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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
A framework to lower maternal mortality and morbidity rates in Kenya using mobile technology
No full textSubmitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Information Technology, Faculty of Accounting and Informatics, Durban University of Technology, 2019.Background. Maternal health represents an area of significant concern in the
world. With various innovations in healthcare, maternal mortality rates are
decreasing exponentially. However, this is not the situation in developing
countries, specifically Kenya. Several causes of maternal mortality exist; however,
it is noted that one of the key causes is due to a lack of information by pregnant
women. Traditional strategies such as free maternal health care at public
hospitals have been in place to improve overall pregnancy outcomes. While this
is aimed at a reduction in maternal mortalities, it has not been as effective in
Kenya. Non-conventional strategies are needed to improve maternal health
outcomes and reduce maternal mortality. Information Communication Technology
(ICT) is one of the areas that has been proven successful in reducing maternal
mortality.
Aim. The aim of the research was to create an ICT framework that aided in
educating pregnant women using an mHealth dissemination tool and thus reduce
complications that led to mortalities within Kajiado North Constituency.
Methods. The study utilized a sequential mixed-method design. Phase one
consisted of a retrospective chart review and a cross-sectional survey on nurses
and pregnant women. The first phase focused on understanding the maternal
mortality rates within Kajiado North and to determine procedures pregnant women
and nurses took during pregnancy. The retrospective chart review was conducted
for a period of six months at two health facilities, the Ongata Health Centre (OHC)
and Ngong Sub District hospital (NSD). The cross-sectional survey interrogated
the mitigation strategies with a focus on information and communication
technologies (ICT). Phase two was a prospective multi-location randomized
clinical trial (RCT). A two-arm, two-site RCT was conducted using an intervention
in the form of an ICT prototype with messages aimed at educating the pregnant
participants. The trial was conducted at two public health facilities namely the Ongata Health Center and the Ngong Sub District. A total of 211 pregnant women
were recruited from both locations after they had met the inclusion and exclusion
criteria and after providing consent to participate in the study. During the RCT,
an intervention was developed using the Design Science Research Methodology
(DSRM) and was used to send messages to participants within the intervention
arm. The DSRM approach allowed for two iterations to be created, with one
iteration being tested during the pilot test and the other during the RCT. Pregnant
participants within the intervention groups received messages on their mobile
phones about well-being during pregnancy. Women in the control group
continued to receive their established standard of care. Both groups completed a
post-test survey at the end of the trial. Data were analysed using ANOVA with the
probability set at p≤0.05%. The relationship between the number of antenatal
visits and the place of delivery on the complication rate was shown using the
correlation coefficient. Additionally, a multiple regression model was generated
based on the antenatal visits, place of delivery and the study arms and their
impact on the complications.
Results. Data from phase one of the study showed a need for a messaging
system to send messages to pregnant women. The retrospective data showed no
maternal mortalities, however, the nurse survey highlighted possible explanations
for the lack of mortalities. From the RCT, there were no known maternal
mortalities. There were three neonatal mortalities (p=0.154), one from the OHC
intervention group and two from the OHC control group. The ANC visits
relationship towards the complication rate was calculated. At the NSD site, the
effect size of the ANC visits based on the participants' study arm toward the
complication rate was low (0.027) and statistically insignificant (p=0.15). At the
OHC site, the effect size was moderate (0.405) and statistically significant
(p=0.003) for the ANC visits variable. The place of delivery relationship towards
the complication rate was calculated. At the NSD site, the effect size of the place
of delivery based on the participants' study arm toward the complication rate was moderate (0.366) but statistically insignificant (p=0.479). At the OHC site, the
effect size of the variables was low (0.237) and statistically insignificant (p=0.789).
The stepwise regression model at the OHC site showed significance when ANC
visits (p=0.007), place of delivery (p=0.003) and participants study arm (p=0.008)
were sequentially entered. The multiple variables (R=0.516) Only had a medium
effect size (0.266) toward the complication rate. The stepwise regression model
at the NSD site was statistically insignificant when the place of delivery (p=0.283),
participants study arm (p=0.445) and ANC visits (p=0.655) were sequentially
entered. The multiple variables (R=0.217) had a small effect size (0.047) toward
the complication rate.
Conclusion: Qualitative findings revealed that maternal health was affected
adversely by several lengthy health worker strikes. Negligence on part of the
health worker was a lead contributor to neonatal deaths. The study also found
that accountability systems for referrals were lacking within the county and
measures needed to be put in place to mitigate the consequences. In addition,
feedback from the study participants indicated that the messages had aided in
helping them to take necessary action based on complications and warning
symptoms. Based on the data, the study finally proposed a framework that would
allow for a reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality rates using ICT
technologies. The study equally contributed to knowledge when using technology
to empower women on maternal health matters as well as areas of maternal
health practice that need improvement
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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