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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
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
The phenomenon of drug addiction and the role of rehabilitation centers in Balochistan, Pakistan
Full text linkThe phenomenon of drug addiction is prevailing universally, and Pakistan is in alarming situation due this problem. This study is mainly concerned with phenomena of drug addiction and the role of rehabilitation centers in Balochistan, Pakistan. As the study required a detailed understanding about drug abuse and the role of rehabilitation centers in Balochistan in recovery of affected individuals. Background and context of Pakistan and its province, Balochistan is focused because of the problem and the role of rehab centers, at some extend depends on its geography, surrounding, and circumstances. It uses a qualitative approach and demonstrates the phenomenon including the real experiences of affected individuals and the people working in rehabilitation centers. Further, it is focused on finding the experiences and strategies on how to help the individuals come out of this problem. It uses in-depth interviews with five staff members of the rehab centers and nine affected individuals admitted there who were purposively selected from four different rehab centers. The empirical data is coded and created into different meaningful themes and analytically presented under those themes. Moreover, the findings are discussed with reference to the related literature in its scope and theoretical bases of cognitive dissonance theory (CDT), and social learning theory (SLT).
The study presents the causes of increasing ratio of drug addiction such as peer groups, unintentional family mistakes and family problems, increasing the sexual capabilities, financial status, educational background, accessibility of drugs, mobilization and mental stress, depression and break ups. It presents the policies and strategies of treatment phases applied by rehab centers like detoxification phase, psychological phase, social phase and spiritual phase. Further, it focuses the type of recovery as long-term and short-term recovery and highlights the ratio and causes of relapse. The study emphasizes the involvement of society, family, and other factors in recovery of the affected individuals and prevention of relapse. It discusses the challenges like socio-cultural barriers, socio-economic, problems, lack of family support, illiteracy, lack of government support, lack of professional staff and unwillingness of the patients. It emphasizes that the rehab centers are doing their best but cannot give satisfactory result without the cooperation of society, family, and government. Female effected individuals are deprived of availing the facilities of rehabilitation centers and get recovered through the help of treatment and professionals due to cultural norms and male dominated society in Pakistan. Recommendations from the study include control of production and supply of drugs, drug awareness programs in educational organizations, psychological sessions with parents and children, balanced family behavior, social awareness about the harms of drugs, extra-curricular activities and sports programs, separate rehab centers for female individuals, finial support from government, hiring of professional staff in rehab centers and conduct further research about this topic
Developing organizational commitment and organizational justice to amplify organizational citizenship behavior in banking sector
No full textThis research is an effort to detect the association amid Organizational Justice and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) mediated via Organizational Commitment. The design of banking services has altered from simple work-related services to specialized services. This brings a great change in banks work dynamics so a research in this field is of high importance. It is a product of both primary and secondary sources of data, acquired through survey of 17 banks of Peshawar City. Sample was determined by applying Slovin's Formula. Therefore, 200 questionnaires were distributed, out of which 134 were useable with the reply rate of 72.5%. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) findings verify that the assumed theory fits statistics incredibly fine. Significant positive associations were found amid Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Organizational Commitment. While non significant associations were found with Organizational Justice. As a Mediator, Organizational Commitment influences association amid Organizational Justice and OCB appreciably is accepted & significantly proved by observed data
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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