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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
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
Approche géomorphologique de la vallée de Deli et étude géoarchéologique du site historique de Kota Cina (Sumatra Nord, Indonésie)
No full textPaleoenvironment reconstructions and geomorphological dynamics understanding are increasingly being considered with regards to archaeological research. However, in Indonesia, this approach remains unusual. The present study of Kota Cina site (North Sumatra, Indonesia) is a pioneering work that aims to understand environmental changes dynamics at the human/nature interface for the purpose of paleogeographic reconstruction. Kota Cina is an ancient trade harbour of the Strait of Malacca. It was active between the XIth and the XIVth centuries AD. Nowadays, the site is located at 7 km from the coast. In order to examine the implication of natural and anthropogenic factors in the landscape changes of the region, investigations were carried out at Kota Cina and the Deli Valley. Two approaches were developed: (1) a geomorphological approach to reconstitute the hydro-sedimentary dynamics of Kota Cina site and its valley; (2) a biogeographical approach to reconstruct the vegetation changes at Kota Cina from a phytolith analysis of the site deposits. This work highlights important paleoenvironment changes as response to unique forcings. The pre-Holocene volcanism of the region generated a major filling of the valley by its detritism. The Holocene hydro-sedimentary response has altered the geomorphology of the region through a strong incision and significant sediment transfer. Finally, during the historical period, new landscape changes took place with the environment anthropisation, especially from the XIXth century with the development of colonial plantations.La reconstitution des paléoenvironnements et la compréhension des dynamiques géomorphologiques sont de plus en plus appréhendées au regard des recherches archéologiques. Toutefois, en Indonésie, cette approche est encore peu usitée. L’étude du site de Kota Cina (Sumatra Nord, Indonésie) entreprise dans le cadre de cette thèse, est un travail pionnier qui vise à comprendre les changements environnementaux à l’interface Homme/Nature, dans le but d’une reconstitution paléogéographique. Cet ancien comptoir commercial portuaire du Détroit de Malacca, actif entre les XIème et XIVème siècles AD, se trouve aujourd’hui à 7 km du rivage. Afin de s’interroger sur les variables de contrôle naturelles et anthropiques de l’évolution paysagère de la région, des investigations ont été menées à Kota Cina et dans la vallée de Deli. Deux approches ont été privilégiées : (1) une approche géomorphologique qui permet de reconstituer les dynamiques hydro-sédimentaires du site et de sa vallée ; (2) une approche biogéographique à travers une analyse du contenu phytolithiques des dépôts de Kota Cina, afin de renseigner l’évolution de la végétation du site. Cette étude met en exergue des évolutions paléoenvironnementales notables, en réponse à des forçages singuliers. Le volcanisme pré-holocène de la région a engendré par son détritisme un remplissage majeur de la vallée. La réponse hydro-sédimentaire holocène a modifié la géomorphologie de la région par une forte incision et un important transfert sédimentaire. Enfin, à l’époque historique, une nouvelle transformation paysagère a eu lieu avec l’anthropisation du milieu, notamment à partir du XIXème siècle avec l’essor des plantations coloniales
Approche géomorphologique de la vallée de Deli et étude géoarchéologique du site historique de Kota Cina (Sumatra Nord, Indonésie)
Get PDFPaleoenvironment reconstructions and geomorphological dynamics understanding are increasingly being considered with regards to archaeological research. However, in Indonesia, this approach remains unusual. The present study of Kota Cina site (North Sumatra, Indonesia) is a pioneering work that aims to understand environmental changes dynamics at the human/nature interface for the purpose of paleogeographic reconstruction. Kota Cina is an ancient trade harbour of the Strait of Malacca. It was active between the XIth and the XIVth centuries AD. Nowadays, the site is located at 7 km from the coast. In order to examine the implication of natural and anthropogenic factors in the landscape changes of the region, investigations were carried out at Kota Cina and the Deli Valley. Two approaches were developed: (1) a geomorphological approach to reconstitute the hydro-sedimentary dynamics of Kota Cina site and its valley; (2) a biogeographical approach to reconstruct the vegetation changes at Kota Cina from a phytolith analysis of the site deposits. This work highlights important paleoenvironment changes as response to unique forcings. The pre-Holocene volcanism of the region generated a major filling of the valley by its detritism. The Holocene hydro-sedimentary response has altered the geomorphology of the region through a strong incision and significant sediment transfer. Finally, during the historical period, new landscape changes took place with the environment anthropisation, especially from the XIXth century with the development of colonial plantations.La reconstitution des paléoenvironnements et la compréhension des dynamiques géomorphologiques sont de plus en plus appréhendées au regard des recherches archéologiques. Toutefois, en Indonésie, cette approche est encore peu usitée. L’étude du site de Kota Cina (Sumatra Nord, Indonésie) entreprise dans le cadre de cette thèse, est un travail pionnier qui vise à comprendre les changements environnementaux à l’interface Homme/Nature, dans le but d’une reconstitution paléogéographique. Cet ancien comptoir commercial portuaire du Détroit de Malacca, actif entre les XIème et XIVème siècles AD, se trouve aujourd’hui à 7 km du rivage. Afin de s’interroger sur les variables de contrôle naturelles et anthropiques de l’évolution paysagère de la région, des investigations ont été menées à Kota Cina et dans la vallée de Deli. Deux approches ont été privilégiées : (1) une approche géomorphologique qui permet de reconstituer les dynamiques hydro-sédimentaires du site et de sa vallée ; (2) une approche biogéographique à travers une analyse du contenu phytolithiques des dépôts de Kota Cina, afin de renseigner l’évolution de la végétation du site. Cette étude met en exergue des évolutions paléoenvironnementales notables, en réponse à des forçages singuliers. Le volcanisme pré-holocène de la région a engendré par son détritisme un remplissage majeur de la vallée. La réponse hydro-sédimentaire holocène a modifié la géomorphologie de la région par une forte incision et un important transfert sédimentaire. Enfin, à l’époque historique, une nouvelle transformation paysagère a eu lieu avec l’anthropisation du milieu, notamment à partir du XIXème siècle avec l’essor des plantations coloniales
Geomorphological approach of the Deli Valley and geoarchaeoligical study of the historic site of Kota Sina (Sumatra North, Indonesia)
No full textLa reconstitution des paléoenvironnements et la compréhension des dynamiques géomorphologiques sont de plus en plus appréhendées au regard des recherches archéologiques. Toutefois, en Indonésie, cette approche est encore peu usitée. L’étude du site de Kota Cina (Sumatra Nord, Indonésie) entreprise dans le cadre de cette thèse, est un travail pionnier qui vise à comprendre les changements environnementaux à l’interface Homme/Nature, dans le but d’une reconstitution paléogéographique. Cet ancien comptoir commercial portuaire du Détroit de Malacca, actif entre les XIème et XIVème siècles AD, se trouve aujourd’hui à 7 km du rivage. Afin de s’interroger sur les variables de contrôle naturelles et anthropiques de l’évolution paysagère de la région, des investigations ont été menées à Kota Cina et dans la vallée de Deli. Deux approches ont été privilégiées : (1) une approche géomorphologique qui permet de reconstituer les dynamiques hydro-sédimentaires du site et de sa vallée ; (2) une approche biogéographique à travers une analyse du contenu phytolithiques des dépôts de Kota Cina, afin de renseigner l’évolution de la végétation du site. Cette étude met en exergue des évolutions paléoenvironnementales notables, en réponse à des forçages singuliers. Le volcanisme pré-holocène de la région a engendré par son détritisme un remplissage majeur de la vallée. La réponse hydro-sédimentaire holocène a modifié la géomorphologie de la région par une forte incision et un important transfert sédimentaire. Enfin, à l’époque historique, une nouvelle transformation paysagère a eu lieu avec l’anthropisation du milieu, notamment à partir du XIXème siècle avec l’essor des plantations coloniales.Paleoenvironment reconstructions and geomorphological dynamics understanding are increasingly being considered with regards to archaeological research. However, in Indonesia, this approach remains unusual. The present study of Kota Cina site (North Sumatra, Indonesia) is a pioneering work that aims to understand environmental changes dynamics at the human/nature interface for the purpose of paleogeographic reconstruction. Kota Cina is an ancient trade harbour of the Strait of Malacca. It was active between the XIth and the XIVth centuries AD. Nowadays, the site is located at 7 km from the coast. In order to examine the implication of natural and anthropogenic factors in the landscape changes of the region, investigations were carried out at Kota Cina and the Deli Valley. Two approaches were developed: (1) a geomorphological approach to reconstitute the hydro-sedimentary dynamics of Kota Cina site and its valley; (2) a biogeographical approach to reconstruct the vegetation changes at Kota Cina from a phytolith analysis of the site deposits. This work highlights important paleoenvironment changes as response to unique forcings. The pre-Holocene volcanism of the region generated a major filling of the valley by its detritism. The Holocene hydro-sedimentary response has altered the geomorphology of the region through a strong incision and significant sediment transfer. Finally, during the historical period, new landscape changes took place with the environment anthropisation, especially from the XIXth century with the development of colonial plantations
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