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Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Understanding Udavarta Yonivyapad in the context of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Comprehensive Review
No full textUdavartini Yonivyapad is one of the twenty gynecological illnesses recorded in Ayurvedic texts. The cause is worsened Apana Vata, which causes menstrual blood to flow upward. Udavartini, or upward movement, is the term for this ailment since the menstrual blood flows in the opposite way. The Madhukosha commentary indicates that the agony in Udavartini is caused by the Vayu\u27s all-around movement. All the causes (Nidana), symptoms (Rupa), pathogenesis (Samprapti), remedies (Chikitsa), and Pathya-Apathya of have been discussed in Ayurvedic classics like Charak Samhita, Shushruta Samhita, and others. Udavartini Yonivyapada (painful menstruation) is a frequent female reproductive system condition that hinders daily activities during menstruation. Thus, there is need to understand the disease and adopt measures to prevent it
Fertility with Ayurveda - A Single Case Study on Treatment of Primary Infertility due to Tubal Blockage with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Get PDFInfertility associated with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a major cause of concern in the present generation among the reproductive age groups due to unhealthy lifestyles in the modern era. This is a case report of an infertile couple who had not been able to conceive for 4 yrs. The female was diagnosed with PCOS with left tubal blockage. The objective of the present treatment included Ayurvedic management of PCOS, ensuring regular ovulation and thereby helping to develop healthy pregnancy and successful childbirth. Based on Ayurvedic science this case was diagnosed as Vandhyatva (Infertility) due to Nashtartava (that can be related with Polycystic ovarian disease) And Tubal blockage that can be related with Artava Vaha Strotosangha. This research paper presents a case study of the effectiveness of a comprehensive Ayurvedic treatment approach involving Uttarbasti with Kasisadi Tail along with oral medicines i.e., Pushpadhanva Ras and Kanchnar Guggulu as major medications in the successful treatment of a primary infertility patient having history of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) And Tubal blockage. In Ayurveda primary infertility can be correlated with Anapatya type of Vandhyatava and its causative factor PCOD can be correlated with Nashtaartava as per Sushrut and Pushpaghnijataharni as per Kashyap and tubal blockage as Sanga variant of Artavavaha Strotodushti. Treatment plan included both Shodhana (Purification) and Shamana (mitigation) therapies. The outcome of the Ayurvedic intervention was the conception of the patient within 1 year of treatment
Jalaukavacharana in Bartholin’s Cyst
Get PDFA 33 year old women recently presented with a painful oval to round, well defined cystic lesion over right labia majora. On clinical examination diagnosis of Bartholin’s Cyst was made, which can be correlated with Karnini Yonivyapad in Ayurveda. She had a history of recurrence of Bartholin’s Cyst total 15 times in past 10 years out of which 12 times on her right side and 3 times on her left side and for which she underwent surgical procedure 3 times. In our texts Arogyavardhini Vati is well known for its effect on blood purification, liver, inflammation, digestive problems anemia etc. Kanchnar Guggulu plays a significant role in swelling, cyst and thyroid disorders and Jalauka (leach) counteracts the dominance of Pitta Dosha which is responsible for pain and inflammation and has many enzymes responsible for vasodilation, anticoagulant, anti-microbial property. Patient was treated accordingly with Arogyavardhini Vati, Kanchnar Guggulu orally, Jalaukavacharana (leech therapy) single leech weekly at the site of Bartholin’s cyst under proper observation and care and local wash with Triphala , Neem (Azadirac indica) and Haridra (Curcuma longa) Churna Kwath (decoction) followed by application of Jatyadi oil. After 2-3 sittings of leech therapy (weekly) effect of this Ayurvedic treatment was found to be very impactful
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
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