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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
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
Associations among manual wheelchair fit, supraspinatus tendon properties, scapular kinematics, and shoulder pain in young adult manual wheelchair users
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo termsThe student, Dustin Tran, accepted the attached license on 2025-04-29 at 10:33.The student, Dustin Tran, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2025-04-29 at 13:36.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2025-05-05 at 13:03.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #22027 on 2025-10-19 at 18:11:05Introduction Shoulder pain is highly prevalent in manual wheelchair users (MWUs), so clinical guidelines for manual wheelchair prescription and fitting aim to preserve upper limb function. Subacromial impingement may be a common cause of shoulder pathology and is associated with high supraspinatus occupation ratio (OR) and scapular kinematics. However, manual wheelchair fit parameters, supraspinatus OR, and scapular kinematics have not been well explored in pediatric and young adult MWUs. Purpose The purpose of this cross-sectional, observational study was to explore the correlations between manual wheelchair parameters, and shoulder pain in young MWUs and explore the potential casual mediation of supraspinatus OR and scapular kinematics in the manual wheelchair fit-shoulder pain relationship. Materials and Methods Twenty-two (n=22) adolescent and young adult MWUs were recruited. Reflective markers were affixed to participants’ upper extremities, torso, and manual wheelchairs. Participants sat comfortably and propelled their wheelchair using a self-selected speed and propulsion technique to obtain manual wheelchair fit parameters and upper extremity kinematics. The supraspinatus tendon and subacromial space were imaged with B-mode ultrasound in the Crass and mock push positions. Using digital calipers on ImageJ, average tendon thickness was obtained based on three points along the tendon. A single measurement was used to determine acromiohumeral distance (AHD). Occupation ratio was calculated as a ratio of the thickness compared to the AHD. Shoulder pain was quantified using the Wheelchair User Shoulder Pain Index (WUSPI) and Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI). Spearman correlations and quadratic regressions were performed to explore the associations between several manual wheelchair fit parameters and shoulder pain. Two causal mediation analyses were performed on significant manual wheelchair fit-shoulder pain relationships with peak scapular rotation during propulsion or supraspinatus OR as mediators. Results Rear wheel toe angle was significantly and linearly correlated with WUSPI and SPADI scores with toe-in associated with greater pain. Scapular kinematics and supraspinatus OR showed no relationship with toe angle. Elbow angle at top-dead-center was significantly correlated with WUSPI and SPADI scores in quadratic models. Scapular kinematics showed no mediating effect on the elbow angle – shoulder pain relationship. Supraspinatus OR was not related to elbow angle. Seat dump, seat/shoulder width, rear wheel camber, and anterior-posterior axle position relative to the shoulder were not significantly correlated to shoulder pain. Conclusion Manual wheelchair setup has few associations with shoulder pain in pediatric and young adult MWUs, though elbow angle and toe angle had significant, moderate correlations with pain. Supraspinatus OR was not related to any manual wheelchair fit parameter, and AC kinematics did not mediate the relationship between manual wheelchair parameters and pain. These analyses suggest that the role of manual wheelchair fit in shoulder pain and health-related quality of life may be different in children and young adult MWUs compared to mature adult MWUs; however, more research is needed to better understand the associations between manual wheelchair fit parameters and shoulder pain in this unique clinical population
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
We 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.
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
In 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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