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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
THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON REVENUE GENERATION IN THE FEDERAL INLAND REVENUE SERVICES, NIGERIA
Get PDFThis study examines the impact of leadership and management practices on revenue generation within Nigeria\u27s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), focusing on the interplay between leadership strategies, management efficiency, and technological innovations. Specifically, the study evaluates how leadership practices enhance revenue generation, how management practices influence operational efficiency, and the role of technological advancements in improving tax compliance and revenue generation. The research utilized a structured questionnaire administered to 228 staff members in managerial positions or higher at the Ikoyi, Lagos office, with 189 completed responses. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the demographic data, while correlation analysis was used to assess the relationships between leadership practices, management practices, technological innovations, and revenue generation. The results reveal that leadership practices have a significant positive effect on revenue generation, with management practices contributing to enhanced tax collection efficiency. Furthermore, technological innovations significantly improve operational processes and tax compliance, leading to higher revenue. Based on these findings, the study recommends that FIRS implement continuous leadership training focused on change management, adopt performance metrics to guide management practices, and further invest in technology to optimize tax collection and increase revenue generation
Effect of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’: Access to Credit Services and Employment Creation on Poverty Level in Nigeria
No full textThis study examined the effect of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ (MSMEs) access to credit services and MSMEs\u27 employment creation on the poverty level in North-central Nigeria. The mixed method research strategy was adopted. The population of this study includes; 5, 757,817 micro, small and medium enterprises in the six states of north-central Nigeria, out of which a sample size of 384 was selected. The Cochran sample size formula (1977) was employed to compute the sample size. The study adopted the use of the Ordinal Regression Method (ORM) as a method of analysis. The findings revealed that MSMEs\u27 access to credit services has a negative impact on the poverty level in north central Nigeria and that MSMEs\u27 employment creation has a negative and significant effect on the poverty level. The study concluded that Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Northcentral Nigeria face numerous challenges that have hindered their profitability, sales performance and survival. Challenges range from poor infrastructural development, accessing credit facilities for expansion, and poor managerial skills of the MSMEs’ operators etc. Therefore, the study recommended that the government should provide grants and aid to MSMEs in the North-central to ensure adequate financing of MSMEs enterprise. Also, the government should provide policies that will support and improve the creation of MSMEs in the North-central
The impact of leadership and management practices on revenue generation in the federal inland revenue services, Nigeria
Get PDFThis study examines the impact of leadership and management practices on revenue generation within Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), focusing on the interplay between leadership strategies, management efficiency, and technological innovations. Specifically, the study evaluates how leadership practices enhance revenue generation, how management practices influence operational efficiency, and the role of technological advancements in improving tax compliance and revenue generation. The research utilized a structured questionnaire administered to 228 staff members in managerial positions or higher at the Ikoyi, Lagos office, with 189 completed responses. Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the demographic data, while correlation analysis was used to assess the relationships between leadership practices, management practices, technological innovations, and revenue generation. The results reveal that leadership practices have a significant positive effect on revenue generation, with management practices contributing to enhanced tax collection efficiency. Furthermore, technological innovations significantly improve operational processes and tax compliance, leading to higher revenue. Based on these findings, the study recommends that FIRS implement continuous leadership training focused on change management, adopt performance metrics to guide management practices, and further invest in technology to optimize tax collection and increase revenue generation
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
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