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How opinion leaders and operators communicate the image of the sustainable tourism destination
No full textSpiritual and cultural routes represent an example of a sustainable tourist destination, meaning a destination with the goal of generating economic activity while simultaneously safeguarding environmental and cultural heritage. In this regard, the Region of Sardinia, through its cultural and spiritual routes, is trying to counter mass tourism and promote the development of slow and sustainable tourism. In light of the region’s objectives, it is interesting to understand how the image of the sustainable destination of Sardinia’s spiritual and cultural routes is perceived and communicated. Specifically, the aim is to understand the image that emerges from the communication of opinion leaders and operators. To achieve the research objective, a mixed-method QUAL-QUAL approach was used, combining auto-photography with participant observation. Auto-photography was used to analyse destination photographs shared by opinion leaders and operators to understand how the image of the sustainable destination was communicated. In addition, participant observation was conducted to enhance the study’s insights through the engagement and direct observation of participants’ experiences. The integration of these two methodologies allowed us to establish the overall destination image. From the research results, it is evident that the overall image portrays a model of slow, experiential, and sustainable tourism. However, the results demonstrated that it needs to be further developed to fully realize its potential. Participant observation revealed that Sardinia is trying to preserve its authenticity and promote slow and sustainable tourism. Still, several challenges have surfaced including limited development, absence of laws to facilitate tourism activities, the need for new professional roles, and slow bureaucracy. The auto-photography revealed that opinion leaders and operators communicate aspects related to slow tourism through photographs, such as the pleasant, uncomplicated, and unhurried experiences. Nevertheless, the communication remains fairly standard, failing to emphasize the destination image’s sustainability, but focusing on aspects related to the cognitive dimension (e.g., beautiful scenery, a variety of fauna, and religious elements). From a theoretical perspective, the subject of sustainable destination image has been relatively underexplored, particularly within the context of cultural and spiritual routes. From a managerial perspective, this study provides insights into the image communicated and promoted by opinion leaders and operators. This enables organizations to assess whether the intended image aligns with that perceived by visitors and, if necessary, adjust their strategies accordingly
Discovering the potential of digital platform ecosystems within the healthcare sector: A Systematic Literature Review
No full textThe healthcare industry is undergoing a significant transformation, characterized by the
rapidity with which innovative processes are implemented. The purpose of this study is
to explore the concept of value co-creation within digital platform ecosystems in the
healthcare sector by taking the perspective of the various stakeholders involved in this
sector, including patients, healthcare providers, and caregivers. Specifically, through a
Systematic Literature Review approach, we aim to examine the state of the art in
managing the digital platform ecosystem and co-creation practices in the healthcare
sector. Furthermore, we are aiming to identify the specific capabilities required that
facilitate co-creation within these ecosystems
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
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
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