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Joint inversion of surface wave dispersion curves and reflectiontravel times via multi-objective evolutionary algorithms
No full textDue to the character of seismic energy generation and propagation, shallow high-resolution seismic-reflection surveys often fail in the identification of the shallowest horizons and, due to the limited offsets, accuracy of velocity analyses is often not very high.
In recent years, Rayleigh wave dispersion analysis have proved to have good potential also for near-surface applications but dispersion curve inversion and related uncertainty evaluation pose serious problems to a completely stand-alone application.
In order to overcome these problems a joint inversion scheme is proposed, which is based on the identification of the Pareto front, performed in the framework of a Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm (MOEA). Seismic data considered to design the two objectives are the Rayleigh wave dispersion curve and reflection travel times.
We initially analyse a set of synthetic cases and evaluate the obtained results. A significant improvement of the retrieved models is observed as long as reflection travel times are added to the dispersion curve alone.
Furthermore, the proposed methodology also provides relevant indications about the consistency of the overall inversion process. In fact, the distribution of the models in the objective space, the trend of the objectives over the passing generations and the evolution of the Pareto front can provide useful information to evaluate the provisional tentative interpretation (number of strata and reflector identification) inherently adopted for the data inversion.
On the basis of the results obtained from the tests on the synthetic datasets, the analyses of a field dataset are interpreted as possible evidence of lateral heterogeneities
Rayleigh wave dispersion curve inversion via genetic algorithmsand Marginal Posterior Probability Density estimation
No full textSurface wave dispersion curve inversion is a challenging problem for linear inversion procedures due to its highly non-linear nature and to the large numbers of local minima and maxima of the objective function (multi-modality). In order to improve the reliability of the inversion results, we implemented and tested a two-step inversion scheme based on Genetic Algorithms (GAs). The proposed scheme performs several preliminary “parallel” runs (first step) and a final global run using the previously-determined fittest models as starting population.
In this work we focus on the inversion of shear-wave velocity and layer thickness while fixing compressional-wave velocity and density according to user-defined Poisson's ratios and velocity–density relationship respectively. The procedure can nonetheless perform the inversion under different degrees of regularization, depending on the a priori information and the desired degree of freedom of the system.
Thanks to the large number of considered models, in addition to the fittest model, a mean model and its accuracy are evaluated by means of a statistical approach based on the estimation of the Marginal Posterior Probability Density (MPPD).
We tested the proposed GA-based inversion scheme on three synthetic models reproducing a complex structure with low-to-moderate velocity cover (also including a low-velocity channel) lying over hard bedrock. For all the considered cases the bedrock velocity and depth were properly identified, and velocity inversion was reconstructed with minor uncertainties.
The performed tests also investigate the influence of the first higher mode, the reduction of the frequency range of the considered dispersion curve as well as the use of different number of strata. While a limited frequency range of the dispersion curve (maximum frequency reduced from 80 to 40 Hz) does not seem to significantly limit the accuracy of the retrieved model, the adoption of the correct number of strata and the addition of the first higher mode help better focus the final solution.
In conclusion, the proposed approach represents an improvement of a purely GA-based optimization scheme and the MPPD-based mean model typically offers a more significant and precise solution than the fittest one.
Results of the inversion performed on a field data set were validated by borehole stratigraphy
Determination of Rayleigh wave dispersion curves for near surface applications in unconsolidated sediments
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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
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