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    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

    Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts

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    We 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

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    koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist

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    We 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

    China’s Military Engagement in The Pacific Region: Implications For Australia’s Defence and National Security Policy

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    The Pacific region has become a major focus of international attention following indications of increasing Chinese military involvement in the past decade. This involvement has raised significant concerns, especially for countries in the region, including Australia. As one of the regional powers and traditional actors in the Pacific, Australia faces complex national defense and security policy challenges as a result of Chinese military involvement in the region. Using a qualitative approach with desk study analysis, this paper attempts to explain the implications of Chinese military involvement in the Pacific region for Australia\u27s national defense and security policy through the framework of security dilemma analysis and strategic perspectives in foreign policy making. This paper finds that China\u27s military presence in the Pacific region affects defense strategy and poses new security challenges for Australia, including increasing security pressures and changes in Australia\u27s defense strategy. In response, Australia has taken proactive steps by strengthening cooperation with regional allies, enhancing defense capabilities and strengthening security diplomacy in the Pacific region as a form of transformation of its defense policy. KEYWORDS: China’s military engagement; Australia; Pacific Region; defence strategy; national security policyKawasan Pasifik telah menjadi fokus perhatian internasional karena meningkatnya keterlibatan militer Cina. Keterlibatan ini memunculkan kekhawatiran yang signifikan terutama bagi negara-negara di kawasan, termasuk Australia. Australia, sebagai salah satu kekuatan regional di Pasifik, menghadapi tantangan kebijakan pertahanan dan keamanan nasional yang kompleks akibat dari keterlibatan militer Cina di kawasan tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan melakukan tinjauan pustaka terhadap studi-studi terkait, analisis kebijakan, dan sumber-sumber primer yang relevan. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dengan menggunakan pendekatan deduktif untuk menjawab pertanyaan riset yang diajukan. enelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi implikasi dari keterlibatan militer Cina di Kawasan Pasifik terhadap kebijakan pertahanan dan keamanan nasional Australia. Hipotesis penelitian ini adalah bahwa keterlibatan militer Cina dapat mempengaruhi strategi pertahanan Australia dan memunculkan tantangan keamanan baru bagi negara tersebut. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa keterlibatan militer Cina di Kawasan Pasifik memiliki implikasi yang signifikan bagi kebijakan pertahanan dan keamanan nasional Australia. Pertama, keterlibatan militer Cina meningkatkan kompleksitas keamanan regional dan meningkatkan tekanan keamanan terhadap Australia. Kedua, hal ini memicu perlombaan senjata di kawasan dan mendorong Australia untuk mengkonsolidasikan hubungan pertahanan dengan sekutu regionalnya. Ketiga, keterlibatan militer Cina mengubah dinamika kekuatan dan strategi pertahanan Australia, yang mengharuskan negara tersebut untuk menyesuaikan prioritas pertahanan nasionalnya. Keterlibatan militer Cina di Kawasan Pasifik memiliki dampak yang signifikan terhadap kebijakan pertahanan dan keamanan nasional Australia. Implikasi ini meliputi meningkatnya tekanan keamanan, perlombaan senjata, dan perubahan strategi pertahanan Australia. Untuk menghadapi tantangan ini, Australia perlu mengambil langkah langkah yang proaktif, termasuk memperkuat kerja sama dengan sekutu regional, meningkatkan kapabilitas pertahanan, dan memperkuat diplomasi keamanan di kawasan Pasifik
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