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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Full text linkWe 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
Full text linkWe 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
Effetto di affinante e modificante sulla microstruttura delle leghe Al-Si da colata = Effect of refining and modification on the microstructure of Al-Si casting alloys
Full text linkLa necessità di ridurre le emissioni di CO2 ha spinto i produttori di veicoli verso l’adozione di materiali in grado di garantire una riduzione del peso quanto più possibile consistente. Per questa ragione, oltre che per le buone proprietà meccaniche specifiche, le leghe alluminio-silicio trovano vasta applicazione nel settore dell’autoveicolo. Sebbene le leghe Al-Si siano leghe note e oggetto di numerosissimi studi, un ulteriore passo in avanti può coinvolgere la valutazione degli effetti degli additivi modificanti ed affinanti sulla microstruttura della lega e sulla forma delle fasi intermetalliche. In questo lavoro, dei getti in lega EN AC 45300 (AlSi5Cu1Mg), verranno analizzati nello stato as-cast e in seguito a trattamento termico T6, con e senza l’adozione di agenti affinanti e modificanti, con l’obiettivo di studiare le evoluzioni che avvengono nelle microstrutture in termini di morfologia delle fasi intermetalliche
Effects of Casting-Additives on the Microstructure Evolution of Hypoeutectic Aluminium-Silicon Alloys
Full text linkSince the industries are called to produce environmentally friendly products, the research is moving toward new improved materials. In this panorama, aluminium alloys find applications for a large range of products. In the automotive, as well as in the aerospace, sector, aluminium alloys are largely adopted, thanks to their high specific properties and their light weight. Moreover, common casting techniques permit us to realize complex high-quality components. These components may be realized by using casting techniques adopting casting-additives, such as modifiers or refiners. In this work, the effect of refining and modification was studied in terms of microstructural evolution of the intermetallic phases in two aluminium-silicon alloys (EN AC 45300 and EN AC 43500). Microstructures were analyzed through micro-hardness measures, and we found a reduction in the standard deviation of the hardness with the addition of additives. Furthermore, secondary dendrites arms spacings (SDAS) were measured, evidencing a decrease in SDAS by adding casting additives. A strong correlation was found between the adding of additives and the possibility of containing the size of the silicon and of all the intermetallic phases opening up to the possibility of tailoring the microstructure
Wear Characterization of Cemented Carbide Multipoint Cutting Tool Machining AISI 4140 at High Cutting Speed: Criteria for Materials Selection
No full textThe subject covered in this paper concerns the development of an innovative PVD coated multipoint cutting tool with cemented carbide brazed inserts for high-speed cutting of ferrous alloys. The aim of the researchwas to optimize the properties of the constituent materials in order to maximize their durability and provide a constant level of surface finishing of the machined parts. The results concerning the selection of the best cemented carbide grade for high-speed cutting application are presented in this work; both mixed and plain grades were considered. The optimal grade of cemented carbidewas chosen by comparingmicrostructural and mechanical properties such as hardness and toughness with wear resistance in sliding condition against AISI 4140 pins on a pin on disc tribometer. After a proper design of the optimal tool geometry, tools were tested on a CNC milling machine and tool wear was characterized by optical and electronic microscopy
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