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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
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
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
The effectiveness of the Mental Health Community Centers in preventing long-term hospitalization and relapses
Get PDFUniversitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu”, Chişinău, Republica MoldovaIntroducere. Numărul mare de pacienți și ratele ridicate de
instituționalizare în spitalele de psihiatrie sunt provocări
omniprezente, în pofida reformelor care încurajează sprijinul multidisciplinar. Lipsa Disciplinei, psihoeducației și
sprijinului continuu pot fi unul dintre motivele pentru care
aceste probleme persistă. Scopul lucrării. Evaluarea eficacității îngrijirii multidisciplinare oferite de centrul comunitar de sănătate mintală din raionul Călărași. Material și
metode. Autorii au examinat eficacitatea modelului de îngrijire multidisciplinară a centrului comunitar de sănătate
mintală din regiunea Călărași în prevenirea respitalizării
și a recăderilor prin efectuarea unui studiu retrospectiv al
pacienților cu tulburări de sănătate mintală. A fost efectuată și revizuirea literaturii de specialitate. Rezultate.
Studiul a relevat că în raionul Călărași, cu o populație de
61584persoane, 1427 sunt diagnosticate cu diverse probleme de sănătate mintală, 380 sunt diagnosticate cu tulburări mintale severe și sunt monitorizate de echipa multidisciplinară de la Centrul Comunitar de Sănătate Mintală
Călărași. Implementarea modelului de îngrijire multidisciplinară în centrele comunitare de sănătate mintală a fost
semnificativ eficientă. Datele arată că au fost doar 2,5 cazuri
lunar de reinternare și un număr echivalent de recăderi în
rândul pacienților cu afecțiuni psihiatrice severe. Această
rată scăzută de incidență indică o corelație puternică între
intervențiile din centrul comunitar și stabilitatea stării de
bine a sănătății mintale a pacienților. Concluzii. Psihoeducația, disciplina și sprijinul oferite de centrele comunitare
sunt esențiale în menținerea sănătății mintale și remisiunii pacienților. Ratele scăzute de reinternare și recăderi
din Călărași evidențiază succesul serviciilor comunitare și
sugerează că modele similare ar putea fi benefice și în alte
regiuni.Background. The large number of patients and high rates
of institutionalization in psychiatric hospitals are pervasive
challenges despite reforms encouraging multidisciplinary
support. The lack of Discipline, psychoeducation, and continuous support may be one of the reasons these problems
persist. Objective of the study. To evaluate the effectiveness
of multidisciplinary care provided by the community mental health center in Călărași district. Material and methods.
The authors examined the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary care model of community mental health center in
the Călărași region in preventing rehospitalization and relapses by conducting a retrospective study of patients with
mental health disorders. A review of the specialized literature was also conducted. Results. The study revealed that
in the Călărași district, with a population of 61,584 people,
1,427 individuals are diagnosed with various mental health
issues, 380 are diagnosed with severe mental disorders and
are monitored by the multidisciplinary team at the Călărași
Mental Health Center. The implementation of the multidisciplinary care model in community mental health centers
has been significantly effective. Data shows that there were
only 2.5 cases per month of rehospitalization and an equivalent number of relapses among patients with severe psychiatric conditions. This low incidence rate indicates a strong
correlation between the interventions from the community
center and the stability of patients’ mental health well-being. Conclusion. Psychoeducation, Discipline, and support
provided by community centers are essential in maintaining mental health and patient remission. The low rates of
rehospitalization and relapses in Călărași highlight the success of community services and suggest that similar models could be beneficial in other regions
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
Retrospective study of borderline personality disorder diagnosed and hospitalized in clinical hospital of psychiatry
Get PDFUniversitatea de Stat de Medicină şi Farmacie „Nicolae Testemiţanu”, Chişinău, Republica MoldovaIntroduction. Over the past five years, there has been a marked escalation in the incidence of
borderline personality disorder (BPD) cases within the Republic of Moldova. The clinical
landscape of BPD is characterized by intricate states exhibiting a polymorphic array of symptoms
and signs, thereby giving rise to the potential for misdiagnosis or delays in both diagnosis and
subsequent treatment. Hospitalization is reserved for instances manifesting delirious or suicidal
behaviors.
Aim of study. The present study aims to document the experience of a single center (Clinical
Hospital of Psychiatry) with patients diagnosed with BPD. Medical records were reviewed to
determine baseline characteristics, patterns, clinical features, treatment and evolution of patients
diagnosed with BPD.
Methods and materials. 28 patients with BPD diagnosed and/or treated in Clinical Hospital of
Psychiatry between 2017-2023 were reviewed retrospectively using the data from Hospital
Nursing Information System (SIAMS).
Results. Among the reviewed patients, 53% were female and 47% were male, within the age range
of 17 to 50 years. A demographic breakdown revealed that 53% were from urban areas, while 47%
from rural areas. 25% exhibited an exacerbated hereditary history marked by parental alcoholism.
A comprehensive assessment indicated that all patients diagnosed with BPD had a history of
suicidal attempts and self-harm. 15% presented comorbid eating disorders, and 4% grappling with
a sexual identity disorder. 15% reported instances of bullying during their academic years. 53%
had a history of alcohol and drug misuse. 10% disclosed a history of sexual abuse, and an equal
proportion acknowledged maternal abandonment. 35% had a background of familial divorce. In
terms of therapeutic interventions, all subjects underwent treatment following: one or two
antipsychotic drugs, an antidepressant, a thymostabilizing agent and one benzodiazepine.
Subsequent hospitalizations revealed the emergence of symptoms indicative of either bipolar
disorder or schizotypal disorder.
Conclusion. Patients with BPD exhibit a diminished likelihood of hospitalization due to
misdiagnose or a high susceptibility to suicide. There is suggestive evidence that genetic
predisposition and adverse life events contribute to BPD manifestation. Factors such as elevated
rates of divorce, parental abandonment, bullying, and sexual abuse could be etiologic factors of
BPD. The availability of inexpensive drugs and alcohol in society determines the comorbid
substance abuse. Patients with BPD frequently contend with eating disorders. Suicidal attempts
and self-mutilation emerged as recurrent patterns found in all reviewed cases. Due to lack of BPD
management protocol, prescribed medications are commonly taken in overdose. Thus, further
research is needed on the diagnosis, neurobiology, and treatment methodologies
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