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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
Rolling the wheels of collaboration : tobacco control policy development and alcohol policy implementation in Zambia
No full textBackground: In many low-and middle-income countries, tobacco smoking andharmful alcohol consumption are major public health threats that are inadequatelyaddressed at the policy level. For example, efforts to formulate a comprehensivetobacco control policy have been on going in Zambia for close to 12 years, but thecountry has still not yet been able to finalise one. While Zambia adopted an alcoholpolicy in 2018, its implementation remains a huge challenge. This thesis sought toenhance understanding of the context and the collaborative dynamics in the Zambiatobacco control and alcohol policy processes. In particular, it aimed (i) to determinethe extent and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco smoking and harmfulalcohol consumption (Sub-study 1); (ii) to explore and explain the role of principledengagement and shared motivation in the delayed tobacco control policy (Sub-study2); and (iii) to unpack factors that shaped the capacity for joint action in theimplementation of the alcohol policy (Sub-study 3). Methods: This was an embedded mixed-methods study that comprised a acrosssectionalstudy based on the Word Health Organization STEPs population-basedsurvey of 4302 individuals (Sub-study 1) and two policy case studies – the tobaccocontrol policy development (Sub-study 2) and the alcohol policy implementation(Sub-study 3). Sub-study 2 used key informant interviews data collected from 27tobacco control policy stakeholders across several government sectors, civil society,and an international organisation. The data was supplemented with a documentreview of tobacco laws and policies in Zambia. Regarding Sub-study 3, 25 keyinformant interviews were conducted with members of the National Alcohol PolicyImplementation Coordination Committee. The quantitative data were analysedusing log binomial regression while thematic analysis was applied to the interviewdata. Results: For the context, Sub-study 1 showed substantial disparities in daily tobaccosmoking and binge drinking between men and women. There was a higherprevalence of smoking in men, older adults, and those with the lowest educationlevel, while binge drinking was more prevalent in men and urban residents. Substudies2 and 3 revealed several system level factors that affected the collaborationin the tobacco control policy process, including interference from the tobaccoindustry, contradictory laws that incentivise tobacco production and weakenforcement of subsidiary tobacco control laws. Further, the systemic issuesaffecting collaboration in implementation of the alcohol policy comprised theframing of alcohol as an economic issue, the weak regulation of illicit alcoholvproduction and the sociocultural acceptance of harmful alcohol consumptionbehaviours. According to Sub-study 2, the collaborative dynamics of principledengagement and shared motivation in the tobacco control policy process have beenconstrained by ineffective communication, mistrust, limited evidence, the absenceof community advocacy and the lack of authority among sector representatives. Substudy3 revealed that the alcohol policy is generally recognised as a framework forstakeholder action targeting the control of harmful alcohol consumption. However,weak coordination and resource challenges among implementing agencies haveundermined their capacity for joint action, ultimately impeding the implementationof this policy. Conclusion: The higher prevalence of tobacco smoking and binge drinking amongsub-groups such as men, older adults, those with the lowest education level andurban residents calls for targeted strategies in collaborative efforts to addresstobacco and alcohol. Several policy and legal issues affect the development of thetobacco control policy, while the collaborative dynamics are fraught with challengesthat threaten critical collaborative outcomes such as trust, commitment andlegitimacy. Thus, embracing practices that seek to foment trust, understanding, andlegitimacy among key government sectors may go a long way in acceleratingcollaboration in the tobacco control policy process. Furthermore, enhancing thecollaborative efforts to implement the alcohol policy will require strengthening thecapacity for joint action by overcoming coordination and resource challenges amongimplementing agencies.För att delta digitalt via Zoom:https://umu.zoom.us/j/66054967693</p
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
Rolling the wheels of collaboration : tobacco control policy development and alcohol policy implementation in Zambia
No full textBackground: In many low-and middle-income countries, tobacco smoking andharmful alcohol consumption are major public health threats that are inadequatelyaddressed at the policy level. For example, efforts to formulate a comprehensivetobacco control policy have been on going in Zambia for close to 12 years, but thecountry has still not yet been able to finalise one. While Zambia adopted an alcoholpolicy in 2018, its implementation remains a huge challenge. This thesis sought toenhance understanding of the context and the collaborative dynamics in the Zambiatobacco control and alcohol policy processes. In particular, it aimed (i) to determinethe extent and sociodemographic determinants of tobacco smoking and harmfulalcohol consumption (Sub-study 1); (ii) to explore and explain the role of principledengagement and shared motivation in the delayed tobacco control policy (Sub-study2); and (iii) to unpack factors that shaped the capacity for joint action in theimplementation of the alcohol policy (Sub-study 3). Methods: This was an embedded mixed-methods study that comprised a acrosssectionalstudy based on the Word Health Organization STEPs population-basedsurvey of 4302 individuals (Sub-study 1) and two policy case studies – the tobaccocontrol policy development (Sub-study 2) and the alcohol policy implementation(Sub-study 3). Sub-study 2 used key informant interviews data collected from 27tobacco control policy stakeholders across several government sectors, civil society,and an international organisation. The data was supplemented with a documentreview of tobacco laws and policies in Zambia. Regarding Sub-study 3, 25 keyinformant interviews were conducted with members of the National Alcohol PolicyImplementation Coordination Committee. The quantitative data were analysedusing log binomial regression while thematic analysis was applied to the interviewdata. Results: For the context, Sub-study 1 showed substantial disparities in daily tobaccosmoking and binge drinking between men and women. There was a higherprevalence of smoking in men, older adults, and those with the lowest educationlevel, while binge drinking was more prevalent in men and urban residents. Substudies2 and 3 revealed several system level factors that affected the collaborationin the tobacco control policy process, including interference from the tobaccoindustry, contradictory laws that incentivise tobacco production and weakenforcement of subsidiary tobacco control laws. Further, the systemic issuesaffecting collaboration in implementation of the alcohol policy comprised theframing of alcohol as an economic issue, the weak regulation of illicit alcoholvproduction and the sociocultural acceptance of harmful alcohol consumptionbehaviours. According to Sub-study 2, the collaborative dynamics of principledengagement and shared motivation in the tobacco control policy process have beenconstrained by ineffective communication, mistrust, limited evidence, the absenceof community advocacy and the lack of authority among sector representatives. Substudy3 revealed that the alcohol policy is generally recognised as a framework forstakeholder action targeting the control of harmful alcohol consumption. However,weak coordination and resource challenges among implementing agencies haveundermined their capacity for joint action, ultimately impeding the implementationof this policy. Conclusion: The higher prevalence of tobacco smoking and binge drinking amongsub-groups such as men, older adults, those with the lowest education level andurban residents calls for targeted strategies in collaborative efforts to addresstobacco and alcohol. Several policy and legal issues affect the development of thetobacco control policy, while the collaborative dynamics are fraught with challengesthat threaten critical collaborative outcomes such as trust, commitment andlegitimacy. Thus, embracing practices that seek to foment trust, understanding, andlegitimacy among key government sectors may go a long way in acceleratingcollaboration in the tobacco control policy process. Furthermore, enhancing thecollaborative efforts to implement the alcohol policy will require strengthening thecapacity for joint action by overcoming coordination and resource challenges amongimplementing agencies.För att delta digitalt via Zoom:https://umu.zoom.us/j/66054967693</p
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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