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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
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No full textTOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
No full textThe present study provides with an overview of the concepts and principles of modern approaches to total quality management (TQM) and the relationship between cost and quality. TQM, which has been the key to success for world class manufacturing companies, can be successfully detailed for application to the service and construction process. The term TQM describes quality coined with top management commitment, input from customer, involvement of workers at every levels, emphasis on design quality and process improvement, decisions based on information instead of opinion, and continuous improvement through reducing variability. It is important to remember, and to constantly remind others, that in the long run quality improvement efforts will result in lower costs because the costs of poor quality will be reduced or eliminated. As organizations, including the construction companies, learn how to concentrate quality improvement efforts on construction project planning, design and execution procedures,inspection and testing are becoming a smaller part of much more comprehensive quality improvement efforts. To improve quality it is necessary to engage in activities directed toward diagnosing and correcting existing process problems and preventing future quality problems. The members of quality improvement teams (QIT) require membership of the people who have the organizational authority to bring about change. TQM in the construction projects is much more than merely QA/QC programs carried out by the project participants. Actually, it is a state of mind of all involved in the project that places quality foremost. TQM requires determination by all parties to resolvequality problems equitably as they occur. Continuous quality improvement can be achieved only if a strong commitment to quality exists at all levels of the organization
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