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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
Nanobioengineering strategies for bone repair: osteoblast-derived extracellular vesicles and their mimetics
Get PDFIntroduction: Nanobioengineering strategies combine recent advances in nanotechnologies with bioengineering methods to accelerate the development of nanotherapeutics. In the last decade, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been intensively researched as an innovative acellular approach to overcome the current limitations of cell-based therapeutic solutions. For bone repair, EVs derived from osteoblasts have exhibited a strong osteogenic potency highlighting their potential as the next generation of bone regenerative therapy. Nevertheless, the clinical translation of EVs remains hindered by several barriers including scale-up and purity. Aims: The aim of this project was to advance the development of nanotherapeutics for bone repair by harnessing the potential of osteoblast-derived EVs. Comprehensively characterised, the osteoinductive capacity of mineralising-osteoblast-derived EVs (MO-EVs) was evaluated to determine their therapeutic relevance with the development of an innovative functional assay. Based on these results, synthetic MO-EVs were then developed and produced as bioinspired mimetics overcoming translational hurdles. Finally, the formulation of a hydrogel 3D system was investigated to develop a new delivery strategy for EVs suited to bone repair applications.
Methods: MO-EVs were separated using differential ultracentrifugation after comparing isolation methods. MO-EVs were fully characterised to determine their physico-chemical properties, the validation of the presence of EV biomarkers as well as their storage conditions. The composition of MO-EVs was also determined with a particular focus on protein content via a proteomic analysis and on mineral content. The effects of MO-EVs on osteoblast migration and proliferation were assessed as well as their osteogenic potency on osteoblast cultures. To that end, an innovative biomineralisation in vitro assessment method was also developed harnessing the potential of μ-X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. Using both top-down and bottom-up approaches, synthetic MO-EVs were formulated, and both were compared to the biological activity of MO-EVs. Cell-derived nanovesicles were generated from mineralising osteoblasts (MO-NVs) via serial extrusion, whereas proteoliposomes were formulated using the thin film hydration method. An injectable alginate/collagen hydrogel system was developed harnessing the potential of competitive ligand exchange cross-linking gelation.
Results: MO-EVs were successfully isolated via ultracentrifugation and their extensive characterisation revealed the presence of key proteins such as annexins as well as minerals which can be mechanistically linked to their pro osteogenic potency which was demonstrated in vitro on osteoblasts. Moreover, MO-EVs were found to modulate mineral production in a time- and dose- dependent manner as demonstrated by μ-XRF. Both synthetic EVs were successfully formulated presenting with MO-EVs features and the incorporation of both alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and annexin VI was validated. Nevertheless, neither of these synthetic EVs matched the activity of the MO-EVs. Finally, alginate-collagen composite hydrogels were successfully produced, and the MO-EV release kinetics was found dependent on the collagen concentration.
Conclusion: In this thesis, novel insights were provided supporting the therapeutic use of MO- EVs for bone repair. Through the use of bioengineering strategies, the foundations of the development of synthetic MO-EVs were laid. Associated with the successful development of an injectable hydrogel delivery system for these nanovesicles, the work presented has supported the development of MO-EV based therapies for bone repair
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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