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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
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
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn 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
Contribution of health databases analysis in the study of factors determining nursing workload in intensive care
No full textLa réanimation est un domaine de soins exigeant, où la charge de travail des infirmiers est un enjeu majeur. Cette charge, complexe et multifactorielle, impacte directement la qualité des soins prodigués aux patients et le bien-être des professionnels de santé. L'objectif de cette thèse était d'explorer les déterminants de cette charge, d'évaluer les outils existants pour la mesurer et d'identifier de nouvelles pistes d'amélioration grâce à l'exploitation des bases de données en santé. La charge de travail des infirmiers en réanimation est influencée par une multitude de facteurs, tels que la gravité des pathologies, la complexité des traitements, l'organisation du travail ou encore les caractéristiques individuelles des patients. Pour évaluer cette charge, de nombreux outils ont été développés, reposant sur des méthodes directes (mesure du temps consacré aux soins) ou indirectes (évaluation de la gravité des patients). Si ces outils ont l'avantage de fournir une quantification de la charge de travail, ils présentent également des limites. Ils peuvent être chronophages à mettre en œuvre, ne pas prendre en compte tous les aspects de la charge de travail ou encore être sujets à des biais d'évaluation. Les bases de données en santé représentent une source d'information utile pour étudier la charge de travail infirmière. En effet, elles contiennent beaucoup de données concernant les patients, les traitements, les résultats et les processus de soins. Grâce à des langages de programmation tels que le Transact SQL, il est possible d'extraire et d'analyser ces données de manière fine et de mettre en évidence les liens entre les différents facteurs et la charge de travail. Dans le cadre de cette thèse, nous avons exploré différentes pistes d'exploitation des bases de données :• Automatisation du calcul des scores de charge de travail : Nous avons développé un algorithme permettant d'automatiser le calcul du score NEMS, un outil largement utilisé pour évaluer la charge de travail en réanimation. Cette automatisation permet de gagner en efficacité et en fiabilité dans son évaluation.• Relation entre la charge de travail et les résultats pour les patients : Nous avons étudié l'impact de la charge de travail et de la familiarité paramédicale sur la mortalité des patients. Nos résultats suggèrent que ces facteurs sont associés à la mortalité, mais d'autres études sont nécessaires pour confirmer ces résultats.• Facteurs associés au départ des infirmiers : Nous avons identifié les facteurs qui poussent les infirmiers à quitter leur poste en réanimation. Nos résultats montrent que la charge de travail, en particulier lorsqu'elle est associée à des conditions de travail difficiles est un facteur déterminant dans la décision de quitter le service.Cette thèse a permis de mettre en évidence l'importance de la charge de travail infirmière en réanimation et d'explorer les potentialités offertes par les bases de données pour améliorer notre compréhension de ce phénomène. Les résultats obtenus ouvrent de nouvelles perspectives de recherche tels que le développement de nouveaux outils de mesure, l’amélioration des conditions de travail ou encore l’intégration des données de charge de travail dans les systèmes d'information.Intensive care is a demanding healthcare setting where nursing workload is a major concern. This complex and multifaceted workload directly impacts the quality of patient care and the well-being of healthcare professionals. The objective of this thesis was to explore the determinants of this workload, evaluate existing measurement tools, and identify new avenues for improvement through the exploitation of health databases. Nursing workload in intensive care is influenced by a multitude of factors, such as the severity of illnesses, the complexity of treatments, the organization of work, and the individual characteristics of patients. To assess this workload, numerous tools have been developed, relying on direct methods (measurement of time spent on care) or indirect methods (assessment of patient severity). While these tools have the advantage of providing a quantification of workload, they also have limitations. They can be time-consuming to implement, may not account for all aspects of workload, or may be subject to evaluation bias. Health databases represent a valuable source of information for studying nursing workload. Indeed, they contain a wealth of data on patients, treatments, outcomes, and care processes. Thanks to programming languages such as Transact SQL, it is possible to extract and analyze this data in a detailed manner and to highlight the links between the various factors and workload. As part of this thesis, we explored different ways of exploiting databases:• Automation of workload score calculation: We developed an algorithm to automate the calculation of the NEMS score, a widely used tool for assessing workload in intensive care. This automation improves efficiency and reliability in its evaluation.• Relationship between workload and patient outcomes: We studied the impact of workload and paramedic familiarity on patient mortality. Our results suggest that these factors are associated with mortality, but further studies are needed to confirm these findings.• Factors associated with nurse turnover: We identified the factors that lead nurses to leave their positions in intensive care. Our results show that workload, especially when associated with difficult working conditions, is a determining factor in the decision to leave the department.This thesis has highlighted the importance of nursing workload in intensive care and explored the potential offered by databases to improve our understanding of this phenomenon. The results obtained open up new avenues of research such as the development of new measurement tools, the improvement of working conditions, and the integration of workload data into information systems
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