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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
An Assessment of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Communities in Lusaka Urban District of Zambia towards the Aged: A Case of Chipata and Ng’ombe Compounds
No full textThe study was undertaken in Chipata and Ng’ombe compounds of Lusaka Urban District
of Zambia, to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of community members
towards the aged. Chipata Compound is 11.6km from town centre to the North of Lusaka
District. Ng’ombe is 12.9km from town centre to the East of Lusaka District. The study
had four major objectives which were: to assess the knowledge that people in Chipata and
Ng’ombe compounds have on the ageing process; to ascertain their attitudes, to determine
their practices in relation to the aged; to establish factors that foster the abuse of the aged
by community members as well as family members of the aged.
Data was collected from a total of 100 respondents which comprised 72 community
members, 24 old people, 2 Officers from the two known Non-Governmental Organisations
(Senior Citizens Association of Zambia and Retiree Welfare Bureau of Zambia) dealing
with the welfare of the aged and 2 Officers from the Ministry of Community Development
Mother and Child Health. The 72 community members (36 members from each
community) were selected using systematic random sampling. The aged (12 from each
community) were selected using chain non-random sampling. Two Officers from the two
Non-Governmental oganisations and 2 Officers from the Ministry of Community
Development Mother and Child Health were selected using expert non-random sampling.
Data was collected using a researcher administered semi-structured questionnaire and face
to face semi-structured interviews.
The study revealed that the community members were able to see some changes in a
person ageing. However, with regard to knowledge, they lacked understanding of some
behavioural changes that resulted from the ageing process such as loss of memory where
an old person forgets his/her own house and goes to the neighbour’s house. Immediately,
the community members conclude that that old person is a witch. With regard to attitudes,
the study revealed that community members had negative attitudes due partly to
suspicions, myths and negative perceptions they held towards the aged resulting into
negative practices such as abusing the aged. With regard to factors, the study revealed that
high levels of poverty, lack of a national policy for the aged, myths and negative
perceptions held by community members and the erosion of family unity due to the
influence of Western culture contributed to the negative attitudes and practices towards the
aged. Furthermore, the study identified education programmes to be the way in which
knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the aged could be improved.
The study recommended that Government agencies such as Community Development
Mother and Child Health and Non-governmental Organisations dealing with the aged
should come up with educational programmes on the ageing process. These programmes
would help to dispel myths and negative perceptions held by community members that
cause the aged to be abused. Social Welfare in Zambia should register all the aged who
have no means for upkeep and expand the cash transfer programme to cater for all the
aged. Furthermore, the University of Zambia, School of Education, Department of Adult
Education and Extension Studies should include the process of ageing in the gerontology
course
An assessment of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Communities in Lusaka Urban District of Zambia towards the aged: A case of Chipata and Ng'ombe Compounds
Get PDFThe study was undertaken in Chipata and Ng’ombe compounds of Lusaka Urban District of Zambia, to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of community members towards the aged. Chipata Compound is 11.6km from town centre to the North of Lusaka District. Ng’ombe is 12.9km from town centre to the East of Lusaka District. The study had four major objectives which were: to assess the knowledge that people in Chipata and Ng’ombe compounds have on the ageing process; to ascertain their attitudes, to determine their practices in relation to the aged; to establish factors that foster the abuse of the aged by community members as well as family members of the aged. Data was collected from a total of 100 respondents which comprised 72 community members, 24 old people, 2 Officers from the two known Non-Governmental Organisations (Senior Citizens Association of Zambia and Retiree Welfare Bureau of Zambia) dealing with the welfare of the aged and 2 Officers from the Ministry of Community Development Mother and Child Health. The 72 community members (36 members from each community) were selected using systematic random sampling. The aged (12 from each community) were selected using chain non-random sampling. Two Officers from the two Non-Governmental oganisations and 2 Officers from the Ministry of Community Development Mother and Child Health were selected using expert non-random sampling. Data was collected using a researcher administered semi-structured questionnaire and face to face semi-structured interviews.
The study revealed that the community members were able to see some changes in a person ageing. However, with regard to knowledge, they lacked understanding of some behavioural changes that resulted from the ageing process such as loss of memory where an old person forgets his/her own house and goes to the neighbour’s house. Immediately, the community members conclude that that old person is a witch. With regard to attitudes, the study revealed that community members had negative attitudes due partly to suspicions, myths and negative perceptions they held towards the aged resulting into negative practices such as abusing the aged. With regard to factors, the study revealed that high levels of poverty, lack of a national policy for the aged, myths and negative perceptions held by community members and the erosion of family unity due to the influence of Western culture contributed to the negative attitudes and practices towards the aged. Furthermore, the study identified education programmes to be the way in which knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the aged could be improved. The study recommended that Government agencies such as Community Development Mother and Child Health and Non-governmental Organisations dealing with the aged should come up with educational programmes on the ageing process. These programmes would help to dispel myths and negative perceptions held by community members that cause the aged to be abused. Social Welfare in Zambia should register all the aged who have no means for upkeep and expand the cash transfer programme to cater for all the aged. Furthermore, the University of Zambia, School of Education, Department of Adult Education and Extension Studies should include the process of ageing in the gerontology course
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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