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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
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
Financial services and financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Uganda : a case of Kampala Capital City
No full textxiv, 94 p.The general objective of the study was to examine the relationship between financial services and financial performance of SMEs in Kampala Capital City. The specific objectives of the study were; (i) to examine the relationship between credit services and financial performance, (ii) to establish the relationship between investment services and financial performance, and (iii) to investigate the relationship between saving services and financial performance of SMEs in Kampala Capital City. The study considered a correlation research design considering a quantitative research approach. The study targeted 381owners of SMEs but 278 managed to respond back hence showing 73.0% response rate. Data was collected using a questionnaire. Spearman’s rank correlation analysis was used to examine the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The study revealed that there is a moderately positive and significant relationship between credit services and financial performance of SMEs in Kampala Capital City (r = 0.423, N=278, P-value=0.000) at a 0.01 level of significance. Furthermore, credit services were positive significant predictors of financial performance by 21.6% (Adjusted R Square = .216, p<0.05) with β value (.451**). The study also revealed that there is a moderately positive and significant relationship between investment services and financial performance of SMEs in Kampala Capital City (r = 0.449, N=278, P-value=0.000) at a 0.01 level of significance. Furthermore, investment services positively and significantly predicted the financial performance of SMEs by 17.4% (Adjusted R Square = .174, p<0.05) with β value (.276**). The study further revealed that there is a moderately positive and significant relationship between saving services and financial performance of SMEs in Kampala Capital City (r = 0.477, N=278, P-value=0.000) at a 0.01 level of significance. Furthermore, savings services were the highest significant predictor of financial performance of SMEs by 25.2% (Adjusted R Square = .252, p<0.05) with β value (.409**). Additionally, over financial services with the constructs of (credit services, investment services and saving services) combined influenced the financial performance SMEs in Kampala Capital City by 31.4% (Adjusted R Square = .314, p<0.05) with β value (.206*). The study concluded that effectiveness and efficiency in the financial services (credit services, investment services, and saving services) significantly influences the financial performance of SMEs in Kampala Capital City. The study recommended that SMEs owners and financial institutions need to sit down and make a comprehensive assessment of the existing credit services. There is need to iron out challenges and barriers faced by businesses in accessing credit channels, such as complexities in loan application processes, affordability of interest rates, and removing the physical collateral requirements. It was also recommended that financial institutions need enhance their communication and educational outreach efforts to businesses regarding the diverse investment options available and lastly, it was recommended that banks focus on improving transparency and create more awareness about their savings products, ensuring competitive interest rates, and facilitating more open communication with businesses regarding negotiated terms
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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