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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
Optimization of galenic formulation in order to limit the amount of preservative in topical products
No full textAujourd’hui, l’impact des conservateurs sur l’homme est remis en question. Il a été entrepris de mieux comprendre les agents antimicrobiens d’un point de vue physico-chimique pour fournir des règles de formulation, qui pourront être utilisées pour proposer à nos laboratoires de formulation des alternatives aux antimicrobiens classiquement utilisés. Ce travail a consisté en la compréhension des caractéristiques structurelles de molécules ayant, entre autre, des propriétés antimicrobiennes ; l’analyse des mécanismes physico-chimiques qui relient ces caractéristiques structurelles à leurs propriétés ; l’optimisation, à la lumière de ces informations, de la formulation de ces molécules. L’étude des familles chimiques, complétée par une étude plus large reliant la modélisation QSAR aux propriétés antimicrobiennes, a permis de conclure que certaines familles d’alcools et dérivés sont des alternatives de choix aux antimicrobiens usuels. Les caractéristiques permettant les meilleures performances étant : une structure asymétrique marquée ; une tête polaire comportant deux groupements hydrophiles, type diol ou mono glycéride ; une longueur de chaîne apolaire comprenant entre 6 et 12 carbones, avec un optimum entre 7 et 10 carbones ; le calcul du HLB résultant de ces caractéristiques donne un HLB compris entre 7 et 11. Les dérivés acides ou la famille des décanols ont permis de préciser l’intérêt d’une insaturation ou la présence d’un β-hydroxy. L’impact de la formulation d’une molécule modèle, le caprate/caprylate de glycérol a montré que dans une émulsion directe, les tensioactifs hydrophiles piègent dans leurs micelles l’actif, ce qui induit une diminution de l’activité antimicrobienne. L’épaisseur hydrophile des têtes polaires empêchent le passage de l’actif en dehors de la micelle vers le micro-organisme. Il est donc recommandé d’utiliser la quantité de tensioactif utile pour tapisser sans excès la surface des gouttes d’huiles. L’épaisseur des têtes polaires hydrophile peut être réduite en sélectionnant les tensioactifs, par exemple des ioniques phosphatés. D’autres paramètres ont été démontrés comme influant, dans une moindre mesure : il est recommandé de privilégier les gélifiants aux tensioactifs lors de l’élaboration d’une texture, d’optimiser le taux d’actif antimicrobien sur taux d’huile et d’utiliser de préférence des huiles peu solvantes de l’actif.Nowadays, preservatives in personal care are obviously a current issue. The aim of this study was to find out rules for molecular design and formulation conception dealing with a physico-chemistry point of view, in order to avoid classic preservatives. We have studied on structural features for antimicrobial activity and their behaviors in direct emulsions. After studies of various structural families, and a wide QSAR analysis, the result was that molecule with one or two alcohol groups are among the better antimicrobial agents. Especially, we focus on some characteristics, which improve considerably the antimicrobial activity : an asymmetric structure ; a two-hydroxylated polar head like diols or monoglycerids ; the main hydrocarbon tail should contain between 6 and 12 carbons with an optimum between 7 and 10 ; with these characteristics, the HLB value must be located between 7 and 11. An unsaturated bond in a linear chain or a β-hydroxylated group leads to an increase of decontamination. The impact of the formulation in direct emulsions of a model molecule, glycerol octanoate/decanoate, seemed to show that hydrophilic surfactants trap in their micelles the active product, which induces a decrease of the antimicrobial activity. The hydrophilic thickness of polar heads prevents the passage of the active product beyond the micelle to the micro-organism. It is therefore recommended that the quantity of surfactant used to create and stabilize the drops of oil be reduce to a minimum. The hydrophilic thickness of polar heads may be reduced by selecting the surfactants, for example an ionic phosphate. Other parameters have been demonstrated as affecting, to a lesser extent: it is recommended polymers and micro gels are used rather than surfactants in the preparation of a texture to customize the ration antimicrobial on oil and to use preferably non-polar oil
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
Prescriptome analytics an opportunity for clinical pharmacy
No full textInternational audienceClinical pharmacists have unique opportunities to be more involved in prescriptome analytics to expand research horizon in clinical pharmacy as an academic discipline. The development of predictive analytics with machine learning algorithms could have the potential to redesign the way we care for patients in our institutions for a more personalized medication therapy
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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