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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
Food experience: a phenomenological study of youth
Get PDFThis dissertation was completed and submitted at Nipissing University, and is made freely accessible through the University of Toronto’s TSpace repositoryIn this research, I explored the multidimensional food experiences of 25 young people in southern Alberta between the ages of 14 to18. My theoretical perspective is grounded in existential, post-modern, constructivist theories that are supported by sustainability principles that underlay and weave through this body of work. I used a qualitative phenomenological design with a Photovoice model to elicit rich descriptions (Moustakas, 1994) and provide an instrument for participant reflection and voice (Wang, 2008). In keeping with a phenomenological study, the overall question surrounding food experience was left to be determined by the results of the conversations with each participant. In essence, the themes that arose because of the conversations form the findings of this study and are represented in chapters four and five. Snowball sampling was used to recruit the participants. Twenty-five coresearchers/participants from selected Southern Alberta high schools were enlisted using selection criteria outlined by Moustakas (1994). All students completed a letter of informed consent and students under 18 had their parents fill out the form on their behalf. One-on-one interviews were conducted with the co-researcher/participants asking them a series of questions to assist them in sharing their individual food experiences. At the close of the first interview, the use of the Photovoice method and the corresponding SHOWED document that is essentially a reflective guide (Wang, 2006) were discussed to ensure they understood the procedure required. Next, participants were asked to take photographs (minimum of five) and respond to each picture using the SHOWED document. The initial interview was followed up with a second interview with me. In this session, co-researcher/participants shared their photographs and commented on their discoveries. The third meeting included a focus group discussion where coresearcher/participants shared one of their pre-selected photographs with their focus group and discussed the reason for its inclusion. In addition, in this session, arising themes were discussed and co-researcher/participants were asked to comment on and expand upon these findings. Coresearcher/participants were asked to share any final thoughts or feedback at this time. Using phenomenology in combination with Photovoice, it was discovered that many factors influence food experiences amongst young people today, and there are many overlapping concerns. For instance, there is an overriding acknowledgement amongst the participants in this study that we do not value our food supply, as evidenced by the lack of quality foods available to purchase, lack of knowledge and skills in our young people to prepare food, and a surplus of fast-food establishments present today. Observations from this study point to shortcomings in society’s perception of our current food systems and lay a foundation upon which to build more enhanced knowledge of food experience for all. Teachers and curriculum developers will have an interest in the findings and recommendations of this study.Ph.D
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
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
The perceived development of adult life skills in first-year university students living in on-campus housing
Get PDFThis thesis was completed and submitted at Nipissing University, and is made freely accessible through the University of Toronto’s TSpace repositoryThis exploratory study was designed to examine and compare on- and off-campus first year university students’ perceptions of their developing adult life skills at the beginning and towards the end of their first year of university. This research may provide a clearer understanding as to the success of the housing mission statements of one university from the students’ perception of their development/personal growth. The topic was examined from a mixed methods perspective, utilizing a focus group and exit survey to determine first-year post-secondary students’ perceived understanding of their development of adult life skills. Based on the results of this exploratory study, it can be determined that both on-campus and off-campus participants had a positive perception of the development of their adult life skills over the course of their first year at Nipissing University. However, given the low participant numbers, possibly related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, further in-depth study into the topic is warranted and generalizability of findings is limited.M.Ed
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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