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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
Elaboração da base de dados geográficos de Assú-RN com o uso de geotecnologias livres
Get PDFGeoprocessing is the set of techniques used for the treatment of spatial information or georeferenced data. These techniques include Cartography, Conventional Topography, Global Positioning System (GPS), Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS), starting from the use of simple tools and instruments to the use of positioning satellites. However, the use of geoprocessing techniques is difficult to access in terms of cost or difficulty of use. In this context, this work aims to promote the updating of the cartographic base of the municipality of Assú-RN from free data processed in a free GIS environment. Academic works, documents from specific websites and available books that addressed the topic for study were used as a source for analysis. In this way, it was possible to obtain files for mapping in different segments that help the municipality in its urban management. Thus, it was possible to observe that the use of geoprocessing techniques, through free software is feasible and important for obtaining information, enabling the updating of the cartographic database of small cities.O geoprocessamento é o conjunto de técnicas utilizadas para o tratamento de informações espaciais ou dados georreferenciados. Essas técnicas têm em sua constituição a Cartografia, Topografia convencional, Sistema de Posicionamento Global (GPS), Sensoriamento Remoto e Sistema de Informações Geográficas (SIG`s), partindo da utilização de ferramentas e instrumentos simples até a utilização de satélites de posicionamento. Porém o uso das técnicas de geoprocessamento mostra-se de difícil acesso quanto seu custo ou dificuldade de utilização. Nesse contexto, este trabalho tem como objetivo promover a atualização da base cartográfica do município de Assú-RN a partir de dados gratuitos processados em ambiente SIG livre. Foi utilizado como fonte para análise os trabalhos acadêmicos, documentos de sites específicos e livros disponíveis que abordaram o tema para estudo. Desse modo, foi possível obter arquivos para a realização de mapeamento em diferentes seguimentos que ajudem o município em sua gestão urbana. Dessa maneira, foi possível observar que o uso de técnicas de geoprocessamento, através de softwares livres é viável e importante para a obtenção de informações, possibilitando a atualização da base de dados cartográficos de municípios de pequeno porte.Trabalho não financiado por agência de fomento, ou autofinanciad
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
Toward Healthier Cookie Habits: Assessing the Role of Packaging Visual Appearance in the Expectations for Dietary Cookies in Digital Environments
Get PDFAs we tend to consume more and more via e-commerce platforms, the digital version of a dietary product’s package can be one of the most important touchpoints that the consumer has with such product during the purchasing stage of the consumer’s journey. Hence, a dietary food/drink properly presented via its packaging in e-commerce is key, for example, to nudge consumers toward healthier purchase habits. In this study, we assessed the role of different configurations of visual cues commonly present in a product’s packaging (jar vs. bag, transparent vs. opaque, labeled vs. unlabeled) in the expectations associated with dietary cookies when presented in a digital environment. A between-participants study was conducted where eight different packages with different combinations of the three aforementioned features were digitally evaluated by the participants. The results suggest that the presence (vs. absence) of labeling triggered the highest ratings on most assessed dimensions (product quality, healthiness, lightness, sweetness, crumbliness, price, tastiness, greediness for product, product/packaging liking). Moreover, transparent (vs. opaque) packaging tends to yield higher expectations concerning this product’s quality (i.e., product liking, package liking, greediness), though it has an opposite effect on the expected healthiness for such cookies. Some particular interactions between these three visual cues were also observed and are discussed as part of the obtained results. In summary, our results point to how the visual appearance of packaging can be strategically used in order to potentially nudge consumers toward healthier cookie purchase habits
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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