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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
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
Interfacial bonding mechanisms of carboxylic coatings on pretreated zinc surfaces
No full textThe aim of this Ph.D. work is to investigate the adhesion and de-adhesion of organic coatings on galvanized steel substrate. Chapter 1 introduces the project aim and research outline. Chapter 2 investigates Zn oxide semiconductor properties as the major compound formed on galvanized steel. The results showed a clear effect of surface treatment on Zn oxide doping concentration and flatband potential. Moreover, an obvious relation between Zn oxide composition and flatband potential was detected. The deposition mechanism of Zr-based conversion coatings, as potential replacement of the existing conversion coatings, on differently pretreated Zn surfaces has been studied in chapter 3. It was found that Zr deposition rate and the composition of the obtained conversion layer strongly depend on the initial hydroxyl fraction and surface roughness. Studying the metal-polymer interfacial bonding is extremely difficult due to the relatively high polymer thickness masking the interface region. Consequently, the metal-polymer interfaces are modeled in chapters 4-7 by adsorption of the representative molecules. Chapter 4 compares the adsorption properties of carboxylic based molecules on Zn and Fe substrates. It was shown that the obtained interfacial configurations are different on Zn and Fe substrates. In this case, one end adsorption of succinic acid molecules was promoted on Fe, while adsorption of Zn was conducted mainly with both ends. Consequently, Zn was selected for continuation of the research to explore more details of the interfacial properties. Chapter 5 examines the effects of an external potential on adsorption properties of the carboxylic model compounds. The results showed that the applied potential slightly increases the amount of adsorbates, which may contribute to a better adhesion. Moreover, the applied potential increases one-end adsorption of succinic acid molecules due to a C-C bonding cleavage. Desorption of the formed carboxylates was examined by means of cyclic voltammetry in chapter 6. It was shown that the molecular type and surface pretreatment affect the desorption process and consequently the interfacial bonding strength. It was found the metal-polymer interaction is accompanied by an electron exchange in the interfacial region. Consequently, scanning Kevin probe (SKP) measurements were performed to evaluate the Volta potential changes due to the adsorption. The results showed that the amount of electron transfer is correlated to the interfacial bonding density and molecular chain length. Additionally, an effect of adsorption configuration was detected on the obtained Volta potential shift. In the next step, the interfacial bonding properties of the real carboxylic coatings and Zn substrate were evaluated in chapters 8-10. Chapter 8 assesses the interfacial bonding of the residue polymer layers obtained after a dedicated polymer removal procedure. A comparable interfacial bonding mechanism was detected for the real coatings and model compounds applied on Zn surfaces. Chapter 9 investigates in-situ the interfacial bonding formation upon application of the polymers on Zn surfaces in a Kretschmann geometry. An equivalent interfacial bonding mechanism was detected compared to those obtained through the adsorption of the model compounds and residue layers. Additionally, it was shown that the metal-polymer interaction takes place in a relatively short time, while polymerization proceeds afterwards. The interfacial bonding degradation was examined by means of an integrated ATR-FTIR and EIS set-up in a Kretschmann geometry and described in chapter 10. The results showed a beneficial role of the polymerization process in the formation of lateral bondings blocking water penetration through the polymer structure. Moreover, it was found that the duration of the disbonding process depended on the Zn surface hydroxyl fraction.Materials Science and EngineeringMechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineerin
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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