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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
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
AndriaMousa/SP-resistance-protective-efficacy-code: v1.1
No full textFirst release of the SP-resistance-protective-efficacy code. Includes all scripts and data required for the analysis underlying the manuscript: "Impact of dhps mutations on sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine protective efficacy and implications for malaria chemoprevention", by Mousa et al. (2025)
Understanding antimalarial treatment coverage and treatment delays and implications for severe P. falciparum malaria and mortality
Full text linkPlasmodium falciparum malaria is a preventable but deadly parasitic disease, leading to an estimated 409,000 deaths per year, 95% of which occur in the African region. Despite overall reductions in the risk of malaria mortality in the past two decades, progress in further improvements has stagnated since 2016. Timely access to effective first-line artemisinin combination therapies (ACT) remains one of the most important components of case management and successful malaria control interventions. The effect of delay to treatment is difficult to study but important to quantify and include in estimates of malaria morbidity and mortality. This thesis aims to explore the coverage and effectiveness of antimalarials in the community, quantify the impact of delay to treatment on severe malaria and mortality, and evaluate current interventions that reduce treatment delays.
Using nationally representative household surveys conducted in Sub-Saharan African communities, I estimate the coverage of different types of antimalarials and rates of potential parasite clearance following self-reported antimalarial treatment. I also develop and calibrate an individual-based model to the household survey data to explore antimalarial effectiveness in the community. Factors affecting antimalarial effectiveness, such as duration of treatment and type of provider are also explored. Further, I conduct a systematic review and individual participant meta-analysis to quantify the impact of prompt treatment on reducing severe malaria and different severe malaria phenotypes. Using these, I model the relationship between age and presentation with severe malaria symptoms and subsequently estimate the burden of severe malaria phenotypes and malaria mortality across sub-Saharan Africa using a model of malaria transmission, developed by Imperial College London. Finally, I estimate the impact of prompt treatment in terms of severe malaria cases and deaths averted using baseline and endline data from the Rapid Access Expansion (RAcE) programme, following implementation of integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) interventions in high-burden countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.
This thesis explores several key aspects relevant to progression to different severe malaria phenotypes and mortality and demonstrates the importance of prompt and effective first-line ACT treatment, good treatment adherence, adequate provision of community health care services, as well as regulation and provision of high-quality antimalarials. It also highlights differences in both the fatality and the impact of delay to treatment for different severe malaria phenotypes. Understanding the distribution of these phenotypes and their contribution to malaria mortality is important in informing malaria control interventions.Open Acces
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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