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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
Physical Activity Before and After Stroke - Examining Stroke lncidence and Outcomes
No full textBackground: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. A physically active lifestyle may prevent stroke and decrease the consequences of a stroke. Physical activity is also an important component in secondary prevention and rehabilitation after stroke. This thesis investigates the associations between physical activity before and after stroke in relation to stroke incidence, stroke severity, stroke mortality and functional outcomes after stroke. Methods: Study I was conducted using a population-based cohort from western Sweden collected in 2001 to 2004. Physical activity was assessed in four domains: leisure, work, transport, and household activities. Stroke incidence and death or dependency 3 months after stroke were recorded with a follow-up of 20 years. Study II and III utilized data from the local stroke-register at Sahlgrenska University Hospital between 2014 and 2019. Pre-stroke physical activity during the prior year was retrospectively evaluated. In Study II, stroke severity and mortality were assessed in patients with ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage. In Study III, hematoma volume, stroke severity, 1-week functional outcome, and 3-month survival were assessed in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. In Study IV, data from a randomized controlled trial conducted between 2014 and 2019 was utilized. Physical activity and functional recovery in patients with acute stroke were followed up for 6 months. Results: In Study I (n=3614) leisure-time and transport physical activity were associated with reduced stroke incidence, and a high level of leisure-time physical activity was associated with a better post-stroke outcome. In Study II (n=5188) pre-stroke physical activity was associated with milder stroke symptoms and post-stroke survival independent of stroke type. In study III (n=686) pre-stroke physical activity was associated with smaller hematoma volumes in deep and lobar intracerebral hemorrhages, which partly mediated milder stroke symptoms, a good 1-week functional outcome and 3-month survival. In Study IV (n=1367), two distinct physical activity patterns were identified in the first 6 months after stroke: increasing or decreasing physical activity. Increased physical activity was associated with better functional recovery 6 months after stroke. Males and those with normal cognition were more likely to be in the increasing group. Conclusions: The results of this thesis indicate that physical activity has an important role in both the prevention and treatment of stroke. Being physically active before and after a stroke can improve outcomes following stroke
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
Physical Activity Before and After Stroke - Examining Stroke lncidence and Outcomes
No full textBackground: Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. A physically active lifestyle may prevent stroke and decrease the consequences of a stroke. Physical activity is also an important component in secondary prevention and rehabilitation after stroke. This thesis investigates the associations between physical activity before and after stroke in relation to stroke incidence, stroke severity, stroke mortality and functional outcomes after stroke.
Methods: Study I was conducted using a population-based cohort from western Sweden collected in 2001 to 2004. Physical activity was assessed in four domains: leisure, work, transport, and household activities. Stroke incidence and death or dependency 3 months after stroke were recorded with a follow-up of 20 years. Study II and III utilized data from the local stroke-register at Sahlgrenska University Hospital between 2014 and 2019. Pre-stroke physical activity during the prior year was retrospectively evaluated. In Study II, stroke severity and mortality were assessed in patients with ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage. In Study III, hematoma volume, stroke severity, 1-week functional outcome, and 3-month survival were assessed in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage. In Study IV, data from a randomized controlled trial conducted between 2014 and 2019 was utilized. Physical activity and functional recovery in patients with acute stroke were followed up for 6 months.
Results: In Study I (n=3614) leisure-time and transport physical activity were associated with reduced stroke incidence, and a high level of leisure-time physical activity was associated with a better post-stroke outcome. In Study II (n=5188) pre-stroke physical activity was associated with milder stroke symptoms and post-stroke survival independent of stroke type. In study III (n=686) pre-stroke physical activity was associated with smaller hematoma volumes in deep and lobar intracerebral hemorrhages, which partly mediated milder stroke symptoms, a good 1-week functional outcome and 3-month survival. In Study IV (n=1367), two distinct physical activity patterns were identified in the first 6 months after stroke: increasing or decreasing physical activity. Increased physical activity was associated with better functional recovery 6 months after stroke. Males and those with normal cognition were more likely to be in the increasing group.
Conclusions: The results of this thesis indicate that physical activity has an important role in both the prevention and treatment of stroke. Being physically active before and after a stroke can improve outcomes following stroke
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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