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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
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
Working mental representations of the environment
No full textStudied performance on a direct distance estimation task in a large, complex environment as a function of variation in some members of the set of test locations. 36 1st-yr and 36 4th-yr undergraduates were asked to estimate distances for 7 sites in a campus building and to describe the strategies they employed
The South Australian State of the Environment Report
No full textThe report provides an expert report as to how the EPA can more effectively engage and actively involve First Nations Peoples in monitoring, reporting on and caring for Country and what benefits could this achieve?
Key Points
• For first time, the South Australian State of the Environment Report is engaging with First Nations Peoples around SA, to incorporate their perspectives into the report
• This Expert Analysis can add to these First Nations perspectives, by focussing on approaches that could provide First Nations Peoples with increased levels of direct involvement in looking after Country, which may achieve environmental, land management, cultural heritage and other benefits
• An assessment of the effectiveness of current approaches and the identification of potential improvements or alternative measures, as well as a discussion of the potential benefits that could be achieved, would inform planning and future actions by government, First Nations groups, Landscape Boards, landholders and the community. This assessment may include how we can combine Aboriginal knowledge with Western science, when monitoring, reporting on and caring for Country
• A recent undertaking by Landscape SA Boards, their Statement of Commitment, would be an important initiative to consider as part of this assessment
• The science input into the SOER is currently listing approaches used in SA and this list would assist the author
• Desk top research about alternative measures used in other jurisdictions, limited and targeted consultation and prior-professional knowledge are likely to be the data/information sources for such an analysis.
Outcome
• Increased First Nations involvement in looking after Country could potentially generate a range of benefits
• The analysis should provide some perspectives on the effectiveness of current measures, the identification of possible improvements and a discussion of their potential benefits, all of which could inform future discussions about First Nations increased involvement in caring for Country
jDHBenelux Author Template
No full textThis repository contains the latest official GitHub hosted versions of the LaTeX template that authors are required to use when they finalize their contribtions to the DH Benelux Journal. The repository synchronises with the corresponding easy-to-use and well-documented Overleaf Template that provides authors with a low threshold environment for writing LaTeX – but can be used with any LaTeX compiler.
About this Release: Apart from some minor changes to the .cls, v2.0 introduces a number of new files to improve open source development with git and GitHub, including a README, a CC-BY 4.0 License, and a .gitignore file. It also prepares the repository for synchronisation with Zenodo, to improve sustainability.
Full Changelog: https://github.com/DHBenelux/jDHBenelux-author-template/compare/v1.1...v2.
Open access self-archiving: An author study
No full textThis, our second author international, cross-disciplinary study on open access had 1296 respondents. Its focus was on self-archiving. Almost half (49%) of the respondent population have self-archived at least one article during the last three years. Use of institutional repositories for this purpose has doubled and usage has increased by almost 60% for subject-based repositories. Self-archiving activity is greatest amongst those who publish the largest number of papers. There is still a substantial proportion of authors unaware of the possibility of providing open access to their work by self-archiving. Of the authors who have not yet self-archived any articles, 71% remain unaware of the option. With 49% of the author population having self-archived in some way, this means that 36% of the total author population (71% of the remaining 51%), has not yet been appraised of this way of providing open access. Authors have frequently expressed reluctance to self-archive because of the perceived time required and possible technical difficulties in carrying out this activity, yet findings here show that only 20% of authors found some degree of difficulty with the first act of depositing an article in a repository, and that this dropped to 9% for subsequent deposits. Another author worry is about infringing agreed copyright agreements with publishers, yet only 10% of authors currently know of the SHERPA/RoMEO list of publisher permissions policies with respect to self-archiving, where clear guidance as to what a publisher permits is provided. Where it is not known if permission is required, however, authors are not seeking it and are self-archiving without it. Communicating their results to peers remains the primary reason for scholars publishing their work; in other words,
researchers publish to have an impact on their field. The vast majority of authors (81%) would willingly comply with a mandate from their employer or research funder to deposit copies of their articles in an institutional or subject-based repository. A further 13% would comply reluctantly; 5% would not comply with such a mandate
Hybrid simulation of wake vortices of landing aircraft in a turbulent environment
No full textWake-vortex evolution during landing of a long range aircraft is investigated in a turbulent environment. The simulations cover final approach, touchdown on the tarmac, and the evolution of the wake after touchdown. An ambient turbulent crosswind and headwind field is generated in a pre-simulation. The wake is initialized using a RANS-LES coupling approach. The further development of the vortical wake is investigated by large-eddy simulation until final decay. Strong three-dimensional deformations appearing after touchdown and linkings with the ground are studied. The downwind vortex is strongly advected with crosswind and decays quickly. The interaction of plate line disturbances and end effects in a turbulent environment leads to irregular decay pattern
Globalization and Environment
Full text linkEconomic globalization impacts the environment and sustainable development in a wide variety of ways and through a multitude of channels. The purpose of this paper is (a) to identify the key links between globalization and environment; (b) to identify the major issues addressed in multilateral economic agreements in trade and finance that affect environmental sustainability; and (c) to review priority policy issues affecting the environment in multilateral economic agreements and environment, thus identifying incentives implicit in trade and investment policy measures that affect environmental sustainability. The author categorizes these issues under the primary areas of globalization: trade liberalization, investment and finance, and technology diffusion, the latter including intellectual property rights. In the case of the trade-environment interface, the paper examines the impact of both elements, and the causal relationship between them. It also pays special attention to multilateral environmental agreements and their potential effects on trade. An integrative section on the effects of globalization and environmental policy and performance leads to domestic and international priority policy issues and recommendations. The author concludes that globalization brings with it potentially large benefits as well as risks. The challenge is to manage the process of globalization in such a way that it promotes environmental sustainability and equitable human development. In short, the more integrated environmental and trade policies are, the more sustainable economic growth will be and the more globalization can be harnessed for the benefit of the environment.Environment, Globalization, International Trade
Author-Illustrator
No full textThis essay investigates the concept author-illustrator by drawing on two influential essays – ‘Death of the Author’ by Roland Barthes and ‘What is an Author?’ by Michel Foucault. By engaging with the key points of debate that emerge from these positions, this essay argues that the notion of author-illustrator is part of a wider discursive field that is embedded in a complex, commodified, multimedia public sphere where the author is paradoxically reinscribed and erased. This environment is changing the nature of the text, authorship, and reader-text interaction, but until now the concept author-illustrator has been largely absent from these discussions
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Ethics Environment Questionnaire
No full textOBJECTIVES: The author reports on the development and the
psychometric properties of the Ethics Environment Questionnaire (EEQ), an
instrument by which to measure the opinions of health-care providers about
ethics in their clinical practice organizations. The EEQ was developed to
increase the number of valid and reliable measures pertaining to ethics in
health-care delivery. METHODS: The EEQ is a 20-item self-administered
questionnaire using a Likert-type 5-point format, offering ease of
administration. It is applicable to a cross-section of health-care
practitioners and health-care facilities. The mean administration time is 10
minutes. The EEQ represents testing on 450 respondents in acute care settings
among a cross-section of acute care facilities. RESULTS: Internal consistency
reliability using Cronbach's alpha coefficient is 0.93, and the test-retest
reliability is 0.88. Construct, content, and criterion validity are
established. The scale is unidimensional, with factor loadings exceeding the
minimum preset criterion. Mean score is 3.1 out of 5.0, with scores of 3.5 and
above interpreted as reflective of a positive ethics environment. CONCLUSIONS:
The EEQ provides a measure of ethics in health-care organizations among
multi-practitioners in clinical practice on a valid, reliable, cost effective,
and easily administered instrument that requires minimum investment of
personnel time
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