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Levin, J. (Ed.) (2020). Nomad-State Relationships in International Relations. Before and after borders. Palgrave Macmillan, 281 pp.
No full textReview of: Levin, J. (Ed.) (2020). Nomad-State Relationships in International Relations. Before and after borders. Palgrave Macmillan, 281 pp.Reseña de: Levin, J. (Ed.) (2020). Nomad-State Relationships in International Relations. Before and after borders. Palgrave Macmillan, 281 pp
1965 -- Correspondence, Miscellaneous -- letter, 1965-04-01
No full textLetter from Levin, J. E. to Sabin, Albert B. dated 1965-04-01.Sabin Collection Fair Use Policy</a
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
Relation between Stress Conditions, Uncertainty and Incongruity Intolerance, Rigidity and Mental Health: Experimental Demonstrations
No full textAn innovative critique of existing studies on creativity has revealed the opportunity of distin- guishing between different varieties of creative tasks, and namely creativity for “Continuity”, “Opposition” and “Detachment”, considering relations between products and perceived models. This theoretical contribution has led to a specific evaluation procedure: the COD Creativity test. Considering the influences of dynamic processes on creative processes, it is worth experimentally studying the effects of short-term stress or comfort treatments. The similarities and differences between various existing studies are examined. A non-invasive but effective procedure, compared to classic techniques, is described: the “drawing recall” of stressful or relaxing real experiences, accompanied by detailed evaluations of the emotional sphere. In a specific investigation, creativity turned out to be significantly lower after acute stress with respect to comfort treatment. In con- clusion, the cognitive, decisional and activity processes involved in creativity operations can be considered as strictly reflecting emotional dynamic processes, as well as the experiences gained during the stress or comfort treatments. Results are explained considering the role of conflict overload in stress as a factor of incongruity and uncertainty intolerance, inhibiting the production of bizarre and unusual ideas and configurations, and thus reducing essential aspects relevant to the evaluation of creativity levels. From clinical point of view, we underline that decades of research has generally shown that being more rigid is associated with poorer mental health. Our experimental study gives confirmation of the link between stress and intolerance of uncertainty and incongruity; this correlation could augment the negative impact of stressors on anxiety levels. In summary, people with high level of intolerance of uncertainty and, generally, with high level of intolerance of incongruity, develop mental rigidity, and this traits constellation represent a risk for mental health
The “Colour Family Drawing Test”: Assessing Children’s Perception of Family Relationships. Studies on Mental Health and Cross-Cultural Comparisons.
No full textWe apply the Colour Family Drawing Test, as a development of the traditional black and white test,
for cross-cultural comparison. The participants, aged 7 - 10 years, both genders, were examined
individually. Each subject sat at a single table with a white rectangular card of standard size, 24
well-sharpened colour pencils, a black pencil, an eraser and other appropriate tools. S/he received
this verbal instruction: “Draw your family”. The procedure was firstly applied to 120 participants
attending primary schools of Rome (Biasi, Bonaiuto and Levin, 2014). The families were evaluated
through a semi-structural interview conducted with the children’s teachers and divided into: Harmonious
versus Very Conflictual Families. The drawings made by children of Harmonious Families
consistently used “Reassuring and Playful Colours” (Pink, Orange, Sky Blue, Light Green, Light
Yellow, other pastel colours); and were larger, tidier and more proportioned to respect the opposite
group. Children belonging to Conflictual Families used mostly “Alarming and Serious Colours”
(Grey, Black, Dark Bleu, Violet, Olive Green) and their drawings were less extended, more often
disordered and had typical deformations such as figures too thin. A second investigation examined
120 participants belonging to Asian immigrant families residing in Italy. A third investigation examined
120 participants belonging to Russian families of Moscow. Both last two investigations
obtained very similar results on the use of colours, and gave a confirmation of the relevance of the
Colour Family Drawing Test
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