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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
The long mine 2
No full textDuring a three-month stay in Fagersta in the summer of 2021, I developed a deep interest in the city. This inspired my previous master’s project where I proposed a public art installation for the city center. My first idea was to create six metal sculptures that would also serve as seating area, turning the planned construction of a multi-activity center into a public meeting place. These sculptures were intended as a tribute to Fagersta’s rich industrial heritage, focusing on its once-thriving steel industry, which relied on local natural resources such as forests, waterways and iron ore deposits which were abundant in and around Fagersta. The main focus of my master’s project is derived from this initial concept with a deep-rooted focus on the mining history of Fagersta. Through visits to the now inactive mines and interviews with people that have a connection to this cultural heritage I wish to preserve this history. These iron ore mines, that have been inactive since 1967 are a substantial part of Fagersta’s heritage that is now at risk of fading away. The central research question that will guide my project is: how can the integration of local history in the form of public art boost the sense of belonging of a public space and what could such a project look like? To investigate this, I conducted research in the local cultural history and did geographical studies. I also conducted interviews with several employees from Fagersta municipality and the former mine worker Bengt Högrelius that gave me insight into the current accessibility of mines such as Långgruvan 2. Långgruvan 2 is one of the best preserved mines in Fagersta and as such it became the focal point of my design. I 3D-scanned the entirety of Långgruvan 2, preserving the intricate details left by the mining in the bedrock and translating this into human scale sculptures that mimic the exact dimensions and organic shapes of the mine. The sculptures depict the combination of the raw aesthetic of the mine and communicate the human interaction with it. The aesthetics of the sculptures are inspired by Edward Burtynskys photo art depicting the global mining industry as well as the digital preservation act done by the island of Tuvalu. My project highlights the importance of integrating local cultural history throughout public art. Emphasizing how these kinds of installations can contribute to a strengthened connection between residents and the public space. Also looking at the challenges when depicting local history as an outsider. In conclusion, it would be ideal to place my sculpture in Fagersta to evaluate it’s impact on the residents engagement and feeling towards it. This is something I am still working on and due to financial restraints it is difficult to realize. However I still want to highlight the potential of the project to underline the importance of advocating for innovative ways to integrate historical events into the contemporary urban space
The long mine 2
No full textDuring a three-month stay in Fagersta in the summer of 2021, I developed a deep interest in the city. This inspired my previous master’s project where I proposed a public art installation for the city center. My first idea was to create six metal sculptures that would also serve as seating area, turning the planned construction of a multi-activity center into a public meeting place. These sculptures were intended as a tribute to Fagersta’s rich industrial heritage, focusing on its once-thriving steel industry, which relied on local natural resources such as forests, waterways and iron ore deposits which were abundant in and around Fagersta. The main focus of my master’s project is derived from this initial concept with a deep-rooted focus on the mining history of Fagersta. Through visits to the now inactive mines and interviews with people that have a connection to this cultural heritage I wish to preserve this history. These iron ore mines, that have been inactive since 1967 are a substantial part of Fagersta’s heritage that is now at risk of fading away. The central research question that will guide my project is: how can the integration of local history in the form of public art boost the sense of belonging of a public space and what could such a project look like? To investigate this, I conducted research in the local cultural history and did geographical studies. I also conducted interviews with several employees from Fagersta municipality and the former mine worker Bengt Högrelius that gave me insight into the current accessibility of mines such as Långgruvan 2. Långgruvan 2 is one of the best preserved mines in Fagersta and as such it became the focal point of my design. I 3D-scanned the entirety of Långgruvan 2, preserving the intricate details left by the mining in the bedrock and translating this into human scale sculptures that mimic the exact dimensions and organic shapes of the mine. The sculptures depict the combination of the raw aesthetic of the mine and communicate the human interaction with it. The aesthetics of the sculptures are inspired by Edward Burtynskys photo art depicting the global mining industry as well as the digital preservation act done by the island of Tuvalu. My project highlights the importance of integrating local cultural history throughout public art. Emphasizing how these kinds of installations can contribute to a strengthened connection between residents and the public space. Also looking at the challenges when depicting local history as an outsider. In conclusion, it would be ideal to place my sculpture in Fagersta to evaluate it’s impact on the residents engagement and feeling towards it. This is something I am still working on and due to financial restraints it is difficult to realize. However I still want to highlight the potential of the project to underline the importance of advocating for innovative ways to integrate historical events into the contemporary urban space
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
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
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