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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
From local to global: institutional and resource dynamics in the international strategies of Brazilian small- and medium-sized enterprises
No full textThis paper investigates the influences of organizational resources and institutions on international sales, among a group of Brazilian SMEs. In this exploratory field research, interviews were conducted with managers from 20 exporting SMEs and data regarding managerial traits, product quality, knowledge and learning, and innovation, as well as institutions were gathered and analyzed. Among key results, it was verified a consistent business approach toward foreign markets largely motivated by survival, a strategy in response to an adverse domestic business environment, since economies of scale may only be achieved through international business, despite a large home market. Organization’s resources are directed at overcoming institutional barriers both in domestic and European markets and assure continuous business relationships.Objetivo: Examinar a influência dos recursos organizacionais e das instituições nas estratégias de internacionalização de um grupo de pequenas e médias empresas (PMEs) brasileiras. Método: Estudo exploratório, envolvendo entrevistas com gestores de 20 PMEs exportadoras, focando nas características gerenciais, qualidade dos produtos, conhecimento e aprendizado, inovação, instituições e internacionalização. Uma análise de conteúdo foi conduzida posteriormente. Principais Resultados: As estratégias de internacionalização, especificamente exportações, são principalmente impulsionadas pela necessidade de sobrevivência como resposta a um ambiente empresarial doméstico desafiador e à necessidade de alcançar economias de escala, apesar do tamanho do mercado doméstico. Assim, as organizações alocam estrategicamente seus recursos para superar barreiras institucionais, nos mercados doméstico e europeu, garantindo a continuidade e o fortalecimento das relações comerciais. Relevância / Originalidade: A literatura sobre internacionalização foca no crescimento de PMEs de economias ocidentais rumo a economias emergentes por causa da saturação de mercado em economias desenvolvidas. Este estudo contribui para o tema emergente da internacionalização como estratégia de sobrevivência, explorando como PMEs de economias emergentes mobilizam recursos para lidar com desafios institucionais em seus mercados domésticos nos mercados-alvo estrangeiros. Contribuições Teóricas / Metodológicas / Sociais / Gerenciais: Traços gerenciais valorizados e associados ao sucesso internacional incluem: reconhecimento de oportunidades, percepção de riscos ambientais, mitigação de riscos, negociação e construção de parcerias. Esses fatores são facilitados por laços culturais e práticas de gestão voltados ao compartilhamento de conhecimento, traduzindo demandas de clientes/mercados em produtos/serviços concretos, especialmente diante de percepções mistas sobre a reputação do país de origem e preconceitos. A internacionalização das PMEs brasileiras é, portanto, impulsionada tanto por oportunidades de mercado quanto pela baixa qualidade institucional
IMPLICAÇÕES PSICOLÓGICAS E SOCIOECONÔMICAS DA PANDEMIA NOS BOMBEIROS VOLUNTARIOS, SANTA CATARINA
No full textThe Santa Catarina Volunteer Fire Department was on the streets during the period of social distancing, providing pre-hospital care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research aims to analyze the psychological and socioeconomic implications faced in the Units of the Volunteer Fire Department of the State of Santa Catarina, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research is applied, with a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach. A questionnaire was sent via google forms to the Commanders of each Corporation of the Volunteer Fire Department of the State of Santa Catarina, from June to August 2020. The questionnaire has objective and discursive questions, to investigate changes in corporations and the procedures in the Management of the Fire Department due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After collecting data and transcribing the essay responses, the results were classified and analyzed into three categories. The analysis shows that there were changes in the process when answering calls, an increase in safety criteria, and the need to use PPE, generating a greater investment, without a proportional increase in the corporations' revenues. The research concludes that any new situation generates constant learning to be incorporated into the routines of corporations
Keywords: Volunteer firefighters. Coronavirus infections. COVID-19.El Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios de Santa Catarina estuvo en las calles durante el período de distanciamiento social, brindando atención prehospitalaria durante la pandemia de COVID-19. La investigación tiene como objetivo analizar las implicaciones psicológicas y socioeconómicas enfrentadas en las Unidades del Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios del Estado de Santa Catarina, durante la pandemia de COVID-19. La investigación es aplicada, con un enfoque cualitativo, exploratorio y descriptivo. Se envió un cuestionario a través de formularios de Google a los comandantes de cada Corporación del Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios del Estado de Santa Catarina, de junio a agosto de 2020. El cuestionario tiene preguntas objetivas y discursivas, para investigar cambios en las corporaciones y los procedimientos en la Gerencia. del Cuerpo de Bomberos debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. Después de recopilar datos y transcribir las respuestas del ensayo, los resultados se clasificaron y analizaron en tres categorías. El análisis muestra que hubo cambios en el proceso de atención de llamadas, aumento en los criterios de seguridad y necesidad de uso de EPP, generando una mayor inversión, sin un aumento proporcional en los ingresos de las corporaciones. La investigación concluye que toda situación nueva genera un aprendizaje constante para ser incorporado a las rutinas de las corporaciones
Palabras clave: Bomberos voluntarios. Infecciones por coronavirus. COVID-19.O Corpo de Bombeiros Voluntários de Santa Catarina esteve nas ruas no período de distanciamento social, atuando nos atendimentos pré-hospitalização na pandemia de COVID-19. A pesquisa tem o objetivo analisar as implicações psicológicas e socioeconômicas enfrentada nas Unidades do Corpo de Bombeiros Voluntários do Estado de Santa Catarina, na pandemia de COVID-19. A pesquisa é aplicada, de abordagem qualitativa, exploratória e descritiva. Foi enviado, por google forms, um questionário aos Comandantes de cada Corporação do Corpo de Bombeiros Voluntários do Estado de Santa Catarina, no período de junho a agosto de 2020. O questionário tem questões objetivas e discursivas, para investigar as mudanças nas corporações e os procedimentos na Gestão do Corpo de Bombeiros por decorrência da pandemia de COVID-19. Após a coleta de dados e a transcrição das respostas dissertativas, os resultados foram classificados e analisados em três categorias. A análise mostra que houve mudanças no processo ao atender chamados, aumento nos critérios de segurança e na necessidade de uso de EPIs, gerando um maior investimento, sem que houvesse aumento proporcional nas receitas das corporações. A pesquisa conclui que toda a situação nova gera aprendizado constante a ser incorporado às rotinas das corporações.
Palavras-chave: Bombeiros Voluntários. Infecções por coronavírus. COVID-19
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
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