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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
Salts addition improves the efficacy of electrolysis in controlling postharvest diseases of citrus fruits
No full textCreating Value and Innovation in Smes: The Critical Role of Tools for Design Management,
No full textDesign management has been widely recognised to play a key role in creating value and innovation. However, the empirical implementation of tools for design management as well as their impact on the customers brand experience is still little investigated, especially in the case of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). This study introduces concepts relevant to customer involvement in the product design process and analyses the case of a pioneer Italian SME that produces luxury furniture. By referring to design workshops, it is identified that crowdsourcing, co-design, co-creation and crowdcrafting as concepts of design management play a critical role for the product innovation process of the company. A standardised questionnaire with workshop participants is used to provide insights into the impacts of these tools for design management on the customer experience. The findings suggest that the analysed approach satisfies customer interest and provides the opportunity to cooperate with other workshop participants in the product development in an inspiring learning atmosphere. Furthermore, workshop participants reported increased brand trust, willingness to purchase and loyalty towards the brand. The study concludes with discussing managerial implications and further research recommendations
ACTIVITY OF A MIXTURE OF PERACETIC ACID AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE IN SUPPRESSING PHYTOPATHOGENIC FUNGI AND BACTERIA IN VITRO AND IN COLD STORAGE ROOM
No full textEvaluation od direct activity andinduction of resistance of some common food additives against green mould of citrus fruit
No full textActivity of salts incorporated in wax in controlling postharvest diseases of citrus fruit
No full textThe role of some salts applied in combination with wax on the development of postharvest rots was examined on 'Tarocco' and 'Valencia late' oranges and 'Comune' Clementines. Sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, potassium carbonate and bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, and potassium sorbate, at 6% concentration (w/v), in combination with a commercial wax, were evaluated for their activity against naturally occurring postharvest decay. Fruit were stored for one month at 4°C ('Tarocco' and 'Valencia late' oranges) or 6°C ('Comune' Clementine), followed by one week of shelf life at 20 ± 2°C and high RH.Most decay was from green and blue moulds, caused by Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum, respectively, with an average incidence of 11% for 'Comune' Clementines and 5% for both 'Tarocco' and 'Valencia late' oranges. Decay caused by Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria spp. was also observed. The incidence of postharvest rots on fruit treated with wax alone (11%) was higher than on those treated with water (7%), whereas in fruit treated with wax combined with different salts, decay incidence was significantly lower than with wax and water controls. In particular, potassium sorbate incorporated in wax significantly reduced the incidence of postharvest decay in all tested cultivars. The incidence of decay on fruit treated with imazalil was low, not exceeding 1%. Salts, except ammonium bicarbonate, interfered with the action of the wax to retard weight loss. The results indicate that the addition of the salts to wax may be an easy and effective mode of their application, since no additional equipment is needed
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
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