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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
Stand by Me: Using an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Checklist to Guide Early Mobility of Postoperative Neurosurgical Patients on a Progressive Care Unit
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
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
Fall Prevention Quality Initiative: Implementation of Fall Ambassador Safety Team (FAST)
No full textBackground
Patient falls are the most common adverse events reported in hospitals and represent a persistent patient safety issue. Annually, roughly 700,000 to 1 million patient falls occur in United States hospitals, resulting in around 250,000 injuries and up to 11,000 deaths (LeLaurin et al., 2019). Nurses are responsible for the identification of high fall risk patients and development of a plan of care to minimize risk. Multifactorial strategies have been shown to reduce falls, but evidence of a sustainability team (fall champions) is lacking. Review of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) data on a 33-bed progressive care step-down unit revealed that the average number of falls went from 1.13 falls/1000 days in 2021 to 1.27 falls/1000 days in 2022.
Purpose
The project aims to determine if the implementation of a Fall Ambassador Safety Team (FAST) program in combination with an evidence-based fall prevention bundle is associated with a reduction in the total number of inpatient falls. The primary goal is to reduce the patient fall incidents to meet the target of/1000 patient days per the NDNQI data over a period of 9 months.
Methods
This quality improvement project was conducted between December 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, in a 33-bed progressive care step-down unit. All adult inpatients hospitalized between January 1 to September 30, 2023, were included in the analysis. Methodology included the development of 1) Fall Ambassador Safety Team (FAST), comprised of nurses, nursing assistants, and health unit coordinators, 2) Fall prevention kit (i.e., room signs, bed/chair alarms, and fall rounding checklist), and 3) FAST orientation manual for all members. Weekly fall rounding was conducted by a FAST member that assesses fall risk, interventions, and barriers among staff and patients. Additionally, nursing leadership coordinated monthly fall meetings to discuss practice, gaps, and trends. The pre- and post-implementation analyses included quarterly fall rates and compliance of fall prevention bundles through weekly fall rounding audits.
Results
Analysis suggested a significant decrease in fall rates from an average of 1.24 falls/1000 days (9 months pre-implementation) to an average of 0.37 falls/1000 days patients (9 months post-implementation). This project has reached sustainment, and the unit continues to see a low fall rate, well below the national average.
Conclusion
Implementation of fall champions, in conjunction with a fall prevention program, is a feasible intervention in reducing fall rates. The FAST program appeared to be beneficial in improving the safety of patients and creating a collaborative environment for nurses to conduct safe, quality patient care.
Implications
Fall champions led by nursing staff are promising and viable programs for preventing falls. A collaborative team approach utilizing FAST was imperative to improve fall prevention strategies, diminish risk for injury, as well as improve nursing compliance. Continued auditing and staff education will ensure a decrease in falls, striving towards the organization’s goal of zero harm
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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