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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
Development and validation of a self-reported medical adherence tool
No full textUnatoč dostupnosti raznih upitnika za mjerenje adherencije prema uzimanju lijekova, učinkovito
identificiranje stupnja neadherncije i njenih uzroka u praksi i dalje predstavlja izazov. Postojećim upitnicima
često nedostaje jednostavnost primjene koja je nužna za upotrebu u kliničkoj praksi. Cilj ovog diplomskog
rada bio je razviti i validirati korsnicima pristupačan upitnik koji zdravstvenim radnicima daje koncizno, a
sveobuhvatno sredstvo za identifikaciju ponašanja vezanih uz adherenciju. Metodologija se sastojala od dvije
faze: upitnik je prvo izrađen korištenjem metode nominalne skupine u kojoj su bili zdravstveni radnici, nakon
čega je uslijedilo presječno istraživanje koje je uključivalo punoljetne stanovnike Hrvatske. Analiza
valjanosti ukazala na prihvatljivu izravnu i sadržajnu valjanost te zadovoljavajuću kriterijsku valjanost, pri
čemu su rezultati „Attitudes towards meDication adHerence self-Reported questionnairE“ (ADHERE-7)
korelirali i sa rezultatima „Medication Adherence Report Scale“ (MARS-5 upitnik) (ϱ = 0.765; p < 0.001) i
sa objektivnom mjerom udjela dana pokrivenih terapijom (engl. proportion of days covered, PDC)
izračunatim pomoću povijesti podizanja lijekova iz kartica pacijenata iz ljekarni (G = 0,586; p = 0,015).
Analiza konstruktne valjanosti otkrila je tri faktora: Neadherenciju uzrokovanu obojnošću, Neadherenciju
uslijed lagode i Praktičnu neadherenciju. Prosječni rezultat ADHERE-7 upitnika je bio 26,27 ± 2,41 (raspon
od 17 do 28). Ovaj robusni proces validacije potvrdio je da je ADHERE-7 upitnik pouzdan instrument za
procjenu adherencije prema uzimanju lijekova, procjenu problema vezanih uz odbojnost, lagodu i praktičnost
te za procjenu namjerne i nenamjerne neadherencije.Despite the availability of various tools for measuring medication adherence, efficiently identifying nonadherence
levels and reasons at the point of care remains challenging. Existing tools often lack the ease of
use needed for practical clinical application. This study aimed to develop and validate a user-friendly tool to
provide healthcare professionals with a concise yet comprehensive means of identifying adherence behaviors.
The methodology consisted of two phases: tool items were first developed using the nominal group technique
with healthcare professionals, followed by a cross-sectional pilot study involving community-dwelling adults
in Croatia. Validation analysis indicated acceptable face and content validity and satisfactory criterion
validity, with Attitudes towards meDication adHErence self-Reported questionnairE (ADHERE-7) scores
correlating with both the self-reported five-item Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5 tool) (ϱ =
0.765; p < 0.001) and an objective measure of the proportion of days covered (PDC) from pharmacy
prescription claims data (G = 0.586; p = 0.015). Construct validity revealed three factors: Aversion, Comfort,
and Practical Non-Adherence, with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.617 for Aversion and 0.714 for Comfort
Non-Adherence. The mean total score for ADHERE-7 was 26.27 ± 2.41 (range 17 to 28). This robust
validation process confirms the ADHERE-7 tool as a reliable instrument for assessing medication adherence,
addressing aversion, comfort, practical issues, and both intentional and unintentional nonadherence
Development and validation of a self-reported medical adherence tool
No full textUnatoč dostupnosti raznih upitnika za mjerenje adherencije prema uzimanju lijekova, učinkovito
identificiranje stupnja neadherncije i njenih uzroka u praksi i dalje predstavlja izazov. Postojećim upitnicima
često nedostaje jednostavnost primjene koja je nužna za upotrebu u kliničkoj praksi. Cilj ovog diplomskog
rada bio je razviti i validirati korsnicima pristupačan upitnik koji zdravstvenim radnicima daje koncizno, a
sveobuhvatno sredstvo za identifikaciju ponašanja vezanih uz adherenciju. Metodologija se sastojala od dvije
faze: upitnik je prvo izrađen korištenjem metode nominalne skupine u kojoj su bili zdravstveni radnici, nakon
čega je uslijedilo presječno istraživanje koje je uključivalo punoljetne stanovnike Hrvatske. Analiza
valjanosti ukazala na prihvatljivu izravnu i sadržajnu valjanost te zadovoljavajuću kriterijsku valjanost, pri
čemu su rezultati „Attitudes towards meDication adHerence self-Reported questionnairE“ (ADHERE-7)
korelirali i sa rezultatima „Medication Adherence Report Scale“ (MARS-5 upitnik) (ϱ = 0.765; p < 0.001) i
sa objektivnom mjerom udjela dana pokrivenih terapijom (engl. proportion of days covered, PDC)
izračunatim pomoću povijesti podizanja lijekova iz kartica pacijenata iz ljekarni (G = 0,586; p = 0,015).
Analiza konstruktne valjanosti otkrila je tri faktora: Neadherenciju uzrokovanu obojnošću, Neadherenciju
uslijed lagode i Praktičnu neadherenciju. Prosječni rezultat ADHERE-7 upitnika je bio 26,27 ± 2,41 (raspon
od 17 do 28). Ovaj robusni proces validacije potvrdio je da je ADHERE-7 upitnik pouzdan instrument za
procjenu adherencije prema uzimanju lijekova, procjenu problema vezanih uz odbojnost, lagodu i praktičnost
te za procjenu namjerne i nenamjerne neadherencije.Despite the availability of various tools for measuring medication adherence, efficiently identifying nonadherence
levels and reasons at the point of care remains challenging. Existing tools often lack the ease of
use needed for practical clinical application. This study aimed to develop and validate a user-friendly tool to
provide healthcare professionals with a concise yet comprehensive means of identifying adherence behaviors.
The methodology consisted of two phases: tool items were first developed using the nominal group technique
with healthcare professionals, followed by a cross-sectional pilot study involving community-dwelling adults
in Croatia. Validation analysis indicated acceptable face and content validity and satisfactory criterion
validity, with Attitudes towards meDication adHErence self-Reported questionnairE (ADHERE-7) scores
correlating with both the self-reported five-item Medication Adherence Report Scale (MARS-5 tool) (ϱ =
0.765; p < 0.001) and an objective measure of the proportion of days covered (PDC) from pharmacy
prescription claims data (G = 0.586; p = 0.015). Construct validity revealed three factors: Aversion, Comfort,
and Practical Non-Adherence, with Cronbach’s alpha values of 0.617 for Aversion and 0.714 for Comfort
Non-Adherence. The mean total score for ADHERE-7 was 26.27 ± 2.41 (range 17 to 28). This robust
validation process confirms the ADHERE-7 tool as a reliable instrument for assessing medication adherence,
addressing aversion, comfort, practical issues, and both intentional and unintentional nonadherence
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
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