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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
How Well Do Occupational Therapy Competencies Support the Transition Into Health Service Management and Leadership?
No full textPurpose: While many health professionals are employed as health service managers in District Health Boards (DHBs), little is known about the competencies (skills, knowledge, and attitudes) occupational therapists carry forward from their professional education and the management competencies they are least prepared for when transitioning into these roles. The questions at the centre of this thesis are: “What do occupational therapists employed in health service management roles in the DHBs identify as the core management competencies they developed through their professional training and experience?” and “What were the competencies required in their management role that they perceived they were least prepared for?” The research objectives were to conduct an exploratory study to generate new knowledge that is useful to health professionals, their professional associations, the health services that employ them, registration bodies, and undergraduate and postgraduate educational providers by informing competency identification and development initiatives.
Method: The research methodology, interpretive description, informed by the writing of Dewey (1859-1952) and Thorne (1951- ), was selected because of the emphasis on individual experiences and learning in the health workplace, and the inclusion of the researcher’s experiences and knowledge. Twelve participants with experience as occupational therapists and in health service management roles were interviewed. Data were collected through one interview with each participant and the collateral material they provided. Data analysis utilised inductive thematic and abductive methods.
Findings: Four themes were developed from the data analysis: occupational therapy competencies employed, management competencies least prepared for, career journey, and ongoing competency development. Key findings are that occupational therapy competencies of perspective, approach, and attitude; clinical, technical, and operations skills; and culture and sector knowledge, are employed in health service management, but their professional education does not fully prepare occupational therapists for all competencies required for management. Core competency domains of leadership, business, and administration; managing within the healthcare environment; and building self-confidence and resilience were identified as least prepared for. The research revealed that line managers and mentors play a vital role in creating a supportive learning environment for aspiring and emerging managers, and the provision of challenging service opportunities is crucial to developing new skills, knowledge, and attitudes. The study also found that further competency development was primarily self-directed via informal workplace learning. Finally, the findings suggest that annual performance review and competency assurance processes are limited in their applicability and usefulness to health service managers’ ongoing competency development.
Conclusions: There would be value in individual occupational therapists in managerial positions being able to identify and communicate the competencies they possess from their professional education and experience, and which they bring to health service management. The benefit of this knowledge is the confidence that they are not restricted to clinical practice and can show alignment between occupational therapy competencies and the requirements for effective health service management.
There would also be value in targeted competency development informed by the areas of competence that occupational therapy managers identify they lack and where competency gaps may emerge. This knowledge will support the transition into management by targeting known competency gaps and minimising training in areas of existing competence.
While the findings are specific to occupational therapy, they suggest that there would be value to individual managers, organisations, and the health sector as a whole from establishing competency development programmes, including programmes at university level, to support and prepare individuals for career opportunities and role responsibilities in the transition from clinician to manager. Such a programme can be informed by the knowledge of competencies developed from previous professional education and competency frameworks, and the competency gaps.
Overall, health professionals have skills, knowledge, and attitudes developed from their professional education and sector experience that are applicable in health service management; however, further competency development is required. This knowledge supports the position that health professionals should consider health service management as a career option for which they are already partially prepared
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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