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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
Tentyria ophiusae Codina 1918
No full text<i>Tentyria ophiusae</i> Codina, 1918 (Figs. 3, 38, 72, 108, 143, 156, 188, 224) <p> <i>Tentyria mucronata</i> ssp. <i>ophiusae</i> Codina, 1918: 265; Gebien 1937: 628, L̂bl & Smetana 2008: 206, Martínez 2018: 58, Iwan & L̂bl 2020: 251.</p> <p> <i>Tentyria ophiusae</i> Codina Español 1940: 9, 1951: 11, 1954: 23 and 1960: 404, Viñolas 1986: 102, Juan & Petitpierre 1990, Pons & Palmer 1996, Viñolas & Cartagena 2005: 78 and 355 a, Viñolas <i>et al.</i> 2016: 131 and 2017: 74.</p> <p> <b>Types examined:</b> Syntype: Cotypus / <i>Tentyria ophiusae</i> nov. sp. Codina / Formentera, S. Franc. Javier, Malaquer leg. / Zool. Staatsslg. München / <i>ophiusae</i> Cod. (Fig. 224).</p> <p> <b>Additional material:</b> Formentera, La Sabina, 26.X.1948, X. Palau leg., F. Español det. (2♁ CJF and 1♁ CJLB); Ibiza, Figueroa, 16.IV.1962, F. Español leg. (MCNB); Formentera, Mitjorrn, 8.VIII,1962, Balcells leg. (MCNB); Ilot Caragolé, Freus, 1.VIII.1962, idem (MCNB); Espalmador, 10.VIII.1962, idem (MCNB); Espalmador, 4-1921 (MNCN).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis:</b> Species well characterised by the following features: graceful and bright body, with very fine and hardly noticeable punctures (Fig. 188). Head with large and convex eyes (Fig. 3); gular groove consisting in a shallow central depression (Fig. 38). Sides of pronotum more narrowed in the base than in the apex; margin of the base entire and thick, and the middle lobe barely indented, rather truncated or even rounded (Fig. 72); prosternal apophysis with parallel sides and rounded end (Fig. 108); elytra smooth or with vestigial stria, very oblong but sharpened towards the extreme, and barely narrowed towards the humeri which are angled and fallen, broad base, curved around the scutellum but straight to the humeri (Fig. 143); anal sternite truncate at the apex (Fig. 149); aedeagus fusiform, about 3.25 mm in length, with the parameres almost as long as the phallobase (Fig. 156).</p> <p> <b>Comments:</b> <i>T. ophiusae</i> Codina was described as subspecies of <i>T. mucronata</i> Steven; however, according with Español (1940, 1951), it should be considered different species mainly by the configuration of the aedeagus.</p> <p> <b>Geographical distribution:</b> Endemism from the coastal sands of the Balearic Pitiusas (Ibiza and Formentera) (Español 1960; Pons & Palmer 1996).</p> <p> <b> Group of <i>T. subcostata</i></b> </p>Published as part of <i>Bujalance, José L., Ferrer, Julio & Cárdenas, Ana M., 2023, A taxonomic revision of the genus Tentyria Latreille, 1802 in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), pp. 1-88 in Zootaxa 5320 (1)</i> on pages 14-15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5320.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8203747">http://zenodo.org/record/8203747</a>
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe 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
Data mining and mall users profile
No full textMarketing scholars have suggested a need for more empirical research on consumer response to malls, in order to have a better understanding of the variables that explain the behavior of the consumers. The segmentation methodology CHAID (Chi-square automatic interaction detection) was used in order to identify the profiles of consumers with regard to their activities at malls, on the basis of socio-demographic variables and behavioral variables (how and with whom they go to the malls). A sample of 790 subjects answered an online questionnaire. The CHAID analysis of the results was used to identify the profiles of consumers with regard to their activities at malls. In the set of variables analyzed the transport used in order to go shopping and the frequency of visits to centers are the main predictors of behavior in malls. The results provide guidelines for the development of effective strategies to attract consumers to malls and retain them there
Aspectos complejos del tiempo libre y el sí mismo. Una investigación a partir de ejercicios teatrales
No full text[spa] El paradigma de la complejidad ha permitido replantear la investigación de diversos fenómenos del comportamiento. Esta idea vehicula el objetivo de la presente tesis, en la que se valoran aspectos complejos del tiempo libre y el sí mismo mediante la utilización de ejercicios teatrales. La selección de aportaciones previas se estructura fundamentalmente alrededor de tres cuestiones. La primera de ellas, el análisis del tiempo libre como fenómeno presente en el conjunto del comportamiento (i. e., yendo más allá de las actividades conocidas como ocios Codina, 1999a); específicamente, consideramos las ideas básicas de la Psicosociología del Tiempo Libre (Munné, 1980), y las contribuciones más recientes que incorporan la no linealidad, la borrosidad y la fractalidad como aspectos complejos del tiempo libre en la cotidianidad (Codina, 2004c; Munné, 1993, 1997c). La segunda cuestión refiere una visión plural del sí mismo; en concreto, a partir del modelo complejo del self (Munné, 1997a, 2000) y su correspondiente desarrollo metodológico (Codina, 1999b, 2000, 2005a y b). El tercer aspecto considerado en la revisión de la literatura científica comprende un análisis de las actividades teatrales en el ámbito clínico, el análisis de la vida social y la formación en interpretación; este análisis considera los distintos (auto, hetero)condicionamientos en el ejercicio de la libertad (Casas y Codina, 1998, siguiendo a Munné, 1980), lo cual permite proponer los ejercicios teatrales para la exploración de aspectos complejos del tiempo libre y el sí mismo. El estudio empírico se llevó a cabo en un taller de ejercicios teatrales de siete sesiones impartido a estudiantes de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad de Barcelona (sin incidencia en la evaluación de asignaturas o retribuciones económicas). Además de realizar ejercicios teatrales, los participantes cumplimentaron instrumentos basados en el Twenty-Statement Test y la técnica del Presupuesto de tiempo; adicionalmente, asistieron individualmente a una entrevista semiestructurada tras finalizar el taller. La recogida y el análisis de la información siguieron las pautas de la Metodología Cualitativa Secuencial de Codina (1998; 1999b; 2000; 2002; 2004b y c), orientación que considera las condiciones para aprehender aspectos complejos de fenómenos como el tiempo libre y el sí mismo. En los resultados obtenidos se observó no linealidad y borrosidad en la percepción de libertad al llevar a cabo actividades cotidianas y ejercicios del taller; además, se puso de manifiesto la iteración y la invariancia como propiedades fractales de las autodescripciones, y en las relaciones entre éstas y las actividades y los ejercicios realizados. Estos hallazgos contribuyen con los planteamientos de la Psicosociología del Tiempo Libre, el modelo complejo del self, la Metodología Cualitativa Secuencial, y las evidencias empíricas sobre la complejidad del tiempo libre y el sí mismo; adicionalmente, la utilización de los ejercicios teatrales como actividades predominantemente autocondicionadas aparece como una modalidad del teatro que puede complementar otros análisis del comportamiento basados en técnicas de interpretación.[eng] The main objective of this dissertation is to value complex aspects of free time and self through theatre exercises. The selection of scientific literature lies on three queries. First, an analysis of the effect of free time on human behavior (going farther the leisure activities); specifically, we follow basic ideas from the Psychosociology of the Free Time (PFT; Munné, 1980), as well as PFT contributions that consider non-linearity, fuzziness, and fractality as complex aspects of free time in daily life (Codina, 2004c; Munné, 1993, 1997c). The second query refers to the plural vision of the Self Complex Model (SCM; Munné, 1997a, 2000) and its methodological proposal (Codina, 1999b, 2000, 2005a, 2005b). The third theoretical basis comes from the uses of theatre activities in clinical settings, the analysis of social life, and basic acting training; these uses are examined according to their self and hetero-conditionings, that is, what respectively favors and/or constrains a free behavior performance (Casas & Codina, 1998 following Munné, 1980). This framework brings theatre exercises performance as a way to explore complex aspects of free time and self. The empirical approach consisted in a seven-session theatre exercises workshop with Psychology students from the University of Barcelona (no academic benefits or money were given for attending the experience). Besides theatre exercises, participants filled questionnaires based on the Twenty-Statement Test and the Time Budget Technique; in addition to this, a personal semi-structured interview was made once the workshop had finished. Data collection and analysis followed the Sequential Qualitative Methodology (SQM; Codina, 1998, 1999b, 2000, 2002, 2004b, 2004c), which considers the conditions to apprehend complex aspects of behavior phenomena. Results showed non-linearity and fuzziness in the perceived freedom when performing daily life activities and the theatre exercises; moreover, fractal properties as iteration and invariance were observed in the self-descriptions and their associations with activities and exercises. These findings corroborate PFT and SCM statements and some previous empirical evidences about the complexity of free time and self. Furthermore, theatre exercises as predominantly self-conditioned activities appear as a complementary procedure to other interpersonal behavior heuristics based on acting techniques
Brands of fire in the memory : the unpublished autobiography of Iverna Codina
No full textLa presente investigación aborda la autobiografía inédita que Iverna Codina, prestigiosa escritora chileno-argentina, en plena conexión con Mendoza, y arraigada en Buenos Aires, ofrece en Diez
años de exilio (1976-1986). Dos países: Cuba y México.
Su mirada es intimista e inquisidora y se adentra en su historia personal y en la de su entorno ancladas en el Proceso militar argentino. Su memoria recorre los vericuetos del pasado para re-visitar con magnanimidad su propia existencia y obra. Ambas reflejan unas vivencias ramificadas
de una profunda e intensa sensibilidad americanista.The present research approaches the unpublished autobiography of Iverna Codina, a prestigious Chilean-Argentinean writer, fully connected to Mendoza and living in Buenos Aires. She offers,
in Diez años de exilio (1976-1986) , two countries: Cuba and Mexico. Her outlook is intimate and inquisitorial searching into her personal history and that of her environment, centred in the Argentinean military Process. Her memory covers the uneven ground of her past in order
to revisit with magnanimity her own existence and work. Both reflect different experiences in a deep and intense American sensitivityFil: Molina, Hebe B..
Universidad Nacional de Cuy
El tiempo libre como heurístico del self: una metodología para el análisis de la complejidad del sujeto
No full textLas actividades de ocio y tiempo libre se han considerado importantes para el desarrollo del self – sí mismo – como proceso psicosocial (entre otros, Csikszentmihalyi y Kleiber, 1991; Cuenca, 2008a; Grossman y O’Connell, 2000; Kleiber, 1999; Munné y Codina, 1996, 2002; Wearing y Wearing, 1992). El análisis empírico de este vínculo y los procesos que se generan entre ellos es lo que pretende mostrar la Metodología Cualitativa Secuencial (MCS; Codina, 1999, 2005a y b). Esta estrategia metodológica permite poner de manifiesto la complejidad del tiempo libre, del self y de las relaciones entre ambos (Codina, 2004a y b; Codina y Pestana, 2008; Pestana, 2007; Pestana y Codina, 2005). Como muestra del potencial explicativo de la MCS, en este trabajo se ejemplifica una aproximación empírica al self con base en la dialogicidad derivada de las ideas de M. Bajtín (1961/2003a, 1974/2003b) y en los aspectos complejos —no linealidad, fractalidad, borrosidad— descritos por F. Munné (1997a, 2000) en su modelo del self. Investigar empíricamente propuestas teóricas sobre el self como las de Bajtín y Munné posibilita aprehender las relaciones del desarrollo de la persona con un comportamiento más libre. En un sentido más general, la MCS contribuye a resaltar el carácter vertebrador de la libertad y la mismidad en el análisis del sujeto contemporáneo
Observation of solution-induced corneal staining with fluorescein, rose bengal and lissamine green
No full textEver since sodium fluorescein (‘fluorescein’ [FL]) was first used to investigate the ocular surface over a century ago, the term ‘staining’ has been taken to mean the presence of ocular surface fluorescence [1]. This term has not been necessarily taken to infer any particular mechanism of causation, and indeed, can be attributed to a variety of possible aetiologies [2].\ud
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In recent times, there has been considerable interest in a form of ocular surface fluorescence seen in association with the use of certain combinations of soft contact lenses and multipurpose solutions. The first clinical account of this phenomenon was reported by Jones et al. [3], which was followed by a more formal investigation by the same author in 2002 [4]. Jones et al described this appearance as a ‘classic solution-based toxicity reaction’. Subsequently, this appearance has come to be known as ‘solution-induced corneal staining’ or more recently by the acronym ‘SICS’ [5].\ud
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The term SICS is potentially problematic in that from a cell biology point of view, there is an inference that ‘staining’ means the entry of a dye into corneal epithelial cells. Morgan and Maldonado-Codina [2] noted there was no foundation of solid scientific literature underpinning our understanding of the true basic causative mechanisms of this phenomenon; since that time, further work has been published in this field [6] and [7] but questions still remain about the precise aetiology of this phenomenon..
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