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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
Animais de estimação e a saúde mental de estudantes universitários
No full textDissertação de Mestrado realizada
sob a orientação da Professora Doutora Diana
Frasquilho, apresentada no Ispa –
Instituto Universitário para
obtenção de grau de Mestre na
especialidade de Psicologia Clínica.Os estudantes universitários encontram-se num período de transição importante
com um grande impacto na sua saúde mental. Os benefícios comprovados de ter animais
de estimação no bem-estar psicológico podem ser relevantes para o estudo da saúde
mental desta população. Desta forma, o presente estudo teve como objetivo estudar a
relação entre o nível de saúde mental dos estudantes universitários portugueses com e sem
animais de estimação, analisando fatores sociodemográficos relevantes. Foi aplicado um
questionário sociodemográfico, uma escala de vantagens e desvantagens de ter animais de
estimação, a escala MacArthur de estatuto social subjetivo e o Inventário de Saúde Mental
a uma amostra de 259 estudantes universitários portugueses. Os estudantes universitários
com animais de estimação apresentaram melhores níveis de saúde mental do que os seus
pares. Foram encontradas correlações positivas entre o bem-estar psicológico e a
promoção de atividade física pelos animais, relações sociais e rotinas diárias, e entre o
distresse psicológico e sentir-se distraído dos estudos pelo animal de estimação e a
ansiedade ao pensar na sua morte. Ter animais de estimação demonstrou ser um fator
preditivo significativo da saúde mental dos estudantes, parcialmente amplificado pelo
Estatuto Social Subjetivo, sugerindo que ter animais de estimação tem um efeito positivo
na saúde mental desta população, principalmente nos estudantes do género masculino. Em
contraste com estudos anteriores, não foram encontradas diferenças significativas no nível
de saúde mental entre os grupos com diferentes números e tipos de animais de estimação.
Sugere-se a futuros investigadores a elaboração de estudos longitudinais para explorar
estes resultados.ABSTRACT: University students are undergoing a crucial transitional phase that significantly
impacts their mental health. The documented advantages of pet ownership on mental well being could be particularly beneficial for better understanding of this population’s mental
health. Thus, the current study aimed to study the relation between the mental health levels
of Portuguese university students with and without pets, while analyzing relevant
sociodemographic factors. A sociodemographic questionnaire, a scale of pros and cons of
pet ownership, the MacArthur Scale of Subjective Social Status, and the Mental Health
Inventory were administered to a sample of 259 Portuguese university students. Results
indicated that university students with pets exhibited better mental health levels compared
to their counterparts, and positive correlations were found between psychological well being and the promotion of physical activity by pets, social relationships, and daily
routines, and between distress and feeling distracted from studies by the pet and anxiety
when thinking about its death. Pet ownership was found to be a significant predictive
factor of students' mental health, with the impact being partially amplified by Subjective
Social Status. These findings suggest that pet ownership has a positive effect on the mental
health of this population, particularly among male students. However, contrary to previous
studies, no significant differences were found in the levels of mental health among groups
with different numbers and types of pets. Future researchers may wish to conduct
longitudinal studies to further delve into these results
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
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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