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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
Factors Affecting Economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Get PDFThe financial system spurs the economic growth or economic growth necessitates the development of financial system is a million dollar question. Many studies across the globe have been undertaken to find an amicable solution with different degrees of success. This study abridged the gap between knowledge in the current literature to address the specific problem of resolving the economic problems and bringing uplift to the economy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by suggesting appropriate measures and measuring the impact of political, religious, economic and cultural factors on perceived economic growth. Survey questionnaires have been used to record responses from respondents to gain insight into their political, religious, cultural and economic perceptions. The study relied on convenience sampling and utilized structural equation modeling technique to test the measurement and structural models to represent relationship among latent variables or constructs. The results of hypotheses tests for overall model revealed an insignificant impact of Perceived Cultural Stability and Perceived Religious Affiliation on Perceived Economic Growth while Perceived Economic Environment and Perceived Political Stability had a significant impact on Perceived Economic Growth. Though the study is limited to evaluation of how different factors impact the perception of economic growth, future studies may evaluate the same from a wider perspective. Furthermore, future studies may also involve other factors that could potentially influence the economic growth. The study was limited to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; future studies to validate the findings of the present study may be conducted in other regions also.
Keywords: Financial Systems, Perceived Political Stability, Perceived Cultural Stability, Perceived Religious Affiliations, Perceived Economic Growth.
The financial system in Pakistan is made up of the State Bank of Pakistan, all scheduled banks, financial institutions regulated by the Security & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Directorate of National Savings, Micro Finance Institutions (MFI’s), remittances sent or received through legitimate chartered exchange companies, Pakistan Post Office Directorate, Insurance companies, money dealers in the private sector, kinship, acquaintances, merchants and traders and dealers operating in the rural areas (Mehrteab, 2005). Countries in the South Asian hemisphere in particular are under the tremendous influence of economic slump but the situation in war torn areas like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is even worse. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan is one of those areas which are badly affected by the war-like situation and terrorism. According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan, the KP Province is contributing 13 % to the GDP of the country as against a total population of 27 million which amounts to 14 % of the total population of Pakistan. Majority of the people living in KP Provinc
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
Impact of Economic and Institutional Factors on the Socio-Economic Growth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Get PDFThe study explores the impact of perceived political, cultural, religious and economic factors on the perceived economic growth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in users of formal and informal financial systems. The study applied survey questionnaire technique to record responses from respondents associated with firms from formal and informal financial institutions to gain insight into perceived political, cultural, religious and economic factors. Sample of 500 respondents is taken for the survey, 369 responded, while 309 were found valid. Diversified themes associated with the study were identified and discussed. The results of the study and its implications brought to light the role of formal and informal financial institutions in the context of strategic orientation. Findings of the study are examined in relation to analysis for users of formal financial system which exhibited a change in perceived economic growth to be accounted to perceived political stability, perceived cultural stability, perceived economic environment and perceived religious affiliation in the users of formal financial system. However, the results of informal financial system revealed a significant impact of perceived cultural stability, perceived economic environment, and perceived political stability. Perceived religious affiliation had an insignificant impact on perceived economic growth. The study concludes that once a strong coherence between political, cultural, religious and economic environment is buildup, the economy of KP will starts flourishing. The study recommends that the Government should take steps to channelize the informal setups in to the main stream of the economy by bringing industrial and taxation reforms so that the fruits from the formal financial system can be capitalized
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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