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Contractual Choice of Law Issues on the Outer Continental Shelf
Get PDFSlattery's article examines how contractual choice-of-law provisions operate within the unique statutory framework governing the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It explains that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) incorporates state law as surrogate federal law only when federal law is silent and when state law is not inconsistent with federal interests. Slattery analyzes the tension between parties’ contractual autonomy—particularly in selecting governing law—and OCSLA’s mandatory choice-of-law structure designed to ensure uniformity in offshore operations. Through case law review, the article highlights courts’ differing approaches to enforcing choice-of-law clauses when they conflict with OCSLA’s provisions. Ultimately, the author concludes that clearer judicial standards are needed to balance contractual freedom with OCSLA’s federal statutory mandates
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
Understanding Area of Mutual Interest, Preferential Rights and Maintenance of Uniform Interest Provisions in Joint Operating Agreements
Get PDFWhen establishing joint ventures or operations for the exploration and/or production of oil and gas, parties typically enter into written agreements, known as joint operating agreements, designed to direct and manage the myriad of issues raised in these ventures. The joint operating agreement designates an operator, who is authorized to act on the behalf of the nonoperators, and specifies each working interest owner\u27s rights and obligations in the joint operation. Issues addressed by the operating agreement include the potential for future acquisitions of mineral interests in the area and the ability to have some continued control over the parties involved in the development and operation of the property. In an attempt to accomplish these goals, parties have included provisions in joint operating agreements which govern the ability to alienate and purchase property under the purview of the instant agreement. When drafting these provisions, the parties sometimes use all-purpose language found in sample agreements, which may not address their specific needs and goals in this joint operation. Careful understanding and drafting of these restrictive provisions is necessary to avoid future problems regarding their interpretation and application. This paper will examine three primary categories of restrictions on acquisition and alienation found in oil and gas joint operating agreements: areas of mutual interest, preferential rights to purchase, and maintenance of uniform interests. A general explanation of the principles and theories behind these provisions and their inclusion in joint operating agreements will first be discussed. Then the pros and cons of including these restrictions in joint operating agreements will be explored. Next, this paper will analyze the potential dangers parties face if they blindly incorporate standard joint operating agreement provisions. The paper will conclude with a discussion of the practical and legal problems concerning these restrictive provisions addressed by the courts in both Texas and Louisiana, as well as selected case law from other states
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
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