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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
The present status of coliege programs for the training of negro teachers of health, physical education and recreation, 1959
Get PDFA comparative analysis of the effectiveness of selected variables from two preschool program models for children with developmental delays, 1975
Get PDFAmerican education is committed to the development of the indi-vidual; and one of the responsibilities the country has accepted in ful-filling this commitment is that of free public education for all children of all people. It is, therefore, from the framework of America's professed commit-ment as set forth in its goals of education: self realization, human relationships, effective citizenship, and economic efficiency that the defense for a downward extension of free public education to include early childhood education is supported. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the Center Based and Home Based Parent Training Models on the selected vari-ables: developmental gains of children, parent involvement, adminis�tration, and cost-effectiveness; and the relationship of these variables to the growth gains of focal children. The experimental method of research was used in this study. The procedures used to obtain data for this research report were: (1) To test the null hypotheses that there are no significant differences between the developmental gains of randomly selected subjects in the two experi�mental programs; and between each experimental group and the randomly selected subjects in the control group. (2) To analyze the Quarterly Evaluation Reports of the Regional Evaluation Team for each project under the headings: Administration, Parent Involvement and Budget. Selected Findings 1. There was a significant difference between the growth gains of focal children enrolled in the Home Based Parent Training Program as against the focal children enrolled in the Center Based Program in com-munication skills. 2. There were significant differences between each experimental group and the control group in the five areas of growth and development identified in the study. 3. The administration of the projects was given low priority in the Quarterly Evaluation Reports. The Parent Child Center administrator was cited as 'above average' in the Parent Child Center Evaluation Report, but administration was not mentioned in the Home Based Parent Training Quarterly Evaluation Reports. 4. Since parent participation was part of the selection criteria, the parents were actively involved in both of the experimental programs. The data from the Parent Response Forms indicated that eighty-eight per�cent (88) of the Center Based parents, and one hundred percent (100) of the Home Based parents would continue to teach their children a period each day if the projects were discontinued. 5. An analysis of the budgets showed that there was a cost differ-ence of 270.00 per child and 155.00 6. There tended to be a relationship between the variables: admin-istrative process and parent involvement as evidenced by the growth gains of the focal children enrolled in the experimental programs. Conclusions There were no significant differences between the two delivery systems for children with developmental delays except in the area of communication skills. Comparisons of the experimental group with the control group indicated that early intervention can accelerate learning. The parents involved in the experimental programs understood the projects* philosophy, goals and objectives. Parents were positive in their attitudes toward their project. The capable administration (management) of the projects assured the public that the services for which the programs were designed were delivered in a manner that stimulated growth for the program participants and its personnel. The study pointed out that the needs of focal children with develop-mental delays are many, but to meet these needs, careful-attention must be given to purpose (overall growth and development) administration, parent participation, and cost-effectiveness to gather the information necessary for future planning of early intervention programs
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
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