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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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
An improved energy management system framework for solar energy integration.
Full text linkHuo, Da - Associate SupervisorRenewable energy sources like wind and solar play a crucial role in decarbonizing
energy supply, but their variable and intermittent nature lead to reliability and
stability issues. One way of sustainably integrating these energy sources into the
grid is through an energy management system. The study reported in this thesis
gives a comprehensive definition of an integrated energy management system
and creates a novel framework that identifies energy forecasting, demand-side
management, and supply-side management, as crucial components for grid
balancing. In addition, this research looks particularly at solar integration, and
how the integrated energy management system offers a unique combination of
solar energy forecasting, time-of-use tariffs, direct load control demand response,
and generator control, in increasing penetration levels of solar energy. The
significance of this research is that the proposed system presents a viable,
sustainable, and cheaper way of increasing PV usage and thereby grid
penetration by prioritising efficient use of available PV supply before calling up
additional supply. To validate the proposed integrated energy management
system, this research looks to understand the functions of each individual
component and how their interconnectedness creates a novel management
system.
Firstly, this research develops a three-step solar forecasting approach that
uses low-level data fusion to combine weather variables from both an on-site and
a local weather station to improve solar energy forecasting. The forecasting
model response is historic PV generation, and the predictors are weather
variables with moderate to strong positive correlations to solar radiation. Data
obtained is preprocessed using Low-level Data Fusion, Pearson Correlation
Coefficient analysis, Rescaling method, and List-wise Deletion method. This
approach is then tested on a 1MW utility scale solar plant, resulting in a 6% and
13% prediction accuracy improvement when compared to solely using data from
an on-site, and local weather stations respectively. This approach is also
validated for three residential rooftop solar systems (8 kW, 10.5 kW and 15 kW),
achieving root mean square error values of 0.0984, 0.1425, and 0.0885
respectively. The resulting low root mean square error values, a measure of the
predicted PV to actual PV generation, proves that the model can be adopted for
different PV plant sizes and is suitable for any customer across the distributed
generation spectrum. To further improve the accuracy of the model, other
preprocessing techniques are investigated and applied. The study shows that the
combination of Low-level Data Fusion, Linear Interpolation, filling outliers, data
smoothing, Rescaling method, moderate to strong PV correlation of weather
parameters using Pearson Correlation Coefficient, day/time/month
decomposition, seasonal decomposition, Principal Component Analysis, and
holdout validation, increases the accuracy of the model by 75%.
The ability of direct load control to manage energy consumption is
validated in a case study by using Connected Power’s unique smart sockets and
Lumen radio’s Mira Mesh Radio Frequency wireless network. Small plug-in loads
were connected to ten smart sockets located in a robotics laboratory and a café,
resulting in reduced energy consumption by 44% and 72% respectively when
compared to the baseline without direct load control.
Finally, the integrated energy management system framework is validated
by testing its capacity to increase PV usage for an off-grid residential house with
a PV/diesel generator power source. A decision-based algorithm is created that
adjusts PV supply forecast errors, initiates direct load control responses to reduce
excess load during periods of low PV supply, and/or increase power supply by
calling up a diesel generator. In addition, this is combined with the proposed
three-step solar energy forecasting approach and a programmable load schedule
based on time-of-use criteria. The effects of customer behaviour are also
analysed by using a 14% override rate, with 80% preconditioning and 20%
rebounding. The hybrid PV/diesel generator power source with the proposed
integrated energy management system is compared against two configurations:
a baseline configuration that uses a solely diesel generator source, and a hybrid
PV/diesel generator power source. Results show that the integrated energy
management system reduced the lifetime expenditure costs and CO2 emissions
by 44% and 46% respectively when compared to the baseline configuration, and
by 8% and 9% in the hybrid photovoltaic/diesel generator, while also increasing
the PV usage from this configuration by over 113%.
This research also addresses opportunities and limitations of the proposed
system and lays the foundation for future research using other intermittent
renewable energy sources such as wind.PhD in Energy and Powe
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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