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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
Advanced paramedics in general practice in Ireland – an exploratory study
No full textIntroduction: Healthcare policy in Ireland is in a state of transition due to an increased aging
population with chronic disease and co-morbidities, demands for services will rise. To help
reduce pressures on the acute hospital setting, more patients and services are being directed
towards general practice and primary care services. As Irelands population increases and
chronic disease becomes more prevalent, demand on limited general practice services will
increase. Current and future predictions suggest that there are insufficient numbers of existing
General Practitioners (GPs) available to meet this increased demand. Globally, during times
of healthcare workforce shortages, various health systems have adopted “task shifting”
models of healthcare delivery, where certain roles or tasks are undertaken by alternative nonmedical personnel with less education and training, in order to alleviate some of the pressures
on limited medical personnel. Evidence suggests that there is an appetite among GPs for
change within other jurisdictions. Nursing roles within general practice are now considered to
be standard, yet alternative non-medical professional roles have not been explored within an
Irish context. Non-medical personnel such as Advanced Paramedics (APs) may have the
capability to provide support to general practice. APs are an untapped resource that may not
always be utilized to their true potential. Integrating APs into general practice may provide
much needed support to general practice that may be mutually beneficial for both parties and
their patients alike.
Aim: The aim of this study will be to explore GPs attitudes and opinions of integrating
Advanced Paramedics into rural general practice in Ireland.
Methods: A sequential explanatory strategy design was adopted, utilising a mixed
quantitative/qualitative methodology. The first phase of the study (quantitative research)
employed a quantitative questionnaire designed and distributed to a purposeful sample of GPs
attending a rural conference. The interview guide for the second phase of the study
(qualitative research), was informed by the first phase (quantitative research). Thirteen GPs
were recruited and participated in an online semi-structured interview. Interviews were
recorded and transcribed verbatim and analysed utilising thematic analysis.
Results: Twenty-seven GPs responded to the survey. Response demographics replicate
previous studies on rural general practice with many participants over sixty years of age.
Majority of GPs were familiar with AP practice. Most GPs favoured APs performing patient
assessment and management of a variety of clinical procedures on their behalf in the
community and within their surgery. Data was scrutinized through thematic analysis and
categorised into subthemes and three main themes emerged: GPs described the future
healthcare challenges facing general practice, primary care and paramedicine partnership and
theory to tangibility where potential opportunities for collaboration and support could be
exploited
Conclusions: This study replicates published research on the challenges facing general
practice in Ireland. GPs are facing a crisis especially within rural general practice. Despite
these challenges, GPs remain optimistic and understand that current models are unsustainable
and will require change to sustain future services. GPs are innovative in their thinking and
recognise the potential of integrating APs into general practice and collaborating in areas of
out-of-hours services, home visits, nursing homes and even roles within the general practice
surgery. GPs believe a future partnership with APs would have to be team based and built
upon mutual trust. Though GPs and APs dovetail in many facets of mutual patient care, APs
will have to learn to adapt their approach to general practice for this new partnership to
succeed
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
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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