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Healthy dietary patterns and incidence of CKD : A meta-analysis of cohort studies
No full textWhether a healthy dietary pattern may prevent the incidence of developing CKD is unknown. This study evaluated the associations between dietary patterns and the incidence of CKD in adults and children.This systematic review and meta-analysis identified potential studies through a systematic search of MEDLINE, Embase and references from eligible studies from database inception to February 2019. Eligible studies were prospective and retrospective cohort studies including adults and children without CKD, where the primary exposure was dietary patterns. To be eligible, studies had to report on the primary outcome, incidence of CKD (eGF
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
Integrating Digital Health and Behaviour Change Following Bariatric Surgery
No full textThe overarching purpose of this PhD research program was to explore ways in which behaviour change theory and digital health following bariatric surgery can be used to inform future interventions aimed at improving the health outcomes of bariatric patients. This is important as solutions are needed for individuals who have undergone bariatric surgery to help support weight maintenance postoperatively. The thesis progressed from identifying target behaviours to identifying theoretical domains and behaviour change techniques and, finally, implementing an intervention that could be evaluated in a non-randomised feasibility study. Six main aims drove this PhD program of research to achieve the overarching purpose.
Aim One identified the target behaviours that need to be performed after bariatric surgery, the effect of behavioural non-adherence on weight regain, and barriers to behaviour change. Aim Two was to choose a theoretical framework to guide the PhD research program. Aim Three identified current intervention components in the literature by determining behaviour change theories and techniques used to inform nutrition interventions for adults undergoing bariatric surgery. Aim Four explored patient barriers to and determined current technology use for accessing bariatric surgery services and health information and explored the acceptability of digital health in bariatric surgery using the theoretical domains framework. Aim Five identified the various modalities of digital health and evaluated the effectiveness of digital health on bariatric surgery postoperative outcomes. Aim Six assessed the feasibility, acceptability, cost, and potential effect on weight of a digital health solution in bariatric surgery with potential for scale-up.
The PhD research program adopted a robust methodology, including two comprehensive systematic literature reviews, a mixed-methods study, and a non-randomised feasibility study, all aimed at gaining insights for the development of digital health interventions targeted at improving the health outcomes of bariatric patients. The thesis followed a multi-stage approach guided by the French et al. (2012) model (French model) and the theoretical domains framework, ensuring a thorough process for developing and evaluating a digital health intervention in bariatric surgery. [...]Thesis (PhD Doctorate)Doctor of PhilosophySchool of Applied PsychologyGriffith HealthFull Tex
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
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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