting the upper parts of the basins where the streams that feed the Chuvíscar, Sacramento, and Santa Isabel rivers are born. At the same time, the reconditioning of the site, whose scenic beauty and geological formations satisfy the visitors' leisure needs in the context of the new normal of post-pandemic tourism.
The study method was based on qualitative-quantitative, multidisciplinary, and transversal research principles, using mixed information sources. Empirical methods such as observation, surveys, interviews, and work in groups, as well as theoretical methods such as analytical-synthetic, historical-logical, geospatial, and conceptual modeling, were used. The methodological procedure consisted of data collection, analysis and interpretation, and elaboration of conclusions.
The main findings correspond to the diagnosis of the current scenario and the projection of the desired one, as well as the development of strategies for tourism with low environmental impact based on the principles of sustainability and the responsible environmental behavior of visitors of Majalca. This proposal allows the operationalization and instrumentation of the Park Management Program. In it, environmental education and interpretation axes are prioritized as a basis for forming the culture of the environmental traveler in National Parks, considering a new scenario of tourism recovery in a post-pandemic context
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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