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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
No full text“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
Amine donor protein substrates for transglutaminase activity in Caenorhabditis elegans.
No full textMadi A, Hoffrogge R, Blasko B, Glocker MO, Fesus L. Amine donor protein substrates for transglutaminase activity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2004;315(4):1064-1069
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe 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
No full textWe 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
Synthesis of protected guanidinium linked dinucleoside incorporable into an oligonucleotide using solid phase DNA methodology
No full textThe synthesis of novel fully protected guanidinium linked dinucleoside for incorporation into oligonucleotide using solid-phase DNA synthesis methodology was developed. The three different protecting groups selected allow different deprotection conditions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.PT: J; CR: BARAWKAR DA, 1996, NUCLEIC ACIDS RES, V24, P1229 BLASKO A, 1996, J AM CHEM SOC, V118, P7892 BLASKO A, 1997, BIOCHEMISTRY-US, V36, P7821 COOK PD, 1991, ANTI-CANCER DRUG DES, V6, P585 DEMESMAEKER A, 1995, ACCOUNTS CHEM RES, V28, P366 DEMESMAEKER A, 1996, ANGEW CHEM INT EDIT, V35, P2790 DEMPCY RO, 1995, J AM CHEM SOC, V117, P6140 DEMPCY RO, 1996, P NATL ACAD SCI USA, V93, P4326 FATHI R, 1994, NUCLEIC ACIDS RES, V22, P5416 GRYAZNOV SM, 1997, NUCLEOS NUCLEOT, V16, P899 HASHIMOTO H, 1993, J AM CHEM SOC, V115, P7128 HAYAKAWA Y, 1986, J ORG CHEM, V51, P2400 JONES RJ, 1993, J ORG CHEM, V58, P2983 JUST G, 1976, SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART, P457 KEAN JM, 1995, BIOCHEMISTRY-US, V34, P14617 LETSINGER RL, 1988, J AM CHEM SOC, V110, P4470 LINKLETTER B, 1998, IN PRESS BIOORG MED MILLIGAN JF, 1993, J MED CHEM, V36, P1923 NIELSEN PE, 1991, SCIENCE, V254, P1497 PANNECOUQUE C, 1992, TETRAHEDRON LETT, V33, P7609 RICE JS, 1997, BIOCHEMISTRY-US, V36, P399 ROBINSON S, 1997, TETRAHEDRON, V53, P6697 SANGHVI YS, 1993, NUCLEOS NUCLEOT, P311 SANGHVI YS, 1997, NUCLEOS NUCLEOT, V16, P907 SCHMID N, 1995, TETRAHEDRON LETT, V36, P1447 UHLMANN E, 1990, CHEM REV, V90, P543 VANDENDRIESSCHE F, 1993, J CHEM SOC P1, P1567; NR: 27; TC: 18; J9: BIOORG MEDICINAL CHEM LETTER; PG: 4; GA: ZV310Source type: Electronic(1
Love and Mindreading: The Role of Empathic Accuracy Perceptions on Relationship Satisfaction
No full textPurpose: The current study investigated the correlations between objective, subjective,
and dispositional empathy and relationship satisfaction. Highly satisfied relationships are
linked with better health (Kiecolt-Glaser & Newton, 2001), yet empathic accuracy—an
objective measure of correctly understanding a partner’s thoughts and feelings from
moment-to-moment—has inconsistent associations with relationship satisfaction. As the importance of perceptions in social support has been identified and social cognition
theory emphasizes perceptions, I investigated perceived partner empathic accuracy
(PPEA) and perceived (self) empathic accuracy (PEA) along with dispositional empathic
concern and perspective taking. We also investigated sources of information partners pay
attention to when determining if their partner understood them (PPEA) or if they
understood their partner (PEA). To my knowledge, this study is the first to explore PPEA
and sources of empathic accuracy perceptions as they relate to relationship satisfaction.
Methods: Fifty-one couples were videotaped having a conflict discussion and partners
separately watched the recording twice. During the first viewing, participants recorded
specific thoughts and feelings from the original discussion. Participants also rated how
well they believed their partner understood their thought/feeling and the influence
different sources had on that assessment. During the second viewing, participants inferred what their partner had been thinking/feeling at those identified moments. Participants rated their confidence about their inference and rated the influence of different sources.
Results: PPEA was associated with relationship satisfaction while EA was not. Positive
correlations were found between PPEA, PEA, and empathic concern for women along
with perspective taking for men. Both PPEA and perspective taking accounted for
significant variance in relationship satisfaction. For PPEA, tone of voice was influential
for both men and women, as were facial expressions for men and body language for
women. For PEA, facial expressions were influential for men while knowledge of past
interactions was influential for women. Sources did not directly correlate with
relationship satisfaction.
Conclusion: Support was found for all hypotheses, suggesting that feeling understood by
one’s partner is more important than actually being understood in terms of relationship
satisfaction. As men and women paid attention to different sources when perceiving
empathy, clinical applications are indicated.http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/123053/1/Blasko-Love and Mind-Reading - The Role of Empathic Accuracy Perceptions on Relationship Satisfaction.pdf13Description of Blasko-Love and Mind-Reading - The Role of Empathic Accuracy Perceptions on Relationship Satisfaction.pdf : Master's Thesi
Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry
No full textThis work is about the roles of Author, Publisher and Bookseller in Book development in
Nigeria. The paper started by delving into the history of Book Publishing in Nigeria after
which it proceeded by defining who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and
expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in Nigerian Book Industry and in
the emerging Information Society. Furthermore, the various constraints to book
development were identified while the paper advised on how the Book Industry can be
further promoted in Nigeria. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations
on how the Book sector can help in enhancing scholarship in the country
The Thursday Murder Club: Launching a megabrand author - a publishing case study
No full textIn 2020, the Christmas book charts in the UK made headlines: Barack Obama’s eagerly awaited autobiography, The Promised Land, was beaten to the top spot by The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, a debut cosy crime novel set in a retirement village. Not only did Osman’s book beat the former US president’s expected bestseller, it also broke records, becoming the fastest-selling debut crime novel of all time. Although Osman has a certain level of fame in the UK from his TV appearances on shows such as Pointless, his celebrity status does not entirely explain the novel’s huge sales. This article tracks the acquisition, publication, and promotion journey of The Thursday Murder Club in order to understand the industry and cultural context of its success and to interrogate the role of celebrity in the creation of author brands. The findings suggest that the unexpected scale of the success of the book owed to a number of factors, including in-depth editing by the novel’s agent, editor, and author to tighten up the plot, an extensive and strategic promotional campaign, the pandemic (which drove interest in the book’s genre and themes), and the quality of the writing. We find that the book’s success was accentuated by Osman’s celebrity status rather than being entirely reliant on it. This research adds to the growing scholarship on celebrity authorship by means of an in-depth case study and provides insight into the processes behind publishing a ‘celebrity’ book and launching a megabrand author
Adolescents’ loneliness in European schools: a multilevel exploration of school environment and individual factors
No full textLoneliness has been recognised as a public health issue and has moved into a number of European countries’ policy agendas. Literature examining loneliness in young people (and especially in adolescents) is scarce, but it does show that at this age feelings of loneliness have been increasing in recent decades and are detrimental for both adolescents’ current and future well-being. In order to explain loneliness, current literature focuses generally on individual, rather than on broader, environmental characteristics. This study examines school associates of loneliness and compares their importance to those at the individual level because schools are the most important places in which adolescents are socially embedded. In addition, policy interventions on loneliness might be more feasible at the school than the individual level.
This is the first study to compare school level and individual level factors relating to youth loneliness in schools throughout Europe. Results emphasising the importance of school environment for explaining adolescents’ loneliness suggest that school level initiatives may be most appropriate in tackling loneliness when compared to wider and less contextualized national policies that focus on adolescents outside of school.JRC.S.3 - Science for Modelling, Monitoring and Evaluatio
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