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Resarch based links: knowledge diversity to solve productive problems
Full text linkA characteristic of research at the university level is its universal approach which involves all areas of knowledge. The aim of this paper is to analyze how such diversity in research can be seen as a strength for linking academic work with the industry. The analysis is based on a documentary study of the projects supported by the Linking with the Productive Sector program of Universidad de la República of Uruguay during 1999-2010. Results show that this program was an appropriate and original tool to promote university work and productive sector links through research activities that include the creation and application of knowledge
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
Research capacities in Integrated Coastal Management in Uruguay: Disciplinary Diversity, Interaction Among Actors and Contributions to Management
Full text linkLa información necesaria para los procesos de gestión en el espacio costero proviene de diversas áreas de conocimiento y
depende de las temáticas abordadas en cada fase del ciclo de manejo costero integrado. Las contribuciones de la ciencia
pueden derivar de diferentes disciplinas, ya que cada momento del ciclo tiene una especificidad en cuanto a necesidades
de conocimiento e información. El desarrollo de investigación para aportar a la resolución de problemas implica un
diálogo entre actores con conocimientos diversos. ¿Cuáles son las capacidades de investigación que tiene Uruguay en
manejo costero integrado? ¿Cómo se integran los resultados obtenidos a partir de la investigación en procesos de gestión?
¿Cuáles son los actores que están interactuando en estos procesos? Se realizó una búsqueda de grupos de investigación e
investigadores relacionados al manejo costero integrado en Uruguay. Para el análisis de los resultados se utilizó el “Marco
general para analizar la sostenibilidad de los sistemas socio-ecológicos” (Ostrom, 2009), con foco en el subsistema de
usuarios, utilizando la propuesta de interacciones entre actores para el desarrollo de la ciencia y la tecnología en América
Latina (Sábato y Botana, 1975). Los grupos de investigación relacionados con el manejo costero integrado se concentran
en el área básica, aunque también están presentes en otras tres áreas de conocimiento -agraria, social y tecnológica-. Su
diversidad cognitiva y concentración en el territorio costero aumenta de oeste a este. Asimismo, las disciplinas de los
investigadores e investigadoras son de una gran variedad, siendo el 50%: biología marina/limnología, ciencias medioambientales, ecología y oceanografía/ hidrología. Se trata de investigadores/as que trabajan en su mayor parte en instituciones públicas y entre estas principalmente en la Universidad de la República. La mitad de las respuestas obtenidas en
la consulta a investigadores/as, indicaron que los resultados de investigación fueron tomados en cuenta en ámbitos de
gestión. El conocimiento científico generado en el país se relaciona con aportes de distinto tipo a cada una de las fases
del ciclo manejo costero integrado, aunque algunas temáticas están mejor representadas que otras.The information needed for management processes in the
coastal space comes from different areas of knowledge and
depends on the issues addressed in each phase of the integrated coastal management cycle. Scientific contributions
can be derived from different disciplines since each stage
of the cycle has its own specific knowledge and information needs. The development of research to contribute to
problem solving implies a dialogue between actors with
diverse knowledge. What are Uruguay’s research capacities
in integrated coastal management? How are the results
obtained from research integrated into management processes? Which are the actors that are interacting in these
processes? A search for research groups and researchers related to integrated coastal management in Uruguay was
carried out. For the analysis of the results, the “General
framework for analyzing the sustainability of social-ecological systems” (Ostrom, 2009) was used, focusing on the subsystem of users, using the proposal of interactions between actors for the development of science and technology in Latin America (Sábato and Botana, 1975). The research
groups related to integrated coastal management are concentrated in the basic area, although they are also present in
three other areas of knowledge -agricultural, social and technological-. Their cognitive diversity and concentration in the
coastal territory increases from west to east. Likewise, the disciplines of the researchers are very varied, with 50% being:
marine biology/ limnology, environmental sciences, ecology and oceanography/hydrology. Most of the researchers work
in public institutions, mainly at the University of the Republic. Half of the responses obtained in the consultation with
researchers indicated that the research results were taken into account in management areas. The scientific knowledge
generated in the country is related to different types of contributions to each of the phases of the integrated coastal
management cycle, although some topics are better represented than others
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
Aportes del campo de la ciencia, tecnología e innovación al estudio de las transiciones energéticas
Full text linkEl presente documento de trabajo tiene como objetivo describir los principales aportes que el campo
de estudios conocido como ciencia, tecnología e innovación (CTI) puede hacer al estudio de las
transiciones energéticas. Para ello, en primer lugar se realiza una revisión bibliográfica, repasando
las principales discusiones sobre energía y desarrollo y, en particular, sobre las transiciones energéticas. Luego se proponen cinco líneas sobre las cuales los estudios CTI, a través de algunos conceptos y enfoques, pueden aportar a la mejor comprensión de las transiciones energéticas: 1) la relación
entre ciencia y tecnología; 2) los estudios sobre innovación; 3) los estudios sobre la relación entre la
tecnología, la innovación y la inclusión social; 4) los procesos de difusión de tecnologías y de adopción; y 5) el enfoque de las transiciones sociotécnicas
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
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
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