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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
Biological mechanisms of lipid melting during cooking and adapted nutritional solutions
No full textCe projet de thèse avait pour objectifs d’explorer de nouvelle voies biologiques afin d’identifier des mécanismes pouvant impacter le rendement technologique du foie gras et sa variabilité, puis de proposer et de tester des solutions nutritionnelles agissant sur ces voies et permettant ainsi de mieux maîtriser ce critère de qualité. Durant la première partie de cette thèse, nous avons plus spécifiquement étudié deux groupes de foies issus de différents lots expérimentaux. Le premier groupe (PF) était composé de foies avec un poids moyen d’environ 550 g et un rendement technologique élevé, tandis que le second groupe (PE) était composé de foies avec un poids moyen supérieur à 700 g et avec un rendement technologique faible. Il est apparu que le développement de la stéatose hépatique lors du gavage était accompagné d’une activation des mécanismes de réponse à l’hypoxie dans les deux groupes de foie. Ils pouvaient néanmoins se distinguer par un niveau d’hypoxie plus élevé dans les foies avec un rendement faible, ainsi que par une plus forte accumulation de lipides accompagnée de plus de synthèse de tissu conjonctif, mais aussi par une baisse de la quantité totale de protéines hépatiques. A cela s’ajoute une hausse du niveau de stress oxydatif cellulaire, ce qui pourrait provoquer une augmentation du taux d’hydroxydes lipidiques qui fragiliseraient alors la membrane plasmique, ainsi que le déclenchement de mécanismes de mort cellulaire programmée. Dans la seconde partie de cette thèse, grâce à des suppléments rajoutés au prémix témoin, dans les foies du groupe poids faible, une meilleure gestion du métabolisme énergétique ainsi qu’une baisse des niveaux de stress oxydatif ont été observés. Par contre, pour les foies du groupe poids élevé, la supplémentation a entrainé une baisse du niveau d’hypoxie sévère. Cette supplémentation reste encore probablement perfectible car ses effets semblent dépendre de conditions environnementales comme la température extérieure durant l’élevage et le gavage des canards.The objectives of this thesis project were to explore new biological pathways in order to identify mechanisms that could impact the technological yield of foie gras and its variability, and then to propose and test nutritional solutions that act on these pathways and thus enable better control of this quality criterion. During the first part of this thesis, we more specifically studied two groups of livers from different experimental batches. The first group (LWL) was composed of livers with an average weight of about 550 g and a high technological yield, while the second (HWL) group was composed of livers with an average weight of more than 700 g and with a low technological yield. It appeared that the development of hepatic steatosis during force-feeding was accompanied by activation of hypoxia response mechanisms in both liver groups. However, they could be distinguished by a higher level of hypoxia in the livers with a low technological yield, as well as by a higher accumulation of lipids accompanied by more connective tissue synthesis, but also by a decrease in the total amount of liver proteins. In addition, there is an increase in the level of cellular oxidative stress, which could lead to an increase in the level of lipid hydroxides that would then weaken the plasma membrane, as well as the triggering of programmed cell death mechanisms. In the second part of this thesis, thanks to supplements added to the control premix, in the livers of the LWL group, a better management of energy metabolism and a decrease in oxidative stress levels were observed. On the other hand, in the livers of the HWL group, supplementation resulted in a decrease in the level of severe hypoxia. This supplementation probably still remains perfectible as its effects seem to depend on environmental conditions such as the outside temperature during rearing and force-feeding of the ducks
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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