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    Ro(g)-graded equivariant cohomology theory and sheaves

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    If G is a nite group and if X is a G-space, then a Bredon RO(G)-graded equivariantcohomology theory is dened on X. Furthermore, if X is a G-manifold, thereexists a natural ��ech hypercohomology theory on X. While Bredon RO(G)-gradedcohomology is important in the theoretical aspects, the ��ech cohomology is indispensablewhen computing the cohomology groups. The purpose of this dissertation is toconstruct an isomorphism between these two types of cohomology theories so that theinterplay becomes deeper between the theory and concretely computing cohomologygroups of classical objects. Also, with the aid of ��ech cohomology, we can naturallyextend the Bredon cohomology to the more generalized Deligne cohomology.In order to construct such isomorphism, on one hand, we give a new constructionof Bredon RO(G)-graded equivariant cohomology theory from the sheaf-theoreticviewpoint. On the other hand, with Illman's theorem of smooth G-triangulation ofa G-manifold, we extend the existence of good covers from the nonequivariant tothe equivariant case. It follows that, associated to an equivariant good cover of aG-manifold X, there is a bounded spectral sequence converging to ��ech hypercohomologywhose E1 page is isomorphic to the E1 page of a Segal spectral sequence whichconverges to the Bredon RO(G)-graded equivariant cohomology. Furthermore, Thisisomorphism is compatible with the structure maps in the two spectral sequences. So there is an induced isomorphism between two limiting objects, which are exactly the��ech hypercohomology and the Bredon RO(G)-graded equivariant cohomology.We also apply the above results to real varieties and obtain a quasi-isomorphismbetween two commonly used complexes of presheaves

    Equivariant RO(G)-graded bordism theories

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    AbstractLet G be a finite group. The RO(G)-graded bordism theories of Pulikowski [7] and Kosniowski [3] are studied. Representing equivariant Thom spectra are constructed, and the relevant transversality results proved. New methods for splitting away from the order of G are described, and behavior in the presence of a gap hypothesis is examined

    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

    Ranks of RO(G)RO(G)-graded stable homotopy groups of spheres for finite groups GG

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    We describe the distribution of infinite groups within the RO(G)-graded stable homotopy groups of spheres for a finite group G

    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 RO(G)-graded Serre Spectral Sequence

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    x, 72 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.The theory of equivariant homology and cohomology was first created by Bredon in his 1967 paper and has since been developed and generalized by May, Lewis, Costenoble, and a host of others. However, there has been a notable lack of computations done. In this paper, a version of the Serre spectral sequence of a fibration is developed for RO ( G )-graded equivariant cohomology of G -spaces for finite groups G . This spectral sequence is then used to compute cohomology of projective bundles and certain loop spaces. In addition, the cohomology of Rep( G )-complexes, with appropriate coefficients, is shown to always be free. As an application, the cohomology of real projective spaces and some Grassmann manifolds are computed, with an eye towards developing a theory of equivariant characteristic classes.Adviser: Daniel Dugge

    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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