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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
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
Profile of cattle production in Santa Catarina and related public health issues
No full textDissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Agronomia e Veterinária, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Animal, 2014.O presente estudo objetivou identificar o perfil produtivo da bovinocultura catarinense e caracterizar práticas de manejo relacionadas a agravos em saúde pública. Realizou-se um estudo descritivo a partir de dados coletados em 2012, no âmbito do inquérito epidemiológico da brucelose e tuberculose bovina em Santa Catarina e das ações do Programa Nacional de Controle e Erradicação da Brucelose e Tuberculose Animal. A população alvo foi constituída por todas as propriedades rurais de Santa Catarina dedicadas à bovinocultura, excluindo apenas aquelas em que não existem animais adultos com finalidade reprodutiva. Dividiu-se o estado em cinco regiões produtivas, em cada uma das quais procedeu-se a amostragem aleatória simples de propriedades usando o cadastro estadual de propriedades rurais. No total foram amostradas 1653 propriedades rurais com bovinos em idade reprodutiva. Foi observada grande diversidade regional de tipo de exploração pecuária, com destaque para a bovinocultura de corte na região 1 (Serrana) e de leite na região 3 (Oeste). No estado como um todo predominou a criação extensiva, com um valor médio de 67,64%. O confinamento total é raro, mas o sistema semiconfinado é adotado em 33,21% das propriedades de exploração leiteira e mista. Entre as propriedades de corte esse percentual foi de 14,39 %. Em todas as regiões predominam propriedades pequenas, em todos os tipos de exploração pecuária. A produção leiteira é mais importante no oeste catarinense, região em que a atividade é predominantemente feita com raças europeias de vocação leiteira, em propriedades que usam ordenha mecânica e recorrem cada vez mais à inseminação artificial. O resfriamento do leite na propriedade tornou-se uma realidade na região oeste, mas é feito apenas por uma pequena fração de produtores nas demais regiões. O consumo de leite cru na propriedade é muito frequente, assim como o abate de animais de descarte em locais sem inspeção sanitária. O recurso à assistência veterinária regular ainda é praticado por uma minoria de produtores. Estes resultados devem ser objeto de atenção por parte das autoridades de saúde animal e de saúde pública, na perspectiva de implementação de políticas de saúde públicas inseridas no contexto “Uma Saúde”. ______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTThe present study aimed at identifying the profile of cattle production in Santa Catarina and describing related management practices that may have an impact on public health. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in 2012 as part of an epidemiological study of bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis in Santa Catarina. The target population consisted of all farms dedicated to cattle production, excluding those where there were no adult breeding animals. The state was divided in five production regions and a simple random sample of properties using the state register of farms was undertaken in each one of them. A total of 1653 cattle farms were sampled. The results showed a diversity of cattle production systems across the state, with beef cattle predominating in region 1 (Serrana) and dairy farming in region 3 (West). Dual-purpose farms were the most frequent in region 2 (Florianópolis and South). Extensive cattle farming was predominant in the state, accounting for 67.64% of breeding farms. Total confinement is rare but 33.21 % of dairy and dual-purpose farms were classified in the semi-confinement category, whereas only 14.39% of beef farms had this characteristic. All types of cattle farms were mostly small-holdings, in all regions. Dairy farming was most important in the western region, where milk is mostly produced with European dairy breeds, using mechanical milking systems and artificial insemination. The use of milk cooling facilities became a reality in the western region, but is scarcely used elsewhere in the state. The consumption of raw milk on-farm is very common, as well as the slaughtering of breeding animals in places without sanitary inspection. Regular veterinary care is used by a minority of farmers. These results provide valuable information to the animal and public health authorities with a view to promoting policies within the “One Health” approach.Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária (FAV)Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Anima
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