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Seniors and social networks : benefits of using alternative communication tools, self-perception of vulnerability and analysis of the phenomenon in the pre- and post-pandemic periods
No full textLa tesi analizza il ruolo dell’utilizzo di strumenti di comunicazione alternativi, in particolare dei social
network, nella terza età, focalizzandosi sui benefici percepiti, sull’autopercezione di vulnerabilità e
sulle differenze riscontrate nei periodi pre e post pandemico. Attraverso una revisione delle principali
teorie psicologiche sull’invecchiamento, viene evidenziato come l’età avanzata sia spesso
accompagnata da stereotipi e pregiudizi, sia sociali che autopercepiti, che possono influenzare
negativamente la qualità della vita e il processo di invecchiamento. L’elaborato approfondisce
l’impatto della pandemia da SARS-CoV-2 sugli stili di vita degli anziani, mettendo in luce come le
restrizioni abbiano accelerato l’adozione di tecnologie digitali e social network anche tra la
popolazione più anziana. Vengono analizzati i cambiamenti psicofisiologici propri della terza età, il
concetto di ageismo e le strategie di adattamento sviluppate dagli anziani, con particolare attenzione
all’invecchiamento attivo e di successo. La seconda parte della tesi si concentra sugli effetti dell’uso
delle nuove tecnologie sull’autopercezione di vulnerabilità, sia in ambito patologico che nella vita
quotidiana, evidenziando come l’accesso agli strumenti digitali possa favorire la socialità, la
resilienza e la partecipazione sociale, contribuendo a ridurre la percezione di isolamento e fragilità.
Infine, l’analisi dei dati raccolti durante e dopo la pandemia mostra come l’incremento dell’utilizzo
dei social network abbia avuto un impatto positivo sulla qualità della vita percepita dagli anziani,
suggerendo la necessità di promuovere politiche e interventi mirati all’inclusione digitale della terza
età e a sviluppare strumenti e piattaforme che siano di più facile accesso, in quanto emerge ancora
una certa difficoltà di utilizzo data dalla progettazione stessa, che si rivolge ad utenti più giovani e
non considera l’utilizzo da parte dei più anziani.This thesis analyzes the role of the use of alternative communication tools, in particular social
networks, in older age, focusing on perceived benefits, self-perception of vulnerability and differences
found in the pre- and post-pandemic periods. Through a review of the main psychological theories
on aging, it is highlighted how advanced age is often accompanied by stereotypes and prejudices,
both social and self-perceived , which can negatively affect the quality of life and the aging process.
The thesis delves into the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the lifestyles of the elderly,
highlighting how restrictions have accelerated the adoption of digital technologies and social
networks even among the older population. The psychophysiological changes typical of old age, the
concept of ageism and the adaptation strategies developed by the elderly are analyzed, with particular
attention to active and successful aging. The second part of the thesis focuses on the effects of the use
of new technologies on the self-perception of vulnerability, both in the pathological field and in
everyday life, highlighting how access to digital tools can promote sociability, resilience and social
participation, helping to reduce the perception of isolation and fragility. Finally, the analysis of the
data collected during and after the pandemic shows how the increase in the use of social networks
has had a positive impact on the quality of life perceived by the elderly, suggesting the need to
promote policies and interventions aimed at the digital inclusion of the elderly and to develop tools
and platforms that are easier to access, as a certain difficulty of use still emerges given the design
itself, which is aimed at younger users and does not consider the use by the elderly
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
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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