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Report of a workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) at the University of Jordan, December 12–14, 2024
Full text linkThe School of Pharmacy at the University of Jordan, in collaboration with the World HealthOrganization (WHO), organized a three-day workshop as part of World AntimicrobialAwareness Week (WAAW). The workshop was dedicated to addressing antimicrobialresistance (AMR), a pressing global health challenge. Held from December 12–14, 2024, theworkshop emphasized innovation, education, and collaboration to combat this global healthchallenge.The workshop was designed with several key objectives in mind. It aimed to raise awarenessamong pharmacy students about the challenges and risks of AMR and its far-reachingimplications for public health. The workshop also aimed to equip participants with problemsolvingskills by introducing methodologies like design thinking, fostering creativity, andpractical solutions. A significant goal was to foster the development of actionable interventionsthat promote responsible antibiotic use, particularly in community pharmacy settings.Moreover, the event emphasized the importance of strengthening collaboration amongacademia, healthcare organizations, and regulatory bodies to address AMR comprehensivelyand effectively.Key activities included educational presentations by distinguished experts offering valuableinsights into various aspects of AMR. Dr. Uday Ibrahim, Head of the Health Emergencies Teamin Jordan at WHO, discussed the organization's role in addressing AMR both nationally andglobally. Dr. Esraa A. Zoubi, Advisor to the Director-General for Drug Registration and Pricingat the Jordan FDA, provided a detailed presentation on policies and strategies for regulatingantibiotic prescription and dispensing in Jordan. Dr. Ala’a F. Al-Shaikh, a WHO representative,offered insights into global strategies to combat AMR and promote the rational use ofantibiotics. Complementing these discussions, Dania Mobayed from WHO shared expertise onpublic health approaches to AMR, emphasizing its impact on healthcare systems. LoraAlsawalha, also from WHO, highlighted the importance of community engagement andinterdisciplinary collaboration in tackling AMR. Additionally, Dr. Mahmoud Alkawareek,Associate Professor of Microbiology in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Jordan,delivered a comprehensive overview of AMR, detailing its current status and the critical rolefuture pharmacists must play in combating this global health challenge.The workshop included interactive activities designed to foster creativity and collaborationamong participants. Mrs. Linda El Kurd from the Challenger Team led engaging designthinking sessions, where students participated in brainstorming and problem-solving exercisesusing innovative techniques to address AMR. These sessions encouraged critical thinking andthe development of practical, innovative solutions. Building on this foundation, participantsworked in teams during the project development phase to design interventions aimed at raisingawareness and promoting adherence to antibiotic stewardship practices. The resulting projectswere carefully evaluated by WHO representatives, faculty members, and professional trainers,who praised the students for their creativity and the practical potential of their ideas. The WHOfurther demonstrated its commitment to fostering innovation by announcing plans to select awinning team from the participants and support them with funding and expert guidance toimplement their ideas.Engagement with leadership during the workshop underscored the importance of addressingAMR at both institutional and national levels. Dr. Nathir Obeidat, President of the Universityof Jordan, emphasized the urgent need for AMR-related legislation and the critical role ofincorporating awareness into healthcare education to prepare future professionals for thischallenge. Similarly, Dr. Rula Darwish, Dean of the School of Pharmacy, highlighted thepivotal role of pharmacy students in combating AMR. She highlighted their unique knowledgeand skills as essential for promoting responsible antibiotic use and effecting meaningful changewithin their communities.The workshop concluded with a panel discussion that resulted in actionable recommendationsto address AMR more effectively. These recommendations emphasized the need to developadvanced curricula and specialized training programs that focus on AMR, equipping futurehealthcare professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills. The panel emphasizedpromoting AMR research and fostering collaborations with national and internationalorganizations to harness collective expertise. Additionally, supporting community-basedinitiatives aimed at improving antibiotic prescribing practices was identified as a crucial steptoward mitigating the impact of AMR and promoting responsible antimicrobial use.The workshop successfully achieved its goals of equipping students with the knowledge andtools needed to address AMR while fostering meaningful collaboration among stakeholders.WHO representatives reaffirmed their commitment to supporting students by guiding them inrefining their projects for real-world implementation. Additionally, the university’s newlyestablished AMR Committee will play a pivotal role in overseeing the follow-up and executionof the workshop’s recommendations. These efforts include collecting and analyzing data onlocal antibiotic usage patterns, developing innovative interventions to enhance communitypharmacy practices, and encouraging multidisciplinary research and collaboration to combatAMR effectively.In conclusion, this workshop reaffirmed the University of Jordan’s strong commitment tocombating AMR through education, innovation, and collaboration. By equipping futurepharmacists with the essential skills and knowledge to tackle this global health challenge, theuniversity is actively contributing to the foundation of a healthier, more informed society, readyto make a positive impact
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Variations on the Author
Full text link“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
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe 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
Full text linkWe 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
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
Author Under Sail The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902
No full textIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Spirit Truth -- 2. From Absorption to Theatricality and Back Again -- 3. "I Will Build a New Present" -- 4. Sons as Authors -- 5. Fathers as Publishers -- 6. The Daughter as Author -- 7. Lovers as Authors -- 8. At Sea with the Family -- 9. Yellow News, Yellow Stories -- 10. The Return Home -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Jay WilliamsIn Author Under Sail, Jay Williams offers the first complete literary biography of Jack London as a professional writer engaged in the labor of writing. It examines the authorial imagination in London's work, the use of imagination in both his fiction and nonfiction, and the ways he defined imagination in the creative process in his business dealings with his publishers, editors, and agents. In this first volume of a two-volume biography, Williams traverses the years 1893 to 1902, from London's "Story of a Typhoon" to The People of the Abyss. The Jack London who emerges in the pages of Author Under Sail is a writer whose partnership with publishers, most notably his productive alliance with George Brett of Macmillan, was one of the most formative in American literary history. London pioneered many author models during the heyday of realism and naturalism, blurring the boundaries of these popular genres by focusing on absorption and theatricality and the representation of the seen and unseen. London created an impassioned, sincere, and extremely personal realism unlike that of other American writers of the time. Author Under Sail is a literary tour de force that reveals the full range of London as writer, creative citizen, and entrepreneur at the same time it sheds light on the maverick side of machine-age literature.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
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