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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
Development of a staffing norm framework for dietitians at South African central and tertiary public hospitals
Full text linkThesis (PhD (Dietetics))--University of Pretoria, 2024.Background: The global human resources for health strategy indicates the necessity to prioritise human resources to improve health care and overall health outcomes. South Africa`s (SA) double burden of malnutrition, the core of the quadruple burden of diseases stresses the need for nutrition action. The absence of a national workforce planning tool to address nutrition workforce challenges impacts on the implementation of nutrition interventions and the aligned outcomes. The registered dietetic professional plays a significant role in the provision of appropriate and quality nutrition services. Hence, the need for an investment in an evidence-based workforce planning tool to determine the staffing needs of the cadre.
Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to develop a staffing norm framework to determine the needs of dietitians at South African central and tertiary public hospitals using the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN).
Design and Methods: A three phased developmental study based on the World Health Organisation Workload indicators for staffing (WISN) was conducted. In Phase 1 (preparatory phase) the distribution of permanently employed dietitians at South African public hospitals was mapped. The job descriptions of dietitians at central and tertiary public hospitals were analysed to inform a baseline of current dietetic practices for phase two of the study. In phase 2 (consensus phase) an online Delphi exercise was conducted to determine a standardised list of workload components and activity standards as per the WISN methodology. In phase 3 (finalisation phase) the eight step WISN methodology was applied to: 1) To conduct a case study at 21 central and tertiary public hospitals to determine the staffing needs of dietitians. 2) To develop a staffing norm framework and implementation tool for dietitians at the same level of care.
Results: Findings from the preparatory phase indicated a total of 844 permanently employed dietitians and 189 available dietetic vacancies at SA`s public hospitals. This first phase also provided a baseline of the work activities of dietitians for the Delphi consensus phase. The online Delphi resulted in a 92% agreement rating on all proposed and newly added workload components. A total of 45 workload components together with aligned activity standards was finalised. The application of WISN in the finalisation phase indicated extreme understaffing with high work pressures at the 21 hospitals. The lack of support staff and managerial posts compounded staffing needs often resulting in unnecessary overtime. WHO recommends the use of WISN as part of periodic reviews to allow for long-term forecasting of staffing needs. Hence, this last phase developed a context and cadre specific staffing norm framework. In addition, a South African WISN based excel tool was also developed to support implementation of the framework, allowing for automation and user-friendliness. The validation of the tool against the WHO WISN supported its use in the South African central and tertiary hospital setting.
Conclusion and Recommendations: WISN appears to be a beneficial tool in determining the needs of the cadre. The versatility of WISN has resulted in the development of a context specific tool to assist policy makers in prioritising the needs, future planning and forecasting of dietitians at South African central and tertiary public hospitals. It is recommended that similar tools be researched to prioritise the needs of dietitians at regional, district and specialised hospitals.
Keywords: Delphi, Dietitian, Framework, Human resources, Hospital, South Africa, Staffing, Staffing Needs, Tools, WISNHuman NutritionPhD (Dietetics)UnrestrictedFaculty of Health SciencesSDG-03: Good health and well-bein
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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