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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
The Effect of Inventory Management Strategies on Business Growth in Manufacturing Companies: A Case of Gisakura Tea Factory Ltd
No full textThis study assesses the effect of inventory management strategies on the business growth on manufacturing companies in Rwanda especially at Gisakura tea factory ltd. determining the effect of demand forecasting, establish the effect of lead time, examining the effect of reorder and analysing the effect of safety stock, on business growth in Gisakura Tea Company, from 2020 up to 2023. The literature review defined key concepts and developed conceptual review, theoretical review, empirical review and conceptual framework regarding the effect of inventory management strategies on business growth. This study was conducted on 102 staff members of Gisakura Teak Factory, who were purposively selected due to their small number to respectively answer to questionnaire for data collection to be descriptively and correlatively analysed, with the help of SPSS computer packages, version 20. A mixed survey design, being both descriptive and correlative, was used in this study where, in the inventory management strategies and business growth, this study involved gathering and analyzing data to describe the current state of invetroy management strategies and correlate it with the business growth within a company. The study revealed that the demand forecasting with (β=0.506; p=028); lead time with (β=-0.512; p=024); reorder point with (β=0.906; p=011) and safety stock with data (β=0.840; p=018) indicated its significant positive effects on various aspects of business growth in Gisakura Tea Company Ltd, including contributing to customer retention rates, impacting Net Promoter Score (NPS), and enhancing a reliable and customer-centric brand. Consequently, the study concluded that inventory management strategies positively affect the business growth in manufacturing companies in Rwanda. Therefore, it was recommended, particularly focusing on Gisakura Tea Factory, to invest in cutting-edge demand forecasting techniques. This includes the incorporation of predictive analytics, machine learning algorithms, and thorough analysis of historical data, to optimize it supply chain processes for efficient lead time management, to avoid overstocking, as this can tie up capital and lead to issues such as product obsolescence, and to invest in comprehensive training programs to educate their staff about the holistic impact of inventory management on business growth.
Key words: Demand Forecasting, Lead Time, Reorder Point, Safety Stock And Business Growt
Accounting Practices and Success of Business: A Survey of Traders of Muhanga Commercial Centre in Rwanda
Get PDFSome businesses start well and whereas some succeed others fail. The question is why some businesses survive while others collapse. This study, therefore, seeks to inform traders and other profit oriented activities owners of Muhanga Commercial Centre about the role of accounting system in preparing and keeping the books of accounts and the relationship between accounting system and business success or performance. The specific objectives of the study are to find out whether traders of Muhanga commercial centre keep accounting records, to establish the factors affecting growth of business, to find out the performance level of the traders in Muhanga Commercial Centre and establish the relationship between accounting practices and success of the traders. This research is of significance to business managers and scholars. Considering the methodology used in this study, a descriptive survey research design was employed in this study in order to capture the general overview giving some valuable pointers as to what variables are worth testing quantitatively and can yield rich data that lead to important recommendations in practice. The target population for this study is 292 traders of Muhanga Commercial Center and the sample size of 74 respondents. Stratified sampling was used to select the sample respondents. Sample size was determined using Slovin’s formula with 10% error margin. The qualitative and quantitative data was used. For primary data, questionnaires were sent to the respondents and interview was used. The secondary data was collected from journal articles, books and internet resources. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 was used to analyse the relationship between accounting record keeping and the business success. Reliability of the instruments was established after a pre-test in order to establish the fitness of the instruments in the study. Moreover, experts in the field were consulted about the content of instruments, ambiguity of question items and their relevance. The results of the study revealed that there is a positive correlation between recording and business expansion with p- value of 0.912 and sig=.000; between financial statements and increase in asset with p-value of 0.780 and sig=.000; between reconciliation and increase in profit with a p-value of 0.884 and sig=.000; between reconciliation and financial statements with p- value of 0.674 and sig=.000; between increase in profit and recording with a p-value of 0.822 and sig=.000; between recording and financial statements with p-value of 0.615 and sig=.000; between reconciliation and recording with a p-value of 0.914 and sig=.000; between reconciliation and business expansion with a p-value 0.938 and sig=.000; increase in asset and business expansion with a p-value of .849 and sig=.000, increase in profit and business expansion with a p-value of 0.917 and sig=.000 and between financial statement and increase in profit with a p – value of 0.802 and sig=.000 because the calculated P-value is less than 0.01 level of significance
Fund Allocation Strategies and Project Sustainability: A Case of Vision City Project in Kigali City
Get PDFThe intention of this research is to examine the contribution of fund allocation strategies and sustainability of Vision City Project in Kigali. This research project is guided by three specific objectives such as to determine the impact of participatory planning on the sustainability of the Vision City Project in Kigali, to analyze the role of rate of return on the sustainability of the Vision City Project in Kigali, to establish the relationship between fund allocation strategies and sustainability of the Vision City Project in Kigali. This study is significant to policy makers in terms of formulating policies that favor sustainability of the project. The study is also significant to the future researchers in terms of using it as point of reference in regard to fund allocation strategies and project sustainability. The descriptive research design was applied in this study with a target population of 120 employees of the project, the same number were considered for sample size because it is reasonable and the sampling technique applied here is census sampling techniques, questionnaire and interview guides helped to gatherer the collected data which was coded, analyzed, interpreted in relation to the study objectives. The results have indicate a significant positive correlation between participatory planning and rate of returns (p=.646 and sig=.003), between project ownership and stakeholder satisfaction (p=742 and sig=.000), and rate of returns and stakeholder satisfaction (p=.536 and sig=.000). Hence, the results confirm a significant positive relationship between project sustainability of vision city in Rwanda. The results have also revealed that R coefficient .815 shows fund allocation strategies has a positive relationship with project ownership. The coefficient of determination .665 R square also shows that fund allocation strategies explains 66.5% of the variability in project ownership. Hence, this implies that the predictors such as constant, consultative project design, participatory planning and rate of returns affect the progress of project ownership by 66.5% in Vision City Project. In conclusion, since the results of the study have proved that there is a positive significant relationship between fund allocation strategies and project sustainability. Thus, the researcher also recommends to the government to continue encourage the private sector, investors and big business owners to allocate their fund in promoting project which can be sustainable and benefit the general public. The researcher cannot forget to recommend seminars, study tours and workshops to private sector federation to promote skills and knowledge on the allocation of funds to make sure sustainability of both private sector and government.  
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
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