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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
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
Variations on the Author
“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
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
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
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
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
Verso la validazione di simulazioni real-time dell'interazione vaso-catetere in procedure di cardiologia interventistica: caratterizzazione delle proprietà meccaniche di materiali per fantocci in vitro e analisi del loro effetto sui risultati numerici
LAUREA MAGISTRALEL'adozione delle tecniche trans-catetere per il trattamento di malattie cardiovascolari strutturali è sempre più in uso, particolarmente nei pazienti fragili e ad alto rischio. Tuttavia, il successo di tali tecniche dipende dalle competenze dell'operatore, che comprendono la difficile interpretazione di immagini bidimensionali durante l'intervento. Inoltre vi sono severi rischi per paziente e operatore associati alle radiazioni ionizzanti emesse per l’impiego della fluoroscopia. Il progetto ARTERY propone una soluzione innovativa, sviluppando una piattaforma robotica per procedure di cardiologia interventistica strutturale, eliminando l'uso della tecnica fluoroscopia e migliorando la comprensione delle immagini da RT3DTEE, tecnica spesso usata al posto di della precedente, ma non sempre applicabile.
Lo studio si focalizza sulla caratterizzazione di una schiuma poliuretanica flessibile FlexFoam-iT!TM VIII come materiale adibito, in un futuro, alla realizzazione di un setup in vitro per creare un continuo equivalente che mimi l’effetto dei tessuti che circondano in vivo le vene di accesso per la procedura di impianto del sistema MitraclipTM, evidenziando requisiti come modulo elastico e coefficiente di Poisson.
Una successiva analisi di sensitività applicata alla simulazione numerica di interazione catetere-vaso, rivela l'influenza minima del modulo elastico e del coefficiente di Poisson sulla deformata della femorale, mentre è mostrato come il modulo di Young e lo stesso rapporto di Poisson incidano, sebbene in misure differenti, sulle forze di contatto generate dall’interazione catetere-vaso. L'integrazione dei dati sperimentali nella simulazione fornisce risultati coerenti, indicando la schiuma come potenziale candidato per la validazione del modello in vitro e proponendo un approccio congiunto in un futuro.The adoption of trans-catheter techniques for the treatment of structural cardiovascular diseases is increasingly prevalent, especially in frail and high-risk patients. However, the success of these techniques relies on the operator's skills, involving the challenging interpretation of two-dimensional images during the procedure. Moreover, there are severe risks to both the patient and the operator associated with ionizing radiation exposure from fluoroscopy. ARTERY’s project proposes an innovative solution by developing a robotic platform for structural interventional cardiology procedures, excluding the use of fluoroscopy and enhancing the understanding of images from RT3DTEE, which is a technique often used as an alternative to fluoroscopy, but it is not always suitable to the whole set of cardiovascular interventions.
The study focuses on characterizing a flexible polyurethane foam (FlexFoam-iT!TM VIII) as a material intended to a future in vitro set-up to create a continuous equivalent which is able to mimic the effect of tissues surrounding the access-veins during the MitraClipTM implantation procedure. The characterization highlights mechanical parameters such as the elastic modulus and the Poisson's ratio. As a result, the selected foam exhibits properties compatible with the objectives.
A subsequent sensitivity analysis applied to the numerical simulation of catheter-vessel interaction reveals the minimal influence of elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio on the femoral deformation. However, it is demonstrated that Young's modulus and the Poisson's ratio impact, albeit to varying extents, the contact forces generated by the catheter-vessel interaction. The integration of experimental data into the simulation yields consistent results, indicating the foam as a potential candidate for in vitro model validation and proposing a combined approach in the future
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
In 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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