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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
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
Study about the thermae complex of Cimiez (Alpes Maritimes)
No full textLes trois ensembles thermaux réunis dans le quartier de Cimiez constituent les principaux témoins de la ville antique, pourtant aucune étude de fond n’avait jamais été réalisée à ce jour. L'analyse des trois thermes que nous proposons se base sur un réexamen complet et critique des données de fouilles et des découvertes anciennes, ainsi qu’un inventaire exhaustif des vestiges conservés sur le site. Bien que connus du public de très longue date, les complexes thermaux de Cimiez conservent une grande part d’inconnu, à commencer par leur chronologie, absolue et relative, mais aussi la raison d'un tel regroupement. Si le réexamen d’une partie du mobilier archéologique issu des fouilles anciennes menées sans stratigraphie ni exhaustivité, a permis la réalisation de plusieurs travaux universitaires, il n’a jamais apporté de données tangibles permettant de les mettre en perspective avec le bâti et son évolution. Nous avons ainsi tenté de proposer un phasage à ces constructions et reconstructions, à partir, d’une part des contacts et relations entre chaque structure bâtie et d’autre part, d’une réflexion sur les techniques et matériaux employés. Notre étude s’est également portée sur l'organisation et l’évolution du quartier thermal à vocation hygiénique, depuis la mise en place du réseau hydraulique (aqueduc et château d'eau) préfigurant l'aménagement du quartier, jusqu’à la phase optimale de son utilisation où les trois thermes fonctionnent concomitamment. L'examen de la durée de fonctionnement, la mise en lumière de modifications dans les parcours des usagers, voire même dans la typologie des bâtiments, apportent des données intéressantes sur l’évolution de la pratique balnéaire, et plus généralement les usages sociaux, observables à l’échelle de l’Empire. Ces constats, rendus possibles par l’examen attentif de la totalité des vestiges en place, permettent de replacer l’analyse du groupement thermal de Cimiez dans un contexte et un cadre bien plus vaste. Enfin, ces évolutions témoignent de la continuité de l'activité et de la vocation thermale de ce quartier jusqu'à l'Antiquité tardive.Les résultats de notre recherche pourront apporter des éléments concrets à une campagne de réhabilitation déjà entamée dans le cadre du Plan Patrimoine Antique pour le frigidarium des thermes du Nord et à poursuivre dans l’urgence, afin de protéger de la dégradation manifeste, ces monuments et ce quartier remarquables, uniques dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes.The treble complex of thermae which is assembled in the district of Cimiez is the most important testimony of the antique town; nevertheless, no study had been so far thoroughly realized. The analysis of the three thermae which we are proposing is founded upon a full and critical new examination of the old excavations and finds data, as well as a complete inventory of the vestiges remaining on the place. Although it is well known by the public since a long time, the thermae complex of Cimiez holds a great part that is still unknown, such as their absolute and relative chronology and also the ground of their assembling. The review of some part of the archeological material brought by old excavations which were conducted without stratigraphy nor exhaustivity, enabled many universitary studies but it did not bring concrete data which would have enable a relation between them, the building and its evolution. Thus, we tried to propose a periodicity of these buildings and re-buildings, from, on one side, contacts and relations between each building structure and, on the other side, a reflection about the technology and the material that was used. Our study concerns also the organization and evolution of the thermae district with its sanitary office, from the setting in of the hydraulic network (aqueduct and waterworks), first step toward the district modelling, until the time of its full use when the three thermae worked together. Studying how long it was working, what were the changes in the users moves and even in the buildings typology brings interesting data about the evolution in the way of bathe and more generally about the social uses on the scale of the Empire. These results enabled by the strict study of the whole vestiges remaining on the place allow us to set the analysis of the thermae complex of Cimiez in a much wider frame. Finally, these evolutions prove the continuous activity and the thermal function of this district until the late Antiquity. The results of our research can bring concrete elements for the purpose of a rehabilitation campaign which began already for the frigidarium of the north thermae with the “Plan Patrimoine Antique” and which should be urgently followed, in order to protect against obvious damage these noteworthy monuments and district which are unrivalled in the Alpes Maritimes department
Présentation des sites de Cimiez et de Nice (colline du château) : nouvelles approches
No full textThe sites ofCimiez and of the "Colline du Château" in the commune of Nice are located on rocky outcrops a few kilometres apart. Their closely-related locations, beside the Mediterranean coast and in the shadow of the Alps, lend the two sites a particular originality. Occupied from Antiquity, their evolution remains little known, especially for late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, where the structures which can still be seen today remain poorly dated. The resumption of research in the archaeological park at Cimiez opens up some new perspectives. It is now possible, thanks to the study of the finds, to extend the period of occupation here until the end of the seventh century at least. These initial conclusions open new horizons for historical and archaeological research into the site of Cimiez.Les sites de Cimiez et de la "colline du Château" sur la commune de Nice sont situés sur des massifs rocheux à quelques kilomètres l'un de l'autre. Leur position rapprochée, à la fois en bordure du littoral. Méditerranéen et face à la chaîne Alpine, confère à ces deux sites une originalité propre. Occupés depuis l'Antiquité, leur évolution reste peu connue surtout pour l'Antiquité tardive et le haut Moyen Âge où les structures encore visibles demeurent mal datées. Avec la reprise des recherches dans le parc archéologique de Orniez s'ouvrent de nouvelles perceptives. Celles- ci permettent actuellement, grâce à l'étude du mobilier, d'étendre les périodes d'occupations au moins jusqu'à la fin du VIIe s. Ainsi, ces premières conclusions ouvrent un nouvel horizon à la recherche historique et archéologique sur le site de Orniez.Ardisson Sandrine. Présentation des sites de Cimiez et de Nice (colline du château) : nouvelles approches. In: Capitales éphémères. Des Capitales de cités perdent leur statut dans l’Antiquité tardive, Actes du colloque Tours 6-8 mars 2003. Tours : Fédération pour l'édition de la Revue archéologique du Centre de la France, 2004. pp. 247-254. (Supplément à la Revue archéologique du centre de la France, 25
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