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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
The 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
“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
We 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
We 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
We 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
Protectores gerontogeriátricos en el centro geriátrico provincial de Las Tunas
Background: frail elderly people require gerontic and geriatric protectors that allow them to guarantee vital functions to preserve their quality of life or at least to live with dignity, besides facilitating the care tasks to their caregivers.Objective: to describe the state of the gerontic and geriatric protectors needed in the "Dr. Carlos E. Font Pupo" Provincial Geriatric Center of Las Tunas, from January to June 2017.Methods: an observational, descriptive, longitudinal study was carried out at the aforementioned geriatric center and during the period of time herein declared. The study population consisted of the 85 frail elderly people with residence in the center. The need and coverage of gerontic and geriatric protectors were assessed, in addition to the geriatric risks related to these protective needs.Results: the highest unresolved demands were Fowler’s position bed and protective cloths for the entire sample, anti-pressure ulcer mattress for 95,91 %, inflatable cushion for 92,3 % and bedrail for 80 %. Only the availability of wheelchairs satisfies the demand, followed by the canes that cover 80 % of those needed. Immobilization syndrome (81,17 %) and pressure ulcer (60 %) are the greatest risks for these frail elderly.Conclusions: the deficit of the main gerontic and geriatric protectors in the center stood out, increasing the risks to suffer from pressure ulcers, immobilization syndrome, fall syndrome, pneumonias and septicemia.Fundamento: los ancianos frágiles demandan de protectores gerontogeriátricos que les permita garantizar funciones vitales para conservar su calidad de vida o al menos vivir con dignidad, además de facilitar las tareas asistenciales a sus cuidadores.Objetivo: describir el estado de los protectores gerontogeriátricos necesarios en el centro geriátrico provincial “Dr. Carlos E. Font Pupo”, de Las Tunas, durante el período comprendido entre enero y junio de 2017.Métodos: se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo, longitudinal, en el centro geriátrico y durante el período de tiempo referidos anteriormente. La población de estudio estuvo formada por los 85 ancianos frágiles con residencia en el centro. Se evaluó la necesidad y cobertura de protectores gerontogeriátricos, además de los riesgos geriátricos relacionados con estas necesidades de protectores.Resultados: las mayores demandas no resueltas son de cama Fowler y paños protectores para toda la muestra, colchón anti úlcera por presión para el 95,91 %, cojín inflable para el 92,3 % y baranda de cama para el 80 %. Solo la disponibilidad de sillas de rueda satisface la demanda, seguida de los bastones que cubren el 80 % de los necesarios. El síndrome de inmovilización (81,17 %) y la úlcera por presión (60 %) constituyen los mayores riesgos para estos ancianos frágiles.Conclusiones: resalta el déficit de los principales protectores gerontogeriátricos en el centro, incrementando para estos ancianos los riesgos a sufrir de úlceras por presión, síndrome de inmovilización, síndrome de caídas, neumonías y septicemias
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
In 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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