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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
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
Synthèse et caractérisation de matériaux nanostructurés BiVO4 dopés par des métaux pour des applications en Photocatalyse
Full text linkThe thesis work is devoted to the synthesis and investigations of the physical properties of a family of semiconducting oxides based on BiVO4 as nanostructures or thin films including a metal doping (Metal = Cu, Mo and Ag) in order to achieve effective photocatalysts under visible light irradiation. The synthesis of doped nanopowders was carried out by the techniques of high-energy ball milling and sol-gel. The resulting materials and doping effects were characterized on the structural, electronic and optical properties. By combining XPS, Raman and EPR studies, it was shown that the substitutional doping is achieved for the doping ions (Cu, Mo) being located in the lattice sites of the vanadium ions. Oppositely, Ag doping contributes to form Ag metal clusters located on the surface of nanoparticles of BiVO4 thereby forming nanocomposites. Photocatalytic reactions were studied by the degradation of organic dyes (Acid Blue 113, methyl orange (MO)) in low concentrated solutions. Among the doping ions substituted in the host matrices, Cu2+ showed better photocatalytic performances because of an increase in the density of photo-generated charges and similar effect on the electrical conductivity compared to the case of Mo doping. In the Ag based nanocomposites, the formation of metal clusters seems to induce surface resonance plasmonic effects that improve the efficiency of photocatalytic reactions with respect to the activity demonstrated for substitutional doping. The second contribution of the thesis work was devoted to BiVO4 thin films deposition by rf sputtering process with Mo and Cu doping under defined synthesis conditions such as the partial pressures of Ar gas or an Ar / O2 mixture and varying the substrate temperatures up to 450 ° C. The optimal deposition parameters have been identified to achieve crystalline films with low roughness surface or alternatively with nano-islands morphologies. Photocatalytic studies using doped thin films were carried out through the degradation of organic dyes (MO) under visible light irradiation. The performed measurements show that the film morphology with high specific surface is also a key factor in the amplification of photocatalytic reactions in metal doped thin films.Le travail de thèse est consacré à la synthèse, l’élaboration et à l’étude des propriétés physiques d’une famille d’oxydes semi-conducteurs BiVO4 sous formes de nanostructures et de films minces incluant un dopage métallique (Metal = Cu, Mo et Ag) dans le but de réaliser des photocatalyseurs efficaces sous irradiation en lumière visible. La synthèse de nanopoudres dopées a ainsi été effectuée par la technique de broyage planétaire à haute énergie ainsi que par la méthode sol-gel. Les matériaux obtenus et les effets de dopage ont été étudiés sur les caractéristiques structurales, électroniques et optiques. En conjuguant des études par XPS, Raman et RPE, nous avons montré que le dopage substitutionnel est effectivement réalisé pour les ions (Cu, Mo) localisés dans les sites cristallins des ions vanadium alors que le dopage par l’élément Ag contribue à former des clusters métalliques localisés à la surface de nanoparticules de BiVO4 formant ainsi des nanocomposites. Les réactions photocatalytiques ont été étudiées par la dégradation de colorants organiques (Acide bleu 113, méthyle orange (MO)) dans des solutions faiblement concentrées. Parmi les ions dopants substitués dans les matrices hôtes, le dopage au cuivre (Cu2+) a montré de meilleures performances en raison d'une augmentation de la densité de charges photo-générées et de la conductivité électrique par rapport au cas du dopage au molybdène. Pour le dopage à l’argent, la formation de clusters métalliques donnent lieu à des effets de résonances plasmoniques qui améliorent l'efficacité photocatlytique à un niveau équivalent à celui du dopage substitutionnel au cuivre. La deuxième contribution de ce travail a porté sur la réalisation par pulvérisation cathodique rf-magnétron de films minces BiVO4 dopés par des éléments Mo et Cu dans des conditions définies par l'atmosphère de dépôt à base de pressions partielles d’un gaz Ar ou d’un mélange Ar / O2 et des températures de substrats variables jusqu'à 450 ° C. Les paramètres optimaux de dépôt ont été identifiés pour réaliser des films cristallins à faible rugosité de surfaces ou à morphologies en nano-îlots. Des études photocatalytiques utilisant des films minces dopés ont été effectuées par la dégradation des colorants organiques (MO) sous rayonnement visible. Ces études montrent que la morphologie des films avec des surfaces spécifiques importante est aussi un facteur d’amplification des performances photocatalytiques des films minces dopés Me-BiVO4
Synthesis and characterization of metal doped BiVO4 nanostructured materials for photocatalytic applications
No full textLe travail de thèse est consacré à la synthèse, l’élaboration et à l’étude des propriétés physiques d’une famille d’oxydes semi-conducteurs BiVO4 sous formes de nanostructures et de films minces incluant un dopage métallique (Metal = Cu, Mo et Ag) dans le but de réaliser des photocatalyseurs efficaces sous irradiation en lumière visible. La synthèse de nanopoudres dopées a ainsi été effectuée par la technique de broyage planétaire à haute énergie ainsi que par la méthode sol-gel. Les matériaux obtenus et les effets de dopage ont été étudiés sur les caractéristiques structurales, électroniques et optiques. En conjuguant des études par XPS, Raman et RPE, nous avons montré que le dopage substitutionnel est effectivement réalisé pour les ions (Cu, Mo) localisés dans les sites cristallins des ions vanadium alors que le dopage par l’élément Ag contribue à former des clusters métalliques localisés à la surface de nanoparticules de BiVO4 formant ainsi des nanocomposites. Les réactions photocatalytiques ont été étudiées par la dégradation de colorants organiques (Acide bleu 113, méthyle orange (MO)) dans des solutions faiblement concentrées. Parmi les ions dopants substitués dans les matrices hôtes, le dopage au cuivre (Cu2+) a montré de meilleures performances en raison d'une augmentation de la densité de charges photo-générées et de la conductivité électrique par rapport au cas du dopage au molybdène. Pour le dopage à l’argent, la formation de clusters métalliques donnent lieu à des effets de résonances plasmoniques qui améliorent l'efficacité photocatlytique à un niveau équivalent à celui du dopage substitutionnel au cuivre. La deuxième contribution de ce travail a porté sur la réalisation par pulvérisation cathodique rf-magnétron de films minces BiVO4 dopés par des éléments Mo et Cu dans des conditions définies par l'atmosphère de dépôt à base de pressions partielles d’un gaz Ar ou d’un mélange Ar / O2 et des températures de substrats variables jusqu'à 450 ° C. Les paramètres optimaux de dépôt ont été identifiés pour réaliser des films cristallins à faible rugosité de surfaces ou à morphologies en nano-îlots. Des études photocatalytiques utilisant des films minces dopés ont été effectuées par la dégradation des colorants organiques (MO) sous rayonnement visible. Ces études montrent que la morphologie des films avec des surfaces spécifiques importante est aussi un facteur d’amplification des performances photocatalytiques des films minces dopés Me-BiVO4.The thesis work is devoted to the synthesis and investigations of the physical properties of a family of semiconducting oxides based on BiVO4 as nanostructures or thin films including a metal doping (Metal = Cu, Mo and Ag) in order to achieve effective photocatalysts under visible light irradiation. The synthesis of doped nanopowders was carried out by the techniques of high-energy ball milling and sol-gel. The resulting materials and doping effects were characterized on the structural, electronic and optical properties. By combining XPS, Raman and EPR studies, it was shown that the substitutional doping is achieved for the doping ions (Cu, Mo) being located in the lattice sites of the vanadium ions. Oppositely, Ag doping contributes to form Ag metal clusters located on the surface of nanoparticles of BiVO4 thereby forming nanocomposites. Photocatalytic reactions were studied by the degradation of organic dyes (Acid Blue 113, methyl orange (MO)) in low concentrated solutions. Among the doping ions substituted in the host matrices, Cu2+ showed better photocatalytic performances because of an increase in the density of photo-generated charges and similar effect on the electrical conductivity compared to the case of Mo doping. In the Ag based nanocomposites, the formation of metal clusters seems to induce surface resonance plasmonic effects that improve the efficiency of photocatalytic reactions with respect to the activity demonstrated for substitutional doping. The second contribution of the thesis work was devoted to BiVO4 thin films deposition by rf sputtering process with Mo and Cu doping under defined synthesis conditions such as the partial pressures of Ar gas or an Ar / O2 mixture and varying the substrate temperatures up to 450 ° C. The optimal deposition parameters have been identified to achieve crystalline films with low roughness surface or alternatively with nano-islands morphologies. Photocatalytic studies using doped thin films were carried out through the degradation of organic dyes (MO) under visible light irradiation. The performed measurements show that the film morphology with high specific surface is also a key factor in the amplification of photocatalytic reactions in metal doped thin films
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
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