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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
From erotic capital to erotic knowledge: body, gender and sexuality as symbolic skills in phone sex work
No full textIn this chapter, I’ll discuss the concept of erotic capital and sexual capitalizing in the case of phone sex workers selling sex to male costumers, by looking to the micro-discursive practices and strategies workers use to successfully manage the call with the clients. By virtue of the absence of the physical body, in phone sex, workers have to translate the sexual and/or emotional intercourse in a competent narrative that fits clients needs and desires and whose success or failure (both in economic and interactional terms) depends on their professional ability to discursively mobilize the suitable corporeal, sexual and gender resources that makes the clients feel the interaction as “real”, despite the mediation of the phone
Variations on the Author
Full text link“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
Full text linkWe 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
Managing 'difficult emotions' and family life: exploring insights and social support within online self-management training
No full textBackground: Previous research has demonstrated how the Internet can foster emotional support and provide a 'private' space for discussing sensitive issues. Whilst the family has been located as a primary source of support, empirical research on the dynamics of close personal relationships in chronic illness experience remains a challenge. Objective: To explore the role of family relationships in supporting self-care and the nature of social support exchanged within an online self-management training course. Methods: Qualitative thematic and narrative analysis of online discussion boards. Postings for 218 participants, divided between 11 groups were included for a course section that focused on 'difficult emotions'. Results: Participants exchanged a high degree of emotional support and revealed much about their 'real life' relationships. The latter highlighted the complexities of managing illness within family contexts alongside additional pressures of daily life such as caring commitments and work roles. Discussion: The private interactive space created within the course allowed insights into the dynamics of family life associated with illness management that are challenging to research. Simultaneously, collective support was developed amongst this group of predominantly working women. The article points to the implications for such interventions and associated evaluative research beyond this selective group. © The Author(s) 2011
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe 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
Sulfur geochemistry of the Salitre Formation phosphorites
No full textComma-delimited version of table containing measured δ34S of CAS, PAS, CRS, and pyrite in phosphatic and non-phosphatic microfacies of the Salitre Formation.Sample ID includes abbreviation for stratigraphic column and locality, as well as numbers indicating stratigraphic height and lateral distance in a measured section (both in meters) from a datum for the given column, or depth in a drill core (in cm) from the top of the core. Powders collected from the same hand samples (within centimeters of each other) are indicated with lowercase letters a-c. Note: Aris = Aristeia, Min = Minotaur, Cer = Cerberus, FuroV = CBPM Core 5, and FuroX = CBPM Core 10. Locality/Section names, stratigraphic columns, and geographic location are provided in Sanders and Grotzinger (2021), Sanders et al. (2023), and Sanders et al. (submitted).Microfacies A = carbonate-cemented grainstone, B = carbonate-cemented grainstone adjacent to phospatic digitate stromatolite buildup, C = carbonate-cemented grainy inter-stromatolite fill, D = carbonate-cemented laminated mudstone, E = carbonate-cemented stromatolite laminae, and F = CFA-cemented stromatolite laminae. CAS = trace structural sulfate in the lattice of the indicated carbonate mineral(s), collected via protocols for trace sulfate extraction and purification, and measured via ICP-MS. PAS = trace structural sulfate in the lattice of the indicated phosphate mineral, collected via protocols for bulk phosphate-associated sulfate extraction, and measured via EA-IRMS. CRS = chromium-reducible sulfur, extracted and fixed as Ag2S from acid-insoluble residues, representative of sulfur in the lattice of pyrite measured via EA-IRMS. “Pyrite” and “pyrite/marcasite/pyrrhotite” refer to SIMS measurement of structural sulfur in individual crystals or aggregates of crystals. ‰ is expressed with respect to Vienna Canyon Diablo Troilite (VCDT). Works Cited: 1. Sanders C. B., Eiler J. C. and Grotzinger J. P. (2023) Paragenesis of an Ediacaran carbonate-platform phosphorite: Constraints from optical petrography and texture-specific clumped isotope paleothermometry. Sediment. Geol. 444, 106316. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2022.106316.2. Sanders C. and Grotzinger J. (2021) Sedimentological and stratigraphic constraints on depositional environment for Ediacaran carbonate rocks of the São Francisco Craton: Implications for phosphogenesis and paleoecology. Precambrian Res. 363, 106328. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2021.106328.3. Sanders C., Present T., Marroquin S. and Grotzinger J. (submitted) Sulfur geochemistry of the Salitre Formation phosphorites: Implications for the role of microbial ecology, sulfur cycling in phosphogenesis on an Ediacaran carbonate platform. Geochim. et Cosmochim. Acta
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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