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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
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
Méthodologie d’évaluation des interventions non médicamenteuses et approche bio-psycho-sociale : le cas de la réflexologie plantaire et ses perspectives de recherche
No full textInternational audienceThe stakeholders of the therapeutic project are increasingly exploring non-pharmacological interventions (NPI) including foot reflexology (FR). In order to effectively communicate to health authorities, health professionals and patients, clinical trials are needed to provide evidence on the effects of NPI and the associated action mechanisms. This issue is addressed by the examination of foot reflexology, its evaluation raises the question of methodology relevance, evaluation biases and effects. This article is based on a state of the art of reflexology practiced in the West and the associated semantics in the literature. A first theoretical point on the design of studies and the specificities of the effects allows to have a large angle on the existing methodologies and the parameters of interest to answer precise objectives of evaluation by taking into account the investigated contextual societal impact. The different effects involved in the bio-psycho-social impact of care were described. A review of the literature focused on the Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), with a high level of evidence, allows to explore its strengths and limitations in the evaluation of foot reflexology.This article underlines the complexity of the evaluation of FR and highlights the essential methodological points to consider in a study in order to objectivize the results. It challenges the scientific community to continuously improve research and to work towards unquestionable protocols and to improve their editorial quality. At the same time, it aims at targeting the patient’s care by clarifying this intervention impact. Methodologies adapted to FR, taking into account its own specificities, still need to be invented and experienced. Similarly, new evaluation tools and assessment criteria need to be created, and this can be done through multidisciplinary co-reflection involving the stakeholders: researchers, physicians, reflexologists, statisticians and methodologists.Les différents acteurs du projet thérapeutique explorent de plus en plus les interventions non médicamenteuses (INM) dont fait partie la réflexologie plantaire (RP). Afin de pouvoir communiquer de façon appropriée et éclairée auprès des autorités de santé, des professionnels de santé et des patients, il est nécessaire que des essais cliniques apportent des données probantes sur les effets des INM et les mécanismes d’actions associés. Cette problématique est abordée par l’étude de la réflexologie plantaire dont l’évaluation décrite soulève la question de la pertinence des méthodologies sélectionnées, des biais dans l’évaluation des interventions et des effets mesurés. Cet article s’appuie sur un état de l’art de la réflexologie pratiquée en occident et de la sémantique associée dans la littérature. Un premier point théorique sur les types d’études et les spécificités des effets permet d’avoir un grand angle sur les méthodologies existantes et les paramètres d’intérêt pour répondre à des objectifs précis d’évaluation en tenant compte de l’impact contextuel sociétal investigué. Les différents types d’effets entrant dans l’impact bio-psycho-social de la prise en charge ont été décortiqués. Une revue de la littérature focalisée sur l’Essai Randomisé Contrôlé (ERC), à haut niveau de preuve, permet d’explorer ses forces et ses limites dans l’évaluation de la réflexologie plantaire.Cet article souligne la complexité de l’évaluation de la RP et met en évidence les points méthodologiques essentiels à prendre en compte dans une étude afin d’en objectiver les résultats. Il invite la communauté scientifique vers une amélioration continue de la recherche et à tendre vers des études aux protocoles indiscutables et à en améliorer la qualité rédactionnelle. De manière simultanée, il vise une prise en charge ciblée du patient par une précision de l’impact de cette intervention. Des méthodologies adaptées à la RP en tenant compte de ses spécificités propre reste à concevoir et à expérimenter. De même, de nouveaux outils d’évaluations et critères de jugement sont à créer et ceci pourra se faire en menant une co-réflexion pluridisciplinaire entre les différentes parties prenantes : chercheurs, médecins, réflexologues, statisticiens, méthodologistes
Un sens donné au cancer : une construction personnelle dans le parcours de la maladie
No full textLe cancer menace l’équilibre de l’individu, il se retrouve confronté à sa vulnérabilité et à sa mortalité, réactivant des traumatismes anciens. La confrontation au cancer le ramène à son histoire, à la recherche du sens de cette épreuve. Dans un processus d’adaptation à la maladie, il peut générer des questionnements sur le sens de son cancer. Ce cheminement adaptatif, temps de remaniement et de deuil, peut soutenir la personne dans la traversée de sa maladie, amenant compréhension et cohérence. Alors, comment le cancer d’une personne peut agir sur son histoire ? Et au regard de celle-ci, comment un sens personnel à la survenue du cancer peut-il naître? Par l’intermédiaire du récit de vie, Bernard, Laure et Sophie racontent leur parcours et tentent de faire face à leur maladie.Master [120] en sciences psychologiques, Université catholique de Louvain, 201
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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