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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
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
Amélioration des connaissances sur la douleur intermittente et constante chez les personnes atteintes de l’arthrose du genou Examen de l’étendue des connaissances, Étude transversale
Get PDFObjectives : 1) Présenter un portrait des douleurs intermittentes et constantes décrites chez les personnes souffrant de l’arthrose du genou à travers la compréhension des caractéristiques des patients et de la douleur, ainsi que la fonction physique associés, 2) identifier les facteurs personnels, physiques, psychologiques, de la douleur et du système nerveux liés aux douleurs intermittente, constante et mixte chez les adultes atteints de l’arthrose du genou.
Méthodes : Afin de répondre à notre premier objectif, nous avons effectué un examen de l’ étude de la portée respectant les recommandations de Arksey et O'Malley et élaborées par Levac, Colquhoun et O'Brien avec une stratégie de recherche utilisant multiples bases de données depuis sa création jusqu'en octobre 2018. Notre analyse a été établie à travers des articles qui respectaient nos critères d'inclusion. Pour atteindre notre deuxième objectif, nous avons effectué une étude transversale où 35 variables (questionnaires et tests physiques et psychophysiques) ont été évaluées sur un échantillon de 297 participants atteints d'arthrose du genou.
Résultats : Quatre articles ont abordé la douleur intermittente et constante, et ont été inclus dans la lecture finale. Nous avons souligné qu’une performance limitée au niveau des activités de la vie quotidienne, un grade de Kellgren-Lawrence et une prévalence de comorbidité plus élevés peuvent expliqués la douleur constante. La présence d’arthrose du genou symptomatique et de symptômes dépressifs étaient aussi associés à la douleur constante. Des limitations des activités de haut niveau et un temps plus élevé durant la pratique des activités modérés étaient reliés à douleur intermittente. Notre étude transversale inclue 279 participants, 58,6% de femmes, un âge moyen de 63,8 ans (ET = 9,6) ; et un Indice de Masse Corporelle moyen de 31,5 kg /m2 (ET = 8,7). Nous avons observé qu’un âge plus élevé (Odds Ratio (OR) 0,95 ; 95% Intervalle de confiance (IC) 0,90, 1,00), et un niveau de fonctionnement auto-rapportée plus élevé OR 0,94 ; IC 0,91, 0,98 étaient associés à une probabilité plus faible d'avoir des douleurs mixtes qu’intermittentes. Cependant, une intensité de douleur plus élevée OR 1,25 ; IC (1,07, 1,47) était reliée à une probabilité plus élevée d’avoir une douleur mixte qu’intermittente. Les femmes étaient 71% moins susceptibles que les hommes d'avoir une douleur constante qu’intermittente OR 0,29 ; IC (0,11, 0,75).
Conclusion : Il est important que les physiothérapeutes et les professionnels de la santé prennent en compte des multiples facteurs associés aux différents profile de douleur lors du traitement des personnes atteints d'arthrose du genou. En effet, la compréhension de ces facteurs pourra aider à la gestion de la douleur et le ralentissement de la progression de la pathologie.Objectives: 1) To present a portrait of intermittent and constant pain in people with knee OA through the comprehension of their associated pain and patient characteristics and their physical function, 2) to identify personal, physical, psychological, pain and nervous system factors related to intermittent, constant and mixed pain patterns (periods of both intermittent and constant pain) in adults with knee OA.
Methods: To answer our first objective, we conducted a scoping review with the framework recommended by Arksey and O’Malley and elaborated on by Levac, Colquhoun and O’Brien, based on a search strategy using multiple databases from inception until October 2018. Our analysis was established with articles that respected our inclusion criteria. To achieve our second objective, we conducted a cross-sectional study where 35 variables (questionnaires and physical and psychophysical tests) where evaluated on a sample of 297 participants with knee OA.
Results: Four articles reporting content regarding intermittent and constant pain in people with knee OA were included for the final review. The review revealed that there was a limitation in daily activities, a higher Kellgren-Lawrence grade, a higher prevalence of comorbidities, symptomatic knee OA and depressive symptoms in people with constant pain. Reports of limitations on high impact activities and a greater time spent in moderate activities was related to intermittent pain. Our cross-sectional study included 279 participants, 58.6% female, average age of 63.8 years (SD=9.6), and average BMI of 31.5 kg/m2 (SD=8.7). Increased age, Odds Ratio (OR) 0.95 (95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.90, 1.00) and higher self-reported function OR CI 0.94 (0.91, 0.98) were associated with a lower likelihood of having mixed pain compared to intermittent pain. An increase in pain intensity OR 1.25 CI (1.07, 1.47) was related to a 25% higher likelihood of mixed pain compared to intermittent pain. Women were 71% less likely than men to have constant pain compared to intermittent pain OR 0.29 CI (0.11, 0.75).
Conclusion: Multiple factors associated with the different pain patterns in people with knee OA are important for physiotherapists and health practitioners to consider when treating this population. The understanding of these factors may help in pain management and the control of disease progression
Expériences de soins de physiothérapie de travailleurs immigrants ayant subi une lésion professionnelle au Québec : une perspective intersectionnelle
Get PDFOrganismes subventionnaires ayant contribué à la réalisation de la mémoire: Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire en réadaptation du Montréal métropolitain (CRIR), Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (l’IRSST), Réseau provincial de recherche en adaptation-réadaptation (REPAR), Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network, Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQ-S), Faculté de médecine et École de réadaptation de l'Université de Montréal.Les travailleurs immigrants blessés sont plus à risque de subir des répercussions sur leur bien-être physique et mental que les Canadiens de naissance. Bien que la physiothérapie soit essentielle pour leur réadaptation, aucune étude ne s'est intéressée aux expériences des travailleurs immigrants par rapport à ces soins. Notre recherche visait à explorer les expériences des travailleurs immigrants blessés quant aux soins de physiothérapie reçus. Cette étude fait partie d'un projet qualitatif plus vaste qui a examiné les expériences de 30 travailleurs (dont 10 immigrants) indemnisés par la CNESST et ayant reçu des soins de physiothérapie. Nous avons mené des entrevues et les avons analysées à l'aide des approches de « description interprétative » et intersectionnelle. Deux thèmes principaux ont été identifiés : (1) les voies d’accès complexes vers les soins de physiothérapie, via le manque de familiarité avec le système de santé et d’indemnisation, l’accès tardif aux soins et le cumul des fardeaux physiques et psychologiques et (2) les piliers clés des expériences de soins que sont la priorisation du soutien moral/émotionnel, la centralité du soulagement de la douleur et la reconnaissance des aspects socioculturels, des croyances et des craintes. L’analyse intersectionnelle a mis en lumière l'interaction complexe entre les facteurs socio-identitaires et systémiques qui façonnent l'expérience de soins de physiothérapie des travailleurs immigrants. Notre étude offre de nouvelles perspectives qui peuvent guider les physiothérapeutes vers une offre de soins plus inclusive qui répond aux besoins, aux valeurs et aux divers contextes qui caractérisent ces patients immigrants.Injured immigrant workers are at greater risk to experience impacts on their physical and mental well-being than native-born Canadians. Although physiotherapy is essential to their rehabilitation, no studies have examined immigrant workers' experiences with this care. The purpose of our research was to explore the experiences of injured immigrant workers with physiotherapy care. This study is part of a larger qualitative project that examined the experiences of 30 injured workers (10 of whom were immigrants) compensated by the Workers’ Compensation Board in Quebec and who received physiotherapy. We conducted interviews and analyzed them using the “interpretive description” and intersectional approaches. Two main themes were identified: (1) the complex pathways to physiotherapy care due to the lack of familiarity with the health and compensation systems, delayed access to care, and cumulative physical and psychological burdens and (2) the key pillars of care experiences which are: the prioritization of moral/emotional support, the centrality of pain relief, and the recognition of sociocultural aspects, beliefs, and fears. Our study offers new insights that can guide physiotherapists towards more inclusive care delivery that addresses the needs, values, and the diverse contexts that characterize immigrant patients
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
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