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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
Utmaningar för revisorns oberoende vid rapporteringen av misstänkt penningtvätt : En kvalitativ studie om revisorns roll i kampen mot penningtvätt
No full textThe number of reports from auditors about suspected money laundering in Sweden is relatively low, which may indicate that auditors face particular challenges when reporting. Money laundering has serious consequences both nationally and globally, as it negatively affects the country's economy and political system. Money laundering has negative consequences for financial stability, weakens confidence in the legal system and affects market prices. Therefore, it is important to identify these challenges in order to strengthen the auditor's ability to report suspected money laundering. The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges auditor independence faces when reporting suspected money laundering. The study was conducted using a qualitative method where data was collected through semi-structured interviews. The theoretical frame of reference consists of a comprehensive review of previous researchand theories, with agent theory and new institutional theory as central points of departure. These theories, along with previous research, formed the basis of the study's analysis model. Through the previous research, the relevant areas of the auditor's role, education andknowledge, the size of the audit firm, the different dimensions of fear and norms and culture were identified. The developed analysis model was the basis for the design of the study'sinter view questions and was used to analyze the collected empirical data. The results of the study identified several challenges, lack of knowledge, lack of resources which mainly affects smaller audit firms, the lack of training, as well as the fear of damaging financial interests or losing valuable clients. A weak corporate culture also emerged as animportant factor. These challenges weaken the auditor's independence, which is a decisive factor in the work and decision making when reporting suspected money laundering. The conclusion of the study showed that auditors are affected by several challenges when reporting suspected money laundering, but the most significant are those that weaken the independence of the auditor.Antalet rapporter från revisorer om misstänkt penningtvätt i Sverige är relativt lågt, vilket kan tyda på att revisorer möter särskilda utmaningar vid rapporteringen. Penningtvätt har allvarliga konsekvenser både nationellt och globalt, då det påverkar landets ekonomi och politiska system negativt. Penningtvätt medför negativa konsekvenser för finansiell stabilitet, försvagar förtroendet för det juridiska systemet och påverkar marknadspriser. Därför är det viktigt att identifiera dessa utmaningar för att stärka revisorns förmåga att rapportera misstänkt penningtvätt. Syftet med denna studie var att identifiera de utmaningar som revisorns oberoende står inför vid rapporteringen av misstänkt penningtvätt. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ metod där data samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Den teoretiska referensramen består av en genomgripande genomgång av tidigare forskning och teorier, med agentteori och nyinstitutionell teori som centrala utgångspunkter. Dessa teorier, tillsammans med tidigare forskning, utgjorde grunden för studiens analysmodell. Genom den tidigare forskningen identifierades relevanta områdena revisorns roll, utbildning och kunskap, revisionsbyråns storlek, rädslans olika dimensioner samt normer och kultur. Den framtagna analysmodellen låg till grund för utformningen av studiens intervjufrågor och användes för att analysera den insamlade empiriska datan. Resultatet av studien identifierade flera utmaningar, kunskapsbrist, resursbrist som främst påverkar mindre revisionsbyråer, bristen på utbildning, samt rädslan för att skada ekonomiska intressen eller förlora värdefulla kunder. En svag företagskultur framstod också som en viktigfaktor. Dessa utmaningar försvagar revisorns oberoende, vilket är avgörande faktor i arbetet och beslutsfattandet vid rapportering av misstänkt penningtvätt. Slutsatsen av studien visade att revisorer påverkas av ett flertal utmaningar vid misstankerapporteringen av penningtvätt, men de mest betydelsefulla är de som försvagar revisorns oberoende
Utmaningar för revisorns oberoende vid rapporteringen av misstänkt penningtvätt : En kvalitativ studie om revisorns roll i kampen mot penningtvätt
No full textThe number of reports from auditors about suspected money laundering in Sweden is relatively low, which may indicate that auditors face particular challenges when reporting. Money laundering has serious consequences both nationally and globally, as it negatively affects the country's economy and political system. Money laundering has negative consequences for financial stability, weakens confidence in the legal system and affects market prices. Therefore, it is important to identify these challenges in order to strengthen the auditor's ability to report suspected money laundering. The purpose of this study was to identify the challenges auditor independence faces when reporting suspected money laundering. The study was conducted using a qualitative method where data was collected through semi-structured interviews. The theoretical frame of reference consists of a comprehensive review of previous researchand theories, with agent theory and new institutional theory as central points of departure. These theories, along with previous research, formed the basis of the study's analysis model. Through the previous research, the relevant areas of the auditor's role, education andknowledge, the size of the audit firm, the different dimensions of fear and norms and culture were identified. The developed analysis model was the basis for the design of the study'sinter view questions and was used to analyze the collected empirical data. The results of the study identified several challenges, lack of knowledge, lack of resources which mainly affects smaller audit firms, the lack of training, as well as the fear of damaging financial interests or losing valuable clients. A weak corporate culture also emerged as animportant factor. These challenges weaken the auditor's independence, which is a decisive factor in the work and decision making when reporting suspected money laundering. The conclusion of the study showed that auditors are affected by several challenges when reporting suspected money laundering, but the most significant are those that weaken the independence of the auditor.Antalet rapporter från revisorer om misstänkt penningtvätt i Sverige är relativt lågt, vilket kan tyda på att revisorer möter särskilda utmaningar vid rapporteringen. Penningtvätt har allvarliga konsekvenser både nationellt och globalt, då det påverkar landets ekonomi och politiska system negativt. Penningtvätt medför negativa konsekvenser för finansiell stabilitet, försvagar förtroendet för det juridiska systemet och påverkar marknadspriser. Därför är det viktigt att identifiera dessa utmaningar för att stärka revisorns förmåga att rapportera misstänkt penningtvätt. Syftet med denna studie var att identifiera de utmaningar som revisorns oberoende står inför vid rapporteringen av misstänkt penningtvätt. Studien genomfördes med en kvalitativ metod där data samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer. Den teoretiska referensramen består av en genomgripande genomgång av tidigare forskning och teorier, med agentteori och nyinstitutionell teori som centrala utgångspunkter. Dessa teorier, tillsammans med tidigare forskning, utgjorde grunden för studiens analysmodell. Genom den tidigare forskningen identifierades relevanta områdena revisorns roll, utbildning och kunskap, revisionsbyråns storlek, rädslans olika dimensioner samt normer och kultur. Den framtagna analysmodellen låg till grund för utformningen av studiens intervjufrågor och användes för att analysera den insamlade empiriska datan. Resultatet av studien identifierade flera utmaningar, kunskapsbrist, resursbrist som främst påverkar mindre revisionsbyråer, bristen på utbildning, samt rädslan för att skada ekonomiska intressen eller förlora värdefulla kunder. En svag företagskultur framstod också som en viktigfaktor. Dessa utmaningar försvagar revisorns oberoende, vilket är avgörande faktor i arbetet och beslutsfattandet vid rapportering av misstänkt penningtvätt. Slutsatsen av studien visade att revisorer påverkas av ett flertal utmaningar vid misstankerapporteringen av penningtvätt, men de mest betydelsefulla är de som försvagar revisorns oberoende
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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