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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
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
Φυσικοθεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις σε γυναίκες που έχουν υποβληθεί σε μαστεκτομή
No full textΟ καρκίνος του μαστού αποτελεί τον πιο κοινό καρκίνο στις γυναίκες στις ανεπτυγμένες χώρες. Η θεραπεία περιλαμβάνει χειρουργική επέμβαση, χημειοθεραπεία, ακτινοθεραπεία και ανοσοθεραπεία/ορμονοθεραπεία, που αναπτύσσονται συνεχώς και αυξάνουν ολοένα και περισσότερο την επιβίωση των ασθενών με διάγνωση καρκίνου. Μετά τη διάγνωση και τη θεραπεία, ένας σημαντικός αριθμός γυναικών αναπτύσσει επιπλοκές που σχετίζονται με τη θεραπεία και επηρεάζουν τη λειτουργία και την ποιότητα ζωής. Οι επιπλοκές δεν εντοπίζονται πάντα στον ιστό του μαστού, καθώς πολλές από τις θεραπείες εκτός από τοπικές έχουν και περιφερικές και συστηματικές επιδράσεις στις δομές και τη λειτουργία του σώματος (όπως πόνος και κόπωση), συμπεριλαμβανομένων των ψυχοκοινωνικών προβλημάτων (κατάθλιψη, άγχος), των μυοσκελετικών επιπλοκών (εύρος κίνησης/προβλήματα στον ώμο, αλλαγές στην εμβιομηχανική και τη στάση του σώματος) και των σχετικών με την κίνηση, καθώς και την καρδιαγγειακή, αιματολογική και ανοσολογική λειτουργία (ανάπτυξη λεμφοιδήματος). Οι υπηρεσίες αποκατάστασης μέσω διεπιστημονικής ομάδας έχουν αναγνωριστεί από καιρό ως αναπόσπαστο συστατικό της ολοκληρωμένης φροντίδας του καρκίνου. Η παρούσα εργασία επικεντρώνεται στη φυσικοθεραπεία η οποία διαδραματίζει κύριο ρόλο στο να ανακτήσουν οι ασθενείς τη δύναμη και τη φυσική τους λειτουργία και να βελτιώσουν την ποιότητα ζωής και την ανεξαρτησία τους στις καθημερινές δραστηριότητες. Οι φυσικοθεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις περιλαμβάνουν φυσικά μέσα (κρυοθεραπεία, λέιζερ, υδροθεραπεία κ.α.), προγράμματα θεραπευτικής άσκησης (ασκήσεις ενδυνάμωσης, αερόβια άσκηση, ασκήσεις εύρους κίνησης, ευλυγισίας, συντονισμού και εκπαίδευσης ισορροπίας), τεχνικές αντιμετώπισης του λεμφοιδήματος ενώ γίνεται αναφορά και στις εναλλακτικές θεραπείες (μάλαξη, βελονισμός, γιόγκα, Pilates κ.α.). Μέσω της παρούσας μελέτης γίνεται εμφανές ότι για την πληρότητα και την αποτελεσματικότητα της μετεγχειρητικής αποκατάστασης του καρκίνου του μαστού πρέπει να εξεταστούν πληθώρα προσεγγίσεων διαχείρισης των ασθενών και επανασχεδιασμός του τρόπου ζωής τους με ενσωμάτωση πτυχών προώθησης της υγείας (π.χ. συστηματική σωματική δραστηριότητα).Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in developed countries. Treatment includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and immunotherapy / hormone therapy, which are constantly evolving and increasing the survival of patients diagnosed with cancer. After diagnosis and treatment, a significant number of women develop treatment-related complications that affect function and quality of life. Complications are not always found in the breast tissue, as many of the treatments, in addition to local, have peripheral and systemic effects on the structures and function of the body, including psychosocial problems (pain, fatigue, depression, anxiety), musculoskeletal complications (range of motion / shoulder problems, biomechanical and postural changes) and movement-related, as well as cardiovascular, hematological and immune function (development of lymphedema). Rehabilitation services through a multidisciplinary team have long been recognized as an integral part of integrated cancer care. This review focuses on physiotherapy which helps patients regain strength and physical function and improve their quality of life and independence in daily activities. Physiotherapy approaches include natural remedies (cryotherapy, laser, hydrotherapy, etc.), therapeutic exercise programs (strengthening exercises, aerobic exercise, range of motion exercises, flexibility, coordination and balance training), coping techniques and treatments (massage, acupuncture, yoga, Pilates etc.). Through the present study it becomes clear that for the completeness and effectiveness of postoperative breast cancer rehabilitation a variety of patient management approaches and redesign of their lifestyle with integration of health promotion aspects (eg systematic physical activity) should be considered
INVESTIGATION OF CONSTRAINS TOWARD PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Get PDFThe purpose of the study is to investigate the factors that deter, inhibit and/or prevent the participation of people with disabilities in athletic activities, and also the investigation of possible differentiation of reasons that inhibit exercise in people with disabilities based on gender, age, educational level, congenital or acquired disability, the participation or not in athletic activities and the frequency of participation. For the needs of this study, the “Barrier to Physical Activity Questionnaire for People with Mobility Impairments – BPAQ-MI” (Vasudevan, Rimmer, & Kviz, 2015) was used. The results showed that the main intrapersonal inhibitors are the concerns for health and the attitudes regarding physical activity. Interpersonal factors that inhibit are physical inertia, the lack of encouragement, and the non-adoption of an active lifestyle in the familial and friendly environment. The lack of accessible infrastructures and programs, the lack of appropriate equipment for adapted exercise, the lack of marketing for people with disabilities, the lack of coverage of the cost of participation from health insurance, and the high cost of participation in athletic programs constitute basic organizational barriers. The lack of accessibility of the general environment, the means of transport to the place of exercise, and safety constitute social barriers. Statistically important differences are observed between the two genders, different age groups, different levels of education, and different frequency of participation in athletic activities. The understanding of the inhibitors and obstacles, will contribute to the obviation of the reasons of distance, to the reinforcement of participation in athletic programs and recreational movement. The designers of athletic policy, the managers of athletic and recreational centers ought to improve the infrastructure, the services, according to the needs of people with disabilities, and to eliminate possible obstacles that bar participation. Article visualizations
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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