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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

    Lederpreferanser i mannsdominerte hierarkiske organisasjoner.

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    Formålet med studien er å undersøke lederpreferanser i mannsdominerte hierarkiske organisasjoner. Studien gjennomføres i noen selskaper i byggebransjen, med overvekt fra selskapet HENT AS og tre militære avdelinger i Hæren. Studien kartlegger respondentene på følgende kriteria: kjønn, alder, bransje, hierarkisk posisjon, lederansvar og personalansvar. Basert på dette undersøkes respondentenes svar og analysen kommer frem til likheter og forskjeller i lederpreferanser. Vi har valgt et kvantitativt forskningsdesign og skal benytte oss av de validerte spørreskjemaet LBDQ 50 for å kartlegge lederpreferanser i mannsdominerte hierarkiske organisasjoner. LBDQ 50 måler LBDQs 12 ledelsesdimensjoner. Studiens spørreskjema består av 50 spørsmål, og er konstruert for å måle lederpreferanser med utgangspunkt i LBDQs 12 ledelsesdimensjoner. Totalt var det 102 som besvarte spørreundersøkelsen. Studien undersøker følgende fire hypoteser: * H1: Det finnes lederpreferanser i mannsdominerte hierarkiske organisasjoner som skiller seg signifikant fra den generelle oppfatningen. * H2: Det er ingen signifikante forskjeller i lederpreferanser mellom kjønnene i mannsdominerte hierarkiske organisasjoner. * H3: Det er signifikant forskjell mellom lederpreferanser basert på hierarkisk posisjon. * H4: Det er signifikant forskjell mellom lederpreferanser basert på alder. Funnene i denne studien underbygger Hypotese 2 og 3. Det er ingen signifikant forskjell i lederpreferanser basert på kjønn, og det er signifikant forskjell i lederpreferanser basert på hierarkisk nivå. Studien underbygger derimot ikke Hypotese 1 eller 4. Lederpreferanser i mannsdominerte hierarkiske organisasjoner skiller seg ikke signifikant fra den generelle oppfatningen, og det er ikke signifikant forskjell i lederpreferanser basert på alder.This study aims to explore leadership preferences in male-dominated hierarchical organizations. The research was conducted within several construction companies, predominantly HENT AS, and three military departments in the Norwegian Armed Forces. Respondents were categorized based on the following criteria: gender, age, industry, hierarchical position, leadership responsibilities, and personnel responsibilities. Their responses were analyzed to identify similarities or differences in leadership preferences. A quantitative research design was employed, utilizing the validated LBDQ 50 questionnaire to assess leadership preferences in male-dominated hierarchical organizations. The LBDQ 50 measures 12 distinct leadership dimensions. The survey consisted of 50 questions designed to evaluate these dimensions, with a total of 102 respondents participating. The study tested four hypotheses: * H1: Leadership preferences in male-dominated hierarchical organizations differ significantly from the general perception. * H2: There are no significant differences in leadership preferences between genders in male-dominated hierarchical organizations. * H3: There is a significant difference in leadership preferences based on hierarchical position. * H4: There is a significant difference in leadership preferences based on age. The findings support hypotheses 2 and 3. No significant differences were found in leadership preferences based on gender, but there were proven significant differences based on hierarchical position. Conversely, the study does not support hypotheses 1 and 4. Leadership preferences in male-dominated hierarchical organizations do not differ significantly from the general perception, nor do they vary significantly by age

    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

    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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