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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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    Emisi Karbon dari Pengelolaan Sampah: Studi Kasus UPN Veteran Jawa Timur

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    Pengelolaan sampah di perguruan tinggi memiliki peran penting dalam menekan emisi Gas Rumah Kaca (GRK). Penelitian ini mengkaji emisi karbon dari proses pengelolaan sampah di Universitas Pembangunan Nasional (UPN) Veteran Jawa Timur pada tahun 2024. Permasalahan utama yang diangkat adalah tingginya kontribusi pembuangan ke tempat pembuangan akhir (TPA) terhadap total emisi dan rendahnya tingkat daur ulang di lingkungan kampus. Metodologi yang digunakan meliputi pengumpulan data sekunder dari catatan internal universitas mengenai timbulan, komposisi, dan volume sampah yang didaur ulang maupun dibuang ke TPA. Perhitungan emisi dilakukan menggunakan faktor emisi dari World Resources Institute (WRI) yang mencakup CO₂, CH₄, dan N₂O dari tahapan transportasi, pembuangan, dan daur ulang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa total emisi karbon dari pengelolaan sampah kampus mencapai 15.315,48 kg CO₂eq/tahun, dengan pembuangan ke TPA menyumbang lebih dari 99% emisi, sedangkan transportasi dan daur ulang memiliki kontribusi relatif kecil. Temuan ini menegaskan perlunya strategi pengurangan sampah ke TPA melalui pengolahan sampah organik dan peningkatan efisiensi daur ulang di kampus

    Analisis Tingkat Kesesuaian Tempat Penyimpanan Sementara (TPS) Limbah Bahan Berbahaya dan Beracun (B3) di PT. X

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    The handling of Hazardous and Toxic (B3) waste needs a storage system that satisfies technical criteria in an effort to reduce environmental damage and health hazards. This study aims to evaluate the level of compliance of the Temporary Sotrage Area (TPS) for B3 waste at PT. X with the applicable technical requirements. The research was conducted through field observations, measurement of technical parameters, and examination of licensing documents and B3 waste management records. The results indicate that the compliance level of the B3 waste TPS reached 95.88%, and falls into the highest performance category. Several issues were still identified, particularly in the aspects of B3 waste accumulation and the provision of symbols and labels. Therefore, this study recommends the implementation of periodic internal audits and improved compliance with B3 waste packaging and labeling standards

    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
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