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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
Excellence is expected : quality monitoring and improvement in veterinary medicine
Get PDFIntroduction: There is significant need for further theoretical and practical development in the field of quality improvement (QI) for use in veterinary medicine. The central aim of this thesis was to investigate the potential benefits and application of QI methods in UK veterinary practice, including how these methods could uphold and improve the quality of care delivered, and any barriers that may prevent the use of QI in practice.
Materials and Methods: Using a mixed methods approach (questionnaires, focus groups and review of available literature), information was gathered from professionals regarding their current knowledge, and use of QI methods and quality veterinary care (QVC) in practice. Following this, infrastructure changes that could address some of the barriers to QI were investigated using e-Delphi methods. A QI planning framework and information document was designed and tested in practice. Analysis included thematic analysis of qualitative data and statistical analysis of quantitative data.
Results: The veterinary sector faces particular challenges and barriers when it comes to successfully implementing QI methods in practice. Ten veterinary specific QI terms were created and defined by a panel of veterinary professionals. There were significant discrepancies in the level of knowledge and understanding between different job roles. Many things can alter the landscape of QVC and how QI is applied; COVID-19 undoubtedly placed enormous strain on the veterinary sector and its ability to provide QVC to patients in times of extreme stress. Creation of veterinary specific planning framework and training documents received
overwhelmingly positive feedback from veterinary practices.
Conclusion: The results of this thesis draw specific attention to the importance of inclusivity among all practice staff with regards to training and information available about QI, and open communication with colleagues. Motivation is high among veterinary staff to implement QI methods, particularly those that typically would be overlooked for such tasks (vet nurses, administrators, and auxiliary staff). Development of veterinary specific QI terms, and a standardised model for the education, training, and utilisation of these methods in veterinary medicine needs to continue. A fully planned model for QI use, that embraces a more flexible and personalised approach to improvement, forms an essential first step to helping veterinary professionals use these methods in their work
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
Excellence is expected : quality monitoring and improvement in veterinary medicine
Get PDFIntroduction: There is significant need for further theoretical and practical development in the field of quality improvement (QI) for use in veterinary medicine. The central aim of this thesis was to investigate the potential benefits and application of QI methods in UK veterinary practice, including how these methods could uphold and improve the quality of care delivered, and any barriers that may prevent the use of QI in practice.
Materials and Methods: Using a mixed methods approach (questionnaires, focus groups and review of available literature), information was gathered from professionals regarding their current knowledge, and use of QI methods and quality veterinary care (QVC) in practice. Following this, infrastructure changes that could address some of the barriers to QI were investigated using e-Delphi methods. A QI planning framework and information document was designed and tested in practice. Analysis included thematic analysis of qualitative data and statistical analysis of quantitative data.
Results: The veterinary sector faces particular challenges and barriers when it comes to successfully implementing QI methods in practice. Ten veterinary specific QI terms were created and defined by a panel of veterinary professionals. There were significant discrepancies in the level of knowledge and understanding between different job roles. Many things can alter the landscape of QVC and how QI is applied; COVID-19 undoubtedly placed enormous strain on the veterinary sector and its ability to provide QVC to patients in times of extreme stress. Creation of veterinary specific planning framework and training documents received
overwhelmingly positive feedback from veterinary practices.
Conclusion: The results of this thesis draw specific attention to the importance of inclusivity among all practice staff with regards to training and information available about QI, and open communication with colleagues. Motivation is high among veterinary staff to implement QI methods, particularly those that typically would be overlooked for such tasks (vet nurses, administrators, and auxiliary staff). Development of veterinary specific QI terms, and a standardised model for the education, training, and utilisation of these methods in veterinary medicine needs to continue. A fully planned model for QI use, that embraces a more flexible and personalised approach to improvement, forms an essential first step to helping veterinary professionals use these methods in their work
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
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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