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In Memory of Sister Novella G. Walker
No full textFuneral program for Sister Novella G. Walker. The funeral was held August 29, 1983 at the Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Claude W. Black, Jr. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Inc., and she was buried in the Eastview Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas
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
Use of transperineal fine needle aspiration of seminal vesicles to retrieve sperm in a man with obstructive azoospermia
Full text linkOBJECTIVE: To report the successful and feasible use of transperineal fine needle aspiration of seminal vesicles (FNASV) for sperm retrieval in obstructive azoospermia.
DESIGN: Case report.
SETTING: Outpatient care in institutional clinic.
PATIENT(S): A 31-year-old man with obstructive azoospermia due to a middle prostatic müllerian cyst.
INTERVENTION(S): Transperineal FNASV using a coaxial 17-gauge TruGuide needle.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Feasibility of sperm retrieval suitable for future in vitro fertilization.
RESULT(S): Transperineal FNASV made it possible to aspirate 11 mL of fluid with a sperm count of 100 million/mL and 15% motility. This sample was cryopreserved for in vitro fertilization using intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
CONCLUSION(S): Transperineal FNASV using a coaxial needle may be a further method for sperm retrieval to add to the repertoire of assisted reproduction technologies
Use of transperineal fine needle aspiration of seminal vesicles to retrieve sperm in a man with obstructive azoospermia
No full textOBJECTIVE:
To report the successful and feasible use of transperineal fine needle aspiration of seminal vesicles (FNASV) for sperm retrieval in obstructive azoospermia.
DESIGN:
Case report.
SETTING:
Outpatient care in institutional clinic.
PATIENT(S):
A 31-year-old man with obstructive azoospermia due to a middle prostatic müllerian cyst.
INTERVENTION(S):
Transperineal FNASV using a coaxial 17-gauge TruGuide needle.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):
Feasibility of sperm retrieval suitable for future in vitro fertilization.
RESULT(S):
Transperineal FNASV made it possible to aspirate 11 mL of fluid with a sperm count of 100 million/mL and 15% motility. This sample was cryopreserved for in vitro fertilization using intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
CONCLUSION(S):
Transperineal FNASV using a coaxial needle may be a further method for sperm retrieval to add to the repertoire of assisted reproduction technologies
[Transperineal TRUS-guided prostate biopsy.]
No full textProstate biopsy can be performed through different approaches, with several
differences in patient preparation, procedural technique and post-biopsy patient
management. On the basis of our personal experience, and comparing it with
literature data, this paper presents our data reviews regarding enema and
antibiotic prophylaxis administration, biopsy technique, prostate sampling, core
pathological management and post-operative management. We also provide a possible
standardization of these procedures in patients undergoing transperineal
TRUS-guided prostate biopsy. We accordingly classify antibiotic prophylaxis and
bowel preparation as optional/advisable, ultrasound prostate examination before
biopsy and local anaesthesia as recommended. Prostate sampling should be
performed with at least 8 cores, to be increased proportionally to prostate
volume. Each sample should be sent to the pathologist in single containers,
according to the pre-embedding sandwich method. Finally, the patient should be
evaluated for early complications before discharging, and for delayed
complications within one month after the procedure
TRANSRECTAL VERSUS TRANSPERINEAL 14-CORE PROSTATE BIOPSY IN DETECTION OF PROSTATE CANCER: A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION AT THE SAME INSTITUTION
No full textThe aim of this study was to compare transrectal versus transperineal 14-core prostate biopsy in cancer detection rate at the same urological institutio
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