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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
Invisible bodies: an analysis of fatphobia in the public agenda
No full textOs estigmas associados ao corpo gordo, na sociedade ocidental contemporânea, promovem sua exclusão por considerá-lo moralmente inadequado e, consequentemente, impulsionam a condição de um corpo que não merece viver em sociedade. Essa discriminação, denominada como gordofobia, representa uma ameaça à participação de indivíduos com corpos gordos nos espaços sociais e constitui uma violência que restringe o acesso aos direitos humanos fundamentais, como o direito à dignidade e à vida. Diante desse contexto, esta pesquisa teve como propósito problematizar a gordofobia, visando caracterizá-la como problema público que demanda políticas públicas específicas. Para atender a esse objetivo central, esta pesquisa foi organizada conforme as seguintes etapas: (i) revisão bibliográfica sobre a gordofobia; (ii) análise dos aspectos e desdobramentos da gordofobia, a fim de estimular uma reflexão acerca das implicações desse sistema opressor; (iii) levantamento das estratégias governamentais nacionais que têm como foco de ação a prevenção e/ou o enfrentamento da gordofobia; (iv) revisão sistemática da produção científica nacional sobre a gordofobia, visando explorar o “estado da arte”, compreender o conhecimento existente sobre a área de interesse, bem como contextualizar a pesquisa e estabelecer uma base sólida para a investigação. Esta pesquisa adotou uma abordagem de investigação qualitativa, com objetivos de caráter exploratório-descritivo. Para o desenvolvimento e alcance dos objetivos propostos, foi empregada a combinação das pesquisas bibliográfica e documental. A presente investigação partiu do pressuposto de que, embora venha ganhando destaque, tanto na produção científica quanto nas agendas governamentais, a gordofobia ainda se configura como uma pauta emergente que requer ações mais eficazes de enfrentamento. Posto isto, a pesquisa documental, que abrangeu o levantamento de estratégias governamentais nacionais com foco de ação na prevenção e/ou no enfrentamento da gordofobia, revelou que há pouco protagonismo da temática no conjunto de ações dos poderes públicos. A revisão sistemática de literatura, por sua vez, evidenciou que a academia nacional tem produzido conhecimento acerca da gordofobia, ainda que o número de pesquisas seja limitado e o ritmo do debate não seja condizente com a complexidade e relevância da temática. Por fim, os resultados desta pesquisa mostraram que existem lacunas que ainda precisam ser mais bem exploradas, tanto do ponto de vista teórico, quanto do prático. Palavras-chave: corpo gordo; gordofobia; discriminação; políticas públicasThe stigmas associated with the fat body in contemporary Western society promote its exclusion by considering it morally inadequate and, consequently, promote the condition of a body that does not deserve to live in society. This discrimination, known as fatphobia, represents a threat to the participation of individuals with fat bodies in social spaces and constitutes violence that restricts access to fundamental human rights, such as the right to dignity and life. Given this context, this research aimed to problematize fatphobia, aiming to characterize it as a public problem that demands specific public policies. To meet this central objective, this research was organized according to the following steps: (i) bibliographic review on fatphobia; (ii) analysis of the aspects and consequences of fatphobia, in order to stimulate reflection on the implications of this oppressive system; (iii) survey of national government strategies that focus on preventing and/or confronting fatphobia; (iv) systematic review of national scientific production on fatphobia, aiming to explore the “state of the art”, understand the existing knowledge on the area of interest, as well as contextualize the research and establish a solid basis for investigation. This research adopted a qualitative research approach, with exploratory-descriptive objectives. In order to develop and achieve the proposed objectives, a combination of bibliographic and documentary research was used. This research was based on the assumption that, although it has been gaining prominence, both in scientific production and in government agendas, fatphobia is still an emerging issue that requires more effective actions to confront it. That said, the documentary research, which included the survey of national government strategies focused on preventing and/or confronting fatphobia, revealed that there is little prominence of the topic in the set of actions of public authorities. The systematic literature review showed that the national academy has produced knowledge about fatphobia, although the number of studies is limited and the pace of debate is not consistent with the complexity and relevance of the topic. Finally, the results of this research showed that there are gaps that still need to be better explored, both from a theoretical and practical point of view. Keywords: fat body; fatphobia; discrimination; public policiesCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq
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
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
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
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn 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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