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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
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
Predictive antisocial spectrum questionnaire: exploring psychometric properties in male inmates
Get PDFDissertação de Mestrado realizada sob a orientação do Professor Doutor Miguel Basto-Pereira apresentada no Ispa – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Forense.Os traços antissociais têm impacto considerável na vida de um indivíduo, no seu percurso
académico e no mercado de trabalho, nas suas relações amorosas e familiares e na relação que
estabelece com a sociedade. Para uma intervenção focada nas características do individuo é
necessária a existência de instrumentos de avaliação robustos. Neste âmbito, a presente
investigação teve como objetivos contribuir com: 1) uma revisão do Antisocial Spectrum,
identificando itens preditivos considerando dois grupos (população forense e comunitária); 2)
uma exploração das propriedades psicométricas desses itens numa amostra masculina da
população prisional portuguesa. A amostra deste estudo é composta por 435 adultos, 205
homens (M = 37.24, SD = 10.66) que se encontravam em reclusão em 6 estabelecimentos
prisionais na área da grande Lisboa e 230 homens na comunidade não condenados por crimes
(M = 43.73, SD = 19.09). A amostra respondeu às medidas de autorrelato: Escala Antisocial
Spectrum (AS Spectrum) e Escala de Crenças Criminógenas (CCS). Realizou-se uma análise
fatorial exploratória que revelou uma estrutura de dois fatores
(Impulsividade/Irresponsabilidade; Relação Interpessoal) com 10 itens que discriminam entre
os dois grupos em análise. Os resultados indicam que o Predictive Antisocial Spectrum
Questionnaire apresenta valores satisfatórios relativamente à sensibilidade dos itens e das
dimensões, validade fatorial, validade convergente e fiabilidade, nomeadamente consistência
interna. Este questionário apresenta-se como um instrumento de avaliação promissor para
medir traços antissociais em reclusos do sexo masculino. Limitações, recomendações para
investigações futuras e implicações clínicas e sociais são discutidas.ABSTRACT: Antisocial traits have a significant impact on an individual's life, their academic and
professional career, their romantic and family relationships, and their relationship with
society. For an intervention focused on the individual's characteristics, it is necessary to have
robust assessment instruments. In this context, this research aimed to contribute with: 1) a
review of the Antisocial Spectrum, identifying predictive items considering two groups
(forensic and community population); 2) an assessment of the psychometric properties
considering only predictive items in a male sample of Portuguese inmate population. The
sample for this study consisted of 435 adults, 205 males (M = 37.24, SD = 10.66) who were
deprived of liberty in 6 prisons in the metropolitan area of Lisbon and 230 males (M = 43.73,
SD = 19.09) in the community who had not been convicted of crimes. The sample answered
to self-report measures: Antisocial Spectrum Scale (AS Spectrum) and Criminogenic Beliefs
Scale (CCS). An exploratory factor analysis was carried out which revealed a two-factor
structure (Impulsivity/Irresponsibility; Interpersonal Relationship) with 10 items that
discriminate between the two groups under analysis. Results indicate that the Predictive
Antisocial Spectrum Questionnaire has satisfactory results regarding sensitivity of the items
and dimensions, factorial validity, convergent validity and reliability, in particular internal
consistency. This questionnaire appears to be a promising assessment tool for measuring
antisocial traits in male inmates. Limitations, recommendations for future research and
clinical and social implications are discussed
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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