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Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textAt Creighton University (CU) we strive for the Ignatian ideals of Cura Personalis. As I've learned during my short tenure at CU, this Latin expression translates as "care for the whole person" and suggests distinct respect for individual's unique circumstances and concerns as well as their collective particularities, an appropriate appreciation of singular gifts and insights, and careful attention to the needs of others as individuals and as members of multiple social contexts.|In today's gospel reading, the meaning of the words are apt to remind us all of the grave situations locally and worldwide that require us to care for the "whole person" and recognize individual "circumstances and concerns". With the recent law enforcement interactions and resulting confusion, some of which are understandable, I'm reminded that we have all encounter realities that give meaning to the prophet's words, "Let my eyes stream with tears day and night, without rest, over the great destruction which overwhelms the virgin daughter of my people, over her incurable wound", Jer. 14:17.|What can each of us do to make a difference? If we recognize, point out, and stand up against evil, will it make a real difference? The reality of unprovoked violence is that nothing positive can come from it. In fact, the opposite is true; it will widen a gap of misunderstanding. It's not until we collectively choose to recognize that unique insight of each person is necessary to heal the "wound" of distrust, hate, and violence. |As my father would often tell me, "help others when you can and you can expect help when you need it". I know I could do more in this regard but I've been able to accelerate my efforts of assistance in recent years because of circumstances earned, taught, or given. Once I realized that my formation was a lifelong pursuit I could clearly see "the needs of others as individuals" and offer assistance when given the opportunity.|It is necessary for us to be arbitrators of the truth, which includes the faith of understanding and mercy, grace and love, the dignity of each individual, and "care for the whole person". We must take a stance even when we suspect that it will bring ridicule or "tears". We must never be afraid to disapprove, or lawfully demonstrate, against hateful or insensitive intentions
Daily Reflections (Meditations) on the Scriptures from the Roman Catholic Lectionary.
No full textMy father often said, "Your reward will be in heaven". It was his response to me when I would express concern (complain) about one irritation, struggle, or painful reminder of life's many difficulties. He wasn't offering a hollow reply; rather, he truly believed that there was an everlasting reward for living a life of gratitude, prayer, and dedication to his family, friends, community, and church.|In the gospel reading today, Jesus said to his disciples: "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth" because they are fleeting and can be lost or stolen, "but store up treasures in heaven". My father was rich in heavenly treasures (prayer and unwavering faith) and gave little time or thought to earthly possessions. As he would say, "anything more [money] than you need to pay the bills is a bother". Being the fortunate recipient of his wisdom and witnessing how he lived his years in quiet confidence of his eventual "reward in heaven" my father taught me the most important lessons of my life shortly after he passed away in the early morning hours of his 91 year.|I grew up listening to my father's stories and have tried to emulate his artful narratives through my daily interaction and periodic writings. In today's reading; a story of jealousy, contempt, murder, pain, and fear, all short term earthly pursuits that result in inevitable suffering is told. When Athaliah realized that there was a threat to her reign (death of her son) she took the quickest means to securing her "treasures on earth" by killing the whole of the royal family, or so she thought. Her reign was short lived and ultimately she died by the same sword. We should ask ourselves, how many wars have been fought; blood has been shed, only to briefly secure earthly treasures? |My father had a peace about him throughout his life that carried though his final days. I had the honor of being by his side during his brief hospital stay and his end days at home. We talked at length about his faith and whether or not he found benefit in knowing that he was soon to be with family and friends that had passed before him. He smiled and said, "I'll let you know". His eye (soul) was sound and he was "filled with light"
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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