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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
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
Information gathering, decision making skills and clinical documentation technology as mediators of clinical performance in the physician assistant population
No full textIn light of an increasing awareness of errors in medicine and of the importance of decision support in clinical systems, the study of medical decision-making has evolved into an increasingly influential area of research in medical informatics. Understanding decision processes and the source of cognitive errors can provide a meaningful framework for facilitating decision making in practice and support safe patient care through technology use. This research examines the skills related to clinical performance, the cognitive process involved in informing clinical decision-making and the impact of these competencies on the use of information systems in patient care settings by the physician assistant (PA) population. Understanding decision processes can provide a meaningful framework for facilitating decision making in practice and support technology mediated clinical decision support for PA providers. While information on clinical informatics research is available for physicians and nurses, none have been dedicated exclusively to PAs. Results of this study will be used to inform the development of health information technology which is used by this growing population of healthcare providers and can contribute to their professional development and patient safety.Ph.D., Information Studies -- Drexel University, 201
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
Physician Assistant student comfort with use of electronic medical records
Full text linkResearch focus:
The electronic medical record (EMR) is a technology -based repository of clinical data which represents a record of health care. Health-care practitioners can utilize an EMR to document patient care, monitor patient progress, and manage health care delivery within a health-care system. Effective use of the EMR will contribute to meeting national goals of improving patient safety, improving the efficiency of patient care, and reducing the costs of health-care delivery.
Evaluation of the comfort level of physician assistant students and their use of electronic medical records was implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of training modalities.
Research methods:
1. Physician assistant students in the Drexel University Hahnemann Physician Assistant Program were provided an opportunity to utilize an electronic medical record sample during a medical simulation exercise.
2. The exercise was conducted in the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions simulation facility.
3. All participants included physician assistant students who were in the clinical phase of their training. .
4, Prior to the onset of the simulation, a briefing was held. At the completion of each simulation session, students participated in a debriefing session .
5. Following the simulation sessions, the physician assistant students were sent an online survey.
Results:
Data analysis included observation of students, small group discussion with participants and follow up online survey.
Conclusions:
Recommendations from this study suggest a more detailed EMR training for physician assistant students is indicated
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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