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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
Structuration et renforcement du polystyrene par des copolymeres styrene/butadiene a gradient de composition
No full textPolystyrene is a brittle material at room temperature. Blending with a styrene/butadiene tapered block copolymer produces a nanostructured material which is tough and transparent. These copolymers are formed by a two step anionic polymerization to give the following sequence, polystyrene-b-(polybutadiene-tap-polystyrene)-b-polystyrene, S1-(B/S)tap-S2. Structuration and properties of pure copolymers and blends with polystyrene strongly depend on the asymmetry between S1 and S2 styrene blocks and the presence of the tapered block. The asymmetry and shape of the tapered profile have been determined by following the monomer conversion during model syntheses. The asymmetry is found to be responsible for a shift of the phase diagram towards higher styrene composition. Modelling the dynamic mechanical analysis of extruded copolymers has allowed us to validate the effect of the tapered block. It enlarges the interphase and increases the volume of soft phase. Blending with different high molecular weight polystyrenes under shear produces a transparent nanostructured material. The high viscosity of the matrix leads to a fine dispersion of the copolymer even if the components are immiscible. Upon cooling, the system is trapped in a non equilibrium state. In traction at room temperature, the strain at break of the blends increases abruptly at a critical volume fraction of copolymer, which varies with the molecular architecture of the latter. A universal curve is obtained when mechanical properties are presented as a function of the fraction of amount of soft phase.Cette étude porte sur le renforcement du polystyrène qui a un comportement fragile à température ambiante. Le mélange avec un copolymère styrène/butadiène à gradient de composition permet d'obtenir un matériau nanostructuré plus tenace, qui conserve sa transparence. Ces copolymères de type polystyrène-b-(polybutadiène-grad-polystyrène)-b-polystyrène (noté S1-(B/S)grad-S2) sont synthétisés en deux étapes par voie anionique. L'asymétrie entre les blocs S1 et S2 et le gradient de composition ont une influence déterminante sur la structuration et les propriétés, en pur ou en mélange. Des synthèses modèles avec mesures de conversion ont permis de déterminer les rapports de réactivité de la synthèse et d'évaluer l'asymétrie et la forme du gradient composition. L'asymétrie est responsable d'un décalage du diagramme de phase vers des compositions plus riches en styrène. Par une modélisation des propriétés mécaniques aux faibles déformations, il est montré que le bloc gradient a pour effet d'élargir l'interphase et augmenter le volume de phase molle. Sous cisaillement, le mélange avec différents polystyrènes de haute masse donne des matériaux nanostructurés transparents malgré l'immiscibilité vérifiée de ces systèmes. La viscosité élevée de la matrice permet de disperser finement le copolymère. Le système est piégé dans un état hors équilibre lors du refroidissement. En traction, les mélanges présentent une augmentation nette de l'élongation à la rupture pour une fraction critique de copolymère qui dépend de l'architecture de ce dernier. Une courbe universelle est obtenue lorsque les propriétés mécaniques sont présentée
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
Structuration et renforcement du polystyrene par des copolymeres styrene/butadiene a gradient de composition
No full textPolystyrene is a brittle material at room temperature. Blending with a styrene/butadiene tapered block copolymer produces a nanostructured material which is tough and transparent. These copolymers are formed by a two step anionic polymerization to give the following sequence, polystyrene-b-(polybutadiene-tap-polystyrene)-b-polystyrene, S1-(B/S)tap-S2. Structuration and properties of pure copolymers and blends with polystyrene strongly depend on the asymmetry between S1 and S2 styrene blocks and the presence of the tapered block. The asymmetry and shape of the tapered profile have been determined by following the monomer conversion during model syntheses. The asymmetry is found to be responsible for a shift of the phase diagram towards higher styrene composition. Modelling the dynamic mechanical analysis of extruded copolymers has allowed us to validate the effect of the tapered block. It enlarges the interphase and increases the volume of soft phase. Blending with different high molecular weight polystyrenes under shear produces a transparent nanostructured material. The high viscosity of the matrix leads to a fine dispersion of the copolymer even if the components are immiscible. Upon cooling, the system is trapped in a non equilibrium state. In traction at room temperature, the strain at break of the blends increases abruptly at a critical volume fraction of copolymer, which varies with the molecular architecture of the latter. A universal curve is obtained when mechanical properties are presented as a function of the fraction of amount of soft phase.Cette étude porte sur le renforcement du polystyrène qui a un comportement fragile à température ambiante. Le mélange avec un copolymère styrène/butadiène à gradient de composition permet d'obtenir un matériau nanostructuré plus tenace, qui conserve sa transparence. Ces copolymères de type polystyrène-b-(polybutadiène-grad-polystyrène)-b-polystyrène (noté S1-(B/S)grad-S2) sont synthétisés en deux étapes par voie anionique. L'asymétrie entre les blocs S1 et S2 et le gradient de composition ont une influence déterminante sur la structuration et les propriétés, en pur ou en mélange. Des synthèses modèles avec mesures de conversion ont permis de déterminer les rapports de réactivité de la synthèse et d'évaluer l'asymétrie et la forme du gradient composition. L'asymétrie est responsable d'un décalage du diagramme de phase vers des compositions plus riches en styrène. Par une modélisation des propriétés mécaniques aux faibles déformations, il est montré que le bloc gradient a pour effet d'élargir l'interphase et augmenter le volume de phase molle. Sous cisaillement, le mélange avec différents polystyrènes de haute masse donne des matériaux nanostructurés transparents malgré l'immiscibilité vérifiée de ces systèmes. La viscosité élevée de la matrice permet de disperser finement le copolymère. Le système est piégé dans un état hors équilibre lors du refroidissement. En traction, les mélanges présentent une augmentation nette de l'élongation à la rupture pour une fraction critique de copolymère qui dépend de l'architecture de ce dernier. Une courbe universelle est obtenue lorsque les propriétés mécaniques sont présentée
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
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