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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
Factors influencing trail use into lakes with tourism values
Get PDFTourism establishments that are only accessible by float plane are a vital component to northern Ontario‟s economy. The remote nature of the lakes where these establishments are located can be compromised through introduced all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails that are developed from forest access roads. This study assesses the factors that influence ATV trail use into lakes with tourism establishments that are only accessible via float plane. The study was conducted across northern Ontario using TrafX traffic counters to monitor ATV trail use. Five factors were analyzed; Weekend and corresponding holiday traffic, Trail Length, Lake Size, Accessibility (distance to communities) and the presence Walleye Sander vitreus. It was discovered that trail length was negatively associated with trail use and weekend and corresponding holiday, lake size, and accessibility were positively associated with trail use. These results can help to identify lakes that are of high risk for ATV trail use and, thus, might require more management and enforcement efforts
Social dimensions of forestry road management : a study of Wawa district residents
Get PDFThis study explores the social dimension of forestry road access management in the Ontario
Ministry ofNatural Resource's Wawa District (northern Ontario). Road access restrictions in the
District are often implemented for the protection of remote tourism values, and many
recreationists have expressed strong opposition to these restrictions. This study examines the
issue from two perspectives. First, it determines residents' satisfaction levels with current
forestry road management, and explores how satisfaction varies with user characteristics.
Second, it determines residents' evaluations of the desirability of specific road access tools and
controls, such as signs, gates, and physical impediments, and explores how these evaluations
vary. The user characteristics considered include age, community of residence, use frequency,
familiarity, environmental beliefs, and recreational activities pursued. The results provided
varying degrees of evidence for the relationships between the user characteristics and satisfaction
and management tool evaluations. However, although all user characteristics considered were
shown to have some predictive ability, there was low support for all models and much variation
was left unexplained for both satisfaction and management tool evaluations, suggesting that there
remain other unidentified factors influencing these social dimensions of forestry road
management
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
Enabling the Wild Child: Measuring Child Sense of Place and Connectivity to Nature in Relation to a Park Experience
Get PDFNature-deficit disorder is a condition termed by Richard Louv in 2005 to account
for the disconnect from nature experienced by individuals, families, and communities in
the developed world (particularly in a North American context). It has most notably been
documented as a problem that afflicts today’s children. In finding a solution to this
concern, an understanding of what connects children to natural places is necessary.
Connection to nature is defined in the context of this research as an emotional bond an
individual has with the environment (Jager & Halpenny, 2012). Increasingly more people
live in cities with less nearby nature; consequently, parks have become more important in
the role they play in exposing people to the natural environment. Sense of place theory
explores the meanings and attitudes people prescribe to a place (Derr, 2001) and thus
provides an appropriate theoretical framework for examining park attachment in children.
This research seeks to understand what experiences in parks are most influential
in fostering a sense of place and relate to a stronger connection to nature. This study
followed a mixed methods design, using a survey tool in the form of a park activity
booklet. The activity booklet contains both a sense of place and connection to nature
measure, capturing children’s voice through writing and drawings.
There were two levels of data collection and analysis. A pre-test was first
conducted with families (N=7) to improve upon the usability of the instrument, selected
through convenience sampling. The revised questionnaire was sent to schools in the
Thunder Bay Catholic School Board where children ages 8-12 (N=460) completed the
activity booklet in class while parents (N=133) completed the survey at home. Statistical nalyses were performed on the data using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.
The qualitative written responses were coded to uncover resultant themes.
The findings of this study conclude that allowing children unstructured time to
explore the outdoors through imaginative play and nature appreciative activities is the
best way to foster a connection to place. Further, sharing experiences with family
members, and exploring natural features (e.g. lakes, forests, plants and animals) were
most indicative of sense of place.
This study has developed a means of measuring the relationship between
children’s sense of place and connectivity to nature using one local sample population. It
has provided insight on what experiences are most memorable in a child’s park visit and
gives reason to believe children can make meaningful connections to a place they visit.
This research has pragmatic implications for park staff, as it provides information on
aspects within parks that foster an attachment to place and connection to nature,
illustrating where efforts should be focused to increase family visitation
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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