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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

    Práticas da ginástica laboral e seus efeitos na saúde dos trabalhadores: Uma revisão de Escopo

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    RESUMO - A ginástica laboral se destaca como uma estratégia eficaz para promover a saúde e o bem-estar dos trabalhadores. Sua crescente relevância exige que profissionais da área se mantenham atualizados sobre os principais benefícios e melhores práticas, a fim de desenvolver programas cada vez mais eficazes e personalizados. Esta pesquisa teve como como objetivo mapear e sintetizar as principais evidências científicas sobre as práticas e benefícios da ginástica laboral para a saúde dos trabalhadores. Através de uma revisão de escopo, foram analisados estudos que envolveram comparações entre grupos, proporcionando uma compreensão detalhada dos efeitos dessa modalidade de exercício físico na promoção da saúde no ambiente de trabalho e na prevenção de doenças ocupacionais. A busca por estudos foi realizada nas bases de dados Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus e Lilacs, incluindo ensaios clínicos randomizados, estudos de caso-controle e estudos prospectivos randomizados, abrangendo publicações de 2018 a 2023, nos idiomas português e inglês. Os dados foram extraídos, incluindo informações sobre os benefícios e as práticas aplicadas. A revisão de escopo identificou 15.792 artigos, dos quais após aplicação dos filtros, seis atenderam aos critérios de elegibilidade. Os estudos analisados demonstram evidências robustas dos benefícios da ginástica laboral para saúde e o bem-estar dos trabalhadores, incluindo melhora na capacidade para o trabalho, redução do sedentarismo, aumento de aptidão física, alívio de dores lombares, e melhorias na saúde mental. A ginástica laboral se mostrou eficaz em diversos contextos, como escritórios e home office, além de beneficiar populações específicas, como trabalhadores sedentários e em período atípico da pandemia de COVID-19. Esses resultados reforçam a importância da ginástica laboral como ferramenta essencial para a promoção da saúde ocupacional e a prevenção de doenças relacionadas ao trabalho.ABSTRACT - Labor gymnastics stands out as an effective strategy to promote the health and well-being of workers. Its growing relevance requires professionals in the field to stay up to date on the main benefits and best practices, in order to develop increasingly effective and personalized programs. This research aimed to map and synthesize the main scientific evidence on the practices and benefits of workplace gymnastics for workers' health. Through a scoping review, practices involving comparisons between groups were analyzed, providing a detailed understanding of the effects of this type of physical exercise on promoting health in the workplace and preventing occupational diseases. The search for studies was carried out in the Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus and Lilacs databases, including randomized clinical trials, case-control studies and prospective randomized studies, covering publications from 2018 to 2023, in Portuguese and English. Data was extracted systematically, including information on benefits and practices applied. The scoping review identified 15,792 articles, of which after applying the filters, six met the eligibility criteria. The studies analyzed demonstrate robust evidence of the benefits of workplace gymnastics for workers' health and well-being, including improved work ability, reduced sedentary lifestyle, increased physical fitness, relief from low back pain, and improvements in mental health. Labor gymnastics has proven to be effective in different contexts, such as offices and home offices, in addition to benefiting specific populations, such as sedentary workers and those in an atypical period of the COVID-19 pandemic. These results reinforce the importance of labor gymnastics as an essential tool for promoting occupational health and preventing work-related diseases

    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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    koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist

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    We 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 Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902

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    In Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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