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    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    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

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    “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

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    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

    OHJATTAVAN TIEPUOMIN SUUNNITTELU

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    Opinnäytetyön tavoitteena oli suunnitella syrjäseudun olosuhteisiin sekä jatkuvaan arkikäyttöön soveltuva ohjattava tiepuomi. Tavoitteena oli etsiä tietoa, pohtia, vertailla ja suunnitella erilaisia vaihtoehtoja, kustannuksia ja käyttövarmuutta silmällä pitäen. Suunnitteluprosessissa sovellettiin vapaasti VDI 2222 -suunnittelumetodia erilaisten vaihtoehtojen vertailuun ja valintaan. Lujuuslaskelmat toteutettiin Pro/Engineer ohjelmiston Mechanica-lisäosalla. Opinnäytetyö koostuu eri osuuksista, joissa valitaan puomin malli, materiaali, voimanlähde, ohjaustapa sekä ohjauksen suunnittelusta. Kyseisissä osioissa pohditaan eri vaihtoehtoja, sekä niiden ominaisuuksia kuin myös soveltuvuutta projektin toteuttamiseen. Tulokseksi saatiin lähtökohdat kyseisen projektin käytännössä toteuttamiseen. Kuitenkin tulosten perusteella voidaan todeta, että jatkokehitykselle jää varaa. Huomioitavia asioita jatkokehityksen kannalta ovat CE-merkintä, konedirektiivin tarkempi tulkinta, voimansiirron suunnittelu sekä käytettävyyden parantaminen.The objective of this thesis was to design a controlled gate which would be suitable for conditions in sparsely populated areas and daily usage. The goal was to search information, weigh, compare and design different alternatives, while paying attention to financial costs and reliability. VDI 2222 -designing method was used in the designing process to compare and make choices between different alternatives. Structural analysis was made using Pro/Engineer software with a Mechanica add-on. Thesis consists of different sections, in which gate type, material, power source and controlling method are chosen, as well as designing of controlling system. In these sections different alternatives are considered, as well as their properties and applicability to implementing this project. Results of the designing process are a basis for implementing the project in practice. However, on the basis of the results, it can be noted that there is still room for further development. Notable issues for further development are CE-approval, further applying of the machinery directive, designing of transmission and improving usability

    Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts

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    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
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