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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
Abstract A18: Effective strategies to recruit Hispanics into a biobanking study in Puerto Rico and Florida
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Introduction: Biobanks are repositories that store biospecimens and health information for research. Healthy control samples from diverse racial/ethnic groups must be represented in biobanks to better examine genetic and environmental risk factors for diseases such as cancer. However, the general public appears to be skeptical about the purpose of these repositories, with minority populations being less likely to donate samples. The Ponce School of Medicine-Moffitt Cancer Center Partnership conducted a study to examine communication channels for delivering biobanking education to healthy Hispanics. The purpose of this article is to describe the successful strategies used during the recruitment process.
Methods: The Outreach Core recruited community members (n=254) in Ponce, Puerto Rico and Tampa, Florida using a variety of in-person and media-based approaches. In-person strategies involved staffing booths at community events targeted to Hispanics such as health fairs, American Cancer Society Relay for Life, and educational charlas. Media-based strategies included: the dissemination of flyers at trusted sites in the community (e.g., churches, markets and other community gathering places) and advertising through Spanish language media channels (e.g.,radio talk shows, television programs, newspapers and the project website). Electronic flyers were also shared through Facebook and sent to community partners.
Results: At Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU), word-of-mouth (WOM) was the most effective recruitment strategy, whereby 85 (64.4%) participants enrolled. The second most effective recruitment strategy was the dissemination of flyers, as twenty-five (18.9%) participants enrolled. At Moffitt Cancer Center, the most successful strategy reported was WOM (57.6%). Participation at Moffitt events was reported as the second most effective strategy, with 28 (22.4%) participants enrolled. Overall, the most effective recruitment strategy at both sites was WOM, with 157 (61.1%) participants enrolled.
Conclusion: Mistrust is a barrier for research participation amongst Hispanics. Of the recruitment strategies mentioned, WOM and attending community events may be the most effective method to increase trust within Hispanic communities. Overall, this study shows that building trust in the minority community may be the most important first step towards effective recruitment.
Citation Format: Jomar López, Cynthia Cortes, Jessica McIntyre, Eida Castro, Clement Gwede, Susan Vadaparampil, Vani Simmons, Thomas Brandon, Gwendolyn Quinn, Julio Jiménez. Effective strategies to recruit Hispanics into a biobanking study in Puerto Rico and Florida. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A18.</jats:p
Abstract A17: Outreach efforts to reduce cancer disparities via a partnership between the Ponce Health Sciences University and the Moffitt Cancer Center
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Introduction: The disproportionate burden of cancer among U.S. Hispanics is well documented. The Ponce School of Medicine and Moffitt Cancer Center Partnership, is a collaborative academic institutional partnership between a minority-serving institution and an NCI-designated cancer center focused on reducing cancer health disparities among Hispanics in Tampa, Florida and Ponce, Puerto Rico. Within the Partnership's structure, the Outreach Core combines community-based participatory research and social marketing approaches to deliver planned, community-focused, educational activities designed to increase awareness of cancer prevention, early detection, treatment programs, and cancer research for Hispanics in Tampa, FL, and Ponce, PR. This abstract describes the community engagement strategies used to improve recognition and trust in minority and underserved communities.
Methods: The strategies for impacting health disparities and achieving the goals of the Outreach Core included forming a community advisory panel, building relationships with existing community-academic partnerships, engaging new partners, appearances at health-oriented events, presentations to local community leaders, community forums and “branding” our educational events. These activities take place in Tampa, FL and Ponce, PR.
Results: During the past four years we have made significant progress toward achieving our goals by: 1) establishing quarterly meetings with a community advisory panel at each site; 2) maintaining 32 community partners; 3) successful “branding” of our educational events (e.g. ¡Salud! Serie de charlas, Latinos y el cancer, Hablemos de cáncer); 4) conducting cancer education events in Tampa n=9 and PR n=8; 6) increasing access to cancer screening opportunities by providing free health screenings at events and linkages to community resources; 5) recruited over 300 participants for biobanking studies.
Conclusion: Community outreach and engagement strategies, in particular “branding” and building trust within the community, may be used effectively for participant recruitment and for delivery of important population-focused messages. This collaborative approach has worked well as we continue to experience an increase in attendance at our events. The two Hispanic communities value language-appropriate and culturally relevant cancer education, and their participation and feedback guides the organization of future events and creates trust for participation in future research studies.
Citation Format: Jessica McIntyre, Cynthia Cortes, Jomar Lopez, Eida Castro, Clement Gwede, Susan Vadaparampil, Vani Simmons, Thomas Brandon, Julio Jimenez, Gwendolyn Quinn. Outreach efforts to reduce cancer disparities via a partnership between the Ponce Health Sciences University and the Moffitt Cancer Center. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Ninth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2016 Sep 25-28; Fort Lauderdale, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2017;26(2 Suppl):Abstract nr A17.</jats:p
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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