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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
Dynamique de population et contrôle des vecteurs non domiciliés de la maladie de Chagas
No full textChagas disease is a human and animal parasitic disease of Latin America. The parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, is widespread in wild fauna populations and the disease is transmitted to man by insects of the Triatominae family, since men arrived in Latin America. Since the 1980‘s, large actions of prevention have been implemented to eliminate vectors inhabiting houses (domiciliated vectors). Although these initiatives have, overall, a resounding success, non-domiciliated vectors continue to spread the disease in several regions and generate significant prevalence in man. After assessing the presence and importance of different species of non-domiciliated vectors across the continent, a modeling approach was developed to refine our understanding of their populations and evaluate the potential of control methods. The confrontation between model and large data sets allowed the identification of key parameters of reproduction and migration of the vectors in the region of Yucatan, Mexico. These results were used to estimate several methods of control at the house level, the village level and then consider optimizing costs and benefits of vector control at a regional level in the Yucatan Peninsula. Although the proposed approach should be further strengthened, the results allow us to propose a general methodology for establishing priorities for research and treatment, relying heavily on the tools developed here: taxonomy mapping and optimization of vector control.La maladie de Chagas est une parasitose humaine et vétérinaire d'Amérique latine. Le parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, est très présent dans la faune sauvage et depuis que l'homme est arrivé en Amérique latine, la maladie lui est transmise par les insectes de la famille des Triatominae. À partir des années 1980, de grands plans de prévention ont été mis en application pour éliminer certains de ces vecteurs, installés dans les maisons. Bien que ces initiatives aient, dans l'ensemble, remporté un franc succès, des vecteurs non-domiciliés continuent de transmettre la maladie dans plusieurs régions et y engendrent des prévalences non négligeables. Après avoir fait le bilan de la présence et de l'importances des différentes espèces de vecteurs non-domiciliés à l'échelle du continent, une approche de modélisation a été développée pour affiner la connaissance de ces populations et évaluer le potentiel de stratégies de contrôle. L'association étroite des modèles réalisés et de jeux de données conséquents a permis d'identifier des paramètres essentiels de la reproduction et de la migration des vecteurs de la région du Yucatan au Mexique. Ces résultats ont permis d'évaluer le potentiel de plusieurs moyens de contrôle à l'échelle d'un village puis d'envisager l'optimisation coût/bénéfice de la lutte vectorielle à l'échelle d'une région comme la péninsule du Yucatan. Bien que l'approche proposée doive encore être consolidée, les résultats établis permettent de proposer une méthodologie générale pour établir des priorités de recherche et de traitement en s'appuyant fortement sur les outils développés de cartographie taxonomique et d'optimisation de la lutte vectorielle
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
Dynamique de population et contrôle des vecteurs non domiciliés de la maladie de Chagas
No full textChagas disease is a human and animal parasitic disease of Latin America. The parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, is widespread in wild fauna populations and the disease is transmitted to man by insects of the Triatominae family, since men arrived in Latin America. Since the 1980‘s, large actions of prevention have been implemented to eliminate vectors inhabiting houses (domiciliated vectors). Although these initiatives have, overall, a resounding success, non-domiciliated vectors continue to spread the disease in several regions and generate significant prevalence in man. After assessing the presence and importance of different species of non-domiciliated vectors across the continent, a modeling approach was developed to refine our understanding of their populations and evaluate the potential of control methods. The confrontation between model and large data sets allowed the identification of key parameters of reproduction and migration of the vectors in the region of Yucatan, Mexico. These results were used to estimate several methods of control at the house level, the village level and then consider optimizing costs and benefits of vector control at a regional level in the Yucatan Peninsula. Although the proposed approach should be further strengthened, the results allow us to propose a general methodology for establishing priorities for research and treatment, relying heavily on the tools developed here: taxonomy mapping and optimization of vector control.La maladie de Chagas est une parasitose humaine et vétérinaire d'Amérique latine. Le parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, est très présent dans la faune sauvage et depuis que l'homme est arrivé en Amérique latine, la maladie lui est transmise par les insectes de la famille des Triatominae. À partir des années 1980, de grands plans de prévention ont été mis en application pour éliminer certains de ces vecteurs, installés dans les maisons. Bien que ces initiatives aient, dans l'ensemble, remporté un franc succès, des vecteurs non-domiciliés continuent de transmettre la maladie dans plusieurs régions et y engendrent des prévalences non négligeables. Après avoir fait le bilan de la présence et de l'importances des différentes espèces de vecteurs non-domiciliés à l'échelle du continent, une approche de modélisation a été développée pour affiner la connaissance de ces populations et évaluer le potentiel de stratégies de contrôle. L'association étroite des modèles réalisés et de jeux de données conséquents a permis d'identifier des paramètres essentiels de la reproduction et de la migration des vecteurs de la région du Yucatan au Mexique. Ces résultats ont permis d'évaluer le potentiel de plusieurs moyens de contrôle à l'échelle d'un village puis d'envisager l'optimisation coût/bénéfice de la lutte vectorielle à l'échelle d'une région comme la péninsule du Yucatan. Bien que l'approche proposée doive encore être consolidée, les résultats établis permettent de proposer une méthodologie générale pour établir des priorités de recherche et de traitement en s'appuyant fortement sur les outils développés de cartographie taxonomique et d'optimisation de la lutte vectorielle
Eléments paysagers, bio-agresseurs des grandes cultures et agro-écologie
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