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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
Da colônia da Borússia à área de proteção ambiental (APA) Morro de Osório : trajetória, habitus e estratégias para o uso das propriedades
Full text linkEm 1994 foi criada a Área de Proteção Ambiental (APA) Morro de Osório no município de Osório/ RS com objetivo de garantir a adequada proteção ambiental e ordenar as atividades humanas na área de Mata Atlântica. Os proprietários existentes na área desenvolvem atividades de agricultura (produção de hortaliças, grama e madeira), indústria (derivados de cana de açúcar e abate e processamento de carne suína) e turismo (pousadas, restaurantes e locação de casas pelo AIRBNB). O objetivo desta dissertação é colaborar na compreensão da trajetória das famílias de proprietários envolvidas nestas atividades na APA e relacionar as mudanças nestas trajetórias com a conformação do habitus dos proprietários e a definição das atividades desenvolvidas nas propriedades. Os conceitos de trajetória, habitus e estratégia propostos por Pierre Bourdieu são utilizados como suporte teórico. Foram realizadas 20 entrevistas semiestruturadas com proprietários que desenvolvem atividades relacionadas à agricultura, turismo e indústria em suas propriedades e com o gestor da APA, presidentes de associações e técnicos com atividade na unidade de conservação. A partir da análise das entrevistas e pesquisa documental foi possível evidenciar as trajetórias das famílias envolvidas com as atividades de agricultura, indústria e turismo na APA Morro de Osório e entender como os diferentes pontos das trajetórias das famílias ajudaram a conformar o seu habitus determinando as escolhas de estratégias de uso das propriedades e a percepção das famílias sobre os conflitos pelo uso do solo na APA. Mudanças importantes ocorridas na APA desde o final do século XX como a eletrificação rural, o encerramento das atividades da usina de açúcar da AGASA, a instalação de dois frigoríficos, a criação da APA, e o aumento no número de turistas influenciaram nas trajetórias das famílias. Para entender as mudanças no habitus das famílias foram analisadas as estratégias para o uso das propriedades e as suas percepções sobre conflitos referentes ao parcelamento solo e o uso de recursos naturais. As famílias que desenvolvem atividades relacionadas à agropecuária demonstraram preocupação com a permanência da propriedade na família e a diminuição significativa no número de propriedades envolvidas com agropecuária. As famílias envolvidas com atividades relacionadas ao turismo acreditam no crescimento da atividade e preocupação com o impacto da atividade no uso dos recursos naturais. Os frigoríficos instalados antes da criação da APA estão envolvidos nos conflitos sobre o uso das propriedades, especialmente pelo uso da água e têm importância reconhecida pelas famílias como geração de trabalho e renda, especialmente para os jovens.In 1994, the Environmental Protection Area (EPA) Morro de Osório was established in the municipality of Osório, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with the aim of ensuring proper environmental protection and regulating human activities in an area of the Atlantic Forest. Property owners within the area are engaged in activities related to agriculture (such as the production of vegetables, grass, and timber), industry (products derived from sugarcane and the slaughtering and processing of pork), and tourism (inns, restaurants, and house rentals through Airbnb). The objective of this dissertation is to contribute to the understanding of the life paths of the families who own property and are involved in these activities within the EPA, and to relate the changes in these trajectories to the shaping of their habitus and the determination of the activities carried out on their properties. The theoretical framework is based on the concepts of trajectory, habitus, and strategy as proposed by Pierre Bourdieu. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with property owners engaged in agriculture, tourism, and industry on their properties, as well as with the EPA manager, association presidents, and technical experts working in the conservation unit. Through the analysis of these interviews and documentary research, it was possible to highlight the trajectories of the families involved in agriculture, industry, and tourism activities in the EPA Morro de Osório and to understand how different points along these families’ paths helped shape their habitus, thereby influencing their strategic choices regarding land use and their perceptions of land-use conflicts within the EPA. Significant changes that have occurred in the EPA since the late 20th century—such as rural electrification, the closure of AGASA’s sugar mill, the establishment of two slaughterhouses, the creation of the EPA, and the increase in tourist numbers—have all influenced the trajectories of the families. To understand the changes in the families' habitus, the study analyzed their strategies for land use and their perceptions of conflicts related to land subdivision and the use of natural resources. Families involved in farming and livestock expressed concern about keeping the property in the family and noted a significant decrease in the number of farms involved in agriculture. Families involved in tourism activities believe in the sector’s growth and express concern about its impact on natural resource use. The slaughterhouses, established before the EPA's creation, are involved in property-use conflicts, particularly regarding water use, but are also recognized by families as important sources of employment and income, especially for young people
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
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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