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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
Game-theoretic approach to flexible demand-side energy management for a smart neighborhood
No full textThe increasing environmental and sustainability concerns raised by energy production from fossil fuels can be mitigated by integrating renewable energy sources that can increase affordability, availability and efficiency of the power system and reduce the harmful effects on the environment. Recent developments in smart grid technologies have enabled increased interaction between energy suppliers and consumers, leading to economic benefits for both entities. Energy savings can be achieved only through the optimal allocation of resources and optimal energy usage. The utilization of small capacity renewable energy generators contributes to providing optimal resource allocation and achieving an acceptable peak average ratio. This, however, requires interaction between various entities such as renewable power generators, storage systems and the supply grid. This interaction, data sharing, and demand management will reduce the peak average ratio, grid dependency and lead to the optimal sharing of resources. Consumers can shift their power consumption times to achieve reduced power bills and increased efficiency. Local energy markets (LEM)s can play a vital role in the energy transition by facilitating the rapid proliferation of such renewable-based distributed energy resources (DER)s thereby increasing the renewable energy storage hosting capacity of the power grid. This thesis aims to develop a demand-side management framework for individual consumers and a cluster of consumers by modelling their behaviours as cooperative or non-cooperative games. This efficient energy management system based on game theory, optimizes revenue and resource allocation, increases grid reliability and has many socioeconomic benefits. The initial part of this research aims at developing a real-time price for the power procured from the energy supplier and an algorithm that predicts the consumption of appliances, based on several parameters are developed. An algorithm is developed based on game theory and the Nash equilibrium for the scheduling of consumer appliances and reduction of the peak average ratio. A round-robin gaming method is followed until all consumers do not change their strategy. Game-theoretical analysis ensures that users do not make profits if they deviate from their assigned consumption patterns. The performance of various algorithms is evaluated, and their effects on the peak average ratio (PAR) and energy costs are discussed. The effectiveness of the proposed game-theoretic optimization model is validated and compared with traditional non-game-theoretic models. Simulation results are presented for load scheduling, during summer and winter with the developed real time prices. A community energy management system (CEMS) in which multiple prosumers can share energy between peers or the Community Storage Facility (CSF), is proposed in the next work. This brings in many entities with conflicting interests and leads to a bi-level optimization. The bi-level model is devised as a game in which the CSF entity is the leader of the Stackelberg game, and the consumers are the followers. In the consumer utility function maximization problem, the intersection of the best responses in the Nash equilibrium point of the game maximizes the utility function of each consumer with respect to the strategies of other consumers. The simulations were carried out for two price scenarios from the grid: flat tariff and real time tariff. In the following work, the energy management framework is devised as an evolutionary game played between buyers to select sellers and a Stackelberg game between buyers and sellers. A prosumer with excess energy can be a seller, while an energy deficit prosumer can be a consumer. Multiple games are modelled in which consumers can choose from a list of sellers, and sellers can choose from a list of buyers. It can be proved mathematically that equilibrium can be achieved in the evolutionary game. The dynamics of the evolutionary game can be approximated iteratively. The proposed demand side management (DSM) strategies are tested in real power networks using real load data, weather data, and price data. The algorithms can effectively schedule loads and manage power allocation to achieve optimum results. The strategies have exhibited robustness to varying input conditions, and the results show that these algorithms, if implemented, can economically benefit prosumers. A comparison of these algorithms with existing strategies shows a significant improvement in terms of energy efficiency, economic benefits, and optimal resource allocation for smart buildings. The final work of this research is to develop an algorithm that coordinates the power-sharing of the appliances in a building utilizing the available resources based on operational modes selected by the consumer such as maximizing DER utilization, or priority-based modes. In both modes, the algorithm maps appliances to resources in each individual building and shares the extra power with other buildings in the community. In the DER utilization mode, less energy is shared with their peers. Abidding mechanism, initiated by the controller, is designed to showcase the functionality of the CSF to achieve a high grid demand ratio (GDR). A Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) based communication architecture is implemented through a two-way communication link between heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)s, data aggregator and the central controller.</p
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
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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