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    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    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

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    “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

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    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

    THE POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF THE SIMPLIFICATION PROPOSED BY THE TAX REFORM OF PECS 45/2019 OF THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES AND 110/2019 OF THE FEDERAL SENATE

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    O assunto de reforma tributária no Brasil está em constância nos últimos anos, principalmente pelo cenário econômico, político e social que o país se encontra. A pauta da necessidade de uma reforma do sistema tributário brasileiro advém da ideia de necessidade de correção e ajuste da complexidade do funcionamento atual. No contexto contemporâneo, existem algumas propostas de reforma tributária: duas do Governo Federal, em que uma trata da reforma da legislação dos tributos sobre lucro e renda e outra da unificação das contribuições sociais PIS e COFINS. Outras duas propostas de reforma são as PECs 45/2019, da Câmara dos Deputados, e 110/2019, do Senado Federal, ambas com foco na mudança dos tributos indiretos, apontado como um dos principais fatores de entrave do sistema tributário brasileiro, sendo essas últimas propostas o enfoque principal do estudo. Com base nas informações apresentadas, o presente trabalho buscou apontar os principais e possíveis impactos ocasionados, caso seja aprovado uma das propostas de reforma Constitucional. O objetivo desse estudo é entender, a partir dos documentos das PECs 45/2019 e 110/2019, como a simplificação proposta por elas podem impactar o sistema Tributário Nacional. Para isso, foi feita uma pesquisa qualitativa, a qual, em relação aos objetivos, classifica-se como descritiva, tendo a metodologia análise de documentos utilizada para coleta de informações. Com os resultados encontrados dos esclarecimentos do que propõe as PECs, os pontos de similaridade e divergência entre as propostas, e os possíveis impactos regionais, chega-se a importância deste trabalho na busca da compreensão do que pode vir acontecer com o sistema tributário brasileiro, os contribuintes físicos e jurídicos, e seus entes federados.The issue of tax reform in Brazil has been constant in recent years, mainly due to the economic, political and social scenario in which the country finds itself. The agenda for the need for a reform of the Brazilian tax system comes from the idea of ​​the need to correct and adjust the complexity of the current operation. In the contemporary context, there are some proposals for tax reform: two from the Federal Government, in which one deals with the reform of the legislation on taxes on profit and income and the other with the unification of PIS and COFINS social contributions. Two other reform proposals are PECs 45/2019, from the Chamber of Deputies, and 110/2019, from the Federal Senate, both with a focus on changing indirect taxes, identified as one of the main obstacles to the Brazilian tax system. latest proposals the main focus of the study. Based on the information presented, this work sought to point out the main and possible impacts caused, if one of the proposals for Constitutional reform is approved. The objective of this study is to understand, from the documents of PECs 45/2019 and 110/2019, how the simplification proposed by them can impact the National Tax system. For this, a qualitative research was carried out, which, in relation to the objectives, is classified as descriptive, with the methodology of document analysis used to collect information. With the results found from the clarifications of what the PECs propose, the points of similarity and divergence between the proposals, and the possible regional impacts, the importance of this work in the search for an understanding of what may happen with the Brazilian tax system is reached, physical and legal taxpayers, and their federated entities

    Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts

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    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

    Author Index

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    koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist

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    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

    Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902

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    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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