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Knowledge and attitudes of nurses, midwives and students on voluntary termination of pregnancy. A national survey
No full textIntroduzione. Gli infermieri e le ostetriche sono gli operatori sa- nitari che svolgono un ruolo fondamentale nell'interruzione vo- lontaria della gravidanza (IVG) in tutto il mondo. Come descritto in letteratura, gli studenti di infermieristica e di ostetricia si sono rivelati avere poche conoscenze sull'argomento. Per questo motivo, dovrebbero essere adeguatamente formati per svolgere il loro ruolo. È stato creato un questionario per in- dagare, in tutta Italia, le conoscenze e gli atteggiamenti di infer- mieri, ostetriche e studenti sull'interruzione volontaria di gravi- danza (IVG). Materiali e Metodi. È stata condotta un’indagine attraverso un questionario autosomministrato, ed è stata rivol- ta a 48 operatori sanitari e 27 studenti universitari (N=75; tasso di risposta 93,7%) che rispettivamente lavorano e studiano nel Sud, Centro e Nord Italia (59% di età inferiore ai 30 anni; 96% donne). Il questionario è composto da 26 item suddivisi in 4 se- zioni. Risultati. Lo studio ha evidenziato l'importanza del ruolo, degli atteggiamenti e delle conoscenze degli operatori sanitari e degli studenti riguardo alla IVG. I risultati di questa indagine nazionale mostrano che ancora troppo poco spazio è dato all'in- terno dei curricula universitari per l'apprendimento di tutto ciò che riguarda la salute riproduttiva delle donne, in particolare per quanto riguarda l'aborto. Questo porta ad una disinformazione dei professionisti della salute e ad ostacoli nell'accesso ai servizi per le donne. Conclusioni. Sono state trovate differenze negli atteggiamenti e nelle conoscenze tra gli studenti e gli operatori sanitari nei confronti dell'interruzione volontaria della gravidanza. Pertanto, si consiglia di aumentare il livello di conoscenza prima della laurea, includendo i corsi pertinenti all'università
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
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
Defining nursing workload predictors: A pilot study
Full text linkAIM: To explore predictors of perceived nursing workload in relation to patients, nurses and workflow. BACKGROUND: Nursing workload is important to health care organisations. It determines nurses' well‐being and quality of care. Nevertheless, its predictors are barely studied. METHODS: A cross‐sectional prospective design based on the complex adaptive systems theory was used. An online survey asked nurses to describe perceived workload at the end of every shift. Data were gathered from five medical‐surgical wards over three consecutive weeks. We received 205 completed surveys and tested multivariate regression models. RESULTS: Patient acuity, staffing resources, patient transfers, documentation, patient isolation, unscheduled activities and patient specialties were significant in predicting perceived workload. Nurse‐to‐patient ratio proved not to be a predictor of workload. CONCLUSIONS: This study significantly contributed to literature by identifying some workload predictors. Complexity of patient care, staffing adequacy and some workflow aspects were prominent in determining the shift workload among nurses. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Our findings provide valuable information for top and middle hospital management, as well as for policymakers. Identification of predictors and measurement of workload are essential for optimizing staff resources, workflow processes and work environment. Future research should focus on the appraisal of more determinants
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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