1,720,963 research outputs found
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
La dualidad social en los estudios de opinión en Panamá (octubre de 2019-febrero de 2021)
No full textPanama has stood out for its accelerated growth between 2004 and 2018, which has had as a consequence that in 2017 it will become part of the high-income countries, but this economic success has not been able to reverse or correct the high rates of inequality. With the outbreak of the pandemic, the consequences of pre-existing structural inequalities have become visible. Among the most prominent expressions of inequity, we can highlight social duality. This duality materializes in public opinion in a great social fracture with two country models and very divergent opinions on the role of the public and the measures to be adopted to face the pandemic.Panamá ha destacado por su acelerado crecimiento entre 2004 y 2018 lo que ha tenido como consecuencia que en 2017 pasará a formar parte de los países de renta alta, pero este éxito económico no ha conseguido revertir, ni corregir las altas tasas de desigualdad. Con la irrupción de la pandemia se han hecho visibles las consecuencias de las desigualdades estructurales preexistentes. Entre las expresiones más destacadas de la inequidad podemos señalar la dualidad social. Esta dualidad se materializa en la opinión pública en una gran fractura social con dos modelos de país y opiniones muy divergentes sobre el rol de lo público y las medidas a adoptar para hacer frente a la pandemia
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
Panamá: assimetria informacional durante a pandemia num país com lacuna digital e práticas zero-rating
No full textWe present the results of an exploratory-descriptive study that aimed to know how people in Panama were informed during the pandemic (May 2021–January 2022), considering the digital divide and zero-rating practices through which mobile phone users access digital services free of cost. The study was conducted in four consecutive phases using a mixed methodology that included secondary data systematization, three online surveys, and eight in-person focus groups in six of the country’s ten provinces and two of the three indigenous regions with provincial rank. The findings reveal the emerging use of instant messaging applications and social media to obtain information on the country’s affairs, vast asymmetries in access to the different media and information channels, and little trust in their messages. In light of the theoretical references on the rights of recipients, the right to information, and the digital divide, the situations found could be a litany of territorial asymmetry, one of the expressions of social inequality in the country. Given the widespread use of instant messaging applications, especially WhatsApp, available free of charge in prepaid data plans, a specific study on the impact of zero-rating practices on information consumption seems necessary, especially in socially vulnerable populations in Panama and other countries where the digital divide is pronounced and this type of agreement exists between telephone companies and digital service platforms.Se presentan los resultados de una investigación de tipo exploratorio-descriptivo que tuvo como objetivo conocer cómo se informaron las personas en Panamá durante la pandemia (mayo 2021-enero 2022), tomando en cuenta la brecha digital y la existencia de prácticas zero-rating, a través de las cuales los usuarios de telefonía móvil acceden a servicios digitales libres de costo. El estudio se desarrolló en cuatro fases consecutivas a través de una metodología mixta que incluyó la sistematización de datos secundarios, la aplicación de tres encuestas en línea y la realización de ocho grupos focales presenciales en seis de las diez provincias del país y dos de las tres comarcas indígenas con rango provincial. Los hallazgos revelan el uso emergente de aplicaciones de mensajería instantánea y de las redes sociales para obtener información sobre los asuntos del país; amplias asimetrías en el acceso a los distintos medios y canales informativos, y poca confianza en los mensajes que circulan a través de estos. A la luz de los referentes teóricos sobre los derechos de los receptores, el derecho a la información y la brecha digital, las situaciones halladas podrían estar atravesadas por la asimetría territorial, una de las expresiones de la desigualdad social del país. Dado el uso extendido de aplicaciones de mensajería instantánea, especialmente WhatsApp, disponibles sin costo en los planes de telefonía móvil prepagada, luce necesario el desarrollo de un estudio específico sobre el impacto de las prácticas zero-rating en el consumo informativo, especialmente en el contexto de poblaciones socialmente vulnerables, tanto en Panamá como en otros países de la región donde la brecha digital es acusada y existen este tipo de convenimientos entre las empresas de telefonía y plataformas de servicios digitales.Neste artigo, são apresentados os resultados de uma pesquisa de tipo exploratório-descritivo que teve o objetivo de conhecer como as pessoas no Panamá se informaram durante a pandemia ocasionada pela covid-19 (maio 2021-janeiro 2022), considerando a lacuna digital e a existência de práticas zero-rating, a partir das quais os usuários de telefonia móvel têm acesso a serviços digitais livres de custo. O estudo foi desenvolvido em quatro fases consecutivas por meio de uma metodologia mista que incluiu a sistematização de dados secundários, a aplicação de três enquetes on-line e a realização de oito grupos focais presenciais em seis das dez províncias do Panamá e duas das três comarcas indígenas com característica provincial. Os achados revelam o uso emergente de aplicativos de mensagem instantânea e das redes sociais para obter informações sobre os assuntos do país, além de amplas assimetrias no acesso aos diferentes meios e canais informacionais, e pouca confiança nas mensagens que circulam por eles. À luz dos referenciais teóricos sobre os direitos dos receptores, sobre o direito à informação e a lacuna digital, as situações encontradas poderiam estar permeadas pela assimetria territorial, uma das expressões da desigualdade social do país. Tendo em vista o uso estendido de aplicativos de mensagem instantânea, especialmente o WhatsApp, disponíveis sem custo nos planos de telefonia móvel pré-paga, é necessário o desenvolvimento de um estudo específico sobre o impacto das práticas zero-rating no consumo informacional, especialmente no contexto de populações socialmente vulneráveis, tanto no Panamá quanto em outros países da região, onde a lacuna digital é registrada e existem esse tipo de acordos entre as empresas de telefonia e as plataformas de serviços digitais
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
Panamá: asimetría informativa durante la pandemia en un país con brecha digital y prácticas zero-rating
No full text27 páginasWe present the results of an exploratory-descriptive study that aimed to know how people in Panama were informed during the pandemic (May 2021¿January 2022), considering the digital divide and zero-rating prac-tices through which mobile phone users access digital services free of cost. The study was conducted in four consecutive phases using a mixed meth-odology that included secondary data systematization, three online sur-veys, and eight in-person focus groups in six of the country¿s ten provinces and two of the three indigenous regions with provincial rank. The findings reveal the emerging use of instant messaging applications and social media to obtain information on the country¿s affairs, vast asymmetries in access to the different media and information channels, and little trust in their mes-sages. In light of the theoretical references on the rights of recipients, the right to information, and the digital divide, the situations found could be a litany of territorial asymmetry, one of the expressions of social inequali-ty in the country. Given the widespread use of instant messaging applica-tions, especially WhatsApp, available free of charge in prepaid data plans, a specific study on the impact of zero-rating practices on information con-sumption seems necessary, especially in socially vulnerable populations in Panama and other countries where the digital divide is pronounced and this type of agreement exists between telephone companies and digital ser-vice platforms.Se presentan los resultados de una investigación de tipo exploratorio-descriptivo que tuvo como objetivo conocer cómo se informaron las personas en Panamá durante la pandemia (mayo 2021-enero 2022), tomando en cuenta la brecha digital y la existencia de prácticas zero-rating, a través de las cuales los usuarios de telefonía móvil acceden a servicios digitales libres de costo. El estudio se desarrolló en cuatro fases consecutivas a través de una metodología mixta que incluyó la sistematización de datos secundarios, la aplicación de tres encuestas en línea y la realización de ocho grupos focales presenciales en seis de las diez provincias del país y dos de las tres comarcas indígenas con rango provincial. Los hallazgos revelan el uso emergente de aplicaciones de mensajería instantánea y de las redes sociales para obtener información sobre los asuntos del país; amplias asimetrías en el acceso a los distintos medios y canales informativos, y poca confianza en los mensajes que circulan a través de estos. A la luz de los referentes teóricos sobre los derechos de los receptores, el derecho a la información y la brecha digital, las situaciones halladas podrían estar atravesadas por la asimetría territorial, una de las expresiones de la desigualdad social del país. Dado el uso extendido de aplicaciones de mensajería instantánea, especialmente WhatsApp, disponibles sin costo en los planes de telefonía móvil prepagada, luce necesario el desarrollo de un estudio específico sobre el impacto de las prácticas zero-rating en el consumo informativo, especialmente en el contexto de poblaciones socialmente vulnerables, tanto en Panamá como en otros países de la región donde la brecha digital es acusada y existen este tipo de convenimientos entre las empresas de telefonía y plataformas de servicios digitales
- …
