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RISCHIO DI IPOACUSIA NEUROSENSORIALE IMPROVVISA, ICTUS E TROMBOSI VENOSA RETINICA IN PAZIENTI CON TROMBOFILIA CONGENITA ED ACQUISITA
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
The 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
Chyle leak following neck dissection: could radiotherapy be considered a management option?
Chyle leak after neck dissection is a relatively rare complication in head and neck cancer scenario.This review summarizes the basic knowledge of chyle leak underlying the potential benefit induced by low-dose radiation therapy and may serve as basis for future studies, necessary to optimize chyle leak management in head and neck cancer patient
Prognostic Significance of the Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Non-Human Papilloma Virus-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Purpose: To investigate the effects of the pretreatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (N/L) on non-human papilloma virus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal cancer. Materials and Methods: N/L was calculated by dividing the neutrophil count by the lymphocyte count. Survival outcomes were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by the log-rank test. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the prognostic impact of N/L and other clinical factors on survival outcomes. High/low N/L groups were defined as > 4.7 and ≤4.7, respectively. Results: Data of 57 consecutive patients with non-HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer were analyzed. The 3-year disease-free survival was 79 versus 36.9% in favor of the low N/L group (p = 0.04). The 5-year overall survival was 71.6 versus 53.3% in the low N/L and high N/L group, respectively (p = 0.07). Conclusion: N/L could play an important role in non-HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer progression and indicate prognosis
Variations on the Author
“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
We 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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