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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
Intégrer et optimiser une méthode pluridisciplinaire et collaborative permettant le déploiement du design centré sur l'utilisateur (UX) en entreprise.
No full textThis CIFRE thesis, conducted within the R&D center of Saint-Gobain, explores the integration of user-centered design (UX) into the product design process. It proposes a multidisciplinary and collaborative method, focusing on the early stages of the process, often referred to as the "fuzzy front end" due to their ambiguous and uncertain nature.The research begins with an assessment of Saint-Gobain's initial process. This process is analyzed and optimized to better integrate the UX approach. The first hypothesis of the thesis is that it is necessary to formalize a common and multidisciplinary process supported by a user-centered approach. This hypothesis is partially validated but reveals limitations, notably a lack of understanding of the process in a collaborative context, particularly during the early stages.To address these limitations, the thesis proposes a second hypothesis: it is necessary to physically materialize the early stages of the design process. This materialization takes the form of a trends laboratory, the Trends Lab, and an associated method, TSDT (Trends Selection, Development, and Transformation). The Trends Lab is a space dedicated to collaboration between designers, marketers, and engineers, allowing for the structuring and guiding of the early stages of the design process. The TSDT method is based on the steps of the SFA model (Scan, Focus, Act) and offers specific tools for each stage.The results show that the physical materialization of the early stages improves the understanding of the process and interdisciplinary collaboration. The developed tools, such as trend sheets and transformation templates, facilitate data collection and analysis, as well as the generation of innovative ideas. The Trends Lab also helps to disseminate a culture of innovation within the company and reinforce the legitimacy of the UX approach.In conclusion, this thesis makes significant contributions both scientifically and industrially. It proposes a tool-based and collaborative method to integrate UX into the product design process and demonstrates the importance of physically materializing the early stages to foster user-centered collaboration and innovation.Cette thèse CIFRE, réalisée au sein du centre de R&D de Saint-Gobain, se penche sur l'intégration du design centré-utilisateur (UX) dans le processus de conception de produits. Elle propose une méthode pluridisciplinaire et collaborative, en mettant l'accent sur les phases amont du processus, souvent qualifiées de "fuzzy front end" en raison de leur nature floue et incertaine.La recherche débute par un état des lieux du processus initial de Saint-Gobain. Ce processus est analysé et optimisé pour mieux intégrer l'approche UX. La première hypothèse de la thèse est qu'il est nécessaire de formaliser un processus commun et pluridisciplinaire supporté par une approche centrée-utilisateur. Cette hypothèse est partiellement validée, mais révèle des limites, notamment un manque de compréhension du processus dans un contexte de collaboration, en particulier lors des phases amont.Pour pallier ces limites, la thèse propose une seconde hypothèse : il est nécessaire de matérialiser physiquement les étapes amont du processus de conception. Cette matérialisation prend la forme d'un laboratoire de tendances, le Trends Lab, et d'une méthode associée, la TSDT (Trends Selection, Development, and Transformation). Le Trends Lab est un espace dédié à la collaboration entre designers, marketeurs et ingénieurs, permettant de structurer et de guider les phases amont du processus de conception. La méthode TSDT s'appuie sur les étapes du modèle SFA (Scan, Focus, Act) et propose des outils spécifiques pour chaque étape.Les résultats montrent que la matérialisation physique des étapes amont améliore la compréhension du processus et la collaboration interdisciplinaire. Les outils développés, tels que les fiches tendances et les templates de transformation, facilitent la collecte et l'analyse des données, ainsi que la génération d'idées innovantes. Le Trends Lab permet également de diffuser une culture d'innovation au sein de l'entreprise et de renforcer la légitimité de l'approche UX.En conclusion, cette thèse apporte des contributions significatives à la fois sur le plan scientifique et industriel. Elle propose une méthode outillée et collaborative pour intégrer l'UX dans le processus de conception de produits, et démontre l'importance de la matérialisation physique des étapes amont pour favoriser la collaboration et l'innovation centrée sur l'utilisateur
Intégrer et optimiser une méthode pluridisciplinaire et collaborative permettant le déploiement du design centré sur l'utilisateur (UX) en entreprise.
No full textThis CIFRE thesis, conducted within the R&D center of Saint-Gobain, explores the integration of user-centered design (UX) into the product design process. It proposes a multidisciplinary and collaborative method, focusing on the early stages of the process, often referred to as the "fuzzy front end" due to their ambiguous and uncertain nature.The research begins with an assessment of Saint-Gobain's initial process. This process is analyzed and optimized to better integrate the UX approach. The first hypothesis of the thesis is that it is necessary to formalize a common and multidisciplinary process supported by a user-centered approach. This hypothesis is partially validated but reveals limitations, notably a lack of understanding of the process in a collaborative context, particularly during the early stages.To address these limitations, the thesis proposes a second hypothesis: it is necessary to physically materialize the early stages of the design process. This materialization takes the form of a trends laboratory, the Trends Lab, and an associated method, TSDT (Trends Selection, Development, and Transformation). The Trends Lab is a space dedicated to collaboration between designers, marketers, and engineers, allowing for the structuring and guiding of the early stages of the design process. The TSDT method is based on the steps of the SFA model (Scan, Focus, Act) and offers specific tools for each stage.The results show that the physical materialization of the early stages improves the understanding of the process and interdisciplinary collaboration. The developed tools, such as trend sheets and transformation templates, facilitate data collection and analysis, as well as the generation of innovative ideas. The Trends Lab also helps to disseminate a culture of innovation within the company and reinforce the legitimacy of the UX approach.In conclusion, this thesis makes significant contributions both scientifically and industrially. It proposes a tool-based and collaborative method to integrate UX into the product design process and demonstrates the importance of physically materializing the early stages to foster user-centered collaboration and innovation.Cette thèse CIFRE, réalisée au sein du centre de R&D de Saint-Gobain, se penche sur l'intégration du design centré-utilisateur (UX) dans le processus de conception de produits. Elle propose une méthode pluridisciplinaire et collaborative, en mettant l'accent sur les phases amont du processus, souvent qualifiées de "fuzzy front end" en raison de leur nature floue et incertaine.La recherche débute par un état des lieux du processus initial de Saint-Gobain. Ce processus est analysé et optimisé pour mieux intégrer l'approche UX. La première hypothèse de la thèse est qu'il est nécessaire de formaliser un processus commun et pluridisciplinaire supporté par une approche centrée-utilisateur. Cette hypothèse est partiellement validée, mais révèle des limites, notamment un manque de compréhension du processus dans un contexte de collaboration, en particulier lors des phases amont.Pour pallier ces limites, la thèse propose une seconde hypothèse : il est nécessaire de matérialiser physiquement les étapes amont du processus de conception. Cette matérialisation prend la forme d'un laboratoire de tendances, le Trends Lab, et d'une méthode associée, la TSDT (Trends Selection, Development, and Transformation). Le Trends Lab est un espace dédié à la collaboration entre designers, marketeurs et ingénieurs, permettant de structurer et de guider les phases amont du processus de conception. La méthode TSDT s'appuie sur les étapes du modèle SFA (Scan, Focus, Act) et propose des outils spécifiques pour chaque étape.Les résultats montrent que la matérialisation physique des étapes amont améliore la compréhension du processus et la collaboration interdisciplinaire. Les outils développés, tels que les fiches tendances et les templates de transformation, facilitent la collecte et l'analyse des données, ainsi que la génération d'idées innovantes. Le Trends Lab permet également de diffuser une culture d'innovation au sein de l'entreprise et de renforcer la légitimité de l'approche UX.En conclusion, cette thèse apporte des contributions significatives à la fois sur le plan scientifique et industriel. Elle propose une méthode outillée et collaborative pour intégrer l'UX dans le processus de conception de produits, et démontre l'importance de la matérialisation physique des étapes amont pour favoriser la collaboration et l'innovation centrée sur l'utilisateur
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
Intégrer et optimiser une méthode pluridisciplinaire et collaborative permettant le déploiement du design centré sur l'utilisateur (UX) en entreprise.
No full textThis CIFRE thesis, conducted within the R&D center of Saint-Gobain, explores the integration of user-centered design (UX) into the product design process. It proposes a multidisciplinary and collaborative method, focusing on the early stages of the process, often referred to as the "fuzzy front end" due to their ambiguous and uncertain nature.The research begins with an assessment of Saint-Gobain's initial process. This process is analyzed and optimized to better integrate the UX approach. The first hypothesis of the thesis is that it is necessary to formalize a common and multidisciplinary process supported by a user-centered approach. This hypothesis is partially validated but reveals limitations, notably a lack of understanding of the process in a collaborative context, particularly during the early stages.To address these limitations, the thesis proposes a second hypothesis: it is necessary to physically materialize the early stages of the design process. This materialization takes the form of a trends laboratory, the Trends Lab, and an associated method, TSDT (Trends Selection, Development, and Transformation). The Trends Lab is a space dedicated to collaboration between designers, marketers, and engineers, allowing for the structuring and guiding of the early stages of the design process. The TSDT method is based on the steps of the SFA model (Scan, Focus, Act) and offers specific tools for each stage.The results show that the physical materialization of the early stages improves the understanding of the process and interdisciplinary collaboration. The developed tools, such as trend sheets and transformation templates, facilitate data collection and analysis, as well as the generation of innovative ideas. The Trends Lab also helps to disseminate a culture of innovation within the company and reinforce the legitimacy of the UX approach.In conclusion, this thesis makes significant contributions both scientifically and industrially. It proposes a tool-based and collaborative method to integrate UX into the product design process and demonstrates the importance of physically materializing the early stages to foster user-centered collaboration and innovation.Cette thèse CIFRE, réalisée au sein du centre de R&D de Saint-Gobain, se penche sur l'intégration du design centré-utilisateur (UX) dans le processus de conception de produits. Elle propose une méthode pluridisciplinaire et collaborative, en mettant l'accent sur les phases amont du processus, souvent qualifiées de "fuzzy front end" en raison de leur nature floue et incertaine.La recherche débute par un état des lieux du processus initial de Saint-Gobain. Ce processus est analysé et optimisé pour mieux intégrer l'approche UX. La première hypothèse de la thèse est qu'il est nécessaire de formaliser un processus commun et pluridisciplinaire supporté par une approche centrée-utilisateur. Cette hypothèse est partiellement validée, mais révèle des limites, notamment un manque de compréhension du processus dans un contexte de collaboration, en particulier lors des phases amont.Pour pallier ces limites, la thèse propose une seconde hypothèse : il est nécessaire de matérialiser physiquement les étapes amont du processus de conception. Cette matérialisation prend la forme d'un laboratoire de tendances, le Trends Lab, et d'une méthode associée, la TSDT (Trends Selection, Development, and Transformation). Le Trends Lab est un espace dédié à la collaboration entre designers, marketeurs et ingénieurs, permettant de structurer et de guider les phases amont du processus de conception. La méthode TSDT s'appuie sur les étapes du modèle SFA (Scan, Focus, Act) et propose des outils spécifiques pour chaque étape.Les résultats montrent que la matérialisation physique des étapes amont améliore la compréhension du processus et la collaboration interdisciplinaire. Les outils développés, tels que les fiches tendances et les templates de transformation, facilitent la collecte et l'analyse des données, ainsi que la génération d'idées innovantes. Le Trends Lab permet également de diffuser une culture d'innovation au sein de l'entreprise et de renforcer la légitimité de l'approche UX.En conclusion, cette thèse apporte des contributions significatives à la fois sur le plan scientifique et industriel. Elle propose une méthode outillée et collaborative pour intégrer l'UX dans le processus de conception de produits, et démontre l'importance de la matérialisation physique des étapes amont pour favoriser la collaboration et l'innovation centrée sur l'utilisateur
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