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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
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What Are the Critical Components of an Electronic Care Plan Tool for Primary Care?
No full textBackground: There is a critical need for electronic tools that facilitate multidisciplinary care for complex patients in the PCMH. Our goal was to identify the essential components of a PC-based ECP tool necessary for next-generation health information technology systems.
Methods: We conducted 3 focus groups, 9 semi-structured interviews, and a 4-week pre-post pilot study of an ECP prototype at the Jen Center for Primary Care, an academic internal medicine practice that serves ~20,000 complex patients.
Results: The critical components of an ECP identified were: 1) patient background information, including: patient demographics, care TM designation and key patient contacts, 2) user- and patient-centric task management functionalities, 3) a summary of a patient’s care needs linked to the responsible member of the care team, and 4) integration with the EMR. Use of an ECP tool supported by team-based huddles increased satisfaction with intra-team task assignment, intra-team appointment referrals, and accessing background information. It also resulted in staff members having a more unified understanding of shared patients’ goals and priorities.
Conclusions: An ECP tool with key components incorporated can significantly enhance the practice of team-based PC. Our experience emphasizes the utility of ECP tools that are readily editable, facilitate intra-team information sharing, and support team-based workflows.Scholarly Projec
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
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Development and Implementation of a Clinical Pathway for Radiation of Bone Metastases in a Complex Academic Radiation Oncology Organization
No full textBackground: Clinical pathways increase compliance with treatment guidelines, improve outcomes, and reduce costs. Evidence around treatment of complicated bone metastases is increasingly nuanced and although the American Society of Radiation Oncology and the American Association of Hospice and Palliative Medicine recommend single fraction radiation therapy (SFRT) for uncomplicated bone metastases, implementation is variable. We sought to determine the effects of a bone metastases-focused clinical pathway on Brigham and Women’s/Dana Farber Cancer Center’s (BW/DFCC) palliative radiation treatment patterns, which are determined by a dedicated palliative radiation consult service (SPRO) at the main BW/DFCC campus, and network physicians who treat more than one disease type at community-based affiliated sites. We hypothesized that pathway implementation would augment data-driven use of palliative radiation for bone metastases, including use of SFRT for uncomplicated metastases. It would also enhance physician efficiency and confidence.
Methods: Using published literature, clinical guidelines, and expert input, we designed a comprehensive clinical pathway for bone metastases radiation. This was translated to a secure electronic interface as a decision support tool and integrated into daily workflows. Providers were surveyed pre and post implementation to assess expectations and elicit feedback. Rates of pathway compliance and reasons for non-compliance were assessed. Rates of appropriate SFRT use (defined as the number of times SFRT was delivered versus the number of times it was recommended) were compared pre and post implementation.
Results: The final pathway includes twenty endpoints and integrates several validated scoring systems, including assessments of life expectancy, spinal stability, and appropriateness of surgical management. It has been used 265 times since launch in March 2016, representing a 35% utilization rate. Appropriate SFRT prescription rates averaged 47% after the pathway was introduced, versus 24% prior to pathway use but post-implementation of SPRO and 23% prior to SPRO’s introduction, representing a significant increase versus both periods (p < 0.01). Major reasons for denying pathway recommendations included clinicians disagreeing with the pathway’s life expectancy prognostication and needing to alter radiation courses for convenience of timing. In qualitative surveys, clinicians felt the pathway increased their confidence with providing guideline concordant care, enhanced their decision-making efficiency, and increased their comfort with treating uncomplicated bone metastases. Workflow disruptions and the inability of the pathway to guide the complicated, nuanced decisions often made at a tertiary care center emerged as pathway limitations.
Conclusions: Our experience suggests the feasibility and utility of pathways-based decision support for bone metastases in a complex academic practice setting. Next steps include increasing the pathway’s ease of use to enhance utilization, refining the pathway’s prognostic abilities, and measuring patient reported outcomes and cost savings related to the pathway.clinical pathways;
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Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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