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I questionari per la valutazione della customer satisfaction nelle aziende ospedaliere: risultati preliminari
No full textGoing Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe 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
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe 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
When the sun goes down. What helps or hinders Pasifika professional rugby players to successfully transition to another career pathway when they retire from professional rugby
No full textFull text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only.This research uses the Pasifika male voice to identify what helps or hinders Pasifika professional rugby players’ successful transition from rugby to a new career. Using the Critical Incident Technique (Flanagan, 1954; Airini et al 2011) ten former Pasifika professional rugby players were interviewed about their transition from rugby and how these experiences helped or hindered their success in this new career period. Building upon previous research into career transitions, this thesis provided the opportunity for the voices of PPRP to be heard in ways that have not happened before. The theoretical underpinnings and research practices were explicitly Pasifika. Aspects of male Pasifika identity were identified to make an analytical 'lens' (the 'Tamaloa lens') through which to interpret the data. A professional and respectful relationship between researcher and participant was nurtured with the intention that it would remain 'forever continous' (the 'Teu teu le va methodology'). An Advisory Group made predominantly of Pasfika men with understanding of the professional sports environment and cultures was a constant reference point throughout the research. The participants and Advisory Group recognized the intimate understanding that the researcher himself has of professional rugby and the transition to a new career. These elements in combination resulted in an unusual level of candor and remarkable honesty from the participants. In this way this research may be the first to provide such a rich analysis of contemporary Pasifika voices about the transition from professional rugby to new careers. Promising practices were identified for this context of professional rugby and for Pasifika men within that context. This research has highlighted the importance of relationship between researcher and participant in Pasifika research. Four themes emerged from the data: long-term planning, relationships, living for today, and stakeholders. These themes indicate promising practices with implications for the franchise, aiga, community and the former players. The development of the Tamaloa lens is unique to this research and provides what may be the first intentionally masculine lens for interpreting the experiences of Pasifika men. Common ideas associated with the Tamaloa lens include strength, courage, spontaneity, patience, respect, intelligence and the spirit of the warrior. This research has provided insights from cultural male viewpoints that are rarely available. Finally, this research contributes to an expanded understanding of practices in support of successful career transitions and in relation to the theory and practices of Pasifika research itself
La sorveglianza delle paralisi flaccide acute nella Regione Marche (1997-2003).
No full textAs referral centre for the Marche region, within the national acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance program, coordinated by the National Institute of Health, the Department of Hygiene of the University of Ancona, launched its surveillance activities in February 1997, by involving pediatric, neurology and infectious disease departments of 20 hospitals. The expected number of AFP cases in the Marche region is 2 per year. Between 1997 and 2003, a total of 16 cases were reported, 2 of which in 1997 (yielding an incidence rate of 1/100000), 4 in 1998 (incidence rate 2/100000), 2 in 1999 (incidence rate 1/100000), 1 in 2000 (incidence rate 0.5/100000), 6 in 2001(incidence rate 3/100000), 2 in 2002 (incidence rate 1/100000) and no cases in 2003. These results are very encouraging and point to active participation of all the hospital centres involved
Pragmatic Case Studies as a Source of Unity in Applied Psychology
No full textTo unify or not to unify applied psychology: that is the question. In this article we review pendulum swings in the historical efforts to answer this question—from a comprehensive, positivist, “top-down,” deductive yes between the 1930s and the early 60s, to a postmodern no since then. A rationale and proposal for a limited, “bottom-up,” inductive yes in applied psychology is then presented, employing a case-based paradigm that integrates both positivist and postmodern themes and components. This paradigm is labeled “pragmatic psychology” and, its specific use of case studies, the “Pragmatic Case Study Method” (“PCS Method”). We call for the creation of peer-reviewed journal-databases of pragmatic case studies as a foundational source of unifying applied knowledge in our discipline. As one example, the potential of the PCS Method for unifying different angles of theoretical regard is illustrated in an area of applied psychology, psychotherapy, via the case of Mrs. B. The article then turns to the broader historical and epistemological arguments for the unifying nature of the PCS Method in both applied and basic psychology.Peer reviewe
Dr. Edwin Wright Collection: Author Unknown
No full textNotes - The author relates several short stories about his neighbours including Alex McDonell, homesteading and life around Meanook and Athabasca (1 page
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
No full textWe 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
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