scholarly journals Human Evaluation Experiment of Legal Information Retrieval Methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tereza Novotná
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
Citation Network ◽  
Court Decisions ◽  
Topic Modelling ◽  
Legal Information ◽  
Human Evaluation ◽  
Citation Network Analysis ◽  
Information Retrieval Methods

In this article, I present the results of the human evaluation experiment of three commonly used methods in legal information retrieval and a new “multilayered” approach. I use the doc2vec model, citation network analysis and two topic modelling algorithms for the Czech Supreme Court decisions retrieval and evaluate their performance. To improve the accuracy of the results of these methods, I combine the methods in a “multilayered” way and perform the subsequent evaluation. Both evaluation experiments are conducted with a group of legal experts to assess the applicability and usability of the methods for legal information retrieval. The combination of the doc2vec and citations is found satisfactory accurate for practical use for the Czech court decisions retrieval.

Textile-based fiber optic sensors for health monitoring: A systematic and citation network analysis review

2021 ◽  
pp. 004051752110362
Author(s):  
Ka-Po Lee ◽  
Joanne Yip ◽  
Kit-Lun Yick ◽  
Chao Lu ◽  
Chris K Lo
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Fiber Optic ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Citation Network ◽  
Fiber Optic Sensors ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Vital Signs Monitoring ◽  
Wear Comfort ◽  
Citation Network Analysis ◽  
Research Domains

Receptivity towards textile-based fiber optic sensors that are used to monitor physical health is increasing as they have good flexibility, are light in weight, provide wear comfort, have electromagnetic immunity, and are electrically safe. Their superior performance has facilitated their use for obtaining close to body measurements. However, there are many related studies in the literature, so it is challenging to identify the knowledge structure and research trends. Therefore, this article aims to provide an objective and systematic literature review on textile-based fiber optic sensors that are used for monitoring health issues and to analyze their trends through a citation network analysis. A full-text search of journal articles was conducted in the Web of Science Core Collection, and a total of 625 studies was found, with 47 that were used as the sample. Also, CitNetExplorer was used for analyzing the research domains and trends. Three research domains were identified, among them, “Flexible sensors for vital signs monitoring” is the largest research cluster, and most of the articles in this cluster focus on respiratory monitoring. Therefore, this area of study should probably be on the academic radar. The collection of data on textile-based fiber optic sensors is invaluable for evaluating degree of rehabilitation, detecting diseases, preventing accidents, as well as gauging the performance and training successfulness of athletes.

On Research History and Neanderthal Occupation at its Northern Margins

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-527
Author(s):  
Trine Kellberg Nielsen ◽  
Felix Riede
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Temporal Patterns ◽  
Citation Network ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Ad Hominem ◽  
Research History ◽  
Citation Network Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Discussion ◽  
Palaeolithic Archaeology

Epistemology and research history significantly shape scientific understandings, debates, and publication strategies, albeit often implicitly. In Palaeolithic archaeology in particular, these factors are rarely examined in depth. Here, we present a historiographic analysis of how research history has influenced the debate concerning the possible Neanderthal occupation in Scandinavia. We provide a qualitative discussion of this contentious research field as well as a citation network analysis that visualizes, quantifies, and hence clarifies some of the underlying conceptual, geographic, and temporal patterns in the development of the debate. Our results show significant regionalism as a structuring principle driving this debate as well as a basic rift between professional and avocational archaeologists in how they interpret and publish the available data. We also identify a troubling lack of cross-referencing, even when taking language barriers into account. We argue that the debate about Neanderthal occupation in Scandinavia has been shaped (negatively) by the following phenomena: regionalism, nationalism, lack of research and researchers, non-cumulative work, publication in Nordic languages, science by press release/sensationalism, and a lamentable trend towards arguments ad hominem. In order to take this research field forward, we propose an epistemological turn towards a cumulative, international, and hypothesis-driven agenda based on renewed research efforts and novel citizen science tools.

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