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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
Epistemological obstacles in teaching and learning of the evolution theory in initial formation of biology teachers: implications of the relicious knowledge
No full textCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPESThe fundamental aim of this work was to investigate the epistemological obstacles in the initial formation of a Biology teacher, originated in components of the religious thought such as Teleology, Dualism and the acceptance of supernatural forces. Furthermore, it aimed to identify the conceptions of teachers in formation about Science and the Theory of Evolution as well as to characterize the scientific/specific knowledge of Evolution as one of the guidelines in the process of formation of a Biology teacher. Thus, the investigation took place where Biology teachers receive their initial formation, the University. The research is justified by the necessity of having, in fact: a consistent scientific formation in which the scientific knowledge can be the fundamental object of this formation; the epistemological formation can be established on the teacher practice and the possible obstacles in the learning process can be overcome. Methodologically, we are based on a qualitative approach concerning the descriptions and critical reflections derived from the collected data and analysis. Three classes were researched from the subject Evolutionary Biology which is offered on the fifth period (daytime) in the Biological Sciences (Licenciate) course from the Federal University of Goiás. The analyzed data were taken from the transcriptions of the audiovisual records and the researcher’s observations, who monitored all classes and record them in a field diary. The research showed the necessity of creating an specific subject about Science Epistemology as well as the importance of epistemological discussions for the initial scientific formation. Furthermore, the teacher posture was highlighted concerning the teacher trainer as an important mediator in the process of initial formation. The investigation also presented some components of the religious thought as epistemological obstacles in the teaching-learning process of the Theory of Evolution scientific contents. This work pointed out important questions in the process of initial formation of a Biology teacher such as: the inclusion of epistemological discussions in the scientific formation, the overcoming of epistemological obstacles in learning the scientific knowledge, among others. These questions may contribute to future pedagogical actions and correlated studies with the thematic approached.O presente trabalho teve como objetivo central investigar, no processo de formação inicial do professor de Biologia, os obstáculos epistemológicos, originados em alguns componentes do conhecimento religioso, como: a Teleologia, o Dualismo e a Aceitação de forças sobrenaturais. Objetiva também identificar as concepções dos professores de Biologia em formação sobre a Ciência e a Teoria da Evolução, além de caracterizar o conhecimento científico/específico da Evolução como um dos eixos norteadores desse processo. Assim, a investigação situou-se no processo de formação científica, no qual o futuro professor de Biologia recebe sua formação inicial, a Academia. A pesquisa justifica-se pela necessidade de ter, de fato: uma formação científica consistente, em que o conhecimento cientifico seja objeto fundamental dessa formação; que a formação epistemológica se estabeleça na prática docente e que os possíveis obstáculos no processo de aprendizagem sejam superados. Metodologicamente, fundamentamo-nos em uma abordagem qualitativa referente às descrições e reflexões críticas provenientes dos dados obtidos e das análises. Pesquisou-se três aulas da disciplina de Biologia Evolutiva ministrada no quinto período (diurno) do curso de Ciências Biológicas-Licenciatura da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Os dados analisados foram extraídos das transcrições dos registros áudio-visuais, e das observações da pesquisadora, que acompanhou todas as aulas e as registrou em diário de campo. A pesquisa mostrou a necessidade da criação de uma disciplina específica sobre Epistemologia da Ciência, além de salientar a importância de discussões epistemológicas para a formação científica inicial. Destacou-se também a postura docente, no que aponta o professor formador como importante mediador no processo de formação inicial. A investigação apresentou também alguns componentes do pensamento religioso como obstáculos epistemológicos no processo de ensino-aprendizagem dos conteúdos científicos da Teoria da Evolução. Este trabalho apontou questões importantes no processo de formação inicial do professor de Biologia, como: a inclusão de discussões epistemológicas na formação científica, a superação de obstáculos epistemológicos na aprendizagem de conhecimentos científicos, entre outras. Questões estas que poderão contribuir para futuras ações pedagógicas e estudos correlacionados com a temática abordada
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
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
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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