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    Stator Current Spectral Content of Inverter-Fed Cage Rotor Induction Motor

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    The paper analyzes the influence of the number of rotor bars on the stator current spectral content in a three-phase cage induction motor fed by a pulse-width modulated (PWM) inverter. It is shown that each of the higher-order time harmonics in the supply voltage produces space harmonics in a rotating magnetic flux density wave, which results in induced rotor slot harmonics (RSHs) in the stator current spectrum. The conditions for the existence of these space harmonics are identical to those applying to a mains-fed motor. In other words, the number of rotor bars of a mains-fed motor yielding an RSH-free stator current spectrum produces the same stator current spectrum even in case the motor is inverter-fed. Additionally, to minimize the adverse effects of RSHs in the stator current spectrum, one must consider not only the number of rotor bars, but also its relationship with the frequency modulation ratio of the PWM inverter. Analytical predictions are presented to illustrate these results supported both by numerical simulations of the induction motor modelled through the winding function theory and experimentally taking the case a two-pole cage induction machine as a case study

    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

    Observations of preterm infants interacting with the CareToy system

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    The CareToy system, equipped with sensors to measures infant's activity while playing and visual and audio stimuli to attract infant's intention, provides a perfect environment for exploration of child's development. Measurements related to infant's posture, movement and interaction with toys are classified into behaviors and interpreted with clinical meaning. Infant's head and trunk movements are one of the first abilities to develop and provide an indication of postural control. These movements are assessed from the pressure distribution matrix and the wireless inertial measurement unit (wIMU) attached to the infant's chest. Reaching and grasping are notable signs of infants’ psychomotor development. They are skills required to actively explore and interact with the environments surrounding the infant. In order to assess these important capabilities wIMUs are attached on both infant's forearms and various sensors are embedded into the toys and lighted buttons. Hand acceleration and jerk, average speed, travelled path, movement smoothness and infant's reachable arm workspace are all valuable parameters. Playing with the toy is an indicator of infant's manipulation capabilities. Number of grasps, their strength, duration and latency (in relation to the provided stimuli) are determined from the pressure and force sensors embedded into the toys. Results of a case study with three clinically different triplets are an excellent demonstration of the instrumented gym value. With the analysis of measured signals it is possible to distinguish between normal and delayed development. More importantly, possible neurodevelopmental disorder can be detected, thus clinicians can be promptly informed and can take immediate actions

    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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    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
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