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Organizzazione assistenziale e discriminazione di genere. I "projetti" nel Regno delle due Sicilie (1808-1860);
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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
Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from administrative health services databases.
No full textVariations 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
Primary care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients from general practice database.
No full textImpact of comorbidity on the risk and cost of hospitalization in HIV- infected patients: real-world data from Abruzzo Region
Full text linkBackground: Due to the success of antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been transformed into a lifelong condition. In Italy, little is known about the impact of comorbidities (CMs) on the risk of hospitalization and related costs for people who live with HIV (PWLHIV). The objective of the study was to quantify the risk of hospitalization and costs associated with CMs in an Italian cohort of PWLHIV.Methods: The study population included subjects aged >= 18 years with HIV infection, identified in the Abruzzo's hospital discharge database among files stored from 2004 until 2013 and then followed up until December 2015. Patients' CMs (Charlson Comorbidity Index [CCI)] were extracted from International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes in the hospital discharge abstracts. Poisson regression was used to compare the incidence rate of hospital admissions in patients with and without each CM class. Incidence rate ratios (IRRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were adjusted for age, sex and the other CMs. A generalized linear model under gamma distribution was used to estimate adjusted mean hospital costs. Costs were derived from official Italian Diagnosis-related group (DRG) based reimbursements.Results: Among 1,026 HIV patients identified (mean age 47 years), 30% had at least one CM and 14.5% underwent hospital admission during the follow-up period. The risk of acute hospitalization significantly increased among patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection (adjusted IRR 1.98; 95% CI: 1.59-2.47), renal (adjusted IRR 2.27; 95% CI: 1.45-3.56), liver (adjusted IRR 2.21; 1.57-3.13) and chronic pulmonary CMs (adjusted IRR 2.31; 1.63-3.32). Adjusted mean hospital costs were (sic) 2,494 in patients without CMs and (sic) 4,422 and (sic 9,734 in those with CCI=1 or CCI >= 2, respectively.Conclusion: The presence of renal, liver and chronic pulmonary CMs, as well as HCV coinfection doubled the risk of hospitalization in the PWLHIV cohort. A CCI >= 2 is associated with a fourfold increase in hospitalization costs. Our study provides new evidence that CMs in PWLHIV increase the risk of hospitalization and local health service facilities
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
Imaging tests in staging and surveillance of early breast cancer in Italy. changes in routine clinical practice and costs implications
No full textPharmacoeconomic consequences of losartan therapy in patients undergoing Diabetes End-Stage Renal Disease.
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