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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
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
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
Attitudes of nursing staff towards Computerization: a case of two Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
No full textAim: - This study aimed at determining the attitudes of nurses towards the use of computers and
the factors that influence these attitudes.
Background: - The health sector is faced with constant changes as new approaches to tackle
illnesses are unveiled through research. Information, communication and technology have
greatly transformed healthcare practice the world over. Nursing, being an integral part of the
healthcare delivery system, is exposed continually to a repertoire of changes. It is a common
practice for authorities to plan and institute changes in hospitals without regard for the feelings
or views of the intended end users.
Nurses have often found themselves compelled to adopt changes for which they had little or no
contributions. This invariably bred resentment and resistance leading to slowed or unsuccessful
realization of the intended change (Timmons, 2003). Variables such as age, educational level,
years worked in nursing, computer knowledge and experience have been found to influence the
attitudes of nurses towards computerization.
Methods: - This was a cross sectional descriptive study to determine the attitudes of nurses
towards the use of computers in their hospitals. One hospital (AKUH) had introduced use of
computers while the other (KNH) had not. The respondents from AKUH were taken to be users
while those from KNH non-users.
The study was conducted in medical and surgical wards in both Aga Khan University Hospital
(AKUH) and Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, Kenya. A convenience sample of
200 nurses filled the questionnaires. The response rate was 100%.
Data was collected using a modified version of the Nurses' Attitudes Towards Computerization
(NATC) questionnaire that was developed by Stronge and Brodt (1985). The study instruments
were tested for reliability and validity. The reliability coefficient for the likert-type questions was
a Cronbach alpha was 0.82 implying a high internal consistency. The data was collected over a
period of two months between May 2011 and June 2011. Descriptive statistics were used to
analyze the data.
In addition, two nonparametric tests (Kruskal- Wallis Test and Mann Whitney U-test) were used
to establish relationships between the variables.
Results: - Seventy eight percent (n = 156) of all the participating nurses were from Kenyatta
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National Hospital (KNH) and the remanung 22% (n= 44) from the Aga Khan University
Hospital (AKUH). Overall, the nurses in the two hospitals had a favorable attitude towards
computerization. The total attitude scores for nurses at both hospitals was 73.53 (SD = 13.15) out
of a maximum possible score of 100. The range of attitude scores for this sample was 34 to 100.
The non-users had a significantly higher attitude score (mean = 74.56) compared to the users
(mean = 69.86, Mann Whitney z =2.206, p = 0.0274). Majority of respondents (72.4%) totally
rejected the suggestion that computers should be confined to non-nursing departments such as
finance. A similar majority rebuffed the idea that nurses should never use computers. The age of
nurses showed a statistically significant association with attitude towards computerization
(Kruskal Wallis i = 13.29, p = 0.039). Gender did not significantly impact on their attitude
towards computerization (Mann-Whitney z = 0.179, p = 0.86). Professional training significantly
influenced the nurses' attitudes towards computerization (Kruskal Wallis i= 9.34, p = 0.025).
Holders of bachelors' degrees (mean = 82.07) and higher diplomas (79.07) had the highest
attitude scores.
The duration of exposure to computers showed a significant association with attitude towards
computerization (Kruskal Wallis i = 12.81, P = 0.025). Nurses with longer durations of
exposure to computers (at least three years) at both hospitals were likely to have more positive
attitudes than those with relatively shorter durations of computer use.
Conclusion: - Generally, nurses have positive attitudes towards computerization. The findings
further disclose that nurses with little or no experience in using computers in the places of work
(non-users) and those from a hospital that had instituted use of computers (users) both had
positive attitudes towards computerization. Interestingly, the non-users were more positive than
the users.
This information is important for the planning and implementation of computerization in the
hospital as suggested in other studies.
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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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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