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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
SECURING HUMAN RIGHTS IN CYBERSPACE: IN THE LIGHT OF THE CYBERIZATION OF OWNERSHIP, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS
No full textThis research adopts the black letter methodology in assessing the exercise of, and protection of human rights in cyberspace. The exercise of rights in cyberspace is a consequence of the cyberization process spearheaded by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Consequently, the adoption of various aspects of reality, into digitalized formats, has not only created another dimension for transacting, executing rights, and performing economic, political and social functions; it has correlatively created a new epicenter for criminal acts and abusive practices. On that account, the State’s responsibility to protect, now possesses a cyber-dimension that is jurisprudentially embodied in cyber laws and cyber security regulations. Thus, this research adopts a five-paradigm approach for assessing security concerns as well as the exercise of rights in cyberspace. Hence, emphasis is placed on the protection of ownership and exclusive rights; ensuring the legality of activities executed on cyber platforms as well as the proscription of criminality; the legitimacy of administrative activities executed on the internet; ensuring the functionality of cyber platforms; and right to access in cyberspace. Reference is also made to the economic dimension of cyber-security. Thereby urging States to take unilateral and multilateral stepstowards guaranteeing human rights in cyberspace. This research also emphasizes on the imperativeness of ensuring that cyber laws and regulatory strategies adopted by governments are pragmatic and advanced enough, to cope with, or to tackle the challenges, complexity, efficiency, progress and accelerated development of cyber-technology
ASSESSING THE EFFICACY OF SALE OF GOODS LAW AS A TOOL FOR GUARANTEEING THE RIGHTS OF TRADERS AND PURCHASERS
No full textThis study adopts a doctrinal legal research methodology to critically examine the efficacy of the Sale of Goods Law (SGL) in protecting the rights of traders and purchasers. Through a detailed analysis of legal principles, statutes, case law, and international conventions, the study evaluates the legislative innovations introduced by the SGL. It identifies Section 44 of the Bayelsa State SGL as a pivotal provision that strengthens consumer protection by mandating the right to examine goods before acceptance. The study also highlights the incorporation of the principle of utmostgood faith as defined in Article 68, recommending its application as a mandatory condition in the execution of sales contracts. Furthermore, it calls for the removal of the negligence exception withinthe legal interpretation of utmost good faith to discourage careless conduct by contracting parties.The study concludes that the SGL, as currently enacted, plays a foundational role in promoting fairness, accountability, and economic justice in commercial transactions
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“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
PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF THE BONA-FIDE PURCHASER FOR VALUE
No full textThis study examines the role of the Sale of Goods Law (SGL) in safeguarding the rights of bonafide purchasers for value (BFPV) and emphasizes the necessity of such protections. Using the doctrinal legal research methodology, this study investigates the legal principles, statutes, and judicial precedents that shape the legal framework surrounding BFPV. A comparative analysis of BFPV under property law and commercial law reveals a stark contrast in the burden of due diligence imposed on purchasers. Under property law, purchasers are expected to conduct thorough due diligence, whereas commercial transactions primarily require purchasers to pay valuable consideration and act in good faith, even in cases of negligence. Furthermore, exceptions to the nemo dat quod non habet principle, as enshrined in the SGL, provide additional protections for BFPV, ensuring transactional security amidst uncertainties in verifying the legitimacy of sellers\u27 titles. This study concludes that these statutory exceptions and legal safeguards are crucial in mitigating risks associated with commercial transactions and facilitating equitable trade
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
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