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    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The 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

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    “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

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    We 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

    The antecedents and moderators of online privacy disclosure perceptions and behaviours

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    This thesis explores antecedents, contextual factors and mechanisms of individual privacy disclosure perceptions, intentions and behaviours in digital environments. The research examines the role of time pressure, engagement format, as well as the impact of sequential privacy disclosure, where individuals disclose information at multiple and connected decision stages. This thesis also aims to explore the role of personality traits (BIG5) in privacy disclosure behaviours. First, results from the large-scale online randomised controlled trial (RCT) experiments (n=2776) indicate that under time pressure, individuals decrease the disclosure of sensitive information, suggesting the presence of a trade-off between speed and privacy. Second, individuals’ willingness to disclose sensitive information is also reduced when engaging with service agents (e.g. Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based, Human or hybrid Human AI teams) compared to non-agent-based engagement formats such as traditional web forms, as demonstrated by an online behavioural experiment (n=3176). This effect remains consistent for one-off and multiple engagement scenarios where sensitive information disclosure occurs. Finally, using the structural equation modelling (SEM) approach, I build a theoretical construct integrating personality traits, privacy concerns, and disclosure behaviours, showing that conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness elevate privacy concerns that drive privacy behaviours. Taken together, these findings extend the Antecedents-Privacy Concerns-Outcome (APCO) theoretical framework (Smith et al., 2011) by incorporating personality traits as another antecedent and demonstrating new boundary conditions under which individuals disclose sensitive information. They also highlight the importance of evidence-based and informed policymaking in the context of privacy regulation that should focus on the long-term aspects of privacy disclosure behaviours, especially with the steadfast advancement of AI. Furthermore, when building privacy-related user-centric experiences, organisations should focus on building a better understanding of individual characteristics to drive personalisation and strive to find the right balance between solutions that foster innovation, boost trust and reduce perceived risks of data sharing

    Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts

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    We 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

    Author Index

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    koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist

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    We 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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