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Migration and ageing: the nexus and its backdrop
No full textThis introductory chapter sets the scene for the first ever Handbook on Migration and Ageing. Migration and ageing are key elements of demographic change, with far-reaching implications for the economy, public policy, societal cohesion and individual wellbeing. The chapter begins by presenting recent statistics and commentary from international organisations such as the United Nations to demonstrate why the nexus of ageing and migration is an important angle of investigation for an array of disciplines, and why the time is ripe for a Handbook on migration and ageing. Consideration will then be given to offering insights into what population ageing means, what characterises the era of migration, as well as to the scholarly infrastructures in migration studies and social gerontology that focus on this nexus. In the final section, an overview of the chapters which comprise the handbook is offered, as well as the rationale behind the structure of the Handbook
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
Top ten tips from the editor-in-chief of Ageing & Society
No full textUnderstanding the nuances of academic writing genres is crucial to nailing down the craft that is writing for peer-review journal publication. In this presentation, we will leverage an Editor-in-Chief’s expertise, to explore the routines of esteemed international peer-review journals like Ageing & Society. By uncovering editors’ expectations, this session offers invaluable insights into mastering the art of writing for prestigious publications. More specifically, this presentation will shed light on different publication outlets, the different readers these cater to, and how these differences impact how we craft manuscripts about the research we conduct. Building upon this foundational understanding, we will delve into strategies for presenting data collected in specific national contexts, contributing to global discussions in social gerontology.The ultimate goal is to provide attendees with an editor-in-chief’s top 10 tips by focusing on the routines that established international peer-review journals, such as Ageing & Society utilize, and the expectations editors place on the different sections of a manuscript
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
Matemáticas
No full textDescribir las actividades desarrolladas en el área de Matemáticas durante el período de estancia de una alumna becaria en el Instituto Nacional de Ciencias de la Educación (INCIE), en Madrid, dentro del primer programa de especialización de becarios mexicanos. Las actividades descritas comprenden cursos, conferencias y seminarios, así como visitas realizadas a centros relacionados con el Sistema Educativo Español. Se elabora también un estudio metodológico del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de las matemáticas. El conjunto de actividades realizadas se valora de forma muy positiva por la alumna becaria. A través de las visitas realizadas a los diferentes centros, fue posible detectar la realidad y establecer comparaciones entre el fenómeno educativo de dos países diferentes. Las actividades de asesoría han sido fructíferas, tanto por la metodología empleada, como por la calidad de los contenidos.Biblioteca de Educación del Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte; Calle San Agustín, 5 - 3 Planta; 28014 Madrid; Tel. +34917748000; Fax +34917748026; [email protected]
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
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