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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
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
New technologies in the strategies for countering global terrorism
No full textUbrzani tehnološki razvoj omogućuje sve veću dostupnost i pristupačnost raznih tehnologija koje pomažu u razotkrivanju potencijalnih terorističkih napada. Istovremeno, ta dostupnost i raširenost novih tehnologija pred tijela za provođenje zakona postavlja brojne izazove i otežava izvršavanje zadataka čiji je cilj očuvanje nacionalne sigurnosti. Tako s jedne strane omogućuju lakše praćenje, lociranje i prediktivnost u borbi protiv terorizma te bolju razmjenu informacija među državama. S druge strane, terorističkim organizacijama omogućuje zaštićenu komunikaciju, brže i učinkovitije širenje propagandnih poruka i lakšu regrutaciju vlastitih pripadnika u cyber prostoru. Izazovi koji se razvojem novih tehnologija stavljaju pred države zahtijevaju kvalitetan strateški okvir, učinkovito i brzo donošenje zakonskih i drugih propisa i multidisciplinarni pristup koji bi obuhvatio sve sektore društva – privatni, državni i sve građane. U radu je analiziran strateški pristup Republike Hrvatske i Europske unije koji se tiče korištenja novih tehnologija u kontekstu borbe protiv terorizma, izazovi s kojima se još danas susreću, kao i potreba za izmjenama i dopunama strateških dokumenata.Accelerated technological development allows the increasing availability and accessibility of a variety of technologies that are used to assist in uncovering potential terrorist attacks. At the same time, the availability and outspread of new technologies poses a number of challenges for the law enforcement agencies and makes it more difficult to carry out tasks aimed at preserving national security. Thus, on the one hand, they make it easier to monitor, locate and predict in the fight against terrorism and they enable better exchange of information between states. On the other hand, it enables terrorist organizations to communicate securely, spread propaganda messages faster and more efficiently, and facilitate the recruitment of their own members in cyberspace. The challenges facing countries with the development of new technologies require a quality strategic framework, efficient and rapid adoption of laws and other regulations and a multidisciplinary approach that would include all sectors of society – private sector, public sector and all citizens. The paper analyzes the strategic approach of the Republic of Croatia and the European Union regarding the use of new technologies in the context of the fight against terrorism, the challenges they still face today, as well as the need for amendments to strategic documents
The role and importance of OSINT in production of intelligence
No full textU ovom radu bit će definirani pojmovi podatak, informacija, znanje i mudrost kroz kognitivnu
hijerarhiju, open source intelligence (OSINT) kao obavještajna disciplina, razvoj OSINT-a od
samih početaka pa sve do sadašnjosti kada ima izrazito važnu ulogu u kompletiranju
obavještajnih proizvoda. Bit će analizirane ključne karakteristike OSINT-a kao obavještajne
discipline, njegova kompleksnost i problematika koja obuhvaća obradu nezaustavljivo rastuće
količine informacija koje se svakodnevno objavljuju na otvorenim izvorima. Promotrit će se
prednosti i nedostatci koje OSINT nosi sa sobom, kao i nove metode prikupljanja informacija iz
otvorenih izvora koje su sve učestalije zbog napretka tehnologije. Objašnjeni su pojmovi „siva
literatura“, kao i World Wide Web (WWW) i pravni aspekti prikupljanja podataka iz otvorenih
izvoraThis paper will define the concepts of data, information, knowledge and wisdom through
cognitive hierarchy, open source intelligence (OSINT) as an intelligence discipline, and the
development of OSINT from the very beginning until the present when it plays a crucial role in
completing intelligence products. The key characteristics of OSINT as an intelligence discipline
will be analyzed, its complexity and issues include the processing of the growing amount of
information that is published daily on open sources. The advantages and disadvantages that
OSINT brings with it, as well as new methods of collecting information from open sources that
are becoming more frequent due to technological advances, will be examined. The terms „grey
literature“ as well as the World Wide Web (WWW) are explained, as well as the legal aspects of
collecting data from open sources
Development of the method of data collection from open sources in support of the intelligence process
No full textU ovom radu će se definirati pojam obavještajno (eng. Intelligence), same discipline koje prikupljaju informacije putem korištenja različitih obavještajnih disciplina od kojih će se pažnja najviše usmjeriti na obavještajno prikupljanje podataka iz otvorenih izvora. Pri tome će se fokus usmjeriti na glavne izvore i metode prikupljanja podataka, također na izazove i prednosti koje doprinosi OSINT-u u obavještajnom okružju. Nadalje, korelacija između OSINT-a i kibernetičkog prostora je također opisana u ovom radu te integracija same discipline sa alatima i tehnikama koje značajno povećavaju sposobnosti u digitalnom okružju te u posljednjem poglavlju primjena OSINT-a u različitim državama odnosno na koje načine iskorištavaju prednosti obavještajne discipline prikupljanja iz otvorenih izvora putem različitih strategija.This paper defines the concept of intelligence and the disciplines that collect information through various methods, with a primary focus on gathering intelligence from open sources. The attention is directed towards the main sources and methods of data collection, as well as the challenges and advantages that OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) brings to the intelligence environment. Furthermore, the correlation between OSINT and cyberspace is also described in this paper, along with the integration of the discipline with tools and techniques that significantly enhance capabilities in the digital environment. The final chapter discusses the application of OSINT in different countries, exploring how they leverage the advantages of this intelligence discipline through various strategies
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
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