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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
Assessment of fire emergency preparedness of primary and secondary boarding schools in Jinja District and City, Uganda
No full textIntroduction
Fire emergencies in boarding schools are a critical public health challenge, an overall average of up to 1,007 incidents of fire are registered in Uganda annually, with up to 17 of these incidents occurring in schools/other learning institutions annually. Several consequences of fire outbreaks, including injuries, loss of lives and destruction of property, have been reported among schools in Uganda, this therefore requires a substantial level of preparedness in terms of its prevention, management and recovery. This study therefore assessed fire emergency preparedness of primary and secondary boarding schools in Jinja district and city to generate evidence-based recommendations to improve the safety of staff and learners in boarding schools.
Methodology
A mixed-method cross-sectional study was conducted in all 197 schools that provide boarding facilities in Jinja district and city- Uganda. Quantitative data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire administered among 197 participants comprising one purposively selected school Headteacher or next of kin per boarding school. In addition, an observational checklist was also used to check for the availability and functionality of fire safety measures in each school. For qualitative data, we conducted eight key informant interviews using interview guide. Quantitative data was captured using android mobile phones in Kobo collect application, exported to Excel 2016 for data cleaning and then transferred to STATA software version 14.1 for statistical analysis. A modified Poisson regression analysis was then conducted to establish the association between the independent factors and the level of fire preparedness among schools. Meanwhile, qualitative data was audio recorded, transcribed, and thematically analysed using NVIVO.
Results
Out of the 197 schools in this study, the majority, 62.94% (124/197) were primary schools, about two-thirds 67.51% (133/197), were privately owned. More than three quarters, 77.66% (153/197) had not registration to provide boarding facilities. Majority of the schools 90.36% (178/197) had never experienced a fire outbreak, most of them 77.66% (153/197) did not have annual budget/ financial allocations for fire safety and more than two thirds 82.23% (162/197) did not have fire safety management and mitigation policies. Notably, most schools (82.74% (163/197) did not conduct regular training on fire safety for learners and teachers. More than three quarters 92.39% (182/197) did not have fire safety signages and the majority 71.57% (141/197) did not have fire extinguishers/functional fire extinguishers.
Most of the boarding schools, 82% (162/197) were inadequately prepared for fire emergencies. Schools that had undergone due registration as boarding schools were 20% more likely to be adequately prepared for a fire emergency than schools that had not undergone registration (APR = 1.19, C.I = 1.09-1.29, p-value = 0.000). Similarly, schools that annually allocate financial resources/budget for fire safety were 20%more likely to be adequately prepared for fire emergencies as compared to those that did not (APR = 1.22, C.I = 1.03-1.44, p-value = 0.022).
Conclusion and recommendations
Generally, most of the schools were inadequately prepared for fire emergencies. The preparedness level was associated with the school's registration status and annual financial allocation for fire safety. Therefore, the Ministry of Education and Sports should prioritize interventions that align with strict compliance/ registration for schools to offer boarding facilities and school authorities should allocate sufficient annual funding specifically for fire safety measures
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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