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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
The UN-SUSTAINABLE Match in HCV Recipients. Evidences from the Italian D-MELD Study on Balancing Donor-Recipient Risk Factors
No full textThe UN-SUSTAINABLE Match in HCV Recipients. Evidences from the Italian D-MELD Study on Balancing Donor-Recipient Risk Factor
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe 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
Florence
No full textUnidentified author. Discussion of Florence, Italy. Some history but mostly personal travel memories focusing on art; review of the Uffizi Gallery, churches and general mention of famous areasAcceptable condition. Discoloration due to acidity of paper. Wrinkled paper. Typewritten.Original manuscript is held by The Study Club (New Brunswick, N.J.)This presentation is one of a series of presentations from 1925-2010, by members of The Study Club, in New Brunswick, NJ, a woman's club dedicated to studying, presenting and discussing the important issues of the da
Open access self-archiving: An author study
No full textThis, our second author international, cross-disciplinary study on open access had 1296 respondents. Its focus was on self-archiving. Almost half (49%) of the respondent population have self-archived at least one article during the last three years. Use of institutional repositories for this purpose has doubled and usage has increased by almost 60% for subject-based repositories. Self-archiving activity is greatest amongst those who publish the largest number of papers. There is still a substantial proportion of authors unaware of the possibility of providing open access to their work by self-archiving. Of the authors who have not yet self-archived any articles, 71% remain unaware of the option. With 49% of the author population having self-archived in some way, this means that 36% of the total author population (71% of the remaining 51%), has not yet been appraised of this way of providing open access. Authors have frequently expressed reluctance to self-archive because of the perceived time required and possible technical difficulties in carrying out this activity, yet findings here show that only 20% of authors found some degree of difficulty with the first act of depositing an article in a repository, and that this dropped to 9% for subsequent deposits. Another author worry is about infringing agreed copyright agreements with publishers, yet only 10% of authors currently know of the SHERPA/RoMEO list of publisher permissions policies with respect to self-archiving, where clear guidance as to what a publisher permits is provided. Where it is not known if permission is required, however, authors are not seeking it and are self-archiving without it. Communicating their results to peers remains the primary reason for scholars publishing their work; in other words,
researchers publish to have an impact on their field. The vast majority of authors (81%) would willingly comply with a mandate from their employer or research funder to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional or subject-based repository. A further 13% would comply reluctantly; 5% would not comply with such a mandate
Safety of nuclear reactors, or, Is standing on a soapbox really safe?
No full textArgues that nuclear energy plants are necessary for America and that the safety of these plants will be assured by future developments. The paper's author, Ann Joyce, is the daughter of the man who developed the atomic submarine; her husband was chief engineer at Princeton's fusion experiment. Ralph Nader's concerns in the mid 1920s are addressed, point by point. The author asks how many nuclear accidents could you name in 1978, when the paper was written. Note: The paper was written shortly before Three Mile Island.Typewritten. Handwritten notations in pencil and red pencil. Acceptable condition. Some discoloration due to acidity; rusting of paperclip in upper left corner.Original manuscript is held by The Study Club (New Brunswick, N.J.)This presentation is one of a series of presentations from 1925-2010, by members of The Study Club, in New Brunswick, NJ, a woman's club dedicated to studying, presenting and discussing the important issues of the da
Pan America
No full textAn informed discussion by Peg Campbell of all aspects of Pan America, from its early colonization by Asians, Europeans and Africans to the melting pot and "cosmic race" of 1956. Includes a discussion of slavery in South America and the vast differences in geography.Handwritten in pencil. Acceptable condition. Some discoloration due to acidity.Original manuscript is held by The Study Club (New Brunswick, N.J.)This presentation is one of a series of presentations from 1925-2010, by members of The Study Club, in New Brunswick, NJ, a woman's club dedicated to studying, presenting and discussing the important issues of the dayAuthor's identity supplied by The Study Club. Manuscript lacks author identification
Les commissions de quartier à l’heure de l’engagement écocitoyen, à Dijon : entre communication stratégique publique locale et construction d’un espace public restreint morcelé
No full textThis doctoral thesis in Information and Communication Science explores the question of eco-citizen commitment in the neighborhood commissions of Dijon. Many academic or more popular publications in different fields of research (Information and Communication Science, social and environmental psychology, political science, law, philosophy, ecology, etc.) have addressed this issue in recent years. Once the actors of the question had been defined (the inhabitants, elected officials, technicians, representatives of structures and associations, etc.), it was possible to study different instances of participatory democracy in Dijon. The following question ensued : "How are the neighborhood commissions of Dijon stretched between the information-communication implementations of local public communication and fragmented, limited public space?" How does eco-citizenship emerge or not from this split? The methodology used by the author was inductivist with observant participation, research-action as field researcher since she is both a researcher and a municipal councilor of Dijon, the Delegate to local democracy (2014-2020).Cette thèse de doctorat en Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication explore la question de l’engagement écocitoyen dans les commissions de quartier de Dijon. De nombreuses publications universitaires ou plus vulgarisées de différents champs de recherche (Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication, psychologie sociale et environnementale, science politique, droit, philosophie, écologie, etc.) ont investi cette question ces dernières années. Les acteurs de la question une fois définis (habitants, élus, techniciens, représentants des structures et des associations, etc.), il a été possible d’étudier différents dispositifs de la démocratie participative à Dijon. La problématique générale suivante a été choisie : « En quoi les commissions de quartier à Dijon sont-elles en tension entre dispositifs info-communicationnels de la communication publique locale et espace public restreint morcelé ? Par quel processus l’écocitoyenneté émerge-t-elle ou pas de cette tension ? » La méthodologie utilisée fut inductiviste avec de la participation observante, de la recherche-action en tant que « chercheur-embedded » puisque à la fois chercheur et conseillère municipale de Dijon, déléguée à la démocratie locale (2014-2020)
Variations on the Author
No full text“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
A Prospective Comparative Study of Health Inequalities and the Epidemiology of Stroke in French Guiana and Dijon, France
No full textBACKGROUND: In French Guiana poverty is widespread and specialized care is lacking. We aimed to compare strokes between precarious and non-precarious patients within French Guiana and to compare the epidemiology of ischemic strokes and their outcomes between French Guiana and mainland France. METHODS: A multicenter prospective cohort examined the influence of social inequalities on stroke characteristics. Consecutive patients aged > 18 years admitted for an acute ischemic stroke, confirmed by neuroimaging were eligible. Exclusion criteria were a history of symptomatic stroke, presence of other short-term life-threatening diseases and inability to contact patients by telephone during follow-up. Social deprivation was measured using the EPICES score, which is based on a multidimensional questionnaire. RESULTS: Overall, 652 patients with ischemic stroke were included. The patients in French Guiana were 7 years younger, were more frequently male, of sub-Saharan ancestry, they had a low level of education, and were more often precarious (67.7%) than the patients included in Dijon (39.2%). The origin of the ischemic stroke was predominantly lacunar for patients included in French Guiana and cardioembolic for patients included in Dijon, with greater severity for patients included in Dijon. The proportion of patients with known pre-stroke hypertension, diabetes, or a history of Transient Ischemic Accident was greater in French Guiana than in Dijon. In contrast, hypercholesterolemia, atrial fibrillation, and history of Myocardial Infarction were more frequently found in patients included in Dijon than in patients included in French Guiana. Fibrinolysis was less frequent in French Guiana than in Dijon, 24% of patients arriving early enough receiving thrombolysis in French Guiana vs. 45% in Dijon, P < 0.0001. However, after adjustment for patient characteristics, the effect of the center on the use of fibrinolysis disappeared. When comparing precarious and non-precarious patients within French Guiana, the main difference was the younger age and the lower mortality of precarious patients—notably immigrants. CONCLUSION: Precariousness was widespread in French Guiana. Within French Guiana, despite a younger age among foreigners than French patients, the risk factors, mechanisms, and outcomes were homogenous across socioeconomic strata. The observed differences between the two contrasted French territories suggested that, beyond health inequalities, the epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors may differ between French Guiana and mainland France
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