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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
Transfer of learning from simulation to clinical practice in pre-registration healthcare student education.
Get PDFSimulation has become an established pedagogy for teaching clinical skills to healthcare professionals and has been incorporated into pre-registration curricula internationally. Simulation can often be used to replace clinical practice hours and it is projected that the use of simulation will rise as placement opportunities decline. Simulation is also both resource and cost-intensive. Therefore, it becomes incumbent on educators to demonstrate the effectiveness of simulation. The broad purpose of this thesis is to extend the healthcare education knowledge base around the transfer of clinical skills to clinical practice after simulation. Three studies were undertaken, each with their own discrete aims. Firstly, an integrative literature review, to identify what evidence exists to support transfer of learning following simulation activities to clinical practice. Secondly, an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study, to ascertain and explore nurse academics’ views on current practice in Scottish higher education institutions (HEIs) in relation to the use of simulation best-practice statements and staff development. Thirdly, a convergent mixed-methods feasibility study exploring the parameters of evaluating the transfer of learning respiratory assessment skills from simulation to clinical practice for healthcare students. The paradigm underpinning this work is pragmatism using an iterative mixed-methods approach, which was applied in the following way: 1) an integrative review on transfer of learning; 2) an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study incorporated an e-Delphi study followed by telephone interviews that were thematically analysed using a qualitative descriptive approach; 3) a convergent mixed-methods study design was adopted for the feasibility study, so that quantitative data from questionnaires and qualitative data from interviews could be integrated. The integrative review found that there is limited published evidence on the effectiveness of simulation transferring to clinical practice in both health care education generally and pre-registration nurse education specifically. The current evidence-base could be improved by improving methodological rigor and being transparent around the intervention of simulation. The explanatory sequential mixed-methods study found that differences in simulation practices across Scottish HEIs were reported; however, participants unanimously agreed that they would welcome the use of simulation best practice statements in the future. They also identified a need for staff development and leadership in simulation. Whilst there are challenges involved in conducting studies evaluating transfer of learning to practice, such as the length of time required, the feasibility study demonstrated that a larger study would be worthwhile and so parameters of a future main study were explored. In conclusion, this thesis developed some key recommendations for both research and educational practice. Research into the effectiveness of simulation to transfer skills to clinical practice could be enhanced by greater collaboration between HEIs, which would enable larger samples to be reached across multiple research sites. Adopting a quasi-experimental research design might avoid methodological limitations of previous simulation evaluation studies. If institutions collaborated, then tools to evaluate the transfer of skills after simulation to clinical practice could be validated. The intervention of simulation could be strengthened using best-practice statements, which would standardise future multi-site research. Recommendations for educational practice in Scottish HEIs include the following: stronger leadership for simulation to drive and promote change; development in simulation pedagogy for healthcare educators; the use of simulation best-practice statements to provide a framework for simulation educators to standardise, evaluate and improve simulation activities; the introduction of simulation champions intra-institution to mentor, guide and support simulation educators (this could include sharing of simulation resources nationally); Scottish Schools of Nursing are currently not able to consider simulation as a significant replacement for clinical hours
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn 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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