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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
COMPARISON OF TREASURER\u27S FUNCTION IN HOME AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANK
Get PDFFunkcija in potreba zakladništva v poslovni banki se razlikuje od banke do banke, odvisno od njene velikosti, vrste poslov, ki jih opravlja, in organiziranosti banke. V nekaterih bankah zakladništvo le opravlja transakcije po naročilu drugih operativnih enot, v drugih pa njegove pristojnosti zajemajo skrb za likvidnost banke, upravljanje bilance banke, upravljanje specifičnih tveganj, vzdrževanje odnosov z drugimi bankami, trgovanje v imenu in za račun banke, razvoj novih finančnih instrumentov, upravljanje uradnih cen (obrestnih mer, tarif , ter tečajev) in podobno. Vrsto aktivnosti sektorju zakladništva večini primerov določi uprava banke, ki tudi opredeli v kolikšnem obsegu se bodo te aktivnosti izvajale. V splošnem pogledu, se funkcije zakladništva med izbranimi tujimi in domačimi bankami v tem delu razlikujejo predvsem zaradi različnih trgov in še posebej specifičnosti (teh) posameznih trgov. Manjši trg ne potrebuje večjih ali po drugi strani zelo ozko usmerjenih sektorjev znotraj banke, saj zaradi same majhnosti trga ali tržnega deleža stroški za takšno organizacijo niso upravičeni. Iz tega izhaja posebnost večjega trga, ki že zaradi same zapletenosti in raznolikosti potrebuje ožja ali specializirana področja ali sektorje, ki jim omogoča ustrezno obravnavanje posamezne aktivnosti. V zadnjem času pa se predvsem v (izbranih) tujih bankah opaža trend specializacije tudi v sektorju zakladništva, ki se čedalje bolj posveča trgovanju, razvoju in prodaji zakladniških produktov in tudi svetovanju svojim komitentom. V skladu s tem, so tako sektorji zakladništva naravnani predvsem kot centri dodane vrednosti, saj z naravo svojih poslov, vplivajo na bilanco banke predvsem pozitivno.
V nalogi smo tako predstavili splošno (teoretično) opredelitev zakladništva v poslovnih bankah na podlagi domačih in tujih avtorjev. V sklopu izbranih tujih in domačih poslovnih bank, smo nato opredelili in opisali posamezne aktivnosti iz bančne prakse, ter jih med sabo tudi primerjali.Function and need of a treasurer in commercial bank varies from bank to bank. Mostly this is because of differences in size, type of business orientation and organizational structure of a chosen bank. In some commercial banks treasury department is responsible only for transactions ordered form other departments, in some other, its functions are numerous and include managing bank\u27s liquidity, asset and liability management, managing specific risks, maintaining good relations with other banks, trading, developing and selling new products, managing interest rate, fees and exchange rate. The lines of activities for treasury department are issued from bank\u27s senior management, which also determine in what range these activities will be implemented. In general, activities of treasury department in home and foreign commercial banks are different mostly because of an incomparable (banking) market and especially of different specifics in each one. Smaller market does not need vast and really narrow focused departments inside banks, because the costs for such departments and for whole institution are not justified. From that point of view, we could sum up, that for larger markets, because of their complexity and variety, larger and specialized departments or even divisions are basics for appropriate managing of various activities inside a bank. More recently, especially in (chosen) foreign commercial banks, treasury department is more or less specializing in few categories or activities. This so called trend mostly contains trading, developing and selling new products and also advising services for their clients. In addition to that, the majority of all treasury departments inside commercial banks are organized as value added centers, which are gaining assets for banks.
In this paper, we have described theoretical definition of a treasury department in commercial banks, based on foreign and home literature descriptions. We have also described each specific activity for each actual bank, from our selection of a (chosen) foreign and home bank, and based on obtained information, we have also done a comparison between them
Bismarck\u27s pension reform and responses of Slovenian newspapers at the time
No full textOtto von Bismarck velja v zgodovini za eno pomembnejših osebnosti nemškega prostora, predvsem zaradi dolgega kanclerskega staža in pa zaradi združitve Nemčije. Eden pomembnejših dosežkov njegovega vladanja je uveljavitev raznih socialnih reform, del katerih je tudi pokojninska reforma, opisana v tej diplomski nalogi. Nemški parlament je prvo različico pokojninske reforme sprejel leta 1889. Že deset let kasneje je sledila reforma in v grobem bi lahko govorili o zametkih pokojninske reforme, kakršno poznamo danes v okviru sistema pay-as-you-go. Kot zgodovinar imam možnost, da si z znanjem preteklosti bogatim znanje sedanjosti, s tem pa stremim k interdisciplinarnosti. Zato v drugem delu diplomske naloge opisujem pokojninsko stanje v današnji Sloveniji, kakšno je stanje danes in kakšni izzivi nas čakajo v prihodnosti. S tem vsaj bežno, površno, vstopam na področje ekonomije, za boljše razumevanje pa sem opravil tudi intervju s strokovnjakinjo s področja pokojnin, dr. Natašo Kump. V intervjuju sva se pogovarjala o današnjem pokojninskem sistemu v Sloveniji, o njegovi zapletenosti, možnostih izboljšave in njegovih izzivih.Otto von Bismarck is known as one of the most influential personalities of German territory, mainly due to his long time in office as German Chancellor and for unification of Germany. One of his many accomplishments as Chancellor is enforcement of many social reforms and one of them is pension reform. Pension reform was first passed in Reichstag in 1889 and 10 years later it was reformed. We can say that it was rougly the begining of pension system that we know today, known as pay-as-you-go. As a historyan I have a privilige to enrichen my knowledge of today with knowledge of the past and by doing so I strive to interdisciplinarity. Therefore in the second part of this diploma I describe pension system in Slovenia of today. Dr. Nataša Kump helped me to understand and to illustrate the pension system in Slovenia. In the interview we talked about slovenian pension system, ways to improve it and what challenges will it face in the future
Film as a teaching tool about for Alpine landscapes in high schools
No full textMagistrsko delo raziskuje vlogo filma pri obravnavi Alpskih pokrajin pri pouku geografije in zgodovine v gimnazijah. Film kot učilo ima pri pouku vedno večjo vlogo, filmov, ki bi bili didaktično prilagojeni za uporabo v šoli in ki bi se nanašali na slovensko ozemlje, pa je na trgu zelo malo ali jih celo ni. Z anketo smo raziskali, v katere namene učitelji v srednjih šolah uporabljajo filme, kako pogosto jih uporabljajo in ali imajo za poučevanje geografije oz. zgodovine na voljo dovolj didaktično prilagojenih kratkih filmov. Rezultati so pokazali, da učitelji takšnega gradiva nimajo na voljo v zadovoljivi meri in bi si ga želeli imeti več. Zato smo ustvarili tri kratke filme, dva geografska, ki prikazujeta osnovni pregled naravno geografskih in družbeno geografskih tematik, ki so skladne z učnim načrtom, in zgodovinski film, ki prikazuje raziskovanje in odkrivanje Alpskih pokrajin ter vpliv Alpskih pokrajin na slovensko narodno identiteto.This master\u27s thesis examines the role of film in the teaching of Alpine landscapes in geography and history at secondary school level. Films as a teaching tool play an increasingly important role in the classroom, but there are few or no films on the market that are didactically adapted for use in schools and that relate to the Slovenian territory. Our survey investigated for what purposes secondary school teachers use films, how often they use them and whether they have enough didactically adapted short films available for teaching geography or history. The results showed that teachers do not have enough such material and would like to have more. We therefore produced three short films, two geographical films that give a basic overview of physical and human geography topics in accordance with the curriculum, and one historical film that shows the exploration and discovery of the Alpine landscapes and the influence of the Alpine landscapes on the Slovenian national identity
The connection between the development of social activities and the subjective quality of life of the inhabitants in selected local communities of the Municipality of Kranj.
No full textMed mestno, obmestno in podeželsko krajevno skupnostjo obstajajo razlike v zadovoljstvu z življenjem, vrednotenju delovanja organiziranih prostočasnih dejavnosti in njihovem vplivu na subjektivno kakovost življenja. Delovanje organiziranih prostočasnih dejavnosti najvišje vrednotijo v podeželski krajevni skupnosti, najnižje pa v obmestni. Enako velja za vpliv organiziranih prostočasnih dejavnosti na subjektivno kakovost življenja, največji vpliv jim pripisujejo v podeželski krajevni skupnosti.There are differences between urban, subruban and rural local communityes in aspect of life satisfaction, evaluation of the functioning of organized leisure activities and their impact to subjective quality of life. Operation of organized leisure activities is the most valued in rural local community and the lowest in urban local community. In aspect of the impact of organized leisure activities on the subjective quality of life the resoult is the same, the biggest is in rural local community
IMPLEMENTATION OF BASEL III REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN SLOVENIAN BANKING SYSTEM
Get PDFImplementacija globalnih bančnih standardov Basel III je namenjena zagotovitvi stabilnejšega finančnega sistema, ki med drugim skrbi za odgovorno in nemoteno delovanje celotnega gospodarskega sistema. Baselski komite je v odgovor pomanjkljivostim prejšnjih akordov, ter še pomembneje v odgovor posledicam globalne bančne krize predstavil vrsto predlogov, ki celostno obravnavajo področje bančne regulacije. Predstavljene nadgradnje, ter še posebej novosti, ki jih s seboj prinašajo novi akordi pa po drugi strani za banke predstavljajo določene izzive, ki se pojavljajo pri implementiranju predlaganih zahtev. V tem magistrskem delu smo obravnavane akorde predstavili v podobi, kot jih je javnosti predstavil Baselski komite. S tem želimo predstaviti celotno širino novih zahtev, v nadaljevanju pa analizirati aktualno stanje implementacije predlaganih zahtev pri obeh izbranih bankah. Prvi del tega dela se tako nanaša na celostno teoretično predstavitev nadgradenj in novitet akordov Basel III. Drugi del magistrskega dela pa je namenjen predstavitvi in analizi aktualnega stanja implementacije predlogov Baselskega komiteja v vsaki izmed izbranih bank. Vseskozi smo za lažjo navigacijo uporabljali enako zaporedje predstavljenih zahtev, tudi v empiričnem delu pri analizi izbranih bank. Obe poslovni banki, ki poslujeta v slovenskem bančnem sistemu, sta bili izbrani na podlagi primerljivega tržnega deleža skupne bilančne vsote, a z kontrastnim ozadjem lastništva. S tem želimo testirati ne samo dve medsebojno različni banki, temveč poglavitno tudi vlogo izvora lastništva, ter njegov vpliv na stanje implementacije zahtev akordov Basel III. Na podlagi analize, ter kasnejše primerjave podatkov smo prišli do zanimivih rezultatov, ki bralcu omogočajo prikaz stanja že doseženih zahtev pri obeh primerjanih bankah.Introduction of global framework for banking regulation, or as known as Basel III Accords, had its purpose in providing more stable and resilient financial system, which represents foundation for healthy economy. Basel Committee has answered on shortcomings of previous Accords and in addition to the painful lessons from the past global financial crisis, introduced several proposals with problem solving agenda. On the other hand, these presented upgrades and especially novelties from new Accords passed the ball towards the banks, who must now fulfil these requirements for successful implementation of the regulation framework. In this paper, we are presenting the new Accords in integrated way, as they were introduced to the public by the Basel Committee. This approach provides the best way to present the width of the requirements in addition to analysis of the current status of implementation in selected banks. In the first part of the paper, we covered theoretical content with integrated approach, which was later on transferred to empirical part. Throughout this paper we used the same sequence of presented requirements of the new Accords, which allows the reader better navigation and understanding. Second part covers the research, where we analyzed the current status of implementation of the new Accords in two selected commercial banks with comparable balance sheet total. Both banks operate in Slovenian banking system, but have contrast ownership. That allows us to research and compare, not just two different banks, but also the role of the source of ownership and its application to the implementation of the new Accords. The analysis and comparison of the acquired data got us quite interesting results, which allows reader the comprehensive display of current implementation status for both selected banks
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
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