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Caribbean Report 22-07-1999
No full text1. Headlines with anchor Orin Gordon (00:00 - 00:28)2. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Michael Moore is tipped to head the World Trade Organization and will assume the post of Director General in September 1999. The WTO General Council in Geneva also approved Thailand Deputy Premier Supachai Panitchpakdi as Moore’s successor from 2002. This virtual job share for three years follows a prolonged battle for the leadership position which failed to produce a clear winner. OECS Ambassador to Brussels Edwin Laurent discusses the effects of the protracted battle on the image of WTO and the banana trade dispute. Ken Richards profiles Michael Moore in his new role as Director General (00:29 - 05:51)3. Agriculture Ministers from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) are meeting in Dominica to discuss problems facing the Windward Islands Banana Developing and Exporting Company (WIBDECO) and finding solutions. During the two day conference WIBDECO is expected to present a report on the state of the industry and delegates will discuss the impact of a recent WTO ruling on European banana regime and the impact of agricultural diversification on trade. Prime Minister of Dominica Edison James expresses concerns on other organization’s attempts to undermine the role of WIBDECO. Matthias Peltier reports from Roseau (05:52 – 07:55)4. The Human Rights Watch Organization which operates out of Miami Florida is strongly opposed to the common practice by Jamaican police to imprison children in adult prisons. In a recent report the group highlights facts from an investigation which details abuse and long detention of children not yet tried by the courts. Children Advocacy director Joe Becca analyses the report (07:56 – 11:19)5. Convicted killer Anthony Briggs is scheduled to be hanged in Trinidad following the British Privy Council rejection of his appeal, clearing the way for his judicial execution. Attorney General Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj discusses the political process of execution. Tony Fraser reports on constitutional appeals lodged by Brigg’s lawyers (11:20 - 12:41)6. Fair representation in courts based in the Commonwealth is one of the subjects discussed at a meeting of the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association in St. Lucia (12:42 - 13:14)7. The United Nation’s Children’s Agency UNICEF is calling for the cancellation of debts of the world poorer country . UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy discusses the effects on Sub-Saharan Africa. Claire Doyle reports on the debt crisis long-term impact on women and children as government divert resources from health and education to service surmounting debts (13:15 – 15: 20
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
Caribbean Report 20-11-1995
No full textIn this report there is confirmation that the British fruit company, Geest has received an offer for its banana business. Chairman of the OECS, Sir James Mitchell states that the negotiations between Geest and the Ecuadorian firm, Noboa are being closely monitored. Under the contract, the Windward Islands banana producers can make a counter bid to match the offer that Geest receives. Meanwhile, there is hope that the Caribbean region can forge a new relationship Europe when the Lome Convention expires at the end of the century. The US Agriculture Department has announced increase quotas for five English-speaking Caribbean sugar exporting countries due to a decline in domestic production. In Jamaica, former leader Michael Manley has added his voice to the debate on the country becoming a republic. While President Fidel Castro's planned visit to China has its diplomatic importance, it is the economic relations with China which will prove decisive for Cuba's future. Caribbean sports editors comment on the West Indies Cricket Board's decision to fine four players for breaches of the code of discipline during last summer's test tour of England. Tony Cozier, the region's leading cricket broadcaster comments on if the Board's action will have a long-term effect on West Indies cricket.1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:27)2. Confirmation that the British fruit company, Geest has received offers for its banana business (00:28-04:10)3. The Caribbean region hope that a new kind of relationship can be forged with post-Lome Europe (04:11-07:29)4. The US announces increased quotas for five sugar exporting Caribbean countries (07:30-08:04)5. In Jamaica, Michael Manley has commented on the debate on the country becoming a republic (08:05-09:19)6. Cuba's economic relations with China could prove decisive for its future (09:20-11:49)7. Caribbean sports editors react as four West Indies players are fined for breaches of the code of discipline (11:50-15:20
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
Caribbean Report 18-12-1995
No full textIn this report the Windward Islands have been successful in securing funds to back their bid for Geest's banana division. Dominica's Prime Minister Edison James comments on the financing and their chances of obtaining the banana business. In Trinidad and Tobago, Prime Minister Basdeo Panday has been hospitalized with a chest related problem. Tony Fraser reports on the Prime Minister's diagnosis of an angina pectoris and the likelihood that Mr. Panday will reduce his workload when he does leave the hospital. Meanwhile, in Haiti, the vote counting continues following Presidential elections where Rene Preval is the expected winner. In light of the low voter turnout, Nancy McDonald of the Coalition of Independent Observers sums up Haitians' disinterest in electing a new President and Michael Norton assesses Rene Preval's expected term of office. In cricket, the West Indies Cricket Board of Control will move to Antigua in the new year. Jewel Forde examines the implications of the Board's relocation. On the Lara issue, the Board has agreed to uphold the fines imposed on Brian Lara and took no action regarding his withdrawal from the tour of Australia. Cricket historian, Dr. Hilary Beckles comments on the relocation of the Board to Antigua.1. Headlines with Debbie Ransome (00:00-00:27)2. The Windward Islands leaders have been successful in raising the money to back their bid for Geest banana division (00:28-04:09)3. Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister has been hospitalized with a chest related problem (04:10-07:59)4. In Haiti, following the Presidential elections vote counting continues (08:00-12:24)5. The implications of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control's decision to move the headquarters to Antigua (12:25-15:13
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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