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    Frankfurt book fair: cancelled prize ceremony for Palestinian author is part of a long history of political zigzagging

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    First paragraph: The Frankfurt Buchmesse, or book fair, is the world’s largest publishing industry gathering, attracting thousands of exhibitors every October. On one level, it’s a business event focused on creating buzz for forthcoming bestsellers, trading rights and discussing industry developments. On another, it’s a public celebration of books and the values associated with them.https://theconversation.com/frankfurt-book-fair-cancelled-prize-ceremony-for-palestinian-author-is-part-of-a-long-history-of-political-zigzagging-21574

    sj-docx-1-sjp-10.1177_14034948221085399 – Supplemental material for Health risks among long-term immigrants in Norway with poor Norwegian language proficiency

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    Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-sjp-10.1177_14034948221085399 for Health risks among long-term immigrants in Norway with poor Norwegian language proficiency by Marte K.R. Kjøllesdal, Jennifer Gerwing and Thor Indesth in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health</p

    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

    The construction of Karen Karnak: The multi-author-function

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    This thesis is situated within the comparatively recent developments of Web 2.0 and the emergence of interactive WikiMedia, and explores the mode of authorship within a Read/Write culture compared to that of a Read/Only tradition. The hypothesis of this study is that the role of the audience has become merged with the author, and as such, represents new functions and attributes, distinct from a more conventional concept of authorship, in which the roles of audience and author are more separate. Read/Write and participatory culture, as defined by this study, is focused on collaboration, and includes the influences of D.I.Y. culture, Open-Source practices and the production of text by multiple authors. Multi-authorship presents a re-thinking of several concepts which support the notion of the individual author, since the focus of multi-authorship is not on attribution and ownership of a finished text, but on the continued malleability of a text. Modes of multi-authorship, demonstrated in the use of the pseudonyms Alan Smithee and Karen Eliot, represent declarative authors whose names signify multiple origins, whilst concurrently indicating a distinct body of work. The function of these names form an important context to this study, since primary research involves the construction of an experimental mode of multi-authorship utilising WikiMedia technology and the interaction of thirty nine participants, who are invited to create a body of work under the collective pseudonym Karen Karnak. The data generated by this experiment is analysed using aspects of Michel Foucault's author-function to identify and determine power structures inherent in the WikiMedia context. The interplay of power structures, including concepts such as identity, ownership and the body of work, affect the resulting mode of authorship and contribute to the construction of Karen Karnak, suggesting further areas of research into the emerging multi-author

    The electrophoretic mobility of DNA three-way junctions is affected by the sequence of overhanging single-stranded ends

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    The folding of three- and four-way DNA junctions is often assessed by comparing the electrophoretic mobility of restriction enzyme fragments, using the long-short arm assay. We have compared the mobility of synthetic three-way junctions that contain identical branch point sequences, but different restriction sites in the arms. We show that the mobility of fragments is affected by the sequence of the overhanging ends. In general, GC-rich overhangs produce fragments with anomalous mobilities. These anomalies can be prevented by treating the cleaved junctions with mung bean endonuclease, elevating the electrophoresis temperature or using blunt cleaving restriction endonuclease

    L’autografia d'autore: Cambiamenti nella realizzazione e nella concezione del libro dal XII secolo all’invenzione della stampa

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    It is generally believed that the invention of printing triggered a cultural change, marking the passage between the medieval idea of the book and the modern one. It should be noted, though, that there was an important evolution through the Late Middle Ages, and that the printing revolution, however crucial, must be placed inside the wider process that from the XIIth century onwards transformed the use and function of writing, of reading and, consequently, the book itself, both theoretically and physically. The aim of this study is to track the cultural roots of the changes in the practices of intellectual work and, viceversa, to determine whether and how such changes may have influenced, through the literary production, late medieval culture. I have focused on the phenomenon of literary autography which, very unusual in the Early Middle Ages, is attested by a new and uninterrupted series of examples from the XIth-XIIth centuries onwards. The cultural landscape of the end of the Middle Ages appears therefore marked by the tension between a recurring drive towards an individualisation of the relation between an author and his work and a strict control by the author over the final product (both philologically and graphically) and an opposite trend leading to the loosening of the author's control over his work, as a natural result of the circulation of the texts but also of a different idea of the authorial role

    Author Co-Citation Analysis (ACA): a powerful tool for representing implicit knowledge of scholar knowledge workers

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    In the last decade, knowledge has emerged as one of the most important and valuable organizational assets. Gradually this importance caused to emergence of new discipline entitled ―knowledge management‖. However one of the major challenges of knowledge management is conversion implicit or tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge. Thus Making knowledge visible so that it can be better accessed, discussed, valued or generally managed is a long-standing objective in knowledge management. Accordingly in this paper author co- citation analysis (ACA) will be proposed as an efficient technique of knowledge visualization in academia (Scholar knowledge workers)

    The influence of nickel-aluminium bronze microstructure and crevice colution on the initiation of crevice corrosion

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    A new mechanistic model has been established for the chemical and electrochemical mechanisms controlling nickel–aluminium bronze crevice corrosion. The crevice corrosion was initially confined to eutectoid regions with slight attack of the copper rich ?-phase within the ?+?III eutectoid. In the presence of high chloride concentrations, copper and aluminium complexes form and the hydrolysis of these complexes leads to the acidification of the crevice solution chemistry. As the crevice solution becomes increasingly acidic the initial protection of the ?-phases due to their higher aluminium contents is lost and become anodic to the ?-phase. The continuous nature of the ?III-phase makes it vulnerable with an 80 ?m depth of attack after only the first month which is accompanied by internal copper redeposited at cathodic sites. Crevice corrosion of copper-based alloys is often reported to be controlled by a copper-ion concentration cell, however, for nickel–aluminium bronze it appears that primarily the crevice corrosion propagation results from a combined action of localised acidification and differential aeration between the bold and occluded zones. This mechanistic understanding provides further insights in to the development of crevice corrosion experienced by nickel–aluminium bronze after long-term exposures to natural seawater for up to 3 years.<br/

    Condiscipuli Sumus

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    This chapter addresses the place of horizontal learning in monastic culture. Firstly, it focuses on the relation between theoretical instances of horizontal learning and the evidence for horizontal learning practices in monastic everyday life. On the basis of this, it proposes a reflection on the extent to which horizontal learning can be associated with the monastic world in comparison to other contexts, first and foremost the world of secular clerics and canon regulars. While there can be no doubt that horizontal learning is not unique to the monastic world, an evaluation of the complex balance between horizontal learning and vertical learning must always consider that much depends on the individual author, his or her social and religious status, the kind of community, and the specific contents and contexts of learning

    Development of logistics services in Vietnam since becoming the World Trade Organization’s member (WTO) : factors affecting supply chain activities at retail business enterprises in Vietnam

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    Logistics Services in Vietnam have been rapidly changing after accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2007, is marked a significant turning point in international integration. The entry into the world has extended a range of opportunities for import and export operations, which has supported the expansion and consolidation of logistics services. The thesis illustrates an overview of the Logistics Service and Supply Chain activities at Retail Businesses in Vietnam. The goals of this thesis were to offer the solutions to effectively develop the logistics service industry that can be proposed, positively impact the chain of production and business activities, and improve the competitiveness of Vietnamese enterprises. The study aimed at effectively assisting in improving the competitiveness of Vietnamese companies, actively contributing to the management of the product lifecycle and supply chain. The thesis was implemented by applying the qualitative research approach to collect the data from reliable sources such as academic books, sciences journal articles, literature views, sciences research by experts, etc. The data was evaluated and recognized the answer the research questions and substantiate the study’s conclusion. In the thesis, to acquire a better understanding of Logistics Services in practice in Vietnam, the author did a SWOT analysis, which was used to evaluate the situations then recommend the best solutions to the obstacles and challenges. Consequently, the author identified 15 critical factors impacting the performance of Vietnam's retail firms' supply chain operations and proposed a feasible solution for the future growth of Logistics Services Enterprises in Vietnam. The solution was based on the key success of 15 aspects and a long-term economic strategy for the expansion of Logistics Services. Comprehensive connectivity and coordination throughout the supply chain will enable supply chain development and growth
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