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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
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
Report On The Archeological Investigations For The City Of Lakeway\u27s Justice Center Travis County, Texas
Full text linkOn June 23, 2017, Hicks & Company conducted an areal archeological survey of the 9.15-acre area of potential effects for the City of Lakeway’s proposed Justice Center project. In addition to the main building facility, proposed construction includes an extension of Lohmans Spur, parking lots, barrier walls, a private wastewater grinder pump facility, a wastewater force main and water lines, and detention and water quality ponds. Construction of the building and parking lots requires a large portion of the site to be graded. This grading will vary from approximately ten feet of cut on the west side to ten feet of fill on the east side. The extension of Lohmans Spur will require up to 16 feet of fill because it crosses a stream and flood plain. During survey, a total of 25 shovel tests were excavated and segments of two previously recorded archeological sites that are mapped as being partially within the APE, Site 41TV1585 and 41TV1878, were visited. Surficial archeological deposits consisting of debitage, cores, and bifaces associated with Site 41TV1585 were observed; however, the segment of this site within the current project’s APE is not considered eligible for listing as a State Antiquities Landmark according to criteria listed in 13 TAC 26.12 or for listing with the National Register of Historic Places. No cultural materials were noted within the small segment of Site 41TV1878 that is mapped within the current project’s APE. No cultural materials greater than 50-years in age were observed in the remainder of the APE and all shovel tests were sterile for cultural materials. Based on the results of the current survey, it is recommended that no archeological or historic resources [36 CFR 800.16(1)] or SALs (13 TAC 26.12) will be affected by the proposed project. The project is recommended to proceed to construction with no further coordination required for archeological or historical resource related compliance with the Antiquities Code of Texas
Short Report On The Archaeological Investigations Of The City Of Del Rio\u27s San Felipe Hike And Bike Trail Improvements Project Val Verde County, Texas
Full text linkHicks & Company archaeologists, working on behalf of Naismith Engineering Incorporated (Naismith) and the City of Del Rio (the City), recently conducted an intensive archaeological survey for the City’s proposed San Felipe Hike and Bike Trail Improvements Project located in downtown Del Rio, Val Verde County, Texas (Figure 1). According to current design plans, the proposed project consists of the renovation of approximately 285 linear meters (938 linear feet) of existing hike and bike trail within a two-meter (six-foot) wide corridor and the creation of approximately 378 linear meters (1239 linear feet) of hike and bike trail within a three-meter (10-foot wide corridor). In addition, proposed improvements include the construction of eight new solar-powered lighting stations and signage. Depth of impacts is expected to be approximately 24 centimeters (10 inches) for proposed new and renovated trail and between 65 and 100 centimeters (30 and 90 centimeters) for signage (Appendix A: Design Plans). Depth of impacts for solar-powered lighting is expected to be similar to that of signage.
Funded by the City of Del Rio, a political entity of the state of Texas, and therefore subject to the Antiquities Code of Texas (ACT), this project was reviewed by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) in 2012 on behalf of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Following review, the THC recommended that archeological survey was warranted prior to construction as the project area had never been surveyed and, being adjacent to San Felipe Creek, was within an area of high probability for cultural resources (letter Wolfe to Goldblum, July 6, 2012: See Appendix B Regulatory Correspondence). The current investigations were conducted under Texas Antiquities Permit #7245 in accordance with the THC and the Council of Texas Archaeologists’ (CTAs) guidelines for intensive archaeological survey. During the investigations, nine shovel tests were excavated, with all shovel tests negative for cultural materials greater than 45 years of age. Shovel tests JH1-JH6, excavated along the trail segment that is between State Highway (SH) 277 and SH 90 noted sediment similar to that of the Reynosa soil series- silty clay loams grayish brown to pale brown and/or brown in color. All six shovel tests conducted along this segment noted a thick bed of smooth-surfaced gravel between 5-20 centimeters below the surface. Three shovel tests (shovel tests JH7-JH9) were excavated at the southernmost segment, located approximately 1,000 meters south of SH 277. Shovel tests JH7 and JH8 noted deep, moist, silty reddish brown clay loams with little to no gravel inclusions. Sediment from shovel test JH9 was similar in character to shovel tests JH1-JH6.
Fieldwork for the archaeological survey occurred on April 8 and April 9, 2015, requiring approximately 11 field hours to complete. Josh Haefner served as Principal Investigator, conducting the field investigations and authoring the report. As Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist, Jerod McCleland produced all maps and graphics. In addition to this Management Summary, this report includes sections on Research Design and Methodology, and Results of the Survey. These sections are followed by conclusions containing formal regulatory recommendations. Also included, as appendices, are design plans illustrating the various design segments (Appendix A), regulatory correspondence (Appendix B), and shovel test locations (Appendix C). No archaeological sites were recorded during the investigations. All projectgenerated notes, forms, and photographs will be curated at the Center for Archeological Studies in San Marcos, Texas. This report is offered in partial fulfillment of Texas Antiquities Permit #7245
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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