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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
Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on dysphagia in stroke patients
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to discuss the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on treating dysphagia in stroke patients. A literature review was done with electrical stimulation being combined with other traditional treatments to determine effectiveness. The results of the studies suggest that electrical stimulation can be beneficial in stroke patients who had an acute stroke, mild to moderate dysphagia, and who complete treatment within two months
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
Evaluation of a Position-specific Task in Ncaa Division I Linemen
No full textIt is the responsibility of the strength and conditioning professional to implement quality training programs and properly evaluate each athlete's physical performance. It is essential that strength and conditioning professionals have access to an evaluative tool that provides a practical, position-specific assessment of playing ability in collegiate linemen. The purpose of this study was two-fold: To compare the performance of a position-specific task on the MAXX Football Sled Device (MFSD) between NCAA Division I offensive and defensive linemen. Also, to investigate any associations among selected strength and power variables with performance on the MFSD in NCAA Division I offensive and defensive linemen. Twenty-six NCAA Division I offensive (n=12) and defensive linemen (n=14) (age 20.11 1.49yrs) performed ten "fire-and-drive" repetitions on the MFSD. Upon an auditory signal rendered from the MFSD, subjects exploded in to the breast plate region of the dummy as forcefully and rapidly as possible. After each repetition subjects reset themselves in a three point stance. Timing between repetitions was an automatically randomized duration of 6 to 10 sec. The MFSD measured average force (AVGF) across the ten trials and movement time (MT), the time from the auditory signal to initial contact on the dummy, for each of the ten repetitions. Secondary data including 1 RM of the squat, bench press, and power clean, along with vertical jump, 10 yd. sprint, 40 yd. sprint, and body fat percentage were gathered from the team's strength and conditioning staff. Defensive linemen were found to produce significantly lower movement times when compared to offensive linemen (p = 0.032). There were no significant relationships found between the dependent variables gathered from the MFSD and any independent variables. Test-retest reliability demonstrated strong reliability with the device for both AVGF (ICC = .813; SEM = 93.4) and MT (ICC = .828; SEM = .022). Results of this study indicate that defensive linemen accelerate out of the three point stance quicker than offensive linemen. Further exploration for the purpose of finding exercises that correlate with a position-specific task in these athletes is warranted.School of Teaching and Curriculum Leadershi
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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