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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
The Trafficking Victims Protection Act: A Work in Progress
No full textFrom the time when Congress passed and the President enacted the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( TVPA ), this innovative law has changed the contours of the U.S. legal landscape.I Given even more teeth by the subsequent passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 ( TVPRA ), the law provides unprecedented tools for U.S. governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) to combat trafficking in persons, both within the U.S. and abroad. While neither the law\u27s format nor its implementation has been without problems, significant progress has been made since its enactment in countering trafficking and prosecuting traffickers. Such progress is noteworthy, given the proliferation of human trafficking throughout the U.S. and the diverse nature of the governmental and non-governmental partners brought together to combat it under the aegis of the TVPA. This article offers an assessment of both the law\u27s conceptual framework and of its implementation in the field to date. It furthermore identifies challenges that remain on both the theoretical and practical levels, and also seeks to dispel a number of the misconceptions and stereotypes that continue to detract from America\u27s vital efforts to abolish the modern-day slave trade
Anatomy of a Sex Trafficking Case
No full textThis article contends that a different conceptual model is needed to describe and analyze contemporary U.S. sex trafficking. The experience of the North Florida sex trafficking victims makes clear that neither the semantics nor the underlying ideologies that have dominated the current debate - especially as regards the role of consent in prostitution - are particularly helpful or illuminating. This article proposes a third model entitled Commercial Sex as a Compromised Choice that seeks to more accurately delineate the role of consent in prostitution and sex trafficking cases. It also proposes that U.S. law incorporate the provision of the UN Protocol on Trafficking that recognizes that trafficking can occur not merely through force, fraud, or coercion, but also through an abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability. Such a change in U.S. law would relieve prosecutors of the inordinately high burden of proof currently required to demonstrate non-consent on the part of a potential trafficking victim. The change would also provide a legal framework that much more accurately depicts the varied circumstances of sex trafficking victims throughout the United States
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
Tolerating No Margin for Error: The Admissibility of Statements by Alien Minors in Deportation Proceedings
No full textThis article examines the admissibility of statements made by alien minors in deportation proceedings under Texas jurisdiction. It explores the unique challenges posed by the intersection of immigration law and the rights of minors, emphasizing the heightened need for procedural safeguards due to the vulnerability of children in such proceedings. This article highlights the legal standards and evidentiary rules applicable to these cases, focusing on the reliability and trustworthiness of statements made by minors. This article underscores the importance of ensuring that such statements are evaluated within a framework that tolerates no margin for error, given the significant consequences of deportation decisions
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