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Vaginal and cervical anatomic modifications during the oestrus cycle in relation to transcervical catheterization in the domestic cat
No full text'E-HCM' project: Cost calculation model for surgical procedures
No full textThe economic and financial crisis has also had an important impact on the healthcare sector. Available resources have decreased, while at the same time costs as well as demand for healthcare services are on the rise (Mladovsky et al., 2012; Oduncu, 2012). This coalescing negative impact on availability of healthcare resources is exacerbated even further by a widespread ignorance of management accounting matters. Little knowledge about costs is a strong source of costs augmentation. Although it is broadly recognized that cost accounting has a positive impact on healthcare organizations, it is not widespread adopted (Kaplan/Porter, 2011). Hospitals are essential components in providing overall healthcare (McKee/Healy, 2002). Operating rooms are critical hospital units not only in patient safety terms but also in expenditure terms (Guerriero,/Guido, 2011; Maryamaa/Kirvela 2007). Understanding OR procedures in the hospital provides important information about how health care resources are used (Elixhauser/Roxanne, 2007). There have been several scientific studies on management accounting in healthcare environments (see for example van Rensburg/Jassat 2011; Lievens/Van den Bogaert/Kesteloot 2003; Chan 1993) and more than ever there is a need for innovation, particularly by connecting business administration research findings to modern IT tools. IT adoption constitutes one of the most important innovation fields within the healthcare sector, with beneficial effects on the decision making processes (Tan, 2005). The e-HCM (e-Healthcare Cost Management) project consists of a cost calculation model which is applicable to Business Intelligence. The cost calculation approach comprises elements from both traditional cost accounting and activity-based costing. Direct costs for all surgical procedures can be calculated through a seven step implementation process. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Operating room efficiency improving through data management
No full textData recording has a long tradition in healthcare (Murphy, 2012; O'Connor/Neumann, 2006). Due to evidencebased medicine influences and opportunities provided by modern information technology the number and overall importance of clinical data measurement has increased (Walshe/Rundall, 2001). Unfortunately the huge amount of collected data has not always high quality standards, neither their analysis is based on scientific results (Wager/Wickham Lee/Glaser 2005). Operating rooms (OR) are critical hospital units not only in patient safety terms but also in expenditure terms (Guerriero,/Guido, 2011; Maryamaa/Kirvela 2007). There is the urgent need for new tools which sustain Hospitals decision makers work (Agnoletti/Buccioli/Padovani et al., 2013). The primary goal of the ORMS (Operating Room Data Management) project was to provide the OR decision makers with an information basis to increase OR efficiency and patient safety. Data analysis is based on scientific literature (Macario, 2006; Williams/DeRiso/Figallo et al., 1998; McIntosh/Dexter/Epstein, 2006; Dexter/Dexter/Masursky et al., 2009; Wachtel/Dexter, 2009; Dexter/Epstein/Marcon 2005; Wachtel/Dexter 2009) and the project teams' experience with tracked data. The system login is layered and different users have access to different data outputs depending on their professional needs (Manager, Anesthesiologist and Surgeon). Every profile includes subcategories where operators can access more detailed data analyses. The total number of surgical procedures has increased from 4892 in 2009 to 5616 in 2010 and decreased to 5120 in 2011. In 2012 there is to state a small increase to 5180 surgical procedures. Due to the introduction of ORMS managers optimized significantly performance indicators of the surgical theater over the years and enabled in this way to find an output number which is in line with given resources. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
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
Long-chain surface-modified red-emitting carbon dots as fluorescent additives for 3D printing vat-photopolymerization
Full text linkCarbon dots have recently attracted tremendous scientific attention thanks to their enhanced luminescence properties, photostability and low toxicity. In particular, red-emitting carbon dots (RCDs) are assuming increasing importance in biomedical applications, such as bio-imaging and phototherapy. At the same time, the possibility to create functional and complex objects by means of vat-photopolymerization-based three-dimensional (3D) printing techniques is continuously growing. This work describes the synthesis of long-chain surface-modified red emitting carbon dots, L-RCDs by esterification of RCDs, obtained from green reagents with a new solvothermal synthesis, and their employment as fluorescent additives in two formulations of photopolymerizable resins. The printing process proceeded smoothly in all cases, and red-emitting objects with different mechanical properties have been successfully obtained
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
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