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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
LITERACY PROMOTION IN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE IN THE UNITED STATES
Full text linkIntroduction: This presentation provides a review of the Reach Out and Read (ROR) program in the United States, including its
historical aspects spanning more than three decades, while discussing the current statistics within the program and its impact,
and also its growing evidence base. The program currently serves 4.2 million children annually, reaching out to them
through 40,000 trained pediatric clinicians at more than 6000 clinics. More than half of the children participating in the program
are from low-income families, and it is a ROR priority to reach children at risk from negative social aspects relating to
health, including poverty, racism, and inequity.
Aim: I will discuss the structure of the program, including the role of the National Center and its regional affi liates, concentrating
on the strategic initiative that we call the “Next Chapter”, which formulates the Reach Out and Read model in terms of
supporting parents, promoting early foundational relationships, and increasing positive childhood experiences, which aims
to protect children growing up in adverse circumstances and help build resilience. The ROR model promotes book-related
language-rich positive interactions, which strengthen those all-important interactions and provide families with opportunities
and routines fostering such positive experiences.
Methods: The presentation will review the training curriculum for medical providers, especially using books in the exam room
to assess children’s development and connect with parents. The talk will also reference other important ROR initiatives, including
promoting diverse books, starting at birth, working in the NICU, and supporting early mathematical skills along with
early literacy skills.
Conclusion: In 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement on “Literacy Promotion in Pediatric Primary
Care”, which recommended that such literacy promotion should be a standard part of primary care for all children, citing
the body of evidence that links participation in ROR with increased the frequency of parents reading aloud, increased
positive attitudes toward books and reading aloud by both parents and children, and improved vocabulary skills in preschool
children. The supporting evidence includes work on positive childhood experiences and toxic stress. Hence, I intend to discuss
ways ROR can help clinicians reconnect with their original ideals and intentions concerning pediatric primary care and
off er a sense of joy to pediatric providers, families, and the whole clinical setting
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
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