1,720,955 research outputs found
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
The CAQ and immigration: a new frontier for Quebec politics?
Full text linkIn 2018, when the CAQ was elected to form the new government of Quebec, it won on a platform that contained numerous measures to restrict immigration. Some of these measures were criticized and described as marking a radical shift in the province’s historical approach to immigration. In order to gain a more precise understanding of the implications of the CAQ’s position for Quebec politics, this thesis asks the question: How different is the CAQ’s position on immigration from that of the province’s main other political parties? To answer this question, this thesis looks at electoral platforms and parliamentary debates, using manual coding (NVivo) and computer-aided dictionary analysis (RStudio). By looking at the CAQ, the PLQ and the PQ’s stance, salience and discourse on immigration, it finds that although the CAQ proposed measures that are more restrictive towards immigration, it did so by mobilizing long-standing and well-established discursive logics. This in turn leads us to question our understanding of Quebec as a “pro-immigration” space, as well as the relevance of “pro” and “anti” immigration labels, and invites further research into a more systemized and helpful classification of parties and their positions on immigration
The Needs and Experiences of Caregivers to Persons with Dementia (PWD) who have Lost their Driving Privileges
No full textThe ability to drive a motor vehicle for most older adults is associated with a sense of independence, well-being, quality of life and identity. For many older adults, driving cessation is an inevitability. This is especially the case for older adults with a diagnosis of dementia. Driving cessation has been shown to negatively impact individuals’ mobility and, consequently, quality of life. Informal caregivers (i.e., family caregivers) can mitigate the negative consequences associated with driving cessation in persons with dementia (PWD) by meeting their mobility needs and by offering emotional support. The purpose of this study was to examine the experience and needs of informal caregivers of PWD who had recently lost their driving privileges. Ten informal caregivers of PWD were recruited from a tertiary memory disorders clinic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and transcribed. Transcripts of interviews were analyzed using an inductive thematic analysis approach. Thematic analysis revealed that caregivers expressed the need to receive transportation training and more information on transportation alternatives. Caregivers also expressed the need for psychological services, such as individual therapy, grief therapy or group therapy with other caregivers of PWD. The experiences and needs of caregivers indicate that driving cessation of the care recipient is a difficult experience for caregivers and that a therapeutic intervention based on the reported needs may be beneficial
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
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
Un geste d’hospitalité aux demandeurs d’asile: Une analyse de la mobilisation du collectif Bridges not Borders
Full text linkThis article focuses on the mobilization of a collective created by citizens, Bridges not Borders (BnotB), that has been working to defend the asylum seekers that cross the Canada-U.S. border “irregularly” since 2017. The case of BnotB contributes to the literature on borders by bringing a perspective interested in the dynamics and mobilizations of citizens coming to the help of vulnerable persons across border crossings. Based on content analyses and semi-structured interviews, this case study allows us to present a “bottom up” form of action, led by citizens mobilized by migration issues, which we define under the gesture of hospitality.Cet article s’intéresse à la mobilisation d’un collectif de citoyens, Bridges not Borders - Créons des ponts (BnotB), qui s’est porté à la défense des demandeurs d’asile qui ont traversé de façon irrégulière la frontière canado-américaine au chemin Roxham (Québec) depuis 2017. Le cas de BnotB contribue à la littérature sur les frontières en y apportant une perspective qui s’intéresse aux dynamiques et mobilisations citoyennes venant en aide aux personnes vulnérables le long de passages frontaliers. À partir d’une analyse documentaire et d’entretiens semi-dirigés, nous présentons une action « par le bas », menée par des citoyens et citoyennes mobilisés par les enjeux migratoires, que nous définissons par le thème de l’hospitalité
- …
