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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
FOIM: From foam to foil and back again
No full textShape memory polymers (SMPs) are smart materials that perform a shape change in response to an external stimulus, usually a temperature change, after being thermomechanically treated. This thermomechanical process is referred to as “programming” and involves heating the SMP above the phase transition temperature of the switching segments (glass or melting transition temperature), loading, cooling below the phase transition temperature (glass or crystallization transition temperature) and unloading. The SMP retains the programmed shape until it is heated above the transition temperature again, which triggers the one-way shape memory effect and the material returns to its original shape.
The current study presents the semi-finished product FOIM (cf. Figure 1), a polyester urea urethane foam with a hard/soft segment ratio of 1.06 and an open pore content of 78 %. As determined by differential scanning calorimetry, the foam exhibited a melting peak at around 45 °C and a crystallization peak at 14 °C. When subjected to significant compressive deformation at 60 °C and afterwards cooling to room temperature, upon programming, the foam transformed into a translucent foil that remained stable at room temperature. When reheated to 60 °C, the foil turned back into foam recovering 99.5% of its original height. Notably, the structure remained largely unaffected by the deformation, as evidenced by buoyancy and heat transmission measurements. The ease of manufacture and functionality of this technology make it attractive for applications that require both a smaller transport volume and significant shape changes.
References:
[1] T. Pretsch in Smart Materials (Ed.: H. Böse), Vogel Communications Group, Würzburg, 2023, pp. 227–259.
[2] L. Santo, Progress in Aerospace Sciences 2016, 81, 60-65.
[3] A.-L. Poser, T. Pretsch; “FOIM: Thermal Foaming of Shape Memory Polyurethane Foil”, manuscript submitted for publication
Variations on the Author
No full text“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
No full textWe 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
No full textWe 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
Author, publisher and bookseller : a tripartite synergy in Nigerian book industry
No full textThis work is about the roles of Author, Publisher and Bookseller in Book development in
Nigeria. The paper started by delving into the history of Book Publishing in Nigeria after
which it proceeded by defining who an author, a publisher, and a bookseller is and
expatiated on the indispensable roles of these key actors in Nigerian Book Industry and in
the emerging Information Society. Furthermore, the various constraints to book
development were identified while the paper advised on how the Book Industry can be
further promoted in Nigeria. However, the paper concluded and made recommendations
on how the Book sector can help in enhancing scholarship in the country
The Thursday Murder Club: Launching a megabrand author - a publishing case study
No full textIn 2020, the Christmas book charts in the UK made headlines: Barack Obama’s eagerly awaited autobiography, The Promised Land, was beaten to the top spot by The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, a debut cosy crime novel set in a retirement village. Not only did Osman’s book beat the former US president’s expected bestseller, it also broke records, becoming the fastest-selling debut crime novel of all time. Although Osman has a certain level of fame in the UK from his TV appearances on shows such as Pointless, his celebrity status does not entirely explain the novel’s huge sales. This article tracks the acquisition, publication, and promotion journey of The Thursday Murder Club in order to understand the industry and cultural context of its success and to interrogate the role of celebrity in the creation of author brands. The findings suggest that the unexpected scale of the success of the book owed to a number of factors, including in-depth editing by the novel’s agent, editor, and author to tighten up the plot, an extensive and strategic promotional campaign, the pandemic (which drove interest in the book’s genre and themes), and the quality of the writing. We find that the book’s success was accentuated by Osman’s celebrity status rather than being entirely reliant on it. This research adds to the growing scholarship on celebrity authorship by means of an in-depth case study and provides insight into the processes behind publishing a ‘celebrity’ book and launching a megabrand author
Tensions arising from organizational ambidexterity and how companies can manage them
No full textDue to high complexity and dynamic business surroundings, companies must continually adapt to change while enhancing and expanding their already existing competencies. This encourages businesses to investigate potential new business opportunities while making use of previously existing expertise and procedures. While this approach, which the literature refers to as organizational ambidexterity, can help businesses succeed in the long run, conflicting activities like looking for new opportunities while making use of current expertise can create problems and conflicts for businesses. A paradox is a link between two activities that are in opposition to one another. The simultaneous pursuit of exploration and exploitation can be categorized as a paradox, given the contradictory relationship. If managed improperly, this paradox frequently leads to conflicts and tensions in ambidextrous organizations.
Based on the analysis of 55 research papers in top management and business journals, this structural literature review demonstrates that the literature is rich in pointing out tensions in ambidextrous organizations. An overview of the prevailing tensions, however, is missing in the literature. The findings of this thesis show that the most frequently occurring tensions can be clustered into three main categories, namely contextual, structural, and leadership-based tensions. Furthermore, this work examines the underlying mechanisms and drivers that contribute to the emergence of these tensions within ambidextrous organizations and explores ways to manage, overcome, or cope with them. Drawing on a comprehensive review, this thesis provides an overview of the most common tensions in the literature and ways to overcome them, analyzes the current state of research on ambidextrous tensions, and gives perspective on potential future research avenues.Author Manuel Pretsch, BSc.Masterarbeit Universität Linz 202
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
Tensions arising from organizational ambidexterity and how companies can manage them
No full textDue to high complexity and dynamic business surroundings, companies must continually adapt to change while enhancing and expanding their already existing competencies. This encourages businesses to investigate potential new business opportunities while making use of previously existing expertise and procedures. While this approach, which the literature refers to as organizational ambidexterity, can help businesses succeed in the long run, conflicting activities like looking for new opportunities while making use of current expertise can create problems and conflicts for businesses. A paradox is a link between two activities that are in opposition to one another. The simultaneous pursuit of exploration and exploitation can be categorized as a paradox, given the contradictory relationship. If managed improperly, this paradox frequently leads to conflicts and tensions in ambidextrous organizations.
Based on the analysis of 55 research papers in top management and business journals, this structural literature review demonstrates that the literature is rich in pointing out tensions in ambidextrous organizations. An overview of the prevailing tensions, however, is missing in the literature. The findings of this thesis show that the most frequently occurring tensions can be clustered into three main categories, namely contextual, structural, and leadership-based tensions. Furthermore, this work examines the underlying mechanisms and drivers that contribute to the emergence of these tensions within ambidextrous organizations and explores ways to manage, overcome, or cope with them. Drawing on a comprehensive review, this thesis provides an overview of the most common tensions in the literature and ways to overcome them, analyzes the current state of research on ambidextrous tensions, and gives perspective on potential future research avenues.Author Manuel Pretsch, BSc.Masterarbeit Universität Linz 202
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