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The political strength of ethics
Full text linkEntrevista realizada por Solange Monteiro, Claudio Conceição, e Bertholdo Castro
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
Brazil’s rising trade imbalance
Full text linkThe worst trade deficit in 20 years will exacerbate the external current account deficit, turning the spotlight on the less bright side of the recent Brazilian growth model — dependence on external financing to boost domestic consumption and on favorable prices for our commodity exports at the expense of increasing competitiveness. Experts explain to Solange Monteiro what might be done to ease the situation. - Continued uncertainties in Brazil - Argentina trade (Solange Monteiro
The hazy future of Mexican oil
Full text linkSolange Monteiro describes how Mexico sees the dim future for Pemex
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
Energy: electricity regulation needs to be recharged
Full text linkBy 2020 5% average annual growth should raise national GDP to US25,900, but it will also raise demand for electricity by 69%. Solange Monteiro explains how Brazil’s growth could be even more spectacular if there were decisive changes in how the electricity sector operates, starting with a re-evaluation of the taxes and fees charged aspart of the electric bill. The report is supplemented by concise analyses of the prospects for wind, biomass, natural gas, nuclear, and cogeneration electricity production.- Favorable wind (Kalinka Iaquinto)- The future of natural gas (Kalinka Iaquinto)- Power field (Solange Monteiro)- The advantages of nuclear energy (Thais Thimoteo and Solange Monteiro
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