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The Effect of Antiarrhythmic Drugs on the Ventricular Fibrillation Waveform
Get PDFCarlisle, EJF, Allen, JD, Kernohan, WG, Anderson, J and Adgey, AAJ (1987) The effect of anti-arrhythmic drugs on the ventricular fibrillation waveform. Proc Eighth World Symposium on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology and PACE (Pacing and clinical electrophysiology) 10:3;656
The Effect of Antiarrhythmic Drugs on the Ventricular Fibrillation Waveform
Get PDFCarlisle, EJF, Allen, JD, Kernohan, WG, Anderson, J and Adgey, AAJ (1987) The effect of anti-arrhythmic drugs on the ventricular fibrillation waveform. Proc Eighth World Symposium on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology and PACE (Pacing and clinical electrophysiology) 10:3;656
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
Thai cultural influences on breastfeeding behaviour
Get PDFBackground. Breastfeeding is recognised as a complex behaviour which is influenced by many factors. This creates challengesfor all breastfeeding mothers and health professionals seeking to support women in their breastfeeding journey. Personal,psychosocial, cultural and economic factors create a complicated interplay which affects breastfeeding practices. Maternalmotivation is acknowledged as a determinant of breastfeeding behaviour; however, it is important to recognise that motivationis influenced by the culture and environment in which women live. Understanding how culture influences behaviour offersresearchers insight into breastfeeding practices.Objectives. The aim of this study was to identify the contextual and cultural influences that are communicated throughbreastfeeding instruction within a Thai setting.Methods. Observational data were collected at national, corporate and individual levels using the ARCS educational model (Keller,2008) and Gardenswartzet al’s (2003) cultural model to gain a deeper understanding of key factors influencing breastfeedingeducation and maternal motivation. A total of 75 hours of observation were completed in eight maternity environments. Thedata collected included national data profiles, corporate policies, protocols and everyday practices. Ethical approval was obtainedfrom universities in Northern Ireland and Northern Thailand.Findings. Published national breastfeeding rates were 49.6% for initiation and 15% for duration at six months. Breastfeedingpolicies in seven settings were identified and analysed. These were all based on the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) guidelines.Organisational culture was evident in the timing, venue and structure of the breastfeeding classes with individual and groupbreastfeeding classes prenatally and postnatally and specific self-efficacy and postnatal discharge classes. The maternity staff tookpride in what they termed ‘The Thai Way’ of breastfeeding and this was indicative of a specific cultural identity.Conclusion. This observation of Thai breastfeeding behaviour has demonstrated strong cultural influences as being inextricablylinked to individual and national goals. The systematic process of gathering information about the educational and culturalcomponents of breastfeeding behaviour and practices in a Thai setting using a combination of the ARCS model by Keller (2008)and Gardenswartz et al (2003) provided an enriched understanding of the interplay between the individual and societal factorsevident in this unique culture
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
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