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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
VARIAÇÃO NA EMISSÃO LASER DE BAIXA INTENSIDADE ATRAVÉS DA BANDAGEM NEUROMUSCULAR
Get PDFThe Kinesio taping is a technique used in physical therapy, where therapy objectives are achieved by means of applying elastic tapes with special features that adhere to the skin and are not removed for five days. These applications may coexist with other treatments, like physical agents and manual therapies. Low power laser therapy is a treatment that provides great benefits in tissue regeneration as well as in alleviating painful processes. It consists of the application on the skin of a light beam with special wavelength characteristics, right on the injured area. Laser effects could be added to those obtained by the Kinesio taping, but there is no information about the interaction of these two treatments, and whether or not there is an effective passage of the laser emission to the patient through the taping. This is the starting point for performing the following work, where the amount of laser light passing through the dressing is measured in mill watts. The results show a large drop in the energy that passes through the bandage, which depends on the color and the tension at which the tape is applied. The application of laser on Kinesio taping has no risk, but the power reduction shown in this work is significant. The conclusion is that insufficient doses are being applied, wearing out the equipment with few real effects on the patient. There are no studies on results when using these two therapeutic agents combined; therefore it is recommended to do further research on the interactions between these techniques to justify their use and their therapeutic effectiveness.El vendaje neuromuscular es una técnica utilizada en la fisioterapia, donde se buscan objetivos terapéuticos con la aplicación de cintas elásticas con características especiales que se adhieren a la piel permaneciendo cinco días. Al ser estas aplicaciones tan duraderas pueden coexistir con otros tratamientos de agentes físicos y terapias manuales. La laserterapia de baja potencia es un tratamiento que brinda grandes beneficios en laregeneración tisular así como en procesos dolorosos. Consta de la aplicación sobre la piel de un haz de luz, con características definidas de longitud de onda, ubicándola en el punto de la lesión. Los efectos del láser se podrían sumar a los obtenidos mediante el vendaje neuromuscular, pero la falta de evidencia sobre la interacción de estos dos tratamientos y si realmente existe un pasaje de la emisión láser al paciente, es punto de partida para la realización del siguiente trabajo donde se cuantifica el pasaje de la luz a través del vendaje medido en mili watts. Los resultados muestran una gran caída de la energía que logra atravesar el vendaje, siendo variada, dependiendo del color y la tensión a la cual se aplica la cinta. La aplicación de láser sobre vendaje neuromuscular no tiene riesgos, pero ladisminución de potencia que presentan los resultados es muy grande. Se concluye que se estaría aplicando dosis insuficientes y desgastando el equipo, con pocos efectos reales sobre el paciente. Por la falta de estudios sobre la combinación de estos dos agentes terapéuticos se recomienda seguir investigando sobre las interacciones entre las técnicas para justificar su uso y efectividad terapéutica.A bandagem neuromuscular é uma técnica utilizada na fisioterapia que busca objetivos terapêuticos com a aplicação de bandas elásticas com características especiais, as quais se aderem à pele e permanecem durante cinco dias. Essas aplicações, por serem tão duradouras, podem coexistir com outros tratamentos de agentes físicos e terapias manuais. A laserterapia de baixa potência é um tratamento que oferece grandes benefíciosna regeneração tecidual, bem como em processos dolorosos. O procedimento é a aplicação sobre a pele de um feixe de luz, com características de longitude de onda definida, posicionada no ponto da lesão. Pode-se acrescentar os efeitos do laser aos obtidos mediante a bandagem neuromuscular, mas a falta de evidência sobre a interação destes dois dos tratamentos e a existência real da passagem da emissão laser ao paciente é ponto de partida para a realização do presente trabalho, onde a passagem da luz através do curativo, medida em mil watts, é quantificada. Os resultados mostram uma grande queda da energia que consegue atravessar a banda, apresentando variações, conforme a cor e a tensão à qual a fita é aplicada. A aplicação de laser sobre a bandagem neuromuscular não apresenta riscos, mas a redução de potência que apresentam os resultados é muito grande. Conclui-se que estariam sendo aplicadas doses insuficientes, desgastando o aparelho, e com poucos efeitos reais sobre o paciente. Pela falta de estudos sobre a combinação desses dois agentes terapêuticos, é recomendado continuar pesquisando sobre as interações entre as técnicas para justificar seu uso e efetividade terapêutica
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
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
VARIAÇÃO NA EMISSÃO LASER DE BAIXA INTENSIDADE ATRAVÉS DA BANDAGEM NEUROMUSCULAR
No full textThe Kinesio taping is a technique used in physical therapy, where therapy objectives are achieved by means of applying elastic tapes with special features that adhere to the skin and are not removed for five days. These applications may coexist with other treatments, like physical agents and manual therapies. Low power laser therapy is a treatment that provides great benefits in tissue regeneration as well as in alleviating painful processes. It consists of the application on the skin of a light beam with special wavelength characteristics, right on the injured area. Laser effects could be added to those obtained by the Kinesio taping, but there is no information about the interaction of these two treatments, and whether or not there is an effective passage of the laser emission to the patient through the taping. This is the starting point for performing the following work, where the amount of laser light passing through the dressing is measured in mill watts. The results show a large drop in the energy that passes through the bandage, which depends on the color and the tension at which the tape is applied. The application of laser on Kinesio taping has no risk, but the power reduction shown in this work is significant. The conclusion is that insufficient doses are being applied, wearing out the equipment with few real effects on the patient. There are no studies on results when using these two therapeutic agents combined; therefore it is recommended to do further research on the interactions between these techniques to justify their use and their therapeutic effectiveness.El vendaje neuromuscular es una técnica utilizada en la fisioterapia, donde se buscan objetivos terapéuticos con la aplicación de cintas elásticas con características especiales que se adhieren a la piel permaneciendo cinco días. Al ser estas aplicaciones tan duraderas pueden coexistir con otros tratamientos de agentes físicos y terapias manuales. La laserterapia de baja potencia es un tratamiento que brinda grandes beneficios en laregeneración tisular así como en procesos dolorosos. Consta de la aplicación sobre la piel de un haz de luz, con características definidas de longitud de onda, ubicándola en el punto de la lesión. Los efectos del láser se podrían sumar a los obtenidos mediante el vendaje neuromuscular, pero la falta de evidencia sobre la interacción de estos dos tratamientos y si realmente existe un pasaje de la emisión láser al paciente, es punto de partida para la realización del siguiente trabajo donde se cuantifica el pasaje de la luz a través del vendaje medido en mili watts. Los resultados muestran una gran caída de la energía que logra atravesar el vendaje, siendo variada, dependiendo del color y la tensión a la cual se aplica la cinta. La aplicación de láser sobre vendaje neuromuscular no tiene riesgos, pero ladisminución de potencia que presentan los resultados es muy grande. Se concluye que se estaría aplicando dosis insuficientes y desgastando el equipo, con pocos efectos reales sobre el paciente. Por la falta de estudios sobre la combinación de estos dos agentes terapéuticos se recomienda seguir investigando sobre las interacciones entre las técnicas para justificar su uso y efectividad terapéutica.A bandagem neuromuscular é uma técnica utilizada na fisioterapia que busca objetivos terapêuticos com a aplicação de bandas elásticas com características especiais, as quais se aderem à pele e permanecem durante cinco dias. Essas aplicações, por serem tão duradouras, podem coexistir com outros tratamentos de agentes físicos e terapias manuais. A laserterapia de baixa potência é um tratamento que oferece grandes benefíciosna regeneração tecidual, bem como em processos dolorosos. O procedimento é a aplicação sobre a pele de um feixe de luz, com características de longitude de onda definida, posicionada no ponto da lesão. Pode-se acrescentar os efeitos do laser aos obtidos mediante a bandagem neuromuscular, mas a falta de evidência sobre a interação destes dois dos tratamentos e a existência real da passagem da emissão laser ao paciente é ponto de partida para a realização do presente trabalho, onde a passagem da luz através do curativo, medida em mil watts, é quantificada. Os resultados mostram uma grande queda da energia que consegue atravessar a banda, apresentando variações, conforme a cor e a tensão à qual a fita é aplicada. A aplicação de laser sobre a bandagem neuromuscular não apresenta riscos, mas a redução de potência que apresentam os resultados é muito grande. Conclui-se que estariam sendo aplicadas doses insuficientes, desgastando o aparelho, e com poucos efeitos reais sobre o paciente. Pela falta de estudos sobre a combinação desses dois agentes terapêuticos, é recomendado continuar pesquisando sobre as interações entre as técnicas para justificar seu uso e efetividade terapêutica
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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