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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
A descriptive analysis of antipsychotic prescribing patterns for patients admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia
Get PDFTreatment with antipsychotic medication is recognized as the standard treatment for patients with schizophrenia. While evidence-based recommendations have been made on antipsychotic prescribing patterns for patients with schizophrenia, there is still a disconnect between these recommendations and the prescribing patterns that are seen in clinical practice. This study investigates the current antipsychotic prescribing patterns for inpatients with schizophrenia at Ontario Shores, a specialized mental health hospital in Whitby, Ontario. Most sociodemographic variables had no significant effect on the three outcomes variables: whether patients met a target antipsychotic dose by the second week post-admission; were prescribed an LAI; or whether, pending eligibility, patients were prescribed clozapine as a third-line treatment. Length of stay as well as race/ethnicity were associated with an increased likelihood of receiving treatment with an LAI, however there are a number of unobservable confounding variables which make it difficult to draw conclusions from these findings. Overall, the findings of this study suggest that the provider seen may be an influential factor in determining the type of treatment a patient receives. This study provides a baseline on the current antipsychotic prescribing patterns at Ontario Shores and may be used to inform the implementation of an antipsychotic order set as part of bundled care initiatives within the hospital moving forward. Future studies should investigate whether receiving treatment that aligns with evidence based recommendations correlates with improved symptom scale scores and, whether the successful implementation of an antipsychotic order set improves both the standard of care received and symptom scale scores of patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.University of Ontario Institute of Technolog
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
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
Nursing and policy: nurses perspectives on ending hallway healthcare in Ontario
Get PDFDrawing from elements of street-level bureaucracy this thesis examines the experiences and perspectives of six nurses (registered practical nurses and registered nurses) and their work with patients designated as alternate level of care (ALC) in an era within which policy initiatives include an end to hallway healthcare. Policies to end hallway healthcare focus on providing patients with the right care in the right location. Little attention has been focused on the impact of nursing on policy implementation. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, this study paid particular attention to the realities of everyday work in various hospitals throughout Ontario. The findings show that nurses have differing levels of awareness and understanding of policy. Further, they feel removed from policy planning and decision-making. This calls for attention of nursing institutions (education and workplace), professional associations, researchers and policymakers to help bridge this gap.University of Ontario Institute of Technolog
Antipsychotic prescribing as a treatment of dementia in British Columbia: physician-level characteristics associated with receiving potentially inappropriate prescriptions
Get PDFAntipsychotic prescribing has increased. One attribute of this is off-label prescribing of antipsychotics to people with dementia to treat behavioural and psychological symptoms, which is not supported by evidence-informed guidelines. This manuscript investigated physician-level factors associated with prescribing antipsychotics to community-dwelling adults with dementia by primary care physicians in British Columbia. Most physician variables were not associated with a patient being dispensed an antipsychotic. A physician’s years in practice was significantly associated with a patient’s risk of receiving an antipsychotic. Patients who received an antipsychotic were older, had lower incomes, used more prescriptions, contacted a physician more, and had higher comorbidity scores compared to patients who did not receive an antipsychotic. Rarity of outcomes, decreased rate of antipsychotic prescriptions, and little indication of practice-variation indicated physicians appropriately prescribe antipsychotics to patients with dementia. Future studies should investigate career-variation, apply similar methodology in regions of Canada, and investigate qualitative factors associated with antipsychotic prescribing at the physician- and patient/caregiver-level.University of Ontario Institute of Technolog
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
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