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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
MgO reflectance data for Monte Carlo simulation of LaBr3:Ce scintillation crystals
No full textPresent paper is aimed to estimate the spectral reflectance of MgO as a function of layer thickness around LaBr3:5%Ce crystals. A reference emission spectrum of scintillator was calculated averaging 15 experimental trends from literature. A survey on MgO reflectance provided experimental data in the wavelength region of interest without thickness information, while trends with dimensional facts were found in the adjacent wavelength region. An algorithm was developed for interpolating spectral data in the wavelength region of interest for given thickness. A comparison between reflectors for LaBr3:Ce is summarized in Appendix A. Results are presented in form of weighted average values as well as numerical trends suitable, in particular, as input for Monte Carlo simulations of encapsulated crystals. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
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
Radioguided surgery and open biopsy with real time laser profile and high resolution scintigraphy co-registration.
No full textSingle photon emission imaging by position sensitive PMT
No full textPosition Sensitive Photo Multiplier Tube (PSPMT) represents a strong technological improvement for Nuclear Medicine imaging. Over the: last 10 years Hamamatsu has developed a number of PSPMTs with different shapes and sizes, from 1 in. square up to more recent prototype of 8 in. diameter. The position is continuously detected by centroid method and spatial resolution represents its statistical uncertainty. By coupling PSPMTs to scintillating arrays it was possible to push PMTs near their intrinsic limit. A number of scintillating crystals arranged in a matrix were tested such as: YAP:Ce, NaI(Tl), CsI(TI) and CsI(Na) with different pixel size (from 0.3 x 0.3 mm(2) to 2 x 2 mm(2)) with overall dimension from 4 x 4 cm(2) up to 11 cm diameter. A number of applications in Nuclear Medicine were performed, such as miniature gamma cameras for radiopharmaceutical investigations on little animals where sub-millimeter spatial resolution values were carried out. More recently, the first prototype of dedicated gamma camera for scintimammography has been developed for small cancer detection in the breast. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V, All rights reserved
Rev. C. R. Scafe
No full textA small biography and photograph of Reverend C.R. Scafe who served in Potlatch from 1906-1913
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
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