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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
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
Review of Missing Data Elements for Client Enrollment in the Minority AIDS Initiative for High-Risk Men of NJ
Full text linkThe Minority AIDS Initiative study funded in NMI seeks to enhance healthcare outcomes for underserved individuals. Implementing outreach programs, the initiative provides healthcare and post-treatment follow-up to this demographic. The proposed project, a component of this study, concentrates on individuals with substance abuse disorder, specifically targeting those who have been onboarded but subsequently lost to follow-up. In the United States, approximately 20 million people are diagnosed with substance abuse disorder, yet in 2016, only 3.8 million received treatment. Within this cohort, between 20% and 70% of individuals undergoing residential substance abuse treatment disengage before completion. Various factors hinder the sustained retention of individuals with substance abuse disorder (SUD), encompassing biopsychosocial requirements like stable housing and employment, alongside strategies for long-term abstinence.1 Additionally, there\u27s a deficiency in incentives for continuous care, both economically and socially, exacerbating challenges for patients lacking robust social support or financial stability.2 A study by the U.S. Veterans Administration revealed a disparity between the perceived necessity for extended treatment and its implementation, with only 62% attempting to adhere to this recommendation.3 Particularly in minority communities, like African Americans and Latinos, higher rates of premature treatment discontinuation underscore the imperative for deeper investigations into contributing factors, including the potential influence of untreated co-occurring mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.4, 5 Given these complexities, further research is indispensable to comprehensively grasp the reasons behind patient attrition in SUD treatment, necessitating an exploration of various socio-economic elements within this context
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
Radio map construction using Kriging and functional data analysis for indoor localization
No full textLocalization is a set of techniques that help in identifying the location of an object or a person, by taking into account different input parameters. This set of techniques is governed by algorithms ranging from traditional to advanced machine learning. These set of techniques are then incorporated into a full-fledged system in order to map out the location of the object, be it a person or even a car for example.The concept of localization is generally divided into two parts – Outdoor localization and Indoor localization. The problem of outdoor localization has been long solved using the concept of the Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS helps in finding real-time location information of different mobile users in the outdoor environment. However, GPS is ineffective in indoor environments due to a couple of reasons, primarily reduced signal strength. The signal loss occurs due to the presence of obstacles. This limitation adversely affects implementing GPS in indoor environments.In this project, the main goal is to solve the problem of indoor localization by using an algorithmic approach to map the location of the users. The general idea is to develop radio maps which also help in mapping unknown environments. The algorithms have been designed using the Kriging approach. A novel approach has also been followed where a neural network based on functional data analysis has been used.Wi-Fi fingerprint data has been used for this project. The approach leverages the information provided by different access points (AP). For this, the dataset called UJIIndoorLoc has been used, which is publicly available on the UCI Machine Learning Repository. The information pertaining to Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) has been used to develop an approach using appropriate machine learning techniques, where location can be predicted and mapped out using radio maps. The entire code has been written in Python with the use of necessary libraries and algorithms
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
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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