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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
A comparison of treatment adherence in individuals with a first episode of psychosis and inpatients with psychosis
No full textIn predicting treatment compliance in individuals with severe mental illness, research has focused on variables such as substance abuse, personality, history of child abuse, and symptomatology, although these relationships have not been investigated in great detail in individuals at the onset of mental illness. To better understand these correlates of treatment compliance, two samples were examined: a sample of 117 individuals presenting with a first episode of psychosis and a more chronic forensic sample of 65 participants recruited from a psychiatric hospital. These samples were investigated for service engagement in terms of violence history, substance abuse, symptom severity, psychopathic traits and history of childhood abuse. Linear regressions performed for the first episode sample revealed that childhood physical abuse was the strongest predictor of poor service engagement, followed by problems with alcohol, a history of physical violence, any history of violence and higher psychopathic traits. Linear regression revealed for the forensic group that a lower level of service engagement was most strongly predicted by a history of childhood abuse and a higher score on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Results are presented in light of the existing literature and clinical implications are discussed.Peer reviewedFinal article publishedCompliancePsychosisTraumaViolence and psychopath
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
Work productivity of people with a psychiatric disability working in social firms
No full textSeveral factors impact work productivity in employees with a psychiatric condition. OBJECTIVE: In the context of social firms (SFs) the goal of this study is to test a theoretical model to predict work productivity across time, while considering worker and workplace factors. METHODS: 222 people with a psychiatric disability employed in SFs were enrolled in a longitudinal study (6 month follow up) and completed the baseline battery of questionnaires on health (severity of symptoms), individual (self-esteem as a worker) and organizational factors (organizational constraints and supervisory support), and their work productivity (also measured at follow-up). Path analysis was used to test the hypothetical model, assessing individual and organizational factors in the context of social firms that could facilitate or hamper work productivity in the immediate term (T1), as well as the stability of work productivity in the middle/long term (T2 or 6 month follow up). RESULTS: Work productivity of people with a psychiatric disability was affected negatively by severity of the symptoms, organizational constraints, and positively by self- esteem as a worker at T1. The stability of work productivity was significant across time (T2). Supervisor support was only related to work productivity at 6 month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The results highlight the importance of the supportive workplaces for people with mental disorders that SFs provide, and the stability of work productivity across time. Supervisor support seems to have a delayed impact on work productivity. In future studies, researchers could determine how individual and organizational variables influence job tenure of employees with a psychiatric disability
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
Narrative development and supported employment of persons with severe mental illness
Full text linkEssai présenté à la Faculté des arts et des sciences en vue de l’obtention du grade de Doctorat en psychologie option psychologie cliniqueIntroduction. Le programme de réinsertion au travail de type soutien en emploi (SE) est reconnu comme étant le plus efficace des programmes de réintégration professionnelle pour des clients atteints de troubles mentaux graves, atteignant des taux d’emploi de 40 à 60 %. Pourtant, nous en connaissons peu sur le lien entre les indicateurs positifs d’emploi et les aspects subjectifs du rétablissement, tels que ceux retrouvés dans les récits narratifs. Objectif. La présente étude investiguait la relation prospective entre le développement du discours narratif au début de la réadaptation professionnelle et les indicateurs d’emploi huit mois plus tard. Méthode. À l'aide d'un échantillon de 38 personnes ayant des troubles mentaux graves (TMG) inscrites dans un programme de réinsertion au travail de type SE, l’étude longitudinale a examiné le lien entre la perception subjective du soi, à l’aide d’une mesure quantitative du développement des discours narratifs et des indicateurs d’emploi (p. ex. : employé ou sans emploi; nombre d’heures travaillées par semaine). Les auteurs ont exploré également l’évolution des récits narratifs au fil du temps. Résultats. Les résultats ont démontré que 57,9 % des participants obtenaient un emploi. Le développement des discours narratifs ne corrélait pas à l’obtention d’un emploi. Les participants sans emploi fournissaient des récits narratifs plus développés que les travailleurs par rapport à leur perception de proximité émotionnelle à autrui et de leur sentiment de valeur sociale, ainsi que par rapport au développement global de leurs discours. En outre, plus de proximité émotionnelle initiale prédisait moins d’heures travaillées huit mois plus tard, tout en contrôlant pour le fonctionnement exécutif, les symptômes négatifs et l’estime de soi. Enfin, alors que ceux qui travaillaient ne démontraient aucune évolution dans leurs discours narratifs, ceux qui étaient sans emploi augmentaient dans le niveau d’agentivité durant les huit mois de participation dans le programme SE. Conclusions. Les résultats démontrent que le rétablissement subjectif n’est pas nécessaire pour l’obtention d’un emploi compétitif. La relation entre les indicateurs de travail et le discours narratif mérite de plus amples recherches afin de l'étudier plus en profondeur.Introduction. Supported Employment (SE) is widely recognized as the most effective vocational program in psychiatric rehabilitation, resulting in employment rates of 40 to 60%. However, little is known about the link between positive work outcomes and subjective aspects of recovery, such as those found in narratives. Objective. The present study investigated the prospective relationship between narrative development at the start of vocational rehabilitation and positive work outcomes. Method. Using a sample of 38 people with Severe Mental Illness (SMI) participating in Supported Employment, the authors employed a time-limited, mixed-method longitudinal design to examine the relationship between baseline self-experience, as measured using a quantitative measure of narrative development, and employment outcomes (competitively employed or not employed; hours worked per week) eight months later. The authors also explored whether narratives evolved over the course of the study. Results. The results showed that 57.9% of participants were competitively employed at the end of the study. Narrative development was unrelated to work outcome for those with competitive employment. Unemployed participants provided more developed narratives than workers with respect to emotional connectedness, social worth and overall development of narratives. In addition, higher emotional connectedness at the start of SE was predictive of fewer hours worked eight months later, controlling for executive functioning, negative symptoms and self-esteem. Finally, while workers showed no changes in narratives over time, those without work demonstrated increased agency over the eight months of participation in SE. Conclusions. The results demonstrated that narrative recovery is not related to the ability of persons with SMI to find work or to work more hours. The relationship between work outcomes and narratives warrants further study
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