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Data used to support a meta-analysis investigating ecological effects of urban lawn management
No full textThis data supports a meta-analysis investigating ecological impacts of intense lawn management (mowing). Raw data on invertebrate abundance and temperature data was collected by Léonie Carignan-Guillemette (2018) and Caroline Turcotte (2017) under the supervision of Raphaël Proulx and Vincent Maire (refer to Appendix S1 within related publication for more information).
Other data was gathered and processed according to the following:
We searched the Scopus database on 8 February, 2019 with the following combinations of keywords: (lawn OR turf) AND mowing AND (urban OR city).
Generally, studies were ineligible when: full-text of the article was not available even after contacting the authors; mowing was incidental to the study and not an experimental factor; response variables were not ecologically relevant; confounding factors (e.g. fertilisation) could not be isolated; a non-urban context was used; or simulated data were presented.
We extracted the mean and statistical variation (standard deviation or standard error) for each response variable in control (less-intensively mown) and treatment (intensively mown) groups. Reported data were used when available. Otherwise, data were extracted from published figures using the Web Plot Digitizer tool. Where summary data on median, and interquartile range was presented, mean and standard deviation was estimated. Variables with multi-temporal data (e.g. soil moisture) were summarised using the mean and pooled standard deviation to provide an aggregated value per site per year. Where seasonal trends were evident in raw multi-temporal data (e.g. soil temperature), data was detrended using a polynomial function and analysis applied to the residuals
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
Training in Reflective Supervision/Consultation: Nationwide Survey Results
No full textThis paper reports on the results of a national survey of infant mental health state associations. The goal of the study was to examine the training, delivery, and impact of reflective supervision/consultation (RS/C) on practitioners working in the early childhood field. The report reflects responses from 31 states across the US. Participants reported on the training offered, pathways to becoming a RS/C provider, and perceived needs around training. Mixed-methods results are presented and implications are discussed for organizations, practitioners, and researchers.The Lynne and Andrew Redleaf FoundationMeuwissen, Alyssa; Watson, Christopher; Susman Stillman, Amy. (2020). Training in Reflective Supervision/Consultation: Nationwide Survey Results. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/227129
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
Czechs, Poles and Yugoslavs in London, 1914-1918
No full textWhen Britain went reluctantly to war with Austria-Hungary in August 1914, there was little knowledge of its national problems in British official circles, and still less among the British public. It therefore took time for the Czechs, Poles and Yugoslavs to win a status other than that of ' enemy aliens '. But by the end of the war the Czechs and Poles had achieved full recognition as belligerent allies, and the Yugoslavs had earned much official and public sympathy. Their exiled leaders in London made a major contribution to bringing about this change. This paper examines the organisations which they set up to promote their respective national causes. All three found friends who were willing to influence public opinion through the press, and to lobby members of
(p.t.o.) parliament and the Foreign, Home and War Offices. They were also able to increase their value to the Allied cause by conducting propaganda aimed at undermining the morale of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces, and by providing much needed manpower in the form of legions recruited from Czech, Polish and Yugoslav prisoners of war.Seton Watson Christopher. Czechs, Poles and Yugoslavs in London, 1914-1918. In: L'émigration politique en Europe aux XIXe et XXe siècles. Actes du colloque de Rome (3-5 mars 1988) Rome : École Française de Rome, 1991. pp. 277-293. (Publications de l'École française de Rome, 146
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