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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
The role and importance of communication between care home staff
Full text linkUvod: Komunikacija med zaposlenimi ima ključno vlogo pri zagotavljanju kakovostne oskrbe v domovih za starostnike, saj omogoča učinkovito usklajevanje nalog, prenos informacij in vzpostavljanje zaupanja. Njena pomembnost se kaže v vplivu na odnose in zadovoljstvo zaposlenih, dobrobit stanovalcev ter na delovno okolje, kjer lahko pomanjkljiva komunikacija vodi do stresa, napak in slabše kakovosti storitev. Kljub temu se zaposleni pogosto soočajo z izzivi in ovirami, kot so pomanjkanje kadra, časovne omejitve in raznolike potrebe starejših, ki otežujejo tekoče komuniciranje.
Namen: Namen raziskave je bil preučiti vlogo in pomen komunikacije med zaposlenimi v domu za starostnike, identificirati glavne izzive ali ovire v komunikacijskem procesu ter oceniti, kako komunikacija vpliva na delo in zadovoljstvo zaposlenih ter kakovost oskrbe stanovalcev.
Metode dela: Delo temelji na kombinaciji teoretičnega pregleda literature in empirične raziskave. V teoretičnem delu so predstavljeni komunikacija, značilnosti komunikacije v organizacijah, izzivi in ovire v procesu komunikacije ter komunikacijske strategije. Empirični del je bil izveden kot kvantitativna raziskava z anketnim vprašalnikom, ki je bil razdeljen med različne profile zaposlenih v domu za starostnike – DEOS Medvode. Podatki so bili analizirani s pomočjo statističnega programa SPSS.
Rezultati: Rezultati so potrdili prvo hipotezo (H1), da komunikacijske ovire, kot so pomanjkanje časa, slaba povezanost med kadri in nejasni prenosi informacij, neposredno zmanjšujejo kakovost oskrbe. Druga hipoteza (H2), ki je predvidevala, da dobra komunikacija sama po sebi pozitivno vpliva na delovno vzdušje in zadovoljstvo, ni bila potrjena, saj se je pokazalo, da na ta vidik vplivajo tudi drugi organizacijski dejavniki. Prav tako tretja hipoteza (H3), ki je povezovala spodbujanje izražanja mnenj z večjo odprtostjo in boljšo organizacijo dela, ni bila statistično potrjena, čeprav so zaposleni to spodbudo prepoznali kot koristno. Skupni rezultati so pokazali, da je kakovost komunikacije zelo pomembna za oskrbo, a njen vpliv na delovno klimo in organizacijo dela ni enoznačen brez širše sistemske podpore.
Razprava in zaključek: Raziskava je pokazala, da je komunikacija med zaposlenimi v domu za starostnike temeljni mehanizem, ki povezuje tim in omogoča varno ter kakovostno oskrbo stanovalcev. Jasna in strukturirana izmenjava informacij prispeva k učinkovitosti in boljšemu delovnemu vzdušju, medtem ko pomanjkanje časa, nejasni prenosi ter šibka povezanost med kadri zmanjšujejo kakovost dela. Ugotovitve kažejo tudi, da sama komunikacija ni zadosten pogoj za izboljšanje zadovoljstva zaposlenih in organizacije dela, saj je njen učinek odvisen od širše podpore vodstva, kadrovskih pogojev in kulture zaupanja. Za dolgoročne izboljšave so zato nujni strukturirani pristopi, redne povratne informacije ter delovno okolje, ki spodbuja odprtost in sodelovanje zaposlenih.Introduction: Enabling efficient coordination of tasks, transmission of information, and building trust, communication among staff members plays a key role in ensuring quality care in nursing homes. Its importance is manifested in its impact on relations between staff members, their satisfaction, residents\u27 well-being, and the working environment where poor communication can lead to stress, errors, and a deterioration in the quality of services. Staff members, however, often face challenges and obstacles, such as staff shortages, time constraints, and diverse elderly needs, which make smooth communication difficult.
Aim: The research aimed to examine the role and importance of communication among staff members in a nursing home, to identify the main challenges or obstacles in the communication process, and to assess how communication affects the work and satisfaction of staff members and the quality of care for residents.
Methods: The work is based on a combination of theoretical literature review and empirical research. The theoretical part deals with communication, characteristics of communication in organizations, challenges and obstacles in the communication process, and communication strategies. The empirical part was conducted as quantitative research using a survey questionnaire, which was distributed among various profiles of staff members at a nursing home, i.e. DEOS Medvode. The data was analysed through the SPSS statistical programme.
Results: The results confirmed the first hypothesis (H1), namely that communication obstacles, such as lack of time, lack of connection between staff members, and unclear transmission of information, directly reduce the quality of care. The second hypothesis (H2), which predicted that good communication in itself had a positive impact on the working atmosphere and satisfaction, was not confirmed as other organizational factors turned out to affect this aspect as well. The third hypothesis (H3), according to which encouraging the expression of opinions was correlated with greater openness and better work organization, was not statistically confirmed eitherhowever, the staff members recognized this incentive as beneficial. The overall results showed that the quality of communication was very important in terms of the level of care but its impact on the working atmosphere was not clear-cut without broader systemic support.
Discussion and conclusion: The research showed that communication among staff members in nursing homes presents a fundamental mechanism in bringing team together and ensuring safe and high-quality care for residents. Clear and structured exchange of information contributes to efficiency and a better working environment whereas lack of time, unclear transmission, and lack of connection between staff members reduce the quality of work. The findings also show that, since its impact depends on broader management support, staffing conditions, and a culture of trust, communication alone is not a sufficient condition to increase satisfaction among staff members and to improve work organization. Structured approaches, regular feedback, and a working environment that encourages openness and participation of staff members are therefore essential for long-term improvements
Being a Woman, Being a Mother: Local Study of Early Motherhood
Full text linkOdločitev žensk, kdaj in če imeti otroka, je močno povezana s tem, kako se je skozi zgodovino v družbi razvijalo pojmovanje materinstva in njegovo vrednotenje. Mnogim ženskam danes materinska vloga ni več prioriteta, vse pomembnejši so jim drugi osebni načrti in cilji. Z analizo intervjujev mladih mater sem želela raziskati, kateri dejavniki vplivajo na to, da se mlade ženske v Škofji Loki za otroka odločajo prej, kakšen pomen pripisujejo materinstvu in v čem se le–ta pomen razlikuje od pomena, ki se odraža v trendu poznega materinstva. Mlade matere vidijo materinstvo v odnosu mati–otrok. Menijo, da se vlogi očeta in matere razlikujeta v odnosu do otroka, kar se še vedno navezuje na biološki determinizem. Materinstvo jim predstavlja pomembno in odgovorno žensko vlogo, ki so jo dobile v življenju in jim je ne more nihče vzeti. Vse, z izjemo ene matere, so zanosile nenačrtovano. Najpomembnejši dejavnik, da se odločijo ob zanositvi otroka obdržati in sprejeti materinsko vlogo, je zvest partner. Za razliko od žensk, ki svojo materinsko vlogo prelagajo v poznejša leta, ker jim le–ta ni najpomembnejša v življenjskem poteku, ali zaradi okoliščin, kot so npr. zahteve na trgu delovne sile, mladim materam materinstvo prinese radost in zadovoljstvo.Women’s decision whether and when to have a child is closely connected with how the conception and society’s perception of motherhood have evolved throughout history. Nowadays, many women do not see their maternal role as a priority – they find other personal plans and goals more important. Analysing interviews with young mothers, I aimed to identify the contributing factors of why young women in Škofja Loka decide to have a child earlier in life, what significance these women attach to motherhood, and in what aspects this significance differs from that reflected by the trend of late motherhood. Young mothers see motherhood through the mother-child relationship. They believe that the roles of father and mother in relation to the child vary, which still relates to biological determinism. For them, motherhood is an important and responsible role they have assumed in life as women, and no one can take that away from them. None of these young mothers, except one, planned their pregnancy. The deciding factor for keeping a child and assuming the maternal role is a faithful partner. Unlike women who postpone their maternal role until later in life, either because they do not see it as most important in their life, or due to circumstances, such as labour market requirements, young mothers find joy and contentment in motherhood
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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