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    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The 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

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    “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

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    We 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

    Global analysis of floating offshore wind turbines with shared mooring system.

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    Wind energy harvesting has increased considerably in recent decades across the world. Over the years, wind farms have gradually extended further into the sea to make use of the greater potential of wind resources in deeper water. Floating wind turbines (FWTs) might be a viable option for deep-water applications. The three most researched floating structures so far are spar, semi-submersible, and tension leg platform (TLP). Cost-effective solutions are desired for further viability and commercialization of these concepts. FWTs with a shared mooring system have the potential to be one of the most cost-efficient ways to minimize the cost of mooring. The 5-MW Conceptual Semi-Submersible Concept (CSC) floating structure with a shared mooring line is considered in the present study due to scarce research on this topic. This study is inspired by the successful research experience of FWTs’ feasibility with a shared mooring system presented in Munir et al. (2021) which the first author is the author of this thesis. The present thesis is the continuation work which aims to further investigate the feasibility of FWTs with a shared mooring line. To achieve this, two different methodologies are adopted in Munir et al. (2021) and in the present study. In Munir et al. (2021), two single CSC FWTs are connected with a shared line by removing one anchor fixed mooring line from each. Two different configurations of FWTs are studied with 6 and 8 rotors diameter distance between the FWTs, placed horizontally. Along with the length of the shared line, static equilibrium position of FWTs is also varied. The floaters of a dual CSC model are rotated to accommodate the shared mooring line and wind turbines are rotated to experience the maximum thrust. Global analysis revealed higher maximum surge and sway offsets because of the reduced mooring restoring stiffness as compared to a single CSC model. The reduced restoring stiffness can be attributed to the reduction of one anchor fixed mooring line from each FWTs. In the present study, three different configurations of the dual CSC model are studied with different shared line and single mooring configurations. This includes Model 1 with a medium-long shared line, Model 2 with a longer shared line, and Model 3 with a relatively shorter shared line. As an alternation of the methodology presented in Munir et al. (2021), the static equilibrium position of FWTs is kept constant at 9 rotors diameter distance and only the length of the shared line varies. The anchor positions are changed to keep the FWTs at their mean static equilibrium position in all the configurations. The orientation of the floaters and wind turbines is same as in Munir et al. (2021). Dynamic responses of all the configurations are analyzed and compared, including the natural periods, restoring stiffness of the structures, mooring restoring force, and platform motions. The analysis revealed that the surge and sway DOFs are more influenced by the shared mooring configuration with higher offsets and natural periods as compared to a single CSC model. This happens because of the reduced mooring restoring stiffness of the structure in surge and sway directions and no shared mooring restoring force in horizontal DOFs. To avoid the snap loads and increased tension on the fairleads in extreme environmental conditions, Model 1 is recommended for further study in future as compared to Model 2 and Model 3 with a longer and shorter shared line. The results indicate that the dual CSC model with a shared line is a feasible concept and could become an alternative concept in deep water

    Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts

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    We 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

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    koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist

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    We 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 Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902

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    In 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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