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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
Rôle de Tshz3 dans le développement et le fonctionnement du rein
No full textLes anomalies du tractus rénal et les troubles du spectre autistique caractérisent le syndrome 19q12 causé par la délétion hétérozygote du gène TSHZ3. Pour identifier des programmes développementaux TSHZ3-dépendants, nous avons comparé le transcriptome (RNA-seq) d’uretères et de reins mutants Tshz3 (KO) et sauvage (WT) d’embryons de souris au stade E12,5. Nous avons identifié des gènes exprimés de façon différentielle connus pour être impliqués dans le développement de l'uretère et/ou des reins, dont 38 ont des orthologues humains associés à des maladies rénales. Corrélativement, les reins E12,5 KO présentent une arborisation anormale de l’uretère.Dans les reins adultes, TSHZ3 est exprimé dans les cellules endothéliales glomérulaires. L'analyse morphologique de reins Tshz3+/lacZ (HET) révèle une diminution de la densité des glomérules et de l'épaisseur de la membrane basale glomérulaire ainsi qu'un phénotype d'effacement des pieds des podocytes. L’analyse du sang et de l'urine de souris adultes HET a permis d’établir des profils spécifiquement associés au génotype HET. En particulier, le protéome urinaire a identifié 33 biomarqueurs qui pourraient constituer la signature d'un processus pathologique. Par ailleurs, l'analyse du transcriptome des reins HET adultes montre un enrichissement pour des voies liées à l'inflammation.Ces résultats confirment le rôle précoce de Tshz3 dans l'uretère ainsi qu'une fonction de Tshz3 dans les reins embryonnaires. La présence de défauts structurels et fonctionnels dans les reins hétérozygotes adultes Tshz3 renforce l'idée que les souris HET modélisent le syndrome TSHZ3 humain.Renal tract defects and autism spectrum disorder represent the phenotypic core of the 19q12 syndrome caused by heterozygote deletion of the TSHZ3 gene. To identify TSHZ3-dependent developmental programs, we performed a transcriptome analysis (RNA-seq) on E12.5 Tshz3 mutants (KO) and wild type (WT) control mouse ureters and kidneys. This analysis identified differentially expressed genes known to be involved in ureter and/or kidney development, among which 38 have human orthologues associated to renal tract diseases. Correlatively, we found that E12.5 Tshz3 KO kidneys display an abnormal ureteric branching morphogenesis.In adult kidneys, we showed that TSHZ3 is expressed in glomerular endothelial cells. Histological and transmission electron microscopy analysis showed a decreased glomerular density and thickness of the glomerular basement membrane as well as a foot process effacement phenotype in Tshz3+/lacZ (HET) kidneys. To evaluate renal function, we analysed blood and urine samples from HET and WT adult mice. Both analyses generated profiles that specifically associated with HET genotype. In particular, the urine proteome identified 33 biomarkers that might constitute a signature for a pathological process in HET kidneys. Note that transcriptome analysis of adult HET kidneys showed enrichment for inflammation-related pathways.These results support an early role for Tshz3 in the ureter as well as an unanticipated function for Tshz3 in E12.5 embryonic kidneys. The presence of structural and functional defects in Tshz3 heterozygous adult kidneys reinforces the idea that HET mice model the human TSHZ3 disorder
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
Tshz3 a marker of Satellite cells : study of his role in the regulation of mouse myogenesis
No full textL’unité cellulaire du muscle squelettique est la myofibre, un syncytium hautement spécialisé générant la contraction musculaire. Au cours de la croissance et de la régénération musculaire, les cellules satellites quiescentes (cellules souches) du muscle squelettique adulte sont activées, prolifèrent puis fusionnent formant de nouvelles fibres. A l’aide d’un modèle murin de régénération et de cultures primaires, j’ai identifié TSHZ3 comme un nouveau marqueur des cellules satellites quiescentes et activées. Dans la lignée cellulaire C2C12, j’ai mis en évidence un effet répresseur spécifique de Tshz3 sur la différenciation myogénique. L’entrée des myoblastes dans la voie de différenciation terminale est déclenchée par le facteur Myogenin (MYOG). L’activation de la transcription du gène myogenin (Myog) est dépendante du facteur MYOD et fait intervenir le complexe de remodelage de la chromatine SWI/SNF. In vitro, TSHZ3 interagit avec BAF57 une sous unité du complexe SWI/SNF. TSHZ3 réprime l’activation dépendante de MYOD sur le promoteur proximal de Myog et cette répression dépend en partie de la présence de BAF57. L’activité répressive et la cinétique d’expression de Tshz3, indique que TSHZ3 pourrait empêcher l’activation prématurée du promoteur Myog lors de la prolifération des cellules satellites activées. TSHZ3 pourrait ainsi participer aux mécanismes de régulation permettant de contrôler l’équilibre entre prolifération, différenciation et renouvellement des progéniteurs myogéniques.Skeletal muscles are made of several units called myofibers, a syncitium into which muscular contraction is generated. During the muscle growth and repair, the quiescent Satellite Cells (SCs; adult stem cells) become activated, proliferate and differentiate to form new multinucleated myofibers. In animal model and primary culture, I found that, Tshz3 was strongly expressed in the quiescent and activated satellite cells.In C2C12 myoblast cells, I showed a specific repressive effect of TSHZ3 on the myogenic differentiation. The terminal differentiation of the myoblastes is trigger by Myogenin (Myog). The transcriptional activation of Myog promoter involves MYOD and the SWI/SNF remodelling complex. In vitro, I showed that TSHZ3 interacts with BAF57, a subunit of the SWI/SNF complex. TSHZ3 represses the MYOD-dependant activation on the Myog promoter. This specific repression involves in part BAF57.The repressive activity of and the temporal dynamic of expression of Tshz3, indicated that TSHZ3 potentially is required to impede the premature activation of the Myog promotor during the SCs proliferation. These results suggest that TSHZ3 plays important roles in the molecular mechanisms operating in activated SCs when there are poised between proliferation, differentiation and self renewal of muscular progenitors
Dysfunction of striatal cholinergic interneurons as a neural substrate in autism spectrum disorders in relation to Tshz3 gene deletion
No full textLa délétion hétérozygote de TSHZ3 est associée à un syndrome incluant les troubles du spectre autistique (TSA). Chez la souris, la délétion de Tshz3 entraîne des déficits comportementaux pertinents aux deux principaux domaines des TSA (déficits d’interactions sociales et stéréotypies), et des modifications synaptiques de la voie cortico-striée (Caubit et al, 2016 ; Chabbert et al, 2019). Dans le striatum, la majorité (>90%) des cellules exprimant TSHZ3 sont des interneurones cholinergiques striataux (SCINs). La délétion ciblée de Tshz3 dans les SCINs modifie leurs propriétés électrophysiologiques, associées à des comportements répétitifs (Caubit et al., 2022).Nos résultats ne montrent aucune différence dans le nombre de SCIN, l'aire striatale et striosomale chez les souris Chat-cKO vs WT. Nous avons observé un pourcentage accru de SCINs dans les striosomes. La délétion n'altère pas leurs propriétés membranaires mais modifie leur profil de décharge et le courant Ih. Les données électrophysiologiques indiquent l'existence de deux sous-types de SCIN : "réguliers" (rSCIN), avec une activité de décharge soutenue et régulière, et "irréguliers" (iSCIN), avec une activité plus faible et irrégulière. Leur proportion passe de 2/3 de rSCINs et 1/3 d'iSCINs chez les souris contrôles à l'inverse chez les Chat-cKO avec une proportion accrue d'iSCINs dans les striosomes. Concernant leur développement, nous avons observé que la majorité des SCINs sont générés entre E11.5 et E13.5. Les SCINs nés précocement se trouvent dans les striosomes et les SCINs nés tardivement se trouvent dans la matrice. La délétion de Tshz3 prolonge la fenêtre de développement des SCINs nés dans les striosomes.Heterozygous deletion of TSHZ3 gene has been associated with a syndrome including autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In mice, deletion of Tshz3 results in behavioral abnormalities relevant to the two main domains of ASD (social interaction deficits and stereotyped behaviors), and synaptic changes in the cortex and striatum (Caubit et al, 2016; Chabbert et al, 2019). In the adult mouse striatum, the majority (>90%) of TSHZ3-expressing cells are striatal cholinergic interneurons (SCINs) and all SCINs express TSHZ3. Interestingly, targeted deletion of Tshz3 in SCINs alters their electrophysiological properties, which are associated with repetitive behaviors (Caubit et al., 2022).Our results show no difference in the number of SCINs, striatum surface area, and striosome area in Chat-cKO vs. WT mice. Nevertheless, we observed an increased percentage of SCINs within the striosomes. Tshz3 deletion does not alter their membrane properties but alters their discharge pattern and Ih current. Electrophysiological data indicate the existence of two subtypes of SCINs: "regular" (rSCIN), with a sustained and regular discharge activity, and "irregular" (iSCIN), with a lower and irregular activity. Their proportion goes from 2/3 of rSCINs and 1/3 of iSCINs in control mice to the opposite in Chat-cKO mice with an increased proportion of iSCINs in the striosomes. Concerning their development, we observed that the majority of SCINs are generated between E11.5 and E13.5. Also, early born SCINs are mainly found in striosomes, while late born SCINs are found in the matrix. Tshz3 deletion extends the developmental window of striosome-born SCINs
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