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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
The 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
“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
We 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
Design of the manufacturing process of a reduction gear
The purpose of this project entitled “Design of the manufacturing process of a reduction gear”
is to design a manufacturing process in order to produce 20000 units of a reduction gear per
year. It is enrolled for a forecast of 5 years.
As the product involves public users, therefore it was mandatory to obtain good quality of
part. Taking into account today’s highly competitive economic environment, it was also
necessary to ensure the economic viability of the project, and thus profitability.
For achieving that, different steps have been followed. The first one was the definition of a
manufacturing strategy, which consists of deciding, for each part, which kind of operation is
done, either internally or externally (outsourcing manufacturing), according to criteria such as
surface finish of parts, mechanical properties, and the cost of rough parts.
Afterwards, an advanced planning of each cycle phase was prepared. In this second step,
the choice of the most convenient process and machine tool, tools, cutting conditions,
maximum power of the spindle, machining times and minimal production costs were defined.
The cycle and phase sheets were then provided for each machined part with related
explaining drawings.
In order to avoid waste times, a definition of the workshop organization machine tools and
layout was done.
Calculation of economical viability has ensured the feasibility and the profitability of the
manufacturing process.
As a conclusion, a comprehensive manufacturing process has been defined taking into
account both quality and economic requirements
Design of the manufacturing process of a reduction gear
The purpose of this project entitled “Design of the manufacturing process of a reduction gear”
is to design a manufacturing process in order to produce 20000 units of a reduction gear per
year. It is enrolled for a forecast of 5 years.
As the product involves public users, therefore it was mandatory to obtain good quality of
part. Taking into account today’s highly competitive economic environment, it was also
necessary to ensure the economic viability of the project, and thus profitability.
For achieving that, different steps have been followed. The first one was the definition of a
manufacturing strategy, which consists of deciding, for each part, which kind of operation is
done, either internally or externally (outsourcing manufacturing), according to criteria such as
surface finish of parts, mechanical properties, and the cost of rough parts.
Afterwards, an advanced planning of each cycle phase was prepared. In this second step,
the choice of the most convenient process and machine tool, tools, cutting conditions,
maximum power of the spindle, machining times and minimal production costs were defined.
The cycle and phase sheets were then provided for each machined part with related
explaining drawings.
In order to avoid waste times, a definition of the workshop organization machine tools and
layout was done.
Calculation of economical viability has ensured the feasibility and the profitability of the
manufacturing process.
As a conclusion, a comprehensive manufacturing process has been defined taking into
account both quality and economic requirements
Study of Heiken Ashi Candlestick for Noise Reduction
In this study, we examined Heiken Ashi's ability to reduce the noise when the traditional candlestick bars are transformed into Heiken Ashi candlesticks. The transformed candlestick is done by a python program. The entropy is calculated at a given confidence level for both traditional candles and Heiken Ashi. By assumption, the noise is measured by the entropy. The higher the value of the entropy, the more pronounced the noise is. The hypothesis test for Heiken Ashi showed accepted results, and the Heiken Ashi candle entropy is lower than traditional candles
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
We 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
Design of the manufacturing process of a reduction gear
The purpose of this project entitled “Design of the manufacturing process of a reduction gear”
is to design a manufacturing process in order to produce 20000 units of a reduction gear per
year. It is enrolled for a forecast of 5 years.
As the product involves public users, therefore it was mandatory to obtain good quality of
part. Taking into account today’s highly competitive economic environment, it was also
necessary to ensure the economic viability of the project, and thus profitability.
For achieving that, different steps have been followed. The first one was the definition of a
manufacturing strategy, which consists of deciding, for each part, which kind of operation is
done, either internally or externally (outsourcing manufacturing), according to criteria such as
surface finish of parts, mechanical properties, and the cost of rough parts.
Afterwards, an advanced planning of each cycle phase was prepared. In this second step,
the choice of the most convenient process and machine tool, tools, cutting conditions,
maximum power of the spindle, machining times and minimal production costs were defined.
The cycle and phase sheets were then provided for each machined part with related
explaining drawings.
In order to avoid waste times, a definition of the workshop organization machine tools and
layout was done.
Calculation of economical viability has ensured the feasibility and the profitability of the
manufacturing process.
As a conclusion, a comprehensive manufacturing process has been defined taking into
account both quality and economic requirements
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