Late Palaeozoic glacial cycles and subcycles in western Gondwana : Correlation of surface and subsurface data of the Paraná Basin, Brazil

This work is part of a research project supported by BG Brazil E&P Ltd. entitled “Carboniferous de-Glacial record in the Paraná Basin and its analogue in the Paganzo Basin of Argentina: Impacts on reservoir predictions”. The authors would also like to acknowledge the ANP (Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustível) (ANP BG 29) for its support to the project. This project was carried out at the Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Universidad Nacional de San Juan (UNSJ), Argentina, and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). The third author would like to acknowledge the long-term support from the Brazilian Research Council (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq). A special acknowledgment is made to Carla Puigdomenech, Bruno Vaz de Carvalho and Fabiano Rodrigues, who assisted in the field campaigns.Peer reviewedPostprin

CAMINHANDO PELO HOSPITAL - 2018

This master's thesis is about the potential valuation of altmetrics or alternative metrics in research funding, which is apparent in current high-level policy debates in higher education. Altmetrics measure the outputs of scholarly research online. Valuation is defined not in the monetary sense of the word, but as giving worth to something as a social construct. Based on the Sociology of Valuation and Evaluation, the author intends to map the potential usage and valuation of altmetrics in research funding. A mixed method research design was chosen for this study. Firstly, a review of policy papers from supranational organisations, national governments, and organisations in higher education was carried out. Secondly, qualitative interviews (n=6) with research policy makers and members of a research funding organisation in Finland were conducted. Thirdly, the quantitative phase consisted of four online surveys (n=290) with researchers at a university and reviewers in Finland and on an international level. Finally, these data sets were analysed together (N=296). The findings suggest that altmetrics is mostly unknown and of low importance among the study participants, and only a small amount of altmetrics users could be identified. It is a prominent research policy topic these days, and considered as on the rise in debates on higher education. And, despite the unawareness and little valuation of altmetrics, some respondents use altmetrics in some way or the other, and are highly-aware of the concept of altmetrics. Altmetrics might be more important in future in the reporting phase compared to the research funding application phase. Considering the current high-level policy debates, it is recommended to stakeholders in the higher education system to become familiar with altmetrics, as they might play a larger role in future. Policy makers need to communicate more clearly on the challenges of research impact assessments, and altmetrics