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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
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
Determinant of customer intention to adopt mobile banking services in Sauda Arabia
Get PDFMobile technologies and services create a wide spectrum of business opportunities. Despite the availability of technologically advanced mobile devices, mobile banking services have not been widely accepted by bank customers. The purpose of this study is to examine the major factors that contribute towards customer’s intention to adopt mobile banking. In addition, the study aims to examine the direct and indirect effects of perceived value on behavioural intention. This research uses primary data and the unit of analysis is individuals who are nonuser of mobile banking services. The study questionnaires were distributed to samples throughout Saudi Arabia with emphasis on major cities. Four hundred and three valid responses were received and analysed through multivariate analysis process using Structural Equation Modelleing (SEM) via Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) software. The findings of the research demonstrate four main results. First, mobile phone experience and awareness of service have a strong positive influence on benefit factors (performance expectancy, effort expectancy). Second, the findings show that benefit factors have significant and positive impact on perceived value. Third, the results also reveal that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, perceived risk and perceived value are significant predictors of intention to use mobile banking in the initial adoption stage. Fourth, the findings indicate that perceived value significantly mediates the relationship between benefit factors (performance expectancy, effort expectancy) and behavioural intention. Several managerial and policy implications for Saudi commercial banks and Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency are presented which affect their on-going campaigns about information security of banking transactions through electronic banking channels. The study shows that mobile phone experience and awareness of service are critical in the comprehension of the technology and the related functionality and benefits while the lack of knowledge and information maximize the perception of risk. The principal conclusion is that mobile banking services have to demonstrate to the bank customer its uniqueness compared to other competing services in the same category (electronic banking services). Differentiation can be achieved by having more benefit factors than sacrifice factors (perceived cost, perceived risk) that can create perceived value for adopting mobile banking services in the future. Once the bank customers assess the mobile banking services based on their perceptions of what is received and what is given, they start to make decision that will influence behavioural intention to adopt or not to adopt mobile banking services
Determinants affecting customer’s intention to adopt mobile banking in Saudi Arabia
Get PDFMobile technologies and services are envisioned as the possible driving force that will create a variety of business opportunities. The objective of the present study is to determine the major factors that contribute towards customer’s intention to adopt mobile banking as electronic-financial services among commercial banks in Saudi Arabia. The research uses primary data and the unit of analysis is individuals who are non-users of mobile banking services. The study questionnaires were distributed to samples throughout Saudi Arabia concentrating on major cities. Four hundred and three valid responses were received and analyzed through multivariate analysis process using Structural Equation Modelling. The study shows that Mobile Phone Experience and Awareness of Service are critical in the comprehension of the technology and its related functionality and benefits while the lack of knowledge and information maximizes the perception of risk. The results also reveal that Performance Expectancy, Effort Expectancy and Perceived Risk are major predictors for adopting mobile banking services in the initial adoption stage. The principal conclusion is that mobile banking services should offer innovative services compared to existing competition services in a similar area, i.e. electronic-banking services. As demonstrated, differentiation can be attained by encompassing more benefit factors than sacrifice factors that create perceived value of adopting mobile banking services in the future
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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