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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
Identification et mise à l'essai d'un robot parallèle entraîné par câbles
No full textLes robots parallèles entraînés par câbles sont un type de manipulateur bénéficiant d’un grand espace de travail en translation tout en offrant des performances dynamiques supérieures à celles des architectures de robots traditionnelles. Malgré tout, ceux-ci demeurent tout de même peu utilisés et les rares prototypes qui existent sont la plupart du temps trouvés en milieu académique. Plusieurs problèmes qui empêchent l’implantation des robots parallèles à câbles en milieu industriel nécessitent encore un peu de travail. Le but principal de ce manuscrit est d’étudier et de proposer des solutions à quelques problèmes qui pourraient survenir lors de la mise en service de tels robots. Premièrement, une méthode d’identification du couple d’encochage aux moteurs est utilisée afin d’uniformiser le mouvement à basse vitesse des moteurs. Les courbes de couple d’encochage résultantes sont par la suite incorporées à un schéma de commande qui est utilisé de manière subséquente. Deuxièmement, des essais de téléopération sont effectués avec un robot plan afin de simuler une tâche d’assemblage à moyenne échelle. Ces tests permettent de déterminer qu’une précision de ±5.3 mm est atteignable lorsqu’un humain commande l’effecteur en étant basé sur une rétroaction visuelle seulement. Troisièmement, on remarque généralement que les robots parallèles entraînés par câbles ont une précision absolue moindre que les autres robots parallèles. Afin de tenter de résoudre ce problème, une méthode d’étalonnage automatique à l’aide d’une caméra embarquée est proposée. Celle-ci inclut une méthode de génération d’une liste de poses d’étalonnage. Un modèle d’erreur est également proposé et comparé aux résultats obtenus en simulation. En dernier lieu, une validation expérimentale est réalisée, puis une vérification permet de conclure que l’application de la méthode se traduit par une erreur moyenne de 31 mm en position et 1.6° en orientation.Cable-driven parallel robots are a type of manipulator allowing for a large translational workspace and superior dynamic capabilities than their traditional equivalent. Nevertheless, these robots still remain little used and the few prototypes that exist are mostly found within academia. Several problems preventing the implementation of cable-driven parallel robots in industrial environments still need to be worked on. The purpose of this manuscript is to study and propose solutions to some problems that may arise during the putting into service of such robot. First, to ensure uniform operation of the robot at low speed, an identification of the cogging torque is performed. Resulting cogging torque curves are then incorporated into a control scheme that is subsequently used. Second, an accuracy assessment is carried out on a planar robot in order to mimic a mediumsized assembly task. These tests determine that an accuracy of ±5.3mm can be achieved when a human teleoperatates the end effector using only a visual feedback. Third, cable-driven parallel robots are generally less accurate in absolute than other parallel robots. In an effort to solve this issue, an automatic eye-on-hand calibration method is proposed. It includes an algorithm for the generation of a list of calibration poses. An error model is also proposed and the results are compared to the ones obtained by simulation. Finally, an experimental validation is carried out along with a verification of the resulting accuracy. The mean post-calibration error measured is 31 mm in position and 1.6° in orientation
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
Design, optimisation and control of an active stabilizer for cable-driven parallel robot vibration damping
No full textDans cette thèse, un stabilisateur actif est conçu pour être embarqué sur la plate-forme d'un Robot Parallèle à Câbles (RPC) et compenser les vibrations de la plate-forme en produisant un torseur d’effort sur celle-ci. Tout d’abord, une modélisation mécanique de divers dispositifs de stabilisation actifs permet de choisir une solution appropriée à la compensation des vibrations. La solution sélectionnée consiste en un stabilisateur composé de bras en rotation. Ensuite, ce modèle est utilisé pour optimiser la structure du stabilisateur en recherchant quelle disposition de ses bras permet de maximiser la puissance fournie par le stabilisateur à la plate-forme mobile du RPC.Une stratégie de commande est alors proposée pour contrôler le système composé de la plate-forme mobile du RPC et du stabilisateur actif embarqué. Ce système étant constitué de deux parties fonctionnant à des échelles de temps différentes, la théorie de la perturbation singulière est utilisée pour prouver la stabilité de la commande proposée.Enfin, des expériences en simulation permettent de valider l’utilisation d’un stabilisateur actif embarqué pour la compensation des vibrations de la plate-forme mobile d’un RPC et commandé avec la loi de commande proposée dans cette thèse.In this thesis, an active stabilizer is designed to be embedded on the platform of a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot (CDPR) and to damp vibrations affecting the platform by producing a wrench on it.First, a mechanical modeling of various active stabilization devices allows the choice of an appropriate solution for vibration damping. The selected solution consists of a stabilizer composed of rotating arms. Then, this model is used to optimize the stabilizer structure by looking at which arm arrangement maximizes the power delivered by the stabilizer to the CDPR mobile platform.A control strategy is then proposed for the system consisting of the CDPR mobile platform and the embedded active stabilizer. As this system consists of two parts operating at different time scales, the singular perturbation theory is used to prove the stability of the proposed control.Finally, simulation experiments make it possible to validate the use of an on-board active stabilizer to damp the vibrations of the mobile platform of a CDPR, and controlled with the control law proposed in this thesis
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
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