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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
Factors Contributing to Oral Contraceptive User Failure among Clients Attending Antenatal Clinics in Eldoret Municipality, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
No full textContraceptive is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, sexual practices, or
medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of
pregnancy, or childbirth. Contraceptive is a key intervention for improving the health
of women, men, and children. It is an important component of reproductive health.
Quality contraceptives are recognised as a human right, having great importance in
the field of preventive medicine; being essential to the health and welfare of the
individual, families and whole communities. As society becomes more affluent,
fertility decreases. This is in response to the use of contraceptives. Once neglected by
the health profession, it can lead to contraceptive failure where a woman finds herself
with an unwanted pregnancy which can be psychological and physical strain. The aim
of the study was to determine the factors contributing to oral contraceptive use failure
at Eldoret Municipality Ante-natal clinics. A descriptive Comparative study design
was used. This was a twelve week study in Selected Ante-natal Clinic in Eldoret
Municipality, Kenya. The study population included all clients who attended the antenatal
clinic during the study period and conceived while on a contraceptive method
while the comparative group were clients who conceived deliberately after stopping
contraceptive method to get pregnancy. Systematic random sampling was employed
and interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data on sociodemographic
characteristics, pre-use counselling and clients' views on contraceptive
failure were obtained. Descriptive quantitative data were coded as per the study's
questionnaire and data entry template. The statistical package for social scientists
(SPSS) was used for data analysis. Chi square tests and multivariate analysis were
generated to check for relationships between parameters. A total of 192 subjects
completed the questionnaires where 103 had contraceptive failure while 89 did not
experience failure. Majority 132 (69%) were from peri-urban areas, while more than
half 112(58.3%) were married .. Three quarters 143 (75.5%) had undergone precontraceptive
use counselling, slightly more than half 76 (52.1 %) were counselled by
a nurse, whereas 41% were not happy with the index pregnancy. Analysis of sociodemographic
factors showed that marital status (single verses married) had an OR= 3,
Income (KSh.l,000-5,000 versus KSh. >10,000) OR=4.67 and source of
contraceptives (Clinic versus donor agency) OR=6.6 as having high risk of
contraceptive failure. Others factors found to be associated with risk of contraceptive
failure were occupation p=0.007, duration of method use p=0.044, education level
p=0.005, age p=0.005, Compliance to the method p<0.001. Results also indicated that
93.2% of respondents who had failure in contraceptives were not willing to repeat the
same method in future. The study findings indicate that better counselling on
contraceptive options, suitability, and compliance of the methods and efficacy would
reduce contraceptive failure. Importance of client compliance should also be
emphasized. Counselling of clients on acceptance of the index pregnancy will
minimize any chances of negative psychological sequel of the failure. The study
recommends that at every contact with family planning clients, compliance must be
re-emphasized in response to the socio-economic risks of contraceptive failure
witnessed in the current study
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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