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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Full text linkWe 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
Full text linkWe 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
Monitoring drought impacts on grasslands in Central Europe by means of remote sensing time series
No full textGrasländer sind wichtige Elemente der zentraleuropäischen Landschaft und stellen essenzielle Ökosystemdienstleistungen bereit. Dürren, welche durch den globalen Klimawandel zunehmen, haben negative Auswirkungen auf die Vitalität und Produktivität von Grasland. Satellitenmissionen wie Sentinel-2 und Landsat liefern große, bisher ungenutzte Möglichkeiten für das Grasland Monitoring. Ansätze auf Basis quantitativer Parameter, z.B. Prozentanteile von photosynthetisch aktiver Vegetation (PV), nicht photosynthetisch aktiver Vegetation (NPV) und Boden sind bisher für die Anwendung in zentraleuropäischen Grasländern nicht erforscht. Das Ziel der Arbeit war es, das Verständnis von Dürreeinflüssen auf zentraleuropäische Grasländer durch die Entwicklung eines fernerkundungsbasierten Monitoring Frameworks zu verbessern. Der erste Teil dieses Frameworks umfasste die Ableitung konsistenter Zeitreihen von PV-, NPV-, und Bodenanteilen. Der zweite Teil umfasste die Quantifizierung von Dürreeffekten anhand dieser Zeitreihen. Die Ergebnisse zeigten einen großflächigen, massiven und langanhaltenden Rückgang von Graslandvitalität in extremen Dürrejahren (z.B. 2003, 2018-2020). Robuste statistische Zusammenhänge bestätigten die starke Kopplung von Graslandvitalität und Dürre, insbesondere bei gleichzeitigen Hitzewellen. Zudem beeinflussten Bodeneigenschaften sowie klimatische und hydrologische Bedingungen die Dürresensitivität. Die Ergebnisse unterstreichen den Wert von generalisierten Entmischungsansätzen basierend auf Sentinel-2/Landsat Zeitreihen für großflächiges, quantitatives Monitoring von Grasland. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass durch den Klimawandel verstärkte Dürreereignisse in Zukunft erheblichen Einfluss auf die Vitalität von Grasländern in Zentraleuropa haben werden. Die hier gewonnenen Informationen liefern wichtige Beiträge zur Verbesserung von Dürremonitoring und können die Maßnahmenentwicklung zur Verringerung von Dürreschäden im Grasland unterstützen.Grasslands are vital landscape elements in Central Europe providing essential ecosystem services. Drought events, which are increasing with global climate change, negatively affect grassland vitality and productivity. Satellite remote sensing missions such as Sentinel-2/Landsat offer untapped potential for monitoring grassland vitality. However, workflows for grassland monitoring based on fractional cover of photosynthetic vegetation (PV), non-photosynthetic vegetation (NPV), and soil, remain largely unexplored. The goal of this thesis was to advance the understanding of drought impacts on Central European grasslands by developing a framework for monitoring grassland vitality. The framework included the retrieval of consistent PV, NPV, and soil fractional cover time series from Landsat/Sentinel-2, which was achieved by implementing and generalizing an unmixing workflow. Second, drought impacts were quantified and evaluated based on fractional cover time series. Results showed large-scale, severe, and long-lasting negative impacts on grassland vitality in extreme drought years (e.g., in 2003, and 2018-2020). Robust statistical links confirmed the overall consistent coupling of grassland vitality to drought, specifically to compounding droughts and heatwaves. Spatiotemporal patterns of grassland drought sensitivity revealed that underlying factors such as soil features, and climatic and hydrological conditions modulate drought impacts on local to regional scales. Findings of this thesis emphasize the value of generalized unmixing workflows based on Sentinel-2/Landsat time series for quantitative grassland monitoring across large areas. Furthermore, results suggest that droughts amplified by climate change will pose substantial challenges for grassland vitality across Central European grasslands in the future. The findings provide a steppingstone towards improved drought monitoring and can thus inform adaptation efforts to alleviate drought impacts on grasslands
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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