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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
Factors Affecting the Performance of the Public Service Vehicles (PSV) Sector in the Nairobi County
No full textA Research Project Report Submitted to the Chandaria School of Business in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree of Global Executive Masters in Business Administration (GeMBA)The Public Service Vehicles (PSVs), commonly referred to as “matatu” is the
commonly used form of public transport in Kenya, estimated to be used by 80% of the
daily commuters. It is also estimated to have an annual turnover of over Ksh. 73
billion. The purpose of the study is to determine the factors affecting the performance
of the PSVs sector in the Nairobi County. The study aims at answering the following
research questions: How does transport infrastructure management affect performance
of the PSV sector in the Nairobi County? What are the effects of alternative transport
means on the performance of PSVs sector in the Nairobi County? How does
professionalism affect the performance of the PSVs sector in the Nairobi County?
The study applied an explanatory research design which aided in the study while
collecting qualitative and quantitative data. The study’s target population included
drivers and the management teams of PSVs SACCOs whose vehicles ply the Nairobi-
Ngong route number 111. The study employed simple random sampling so as to get 5
management staff and 5 drivers from each of the four SACCOs that operated on that
route, therefore making a sample size of 40 respondents. Structured questionnaires
were used in collecting primary data. The study used the aide of research assistants to
administer the questionnaires to the respondents. The filled questionnaires were
analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. Statistical Package for Social Sciences
(SPSS) version 21 was used for analysis where means, frequencies and percentages
were derived for each variable. Results of the study were then presented in tables and
figures.
The study found out that there was better PSVs SACCOs coordination on the Ngong –
Nairobi route with a prescribed code of conduct for their staff, engaged qualified
members in its management, persons entrusted with managing the SACCOs had wide
experience in public transport management, well educated, always informed of key
changes affecting the business, motivate staff and always strive to train the crew on
customer service, SACCO encourages drivers not to work for more than eight hours,
had measures of monitoring the behaviour of its crew on the roads and managers had
a wide network with key stakeholders in the industry. The study also found out that
the managers of the SACCOs always ensures that all its vehicles have the necessary licenses before being allowed to join the road, pays for licenses on behalf of its
members, had a way of reaching to all its members whenever it has important
information, had adequate employees to run its office affairs, had mechanisms of
training its crews on basic customer service, had a well stipulated pricing list for their
services, had clearly outlines on the condition of vehicles to be registered under it.
The study established that business had been affected by private personal cars on the
Ngong – Nairobi route, other SACCOs operating along the Ngong- Nairobi Route, the
motor cycles business and innovative online taxi operations. The study revealed that
SACCO had a clear outline on the qualifications of drivers to be engaged, clear
criterion on qualifications of conductors to be employed in the SACCO, clear
stipulation on remuneration of the driver and conductor, had capacity to train matatu
crews on basic customer service skills, gave refresher courses to drivers to ensure they
remain competent, had well qualified route inspectors to ensure that the crew observe
laid down rules, dealt with other stakeholders in the industry in a professional manner,
had a professional legal advisors to deal with all legal issues in the SACCO and
ensures that only road worthy vehicles are allowed on the road.
From the findings, the study concluded that transport infrastructure management is a
crucial field within the environment of the PSV business thus presents numerous
potential obstacles. Management competence is often determined by the availability
of management and financial information. Managerial skills are important in running
any business. Managerial skills assist managers to solve issues that are directly
relevant to the current, fast shifting business environment. The study concludes that
competition from Taxi cabs was identified as the biggest threat from alternative
transport followed by competition posed from motor cycles. Competition from taxi
cabs was also cited as a source of consumers bargaining power and private personal
cars least seen as a threat. Competition from other alternative non-motorized transport
had the lowest threat. The study concludes that there was involvement of management
of the SACCOs and crew through their discussions and decisions relating to their
industry as well as strengthening their capacity to manage the industry and to selfregulate.
Some of the SACCOs were effectively managing their routes and deals with
other stakeholders in the industry in a professional manner.
The study recommends that there is need to charge all the staff with the responsibility
of ensuring right operations strategies are put in place. Management in PSVs
SACCOs need to hire qualified personnel, develop rewarding system for productive
operations strategies and give necessary support as the best way of attainment of
performance in PSVs Sector. The study recommends that there is need to charge all
the staff with the responsibility of ensuring right operations strategies are put in place.
Management in PSVs SACCOs need to hire qualified personnel, develop rewarding
system for productive operations strategies and give necessary support as the best way
of attainment of performance in PSVs Sector. The study recommends the study
recommends that policy makers should impose policies to govern the transport sector.
The key focus should be on formulating policies that will improve public transport
safety for the citizens. The policies formed should also be friendly to ensure that both
service provider and passengers appreciate the transport industry. This study
concentrated on the factors affecting the performance of PSVs sector in Nairobi
County. The study concentrated on PSVs SACCOs and their staff operating PSVs on
the Nairobi – Ngong route (Route 111), and thus, the same study can be conducted on
other PSVs SACCOs in other routes in Nairobi County for comparison purposes. The
study also recommends that transport regulatory body should be included
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
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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