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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
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
Green footprint: Ecological regeneration of urban space in Vienna Heiligenstadt
No full textDiese Arbeit zeigt nicht nur, wie der Raum durch die Implementierung neuer Strukturen in Vorhandene verbessert werden kann, sondern auch, wie Potenziale bestehender Strukturen durch Transformation und Aufwertung freigesetzt werden können.In der Architektur und im Städtebau werden meist Brachflächen und leere Grundstücke für neue Projekte genutzt. Doch auch vorhandene Bebauung undverbaute Flächen bieten viel Potenzial. Mit präziser Planung lassen sich dort strukturelle Herausforderungen lösen und dabei manch latent vorhandene Mehrwerte,ökologischer, wirtschaftlicher oder sozialer Natur, generieren.Das Projekt analysiert die räumlichen und städtebaulichen Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten im Bereich über der U4-Station Heiligenstadt in Wien.Die Station verbindet funktional die beiden, einander gegenüberliegenden Bebauungen, gleichzeitig bildet der Gleiskörper eine langgezogene Schneise.Der Soziologe Richard Sennett beschreibt solche städtebaulichen Schneisen als „borders“, im Sinneklarer, trennender Grenzen. Dies steht im starken Gegensatz zu „frontiers“, die aufgrund ihrer offenen,unscharfen Charakteristik Interaktion und Entwicklung zulassen.Das Konzept sieht eine mehrstufige grüne Stadtlandschaft mit terrassenförmig angelegten Wohnstrukturen,Atrien, Fußgängerbrücken und Rampen vor, eine grüne Oase, welche die Natur wieder in die urbane Landschaft einbettet und durch biophiles Design zugleich zur natürlichen Kühlung des Stadtraums beiträgt.This thesis shows not only how space can be improved through the implementation of new structures into existing ones, but also how the potentials of existing structures can be released through transformation and upgrading. In architecture and urban planning, brownfields and vacant plots are usually used for new projects. However, existing buildings and built-up areas also offer a lot of potential. With precise planning, structural challenges can be solved there, and in doing so, latent existing added values of an ecological, economic, or social nature can be generated. The project analyses the spatial and urban development possibilities in the area above the U4 Heiligenstadt station in Vienna. The station functionally connects the two opposing settlements, while the railway tracks simultaneously form an elongated urban corridor. Sociologist Richard Sennett describes such urban corridors as „borders“, in the sense of clear, dividing boundaries. This stands in stark contrast to „frontiers“, which, due to their open, indistinct nature, allow for interaction and development. The concept envisions a multi-tiered green urban landscape with terraced residential structures, atriums, pedestrian bridges and ramps ...a green oasis that reintegrates nature into the urban landscape and, through biophilic design, contributes to the natural cooling of the urban space
The future of the banking industry: "Mobile only Banking in Switzerland"
No full textNowadays, in the so called “technological era” smartphones have evolved and offer their users a series of new possibilities in all fields of information exchange and various different services used by applications to enhance their functionalities. Moving towards the future, mobile banking becomes much more than a banking channel. It becomes a banking channel that offers a new way of accessing financial services via mobile devices allowing a completely new dimension of bank and customer interaction. This new dimension is being influenced by mobile-only banks, which are a new type of banks designed to offer financial transactions such as balance inquiries, transactions histories, payments and money transfers through a smartphone enabling users to access so far only branch oriented services, using their smartphones at anytime from anywhere. The popularity of local branch banking has declined due to younger customers opting for the increasing convenience of banking services through their smartphones. This new generation called Generation Z will comprise 32 percent of the global population of 7.7 billion in 2019. Therefore, the upcoming research within this master thesis will try to identify the disruptive thread in regards to Swiss banks and smartphone banks available for the Swiss market, as well as to address the demand of Generation Z for mobile-only banking model—a global trend offered by smartphone banks and its potential influence on the future of banking in Switzerland
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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