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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
Fatigue de compassion et santé mentale : perceptions des préposés aux bénéficiaires travaillant auprès des personnes âgées
Full text linkPlusieurs facteurs sont à risque de fragiliser la santé mentale des préposés aux bénéficiaires [PAB], tel que le phénomène de la fatigue de compassion. Ce mémoire par article présente une étude qui visait à explorer les perceptions des PAB en résidences pour personnes âgées concernant le phénomène de fatigue de compassion en regard de leur santé mentale à l’aide du modèle théorique demandes-contrôle-soutien. En suivant un devis de recherche descriptif-interprétatif, dix entretiens individuels ont été menés auprès de préposés aux bénéficiaires oeuvrant auprès des personnes âgées. Une analyse thématique a été menée sur les données collectées afin de faire émerger des facteurs permettant de brosser un portrait du phénomène de fatigue de compassion chez les PAB en regard de leur santé mentale. Sur les dix participants, deux représentaient une minorité ethnique, huit étaient des femmes et la moyenne d’ancienneté était de 9,6 années. Onze facteurs regroupés en cinq catégories ont émergé. Nous avons retrouvé une faible présence de fatigue de compassion chez les PAB travaillant auprès des personnes âgées et la santé mentale de ces travailleurs serait meilleure que ce qui est rapporté dans les écrits scientifiques. Nous recommandons l’utilisation de formations ou d’ateliers sur la fatigue de compassion afin d’informer les employés et les employeurs, ainsi que l’augmentation du nombre de rencontres d’équipe et de supervision et consultation de réflexions. Pour les recherches futures, il serait intéressant d'examiner l’aspect relationnel du travail et les contextes de travail des PAB autres que dans les résidences pour personnes âgées.Several factors are at risk of weakening the mental health of beneficiary attendants , such as the phenomenon of compassion fatigue. This dissertation by article presents a study which aimed to explore the perceptions of beneficiary attendants in residences for the elderly concerning the phenomenon of compassion fatigue regarding their mental health using the theoretical demands control support model. Following a descriptive interpretative research design, ten individual interviews were conduct ed with beneficiary attendants working with elderly people. A thematic analysis was carried out on the data collected in order to bring out factors allowing us to paint a portrait of the phenomenon of compassion fatigue among beneficiary attendants regarding their mental health. Of the ten participants, two represented an ethnic minority, eight were women and the average length of service was 9.6 years. Eleven significant factors grouped into five categories emerged. We found a low presence of compa ssion fatigue among PABs working with the elderly and the mental health of these workers would be better t han what is reported in the literature. We recommend the use of training or workshops on compassion fatigue to inform employees and employers, as well as increasing the number of team meetings and supervision and consultation of reflections. For future res earch, it would be interesting to investigate the relational aspect of work and the work contexts of beneficiary attendants other than in residences for the elderly
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
Exploration des pratiques organisationnelles des petites et moyennes entreprises québécoises en regard du processus de retour au travail chez les travailleurs ayant subi une lésion professionnelle
No full textEn considérant qu'une lésion professionnelle représente un fardeau économique entrainant des conséquences importantes pour les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME), il importe de s'intéresser aux déterminants du processus de retour au travail (RaT) sain et durable d'un travailleur ayant subi une lésion professionnelle. Étant donné que les entreprises sont fondamentales au processus de RaT, les écrits suggèrent que le taux de succès d'un RaT est proportionnel à la taille d'une entreprise. Or, la majorité des études sont réalisées auprès de grandes entreprises et ne permettent pas de comprendre les réalités des PME. Étant donné que les pratiques organisationnelles sont essentielles au processus de RaT, et que les PME représentent 95 % des employeurs du Québec, cette étude visait l'exploration des pratiques organisationnelles des PME québécoises au regard du RaT des travailleurs ayant subi une lésion professionnelle. Cette étude a été effectuée selon un devis qualitatif phénoménologique. Afin d'explorer l'expérience en lien avec le RaT dans une PME québécoise, des entrevues semi-structurées ont été menées auprès de 15 participants provenant de 3 parties prenantes impliquées dans le processus de RaT (c.-à-d. représentants de PME, travailleurs et professionnels de la santé). Le contenu des entrevues a été examiné selon une analyse phénoménologique. Les résultats démontrent que les pratiques organisationnelles des PME évoquées par les participants sont regroupées en trois thèmes : 1) diminuer les risques de lésions professionnelles, 2) gérer les lésions professionnelles et 3) prévenir les conséquences des lésions professionnelles. Bien que des pratiques organisationnelles visant le RaT sont adoptées par les PME, on note des différences dans leur exécution. Considérant le nombre important de travailleurs à l'emploi des PME québécoises, la proposition de pistes d'interventions adaptées à la réalité des PME est susceptible d'être bénéfique pour maints travailleurs, PME et professionnels de la santé.When considering that occupational injuries are an economic burden leading to important consequences on small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), it is important to look at the determinants of a healthy and sustainable return to work (RTW) process of a worker having suffered an occupational injury. Considering that enterprises have a decisive influence on the RTW process, the literature suggests that the RTW success rate is proportional to the size of an enterprise. However, the majority of studies are carried out with large enterprises and do not allow to understand the situation in SMEs. Given that organizational practices are fundamental to the RTW process and in considering that SMEs represent 95% of employers in Québec, this study aimed to explore the organizational practices of Québec SMEs in relation to the RTW of workers with occupational injuries. This study was carried out using a qualitative exploratory study design. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 participants from 3 different stakeholders involved in the RTW process (i.e., SME representatives, workers, and healthcare professionals) to explore their experience with regards to the RTW process in Québec SMEs. The content of the interviews was reviewed using a phenomenological analysis. The results show that the SME organisational practices evoked by the participants are grouped into three themes: 1) Reducing the risks of occupational injuries, 2) Managing occupational injuries, and 3) Preventing the consequences of occupational injuries. Although organizational practices for RTW are adopted by SMEs, it is noted that there are differences in the way they are implemented. Considering the large number of workers employed by Québec SMEs, the proposal for interventions tailored to the reality and needs of SMEs is likely to be beneficial to hundreds of thousands of workers, SMEs and healthcare professionals
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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