this research examines the association between co-authorship network centrality (degree, closeness, betweenness, eigenvector, bonacich flow betweenness) and productivity of information science researchers. the research population includes all those researchers who have published at least one record in one of the twenty journals of information science which has an impact factor of 0.635 as a min...

In this paper we consider the concept of ‘closeness’ between nodes in a weighted network that can be defined topologically even in the absence of a metric. The Generalized Erdős Numbers (GENs) [1] satisfy a number of desirable properties as a measure of topological closeness when nodes share a finite resource between nodes as they are real-valued and non-local, and can be used to create an asym...

Although studies on RC beams under shear have a history record of more than 100 years, many important&#10issues in this context still remain that have evaded attention. The aim of the current study is to study a number of these less investigated aspects of the behavior of RC beams under shear. For this purpose, and based on the modified compression field theory, a computer program has been writ...

ObjectivesTo explore and visualize the relationships among multiple symptoms in people living with HIV (PLWH) compare centrality indices density of symptom networks groups individuals different HIV-positive durations.MethodsWe conducted a secondary analysis data from HIV-related Symptoms Monitoring Survey China. Networks were constructed 27 symptoms. Centrality properties, including strength cl...

Closeness measures are crucial to clustering methods. In most traditional clustering methods, the closeness between data points or clusters is measured by the geometric distance alone. These metrics quantify the closeness only based on the concerned data points' positions in the feature space, and they might cause problems when dealing with clustering tasks having arbitrary clusters shapes and ...

The objectives were to examine effects of dietary Se supplementation and nutrient restriction during defined periods of gestation on maternal adaptations to pregnancy in primigravid sheep. Sixty-four pregnant Western Whiteface ewe lambs were assigned to treatments in a 2 x 4 factorial design. Treatments were dietary Se [adequate Se (ASe; 3.05 microg/kg of BW) vs. high Se (HSe; 70.4 microg/kg of...

Immediately after the independence of South Sudan in 2011, a nationality law was passed that defined citizenship by membership to clearly and bounded ethnic groups. To acquire citizenship, testimony ‘next kin’, taken be an ‘older blood relative from father’s line’, supposed verify ethnicity and, thus, belonging new nation. Citizenship offices were tasked with checking names assessing life histo...