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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
Zastosowanie opieki paliatywnej u chorych w zaawansowanym stadium otępienia
No full textThe palliative care, according to the WHO definition, is a universal and general care that improves the quality of lifeof patients and their families facing life-threatening illness. Particular attention is given to the prevention, assessment,and treatment of pain and other symptoms, and to the provision of psychological, emotional and spiritual support.The basic principles of palliative care are in a large degree compatible with those used in caring of severely dementedpatients. The patients with severe dementia are those who have lost their ability to respond to the environment,to speak and communicate with other people, control movements and express their physical, emotional as well asspiritual needs. Ultimately they deteriorate to a state of complete helplessness. These patients are indeed dying,though this process can be extended in time. The assurance of comfort, alleviation of both physical and psychicalsufferings and treatment with respect and dignity should be the priority in caring for such patients. However, inthe clinical practice severe dementia is seldom considered as a terminal condition and those demented patientsare seldom included in the palliative and hospice care.The aim of this paper is to stress the necessity of including patients with severe dementia in palliative and hospice care.Opieka paliatywna, zgodnie z definicją WHO, jest wszechstronną, całościową opieką nad pacjentami chorującymina nieuleczalne (nie poddające się leczeniu przyczynowemu), postępujące choroby, sprawowaną zazwyczaj u kresużycia. Podstawowe założenia opieki paliatywnej pokrywają się w dużym stopniu z założeniami opieki nad chorymiz zaawansowanym otępieniem.Chorzy z otępieniem, osiągnąwszy zaawansowane stadium choroby, tracą zdolność do odbierania rzeczywistości,mówienia i kontaktowania się z otoczeniem, kontrolowania swojego ciała oraz wyrażania swych potrzeb fizycznych,emocjonalnych i duchowych, stając się tym samym całkowicie bezbronnymi. Są pacjentami umierającymi, choćproces ten może być rozciągnięty w czasie. Zapewnienie komfortu, łagodzenie cierpień fizycznych i psychicznychoraz traktowanie z poszanowaniem godności powinno być podstawowym priorytetem w opiece nad tymi chorymi.W praktyce klinicznej zaawansowane otępienie jest rzadko zaliczane do stanów terminalnych, a chorzy zazwyczajnie otrzymują opieki typu paliatywnego czy hospicyjnego.Celem niniejszej pracy jest zwrócenie uwagi na potrzebę włączenia w opiekę paliatywną i hospicyjną osób z zaawansowanymotępieniem
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
Analysis of self-care strategies among nurses in southern Poland – a cross-sectional survey
No full textObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the self-care strategies undertaken by Polish nurses, and more specifically: to assess the participants’ self-care strategies; to check self-medication patterns in the study group; and to analyze compliance with medical recommendations regarding pharmacotherapy.Material and MethodsA quantitative and cross-sectional survey was conducted to examine the phenomenon of interest. The study employed a questionnaire survey with an independently designed questionnaire as a research tool. A total of 446 registered nurses taking part in different professional training courses for nurses in January–June 2018 who agreed to participate were included in the study.ResultsThe findings of this study reveal generally poor self-care strategies and compliance with medical recommendations among Polish nurses. The most frequent health behaviors among the surveyed nurses were caring for personal hygiene and a healthy diet. About 31% of the nurses confirmed supplements use. The most common reasons for taking supplements concerned the prevention of vitamin and mineral deficiencies (77.5%), and boosting of the immune system (49.3%). The most popular supplements included packs of vitamins (57.2%), single vitamin D3 (33.3%) and magnesium (31.2%). The vast majority of participants (79.8%) took some kind of over-the-counter drugs (OTCs) in the last 6 months, most often painkillers and flu medications, relying most frequently on the information included on the drug leaflets. The analysis showed a statistically significant relationship between declared OTC use and age, marital status, years of professional experience and economic status. Overall, 26.9% of the study participants declared the use of both supplements and OTCs, while 16.4% of the participants used neither supplements nor OTCs.ConclusionsSelf-care strategies undertaken by nurses should be seen as an essential factor in their positive therapeutic relationship with patients. The ageing nursing workforce should make all of us increasingly aware that their self-care needs will increase as well
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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