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Observations of Mahakumbh
Full text linkThe article "Observations of Mahakumbh" by Ashwini Kumar Rai provides a detailed narrative of the Kumbh Mela experience in Prayagraj, as observed in January 2025. The writer begins by describing the evolving setup of the Kumbh city, the construction of sectors, and the dedication of pilgrims and organizations preparing for the grand spiritual event. Special attention is given to the atmosphere in Sector 10, where the sounds of bhajans and religious activity reverberate through the air. As the preparations unfold, the author reflects on changes in terminology, such as replacing the term \u27Shahi\u27 with \u27Amrit\u27 to restore ancient traditions. Throughout the article, the importance of humility, devotion, and selfless service is emphasized, particularly through encounters with sadhus and monks, such as the elderly monk carrying a heavy tree trunk. The story conveys profound insights on perseverance, spirituality, and the meaningfulness of life. The observations highlight the harmony between administrative efforts and the spiritual essence of Kumbh, noting that despite challenges, the event\u27s spiritual energy remains potent. The narrative concludes with reflections on assumptions, administrative skills, and the necessity of experiencing the Kumbh without prejudices to truly appreciate its significance
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
Geology, petrochemistry, and genesis of the bimodal lavas of Osham Hill, Saurashtra, northwestern Deccan Traps
No full textThe Saurashtra region in the northwestern Deccan continental flood basalt province (India) is notable for compositionally diverse volcano-plutonic complexes and abundant rhyolites and granophyres. A lava flow sequence of rhyolite–pitchstone–basaltic andesite is exposed in Osham Hill in western Saurashtra. The Osham silicic lavas are Ba-poor and with intermediate Zr contents compared to other Deccan rhyo- lites. The Osham silicic lavas are enriched in the light rare earth elements, and have eNd (t = 65 Ma) values between -3.1 and -6.5 and initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.70709–0.70927. The Osham basaltic andesites have initial eNd values between +2.2 and -1.3, and initial 87Sr/86Sr ratios of 0.70729–0.70887. Large- ion-lithophile element concentrations and Sr isotopic ratios may have been affected somewhat by weath- ering; notably, the Sr isotopic ratios of the silicic and mafic rocks overlap. However, the Nd isotopic data indicate that the silicic lavas are significantly more contaminated by continental lithosphere than the mafic lavas. We suggest that the Osham basaltic andesites were derived by olivine gabbro fractionation from low-Ti picritic rocks of the type found throughout Saurashtra. The isotopic compositions, and the similar Al2O3 contents of the Osham silicic and mafic lavas, rule out an origin of the silicic lavas by frac- tional crystallization of mafic liquids, with or without crustal assimilation. As previously proposed for some Icelandic rhyolites, and supported here by MELTS modelling, the Osham silicic lavas may have been derived by partial melting of hot mafic intrusions emplaced at various crustal depths, due to heating by repetitively injected basalts. The absence of mixing or mingling between the rhyolitic and basaltic andes- ite lavas of Osham Hill suggests that they reached the surface via separate pathways
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
The Chogat-Chamardi subvolcanic complex, Saurashtra, northwestern Deccan Traps: Geology, petrochemistry, and petrogenetic evolution
No full textThe Saurashtra region in the northwestern part of the Deccan continental flood basalt province (India) is notable for its many volcano-plutonic complexes, compositional diversity, and the abundance of rhyolite and granophyre. In this first detailed study of the Chogat-Chamardi subvolcanic complex in eastern Sau- rashtra, we report microgranite and granophyre plutons, gabbro plutons cut by basaltic andesite dykes, as well as rhyolite plugs. Bulk-rock geochemical (including Nd–Sr isotopic) data suggest a strong contribu- tion from ancient, Rb-rich basement crust to the silicic magmas. The mafic rocks are also crustally con- taminated but less than the silicic rocks, in conformity with observations elsewhere (e.g., the Skye and Skaergaard granophyres). The Chogat-Chamardi silicic rocks have initial 87Sr/86Sr (for t = 65 Ma) as high as 0.72914, and initial eNd values as low as -13.9. Trends defined by the Chogat-Chamardi and other Dec- can rhyolitic suites on plots of Sr concentration vs. Sr isotopic ratio are modeled with concurrent assim- ilation and fractional crystallization (AFC) processes involving a basaltic magma and granitic basement rocks. Considering both Nd and Sr isotopic variations, the Chogat-Chamardi silicic rocks notably require crustal end members very different from those inferred in most previous isotopic studies of Deccan rock
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