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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Full text linkWe 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
Full text linkWe 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
Characterization of the effects of wheelchair positioning on the health of adult users : focus on three populations
No full textEnviron 1,0% de la population mondiale et française utilise un fauteuil roulant (FR) en raison d'une incapacité à se tenir debout ou à marcher. Les usagers permanents sont quotidiennement assis dans leur FR, exposés à diverses complications. Ainsi, le positionnement est essentiel pour maintenir leur santé.L'objectif principal de ce travail de thèse était d'étudier les effets du positionnement sur la santé des usagers, afin de caractériser l'entendue de la définition du positionnement et d'analyser si ses effets varient de manière similaire parmi différentes catégories d'usagers.La conduite d'une revue de la portée a permis de réexaminer le concept de positionnement au FR. Son succès repose sur trois aspects principaux : le processus d'accompagnement dans le choix et le suivi d'usage du FR, l'analyse du contrôle postural assis et la configuration complète du FR. Cette étude a également révélé l'importance du positionnement dynamique, complémentaire au positionnement statique dans la préservation de la santé au FR. Un consensus d'experts par la méthode Delphi a permis d'identifier 10 critères contribuant à la préservation de la santé au FR électrique (FRE), chez les personnes atteintes de maladies neuromusculaires. La gestion de la pression, de la douleur, de l'inconfort, ainsi que la stabilité, l'accessibilité du joystick dans toutes les positions et l'usage des fonctions d'assise électriques, ont été sélectionnées comme des critères prioritaires, également mis en évidence dans la revue de la portée. Une étude observationnelle sur l'usage des dispositifs connectés surveillant le risque d'escarre a également révélé des similitudes de comportements entre les utilisateurs de FR manuels (FRM) et les utilisateurs de FRE. Enfin, une étude interventionnelle utilisant une housse connectée pour surveiller le risque d'escarre, dont l'analyse des résultats est en attente, devrait permettre de compléter l'observation des caractéristiques communes entre les différentes catégories d'utilisateurs.La révision de la définition du positionnement au FR, l'identification de critères de positionnement et l'importance de mobiliser son corps dans ou avec le FR, soulignent la nécessité de standardiser, de systématiser et d'universaliser l'évaluation aboutissant à la configuration individuelle du FR et de promouvoir les bonnes pratiques de positionnement dynamique. Par ailleurs, l'identification de critères constitue une étape préliminaire dans le développement d'un score pronostic pour détecter la nécessité d'une consultation de positionnement au FR, en réponse aux lacunes dans la systématisation du suivi des usagers, trop coûteuse à mettre en place avec des ressources humaines supplémentaires.Approximately 1.0% of the global and French population use a wheelchair (WC) due to an inability to stand or walk. Permanent users are seated in their WC daily, exposed to various complications. Thus, WC seating is essential to maintain their health.The main objective of this thesis work was to study the effects of WC seating on users' health, to characterize the extent of its definition and analyze if its effects vary similarly among different user categories.Conducting a scoping review allowed the re-examination of the WC seating concept. Its success relies on three main aspects: the accompaniment process in choosing and follow up WC usage, the analysis of seated postural control, and the complete WC configuration. This study also revealed the importance of dynamic WC seating, complementary to static WC seating in WC health preservation. An expert consensus through the Delphi method identified 10 criteria contributing to health preservation in power wheelchairs (PWC) among individuals with neuromuscular diseases. Pressure management, pain, and discomfort, as well as stability, joystick (command) accessibility in all positions, and the use of electric seating functions were selected as priority criteria, also highlighted in the scoping review. An observational study on the use of connected devices monitoring pressure injury risk also revealed behavioral similarities between manual wheelchair (MWC) and PWC users. Lastly, an interventional study using a connected cover to monitor pressure injury risk, with analysis of results pending, should complement the observation of common characteristics among different user categories.The revision of the WC seating definition, the identification of WC seating criteria, and the importance of mobilizing one's body in or with the WC emphasize the need to standardize, systematize, and universalize the evaluation leading to individual WC configuration and to promote good practices of dynamic positioning. Moreover, the identification of criteria constitutes a preliminary step in developing a prognostic score to detect the need for WC positioning consultation, in response to gaps in user follow-up systematization, which is too costly to implement with additional human resources
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