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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
Plight of the Consumer: A Study of Privatization, Regulation, and Consumer Advocacy in Argentina's Domestic Telecommunications Market
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Mexico’s Private Security Paradox: Understanding the Relationship between the Mexican State and the Private Security Industry
Get PDFThe massive growth of private security raises serious questions about how we conceptualize state power, capacity, legitimacy, and policing in a world where security provision is being rapidly commodified. We can better understand these issues by investigating how states have navigated and negotiated private security expansion. How have states reacted to the rise of private security and are there ways in which they can manage the industry to benefit themselves and society? This dissertation analyzes the relationship between the state and the private security sector in Mexico. Mexican governments have attempted to direct and exert control over this massive group of non-state security actors who have the potential to enhance the state’s capacity to impose order and reduce crime and violence. The three primary strategies used by the state to manage the industry include incorporation, regulation, and fostering coordination and collaboration. Nevertheless, these policies have backfired leading to a situation wherein the state and private security providers have a distant and sometimes competitive relationship. First, attempts to incorporate private watchmen into state police forces led to the creation of corrupt and exploited public security units that have damaged state legitimacy, and in some cases, unfairly competed with private security firms. Second, strict regulations combined with corrupt and poor enforcement has encouraged firms to avoid registration and operate informally. Finally, the poor quality and reputation of Mexico’s police forces has caused private security firms to distance themselves from the institution, which has limited coordination and collaboration with the state. As a result, the state is weaker in its ability to effectively manage, control, and coordinate with an industry that can challenge or enhance the state’s legitimacy and its ability to maintain law and order. Ultimately, the Mexican case exhibits how states play an essential role in shaping the form of the private security sector and the actions of individual firms. More specifically, the quality and conduct of state institutions, particularly security institutions, seriously affects the relationship between the private security sector and the state and the results of the state’s efforts to control and direct the private security sector
Reinterpreting Nicaraguan Democratization: The Long Transition and its Problematic Aftermath
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