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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
An exploration of middle-aged and older gay men's health and illness practices
No full textBackground: Despite a wealth of knowledge that demonstrates middle-aged and older gay men experience substantial health inequities when compared to heterosexual men, little information is available pertaining to the health and illness practices of gay men.
Methods: This dissertation includes three qualitative manuscripts with the overarching aim of exploring middle-aged and older gay men’s health and illness practices. Data were collected via conversational interviews with 25 men who self-identified as gay. The first qualitative descriptive manuscript examined how middle-aged and older gay men developed resilience over time to promote health and wellness. Next, a grounded theory was conducted to describe the processes by which middle-aged and older gay men managed their health. The third manuscript involved a qualitative description of how men experienced their mental health and the strategies they used to mitigate the deleterious effects of mental health challenges.
Results: The findings from the first manuscript demonstrated that resilience was developed over time by: (1) building and sustaining networks, (2) addressing mental health, and (3) advocating for self. The grounded theory indicated that the core process of health management is overcoming adversity, which is achieved by three overarching and interrelated processes: (1) advocating for health needs, (2) knowing about health issues and treatments, and 3) engaging in health promoting practices. The third manuscript findings yielded three categories as to how mental health was experienced, and how the deleterious effects of mental health challenges were mitigated: (1) gaining new perspectives of mental health over time, (2) reaching out to formal health services for support with mental health challenges, and (3) engaging in practices to maintain and improve psychological well-being.
Conclusion: These findings highlight the influence of age and experience, historical and ongoing discrimination, as well as capacity, to middle-aged and older gay men’s health and illness practices. Consequently, meaningful and effective health services must be developed with recognition of men’s strengths and capacities amidst discrimination. Potential approaches to health service development and delivery to improve health outcomes include equity-oriented primary health care, trauma-informed care, social public health approaches and peer-based services and resources.Applied Science, Faculty ofNursing, School ofGraduat
The process of safer crack use amongst women in Vancouver's downtown eastside
No full textCrack cocaine is prevalent in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, with evidence suggesting women use more than men. Crack cocaine poses many harms to the body, and women face unique harms due to the gendered use of crack. However, there has been little investigation into how women go about minimizing some of the harms associated with crack. Informed by harm reduction and women’s-centred philosophies, a grounded theory approach was employed to explore the process that women engage in to limit the physical, psychological and interpersonal harms associated with crack use, as well as identify the social, economic and political factors that influence the process of safer use. Data were collected via seven group interviews (n=27) that took place over a three month period with women who were actively using crack cocaine.
Data illustrated women’s crack use patterns shifted over time from heavier to more intermittent use, and four central processes that enabled women to practice safer crack use were identified. At the root of these processes was a dedication to care for the self and others. The processes were identified as: establishing a safe physical space, building trusting relationships, learning about safer crack use, and accessing safer use equipment. These strategies were in turn influenced by larger contextual factors including the spatial environment (violence and police activity), economics (living with extreme financial limitations) and politics (the instability of supportive housing and lack of safe places for women).
Women demonstrated proficiency to care for themselves and others in the context of crack use, but many changes within the political and health care systems are necessary to facilitate safer practices to improve health outcomes. Firstly, a political agenda that is dedicated to the development of supportive housing is essential for safer use, as is greater access to income assistance. Furthermore, harm reduction programming that focuses on women’s contributions and expertise in the realm of safer use is essential to ongoing development of a supportive community of women. Moreover, the availability of safer use equipment is quintessential for women to apply knowledge regarding safer crack use to minimize some of the harms associated with crack.Applied Science, Faculty ofNursing, School ofGraduat
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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