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Protagonismo sindacale verso le Transizione Giusta a Civitavecchia
No full textLa partecipazione dei lavoratori e delle comunità coinvolte è stata identificata come elemento chiave nei processi di Transizione Giusta. Inoltre, la letteratura degli Environmental Labour Studies ha indagato alcune delle condizioni contestuali e i motivi per cui i sindacati a volte si oppongono o ritardano le transizioni ecologiche, e altre volte le supportano con un ruolo
trasformativo. Questo articolo analizza un caso di transizione energetica dal carbone in Italia con una forte pertecipazione "dal basso", la centrale elettrica a carbone Enel di Torrevaldaliga Nord
(Civitavecchia) sotto il controllo Enel, in cui ha giocato un ruolo di rilievo il protagonismo sindacale. Il contributo cerca di far luce sui processi attraverso i quali si è sviluppato questo protagonismo, tale da costruire una negoziazione sociale nel territorio con le Istituzioni nella direzione di una Transizione Giusta, grazie all'apporto essenziale di due fattori precipui - la
valorizzazione della cooperazione con esperti e saperi eterogenei, e la coalizione tra sindacati e organizzazioni ambientaliste - focalizzandosi in particolar modo su un anno di snodo centrale, il 2019. Il saggio rappresenta un work in progress, presentando alcuni risultati di una prima fase di
ricerca sul campo che ha permesso di raccogliere 33 interviste semi-strutturate
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
A simple orthosis solves a problem in a patient with a dystonic finger after stroke
No full textThese authors use a custom-fabricated orthotic device to improve hand motion and function for a client with hand dystonia after stroke. Clinical observation and reasoning resulted in an effective solution to control the dystonia that was acceptable to the client. – KRISTIN VALDES, OTD, OT, CHT, Practice Forum Edito
Comparison of Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness of the Mini-BESTest and Berg Balance Scale in Patients With Balance Disorders
No full textBACKGROUND: Recently, a new tool for assessing dynamic balance impairments has
been presented: the 14-item Mini-BESTest.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the psychometric performance of
the Mini-BESTest and the Berg Balance Scale (BBS).
DESIGN: A prospective, single-group, observational design was used in the study.
METHODS: Ninety-three participants (mean age=66.2 years, SD=13.2; 53 women, 40
men) with balance deficits were recruited. Interrater (3 raters) and test-retest
(1-3 days) reliability were calculated using intraclass correlation coefficients
(ICCs). Responsiveness and minimal important change were assessed (after 10
sessions of physical therapy) using both distribution-based and anchor-based
methods (external criterion: the 15-point Global Rating of Change [GRC] scale).
RESULTS: At baseline, neither floor effects nor ceiling effects were found in
either the Mini-BESTest or the BBS. After treatment, the maximum score was found
in 12 participants (12.9%) with BBS and in 2 participants (2.1%) with
Mini-BESTest. Test-retest reliability for total scores was significantly higher
for the Mini-BESTest (ICC=.96) than for the BBS (ICC=.92), whereas interrater
reliability was similar (ICC=.98 versus .97, respectively). The standard error of
measurement (SEM) was 1.26 and the minimum detectable change at the 95%
confidence level (MDC(95)) was 3.5 points for Mini-BESTest, whereas the SEM was
2.18 and the MDC(95) was 6.2 points for the BBS. In receiver operating
characteristic curves, the area under the curve was 0.92 for the Mini-BESTest and
0.91 for the BBS. The best minimal important change (MIC) was 4 points for the
Mini-BESTest and 7 points for the BBS. After treatment, 38 participants evaluated
with the Mini-BESTest and only 23 participants evaluated with the BBS (out of the
40 participants who had a GRC score of ≥ 3.5) showed a score change equal to or
greater than the MIC values.
LIMITATIONS: The consecutive sampling method drawn from a single rehabilitation
facility and the intrinsic weakness of the GRC for calculating MIC values were
limitations of the study.
CONCLUSIONS: The 2 scales behave similarly, but the Mini-BESTest appears to have
a lower ceiling effect, slightly higher reliability levels, and greater accuracy
in classifying individual patients who show significant improvement in balance
function
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
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