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    Desarrollo de un método para el análisis de nitritos en dos productos cárnicos: el salchichón y el chicharrón de carne de consumo nacional en la región de Occidente mediante la técnica de cromatografía de iones

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    Tesis (licenciatura en laboratorista químico)--Universidad de Costa Rica. Sede de Occidente. Recinto de Grecia. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, 2019El nitrito de sodio se ha usado como preservante en los embutidos desde el siglo XIX. Desde entonces se evidenció que sus efectos inhibidores contra los microorganismos patógenos eran mejores que otros preservantes. Sin embargo, de acuerdo con diversos estudios, se encontró que cantidades elevadas de nitrito de sodio (mayores a 125 ppm) puede ser peligroso para los consumidores, debido a que se podrían formar nitrosaminas (carcinógenos). Por este motívo, el análisis para la determinación del contenido de nitrito de sodio en embutidos es sumamente importante. El método oficial es el de la AOAC 973.31 (espectroscopía ultravioleta visible); no obstante, este es un método que se torna complejo con la adición de los reactivos que generan color en las muestras, además de que estos son tóxicos y son un peligro para los analistas. El método para la determinación de nitritos en dos productos cárnicos, salchichón y chicharrón de carne que se comercializa en carnicerías en la región de Occidente, mediante cromatografía de iones, desarrollado en este trabajo, presentó parámetros de desempeño aceptables para su validación. En el caso de la linealidad se obtuvieron tres curvas de calibración con R² ¿ 0.995 (0.9998, 0.9999 y 0.9998), además, el análisis de residuales y la prueba de homocedasticidad demostró que el método tiene una buena linealidad. Por otra parte, la precisión del método también fue aceptable, pues se obtuvo un CV: 1.68 % para la repetibilidad y un CV: 1.01 % en cuanto a la reproducibilidad. Con respecto a la veracidad, se obtuvo un sesgo relativo de 4.31 %, por lo tanto, es aceptable (Sesgo relativo < 10 %). En relación con la xvi selectividad, se confirmó la identidad del analito y se obtuvo un límite de detección de 0.0003 ppm y un límite de cuantificación de 0.001 ppm, por lo que ambos cumplen con el criterio de aceptación. Con respecto al estudio comparativo entre el método desarrollado...UCR::Docencia::Ciencias Básicas::Facultad de Ciencias::Escuela de Químic

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    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

    Variations on the Author

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    “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

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    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

    Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts

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    We 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

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    koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist

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    We 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

    Desarrollo y validación de un método para la determinación de nitrito en productos cárnicos mediante cromatografía iónica

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    Sodium nitrite has been used as a preservative in sausages since the 19th century due to its excellent inhibitory effects against pathogenic microorganisms. However, according to several studies, it was found that high amounts of sodium nitrite (greater than 125 ppm) can be dangerous for consumers, because nitrosamines (carcinogens) could be formed. For this reason, the analysis for the determination of the content of sodium nitrite in sausages is extremely important. The main objective of this research was the development and validation of a method for the determination of nitrites in sausage that are sold in butcher shops in the Western region, using an ion chromatography methodology. The validation of the method for the determination of nitrite in Creole sausage by ion chromatography presented acceptable performance parameters. Regarding linearity, three calibration curves with R2 ≥ 0.995 will be acquired. Residual analysis and homoscedasticity test showed that the method has good linearity. The precision of the method was also acceptable (CV: 1.68% for repeatability and a CV: 1.01% for reproducibility). Regarding truthfulness, a relative bias of 4.31% was obtained. Regarding selectivity, the identity of the analyte was established and a detection limit of 0.0003 ppm and a quantification limit of 0.001 ppm were obtained. In relation to the comparative study between the developed method and the official method, it is evident that there is no significant difference between the two. In conclusion, the developed method provides the same reliable results as the official method.El nitrito de sodio se ha usado como preservante en los embutidos desde el siglo XIX debido a sus excelentes efectos inhibidores contra los microorganismos patógenos. Sin embargo, de acuerdo con diversos estudios, se encontró que cantidades elevadas de nitrito de sodio (mayores a 125 ppm) puede ser peligroso para los consumidores, debido a que se podrían formar nitrosaminas (carcinógenos). Por este motivo, el análisis para la determinación del contenido de nitrito de sodio en embutidos es sumamente importante. El objetivo principal de esta investigación fue el desarrollo y validación de un método para la determinación de nitritos en salchichón criollo que se comercializa en carnicerías en la región de Occidente, mediante una metodología por cromatografía de iones. La validación del método para la determinación de nitrito en salchichón criollo mediante cromatografía de iones presentó parámetros de desempeño aceptables. En cuanto a la linealidad se obtuvieron tres curvas de calibración con R2 ≥ 0,995. El análisis de residuales y la prueba de homocedasticidad mostraron que el método tiene una buena linealidad. La precisión del método también fue aceptable (CV: 1,68 % para la repetibilidad y un CV: 1,01 % para la reproducibilidad). Con respecto a la veracidad, se obtuvo un sesgo relativo de 4,31 %. En relación con la selectividad, se confirmó la identidad del analito y se obtuvo un límite de detección de 0,0003 ppm y un límite de cuantificación de 0,001 ppm. En relación con el estudio comparativo entre el método desarrollado y el método oficial, se evidencia que no hay diferencia significativa entre ambos. En conclusión, el método desarrollado aporta resultados igual de fidedignos que el método oficial
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