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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

    A Conceptual Model for Promoting Information Security Policy Compliance Behaviour at Workplace

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    Securing sensitive and critical information is a significant challenge for many organisations, as leaks can cause financial, reputational, and competitiveness losses. Organisations can implement an Information Security Policy (ISP) that employees must comply with to minimise this risk. However, ensuring compliance with the ISP continues to be a problem. To address this issue, a conceptual model has been proposed that organisations can use to promote ISP compliance behaviour among their employees. The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) Model is used to derive this model. The model consists of two phases -motivational and volitional which are expected to cover the elements needed to promote behavioural change for ISP compliance. The model's multi-processes approach, covering critical aspects such as risk assessment, self-efficacy, initiation, and maintenance, enables it to serve as a platform for organisations to sustain ISP compliance over the long term. Organisations can conduct employee assessments and provide ISP compliance training and awareness campaigns to implement the model. They can also disseminate cues about information security issues and how the ISP can assist employees in handling them, discourage behaviour that leads to complacency towards ISP compliance, and update the ISP to keep it relevant. The proposed model presents an opportunity for future research to evaluate its applicability in organisational settings

    Examining Individual Tendency to Respond to Phishing E-Mails from the Perspective of Protection Motivation Theory

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    Phishing e-mails are major cyber threats not only to organisations but also to individuals. In many cases of reported phishing incidents, individuals fall prey to the trap of phishing e-mails because they believe the e-mails they received are legit. Previous studies have identified individual personality traits as one of the factors that can cause a person to become a victim of phishing attacks. Separately, different studies have also revealed that individuals’ handling of phishing threats and their actions to cope with such threats as other factors that can lead to a similar problem. To help understand the reason why certain types of personality traits are more inclined to respond to phishing e-mails, this study examined the role of individual protection motivation as the possible determinant that could further explain the relationships between personality traits and an individual’s response to phishing e-mails. The findings from 400 analysed data revealed that different personality traits except the trait of openness, exhibit different levels of perception in terms of their respective protection motivation. The study also found that individuals' tendency to respond to phishing e-mails depends on how they perceive the phishing threats and how they cope with such threats. Specifically, analysis of the results revealed that individuals with the trait of neuroticism have a high likelihood of responding to phishing emails. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by expanding the application of the Protection Motivation Theory to explain why certain types of personality traits have a higher tendency to respond to phishing e-mails than others. To avoid becoming phishing victims, individuals and as well as organisations should, therefore, put in greater efforts to ensure effective and sufficient coping strategies are in place to counter such threats. The implementation of anti-phishing training and phishing awareness campaigns can facilitate the attainment of this objective
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