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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
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
Improving Protocol Adherence in Central Line Placements
No full textBACKGROUND: The placement of central lines is a very common exercise in medicine. Central lines are required for everything from acute trauma scenarios to long term cancer treatments. However, this ubiquitous procedure has several morbid complications that are not uncommon. Possible complications include infection, catheter misplacement, arterial puncture, hematoma, pneumothorax, and death[1]. Not only are the complications severe they are also quite prevalent with a complication rate of 15 to 25 percent[2].
LOCAL PROBLEM: Due to a concern for the rates of central line infections across campuses at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) there was a project underway to create a standardized central line placement protocol for all departments in the system. This protocol was taught to all incoming residents on a simulation session day. However, because a significant period of time can pass between central line training and the clinical practice of placing central lines, the rate of resident retention and adherence to the standardized procedure for central line placement is unknown. This report describes the results of a QI experiment meant to reduce the rate of catheter associated blood stream infections and ensure better resident protocol adherence at UTSW medical center using checklists and visual aids to ensure implementation of the standardized protocols.
METHODS: The study was split into three phases. The first phase examined the baseline knowledge of UTSW residents regarding the placement of central lines and found the nursing position regarding possible interventions. The residents were interviewed regarding the standardized UTSW protocol and asked to detail the steps of placing a central line. The results were used to analyses areas of weakness in protocol adherence. Based on the results of the interviews, a checklist and visual aid were created highlighting key steps to ensure the adherence to the protocol. In phase two, to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating a checklist and CVA into the original CVC insertion methodology, a simulated pilot was conducted, and a survey was completed by the participants to determine how staff perceived the use of these new tools. In phase three after analyzing the ability to integrate the checklist and visual aid in a simulated setting, the utility of using a checklist to improve CVC insertions was tested by conducting a pilot study on real patients. During the pilot, CVCs placed in the ICU were observed by a medical student with the bedside nurse's participation and real time completion of the checklist
RESULTS:
Phase 1:
It was found that there were significant variations in the average adherence between departments and training years. On average, post graduate year (PGY)3s did better than PGY2s. Furthermore, it was found that 50% of missed steps were caused by only 8 out 36 questions and 75% of mistakes were caused by just 15 out of 36 questions.
Phase 2: Simulated pilot
Survey results showed that all participants felt that their team successfully followed the standardized placement method. The participants also said that the implemented huddle helped to create teamwork and organization, and that it could easily be incorporated into the normal workflow.
Phase 3: In-practice pilot
All trial participants were asked for feedback regarding the perceived benefit of the process. Results were very positive with most participants saying that they thought that the new workflow was helpful and easy to implement. Analysis of the completed checklists show that participants were able to complete the forms without issue ensuring that complete adherence to the standardized protocol was possible.
CONCLUSIONS: By interviewing residents to understand areas of difficulties and going through a multistep approach to ensure safety and efficacy of interventions, this project provides insight into the possible gaps in resident procedure adherences and retention of the UTSW protocol. It then also provides an intervention that strengthen the memory of the preforming physician and a layer of oversight to ensure that even if a mistake is made it is quickly corrected. The general concepts of simulation trials prior to clinical application and utilization of a checklist and cognitive visual aid can be applied not only to central lines at UTSW, but to many different procedures across multiple hospital systems
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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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