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Case definitions in Leptospirosis: a note to Sri Lankan researchers
Full text linkDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i2.4516 Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol.2(2) 2012: 55-57 </p
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No full textAbstract
Background
Although the assessment of disease burden should be a priority for allocating resources, leptospirosis is grossly underestimated despite its true burden in Sri Lanka. This study aimed to assess the morbidity and mortality of leptospirosis based on routine surveillance data, hospital reported data and scientific publications from Sri Lanka.
Method
A systematic review was carried out, and Pub Med, MEDLINE®, BIOSIS Previews, Zoological Record, Web of Science Core Collection, Current Contents Connect, KCI-Korean Journal Database, BIOSIS Citation Index, Data Citation Index, SciELO Citation Index and Google Scholar databases were searched. Quarterly epidemiological bulletin (QEB), indoor morbidity & mortality returns (IMMR) and hand searches of local literature were performed in local libraries. Forty-two relevant full texts, 32 QEBs, and 8 IMMR were included in the full text review. Adjustments were made for under diagnosis, underreporting and chance variability.
Results
The estimated annual caseload of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka from 2008 to 2015, was 10,423, and the cumulative annual incidence of leptospirosis that required hospitalization was 52.1 (95% CI 51.7–52.6) per 100,000 people. The estimated number of annual deaths due to leptospirosis was approximately 730 (95% CI 542–980), with an estimated pooled case fatality ratio of 7.0% (95% CI 5.2–9.4). The most common organs involved were the kidney, liver and heart, with median rates of 48.7, 30, and 14.2%, respectively.
Conclusion
Our systematic review shows gross underestimation of the true leptospirosis burden in the national statistics of Sri Lanka, and the hospitalization rates estimated in our study were compatible with the total burden estimate of 300·6 (95% CI 96·54–604·23) per 100,000 people published previously
OPD Lepto Data base
No full textThis is the database corresponding to the brief report submitted to F1000 research, titled Improving leptospirosis disease burden assessment; including out patient department (OPD)
Leptospirosis in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka (2013): Cytokine data
No full textThis dataset contains the evaluation of human cytokine response to acute leptospirosis in section. Our hypothesis was that there would be a unique cytokine response for Leptospira infection. However, the data dose not any specific immune reaction and a larger sample/ different approach may be required
A difficult beginning
Full text linkAnuradhapura clinical society (ACS) took a momentous decision this year to improve the quality of Anuradhapura Medical Journal (AMJ), the official journal of ACS. Moving away from the tradition of appointing an editor annually with the change of office bearers of ACS, the society appointed two of us as editors for unlimited period to elevate the quality of AMJ. Previously AMJ was a part of annual scientific sessions and from this year, it was decided to go for a proper journal rather than a conference publication. For all practical reasons we are on probation now! AMJ has been in existence for six volumes. We can assume minimum of six published issues if at least one issue per volume was published, and that’s lot of work. One of the first things we have done is to obtain an International Standard serial Number (ISSN) and digitalize the journal. With the help of Sioux Cumming and INASP we have managed to have the volume five and six in the Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL) (1). This issue (volume seven) is the first issue under our stewardship. In this issue, we have two original articles, two case reports about bugs’ bites, two perspectives, and a review on rhinosporidiosis by a world-renowned expert. Volume seven will have one issue. Hopefully volume eight will at least have two issues per year, Yala and Maha.All original articles, case reports, and perspectives published in this issue are peer-reviewed but not refereed, showing the red card is our job although we are heavily influenced by the reviewers. If we acquire enough merit in this birth, we will be bestowed with reviewers who are conscious of deadlines. But, you researchers can’t wait till the next birth so please keep sending your research to us. If you have not heard from us still, it is because your manuscripts are being peer reviewed.There is a Sinhalese adage that “a devils abode is constructed according to the devil”. The quality of the journal is reflected on the articles it receives. But the manuscripts are submitted according to the quality of the journal (impact factor, indexation, circulation,). This is a vicious circle almost similar to what we and many others faced as start up researchers yesteryear. Without a grant, it is difficult to do research but to receive a grant you have to show research (publications). Journal impact factors should not be used to assess individual researcher’s contribution to science and for hiring, promotion, or funding decisions (2). Impact factors can be manipulated by journal editors and Thomson Scientific (the private company who creates impact factors) is neither transparent about the process or have a clear policy (3).We are determined to elevate the quality of the journal. You will be the jury, but don’t be a silent assassin. Please let us know what you think at least by an E-mail. Otherwise, same fate that happened to our ancient kingdom of Rajarata will befall on the AMJ
OPD Lepto Data base - Questionnaire
No full textThis is the questionnaire corresponding to the brief report submitted to F1000 research, titled Improving leptospirosis disease burden assessment; including out patient department (OPD)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Full text linkWe 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
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