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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
Co-morbidity of post-traumatic stress and related disorders in forensic mental health.
Full text linkThis study examines the South Australian Forensic Mental Health population in the context of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and other comorbid disorders such as illicit substance use, depression, and childhood trauma. A cohort of 39 forensic patients were interviewed using many internationally recognised tools such as the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), the PTSD Checklist (PCL), the Centre for Epidemiological Studies on Depression (CES-D), and many others. There are 23 research tools in total and each one is described in detail, describing cut-off scores and how they are used in practice. The results showed that patients identified on average 8 major stressful events; 33% (n=13) of patients had PTSD and 21% (n=8) severe PTSD. Most patients had comorbid symptoms with 90% (n=35) having tried drugs, and 72% (n=28) had taken drugs more than 100 times. A high number of patients actively sought help prior to committing their offence 44% (n=17). The thesis provides the reader with some current and historical information about the concept of PTSD; how it developed in the literature; and it’s clinical history. Further to this it relates Forensic Mental Health issues such as homicide, acts of harm, and prison health. The author explores the role of crime types and how these relate to trauma, for example killing strangers, or killing a family member, or perhaps one of the most traumatic of events; killing your own child. Statistically the most common method of harming others is using knives, and the act of stabbing someone as part of a traumatising event from the perpetrator’s perspective is explored. The ethical issues; patient participation; interviews and data collection method are described to enable the reader to consider the same process for future studies. Then a descriptive analysis of the data is provided for each tool, listing the data in two formats; as it was collected by the tool; then in a sorted table to highlight the most frequently selected answers by the cohort. Issues of interest and notable data differences are discussed after each tool is presented. A series of case studies are provided to bring the data to life, providing more detailed information about five selected patients. A brief de-identified description of the offence, the patient’s experiences and their answers to the interview questions are woven into a case study format. The author provides some phenomenological viewpoints from issues raised and looks at some individualised risk issues that are indicated by each case. One particular issue that was of note across many cases was how memory of the offence is affected and this is discussed as a specific topic. Finally, there is a discussion about the author’s perspective of the research. Of particular interest is how we can use these research tools for risk assessment, to reduce future risk and prepare the patient for rehabilitation into the community. Suggestions are made about offence work that should be completed prior to releasing patients into the community, and these recommendations are based on the attitudes, and patient’s experiences discussed in over 250 hours of interviews across 350 research sessions. This is rounded off with a conclusion about some of the interesting points raised by this piece of research. A comprehensive discussion and explanation of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (often shortened to PTSD) can be read in the Literature Review (section 2.2 Clinical History and Definition of PTSD).Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Population Health, 201
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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