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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

    Trajectoires Quantiques avec Canaux de Décohérence Incompatibles

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    In contrast with its classical version, a quantum measurement necessarily disturbs thestate of the system. The projective measurement of a spin-1/2 in one direction maximallyrandomizes the outcome of a following measurement along a perpendicular direction.In this thesis, we discuss experiments on superconducting circuits that allow us toinvestigate this measurement back-action. In particular, we measure the dynamics ofa superconducting qubit whose three Bloch x, y and z components are simultaneouslyrecorded.Two recent techniques are used to make these simultaneous recordings. The x andy components are obtained by measuring the two quadratures of the fluorescence fieldemitted by the qubit. Conversely, the z component is accessed by probing an offresonantcavity dispersively coupled to the qubit. The frequency of the cavity dependson the energy of the qubit and the strength of this last measurement can be tunedfrom weak to strong in situ by varying the power of the probe. These observations areenabled by recent advances in ultra-low noise microwave amplification using Josephsoncircuits. This thesis details all these techniques, both theoretically and experimentally,and presents various unpublished additional results.In the presence of the simultaneous measurements, we show that the state of thesystem diffuses inside the sphere of Bloch by following a random walk whose steps obeythe laws of the backaction of incompatible measurements. The associated quantumtrajectories follow a variety of dynamics ranging from diffusion to Zeno blockade. Theirpeculiar dynamics highlights the non-trivial interplay between the back-action of thetwo incompatible measurements. By conditioning the records to the outcome of a finalprojective measurement, we also measure the weak values of the components of thequbit state and demonstrate that they exceed the mean extremal values. The thesisdiscusses in detail the statistics of the obtained trajectories.Au contraire de sa version classique, une mesure quantique perturbe nécessairementl’état du système. Ainsi, la mesure projective d’un spin-1/2 selon une direction rendparfaitement aléatoire le résultat d’une mesure successive de la composante du mêmespin le long d’un axe orthogonal. Dans cette thèse, nous discutons des expériencesbasées sur les circuits supraconducteurs qui permettent de mettre en évidence cetteaction en retour de la mesure. Nous mesurons en particulier la dynamique d’un qubitsupraconducteur dont on révèle simultanément les trois composantes de Bloch x, y etz.Deux techniques récentes sont utilisées pour réaliser ces enregistrements simultanés.Les composantes x et y sont obtenues par la mesure des deux quadratures du champ defluorescence émis par le qubit. La composante z est quant à elle obtenue en sondant unecavité non résonante couplée de manière dispersive au qubit. La fréquence de la cavitédépend de l’énergie du qubit et la force de cette dernière mesure peut être ajustée in situen faisant varier la puissance de la sonde. Ces observations sont rendues possibles grâceaux avancées récentes dans l’amplification ultrabas bruit des signaux micro-onde grâceaux circuits Josephson. Cette thèse détaille toutes ces techniques à la fois théoriquementet expérimentalement et présente différents résultats annexes inédits.En présence des mesures simultanées, nous montrons que l’état du système diffuse àl’intérieur de la sphère de Bloch en suivant une marche aléatoire dont les pas obéissentaux lois de l’action en retour de mesures incompatibles. Les trajectoires quantiquesassociées ont des dynamiques allant du régime diffusif au régime de blocage de Zénonsoulignant l’interaction non-triviale des actions en retours des deux mesures incompatibleseffectuées. En conditionnant les enregistrements aux résultats d’une mesureprojective finale, nous mesurons également les valeurs faibles des composantes de notrequbit et démontrons qu’elles dépassent les valeurs extrémales moyennes. La thèse discuteen détail de la statistique des trajectoires obtenues

    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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    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

    Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902

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    In 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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