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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
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Indian Country Criminal Justice, the Dual-Sovereignty Doctrine, and Best Practices for Curbing Multiple Prosecutions
Get PDFThe dual-sovereignty doctrine is a significant carve-out to the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause, allowing individuals to be criminally prosecuted twice for the same alleged conduct, as long as those prosecutions are conducted by different sovereigns. There is much scholarship on the doctrine, most of it critical. The vast majority of this scholarship examines the doctrine’s application in the state-federal context, devoting little attention to its role in the tribal-federal context. Nor is there substantial data on the doctrine’s application in the tribal-federal context. This thesis takes an initial step in filling this knowledge gap. It analyzes how the dual-sovereignty doctrine interacts with the unique framework of criminal law in Indian country, illuminating tribal sovereignty concerns and issues of fairness for defendants that the doctrine creates or exacerbates in the tribal-federal context. It also lays the groundwork for further study of the doctrine’s application in the tribal-federal context, with an eye toward identifying when, why, and with what frequency dual tribal and federal prosecutions arise, as well as the best practices tribal justice systems may already be using that mitigate potential tribal sovereignty concerns and fairness issues
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Repatriation and the Smithsonian: An examination of repatriation at the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum of Natural History
Get PDFAs a research based institution, the Smithsonian's involvement in the debate over the control of indigenous history between indigenous and scientific communities has largely been at the defense of free access to all knowledge despite the destruction of indigenous people's cultural heritage. However, the passage of the National Museum of the American Indian Act in 1989, which established a new Smithsonian museum devoted to indigenous cultures and created a federally mandated repatriation statute for all Smithsonian museums, has caused the Smithsonian to evaluate the ethical and moral issues surrounding its involvement in this debate.This thesis seeks to examine the differing perceptions of cultural property being utilized at the Smithsonian through its two repatriating bodies, the National Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of the American Indian. This study provides an example of the current larger debate as well as emphasizes the Smithsonian's influence on this controversy. Through this study I will provide possible mediations between the two opposing sides of the contest for control of indigenous history and propose the need for a collaborative partnership towards a shared authority over indigenous history
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A Lesson from the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 about Cultural Appropriation and Tribal Sovereignty: What Santa Clara Pueblo Can Do to Protect Tewa Cultural Property
Get PDFThis article advocates for the development of American Indian tribal legislation as a focal point, regardless of jurisdiction limitations to protect cultural property, focusing in particular on the problem presented in this project through the active appropriation of sacred Tewa ceremonies. By drawing a contrast to the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, in which the various Pueblo villages coordinated a successful rebellion to expel Spanish missionaries, the article urges Tewa governments and other American Indian tribes to draw on their long history of religious oppression to formulate modern tribal laws to protect against religious and cultural appropriation. Protection of cultural property is essential for American Indian tribes because cultural knowledge, practices, and ceremonial items are central to tribal identity and religious beliefs. Cultural properties also form the basis for tribal sovereignty as it is recognized by the U.S. government today. These ceremonies are the binding social structures for indigenous communities and kinship that establish the sovereign capacity in which they operate and the authority of indigenous legal claims. The appropriation of these ceremonies directly threatens Tewa survival. It facilitates harmful misuse and misunderstanding of the life-affirming rituals through which the Tewa people ensure their continued existence. It also threatens to erode the cultural and religious distinctions on which the tribal-federal relationship is based. At a representative level, it erases Tewa tribal identity, replacing it with historicized representations of Indians in popular culture. This thesis focuses on explaining why the organized protection of Native American cultural properties must be a paramount concern for modern tribal governments. My primary audience is modern tribal leaders. Faced with a wide variety of governmental concerns, including economic development, land management, natural resource management, and administration of social welfare programs, tribal leaders today do not always prioritize protection of cultural properties
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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