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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
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
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe 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
Full text linkWe 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
Ús d’antibiòtics i antisèptics tòpics per a la prevenció de la infecció del lloc quirúrgic
Full text linkLa infecció del lloc quirúrgic (SSI) és una de les principals causes d’infecció associades a la salut i es relaciona amb una elevada mortalitat, estades hospitalàries prolongades i un consum elevat de recursos. Encara disposant de guies de pràctica clínica tan importants com les de l’OMS, CDC, NICE, recentment publicades i actualitzades, l’evidència respecte a la utilització d’antibiòtics i/o antisèptics tòpics en el lloc de la incisió per a la prevenció d’infecció de la ferida quirúrgica és limitada i les recomanacions heterogènies. Les guies clíniques referides són, a més, molt generalitzades, sense especificar el tipus d’antibiòtic que ha de ser o no ha de ser usat. L’ús d’antibiòtics i/o antisèptics en el lloc de la incisió abans del seu tancament primari per a prevenir la SSI pot ser aplicat en diferents àrees de la cirurgia com a situacions urgents o electives, i en diferents formats d’aplicació. Fins al nostre coneixement la utilitat dels antibiòtics i/o antisèptics tòpics no han estat meta-analitzada tenint en compte totes aquestes diferents perspectives. Hipotetitzem que es poden obtenir més dades de les quals disposem en l’actualitat per a fer recomanacions més concretes referents a les diferents opcions de l’ús d’antibiòtics i/o antisèptics tòpics abans del tancament primari de la ferida per a prevenir la SSI. Amb aquesta intenció hem realitzat dues Meta-anàlisi recopilant tots els Assajos clínics corresponents a aquest assumpte per a determinar si l’ús d’antibiòtics tòpics i si l’ús d’antisèptics tòpics redueixen la infecció de ferida quirúrgica.La infección del sitio quirúrgico (SSI) es una de las principales causas de infección asociadas a la salud y se relaciona con una elevada mortalidad, estancias hospitalarias prolongadas y un consumo elevado de recursos. Aún disponiendo de guías de práctica clínica tan importantes como las de la OMS, CDC, NICE, recientemente publicadas y actualizadas, la evidencia respecto a la utilización de antibióticos y/o antisépticos tópicos en el lugar de la incisión para la prevención de infección de la herida quirúrgica es limitada y las recomendaciones heterogéneas. Las guías clínicas referidas son, además, muy generalizadas, sin especificar el tipo de antibiótico que debe o no debe ser usado. El uso de antibióticos y/o antisépticos en el lugar de la incisión antes de su cierre primario para prevenir la SSI puede ser aplicado en diferentes áreas de la cirugía como situaciones urgentes o electivas, y en diferentes formatos de aplicación. Hasta nuestro conocimiento la utilidad de los antibióticos y/o antisépticos tópicos no han sido meta-analizada teniendo en cuenta todas estas diferentes perspectivas. Hipotetizamos que se pueden obtener más datos de los que disponemos en la actualidad para hacer recomendaciones más concretas referentes a las diferentes opciones del uso de antibióticos y/o antisépticos tópicos antes del cierre primario de la herida para prevenir la SSI. Con esta intención hemos realizado dos Meta-análisis recopilando todos los Ensayos clínicos correspondientes a éste asunto para determinar si el uso de antibióticos tópicos y si el uso de antisépticos tópicos reducen la infección de herida quirúrgica.The Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is one of the principal causes of infection associated to the health and is related with a high mortality, prolonged hospital stay, and an elevated consumption of resources. Still having guides of clinical practice as important like the WHO, CDC, NICE guidelines, recently published and updated, the evidence with regard to the utilisation of antibiotics and/or antisèptics at the surgical incision site for the prevention of infection of the surgical wound is limited and the recommendations are heterogeneous. The guidelines are, besides, very generalised, without specifying the type of antibiotic to being used. The use of antibiotics and/or antisèptics at the surgical wound before its primary closure to prevent SSI can be applied at different areas of the surgery, like urgent or elective situations, and with different application forms. The utility of antibiotics and/or antiseptics have not been meta-analysed taking into account all these different perspectives we hypothesize that we can obtain more data of which we actually know and we'll be able to do more concrete recommendations in relation with the different options of use of antibiotics and/or antiseptics before the primary closure of the surgical wound to prevent SSI. With this intention we have realised two Meta-analysis including all available Randomized controlled trials of the subject to determine if the use of topical antibiotics and/or topical antiseptics reduce the SSI.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Programa de Doctorat en Cirurgia i Ciències Morfològique
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