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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
Microduplication in the 2p16.1p15 chromosomal region linked to developmental delay and intellectual disability
Full text linkAbstract Background Several patients with the 2p16.1p15 microdeletion syndrome have been reported. However, microduplication in the 2p16.1p15 chromosomal region has only been reported in one case, and milder clinical features were present compared to those attributed to 2p16.1p15 microdeletion syndrome. Some additional cases were deposited in DECIPHER database. Case presentation In this report we describe four further cases of 2p16.1p15 microduplication in four unrelated probands. They presented with mild gross motor delay, delayed speech and language development, and mild dysmorphic features. In addition, two probands have macrocephaly and one a congenital heart anomaly. Newly described cases share several phenotype characteristics with those detailed in one previously reported microduplication case. Conclusion The common features among patients are developmental delay, speech delay, mild to moderate intellectual disability and unspecific dysmorphic features. Two patients have bilateral clinodactyly of the 5th finger and two have bilateral 2nd-3rd toes syndactyly. Interestingly, as opposed to the deletion phenotype with some cases of microcephaly, 2 patients are reported with macrocephaly. The reported cases suggest that microduplication in 2p16.1p15 chromosomal region might be causally linked to developmental delay, speech delay, and mild intellectual disability
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
Implementation of high-throughput sequencing for the identification of the molecular basis of intellectual disability
No full textLa déficience intellectuelle (DI) touche environ 1% de la population. La DI est très hétérogène sur le plan génétique puisque plus de 1000 gènes ont été identifiés jusqu’à présent. Le séquençage haut débit de l’ADN permet aujourd’hui d’analyser la totalité des gènes d’un individu (exome) ou la totalité de son génome. Ces approches représentent donc une opportunité pour apporter un diagnostic aux patients atteints de DI et leurs famillles et pour identifier de nouveaux gènes responsables de DI. Dans un premier temps, nous avons mis en place l’exome en diagnostic au CHU de Nantes. L’analyse d’une cohorte de 424 cas index a permis de poser un diagnostic dans 38,4% des cas. Nous avons ainsi confirmé l’efficacité de l’exome dans le diagnostic étiologique de la DI. Des analyses d’exomes en trio au sein du protocole de recherche HUGODIMS nous ont ensuite permis d’identifier 24 patients porteurs de variants faux-sens de novo dans un nouveau gène, TRRAP, avec un phénotype variable allant de la DI isolée à l’autisme avec ou sans DI jusqu’à des formes syndromiques avec malformations. Certains patients restent cependant sans diagnostic après une analyse d’exome. Nous avons donc réalisé 7 génomes en trio et nous avons identifié avec certitude la cause génétique pour 4 patients. L’étude du génome représente donc l’avenir proche du diagnostic de la DI et de la recherche de nouveaux gènes responsables de DI, mais des défis technologiques subsistent pour traiter ces données notamment en terme de stockage informatique et d’analyses bio-informatiques.Intellectual disability (ID) as a worldwide prevalence of about 1%. Genetics causes of ID are very heterogeneous and more than 1000 genes have been identified so far. Recent advances in DNA high-throughput sequencing allow now to sequence all the genes of an individual (exome) or its whole genome. Those approaches are thus an opportunity to increase the efficiency of the diagnosis of ID and for the identification of new disease-causing genes. First, we implemented exome sequencing in a diagnostic setting at the Nantes university hospital. We analyzed 424 probands and we solved 38.4% of cases, confirming the efficiency of exome sequencing for reducing diagnostic odyssey. Trio exome analysis then allowed us to identify 24 patients carrying de novo missense variants in a new genes, TRRAP, with a phenotype ranging from isolated ID or autism to a syndromic disorder with malformations. Given that about half of the patients remain without a diagnosis after exome analysis, we sequenced 7 genomes in trio. We found the molecular cause for 4 of those patients. Genome sequencing thus represents the near future for the diagnosis of ID and to uncover new disease-causing genes, but technological challenges still need to be addressed, notably in term of informatics storage and bioinformatics analysis
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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