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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
Clausole di forza maggiore, "hardship" e assenza di effetti sfavorevoli: riflessioni ai tempi della "grande epidemia".
No full textLa recente diffusione del “Covid-19” ha sollevato diversi problemi, alcuni già noti in dottrina mentre altri più nuovi, in merito alla gestione del rischio contrattuale in capo alle parti. Ricorrendo a un’analisi comparata e a una prospettiva internazionale, il saggio prende in considerazioni diverse aree del c.d. “diritto degli affari” per capire se – a fronte di una circostanza così eccezionale ed imprevista come il virus “C-19” – sia possibile ricorrere all’utilizzo di strumenti negoziali, anche pattizi, per garantire una protezione alle parti del contratto. L’analisi prende in esame diversi ambiti spaziando dalla contrattualistica commerciale al diritto societario; in quest’ultimo caso, vengono svolte alcune riflessioni con riguardo ai contratti di compravendita di partecipazioni, al ricorso alle joint ventures come strumento per attuare investimenti diretti in Paesi terzi e ai finanziamenti d’impresa. Sono prese in considerazione, in particolare, le clausole di forza maggiore, le c.d. «hardship clauses» e le clausole di “mutamento avverso significativo” già note alla prassi contrattuale ma oggetto di esame sotto un nuovo punto di vista. L’autore prende altresì in considerazione le più recenti esperienze registratesi a livello internazionale in merito ad iniziative di note istituzioni europee (European Law Institute) e internazionali (International Chamber of Commerce) per mettere a confronto le previsioni da esse elaborate per far fronte all’attuale situazione emergenziale: ne emergono diversificate modalità di bilanciamento degli interessi in gioco per lo più condivisibili, ma la cui tenuta necessita, secondo l’autore, una verifica “sul campo” e un esame di compatibilità con le regole della legge applicabile. L’ultima parte del lavoro è infine dedicata a investigare – in una prospettiva nuova, data dalla situazione sanitaria in essere – la possibile individuazione di regole o principi che, nell’ordinamento interno, possano fondare obblighi di rinegoziazione di un contratto.The recent diffusion of the “Covid-19” virus raised serious concerns about the management of business agreements and the rate of contractual protection allocated to the parties of a contract. Adopting an international prospective, this essay investigates several areas of business law to understand if the contractual risk due to such an exceptional and unforeseen circumstance (or other circumstance of similar nature) can be mitigated from a contractual point of view. The analysis covers several fields of business law from contractual law (facility agreements and commercial contracts) to corporate law (share purchase agreements; JV agreements in “foreign direct investments”). Protection mechanisms diffused in the business practice – such as “force majeure clauses”, “hardship clauses” and “material adverse change” provisions – are compared to find out common elements. The author also consider different approaches recently recorded in the international practice by well-known institution (European Law Institute and International Chamber of Commerce) about the use of these clauses as contractual tools against the current pandemic situation. The last part of the essay is dedicated to the investigation of general principles that may substantiate a duty of re-negotiation
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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