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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
Susur galur amalan berhutang dalam kalangan masyarakat Melayu
No full textArtikel ini menghuraikan gelagat dan punca masyarakat Melayu suka berhutang
yang diamalkan sejak zaman sebelum Malaysia mencapai kemerdekaan hingga
kini. Kajian yang dijalankan bersifat kualitatif, dan huraian dibuat berdasarkan kajian
kepustakaan dengan meneliti kajian lepas, catatan sejarah dan Laporan Tahunan Bank
Negara Malaysia 2015. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahawa masyarakat Melayu
pada masa dahulu berhutang bukan hanya untuk memenuhi keperluan hidup bagi
golongan miskin, tetapi juga untuk bermewah-mewah bagi golongan berada yang
bertujuan meningkatkan status sosial mereka. Amalan berhutang masyarakat dahulu
memberikan kesan buruk kepada generasi kini kerana ribuan hektar tanah orang
Melayu tergadai kepada golongan Chettiar, ekoran kegagalan membayar balik hutang
kerana kadar bunganya yang tinggi dan menindas penghutang. Amalan berhutang
yang bukan bertujuan memenuhi keperluan hidup masih lagi diamalkan hingga kini
Comparison between the effect of goods and services tax and wealth tax on low income households: a theoretical study
No full textAppropriate 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
Does government spending crowd out private consumption in Malaysia
No full textThis paper investigates the relationship between government spending and private consumption in Malaysia. The empirical results show that: first, in Malaysia, government spending and private consumption are best described as complementary rather than as substitutes. So, this paper rejects the arguments that there is a significant degree of substitutability between government spending and private consumption. Private consumption cannot be held responsible for any crowding-out effects that government spending might have on aggregate demand. Second, in Malaysia, the tax variable is significantly different from zero. So, the rejection of Ricardian equivalence is confirmed statistically. Therefore, demand management policies, especially expansionary fiscal policy should be continued to foster economic growth
Bantuan rakyat 1 Malaysia (br1m): analisis bagaimana dibelanjakan oleh penduduk Kedah
No full textThe 1 Malaysia People\u27s Aid (BR1M) is an aid introduced by Dato Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia in the 2012 budget, given to households with monthly income of RM 3,000 and below. This assistance is a sign of government\u27s concern in an effort to ease the rising cost of living. The question is, is BR1M money being used by the people and reducing the cost of living? This study conducted a questionnaire in Kedah with a total of 100 respondents consisting of senior citizens, single individuals, single parents and household heads to answer the question. We found that most respondents used BR1M assistance and the highest consumption was to buy basic necessities, such as food. The majority of respondents said BR1M\u27s assistance ease the cost of living. This study suggests that the government should continue BR1M in the future as it benefited the lower income group
Dasar fiskal dan asakan keluar mengikut sub-sektor perbelanjaan kerajaan di Malaysia
No full textTujuan utama kajian ini ialah untuk menguji kesan asakan perbelanjaan kerajaan terhadap penggunaan swasta berasaskan pengalaman di Malaysia untuk tempoh 1970-2008 dengan
menggunakan kaedah penganggaran GMM. Untuk tujuan ini, regresi yang berasingan dilakukan ke atas perbelanjaan mengurus dan perbelanjaan pembangunan. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa setiap sub sektor perbelanjaan mengurus dan perbelanjaan pembangunan memberi kesan yang berbeza ke atas penggunaan swasta. Perbelanjaan mengurus bagi pertahanan, pertanian dan pembangunan luar bandar dan pengangkutan dan perhubungan mempunyai hubungan negatif dengan penggunaan swasta. Sebaliknya, perbelanjaan mengurus bagi keselamatan dalam negeri, kesihatan dan perdagangan dan perindustrian pula mempunyai hubungan positif dengan penggunaan swasta. Sementara itu, perbelanjaan pembangunan bagi keselamatan dalam negeri, kesihatan dan perkhidmatan am mempunyai kesan negatif ke atas penggunaan swasta. Perbelanjaan pembangunan bagi pertahanan, pendidikan, pertanian dan pembangunan luar bandar dan perdagangan dan perindustrian pula memberi kesan positif ke atas penggunaan swasta. Implikasinya, kejutan dasar fiskal secara total tanpa membuat sebarang pilihan keutamaan tidak mungkin dapat meransang pertumbuhan ekonomi atau menjadi penimbal bagi mengimbangi kesan putaran dagangan
Kesan perbelanjaan kerajaan ke atas penggunaan isi rumah: data panel negara-negara Islam
No full textKajian kesan perbelanjaan kerajaan ke alas penggunaan isi rumah telah banyak dijalankan tetapi kebanyakan kajian lepas menggunakan data siri masa sesebuah negara untuk melihat pengaruh tersebut. Kajian int menggunakan data panel dan kaedah penganggaran panel, iaitu Generalized Method of Moment {GMM} yang mengambil kira masalah keserentakan dan heterogeiniti sampel. Sampel kajian terdiri daripada 14 buah negara Islam yang menjalankan belanjawan defisit yang berterusan dan mempunyai hutang kerajaan yang tinggi, iaitu melebihi 40 peratus daripada Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar (KDNK) sesebuah negara. Kepufusan kajian menunjukkan bahawa perbelanjaan kerajaan merupakan penggenap kepada penggunaan isi rumah
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