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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
Stress and social support among registered nurses in a level II NICU
No full textAim: To describe sources of stress and workplace social support reported by registered nurses at a level II neonatal intensive care unit. Methods: Thirteen semi-structured interviews with nurses were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Inexperienced nurses found their work highly demanding and were dependent on help from experienced colleagues. More generally, a high workload and emotionally taxing situations were described as sources of stress. Peers provided valuable support, but the single-family room layout of the unit tended to impede contact among nurses. Support including further education was offered by the organization. Conclusions: Efforts to counteract the disadvantages of the single-family room layout for nurses are needed. While continuing to support new nurses, organizations should also pay attention to the needs of the most experienced. © 2021 The Author
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
Parents\u27 experiences of communication with neonatal intensive-care unit staff: An interview study
No full textSession presented on Sunday, November 8, 2015:
Background: An infant\u27s admission to a neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) inevitably causes the parents emotional stress. Communication between parents and NICU staff is an essential part of the support offered to the parents and can reduce their emotional stress. To better meet the communication needs of parents, it is important to know how they experience communication with the staff at the NICU. The aim of this study was to describe parents\u27 experiences of communication with NICU staff.
Methods: A hermeneutic lifeworld interview study was performed with 18 families whose children were treated in the level III NICU at a university hospital in Sweden. The NICU has a family-centred care policy and parents are welcome to spend as much time as they want in the unit with their child. The interviews were analysed to gain an interpretation of the phenomenon of how parents in the NICU experienced their communication with the staff, in order to find new ways to understand their experience.
Results: Parents\u27 experience of communication with the staff during their infant\u27s stay at the NICU can be described by the main theme \u27being given attention or ignored in their emotional situation\u27. The main theme derives from three themes; (1) meeting a fellow human being, (2) being included or excluded as a parent and (3) bearing unwanted responsibility.
Conclusions: This study shows that parents experienced communication with the NICU staff as essential to their management of their situation. Attentive communication gives the parents relief in their trying circumstances. In contrast, lack of communication contributes to feelings of loneliness, abandonment and unwanted responsibility, which adds to the burden of an already difficult situation. The level of communication in meetings with staff can have a decisive influence on parents\u27 experiences of the NICU. The staff should thus be reminded of their unique position to help parents handle their emotional difficulties. The organization should facilitate opportunities for good communication between parents and staff through training, staffing and the physical health care environment
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe 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
Föräldrars delaktighet i sitt barns vård vid neonatal intensivvård
No full textWhen a newborn baby is in need of care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the care is assumed to be carried out not only by personnel but also by parents. To promote parental participation in this care, the parents are welcome to stay with their child whenever they wish. This thesis includes four papers and has the overall aim of contributing to the understanding of the significance of parental participation in the care of their child on the NICU, as well as the factors that influence, facilitate or obstruct that participation. The thesis is based on participative observations and interviews with parents and personnel at two NICUs. Paper I used a phenomenological hermeneutic lifeworld approach, while Papers II and III used a hermeneutic lifeworld approach, and Paper IV had a descriptive quantitative design. The results of this thesis show a general feeling of exclusion, with the mother experiencing a lack of interaction with the personnel and a sense of not belonging on the NICU. This has a negative impact on her maternal identity. However, when a continuous dialogue existed, and the mother was cared for as a unique person with unique needs, she experienced that she was participating, and this strengthened her maternal identity (I). The personnel on the NICU were ambivalent regarding the presence of parents, and set limits that included dictating conditions for parental participation. In the encounter with the parents they had difficulties in meeting worried parents and sometimes manifested an evasive attitude (II). Although the personnel had good ideals and intended to encourage parental participation, the care, including the terms of parental participation, was determined by the conditions set by the personnel, routines focusing on the care environment and medical technology, and budgetary constraints (III). The nature and extent of parental presence on the NICUs varied depending on the types of accommodations parents were offered. Those who stayed in parent rooms on the units showed more of presence with their children than did parents who stayed at a family hotel, at home or on the maternity ward. The main reason parents had for being with their child was a wish to take parental responsibility. Good treatment by the personnel was the primary factor facilitating parental presence, while parental ill health was the primary obstructing factor (IV). The results show a need to develop a family-friendly environment and tangible strategies to provide optimal conditions for enabling parents to be present and involved in the care of their child on a NICU. In addition, the personnel must be given the resources needed to make this possible
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