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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
Circular fashion: is fashion for the environment possible? A survey on the propensity to responsible purchasing and consumption
No full textIn recent years, a new business model has appeared on the global economic-industrial scene that aims to integrate the principles of the circular economy with those of the fashion industry, giving rise to the so-called circular fashion. This phenomenon has become the subject of numerous studies in the managerial literature; however, the various research carried out so far has focused mainly on fashion manufacturers and retailers, with limited focus on consumers. This study starts from the assumption that the real protagonists of the circular fashion transition are the consumers with their purchasing and consumption choices, whose understanding is, therefore, crucial for companies wishing to build an efficient circular fashion system. Therefore, the aim is to make an empirical contribution to studies on the attitudes and behaviour of individuals concerning circular processes in the fashion industry, investigating their level of awareness, perceptions, and readiness to adopt new conscious approaches when purchasing, using, and disposing of clothing. These issues are also analysed from a generational perspective to highlight similarities and inconsistencies in perception and behaviour between different age groups. To this end, a quantitative questionnaire was conducted; 386 individuals participated in the study. The results identify a behavioural gap, namely a discrepancy between fashion preferences and actual behaviour among individuals regarding environmental sustainability. As a consequence, fashion companies should reduce the gap perceived by people between fashion and circularity to compete successfully in the marke
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
Supporting the Circular Transition: A Dynamic Model for Local Supply Chains
No full textThe concept of “circular transition”, which has been spreading widely in recent years, summarizes the current need to move towards more sustainable economic systems. Circular Economy, in fact, results in a systemic transformation that involve all the actors of the supply chains, operating at different levels (i. e. in the production, use/consumption and end-of-life stages), with the aim of maintening the value of material and energy in the technosphere as long as possible, while reducing environmental impacts in terms of resource deplation and pollution. This implies that Circular
Economy will progressively establish itself as a new socio-technical paradigm. It is well known that paradigmatic jumps require an “adaptation” phase of the systems involved, from both a structural morphological and functional-operational point of view. Such phase requires a greater collaboration and partnerships among businesses, governments, civil society and the support of scientific frameworks and methodologies capable of representing and measuring new phenomena also for a decision-making perspective. However, the circular transition considered on a global scale, is
bringing out difficulties related to the operational complexity, geographical disparities, supply chains traceability, impacts related to transport activities, which make fully circular principles and solutions less applicable. In this sense, local-scale systems have a greater potential of revaluation. The present article presents the methodological outcomes of the MAX-SHEEP research project, that inspired to the principles of Industrial Ecology, aims to support circular paths of development or redevelopment for local supply chains through a dynamic model -including the integrated use of innovative methods, tools and applied solutions- capable of promoting synergic interactions and collaborative management of materials, resources and energy flows among the circular supply chains and the territories involved
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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