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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
Singing in troubled times. ‘This Country’ reflections on song writing and singing qualitative research
Full text linkThe first song I ever heard sung during a session at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (ICQI) was in 2006 when David Carless sang “We Crossed the Tamar” (Carless, 2005), a song he’d written as part of a commissioned research project. The following year he returned to sing two songs, “Cold Soul” and “Stumble,” (Carless, 2007), through which he tried to incorporate his “singing self” within the straitjacket of evidence-based medicine, a culture that expects a researcher to be neutral and unaffected and is hostile toward those who use their selves in their work. In this chapter I reflect on the songwriting journey
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
A Song for Norman
Full text linkIn this short essay I offer a few reflections on how Norman Denzin has influenced my life, friendships, and scholarship. I feel there is little I can say or do that would match the gratitude I feel, so I offer a song
Body awareness, Identity and Perceptions of the importance of physical exercise after stroke rehabilitation.
No full textDissertação de Mestrado em Exercício e Saúde em Populações Especiais apresentada à Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação FísicaO presente estudo enquadra-se no âmbito do mestrado em Exercício e Saúde em Populações Especiais da Faculdade de Ciências do Desporto e Educação Física da Universidade de Coimbra.O objetivo do estudo assentou na procura e compreensão das perceções de cada individuo relativamente ao próprio corpo e imagem corporal, alterações de identidade e perceção da importância da prática de exercício físico após a reabilitação de AVC. Efetuaram-se 15 entrevistas semiestruturadas, via zoom, a sobreviventes de AVC inseridos no “Grupo de Ajuda Mútua” da Associação Portugal AVC - União de Sobreviventes, Familiares e Amigos de sobreviventes de AVC, de ambos os sexos com idades compreendidas entre os 20 e os 52 anos, dada a natureza da associação e a abrangência geográfica dos elementos que a integram, os participantes encontraram-se distribuídos por grande parte do território de Portugal continental, mais propriamente pelos distritos de Viseu, Guarda, Lisboa, Faro, Porto e Aveiro. Recorreu-se à análise de conteúdo com recurso aos softwares Nvivo.O AVC é a principal causa de mortalidade e morbilidade em Portugal. Apesar da sua taxa de apresentação estar a diminuir, a sua prevalência continua alta. As sequelas resultantes do AVC, na maioria dos casos, resultam nalgum grau de dependência com implicações diretas na vida quotidiana do sobrevivente de AVC que passa por um longo processo de adaptação e aceitação da sua nova realidade.Os resultados do estudo permitem concluir que, após um AVC, as autoperceções do sobrevivente relativamente ao corpo e o seu “Eu” alteram-se independentemente da extensão das sequelas ao nível motor. A forma como o sobrevivente se vê a si próprio numa primeira fase após o AVC, provocam uma alteração da perceção do próprio corpo levando ao surgimento de questões relacionadas com a própria identidade e uma redução da autoestima. Todas estas questões tendem a dissipar-se à medida que existe a compreensão e aceitação do AVC. A forma como a sociedade vê o sobrevivente de AVC também influenciam negativamente as autoperceções do sobrevivente. A perceção da importância do exercício físico após a reabilitação do AVC é unanime entre os sobreviventes, mas existe a associação do exercício físico aos exercícios terapêuticos, na maioria dos sobreviventes, que demonstram ainda alguma falta de confiança nos profissionais de Desporto sugerindo a necessidade de programas de exercício físico específicos para sobreviventes de AVC.The present study is part of the Master's degree in Exercise and Health in Special Populations of the Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education of the University of Coimbra.The purpose of this study is based on the research and understanding of stroke survivor´s self-perceptions regarding their body awareness, body image, self-identity and the perception of exercise importance after the rehabilitation discharge. To do this, we conducted 15 semi-structured interviews, via zoom, with stroke survivors of both sexes, aged between 20 and 52 years old which were integrated on the group “Grupo de Ajuda Mútua” from the national organization “Portugal AVC”.Due to the nature of this organization, the study participants were distributed by the continental territory of Portugal, namely from the districts of Viseu, Guarda, Lisboa, Faro, Porto e Aveiro. The data analysis was conducted using the Nvivo software. Although stroke presentation rate is decreasing, it still continues to be the main cause of mortality and morbidity in Portugal, its prevalence remains high. Stroke consequences, in most of the cases, results in some degree of dependence with direct implications for the daily life of the stroke survivor who goes through a long process of adaptation and acceptance of their new reality. The results of the study allow us to conclude that, stroke survivor´s self-perceptions of their body and their Self change, independently of the motor sequelae. The way the survivor sees himself in the first phase after the stroke, causes a change in the perception of his own body, leading to the emergence of issues related to his own identity and a reduction in self-esteem. All these issues tend to dissipate as there is an understanding and acceptance of stroke. The way society see the stroke survivor also negatively influences the survivor's self-perceptions.The perception of the importance of physical exercise after stroke rehabilitation is unanimous among survivors, but there is an association between physical exercise and therapeutic exercises, in most survivors, which still demonstrate some lack of confidence in sports professionals, suggesting the need for specific physical exercise programs for stroke survivors
Who owns your memories? Covid 19 and the desire for hope
Full text linkFactories empty, machines shut down, drills motionless, a lone car engine, emptiness. What are your covid memories? Scientists tell us that we have different types of memory. Some memory requires conscious effort: explicit memory. Then, in contrast, we have implicit memory with different stages - short term, long term - and sensory memory. Some memories can be episodic, as in biographical life events or semantic where we hold an ability to recall numbers, words, or concepts without even thinking about how we know the answer - 2x2 is four, that colour is red, that blue, and that animal is a dog, those things we know. But read the psychology literature and you’ll find the memory is a liar, our eyes don’t see clearly, as a species we have a tendency to fill in the gaps, change our tune, sugar coat and paper over cracks and tell the story differently. In this performance autoethnography I use songwriting to explore these issues
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