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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
Adaptation of study to the blind and visually impaired: comparison of Slovenian and Norwegian institutions
Get PDFUvod: Število invalidov, med katere uvrščamo tudi slepe in slabovidne, vpisanih na
univerze se v številnih državah povečuje. Samostojnost osebe se po pridobitvi izobrazbe
poveča predvsem zaradi socialnih dohodkov. Pomembno je, da pri pripravi učnih načrtov
študentov s posebnimi statusi ne izpuščamo, temveč jih integriramo v sistem po najboljših
močeh. Namen: V diplomskem delu smo predstavili problematiko slepih in slabovidnih v
njihovem študijskem obdobju. Primerjali smo Univerzo v Ljubljani in Univerzo v
Trondheimu, z vidika dostopnosti za slepe in slabovidne študente. Metode dela: Raziskava
je bila izvedena v obliki študije primera. Izbrana subjekta sta bila Univerza v Ljubljani in
Univerza v Trondheimu. Uporabljeno je bilo namensko vzorčenje. Podatke smo črpali iz
dokumentacije in intervjujev z izbranimi osebami na posameznih fakultetah. Rezultati: V
raziskavi smo se osredotočili nadostopnost prostorov, informacij in pripomočkov,
prilagoditve in dostopnosti študijskih obveznosti ter osebne izkušenje dela s študenti z
okvaro vida. Poglavitne razlike med univerzama, vključenima v raziskavo, izhajajo iz
pravilnika, ki je v Sloveniji zapisan zelo splošno, za vse študente s posebnimi potrebami na
Norveškem pa zelo natančno, s poglavji, ki se nanašajo neposredno na osebe z okvaro
vida. Raziskava je pokazala, da je število slepih in slabovidnih študentov, ki so fakultete
obiskovali v zadnjih desetih letih nizko, saj se številke na vseh vključenih fakultetah v
Sloveniji gibljejo pod deset, na Norveškem, pa kljub temu, da evidence ne vodijo,
poudarjajo, da jeteh študentov malo. Razprava in zaključek: Iz rezultatov lahko
sklepamo, da ustanove v Sloveniji, ki smo jih raziskali, morda res še niso kadrovsko,
organizacijsko in strokovno pripravljene na sprejem slepih in slabovidnih, kar pa ne
pomeni, da norveške ustanove, vključene v raziskavo, ki so formalno na to bolje
pripravljene, zagotavljajo dobro prakso vsem študentom. Populacijo slepih in slabovidnih
bi bilo tako treba vključiti v več tovrstnih raziskav, kar bi omogočilo globlji vpogled in
ugotavljanje potrebnih ukrepov. Razvoj kadrov je pomemben korak do ustvarjanja
univerze kot inkluzivne institucije. Tega ni lahko doseči, saj zahteva spremembo
razmišljanja tako družbe kot institucij. Delovni terapevti lahko prispevamo k spremembi
razmišljanja znotraj visokošolskih institucij, in sicer s specifičnimi izobraževanji in
osveščanjem zaposlenih.Introduction: In recent years the number of people with disabilities, including blind and
visually impaired, who are attending universities has increased in many countries. After
graduation, a person\u27s independence increases, mostly on account of social income. It is
important that we do not dismiss students with special statuses when preparing the
curriculum, but that we integrate them into the system to the best of our ability. Purpose:
The bachelor\u27s thesis presents the problems of the blind and visually impaired during their
studies. The University of Ljubljana and the University of Trondheim were compared in
terms of their adjustments to blind and visually impaired students. Methods: The research
was conducted in the form of a case study. The selected subjects were the University of
Ljubljana and the University of Trondheim. Dedicated sampling was used. Data were
drawn from documentation and interviews with selected persons at individual faculties.
Results: The research examined the areas of accessibility to premises, information, aids,
performance of study obligations, and personal experience with students with visual
impairment. The main differences between the two universities stem from the rules, which
are written in a very general way in Slovenia and do not cover everything that a blind or
visually impaired student would need for easier entry into studies. In Norway, the rules are
very detailed and include several chapters that relate directly to people with visual
impairments, enabling them an easier transition. The number of blind and partially sighted
students over the last ten years at the faculties included in the survey is low. In Slovenia
the numbers on all faculties were below ten, in Norway however they do not have an
evidence that tracks the numbers but they have stated that it is a small populations of
students that are visually impaired. Discussion and conclusion: It can be concluded from
the results that institutions in Slovenia may not yet be properly staffed, organized and
professionally prepared to accept the blind and visually impairedhowever, that does not
mean that the surveyed institutions in Norway provide good practice to all students. The
population of the blind and visually impaired should therefore be included in more
research of this kind, which would provide a deeper insight into the current situation and
identify the necessary measures, as the development of a qualified staff is an important
step towards creating a university as an inclusive institution. This will not be easy to
achieve as it requires a change in how society and institutions think. Occupational
therapists can contribute to a change in thinking within higher education institutions
through specific education and disability awareness
Volunteering in the project the Elders for elderly
Get PDFMagistrska naloga vključuje teoretične opredelitve oskrbe starejših v skupnosti, opredelitve projekta Starejši za starejše, prostovoljnega dela (in prostovoljnega dela s starimi) ter socialnega dela s starimi ljudmi. Te predstavljajo izhodišče raziskovanja, na katero se v empiričnem delu naloge vežejo vprašanja o poteku dela, njegovih prednostih in slabostih, pa tudi predlogi glede dela v projektu in projekta samega.
Bistvo mojega raziskovanja je vpogled v izkušnje z delom prostovoljcev projekta Starejši za starejše v občinah Vrhnika in Logatec.
Projektno delo opravljajo pretežno ženske, ki so bile v projekt povabljene. V njem delujejo več let, zanj pa so se odločile predvsem zaradi potrebe in želje po stiku z ljudmi in želje pomagati drugim. Njihovo delo je načrtovano in dogovorjeno vnaprej, sama izvedba pa jim dopušča dokaj odprte roke. Priprave na delo in podporo ob delu jim društvo zagotavlja predvsem v obliki usposabljanj, izobraževanj in pogovornih srečanj. Znajo pa za to poskrbeti tudi sami na različne možne načine. Obiski potekajo tako samostojno kot v paru, najavljeni ali nenajavljeni. Tudi izpolnjevanje ankete ne poteka vselej na isti način. Za delo so opredelili več potrebnih spretnosti in znanj in so zelo podobna že znanim in značilnim za socialno-delavno ravnanje. Prav tako tudi vloge, ki jih pri delu prevzemajo. Prostovoljci za svoje delo prejemajo predvsem manjše simbolične nagrade in zadovoljstvo na osebni ravni. Njihove stiske in težave so vezane tako na organizacijo in izvedbo dela kot na odnose med prostovoljci in starejšimi, na odnos javnosti do njihovega dela ali na dejavnike osebne narave. Četudi je delo vse prej kot enostavno, ga vrednotijo na pozitiven način. Ocenjujejo ga kot uspešno. Z delom v projektu so prostovoljci veliko pridobili. Predlogi, ki so jih podali, so zelo konkretni, vezani pa so na izvedbo dela, podporo pri delu in ozaveščanje.This Master\u27s thesis includes some key theoretical definitions of elderly care within a community, different characterizations of a project Starejši za starejše, voluntary work (and voluntary work with elderly) as well as gerontological social work. Those various definitions present a starting point for the research in the empirical part of the thesis, where the process of working with the elderly within the project Starejši za starejše is presented, together with some advantages and disadvantages and additional suggestions for further work in this project and its improvement.
The core of my research gives an insight into practical experience of working in the project Starejši za starejše in municipalities Vrhnika and Logatec.
Mostly women, who have been previously invited, partake in this project. Some have been active for a number of yearsmost have joined due to their need and desire to connect with people and help others. Their work is previously planned, but the actual execution of work gives them some freedom. Preparations and support are ensured by the organization in the form of practical training, courses and conversational meetings. However, also volunteers have many ways of ensuring that their work is quality. Visits of elderly are either individual or in pairs, they are both announced and unannounced. Additionally, the survey is not always conducted in the same manner. Working with elderly requires a series of different skills, similar to those that are typical and required for social work in general. Same goes with roles they partake while working with elderly. Volunteers are awarded in a form of small symbolic prizes but mostly with the feeling of personal satisfaction. Their hardships and distress are related to various factors: organization and execution of work, relationships amongst volunteers and elderly, public’s attitude towards their work and other factors of personal nature. While work with elderly is anything but easy, they regard it as positive. They rate it as successful. Volunteers state that they have gained a lot from working in this project. They give some concrete proposals, related to the execution of work, support at work and raising awareness
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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