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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
Medicinal plants and health care in families’ descendants of Pomeranians in Southern Brazil.
No full textMedicinal plants are part of everyday life, in the scope of the family this knowledge is spread, most often orally. Thus, in some cultures, medicinal plants become the first therapeutic resources used to treat and prevent diseases besides promote health. The aim of this study was to know the health/disease process and the use of medicinal plants in health care for families‟ descendants of Pomeranians in Southern Brazil. It consists of a qualitative study, descriptive and exploratory, which was conducted with five families‟ descendants of Pomeranian immigrants living in the interior of São Lourenço do Sul / RS. Data collection occurred from January to May 2011. Semi-structured interviews were used as tools, followed by a record of the medicinal plants used by the families. All the plants were photographed and georeferenced. Data were analyzed and grouped into two themes: the health/disease process and care and medicinal plants used by descendants of Pomeranians. Respondents cited 105 medicinal plants, including some native to Rio Grande do Sul State and other exotic ones. Different names were assigned to the same plant species, highlighting the importance of correct identification for the effective and safe use of medicinal plants. Health/disease process and care is directly connected to environment and work process. The descendants of Pomeranians seek autonomy in relation to health care, opting first for medicinal plants to make their health care. In contrast, health services are sought when natural resources are depleted. In this scenery, the environment in which families interviewed live provides a place of learning for health professionals, especially the nurse, where the ransom of local knowledge enables to understand new cultural expressions of the health/disease and care.Sem bolsaAs plantas medicinais fazem parte do cotidiano das pessoas, é dentro do âmbito da família que os conhecimentos a respeito de sua utilização se propagam, na maioria das vezes de forma oral. Assim, em algumas culturas, as plantas medicinais tornam-se os primeiros recursos terapêuticos utilizados para tratar e prevenir enfermidades, assim como para promover a saúde. O objetivo deste estudo foi conhecer o processo saúde/doença e a utilização das plantas medicinais no cuidado em saúde de famílias descendentes de pomeranos no Sul do Brasil. Consiste em um estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório, realizado com cinco famílias descendentes de imigrantes pomeranos residentes no interior do município de São Lourenço do Sul/RS. A coleta de dados ocorreu de janeiro a maio de 2011. Foram utilizados como instrumentos a entrevista semi-estruturada, seguido da construção de uma planilha para o levantamento das plantas medicinais utilizadas pelas famílias. Todas as espécies vegetais foram fotografadas e georreferenciadas. Os dados foram analisados e agrupados em duas temáticas: processo saúde/doença e cuidado e o levantamento das plantas medicinais utilizadas pelas famílias descendentes de pomeranos. Foram citadas pelos entrevistados 105 plantas medicinais, entre nativas do Rio Grande do Sul e exóticas. Foram atribuídos diferentes nomes à mesma espécie vegetal, o que ressalta a importância da identificação correta para o uso seguro e eficaz das plantas medicinais. Em relação ao processo saúde/doença e cuidado, este está diretamente interligado ao ambiente e ao processo de trabalho. As famílias descendentes de pomeranos buscam autonomia em relação ao cuidado em saúde, optando primeiramente pelas plantas medicinais para realizarem seus tratamentos de saúde. Em contrapartida, os serviços de saúde são procurados quando os recursos naturais se esgotam. Neste cenário, o ambiente em que vivem as famílias entrevistadas proporciona um local de aprendizagem para os profissionais de saúde, em especial o enfermeiro, onde o resgate do conhecimento local permite compreender novas expressões culturais da saúde/doença e cuidado
Medicinal plants and health care in families’ descendants of Pomeranians in Southern Brazil.
No full textMedicinal plants are part of everyday life, in the scope of the family this knowledge is spread, most often orally. Thus, in some cultures, medicinal plants become the first therapeutic resources used to treat and prevent diseases besides promote health. The aim of this study was to know the health/disease process and the use of medicinal plants in health care for families‟ descendants of Pomeranians in Southern Brazil. It consists of a qualitative study, descriptive and exploratory, which was conducted with five families‟ descendants of Pomeranian immigrants living in the interior of São Lourenço do Sul / RS. Data collection occurred from January to May 2011. Semi-structured interviews were used as tools, followed by a record of the medicinal plants used by the families. All the plants were photographed and georeferenced. Data were analyzed and grouped into two themes: the health/disease process and care and medicinal plants used by descendants of Pomeranians. Respondents cited 105 medicinal plants, including some native to Rio Grande do Sul State and other exotic ones. Different names were assigned to the same plant species, highlighting the importance of correct identification for the effective and safe use of medicinal plants. Health/disease process and care is directly connected to environment and work process. The descendants of Pomeranians seek autonomy in relation to health care, opting first for medicinal plants to make their health care. In contrast, health services are sought when natural resources are depleted. In this scenery, the environment in which families interviewed live provides a place of learning for health professionals, especially the nurse, where the ransom of local knowledge enables to understand new cultural expressions of the health/disease and care.Sem bolsaAs plantas medicinais fazem parte do cotidiano das pessoas, é dentro do âmbito da família que os conhecimentos a respeito de sua utilização se propagam, na maioria das vezes de forma oral. Assim, em algumas culturas, as plantas medicinais tornam-se os primeiros recursos terapêuticos utilizados para tratar e prevenir enfermidades, assim como para promover a saúde. O objetivo deste estudo foi conhecer o processo saúde/doença e a utilização das plantas medicinais no cuidado em saúde de famílias descendentes de pomeranos no Sul do Brasil. Consiste em um estudo qualitativo, descritivo e exploratório, realizado com cinco famílias descendentes de imigrantes pomeranos residentes no interior do município de São Lourenço do Sul/RS. A coleta de dados ocorreu de janeiro a maio de 2011. Foram utilizados como instrumentos a entrevista semi-estruturada, seguido da construção de uma planilha para o levantamento das plantas medicinais utilizadas pelas famílias. Todas as espécies vegetais foram fotografadas e georreferenciadas. Os dados foram analisados e agrupados em duas temáticas: processo saúde/doença e cuidado e o levantamento das plantas medicinais utilizadas pelas famílias descendentes de pomeranos. Foram citadas pelos entrevistados 105 plantas medicinais, entre nativas do Rio Grande do Sul e exóticas. Foram atribuídos diferentes nomes à mesma espécie vegetal, o que ressalta a importância da identificação correta para o uso seguro e eficaz das plantas medicinais. Em relação ao processo saúde/doença e cuidado, este está diretamente interligado ao ambiente e ao processo de trabalho. As famílias descendentes de pomeranos buscam autonomia em relação ao cuidado em saúde, optando primeiramente pelas plantas medicinais para realizarem seus tratamentos de saúde. Em contrapartida, os serviços de saúde são procurados quando os recursos naturais se esgotam. Neste cenário, o ambiente em que vivem as famílias entrevistadas proporciona um local de aprendizagem para os profissionais de saúde, em especial o enfermeiro, onde o resgate do conhecimento local permite compreender novas expressões culturais da saúde/doença e cuidado
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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