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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
Monuments to Memory: Walls that Resonate, Spaces that Speak
No full textFull Text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only.How can an archaeological exploration of an intergenerational New Zealand state home inform the 21st century domestic? Inspired by the personal experience of losing the family home, this thesis explores the bonds we form with architecture. It seeks to find a means of recreating and encouraging these bonds through residential design, and what this might look like in a rapidly changing and often transient environment. Place attachment, narrative and memory are identified as the basis of an individual’s identity, which highlights the importance of home in cementing a strong sense of self. Research indicates that a strong sense of self improves resilience and confidence in children and adults alike. Abundant evidence for engaging practices that encourage place attachment is explored in order to justify investment into congruent design solutions. Improving connection and place attachment is of significant benefit to the inhabitants of a space. Accepting and acknowledging what makes us ‘us’ is a key aspect of this research. The design proposed in this thesis draws heavily on these ideas; residential architecture that is provocative in its richness, it’s humanity and in its innate appeal are key when considering the future of New Zealand residential architecture, particularly in areas that are transitioning from quarter-acre homes of yesteryear to high density housing. Here, a suburban site once home to a well-loved, intergenerational bungalow is reimagined. Homage is given to the history of the land and past occupants, highlighting the importance of acknowledging our pasts and how memory impacts our ideas of place and of ourselves. Evidence-based design is paired with narrative and poetic intent in order to weave together a design capturing the memories and personalities of the former dwelling and occupants, while encouraging the formation of new ones through engagement with architectural moments. The design proposes four stand-alone residences of varying sizes, each designed with a life-phase and personality. The residences are punctuated with courtyards which define the limits of each property, with a wall of each adjacent dwelling forming the boundary. The design attempts to recreate the original intergenerational bungalow but now reimagined as a series of smaller, suited dwellings designed with the needs of each client in mind. The clients are the author’s own family members, and the design considers their changing needs through the passage of time and into the foreseeable future
Utopia in a Dystopian World
No full textFull text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only.The purpose of this thesis is to look at a way of responding to the rise of the sea level on a site in downtown Auckland and to design a development plan for Auckland’s waterfront in a probable future when the sea rises more than 15 metres above existing levels. Through territorial analysis and movement tracking, informed by the need to incorporate existing buildings and anticipate human behaviours, I aim to envision a world, emerging between now and this future, with not only similar features but also many different ones. People will still carry out many regular human activities, involving, for example, plant life, parks and natural recreation areas, but it will become a different situation. Linked by ribbons of resting spaces and activity areas, the designed megastructure has vertical form and expanse and even agriculture. Offering potential for new forms of lifestyle, I predict a pattern over the site area where the new climatic conditions might be preferred by people. Yet, alongside this vision, this thesis examines the notion of a dark-future model of the flooded city. It takes the ideas of current rise in sea-level as a springboard for an almost science-fiction and dark future of flooding, to reflect on a horrible state of affairs – the dystopian world resulting from the rising sea levels. The site is a significant harbour in New Zealand. It has a vital role in the transportation and networks of Auckland. The question is posed of how (when these buildings are submerged) we can keep parts of them and give them functions and uses that are significant in the future. How do we give Auckland rebirth in the face of a dystopian future? Moreover, the Queen Street Valley and the harbour are, together, the oldest and most valuable area in Auckland. I look at a worse case, and at a site on which there are fascinating probable future scenarios, considering how bad or how salvageable it might be. Significantly, by considering the possibility of the old functions within the new scheme, I present a solution for the coming homelessness as the sea level rises and the new coastline forms. This thesis aims to create a new scheme of the old city, as well as a response aimed at reducing the amount of travel. With changes in the micro-environmental climate, the challenge is to satisfy people’s living demands and offer complex recreational spaces that increase the ratio of open space per person in the city – and to organise this combination well. In this way, I hope to create a utopian vision of potential in an imaged dystopian world
The Island as a Space: A creole perspective to the regeneration of a hawker’s market
No full textFull Text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only.Architecture at its principal state, is a discipline established to form new realities, propose radical perspectives, and also seek to form relationships with human conditions. This research considers the role of the architect, as an agent who seeks knowledge of human behaviour, significant contexts and practices. The intent of this architectural research focuses on an architectural methodology to become acquainted with the social paradigm of the hawker’s market in Port-Louis, Mauritius. This activity of the hawker’s market, situated in the island’s capital, has been removed from its original practices due to its organic nature. This research firstly, focuses on the abstract hypothesis of islands, as spaces where social patterns can be seen as the reaction to historical events and migration. The result of this research speculates an architectural response that is representational forming an abstract space driven by the imagination and the use of Creole dialects
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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