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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
Une place au soleil ? : itinéraires d'insertion socioprofessionnelle de travailleurs et travailleuses migrant(e)s nord-méditerrannéen(ne)s au Maroc
No full textThis thesis is about North-Mediterranean migrations in Morocco, in a postcolonial context. The fieldwork took place in Casablanca and Rabat, between 2014 and 2017. In addition to the participant observation, interviews were conducted with individual migrants who arrived in Morocco in the previous 10 years. The purpose of the study was to understand the reasons behind these North Mediterraneans’ choice to migrate in a Muslim country, in the South, still patriarchal compared to the Western world. The thesis also aimed to understand the integration patterns in this culturally different society, with the help of the postcolonial studies. In some cases, and more specifically when it comes to the Spanish migrants from the Andalusia region and working in the construction sector, it was an economic survival migration. Other migrants were attracted by the opportunity of a job with greater responsibilities, given, in one hand the growing Moroccan economy, and on the other hand the privileges granted to them as white westerners. In addition to the economic motivations, cosmopolitism or the desire to discover a different culture were part of the migration stories. The migration was, in some cases, an opportunity for self-realization, or for family emancipation. Finally, for some migrants who had a family story intertwined with Morocco, the migration was a symbolic “return to their roots”. These migrants benefit from positive stereotypes (honesty, competence), that lead to privileges, in the work field, but as well in their personal lives. Their often-ethnocentric posture is sometimes accompanied with a paternalist speech about Morocco and the Moroccans. However, the young and single migrants seemed to live an experience of migration “in depth”, as they were more often involved than couples and families in authentic intercultural encounters and more knowledgeable of the Moroccan culture. The female migrants experience the streets sexual harassment that targets them even more than Moroccan women, given the local preference for westerners’ physical features, as a limit to their freedom. Finally, we have envisioned migration as a cultural rapprochement tool, since the migrants deconstructed the stereotypes they had regarding Morocco and Moroccans, sharing what they learnt once they were back in their home countries.Cette thèse s’intéresse aux migrations des Nord-Méditerranéens au Maroc, dans un contexte postcolonial. Le terrain a été effectué principalement dans les villes de Casablanca et Rabat, de 2014 à 2017. En plus d’une observation participante, des entretiens individuels approfondis ont été menés avec des migrants arrivés au Maroc dans les 10 dernières années. La thèse visait à comprendre les raisons qui amènent ces Nord-Méditerranéens à migrer dans un pays « du Sud », musulman, et davantage patriarcal. Il s’agissait également de comprendre leurs schémas d’intégration dans cette société culturellement différente, à la lumière des études postcoloniales. Dans certains cas, et particulièrement pour les Espagnols andalous œuvrant dans le secteur de la construction, il s’agissait d’une migration de survie économique. D’autres migrants ont été attirés par la possibilité d’occuper des emplois à plus haute responsabilité, étant donné, d’une part l’économie en croissance du Maroc, et d’autre part, les privilèges qui leur sont accordés en tant que Blancs. Outre les raisons économiques, le cosmopolitisme ou l’envie de découvrir une culture différente, faisait souvent partie des récits de migration. La migration était parfois une opportunité de réalisation de soi, voire d’émancipation familiale. Enfin, certains migrants, ayant une histoire familiale liée au Maroc avaient migré par fantasme de « retourner aux sources ». Ces migrants bénéficient de préjugés positifs (honnêteté, compétence), qui se traduisent en privilèges, autant dans le domaine professionnel qu’amoureux ou dans la vie de tous les jours. Leur posture souvent ethnocentriste s’accompagne d’un discours paternaliste au sujet du Maroc et des Marocains. Toutefois, les migrants jeunes et célibataires semblaient vivre une expérience de migration plus « en profondeur », s’immergeant davantage dans la culture locale et faisant plus souvent que les couples ou les familles, une vraie rencontre interculturelle. Les femmes migrantes souffrent par exemple de harcèlement sexuel dans les rues, encore plus que les Marocaines étant donné la survalorisation des traits physiques des Occidentaux. Enfin, je me suis intéressée à la migration comme outil de rapprochement interculturel, puisque les migrants déconstruisent les préjugés qu’ils avaient acquis sur le Maroc et les Marocains, partageant leurs nouveaux acquis une fois de retour au pays d’origine
A place in the sun ? : North Mediterranean migrant workers’ socio-professional insertion itineraries in Morocco
No full textCette thèse s’intéresse aux migrations des Nord-Méditerranéens au Maroc, dans un contexte postcolonial. Le terrain a été effectué principalement dans les villes de Casablanca et Rabat, de 2014 à 2017. En plus d’une observation participante, des entretiens individuels approfondis ont été menés avec des migrants arrivés au Maroc dans les 10 dernières années. La thèse visait à comprendre les raisons qui amènent ces Nord-Méditerranéens à migrer dans un pays « du Sud », musulman, et davantage patriarcal. Il s’agissait également de comprendre leurs schémas d’intégration dans cette société culturellement différente, à la lumière des études postcoloniales. Dans certains cas, et particulièrement pour les Espagnols andalous œuvrant dans le secteur de la construction, il s’agissait d’une migration de survie économique. D’autres migrants ont été attirés par la possibilité d’occuper des emplois à plus haute responsabilité, étant donné, d’une part l’économie en croissance du Maroc, et d’autre part, les privilèges qui leur sont accordés en tant que Blancs. Outre les raisons économiques, le cosmopolitisme ou l’envie de découvrir une culture différente, faisait souvent partie des récits de migration. La migration était parfois une opportunité de réalisation de soi, voire d’émancipation familiale. Enfin, certains migrants, ayant une histoire familiale liée au Maroc avaient migré par fantasme de « retourner aux sources ». Ces migrants bénéficient de préjugés positifs (honnêteté, compétence), qui se traduisent en privilèges, autant dans le domaine professionnel qu’amoureux ou dans la vie de tous les jours. Leur posture souvent ethnocentriste s’accompagne d’un discours paternaliste au sujet du Maroc et des Marocains. Toutefois, les migrants jeunes et célibataires semblaient vivre une expérience de migration plus « en profondeur », s’immergeant davantage dans la culture locale et faisant plus souvent que les couples ou les familles, une vraie rencontre interculturelle. Les femmes migrantes souffrent par exemple de harcèlement sexuel dans les rues, encore plus que les Marocaines étant donné la survalorisation des traits physiques des Occidentaux. Enfin, je me suis intéressée à la migration comme outil de rapprochement interculturel, puisque les migrants déconstruisent les préjugés qu’ils avaient acquis sur le Maroc et les Marocains, partageant leurs nouveaux acquis une fois de retour au pays d’origine.This thesis is about North-Mediterranean migrations in Morocco, in a postcolonial context. The fieldwork took place in Casablanca and Rabat, between 2014 and 2017. In addition to the participant observation, interviews were conducted with individual migrants who arrived in Morocco in the previous 10 years. The purpose of the study was to understand the reasons behind these North Mediterraneans’ choice to migrate in a Muslim country, in the South, still patriarchal compared to the Western world. The thesis also aimed to understand the integration patterns in this culturally different society, with the help of the postcolonial studies. In some cases, and more specifically when it comes to the Spanish migrants from the Andalusia region and working in the construction sector, it was an economic survival migration. Other migrants were attracted by the opportunity of a job with greater responsibilities, given, in one hand the growing Moroccan economy, and on the other hand the privileges granted to them as white westerners. In addition to the economic motivations, cosmopolitism or the desire to discover a different culture were part of the migration stories. The migration was, in some cases, an opportunity for self-realization, or for family emancipation. Finally, for some migrants who had a family story intertwined with Morocco, the migration was a symbolic “return to their roots”. These migrants benefit from positive stereotypes (honesty, competence), that lead to privileges, in the work field, but as well in their personal lives. Their often-ethnocentric posture is sometimes accompanied with a paternalist speech about Morocco and the Moroccans. However, the young and single migrants seemed to live an experience of migration “in depth”, as they were more often involved than couples and families in authentic intercultural encounters and more knowledgeable of the Moroccan culture. The female migrants experience the streets sexual harassment that targets them even more than Moroccan women, given the local preference for westerners’ physical features, as a limit to their freedom. Finally, we have envisioned migration as a cultural rapprochement tool, since the migrants deconstructed the stereotypes they had regarding Morocco and Moroccans, sharing what they learnt once they were back in their home countries
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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