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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
Micro-manipulation de fluides miscibles et de fibres de collagène à l'aide de pinces acoustiques à faisceau unique
No full textUltrasound techniques have proven to be powerful tools for controlling dispersed immiscible droplets. By carefully shaping the acoustic field, these droplets can be sorted, divided, merged, selectively targeted, and repositioned with precision. Common methods include using standing waves to capture droplets at specific pressure nodes or antinodes, as well as employing traveling waves to move droplets along the path of wave propagation. Recent breakthroughs have led to the development of selective acoustic tweezers, which utilize focused beams or acoustic vortices for the precise manipulation of individual droplets. However, ultrasound-based manipulation has traditionally focused on immiscible fluids. Karlsen, Augustsson, and Bruus [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 114504 2016] suggested the possibility of manipulating miscible fluids with selective tweezers. However, their work was purely theoretical and no experimental demonstrations have been achieved so far. Such a demonstration is very challenging because of the weak acoustic contrast between miscible fluids and the diffusion process, progressively blurring the interface.This Ph.D. research experimentally demonstrates the possibility of patterning, trapping, and dislocating high-concentration miscible-fluid blobs (Ficoll) within a lower-concentration medium (water) using selective acoustic tweezers. It delves into the complex interactions between ultrasound waves and miscible fluids, with a particular focus on nonlinear acoustic effects such as acoustic radiation force and acoustic streaming and their influence on fluid behavior at microscales. The experimental setup integrates single-beam acoustical tweezers with microfluidic devices, allowing precise control and manipulation of fluids. The experimental results are compared with numerical simulations, resulting in good agreement between the two.We further explored the manipulation of other objects with low acoustic contrast: collagen fibers. Our preliminary results suggest the possibility of manipulating these fibers within a fluid medium. This noninvasive method has potential implications in tissue engineering and biomedical research.Les techniques à ultrasons se sont révélées être des outils puissants pour contrôler les gouttelettes dispersées immiscibles. En modelant soigneusement le champ acoustique, ces gouttelettes peuvent être triées, divisées, fusionnées, ciblées sélectivement et repositionnées avec précision. Les méthodes courantes incluent l'utilisation d'ondes stationnaires pour capturer les gouttelettes à des nœuds ou des ventres de pression spécifiques, ainsi que l'emploi d'ondes progressives pour déplacer les gouttelettes le long du chemin de propagation de l'onde. Des percées récentes ont conduit au développement de pinces acoustiques sélectives, qui utilisent des faisceaux focalisés ou des vortex acoustiques pour la manipulation précise de gouttelettes individuelles. Cependant, la manipulation par ultrasons s'est traditionnellement concentrée sur les fluides immiscibles. Karlsen, Augustsson, et Bruus [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 114504 2016] ont suggéré la possibilité de manipuler des fluides miscibles avec des pinces sélectives. Cependant, leurs travaux étaient purement théoriques et aucune démonstration expérimentale n'a encore été réalisée. Une telle démonstration est complexe en raison du faible contraste acoustique entre les fluides miscibles et du processus de diffusion qui brouille progressivement l'interface.Cette recherche doctorale démontre expérimentalement la possibilité de structurer, de piéger et de déplacer des fluides miscibles à l'aide de pinces acoustiques sélectives. Elle explore les interactions complexes entre les ondes ultrasonores et les fluides miscibles, en se concentrant particulièrement sur les effets acoustiques non linéaires tels que la force de radiation acoustique et le streaming acoustique, ainsi que leur influence sur le comportement des fluides à des échelles microscopiques. L'installation expérimentale intègre des pinces acoustiques à faisceau unique avec des dispositifs microfluidiques, permettant un contrôle et une manipulation précis des fluides. Les résultats expérimentaux sont comparés à des simulations numériques, révélant une bonne concordance entre les deux.Nous avons également exploré la manipulation d'autres objets avec un faible contraste acoustique : les fibres de collagène. Nos résultats préliminaires suggèrent la possibilité de manipuler ces fibres dans un milieu fluide. Cette méthode non invasive présente un potentiel d'applications en ingénierie tissulaire et en recherche biomédicale
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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