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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
The "Pearl of York" Playing Host : The Life of Saint Margaret Clitherow, Martyr.
No full textSt. Margaret Clitherow, the "Pearl of York," was arrested in 1586 for illegally harboring Catholic priests in her home. She was put to death later that same year when she refused to proclaim either her guilt or innocence before the court. Her faithfulness to the Catholic Church is a testament to the spirit of the Elizabethan recusant movement. It is also the basis, in this thesis, for a discussion of the relationship between martyrdom and hospitality. In this thesis, I demonstrate that Clitherow's actions demonstrate the way in which the martyr, in making a positive witness for what is true and orthodox, establishes the walls of the Church. Thus the martyr makes those within the Church able to welcome the stranger while maintaining the fullness of their corporate identity
Sacred and Secular Affliction : Fasting in the history of the West and Western Christianity.
No full textFasting has been a part of human history from the very beginning. Whether involuntary due to a lack of food or voluntary due to a religious practice, fasting has remained a part of human culture; now, the practice has even found its niche in the health and fitness community and is resurging in Christian circles. This thesis explores the evolution of fasting in the history of medicine and modern culture, as well as the history of western Christianity. Works from historic giants such as Hippocrates, Saint Augustine, Avicenna, Saint Thomas Aquinas, Upton Sinclair, and C.S. Lewis show that fasting is a staple of western practice. Finally, it finishes with a look at the interplay between the two realms. Fasting, common to the human experience, can be used in a variety of ways; whether one uses the practice for holy purposes or for healthy purposes depends on the intent of the agent
Participating in Creation.
No full textOwen Barfield has often been presented as an intellectual opponent of C. S. Lewis, but this fails to account for the complementary themes that appear in the works of these two friends, particularly themes regarding humanity in the New Creation. Owen Barfield constructs an account of human history in terms of humanity's relationship to nature, tracing patterns and themes that lead up to and then grow out from the Incarnation of Christ. On the other hand, C. S. Lewis writes often about the New Creation, but he consistently emphasizes the mystery of what is to come. By applying Barfield's idea of the evolution of consciousness to the questions Lewis raises regarding the New Creation, this thesis aims to demonstrate the rich themes that the works of these two writers draw out from one another. To this end, the thesis will begin with an explanation of Barfield's Saving the Appearances, followed by an application of Barfield's understanding to Lewis's treatment of the New Humanity in Mere Christianity, interpreted according to Lewis's other works both in fiction (The Chronicles of Narnia and That Hideous Strength) and in nonfiction (Mere Christianity and Miracles). This application leads to an expansive and imaginative understanding of the New Creation as both a present and a future reality
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