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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
Development of new oenological yeast strains with reduced ethanol yield, by using a combination of various approaches based on adaptative evolution
No full textIl existe une forte demande de l'industrie pour des technologies permettant de réduire la teneur en alcool des vins. Bien que des levures à faible rendement alcool aient été développées par ingénierie génétique, les approches non-OGM sont aujourd'hui largement privilégiées. Nous avons mis en œuvre et comparé différentes stratégies d'évolution adaptative, à partir d'une souche œnologique commerciale, afin de réorienter le flux carboné vers la formation de glycérol aux dépens de l'éthanol. Après 200 générations en conditions de stress salin, nous avons obtenu des souches évoluées présentant une augmentation de la production de glycérol de 50 à 70 %, capables de diminuer de 0,45 à 0,80 % (v/v) la teneur en alcool de vins naturels ou synthétiques. Cette réorientation s'accompagne d'une accumulation de succinate et de 2,3-butanediol et d'une réduction de la vitesse fermentaire. Les mutants ont une survie accrue en conditions de stress salin et carence en glucose. Afin d'identifier les mécanismes sous-jacents, nous avons réalisé des analyses du transcriptome, du métabolome (exo- et endo-) et du génome des souches évoluées. Nous avons montré que le phénotype des mutants n'est pas dû à une dérégulation ou à des mutations des gènes de la voie de synthèse du glycérol mais à de larges modifications du métabolisme carboné, énergétique et redox. Le génome des souches évoluées présente des pertes d'hétérozygotie qui pourraient contribuer au phénotype observé. L'étude génétique d'une souche évoluée montre une origine multigénique des traits métaboliques. Une analyse de cartographie de QTL en utilisant une approche « bulk sequencing » a été initiée pour identifier les mutations impliquées dans le caractère fort glycérol/faible éthanol. Ces travaux ont ainsi permis de développer et caractériser des souches œnologiques faibles productrices d'alcool et de fournir un cadre pour l'identification des bases moléculaires impliquées.Mots-clefs : S. cerevisiae, fermentation œnologique, évolution adaptative, éthanol, glycérol, transcriptome, métabolome, génome.There is a strong demand from the industry for technologies to reduce the alcohol content of wine. Although low-alcohol yield yeasts have been developed by genetic engineering, GMO-free approaches are now widely preferred. We have implemented and compared different strategies for adaptive evolution to redirect the carbon flux towards glycerol formation at the expense of ethanol. After 200 generations salt stress conditions, we obtained evolved strains with glycerol production increased by 50 to 70%, able to decrease from 0.45 to 0.80% (v/v) the alcohol content of natural or synthetic wines. This shift is accompanied by an accumulation of succinate and 2,3-butanediol and a reduced fermentation rate. Mutants also exhibit a better survival under salt stress and glucose restriction conditions. To identify the underlying mechanisms, we analysed the transcriptome, metabolome (endo- and exo-) and genome of the evolved strains. We showed that the evolved phenotype is not due to deregulation or mutations of genes of involved in the glycerol synthesis pathway but to major changes in carbon, energy and redox metabolism. The genome of the evolved strains revealed loss of heterozygosity which could contribute to the observed phenotype. The genetic study of an evolved strain shows that the metabolic traits are under multigenic control. A QTL mapping analysis using a "bulk sequencing" approach was initiated to identify mutations involved in the high glycerol/low ethanol trait. This work has enabled the development and characterization of low alcohol wine yeast strains and has provided a framework for the identification of the underlying molecular bases.Key-words: S. cerevisiae, wine fermentation, adaptative evolution, ethanol, glycerol, transcriptome, metabolome, genome
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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