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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
From Policy to Practice: Exploring Health and Social Care Practitioners' Experiences of Mental Capacity Legislation
Get PDFVariations 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
What do people who have undertaken psychological therapy for their mental health think about therapists who disclose their own mental health difficulties during therapy?
Get PDFAppropriate 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
Exploring gender euphoria and positive gender-related experiences of transgender and gender diverse individuals, and the ways psychological professions can work to facilitate these.
Get PDFBackground: Gender euphoria is the transcendent experience arising from alignment of gender identity and expression in transgender and/or gender-diverse (TGD) individuals. Research has begun focussing on gender euphoria but has not yet used a UK-based sample or explored the role of therapeutic psychologists in relation to gender euphoria. Aims: 1) To explore gender euphoria within a UK-based sample; 2) To investigate the interactions of psychological therapy with gender euphoria; 3) To explore clinical and research implications of how psychological disciplines could work in more euphoria-led ways. Method: Narrative interviews were completed with eight UK-based TGD individuals. Data were analysed using narrative analysis. Results: The grand narrative was “Gender euphoria helped me create my sense of self”, followed by nine sub-narratives: “The effects of harmful societal narratives”; “The importance of community”; “How gender euphoria is experienced”; “The relationship between gender euphoria and gender dysphoria”; “Non-binary causations of gender euphoria”; “Therapy needs to be a safe space”; “The importance of therapist education, flexible thinking and reflexivity”; “Therapist bias and prejudice, and jumping through hoops to access care”; “The positive effects therapy can have”. Conclusion: Gender euphoria is a heterogeneous transcendent positive experience related to gender alignment, that is value-centred, buffers against difficulties and improves long-term wellbeing. To facilitate gender euphoria, therapeutic psychologists should cultivate a person-centred safe space, be educated about TGD concepts, and reflexive, flexible and expansive about their own gender perceptions
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
What constitutes a good enough life for someone with lived experience of homelessness and drug or alcohol addiction?
Get PDFTypes of homelessness are wide-ranging and can include street homelessness, staying in temporary accommodation like shelters or hostels, and unsuitable accommodation like squats, tents or other temporary dwellings (Bramley, 2017). A vast amount of time, money and resource has been allocated to determine the causes of homelessness, but the problem persists. A recent count of rough sleepers in the United Kingdom shows a rise of 134% over the preceding six years (National Audit Office, 2017). For the homeless individual, the realities of being unhoused are in stark contrast to the average housed individual: increased risk of long-term physical health problems (Homeless Link, 2014), cognitive and neurological impairments (Backer & Howard, 2007), and mental health difficulties (Rees, 2009). Homeless individuals are also at great risk of physical and sexual assault (Breakey & Fisher, 1990) and more likely to develop suicidal thoughts and behaviours over time than the general population (Eynan et al., 2002).
There are systemic consequences of homelessness, including an increased spend by health services; an estimated £85 million per year (Department of Health, 2010). Despite various strategies to both prevent and intervene, homelessness remains a significant problem for health and social care agencies and a challenging moral dilemma for society. Although there is a significant body of research examining the antecedents of homelessness, the multi-dimensional and systemic factors that can lead to a person becoming homeless are often denied or minimised. This can create a situation where society perpetuates the problem of exclusion that it seeks to alleviate (Jordan, 1996; Wilkinson & Pickett, 2009; Cooper & White, 2017). This can lead to demoralisation and disappointment among front line support staff working in services (Adlam, Kluttig, & Lee, 2018). Responses to lack of success in services reaching out can vary but can lead to the individual retreating further from reach (Armstrong, 2018) and services becoming increasingly difficult to access (Fitzpatrick & Pleace, 2012).
The systematic literature review (Chapter One) sought to explore the contribution of the Capability Approach to the provision of mental health services. The Capability Approach is a human development framework which has contributed to the advancement of social justice and a recognition of the interaction of micro, meso and macro factors on an individual’s health and wellbeing around the world (Nussbaum, 2011). The application of the approach to mental health is more recent, and to date, there has not been a comprehensive exploration of how this approach has been applied to mental health services.
The research paper (Chapter Two) addressed the experiences that formerly homeless individuals had in seeking help and support, and also asked professionals working in homeless services what it was like to provide services to homeless people. The systemic barriers and individual challenges were discussed. A qualitative methodology was used to capture the experiences of both groups of participants, using 1:1 interviews for individuals with lived experience, and focus groups with professionals
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