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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
Personal health experiences in the formation of health students’ professional identity: quantitative study
No full textObjetivo: Esta dissertação foi desenhada com o objetivo de compreender a relação entre experiências pessoais de saúde, incluindo práticas de (auto-)cuidados de saúde, convencionais ou complementares e/ou alternativas, e o conhecimento e atitude em relação à Medicina Complementar e Alternativa (MAC), considerados indicadores da identidade profissional de estudantes de ciências da saúde.
Método: Foi realizado um estudo transversal com 45 estudantes de ciências da saúde em Portugal, entre 31 de maio e 2 de setembro de 2024. A informação obtida foi recolhida através de um questionário com diferentes questões e abrangendo vários aspetos, do qual foram extraídas apenas algumas questões: dados sociodemográficos, saúde auto-relatada, práticas de (auto-)cuidados, conhecimentos e atitudes face à MAC, incluindo a sua importância percebida na futura formação profissional. Os dados obtidos foram analisados através de estatística descritiva e testes de qui-quadrado para verificar se existiam relações entre as diferentes variáveis.
Resultados: A maioria (71,11%) dos participantes manifestaram interesse em aprofundar os seus conhecimentos sobre MAC, demonstrando uma considerável abertura a estas práticas. 75,55% consideraram ainda o conhecimento das MAC essencial para a sua futura carreira. Observou-se uma relação entre a satisfação dos alunos relativamente às suas práticas de (auto-)cuidados de saúde e o seu nível de conhecimento sobre MAC: os alunos com maior nível de conhecimento, incluindo aqueles que já tinham experimentado estas práticas, estavam mais satisfeitos. Entre os que utilizaram MAC, 48,88% classificaram os resultados como “bons” ou “muito bons”. Do ponto de vista da saúde física, 73,33% afirmaram não ter problemas de saúde diagnosticados por um profissional convencional; na saúde psicológica, 91,11% não referiram qualquer perturbação diagnosticada.
Conclusões: As experiências pessoais de saúde parecem ser determinantes importantes na formação da identidade profissional dos estudantes de saúde. A potencial integração das MAC na formação académica poderá enriquecer a preparação dos estudantes para uma prática clínica mais global. Este estudo mostra também a importância do acesso a informação fiável sobre MAC, sugerindo que uma melhor integração nos programas de formação poderá fortalecer as competências dos futuros profissionais e melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados prestados.Objective: This dissertation was designed to understand the relationship between personal health experiences, including conventional or complementary and/or alternative health (self-)care practices, and knowledge and attitude towards Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), considered indicators of the professional identity of health science students.
Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 45 health sciences students in Portugal, between May 31 and September 2, 2024. The information obtained was collected through a questionnaire covering various aspects, from which a few questions were extracted: sociodemographic data, self-reported health, (self-)care practices, knowledge and attitudes regarding CAM, including its perceived importance in future professional training. The data obtained was analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square tests to examine relationships between variables.
Results: The majority (71.11%) expressed interest in deepening their knowledge about CAM, showing a considerable openness. 75.55% considered CAM knowledge essential for their future careers. A relationship was found between students' satisfaction with their (self-)care practices and their level of CAM knowledge: those with higher knowledge levels, including previous users of CAM, were more satisfied. Among CAM users, 48.88% rated the results as “good” or “very good.” 73.33% reported no diagnosed physical health problems; 91.11% reported no psychological health diagnoses.
Conclusions: Personal health experiences appear to be important determinants in shaping the professional identity of health students. Integrating CAM into academic training could enrich preparation for global clinical practice. The study highlights the need for access to reliable CAM information and suggests that formal integration into training programs could enhance professional competencies and improve patient care quality
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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