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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
The Role and Function of Lydia as a Rhetorical Construct in Acts: A Sociorhetorical and Theological Interpretation
No full textThis thesis investigates whether Lydia of Thyatira functions as a figure that has a particular rhetorical and theological function and force in Acts 16:9-40. There are a number of factors that would suggest that Lydia was of interest to the author of Acts. These include Lydia’s placement at both the opening and closing to the Philippi visit, and the fact that the sole case of explicit divine initiative in the rhetorical unit is directed at Lydia. These and other indicators would suggest that it is highly probable that the author intended Lydia to contribute to the overall rhetorical movement and unity of the passage. Yet, biblical commentary has not been able to suggest how Lydia might contribute to the rhetorical development of the text. Ultimately, too many questions regarding Lydia’s prominent profile in the text have remained unanswered.
In response to uninvestigated questions raised by Lydia, this project employed socio-rhetorical interpretation (SRI), an exegetical approach that understands the cultural and social embeddedness of a rhetorical text. By means of an SRI analysis it was possible to identify the salient topoi of Acts 16:9-40, and to suggest how the author had used these in developing the rhetorical movement of the text. This project’s SRI analysis of Acts 16:9-40 shows that in stark contrast to the history of interpretation’s “Lydia the hostess,” a culturally-contextualized profile of Lydia presents the image of an immoral, degenerate, Lydian purple-selling “huckster.” Strikingly, however, Lydia’s inner heart is warranted by God, and her fidelity to God is argumentatively affirmed by the act of the Pauline group’s final visit to her home.
In presenting Lydia through a cultural profile that would suggest a potential contaminant to a salvific “place of prayer,” the author sought to invert prejudicial cultural stereotype-centered socio-religious logic. Most significantly, the author sought to invert the type of cultural codes of material triumphalism that are embodied in the history of interpretation’s construct of high-status “Lydia the hostess” by portraying the disciples’ encounter with Lydia within a socio-cultural framework of shame and dishonour
Square Dancing with the Stars to Enhance Dynamic Hirschman Linkages?
No full textIn this Presidential Address, the author takes the reader on a reconnaissance of his life and time as a regional scientist. He points out scenery he found scintillating along the way, hoping that some may pick up the banner and chew on a few of the ideas for a while. He suggests a revisit to Albert O. Hirschman’s notion of key sectors and more empirical analysis related to Marcus Berliant’s and Masahisa Fujita’s notion of knowledge creation and transfer.Presidential Address, San Antonio, Texas, March 29, 2014 (53rd Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association
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
The Role and Function of Lydia as a Rhetorical Construct in Acts: A Sociorhetorical and Theological Interpretation
No full textThis thesis investigates whether Lydia of Thyatira functions as a figure that has a particular rhetorical and theological function and force in Acts 16:9-40. There are a number of factors that would suggest that Lydia was of interest to the author of Acts. These include Lydia’s placement at both the opening and closing to the Philippi visit, and the fact that the sole case of explicit divine initiative in the rhetorical unit is directed at Lydia. These and other indicators would suggest that it is highly probable that the author intended Lydia to contribute to the overall rhetorical movement and unity of the passage. Yet, biblical commentary has not been able to suggest how Lydia might contribute to the rhetorical development of the text. Ultimately, too many questions regarding Lydia’s prominent profile in the text have remained unanswered.
In response to uninvestigated questions raised by Lydia, this project employed socio-rhetorical interpretation (SRI), an exegetical approach that understands the cultural and social embeddedness of a rhetorical text. By means of an SRI analysis it was possible to identify the salient topoi of Acts 16:9-40, and to suggest how the author had used these in developing the rhetorical movement of the text. This project’s SRI analysis of Acts 16:9-40 shows that in stark contrast to the history of interpretation’s “Lydia the hostess,” a culturally-contextualized profile of Lydia presents the image of an immoral, degenerate, Lydian purple-selling “huckster.” Strikingly, however, Lydia’s inner heart is warranted by God, and her fidelity to God is argumentatively affirmed by the act of the Pauline group’s final visit to her home.
In presenting Lydia through a cultural profile that would suggest a potential contaminant to a salvific “place of prayer,” the author sought to invert prejudicial cultural stereotype-centered socio-religious logic. Most significantly, the author sought to invert the type of cultural codes of material triumphalism that are embodied in the history of interpretation’s construct of high-status “Lydia the hostess” by portraying the disciples’ encounter with Lydia within a socio-cultural framework of shame and dishonour
Letter from unknown writer to Jesse L. Boyce
No full textLetter to Jesse L. Boyce from unknown author (possibly Jack) about the investigation into the powder magazine located in the Grand Canyon. Some personal news is included in the letter such as the writer's marriage to the daughter of C.A. Taylor, former Supervisor of Cochise County
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
Sarah L. Blum Author Visit - Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing
No full textHear Sarah L. Blum, author of Women Under Fire: Abuse in the Military, discuss her newest book, Warrior Nurse: PTSD and Healing followed by a Q&A and book signing.
Sarah L. Blum is a decorated Vietnam veteran who served as an operating room nurse during the intense fighting of 1967. In recognition of her service, she was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
Sponsored by CWU Veterans Center and CWU Libraries.https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/libraryevents/1252/thumbnail.jp
Lillian L. Lambert, Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur
No full textLillian L. Lambert, Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneu
Letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 10, 1948
No full textA handwritten letter from an unknown author addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 10, 1948. Within, the author discusses the Pennsylvania Dutch word for Ash Wednesday, along with traditions associated with this day.https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/1118/thumbnail.jp
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