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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
Micro-scale modelling of gas diffusion in pear tissue during long term storage
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Renal Ne/De tumor cells and related microcirculatory changes in a rat model
No full textAbstract
Introduction: The development of malignant tumors and their abnormal vasculature may result
in severe alterations in tissue perfusion. The aim of this study was to investigate the alterations
in the kidney microcirculation, related micro-rheological changes, and parenchymal structural
differences in a rat-origin mesenchymal mesoblastic nephroma (Ne/De) tumor cell implantation
model.
Materials and Methods: Sixteen female Fischer-344 rats (bodyweight: 190.17±4.96 g) were
anesthetized (3% isoflurane) (permission reg. nr.: 21/2017/UDCAW), the retroperitoneum was
opened in the lumbar region. The left kidney was exposed and the Gelaspon® disc containing
0.9 % NaCl or tumor cells (1x106 Ne/De tumor cells, established by Prof. Dr. Pál Kertai) was
placed under the renal capsule. The wound was closed in two layers. The microcirculation of
the kidney was monitored by Cytocam IDF camera on the 1st and the 9th postoperative (p.o.)
days. Blood samples were taken on the day of implantation, and on the 4th and 9th p.o. days for
testing hematological parameters, red blood cell (RBC) deformability and aggregation.
Results: Leukocyte count significantly increased by the 4th p.o. day (p=0.002 vs. base) followed
by a decrease on day 9 (p=0.002 vs. day 4). Platelet count increased on p.o. days 4 and 9
(p<0.001 vs. base). In all RBC aggregation index values a continuous and significant increase
was observed (M5 index value on 4th day: p=0.034, on 9th day: p<0.001 vs. base; M10 index
values on 4th day: p=0.034, on 9th day: p=0.008 vs. base). The RBC deformability describing
parameter SS1/2 [Pa] was remarkably increased on day 9 (p=0.007 vs. base), representing
worsened RBC deformability. On day 9 the structural features of the tumor tissue and a
heterogenous blood flow pattern were detected by the Cytocam compared to healthy or to the
contralateral intact kidney. Vessels with abnormal geometry and shape were often seen in the
recordings, where flow parameters were increased, while in other territories RBC aggregates
and microcirculatory deterioration was observed.
Conclusion: The growing malignant renal tumor caused significant deterioration and
heterogeneity in the microcirculation, of which background can be the abnormal vessels and
impaired blood micro-rheology. The model seems to be suitable for further investigations of
tumor growth and related microcirculatory changesegységes, osztatlanáltalános orvosango
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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