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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

    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

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    La influencia del Tai Chi y la meditación sobre los desequilibrios de la enfermedad de Parkinson

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    La Enfermedad de Parkinson es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa para la que, hasta el momento, no se ha encontrado cura. Los principales tratamientos actuales están basados en la protección cerebral y en la disminución de los síntomas motores, dando lugar así a otros síntomas secundarios debidos a la medicación. Es por eso que se pone en evidencia la necesidad de establecer un programa complementario a la medicación, con un enfoque más holístico del paciente, y que pueda tanto prevenir complicaciones como mejorar los síntomas. Numerosas revisiones han documentado evidencia de la seguridad, la eficacia y los beneficios obtenidos mediante la práctica de Tai Chi y la meditación en distintas enfermedades, pero sigue siendo necesario investigar si la práctica de este ejercicio es adecuada en pacientes con Enfermedad de Parkinson. Uno de los objetivos es conocer la influencia del Tai Chi y la meditación en el Parkinson tanto a nivel físico como psíquico. Mediante un análisis sistemático de la bibliografía se investiga como obtener capacidades para elaborar un abordaje terapéutico. También se estudia cuáles son los síntomas más prevalentes de la enfermedad y cómo tenerlos en cuenta en la valoración y el diagnóstico. El objetivo principal es proponer un plan de actuación clínica basado en el Tai Chi y la meditación, a través del cual podremos tratar mental y físicamente, mediante la clasificación en 3 grupos diferenciados. El primer grupo lo componen pacientes con síntomas como temblor, rigidez, bradicinesia, etc. con independencia funcional. El segundo grupo corresponde a los pacientes con síntomas más severos e incapacitantes, y por lo tanto que sean dependientes funcionalmente. Y por último, el tercer grupo está formado por pacientes con deterioro cognitivo severo. Se aplican técnicas de relajación, de propiocepción y de calentamiento además del ejercicio de Tai Chi. PALABRAS CLAVE : Enfermedad Parkinson, equilibrio, tai chi, meditación, mindfulness, ejercicioParkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease which, in the present moment, it has no cure. The principal treatments are focused in neuroprotection and reduction of the side effects induced by drugs. That’s why it seems necesary to stablish another way to fight the disease, in order to contribute to a decrease in the risk of developing PD or slowing down the progression of neurodegeneration. The benefits of Tai Chi have been documented, but it’s still uncertain whether the practice of the exercise is suitable for patients with PD. One of the goals of the research is to analize de influence of Tai Chi and meditation in PD, both physically and psychically. Through a systematic review of the bibliography, the present task investigates how to obtain the capacities to elaborate a therapeutic approach. Additionally, it researches which are the most ubiquitous symptoms of PD and how to take them into account in the examination and the diagnosis of the disease. The principal purpose is to come up with a clinical action plan based on Tai Chi and meditation, through which we can make an integrative treatment, according to group designation. The first group is made up by patients with symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, bradikinesia, etc. with functional autonomy. The second one corresponds to patients with severe symtoms, so that they are functionally dependent. Finally, the third group is set up by patients with severe cognitive impairment. Procedures such as propioception, wariness and warm-up techniques are applied over and above Tai Chi exercise. KEYWORDS: Parkinson's disease, balance, tai chi, meditation, mindfulness, exercise.Grau en Fisioteràpi

    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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