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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
Impact of seagrass meadows (Zostera noltii) on the sediment dynamics of the Arcachon Lagoon
No full textLes estrans du bassin d’Arcachon sont en grande partie colonisés par des herbiers de Zostera noltii. La surface de ces herbiers connaît actuellement une régression importante. Il est donc essentiel de comprendre le rôle des herbiers de Zostera noltii sur les processus hydrodynamiques et sédimentaires afin d’anticiper les conséquences de la régression sur les bilans morpho-sédimentaires du bassin d’Arcachon.Des expérimentations en canal sur herbiers naturels ont mis en évidence une importante atténuation de la vitesse près du fond, associée à une augmentation de la turbulence, diminuant au cours du développement des herbiers. Il en résulte dans le même temps, une augmentation de l’effet de protection contre l’érosion et des flux de dépôt.Des tests d’érodabilité ont montré une variation saisonnière de la résistance des sédiments face à l’érosion, associée à la modification des sédiments superficiels. La stabilisation induite par la présence de la rhizosphère et sa saisonnalité a également été mise en évidence. Un paramétrage satisfaisant de la loi d’érosion a été obtenu.Un suivi in-situ du niveau sédimentaire, des paramètres sédimentaires et biométriques a mis en évidence des tendances nettes au dépôt en présence d’herbier, et à l’érosion en l’absence d’herbier. En présence d’herbiers, l’évolution des caractéristiques des sédiments superficiels est corrélée au cycle de croissance des herbiers. Les sédiments deviennent plus fins durant la période de croissance alors qu’un enrichissement en sable intervient durant la période de dégénérescence automnale.Le modèle hydrodynamique MARS-3D a été exploité pour simuler finement les profils de vitesse en présence des herbiers, en prenant en compte la flexibilité de leurs feuilles.The intertidal flats in the Arcachon lagoon are extensively colonized by seagrass meadows of Zostera noltii. The last ten years these meadows experienced a drastic regression of their surface area. Understanding the impact of seagrass on hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics is required to anticipate the consequences of meadows regression on the sediment dynamics of the Arcachon lagoon.Flume experiments with natural seagrass highlighted a strong velocity attenuation associated with a turbulence increase near the bed within seagrass canopies. An increase in sediment protection from erosion and in deposition fluxes related to the seagrass growth was found.Erosion tests showed seasonal variability of sediment resistance against erosion associated with changes in sediment characteristics. The bed stabilization induced by the root system and its seasonality was also observed. A parameterization of the erosion law was found.The in-situ survey of sediment altimetry, sediment and biometric characteristics showed a significant trend to sediment deposition on colonized sites, while erosion occurred on the unvegetated site. On the vegetated sites, surface sediment evolutions are correlated to the seagrass growth. Sediment became finer during the growth while the sand content rose during the end-of-season die-off.The hydrodynamic model MARS-3D was modified to take into account for seagrass and its flexibility on hydrodynamics and produced good simulation of velocity profiles in presence of seagrasses
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
Evaluation de l'impact de travaux d'arrachage de spartines anglaises sur la dynamique hydro-sédimentaire dans le Bassin d'Arcachon : Secteurs de Lanton et d'Arès
No full textImpact of seagrass meadows (Zostera noltii) on the sediment dynamics of the Arcachon Lagoon
No full textLes estrans du bassin d’Arcachon sont en grande partie colonisés par des herbiers de Zostera noltii. La surface de ces herbiers connaît actuellement une régression importante. Il est donc essentiel de comprendre le rôle des herbiers de Zostera noltii sur les processus hydrodynamiques et sédimentaires afin d’anticiper les conséquences de la régression sur les bilans morpho-sédimentaires du bassin d’Arcachon.Des expérimentations en canal sur herbiers naturels ont mis en évidence une importante atténuation de la vitesse près du fond, associée à une augmentation de la turbulence, diminuant au cours du développement des herbiers. Il en résulte dans le même temps, une augmentation de l’effet de protection contre l’érosion et des flux de dépôt.Des tests d’érodabilité ont montré une variation saisonnière de la résistance des sédiments face à l’érosion, associée à la modification des sédiments superficiels. La stabilisation induite par la présence de la rhizosphère et sa saisonnalité a également été mise en évidence. Un paramétrage satisfaisant de la loi d’érosion a été obtenu.Un suivi in-situ du niveau sédimentaire, des paramètres sédimentaires et biométriques a mis en évidence des tendances nettes au dépôt en présence d’herbier, et à l’érosion en l’absence d’herbier. En présence d’herbiers, l’évolution des caractéristiques des sédiments superficiels est corrélée au cycle de croissance des herbiers. Les sédiments deviennent plus fins durant la période de croissance alors qu’un enrichissement en sable intervient durant la période de dégénérescence automnale.Le modèle hydrodynamique MARS-3D a été exploité pour simuler finement les profils de vitesse en présence des herbiers, en prenant en compte la flexibilité de leurs feuilles.The intertidal flats in the Arcachon lagoon are extensively colonized by seagrass meadows of Zostera noltii. The last ten years these meadows experienced a drastic regression of their surface area. Understanding the impact of seagrass on hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics is required to anticipate the consequences of meadows regression on the sediment dynamics of the Arcachon lagoon.Flume experiments with natural seagrass highlighted a strong velocity attenuation associated with a turbulence increase near the bed within seagrass canopies. An increase in sediment protection from erosion and in deposition fluxes related to the seagrass growth was found.Erosion tests showed seasonal variability of sediment resistance against erosion associated with changes in sediment characteristics. The bed stabilization induced by the root system and its seasonality was also observed. A parameterization of the erosion law was found.The in-situ survey of sediment altimetry, sediment and biometric characteristics showed a significant trend to sediment deposition on colonized sites, while erosion occurred on the unvegetated site. On the vegetated sites, surface sediment evolutions are correlated to the seagrass growth. Sediment became finer during the growth while the sand content rose during the end-of-season die-off.The hydrodynamic model MARS-3D was modified to take into account for seagrass and its flexibility on hydrodynamics and produced good simulation of velocity profiles in presence of seagrasses
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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