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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
La pink tax: un estudi comparatiu de productes
No full textCurs 2023-2024Aquest treball presenta una anàlisi exhaustiva de l’estratègia de la discriminació de
preus basada en el gènere aplicada alguns productes, fenomen conegut com a "Pink
Tax". Aquest terme fa referència a la tendència on els productes dissenyats
específicament per a dones tendeixen a tenir un cost més elevat comparat amb els
equivalents destinats a homes, sense que hi hagi diferències significatives en
composició, qualitat o funcionalitat.
L'estudi investiga com aquesta pràctica afecta diferents categories de productes,
incloent-hi la cura personal, la indumentària i els accessoris. Es presta especial
atenció a com la "Pink Tax" redueix el poder adquisitiu de les dones i contribueix a les
desigualtats econòmiques basades en el gènere, afectant la seva capacitat per
participar igualitàriament en la distribució de la renda.
El treball adopta una metodologia rigorosa que inclou l'anàlisi comparativa de preus
en diferents superfícies comercials i una revisió detallada dels mecanismes de
formació de preus en el mercat. A més, s'efectua una recollida de dades empíriques
per documentar les disparitats de preus i per proporcionar una base sòlida per a
discussions i propostes de polítiques que puguin ajudar a combatre aquesta
discriminació.
Finalment, l'objectiu principal de la investigació és no només identificar i analitzar les
manifestacions de la Pink Tax, sinó també comprendre les raons subjacents
d'aquestes pràctiques i com aquestes perpetuen les desigualtats estructurals de
gènere. Així mateix, el treball aspira a sensibilitzar sobre aquest problema poc discutit
i a promoure accions per a la seva eliminació, mitjançant regulacions governamentals
efectives o iniciatives de consum responsables.
L'estudi conclou destacant la importància d'una major transparència en la formació de
preus i d'un canvi en la consciència del consumidor per fomentar un mercat més just
i equitatiuThis paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the gender-based price
discrimination strategy applied to some products, a phenomenon known as the ‘Pink
Tax’. This term refers to the trend whereby products designed specifically for women
tend to cost more than their male counterparts, without any significant differences in
composition, quality, or functionality.
The study investigates how this practice affects different product categories, including
personal care, clothing, and accessories. Special attention is paid to how the ‘Pink
Tax’ reduces the purchasing power of women and contributes to gender-based
economic inequalities, affecting their ability to participate equally in the distribution of
income.
The paper adopts a rigorous methodology that includes the comparative analysis of
prices in different retail outlets and a detailed review of price formation mechanisms in
the market. In addition, empirical data is collected to document price disparities and to
provide a solid basis for discussions and policy proposals that can help to combat this
discrimination.
Finally, the main objective of the research is not only to identify and analyze the
manifestations of the Pink Tax, but also to understand the underlying reasons for these
practices and how they perpetuate structural gender inequalities. Likewise, the work
aims to raise awareness of this little-discussed problem and to promote action towards
its elimination, through effective government regulation or responsible consumer
initiatives.
The study concludes by highlighting the importance of greater transparency in price
formation and a change in consumer awareness to foster a more just and equitable
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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
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
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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