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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
Análise de solicitações pós-construção em edifícios residenciais e proposta de ferramenta de apoio à gestão da assistência técnica: estudo de caso
Get PDFMestrado de dupla diplomação com a UTFPR - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáPercebe-se a crescente importância da análise do desempenho pós-construção em edifícios residenciais, sobretudo durante o período de garantia, etapa na qual se intensificam as solicitações de assistência técnica. Apesar de novas, tais edificações frequentemente apresentam manifestações patológicas e falhas construtivas, contrariando as expectativas de qualidade e durabilidade previstas nos projetos e na execução.
Neste contexto, o presente trabalho realiza uma análise quantitativa de 667 registros de assistência técnica em dois empreendimentos residenciais verticais, construídos por uma mesma empresa no estado do Paraná, Brasil. O estudo abrange dois edifícios novos, um com 64 frações e outro com 20 frações, totalizando 84 unidades habitacionais, todas localizados em ambiente urbano e destinados à habitação multifamiliar.
Os dados foram coletados durante a fase de garantia e organizados em 19 grupos de serviços, sendo posteriormente classificados quanto à origem das falhas (projeto, execução, material e uso) e avaliados segundo critérios de severidade, custo estimado e complexidade das intervenções, com o objetivo de estabelecer níveis de prioridade de risco.
Os resultados indicaram que a maioria das anomalias está associada a falhas de execução (62,8%), sendo os grupos de serviços com maiores percentuais: esquadrias de alumínio (21,6%), instalações hidrossanitárias (15,1%) e revestimentos de pisos (8,4%), representando as maiores proporções de ocorrências. Mais da metade das solicitações apresentaram grau de prioridade de risco baixo. Entretanto, uma parte significativa das solicitações revelou risco moderado (31,2%) a elevado (15,7%), evidenciando a necessidade urgente de uma gestão estruturada no setor de pós-obra.
O estudo propõe recomendações práticas e apresenta o desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta digital de apoio à gestão, capaz de registrar ocorrências, classificar riscos e realizar análises estatísticas detalhadas, contribuindo para o aperfeiçoamento contínuo do sistema produtivo e auxiliando na melhoria da tomada de decisões em futuros empreendimentosIt is increasingly important to analyze the post-construction performance of residential buildings, particularly during the warranty period, when requests for technical assistance tend to intensify. Despite being newly constructed, these buildings often exhibit pathological manifestations and construction defects, contradicting the quality and durability expectations set during the design and execution phases.
In this context, the present study conducts a quantitative analysis of 667 technical assistance records from two vertical residential buildings constructed by the same company in the state of Paraná, Brazil. The study covers two new buildings, one with 64 units and the other with 20 units, totaling 84 residential units, all located in urban areas and intended for multifamily housing.
The data were collected during the warranty phase and organized into 19 service groups, later classified according to the origin of the failures (design, execution, material, and use) and evaluated based on criteria such as severity, estimated cost, and intervention complexity, with the aim of establishing levels of risk priority.
The results indicated that most anomalies are associated with execution failures (62.8%), with the service groups with the highest percentages being aluminum frames (21.6%), plumbing and sanitary installations (15.1%), and floor coverings (8.4%), representing the largest proportions of occurrences. While more than half of the requests had a low-risk priority level, a significant portion of the requests indicated moderate (31.2%) to high (15.7%) risk, highlighting the urgent need for a structured post-construction management system.
Based on this analysis, the study proposes practical recommendations and presents the development of a digital management support tool capable of recording occurrences, classifying risks, and performing detailed statistical analyses, contributing to the continuous improvement of the production system and assisting in better decision-making for future projects
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn 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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