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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
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
Stastical approaches to optimize tissue culture conditions for secondry metabolite production of Phyllanthus pulcher wall. ex mull. arg.
Full text linkMedicinal plants are rich sources of bioactive compounds, which are being used in pharmaceutical industries. To date, due to commercial exploitation there is an acute shortage of population in their natural habitats. Domestication and cultivation is often difficult due to agro-climatic constraints. Hence, the production of secondary metabolites via the cultivation of plants through new technologies such as tissue culture, including through advanced bioreactor is the way forward. In this study,Phyllanthus pulcher an important medicinal plant was used to establish tissue culture system through the use of statistical models for estimation of secondary metabolites via manipulation of media, elicitors and plant growth regulators. Three selected accessions out of 35 accessions maintained in the field AGRO-GENE BANK Department of Crop Science (UPM) were screened for secondary metabolites following which accession 11383 was selected and used for tissue culture experiments which consisted of establishment of sterilization protocol, callus induction, media optimization, elicitors and PGRs effects. Sterilization protocol was established using Clorox and Ethanol. The results revealed that the best method for leaf explants was the application of 15% Clorox for 15 minutes followed by
immersion in 70% Ethanol for 1 min. To induce callus, the best result was observed on the leaf explant at 30 mgL-1 of 2, 4-D. After inducing the callus, effects of four
types of media (Murashinge-Skoog, B5, DKW and WPM) at three different strengths (half , full and 1.5 strength) and 3 harvesting times (15, 30 and 45 days) on callus growth and secondary metabolites production were studied under both solid and liquid cultures. The results of this study showed that for both solid and liquid cultures, the highest secondary metabolites were produced in full strength WPM and 1.5 strength WPM respectively. The effects of carbon were investigated using three different sources of carbon (fructose, glucose and sucrose) at three concentrations (1,
2, and 3 %). Results showed that sucrose at 3% had significantly higher secondary metabolites content. To determine the effects of PGRs, different concentrations of
BAP was applied with two kinds of auxin (NAA and 2, 4-D). Secondary metabolites content as well as callus growth were improved when 2 mgL-1 BAP and 2 mgL-1 NAA were applied on the callus for 30 days. The effects of Methyl jasmonate
(MeJA) and Salicylic acid (SA) as two abiotic elicitors were evaluated for growth and secondary metabolite production of callus culture in P. pulcher. The results
revealed that high concentration of MeJA (> 10 mM) inhibits the callus growth. The results further revealed that 1 mM of MeJA resulted in the highest yield for total flavonoid and phenolic contents. Applying SA also improved the secondary metabolite content while in higher concentrations (> 50 mgL-1) all samples died. In the final section of this research based on findings of previous experiments and understanding of effective nutritional factors, PGRs and elicitors a Central Composite Design (CCD) was conducted. The experiment included 54 runs with different combinations of N, Ca, K, P, sucrose and SA. The data of this experiment
were analyzed using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) the result showed that ANN models are more flexible and adaptable for prediction of secondary metabolite production in plant cell culture. Results indicated that flavonoid and phenolic production in ANN model prediction were higher than RSM prediction 4% and 19.6% respectively, while factors such as N, Ca,K and SA had a lower concentration in ANN than RSM estimation
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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