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    Microstructure, martensitic transformation and elastocaloric effect in Pd-In-Fe polycrystalline shape memory alloys

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    In this work, we have investigated the microstructure, martensitic transformation, and elastocaloric effect of Pd-In-Fe polycrystalline alloys. For this new magnetic shape memory alloys, both phase constitution and morphology highly depend on the Fe content. Exhibiting a single austenite phase at room temperature, Pd59.3In23.2Fe17.5 alloy has a large superelastic cooling effect of - 5.4 K with a low critical stress of 80 MPa to trigger the martensitic transformation. Interestingly, the onset of superelastic stress can be drastically reduced by mechanical training. The rare-earth/Mn-free and non-toxic element constitution, good ductility and tunable transformation temperature render the Pd-In-Fe Heusler system as a promising candidate for elastocaloric cooling

    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

    The effect of Tb on elastocaloric and mechanical properties of Ni-Mn-In-Tb alloys

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    The influence of partial substitution of Tb for In on the microstructure, martensitic transformation, mechanical properties, and elastocaloric effect of Ni50Mn34In16-xTbx (x = 0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) alloys have been investigated. Single-phase alloys are obtained for x 0.3. The phase transformation temperatures initially increase with increasing Tb addition, then decrease with more than 0.3 at.% Tb addition. The existence of secondary phase results in the grain refinement thus improves the mechanical properties of Ni-Mn-In-Tb alloys. A large adiabatic temperature change of 5.1 K induced by uniaxial stress application is observed in Ni50Mn34In15.6Tb0.4. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

    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

    Influence of Cr on microstructure and elastocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-In-Co-Cr polycrystalline alloys

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    Ni-Mn-based metamagnetic shape memory alloys have been proposed as potential elastocaloric refrigerants. The intrinsic brittleness of the alloys has limited their cooling application. Introducing a soft second phase is an effective way to reduce the brittleness. From the viewpoint of application, the effect of second phase on elastocaloric effect should be illustrated. In this paper, we have investigated the microstructure, martensitic transformation and elastocaloric effect of Ni45Mn37-xIn13Co5Crx (x = 0, 1 and 2) polycrystalline alloys. Single-phase and precipitates-containing microstructures are obtained for the undoped and doped alloys, respectively. The precipitates in Cr-doped alloys enhances the fracture strength but significantly hinders the martensitic transformation. Balancing the fracture strength and martensitic transformation, the Ni45Mn36In13Co5Cr alloy with small amount of precipitates along grain boundaries exhibits large cooling effects of 4-6 K in the temperature range of 317-353 K. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

    An 8 K elastocaloric temperature change induced by 1.3% transformation strain in Ni44Mn45 - xSn11Cux alloys

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    The influence of Cu substitution for Mn on martensitic transformation, superelasticity and associated elastocaloric effect in Ni44Mn45 - xSn11Cux (x = 0-4) magnetic shape memory alloys has been investigated. The transformation temperatures were tuned around room temperature by increasing the Cu content. Ni44Mn41Sn11Cu4 exhibits a giant adiabatic cooling of -8 K at a small transformation strain of 1.3%, indicating it as a promising candidate material for elastocaloric refrigeration. (C) 2016 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

    Directional solidification and elastocaloric effect in a Ni45Mn44Sn11 magnetic shape memory alloy

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    In this work, the microstructural evolution, texture development and elastocaloric effect have been investigated in directionally solidified Heusler-type Ni45Mn44Sn11 alloys. A multiphase structure is found in the as-grown sample, while only L2(1) phase exists after annealing. By employing the infrared thermography method, a significant average temperature change of -7.5 K is observed in the annealed Ni45Mn44Sn11 alloy with a highly oriented [2 2 0] texture. Also, the formation of cracks and its influence on the mechanical stability and elastocaloric cooling behavior have been studied

    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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