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Integrated monitoring of an unstable rock slope along the western sector of the Portofino Promontory (Italy)
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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
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
Hazard assessment and risk management of San Rocco and Mortola landslides (Portofino Natural Park, Italy)
No full textIn plain sight: a pragmatic exploration of the italian medical landscape (in)security
No full textProtecting the medical sector from ongoing cybersecurity threats poses a highly complex challenge due to its unique combination of highly specialized and domain-specific technologies, coupled with an endemic lack of resources and skill gaps. In assessing the maturity level of Italy' s healthcare cybersecurity landscape, we showcase four concrete examples of glaring data leakage and exposed vulnerabilities, illustrating how seemingly trivial issues that could be easily checked or fixed are left unattended. We then offer insights into the reasons behind the occurrence of these basic flaws and suggest alternative strategies that might assist the Italian healthcare sector in addressing cyber threats more effectively, thereby ensuring an adequate level of security to protect health information
Alterações químicas na mudança no uso do solo com corte raso e fogo na amazônia ocidental brasileira.
Full text linkNa Amazônia brasileira, o corte raso e a queima da biomassa vegetal são ainda, os meios mais utilizados para a mudança tradicional no uso de solo. Objetivou-se com este trabalho, analisar os atributos químicos do solo antes e após a combustão da biomassa, e avaliar possíveis transformações
Gravity-driven deep-reaching deformations and large-scale landslides in recently uplifted mountain areas: the case-study of Mt. Cucco and Belpiano (Ligurian Apennine, Italy)
No full textThis work concerns with a DSGSD located in upper Sturla Valley (Northern Apennines, Italy), in the Municipality
of Borzonasca, in an recently uplifted mountain area where the historic Belpiano hamlet was settled.
The investigation of DSGSD was carried out through field survey, historic maps comparison, drilling
and monitoring activities; seismic surveys were carried out in order to define the depth of the bedrock not involved in the DSGSD.
The DSGSD origin is related to the slope particular
geological structure with hard, fractured sandstones
overlaying weak shales and characterized by a consequent high groundwater circulation supported by large amounts of rainfall, typical of this geographic area. Other DSGSDs have been studied and registered in this particular geological contest of Northern Apennines, actually in the Gottero Unit areas belonging to the upper Sturla Valley.
Clear morphotectonic and geomorphological elements
of activity have been detected, in addition to rock blocks detached by the bedrock and sliding masses
related to active landslides. The most significant phenomenon is the landslide which involved the ancient
parish church of Belpiano during XVII century; another event occurred in 1982 when a heavy rainfall greater than 600 mm over 5 days caused a hydrogeological disaster involving the whole Sturla Valley.
Because of the large amount of rock and debris (ranging 320-480 millions of cubic meters) forming the sliding mass potentially affected by DSGSD and taking in consideration the erosional activity of Sturla river at the bottom of the slope and the actual climate changes it's reasonable to suppose that a reactivation, even partial, of DSGSD could create a landslide lake along the Sturla stream and a consequent high risk for several thousand people living downstream in the villages
of Borzonasca, Mezzanego and Carasco
TooLate: Cryptographic Data Access Control for Offline Devices through Efficient Key Rotation
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