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TransConnect: A mixed methods study of pathways to health for Black and Latinx transgender women who have survived violence
Get PDFBackground: Transgender women are disproportionately affected by violence and accompanying adverse mental health. Widespread stigma has led to delays in help-seeking and modifiable factors to improve outcomes for transgender women have yet to be fully understood. This mixed methods study investigates the influence of transgender community connection (TCC) on mental health and help-seeking post-violence for Black and Latinx transgender women (BLTW).
Methods: Phase I consisted of secondary data analysis using multiple linear regression (N=197 BLTW). Phase II collected quantitative and qualitative data from 19 Black transgender women (BTW). Phase II interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using thematic content analysis guided by principals of narrative analysis. All findings were then integrated and interpreted.
Results: In both phases, there was a nearly universal exposure to polyvictimization, which was significantly associated with increased symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Among Phase II participants, experiences of violence and the help-seeking process were influenced by stigmas related to race and gender expression. In both phases, emotional TCC was not significantly associated with PTSD and did not moderate the relationship between polyvictimization and mental health in Phase I; however, in Phase II, was significantly associated (r=-.473; p<.05) with depression symptoms. In Phase II, behavioral participation with trans* community members was commonly reported as an informal source of support and helped connect participants to formal sources of care post-violence. Additionally, trans* and LGBTQ+ serving institutions were noted as common sources of help but had negative factors including risk of loss of confidentiality and discrimination.
Discussion: These findings highlight the association of polyvictimization and mental health for BLTW and support current research on the cumulative effects of violence. It is unclear whether emotional TCC plays a significant role in the relationship between polyvictimization and mental health; however, behavioral participation with trans* community members or organizations was noted as instrumental to seeking and receiving support post-exposure to violence. Service providers and nurses who work with trans* people should assess for polyvictimization not only as part of their routine risk assessments for mental health disorder, but also consider the impact of polyvictimization when developing person-centered health interventions
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
Coping Strategies, Social Support, and Self-Care Among Young Women with Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Get PDFPelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a spectrum of inflammatory disorders of the female upper genital tract, is a serious complication of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that may lead to chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy, and tubal infertility. Although PID treatment is critical for the preservation of fertility and health-related quality of life, many young women diagnosed with PID do not fully adhere to treatment recommendations. Interventions focused on clinician practices, patient education, and behavioral modeling have generated limited improvements in outpatient PID treatment adherence among young women, thereby suggesting the influence of other determinants, such as psychosocial factors. Coping and social support are psychosocial factors that may affect PID self-management. A comprehensive literature review revealed a dearth of published research focused on coping with PID and related social support among young women. Guided by the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, this dissertation study used a convergent mixed methods design to examine and explore the coping strategies, social support, and self-management behaviors (medication completion, clinical follow-up visit attendance, partner notification, and sexual abstinence) of 90 young women during the PID treatment period. Study participants comprised a subsample of young women enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of an outpatient intervention designed to reduce adverse outcomes after PID. Quantitative data were collected via audio computer-assisted self-interview and structured in-person interviews. Qualitative data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews with 18 participants to explore the experiences of young women diagnosed with and treated for PID. Quantitative results indicated that the social provision of opportunity for nurturance (perceived responsibility for others) was positively associated with medication completion (AOR=1.26, 95% CI: 1.00-1.59, p=0.05) and clinical visit attendance (AOR=2.43, 95% CI: 1.19-4.93, p=0.01). Qualitative findings revealed that upon learning about their diagnosis, young women were self-motivated to ameliorate PID. With support from family and friends, they incorporated PID self-management into their daily lives—which may not have been fully consistent with prescribed medical protocols. In conclusion, social support is associated with PID self-management among young women. Assessing young women’s coping and social support resources can inform a tailored plan for successful PID treatment
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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