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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
Do Student Nurses experience a Theory-Practice Gap? A Case Study
Get PDFReceiving mixed messages between what they learn at university and what they
observe occurring in the clinical learning environment can make learning nursing skills
a difficult, challenging, and complex process for students. A theory-practice (T-P) gap
has previously been acknowledged within nursing (Rolfe 2002, Maben, Latter and
Macleod Clark 2006, Monaghan 2015), yet no clear definition of the concept exists.
Therefore a concept analysis of the term ‘theory-practice gap’ was initially undertaken
in order to seek clarification of the concept and to provide an original and operational
definition for the research study that followed.
This interpretivist study aimed to gain an insight from second-year nursing students
regarding their experiences, if any, of a T-P gap as they learned to administer
intramuscular injections (IMI). Yin’s (2003) single case study with embedded units
design was used as a methodological construct for the research providing the
researcher with the ability to analyse the data within, between and across the cases.
Nineteen pre-registration adult nursing students subsequently attended one of four
focus groups, with nine proceeding to undertake semi-structured, one–to–one,
interviews. The students were asked to share their experiences of learning to
administer IMIs and to explore what they believed enabled and influenced them in
learning this skill. They were also asked about how they made sense of the associated
nursing knowledge and practice related to giving IMIs. A documentary analysis of the
IMI skills lesson plan, and relevant parts of the course handbook, was also performed.
Utilising Thomas’ (2016) adapted constant comparative analysis four key themes
emerged from the data, namely:
i. Simulation based education;
ii. Students challenging practice;
iii. Cognitive dissonance;
iv. Mentors’ practice and supervision.
Interpretation of the results showed that a T-P gap existed, however not all students
experienced cognitive dissonance as a result. The key factors involved included how
the theories of conformity, belonging, moral distress and moral courage could be used
to explain and explore the behaviours of the students and how students might seek
consonance for any cognitive dissonance experienced. The study findings recommend
providing students with a range of educational experiences which situate their learning
in a meaningful way, with the complexities in the nature of care duly recognised. Thereby students will be able to construct an understanding of the complex relationship
between theory and practice, and also empower themselves with the important skills of
questioning and challenging the practice they see. Considering that the NHS currently
operates in a culture of ‘missed’ or ‘sub-optimal’ care (Bagnasco et al 2017, Price
2015), enabling students to share their concerns is an important factor in developing a
culture of openness.
In addition to the original definition of the T-P gap, this thesis reveals how student
nurses are affected by their clinical placement experiences, and how the need for
collaboration between the university and clinical practice communities is paramount.
Further research into effective methods of enabling students to debrief after
experiencing discrepancies in care or sub-optimal care, and to cognitively rehearse
how to plan their future behaviours or reactions to these events, is needed. This would
begin to advance existing discussions about the ways in which the NHS might respond
to issues raised by staff, and encourage the organization to act in open and honest
ways in reporting and responding to such events
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
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