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An Efficient NURBS Path Generator for a Open Source CNC
No full textIn this paper a NURBS path generator (on the plane XY) is proposed to be developed for those
CNC machine tools and robot which are Open Source or Opening Architecture. The goal is to use simple and
efficient techniques to manufacture geometries which are very complex, whose main feature is the presence of
free-form surfaces and contours. To reach this goal, the NURBS path generator has been optimized in order to
enable the user to select among three different options to generate the tool path, using a specific parameter. The
three options are respectively called “NURBS interpolation with constant increments of u parameter” (NICU),
“NURBS interpolation with constant displacement increments by linear motion”(NICL), “NURBS interpolation
with constant displacement increments by circular motion” (NICC). The NURBS path generator has been
implemented for an Open Source Numerical Control (LinuxCNC) in order to evaluate its efficiency, by
simulations and experimental tests, in terms of computational complexity, comparison between the trajectory
covered and the path programmed, capability to follow speed and path trends
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
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
Vittime senza carnefice. Economia della violenza e legittima difesa nel conflitto israelo-palestinese
No full textWhat does philosophy think about the current conflicts in Ukraine and Palestine? In an era in which decisions involving people are based on profit calculations or dogmas, the thoughtful and analytical contribution of philosophy can give depth to issues that too often, in improper media coverage - often mystifying or steeped in political propaganda - present hasty and superficial approaches. Contributions from the authors of this collection: they dissect the causes of wars; they examine the communication mechanisms that speak to it; they prepare a theoretical evaluation framework drawing on specific concepts of moral and political philosophy
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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