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    A SCUBA-2 850 μm survey of heavily reddened quasars at z ∼ 2

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    We present new 850 μm SCUBA-2 observations for a sample of 19 heavily reddened Type-I quasars at redshifts z ∼ 2 with dust extinctions of AV ≃ 2–6 mag. Three of the 19 quasars are detected at >3σ significance corresponding to an 850 μm flux-limit of ≳4.8 mJy. Assuming the 850 μm flux is dominated by dust heating due to star formation, very high star formation rates (SFR) of ∼2500–4500 M⊙ yr−1 in the quasar host galaxies are inferred. Even when considering a large contribution to the 850 μm flux from dust heated by the quasar itself, significant SFRs of ∼600–1500 M⊙ yr−1 are nevertheless inferred for two of the three detected quasars. We stack the remaining 16 heavily reddened quasars and derive an average 3σ upper limit on the SFRs in these quasar host galaxies of <880 M⊙ yr−1. The number counts of sub-mm galaxies in the total survey area (134.3 arcmin2) are consistent with predictions from blank-field surveys. There are, however, individual quasars where we find evidence for an excess of associated sub-mm galaxies. For two quasars, higher spatial resolution and spectroscopic ALMA observations confirm the presence of an excess of sub-mm sources. We compare the 850 μm detection rate of our quasars to both unobscured, ultraviolet luminous quasars as well as the much more obscured population of mid-infrared luminous Hot Dust Obscured Galaxies (HotDOGs). When matched by luminosity and redshift, we find no significant differences in the 850 μm flux densities of these various quasar populations given the current small sample sizes

    A big red dot: scattered light, host galaxy signatures, and multiphase gas flows in a luminous, heavily reddened quasar at cosmic noon

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    We present a deep X-Shooter rest-frame ultraviolet (UV) to optical spectral analysis of the heavily reddened quasar, ULASJ2315 + 0143 at z = 2 . 566, known to reside in a major-merger host galaxy. The rest-frame optical is best fit by a dust- reddened quasar ( E ( B -V ) QSO = 1 . 55) with black-hole mass log 10 (H β, M BH [M ⊙]) = 10 . 26 ±0 . 05, bolometric luminosity L Bol = 10 48 . 16 erg s -1 and Eddington-scaled accretion rate log 10 ( λEdd ) = -0 . 19. We find remarkable similarities between ULASJ2315 + 0143 and the high-redshift little red dots (LRDs). The rest-frame UV cannot be explained by a dusty quasar component alone and requires an additional blue component consistent with either a star-forming host galaxy or scattered AGN light. We detect broad high-ionization emission lines in the rest-UV, supporting the scattered light interpretation for the UV excess. The scattering fraction represents just 0.05 per cent of the total luminosity of ULASJ2315 + 0143 . Analysis of the mid-infrared SED suggests an absence of hot dust on torus-scales similar to what is observed for LRDs. The obscuring medium is therefore likely on galaxy scales. We detect narrow, blueshifted associated absorption-line systems in C IV , N V , Si IV, and Si III . There is evidence for significant high-velocity ( &gt; 1000 km s -1 ) outflows in both the broad- and narrow-line regions as traced by C IV and [O III ] emission. The kinetic power of the [O III ] wind is ϵion k = 10 44 . 61 erg s -1 ∼0 . 001 L Bol . ULASJ2315 + 0143 is likely in an important transition phase where star formation, black-hole accretion and multiphase gas flows are simultaneously occurring.</p

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The 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

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    “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

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    We 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

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    We 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

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    koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist

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    We 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
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