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Sustainable Development in an N-Rich/N-Poor World
No full textabstract: Sustainable development requires that per capita inclusive wealth—produced, human, and natural capital—does not decline over time. We investigate the impact of changes in nitrogen on inclusive wealth. There are two sides to the nitrogen problem. Excess use of nitrogen in some places gives rise to N-pollution, which can cause environmental damage. Insufficient replacement of nitrogen in other places gives rise to N-depletion, or loss of nutrient stocks. Neither is explicitly accounted for in current wealth measures, but both affect wealth. We calculate an index of net N-replacement, and investigate its relationship to wealth. In countries with low levels of relative N-loss, we find that the uncompensated loss of soil nitrogen in poorer countries is associated with declining rates of growth of inclusive per capita wealth. What is less intuitive is that increasing fertilizer application in both rich and poor countries can increase per capita inclusive wealth.This is the authors' final accepted manuscript. The final publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-013-0488-
Ambulante Sicherung gefährlicher Straftäter in Deutschland – Zur bundesweiten Evaluation der Führungsaufsicht.
No full textAmbulante Sicherung gefährlicher Straftäter in Deutschland – Zur bundesweiten Evaluation der Führungsaufsicht.
No full textGoing Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
Comparison of aquifer parameters with lineaments derived from remotely sensed data in Kinzig basin, Germany
No full textLineaments interpreted from aerial photographs and satellite imagery plays a crucial role in various geological applications like groundwater exploration, artificial recharge, mineral exploration, seismic studies, landslide mitigation etc. Since, it invariably indicates the weathered and fractured subsurface condition and increased permeability, lineaments have been widely applied in the field of groundwater exploration. However, only limited studies have been conducted in the view of hydrogeological significance by comparing aquifer parameters with lineaments. Comparison of lineaments with various aquifer parameters like well yield and transmissivity is necessary for development of confident measures in groundwater exploration. Kinzig basin falls in 'Main' river system in Germany was taken for this lineament validation study. The minor and major lineaments were interpreted from aerial photographs and Landsat Thematic Mapper satellite data. The aquifer parameters were correlated with the lineaments through overlaying technique available in ILWIS GIS software. The results have shown good correlation with different aquifer parameters
Variations on the Author
No full text“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
No full textWe 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
Vegetation of unforested calcareous fens of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis
No full textIn den Jahren 1987 bis 1990 wurden die im Main-Kinzig-Kreis bekanntgewordenen Kalksümpfe floristisch und vegetationskundlich untersucht. Als charakteristische Pflanzengesellschaften wurden das Cratoneuretum commutati, das Molinietum caeruleae caricetosum hostianae und eine Basalgesellschaft des Caricion davallianae festgestellt und mit Vegetationsaufnahmen belegt. 31 Kalksumpfstandorte werden beschrieben. Für die 21 Flächen, auf denen die typische Vegetation noch erhalten ist, werden Pflegehinweise gegeben. Die hauptsächliche Gefährdungsursache liegt heute in der Aufgabe der landwirtschaftlichen Nutzung.During the years 1987 to 1990, the flora and vegetation of the calcareous fens of the Main-Kinzig-Kreis which had become known to the authors were investigated. The Cratoneuretum commutati, the Molinietum caeruleae caricetosum hostianae and a basic community of the Caricion davallianae were identified as the characteristic plant communities and documented by vegetation releves. 31 calcareous fen areas are described. Advice is given on the cultivation and management of 21 sites where the characteristic vegetation continues to exist. The present main source of endangerment is the abandonment of agricultural utilization
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe 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, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry
No full textThis work is about the roles of Author, Publisher and Bookseller in Book development in
Nigeria. The paper started by delving into the history of Book Publishing in Nigeria after
which it proceeded by defining who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and
expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in Nigerian Book Industry and in
the emerging Information Society. Furthermore, the various constraints to book
development were identified while the paper advised on how the Book Industry can be
further promoted in Nigeria. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations
on how the Book sector can help in enhancing scholarship in the country
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