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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
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
Museum experience and its impact on visitor reactions
No full textDesigning engaging visitor experiences has become a paramount concern for
museums; however, a comprehensive understanding of the impact of museum experiences
on visitors' reactions remains incomplete. Our paper aims to assist museums
in implementing more effective strategies. By examining three distinct characteristics
of museum experiences—subjectivity, multidimensionality, and co-creation—we formulate
four hypotheses to assess the influence of visitor journeys on their reactions.
We concentrate on the journey at the Capitoline Museums, employing qualitative
and quantitative methods (in-depth interviews, subjective personal introspection,
non-participant observation, and questionnaires) involving 110 participants. Our findings
indicate that (a) Visitor attitudinal and behavioral reactions exhibit consistency
for the overall experience but not when analyzed for specific areas; (b) Visitor satisfaction
is correlated with the number of companions but not with the number of visited
areas in the museum experience; (c) Visitor's apparent dominance over visitor
satisfaction is not linked to visitor satisfaction. We develop a managerial decisionmaking
framework that empowers museums to create captivating experiences for
their visitors
Pragmatic Case Studies as a Source of Unity in Applied Psychology
No full textTo unify or not to unify applied psychology: that is the question. In this article we review pendulum swings in the historical efforts to answer this question—from a comprehensive, positivist, “top-down,” deductive yes between the 1930s and the early 60s, to a postmodern no since then. A rationale and proposal for a limited, “bottom-up,” inductive yes in applied psychology is then presented, employing a case-based paradigm that integrates both positivist and postmodern themes and components. This paradigm is labeled “pragmatic psychology” and, its specific use of case studies, the “Pragmatic Case Study Method” (“PCS Method”). We call for the creation of peer-reviewed journal-databases of pragmatic case studies as a foundational source of unifying applied knowledge in our discipline. As one example, the potential of the PCS Method for unifying different angles of theoretical regard is illustrated in an area of applied psychology, psychotherapy, via the case of Mrs. B. The article then turns to the broader historical and epistemological arguments for the unifying nature of the PCS Method in both applied and basic psychology.Peer reviewe
Dr. Edwin Wright Collection: Author Unknown
No full textNotes - The author relates several short stories about his neighbours including Alex McDonell, homesteading and life around Meanook and Athabasca (1 page
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe 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
Measurement of the ratio of branching fractions B(B0→K∗0γ )/B(B0s→φγ ) and the directCP asymmetry inB 0→K∗0γ
No full textThe ratio of branching fractions of the radiative B decays B0→K⁎0γ and B0s→ϕγ has been measured using an integrated luminosity of 1.0 fb−1 of pp collision data collected by the LHCb experiment at a centre-of-mass energy of s√=7TeV. The value obtained is
B(B0→K⁎0γ)B(B0s→ϕγ)=1.23±0.06(stat.)±0.04(syst.)±0.10(fs/fd),
where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is the experimental systematic uncertainty and the third is associated with the ratio of fragmentation fractions fs/fd. Using the world average value for B(B0→K⁎0γ), the branching fraction B(B0s→ϕγ) is measured to be (3.5±0.4)×10−5.
The direct CP asymmetry in B0→K⁎0γ decays has also been measured with the same data and found to be
ACP(B0→K⁎0γ)=(0.8±1.7(stat.)±0.9(syst.))%.
Both measurements are the most precise to date and are in agreement with the previous experimental results and theoretical expectations
The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author-function
No full textThis thesis is situated within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia, and explores the mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture compared to that of a Read/Only tradition. The hypothesis of this study is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such, represents new functions and attributes, distinct from a more conventional concept of authorship, in which the roles of audience and author are more separate. Read/Write and participatory culture, as defined by this study, is focused on collaboration, and includes the influences of D.I.Y. culture, Open-Source practices and the production of text by multiple authors. Multi-authorship presents a re-thinking of several concepts which support the notion of the individual author, since the focus of multi-authorship is not on attribution and ownership of a finished text, but on the continued malleability of a text. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, whilst concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names form an important context to this study, since primary research involves the construction of an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology and the interaction of thirty nine participants, who are invited to create a body of work under the collective pseudonym Karen Karnak. The data generated by this experiment is analysed using aspects of Michel Foucault's author-function to identify and determine power structures inherent in the WikiMedia context. The interplay of power structures, including concepts such as identity, ownership and the body of work, affect the resulting mode of authorship and contribute to the construction of Karen Karnak, suggesting further areas of research into the emerging multi-author
Cirurgia bariátrica: a trama dos significados prévios à tomada de decisão
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Florianópolis, 2013.A obesidade é um fator de risco para a saúde, tratado como epidemia pela Organização Mundial de Saúde. Entre os tratamentos recomendados, a Cirurgia Bariátrica tem se mostrado o procedimento mais eficiente para tratamento da obesidade mórbida. No contexto brasileiro, o Ministério da Saúde preconiza a realização da avaliação multidisciplinar antes do processo cirúrgico, sendo a avaliação psicológica um dos requisitos, a qual demanda que se busque conhecer as motivações, compreensão intelectual e expectativas dos candidatos quanto à cirurgia. A partir desse cenário, esta pesquisa tem como objetivo compreender o processo de construção e os significados em torno da tomada de decisão de pacientes que optam pela realização da cirurgia bariátrica e a influência da rede social significativa. Trata-se de um estudo de natureza qualitativa, tendo como pressupostos epistemológicos as concepções do pensamento complexo. A pesquisa contou com a participação de 12 mulheres que estavam interessadas em fazer a cirurgia bariátrica em um hospital de referência em nível federal. A coleta de dados foi realizada mediante o uso de entrevistas semiestruturadas e a aplicação de mapa de rede. A análise dos dados foi realizada por meio da teoria fundamentada nos dados (GroundedTheory) em conjunto com os recursos do software Atlas/ti 5.0, que possibilitou a integração e a organização dos dados em categorias. Os resultados mostram que as experiências de vida relacionadas à obesidade, as situações de exclusão social e as comorbidades associadas ao excesso de peso, foram relatadas como fontes de sofrimento, tanto psíquico como físico, e constituíram motivações para a realização da cirurgia. Nesse sentido, a narrativa das participantes apresenta uma gama de sentimentos negativos relativos à obesidade, tais como vergonha e culpa. Por outro lado, a possibilidade de realizar a cirurgia evidencia sentimentos ambíguos de alegria e de ansiedade. Os resultados quanto à influência da rede social significativa apontam um momento inicial de hesitação, posteriormente convertido em apoio, na medida em que os benefícios e riscos envolvidos no procedimento foram esclarecidos. A complexidade dos fatores abrangidos, mostrando as dimensõessubjetiva, relacional e social, bem como as demandas e limitações do corpo, constituem-se elementos significativos na construção da tomada de decisão. O matiz de fatores constituintes desse processo e a potencialidade do apoio da rede social significativa precisam ser considerados no processo de avaliação psicológica para a realização da cirurgia, com o intuito de melhor instrumentalizar o psicólogo nessa atividade profissional. Obesity is a risk factor for health, treated as an epidemic by the World Health Organization. Among the recommended treatments, Bariatric Surgery has been shown to be the most efficient procedure to treat morbid obesity. In the Brazilian context, the Ministry of Health recommends the implementation of multidisciplinary assessment prior to the surgical procedure, and psychological assessment is one of the requirements, which demand to know the motivations, intellectual understanding and expectations of the candidates regarding the surgery. From this scenario, this research aims to understand the process of construction and the meanings surrounding the decision making of patients opting for bariatric surgery and the influence of significant social network. This is a qualitative study, with the epistemological conceptions of complex thought. The research involved the participation of 12 women who were interested in performing bariatric surgery in a referral hospital at the federal level. Data collection was conducted through semi-structured interviews and network map application. Data analysis was performed using Grounded Theory in conjunction with the use of the software Atlas / ti 5.0, which allowed for the integration and organization of data into categories. The results showed that life experiences related to obesity, comorbidities associated with overweight and social exclusion have been reported as sources of both mental and physical suffering and constituted motivations for the surgery. In this sense, the narrative of the participants presented a range of negative feelings related to obesity such as shame and guilt. On the other hand, the possibility of performing surgery showed mixed feelings of joy and anxiety. The results regarding the influence of social network indicated an initial moment of hesitation, later converted in support while the network was clarified and understood the benefits and risks involved in the procedure. The complexity of factors involved, showing subjective, relational and social dimensions, as well as the demands and limitations of the body, constitute significant elements in the construction of decision making. The hue of constituent factors of this process and the potential of significant social support network need to be considered in the process of psychological evaluation for surgery, in order to better prepare the psychologist to this task
Branching fraction and CP asymmetry of the decays B+→K0Sπ+ and B+→K0SK+
No full textAn analysis of B+ → K0
Sπ+ and B+ → K0
S K+ decays is performed with the LHCb experiment. The pp
collision data used correspond to integrated luminosities of 1 fb−1 and 2 fb−1 collected at centre-ofmass
energies of
√
s = 7 TeV and
√
s = 8 TeV, respectively. The ratio of branching fractions and the
direct CP asymmetries are measured to be B(B+ → K0
S K+
)/B(B+ → K0
Sπ+
) = 0.064 ± 0.009 (stat.) ±
0.004 (syst.), ACP(B+ → K0
Sπ+
) = −0.022 ± 0.025 (stat.) ± 0.010 (syst.) and ACP(B+ → K0
S K+
) =
−0.21 ± 0.14 (stat.) ± 0.01 (syst.). The data sample taken at
√
s = 7 TeV is used to search for
B+
c
→ K0
S K+ decays and results in the upper limit ( fc · B(B+
c
→ K0
S K+
))/( fu · B(B+ → K0
Sπ+
)) <
5.8 × 10−2 at 90% confidence level, where fc and fu denote the hadronisation fractions of a ¯b
quark
into a B+
c or a B+ meson, respectively
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