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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
Bilateral Spontaneous Rupture of the Patella Tendon without Predisposing Systemic Disease or Steroid Use: A Case Report.
Get PDFBilateral spontaneous rupture of the patella tendon is an uncommon
injury. However when found, it is usually associated with an underlying
systemic disease or steroid use. We report an unusual case in a 50 year
old male who was not on any medication prior to the incident and had no
known systemic illness. The rarity of this condition and the symmetry
of the findings on physical examination may cause clinicians to miss
the diagnosis. An early ,diagnosis and treatment led to satisfactory
recovery
The quality of operation theatre notes in the orthopaedic department of Kenyatta National Hospital
Get PDFBackground: Well written theatre operation notes are important not only as a medico legal requirement but also useful for clinical research. This study assessed the quality of orthopaedic theatre notes at Kenyatta National Hospital, the largest referral facility in Kenya, over a 6-month period between January 2017 and June 2017.Objective: To determine the completeness and clarity of operation theatre notes in The Orthopaedic Department of Kenyatta National Hospital.Patients and methods: Operation theatre notes in the orthopaedic unit were retrospectively analysed. The guidelines of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng) were used to assess the quality of operation notes.Results: A total of 211 orthopaedic operation notes were reviewed. One hundred and eighty seven (87%) of the theatre notes were written by an orthopaedic resident, only 24 (13%) cases were written by the consultant. One case had no theatre notes written. Documentation was especially good for name of operating surgeon (97%), name of assistant (90%) and anaesthetist (97%) type of procedure (96%), patient biodata (95%), dateof surgery (91%) and preoperative diagnosis (97%). The documentation was poor in swab/instrument count (0.5%), use of tourniquets (40/167, 23%) identifying the time of surgery (23%), estimating blood loss (25%), complications encountered if any (30%) and closure technique (47%).Conclusion: The quality of operation theatre notes in The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is good but improvements should be made especially on recording swab/instrument count, implant serial numbers, details of closure technique and use of tourniquets. Use of a standardized checklist may improve quality of operation theatre notes in our hospital.
Key words: Quality, Operation Notes, Orthopaedic, Guideline
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
A comparison of the quality of operation theatre notes written by the orthopaedic resident and the consultant orthopaedic surgeon
No full textBackground: Theatre operation notes are an important documentation that impact on patient care and are a very useful record for clinical research and are a medico-legal requirement.Objective: To compare the quality of operation theatre notes of the orthopaedic resident and the orthopaedic consultant.Patients and methods: Operation theatre notes in the orthopaedic unit of Kenyatta National Hospital, over a 6-month period between January 2017 and June 2017 were retrospectively analysed. The guidelines of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng) were used to assess the quality of operation notes.Results: A total of 211 orthopaedic operation notes were reviewed. 187 (87%) of the theatre notes were written by an orthopaedic resident and 24 (13%) cases were written by the consultant. The quality of the operation theatre notes written by both were generally similar. However, the consultant surgeon had better details of operation theatre notes in some aspects especially information involving type of surgery, time, patient name and biodata, name of the operating surgeon and assistant, procedure carried out, patient position, operative findings, prosthesis identification, closure techniques and details of use of tourniquet where there was statistical significance (p value <0.05).Conclusion: The quality of operation theatre notes written by the orthopaedic resident is generally similar to the consultant orthopaedic surgeon but the consultant notes were better in many aspects. There is thus need for consultant surgeons to train their residents in writing good quality theatre operation notes
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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