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    Further results on u-Calorimeter with superconducting Absorber

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    The thermalization process of the energy released by a-particles in superconducting crystals used as absorber for mu-calorimeters is studied for an extended sample of materials at temperatures between 40 and 100 mK.The simple dependence of the thermalization times on T/T(Debye) already observed is confirmed. Results on the effect of coatings with Bismuth and Copper on Rhenium are also reported

    CD16 and CR3 receptors distinguish between the two mechanisms of tumour cytotoxicity in neutrophils

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    Previous studies have suggested that phorbol ester-activated neutrophils kill both antibody non-coated and antibody-coated K562 target cells. In this report the contribution of the receptors Fc gamma III (CD16) and CR3 (CD11b/CD18) in the lytic process was investigated. In neutrophils CD16 and CR3 are up-regulated by the phorbol ester up to 4 and 10 times, respectively. As expected, lysis of non-immunized K562 targets is not affected by the treatment of neutrophils with anti CD16, AB8.28, whereas lysis of immunized targets is decreased by 50%. In addition, the interaction of CD16 and AB8.28 induces calcium mobilization and increases granule secretion. Surprisingly, the simultaneous binding of AB8.28 and anti-CR3 OKM1 to neutrophils completely abolishes the lysis of antibody-coated targets. Unlike CD16, CR3 does not possess a functional role and binding of OKM1 to CR3 does not affect cytotoxicity of immunized K562 targets, but it blocks lysis of non-coated target almost completely, indicating a function as adhesion protein for CR3. These studies demonstrate a distinct role of CD16 and CR3 in mediating antibody-dependent and antibody-independent cellular cytotoxicity, respectively

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The 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

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    “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

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    We 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
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