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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
Co-constructing or Deconstructing Gender Identity? A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of Bongo Flava- Song Video Niambie
No full textAbstrak. Musik seperti media lain memberikan semacam wacana yang aspek sosial seperti identitas gender dari masyarakat terkait dapat bersama-sama dibangun atau didekonstruksi tergantung pada perspektif ideologis pembicara/penulis. Penelitian ini menganalisis Bongo Flava-Song video \u27 Niambie \u27 menggunakan perspektif wacana kritis multimodal sehingga untuk memeriksa apakah lagu melibatkan Co-konstruksi atau dekonstruksi identitas gender. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa identitas gender dalam video lagu dikonstruksi bersama dalam arti bahwa gender pria dominan dibandingkan gender wanita yang menyinggung dari ideologi patriarki yang melaluinya manusia seharusnya mendominasi wanita dalam semua aspek kehidupan. Kata kunci: identitas gender, analisis wacana kritis multimodal, Bongo FlavaAbstract. Music like any other media provides a kind of discourse through which social aspects like gender identity of a particular related society can be co-constructed or deconstructed depending on the ideological perspective of the speaker/writer. This paper analyses Bongo Flava-song video ‘Niambie’ using multimodal critical discourse perspective so as to examine if the song involves co-construction or deconstruction of gender identity. Results show that gender identity in the song video is co-constructed in the sense that male gender is dominant over female gender alluding from patriarchal ideology through which men are supposed to dominate women in all life aspects. Keywords: Gender identity, Multimodal critical discourse analysis, Bongo Flav
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
Mobile application for summative assessment of language literacies in primary education in Tanzania
Get PDFSummative assessment of language literacies in Tanzanian primary education is based on paper-pencil. This kind of assessment limits learners from being assessed in other significant aspects of literacies such as oral, digital, and listening skills, which results in learners‟ lack of proficiency in using language, especially the English language. As an effort to improve the current situation, the present study explored the possibility of using mobile applications in summative language assessment of primary education in Tanzania. The study adopted a qualitative research approach and participatory action research design in which the researcher underwent three stages: reconnaissance, planning, and action. The action part of the participatory action research involved two cycles. I collected data through interviews, document analysis, observations, and reflections from documents, teachers, and students, all of which were sampled purposively. Findings from reconnaissance suggest that current practices in summative assessment of language literacies mismatch the goals of the language literacies curriculum for primary education. They also show that students and teachers are dissatisfied with the paper-pencil-based language literacies‟ assessment. Moreover, findings from intervention indicate that teachers and students view the use of mobile applications positively since it transforms paper-pencil assessment. However, it was also clear that the use of mobile applications is associated with challenges such as failure of the mobile app system to automate various responses for the same question and lack of teachers‟ skills. Therefore, it is recommended that NECTA should revise the current practices in summative assessment to ensure they meet teachers‟ and learners‟ expectations. Based on the improvement of language literacies‟ assessment experienced through the use of mobile applications, it is also recommended that NECTA should consider the use of mobile applications in the summative assessment of language literacy. However, the integration of mobile applications in assessment should be accompanied by training of teachers on the necessary skills for using mobile applications. Besides, other action research with several cycles than the one used in this study may be conducted for more insights on the use of mobile applications in assessing language literacies
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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