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2. The Need for a Diverse Environmental Justice Workforce: Using Applied Research to Understand the Impacts of Harmful Environmental Exposures in Vulnerable and Underserved Communities. Occasional Paper. RTI Press Publication OP-0078-2209
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RTI International, Harrington, James M., Hawkins, Stephanie, Lang, Michelle, Bodnar, Wanda M., Alberico, Claudia, Rios-Colon, Leslimar, Levine, Keith E., Fernando, Reshan A., Niture, Suryakant, Terry, Tamara, and Kumar, Deepak
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Protecting all people from the harmful effects of environmental exposures relies on the coordinated efforts of scientific researchers, regulatory agencies, legislators, and the public. Environmental justice addresses the disproportionate impact that harmful environmental exposures have on individuals and communities who are minoritized and marginalized. It has long been known that environmental problems disproportionately impact these groups; however, addressing these problems has been impeded by structural racism and other biases. Developing effective interventions to eliminate these disparities requires a more diverse and inclusive modern workforce produced by a bottom-up approach beginning with education and professional development of the next generation of researchers. The most effective approaches to addressing inequities rely on active input from impacted populations to ensure cultural and social acceptance and adoption of interventions. Credibly pursuing these efforts in a sustainable, inclusive manner will require a concerted shift in workforce demography. One potential strategy to address these workforce disparities features academic-industry partnerships with targeted professional development programs aimed at minoritized and underserved populations. [This paper was supported by strategic funds from the University Collaboration Office at RTI International and North Carolina Central University.]
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- 2022
3. Highly-Cited Papers on Fracture Non-union – A Bibliometric Analysis of the Global Literature (1990–2023)
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Vaishya, Raju, Gupta, Brij Mohan, Mamdapur, Ghouse Modin N., Vaish, Abhishek, Bhadani, Janki Sharan, and Mukhopadhaya, John
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- 2024
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4. Proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (iHSES) (Denver, Colorado, April 13-16, 2023). Volume 1
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International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization, Mack Shelley, Mevlut Unal, and Sabri Turgut
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The aim of the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (iHSES) conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education" and "social sciences." It is organized for: (1) faculty members in all disciplines of humanities, education and social sciences; (2) graduate students; (3) K-12 administrators; (4) teachers; (5) principals; and (6) all interested in education and social sciences. [Individual papers are indexed in ERIC.]
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- 2023
5. Use of Nuclear Techniques in Human Nutrition Research: A Call for Papers.
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Hoffman DJ, Loechl CU, and Davis TA
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- Humans, Publishing, Research
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- 2022
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6. On the issue of the research development in student sports area: A review of papers for the period from 2000 to 2022
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Eremina, Ekaterina A., Filipeva, Diana Dmitrievna, Olkhovskiy, Roman M., and Ermakova, Marina A.
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student sport ,research ,research studies ,physical education departments of universities ,Education (General) ,L7-991 ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Theory and practice of education ,LB5-3640 - Abstract
In accordance with the Concept of Student Sport Development in the Russian Federation until 2025, one of the priority directions is the improvement of scientific and methodological support of the subjects of the student sports system. In the context of scientific and methodological support of student sport it is significant not only to intensify research in this area, but also to match the direction of the research with the key tasks of student sport development. In order to form approaches for the development of the research studies taking into account priority directions of student sports development, the authors have carried out and systematized 8083 papers on student sport and physical education of students. The papers were published in scientific journals and materials of research conferences for the period from 2000 to 2022 and placed in scientific electronic library. Based on the results of the study, the authors identified key trends in the development of scientific research activities in the field of student sports. The authors formed a model of interaction between the department of physical education and other structural units and organizations to expand the directions of scientific research.
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- 2023
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7. ChatGPT – A Systematic Review of Published Research Papers
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Alin ZAMFIROIU, Denisa VASILE, and Daniel SAVU
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chatgpt ,openai ,papers ,research ,review ,Computer engineering. Computer hardware ,TK7885-7895 ,Bibliography. Library science. Information resources - Abstract
ChatGPT was released on November 30, 2022 by OpenAI. After its launch, it started to be used by many users for different fields of interest. Several scientific articles have even been published in which ChatGPT appears as an author because text generated by him was used. The impact it had on technology is enormous and that is why many materials have been published on how to use it in different fields as well as in different usage scenarios.In this material, we carry out an analysis of the materials that were published in three months after the appearance of ChatGPT (December 2022, January 2023 and February 2023). For this synthesis, the materials indexed by Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science were analyzed. Within the analyzed materials, scenarios of using ChatGPT and how to interact with it are identified. We also present the way of involvement or use of ChatGPT in education, science and research and in the final part of the material we present some suggestions for future research that can be carried out with the help of ChatGPT.
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- 2023
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8. Battery Research and Innovation—A Study of Patents and Papers.
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Pohl, Hans and Marklund, Måns
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PATENT applications ,PATENTS ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,AUTOMOBILE industry ,STORAGE batteries - Abstract
This study of patent applications and scientific publications related to batteries is unique as it includes the volume of as well as qualitative indicators for both types of publications. Using carefully elaborated strategies to identify publications relating to batteries, this study provides data to discuss the critical balance to strike between investments in research and the more innovation-related aspects. The results show that China's dominance in publication volumes increases and that research with Chinese involvement is highly cited, whereas patent applications are slightly less valued than the world average. Quality-related indicators for Canada and the United States are very high for both scientific publications and patent applications. National differences in the proportions of patent applications and scientific publications are large, with Japan at one end with three patent applications per scientific paper and Canada at the other with almost seven scientific papers per patent application. On an actor level, data for Sweden indicate how the automotive industry started to file many patent applications in the decade starting in 2010. Finally, it is noted that this new approach to study a technological field appears promising as it gives new perspectives of relevance for policy actors and others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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9. Fast-Tracking of Publication Times of Otolaryngology Papers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Duek, Irit, Muhanna, Nidal, Horowitz, Gilad, Warshavsky, Anton, Oron, Yahav, Shraga, Yohai, and Ungar, Omer J.
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- 2022
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10. Policy Paper: The Ethics of Using Formers to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism
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Katerina Papatheodorou
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former extremists ,pcve ,ethics ,research ,practitioners ,Political science ,Political science (General) ,JA1-92 - Abstract
After 9/11, the academic study of terrorism flourished as more government resources were focused on counterterrorism efforts. As the focus slowly shifted towards P/CVE or Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism, more and more articles lauded the potential benefits of including Formers. The idea behind that was that experience equals expertise. Formers have been valuable data sources as research participants. However, the current trend has seen Formers leave that role and take on far more complicated and sophisticated roles, such as deradicalization experts, claiming to help people leave extremism. This policy paper focuses on the evidence, specifically the lack of evidence, to support the prevailing assumptions regarding the effectiveness of Formers and dissects the ethical issues arising from their involvement in P/CVE. The paper ends with policy recommendations to shift P/CVE activities and research toward a more empirically-grounded model. Since P/CVE initiatives involve a variety of actors, from academic researchers to the media to practitioners, this paper is not aimed at one field or profession. Rather, it is intended for everyone involved in P/CVE-related activities, including research.
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- 2023
11. Fast-Tracking of Publication Times of Otolaryngology Papers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Irit Duek, Nidal Muhanna, Yahav Oron, Yohai Shraga, and Omer J. Ungar
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COVID-19 ,pandemic ,publishing ,research ,otolaryngology head and neck surgery ,ORL-HNS ,Medicine ,Otorhinolaryngology ,RF1-547 - Abstract
Introduction The outbreak of COVID-19 has produced an unprecedented number of trials and articles.
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- 2024
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12. Battery Research and Innovation—A Study of Patents and Papers
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Hans Pohl and Måns Marklund
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battery ,research ,patents ,innovation ,scientometrics ,Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering ,TK1-9971 ,Transportation engineering ,TA1001-1280 - Abstract
This study of patent applications and scientific publications related to batteries is unique as it includes the volume of as well as qualitative indicators for both types of publications. Using carefully elaborated strategies to identify publications relating to batteries, this study provides data to discuss the critical balance to strike between investments in research and the more innovation-related aspects. The results show that China’s dominance in publication volumes increases and that research with Chinese involvement is highly cited, whereas patent applications are slightly less valued than the world average. Quality-related indicators for Canada and the United States are very high for both scientific publications and patent applications. National differences in the proportions of patent applications and scientific publications are large, with Japan at one end with three patent applications per scientific paper and Canada at the other with almost seven scientific papers per patent application. On an actor level, data for Sweden indicate how the automotive industry started to file many patent applications in the decade starting in 2010. Finally, it is noted that this new approach to study a technological field appears promising as it gives new perspectives of relevance for policy actors and others.
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- 2024
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13. United Kingdom : G7 research security and integrity papers and G7 Virtual Academy
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Business, international ,Research - Abstract
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has published two papers on research security and integrity and launched a Virtual Academy with the G7. Research Collaboration Advice Team The G7 [...]
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- 2024
14. 'Sharing', Selfhood, and Community in an Age of Academic Twitter
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Áine Mahon and Shane Bergin
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We explore in this paper the impulse to share our academic work via social media as well as the impact this sharing has on our senses of self as scholars and persons. We argue that this sharing raises a number of important philosophical questions: In what way does the branding or profiling encouraged by X/Twitter impact on our personal identity? How does the publicness of this particular platform disrupt the intimacy that lies at the heart of all edifying human relationship? And to invoke the terms of critical theorist, Axel Honneth, can we as teachers and researchers recognize ourselves in the social media sphere? Writing from the perspective of philosophy of education, Conroy and Smith (2017: 706) have argued that the contemporary university has been taken over by 'Professor Lookatme' and 'Dr Loudmouth' -- but we are interested in the extent to which these caricatured figures are necessarily representative of today's academy. While our paper draws attention to the dark side of social media, then, it still explores the possibilities for authentic selfhood as well as meaningful community in our increasingly digitized academic worlds.
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- 2024
15. Fast-Tracking of Publication Times of Otolaryngology Papers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Duek, Irit, Muhanna, Nidal, Oron, Yahav, Shraga, Yohai, and Ungar, Omer J.
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COVID-19 pandemic , *OTOLARYNGOLOGY , *COVID-19 , *ELECTRONIC publications - Abstract
Introduction The outbreak of COVID-19 has produced an unprecedented number of trials and articles. Objective To study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (ORL-HNS) journal processing times. Methods Original papers search of published in selected ORL-HNS journals in terms of times from submission-to-acceptance (S-A), acceptance-to-first online publication (A-P), and submission-to-online publication (S-P). Papers were divided into those published in the pre-COVID-19 era and those during the COVID-19 era. The latter were further divided into unrelated to COVID-19 and related to COVID-19. Results A total of 487 articles from 5 selected ORL-HNS journals were included, of which 236 (48.5%) were published during the pre-COVID-19 era and 251 (51.5%) were published during the COVID-19 era. Among them, 180 (37%) papers were not related to COVID-19, and 71 (14.5%) were related to COVID-19. The S-A duration of COVID-19-related articles was significantly shorter compared with that of papers submitted in the pre-COVID-19 era and to papers submitted in the COVID-19 era but unrelated to COVID-19 (median 6 to 34 days compared to 65 to 125 and 46 to 127, respectively) in all 5 journals. The most prominent reductions in S-A and S-P times were documented in the laryngology and otology/neurotology disciplines, respectively. Conclusions Processing times of the included papers were significantly shorter in most of the selected ORL-HNS journals during the COVID-19 era compared with the pre-COVID-19 era. COVID-19-related papers were processed more rapidly than non-COVID-19-related papers. These findings testify to the possibility of markedly expediting S-P times and hopefully set a precedent for postpandemic publishing schedules. Level Of Evidence: 5 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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16. What's best, online or on-site? The write a scientific paper course
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Victor Grech, Jeremy Borg Myatt, and Sarah Cuschieri
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biostatistics ,computers ,powerpoint ,presentations ,research ,software ,Anesthesiology ,RD78.3-87.3 - Abstract
Background: The ability to publish is a career-critical skill but requires the acquisition of a wide and disparate skill set. The Write a Scientific Paper (WASP) course was created in Malta in 2010, an intensive, three-day event. WASP is an accredited event held in Malta, London, and Bahrain. The COVID pandemic forced WASP to go online. This study compared satisfaction with WASP online as opposed to in-person by analyzing course feedback pre- and post-pandemic. Methods: Google forms are used to collect anonymous feedback on a Likert scale for various aspects of each WASP. The period 2017 to 2022 was used to compare four courses on-site and five courses online. Feedback on: Rate lectures, handouts, WASP overall and how likely are you to recommend WASP was compared. Results: Response rates were >60% and almost all Cronbach's Alpha values were >0.7. High satisfaction scores were achieved in all four questions (>4/5). There were no significant differences except in lectures, which scored well but fared slightly worse overall online. Conclusions: Migrating online does not necessarily lead to change/s in presentation contents but transforms delivery. Our results indicate that WASP is accepted online but the slightly lower lectures score implies that WASP might be better delivered in-person than online. However, students remained happy to recommend WASP and this accords with other studies that overall, student satisfaction with online education is common. It is hoped that as the pandemic recedes, webinars complement and not continue to totally replace traditional in-person meetings.
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- 2022
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17. Challenges Associated with Implementation of Sustainability-Oriented Principles and Practices: Lessons Learnt from South African Universities
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Daniels, Carlo, Niemczyk, Ewelina K., and de Beer, Zacharias L.
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As evident in scholarly literature, universities worldwide embrace Sustainable Development Goals initiated by United Nations. Yet, regardless institutions' commitment, many countries, especially developing ones, struggle to effectively implement sustainability-oriented principles and practices in higher education. To that end, this paper, based on the qualitative document analysis, brings attention to main challenges associated with the implementation of sustainability-orientated principles and practices in seven South African universities. The findings show that several challenges exist due to the holistic nature of sustainable development (SD) as it is a concept that not only connects different areas of knowledge but also articulates knowledge from distinctive disciplines. Furthermore, the findings indicate that the strategy with the most potential of enhancing the implementation of sustainability-orientated principles and practices and ensuring longevity and improvement require support from top management of higher education institutions (HEIs). In addition, in order to strengthen SD, HEIs need to adapt a holistic approach and implement sustainability principles, knowledge, and practices within all academic activities. In alignment with the theme of the conference, this study provides reflections and recommendations towards the improvement of education considering the experiences and lessons learnt in a specific context. [For the complete Volume 21 proceedings, see ED629259.]
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- 2023
18. Exploring Infranodus: A Text Analysis Tool
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Irina Tursunkulova, Suzanne de Castell, and Jennifer Jenson
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The exponential growth of scholarly publications in recent years has presented a daunting challenge for researchers to keep track of relevant articles within their research field. To address this issue, we examined the capabilities of InfraNodus, an AI-Powered text network analysis platform. InfraNodus promises to provide insights into any discourse, uncover blind spots, and enhance a scholar's perspective by representing text as a network graph with relevant topical clusters and their relations. To understand the tools' effectiveness in analyzing scholarly articles, we used a set of 15 abstracts and 15 full papers. Our findings revealed that InfraNodus could indeed create topical clusters and meaningful patterns from abstracts, but its generated questions and summaries lacked relevance and coherence with the content. A deeper understanding of how the AI operates within the tool would benefit researchers seeking to optimize their literature review processes. [For the full proceedings, see ED636095.]
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- 2023
19. From advancements to ethics: Assessing ChatGPT's role in writing research paper.
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Gupta, Vasu, Anamika, FNU, Parikh, Kinna, Patel, Meet A., Jain, Rahul, and Jain, Rohit
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Artificial intelligence (AI), with its infinite capabilities, has ushered in an era of transformation in the twentyfirst century. ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), an AI language model, has lately been in the spotlight, and there is an increasing partnership between the research authors and the chatGPT. Using ChatGPT, authors can set new benchmarks in paper writing in terms of speed, accuracy, consistency, and adaptability. ChatGPT has turned out to be an invaluable tool for manuscript writing, editing, and reference management. While it has numerous advantages, it has been criticised due to ethical quandaries, inaccuracies in scientific data and facts, and, most importantly, a lack of critical thinking skills. These disadvantages of using ChatGPT place limitations on its use in medical publications since these articles guide the future management of many diseases. While AI can fix issues, it lacks the ability to think like humans and thus cannot substitute human authors. To better comprehend the future of this technology in research, we discuss the advantages, drawbacks, and ethical dilemmas of using ChatGPT in paper writing by reviewing existing literature on Pubmed and Google Scholar and using ChatGPT itself to understand the prompt response. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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20. D4.2 White paper on European Polar Research funding landscape and cooperation potential
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Jon Børre Ørbæk
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white paper ,research ,Polar - Abstract
This White Paper provides an analysis of the Directory of polar research funding programmes in Europe (D4.1) for the purpose of assisting European funding agencies and other stakeholders to understand the landscape and cooperation potential of European polar research funding. On this basis a continued dialogue with national polar research funding agencies and operators, EC representatives and other stakeholders, EU-PolarNet 2 will work towards developing the European Polar Research Area by optimising the coordination and complementary value of European (Horizon Europe), national and global polar research funding programmes. This is also needed to effectively address the most pressing research questions identified by the international polar research community under the SCAR Horizon Scan, the IASC ICARP III process and the scientific prioritisation of polar research topics identified under the Set of White papers addressing priority questions in polar research and targeting funding agencies and policy makers (EU-Polar Net 1 White Papers), as well as the Integrated European Polar Research Programme, published by EU-PolarNet 1 in 2020. After consultations and dialogue with funding agencies and stakeholders, our final goal under EU-PolarNet 2 is to provide recommendations for a Partnership initiative in Polar Research under Horizon Europe supporting the implementation and development of future European research actions.
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- 2023
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21. Quantitative assessment of AD markers using naked eyes: point-of-care testing with paper-based lateral flow immunoassay
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Liding Zhang, Xiaohan Liang, Yanqing Li, Haiming Luo, Xuewei Du, Shiqi Niu, and Ying Su
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Paper ,Pathology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Gold nanoparticle ,medicine.drug_class ,Point-of-care testing ,Biomedical Engineering ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Bioengineering ,Monoclonal antibody ,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Mice ,Cerebrospinal fluid ,Alzheimer Disease ,Limit of Detection ,medicine ,Quantitative assessment ,Medical technology ,Animals ,Humans ,R855-855.5 ,Immunoassay ,Amyloid beta-Peptides ,business.industry ,Aβ42 monomer ,Research ,Antibodies, Monoclonal ,Paper based ,Aβ42 oligomer ,Peptide Fragments ,Visual detection ,Blood ,Point-of-Care Testing ,Elisa test ,Paper-based lateral flow immunoassay ,Magnetic nanoparticles ,Molecular Medicine ,business ,Alzheimer’s disease ,Biomarkers ,TP248.13-248.65 ,Lateral flow immunoassay ,Biotechnology - Abstract
Aβ42 is one of the most extensively studied blood and Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers for the diagnosis of symptomatic and prodromal Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Because of the heterogeneity and transient nature of Aβ42 oligomers (Aβ42Os), the development of technologies for dynamically detecting changes in the blood or CSF levels of Aβ42 monomers (Aβ42Ms) and Aβ42Os is essential for the accurate diagnosis of AD. The currently commonly used Aβ42 ELISA test kits usually mis-detected the elevated Aβ42Os, leading to incomplete analysis and underestimation of soluble Aβ42, resulting in a comprised performance in AD diagnosis. Herein, we developed a dual-target lateral flow immunoassay (dLFI) using anti-Aβ42 monoclonal antibodies 1F12 and 2C6 for the rapid and point-of-care detection of Aβ42Ms and Aβ42Os in blood samples within 30 min for AD diagnosis. By naked eye observation, the visual detection limit of Aβ42Ms or/and Aβ42Os in dLFI was 154 pg/mL. The test results for dLFI were similar to those observed in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Therefore, this paper-based dLFI provides a practical and rapid method for the on-site detection of two biomarkers in blood or CSF samples without the need for additional expertise or equipment. Graphical Abstract
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- 2021
22. Fast-Tracking of Publication Times of Otolaryngology Papers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Duek, Irit, Muhanna, Nidal, Horowitz, Gilad, Warshavsky, Anton, Oron, Yahav, Shraga, Yohai, and Ungar, Omer J.
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COVID-19 pandemic , *ELECTRONIC publications , *OTOLARYNGOLOGY , *COVID-19 , *ELECTRONIC information resource searching - Abstract
To study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on journal processing times before publication in the field of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery (ORL-HNS). Online search of original papers published in selected ORL-HNS journals in terms of times from submission to acceptance (S-A), acceptance to first online publication (A-P), and submission to online publication (S-P). Papers were divided into those published in the pre-COVID-19 era and those during the COVID-19 era. The latter were further divided into unrelated to COVID-19 and related to COVID-19. A total of 487 articles from 5 selected ORL-HNS journals were included, of which 236 (48.5%) were published during the pre-COVID-19 era and 251 (51.5%) were published during the COVID-19 era. Among them, 180 (37%) papers were not related to COVID-19, and 71 (14.5%) were related to COVID-19. The S-A duration of COVID-19-related articles was significantly shorter compared to papers submitted in the pre-COVID-19 era and to papers submitted in the COVID-19 era but unrelated to COVID-19 (median 6–34 days compared to 65–125 and 46–127, respectively) in all 5 journals. The most prominent reductions in S-A and S-P times were documented in the laryngology and otology/neurotology disciplines, respectively. Processing times of the included papers were significantly shorter in most of the selected ORL-HNS journals during the COVID-19 era compared to the pre-COVID-19 era. COVID-19-related papers were processed more rapidly than non-COVID-19-related papers. These findings testify to the possibility of markedly expediting S-P times and hopefully set a precedent for post-pandemic publishing schedules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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23. Factors influencing the research impact in cancer research: a collaboration and knowledge network analysis.
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Liao S, Lavender C, and Zhai H
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- Scholarly Communication statistics & numerical data, Community Networks, International Cooperation, Neoplasms, Research statistics & numerical data, Research trends, Intersectoral Collaboration, Knowledge
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Background: Cancer is a major public health challenge globally. However, little is known about the evolution patterns of cancer research communities and the influencing factors of their research capacity and impact, which is affected not only by the social networks established through research collaboration but also by the knowledge networks in which the research projects are embedded., Methods: The focus of this study was narrowed to a specific topic - 'synthetic lethality' - in cancer research. This field has seen vibrant growth and multidisciplinary collaboration in the past decade. Multi-level collaboration and knowledge networks were established and analysed on the basis of bibliometric data from 'synthetic lethality'-related cancer research papers. Negative binomial regression analysis was further applied to explore how node attributes within these networks, along with other potential factors, affected paper citations, which are widely accepted as proxies for assessing research capacity and impact., Results: Our study revealed that the synthetic lethality-based cancer research field is characterized by a knowledge network with high integration, alongside a collaboration network exhibiting some clustering. We found significant correlations between certain factors and citation counts. Specifically, a leading status within the nation-level international collaboration network and industry involvement were both found to be significantly related to higher citations. In the individual-level collaboration networks, lead authors' degree centrality has an inverted U-shaped relationship with citations, while their structural holes exhibit a positive and significant effect. Within the knowledge network, however, only measures of structural holes have a positive and significant effect on the number of citations., Conclusions: To enhance cancer research capacity and impact, non-leading countries should take measures to enhance their international collaboration status. For early career researchers, increasing the number of collaborators seems to be more effective. University-industry cooperation should also be encouraged, enhancing the integration of human resources, technology, funding, research platforms and medical resources. Insights gained through this study also provide recommendations to researchers or administrators in designing future research directions from a knowledge network perspective. Focusing on unique issues especially interdisciplinary fields will improve output and influence their research work., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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24. Performing Mentorship in Collaborative Research Teams
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Armos, Nicole and Chasse, Callista
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This paper shares preliminary findings from a reflective inquiry into the nature of collaboration and mentorship through digital spaces within a national SSHRC-funded research team the authors form a part of. Our research collaboration has been marked by particularly close friendships, co-creation and mutual learning that have helped to deepen our research and provide a meaningful and enriching experience for everyone involved. Proposing that mentorship and collaboration can be viewed as a performance, which can be enacted in diverse ways depending on the context and intention, we share the digital and arts-based methods our team uses to both foster mentorship relationships and routinely reflect on how we are performing and experiencing mentorship within our team in order to identify and respond to our emerging needs, challenges and opportunities to enrich our collaboration. [Articles in this journal were presented at the University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching.]
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- 2022
25. Leadership, SoTL, and Mentorship in a Teaching Scholars Community of Practice
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Din, Cari, Alharbi, Hawazen, Maclinnis, Martin, Mardjetko, Andrew, Archer-Kuhn, Beth, Jamniczky, Heather, and Jacobsen, Michele
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The Teaching Scholars Program and Community of Practice (TSCoP) develops educational leadership and research through enabling reflective conversations, purposeful listening, inclusive standards, and bold thinking about Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Teaching Scholars lead innovative practice in their own faculty given their shared commitment to improving teaching and learning in diverse post-secondary contexts through practice focused research. In this paper, we describe how the TSCoP is both formal in structure and design, and informal and emergent in facilitated interpersonal discussions. Ongoing conversations among diverse colleagues contribute to Teaching Scholars' reflective and reflexive practice, help each educational leader gain new insights into their own studies and expand their vision for educational leadership in higher education. We use a SoTL framework to examine and position each of our research projects, and explore and make connections with educational leadership, mentorship and SoTL research. [Articles in this journal were presented at the University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching.]
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- 2022
26. Beginning Teachers Training System in Shanghai: How to Guarantee the Teaching Profession from the Start?
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Xu, Su
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In the last decade, the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission has piloted beginning teachers training system to guarantee the teaching profession from the start. This paper explores concepts and features of beginning teachers training (BTT) system, and challenges and strategies related to the design and implementation of beginning teachers training policies in Shanghai. A qualitative study to explore the challenges and strategies of beginning teachers training system is conducted. In the summary discussion, suggestions are made for policy makers and teacher educators when they try to improve design and implementation of BTT system. [For the complete Volume 20 proceedings, see ED622631.]
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- 2022
27. Medical specialty certification exams studied according to the Ottawa Quality Criteria: a systematic review.
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Staudenmann D, Waldner N, Lörwald A, and Huwendiek S
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- Humans, Reproducibility of Results, Research Personnel, Certification, Research, General Practice
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Background: Medical specialty certification exams are high-stakes summative assessments used to determine which doctors have the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes to treat patients independently. Such exams are crucial for patient safety, candidates' career progression and accountability to the public, yet vary significantly among medical specialties and countries. It is therefore of paramount importance that the quality of specialty certification exams is studied in the scientific literature., Methods: In this systematic literature review we used the PICOS framework and searched for papers concerning medical specialty certification exams published in English between 2000 and 2020 in seven databases using a diverse set of search term variations. Papers were screened by two researchers independently and scored regarding their methodological quality and relevance to this review. Finally, they were categorized by country, medical specialty and the following seven Ottawa Criteria of good assessment: validity, reliability, equivalence, feasibility, acceptability, catalytic and educational effect., Results: After removal of duplicates, 2852 papers were screened for inclusion, of which 66 met all relevant criteria. Over 43 different exams and more than 28 different specialties from 18 jurisdictions were studied. Around 77% of all eligible papers were based in English-speaking countries, with 55% of publications centered on just the UK and USA. General Practice was the most frequently studied specialty among certification exams with the UK General Practice exam having been particularly broadly analyzed. Papers received an average of 4.2/6 points on the quality score. Eligible studies analyzed 2.1/7 Ottawa Criteria on average, with the most frequently studied criteria being reliability, validity, and acceptability., Conclusions: The present systematic review shows a growing number of studies analyzing medical specialty certification exams over time, encompassing a wider range of medical specialties, countries, and Ottawa Criteria. Due to their reliance on multiple assessment methods and data-points, aspects of programmatic assessment suggest a promising way forward in the development of medical specialty certification exams which fulfill all seven Ottawa Criteria. Further research is needed to confirm these results, particularly analyses of examinations held outside the Anglosphere as well as studies analyzing entire certification exams or comparing multiple examination methods., (© 2023. BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature.)
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28. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on International Research Collaboration: A Pilot Interview Results
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Fatemeh Pariafsai, Manish K. Dixit, and Sherecce Fields
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While the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on the world economy, international research collaborations were disrupted by problems like hiring freezes, stopped lab and fieldwork, delayed research infrastructure, health effects, and restricted travel. This study aims to identify the most critical indicators with the highest relevance to explain the overall impact of the pandemic on international research collaboration. For this purpose, it uses a pilot interview conducted through the Zoom platform at a public research university in the U.S. The interview included six questions designed to reveal the impact of the pandemic on international research collaboration and its indicators. Thirty participants from different departments were interviewed. The findings of this study reveal the most important indicators for the overall impact of the pandemic on international research collaboration. The results can help design research programs, particularly those involving international collaboration, to reduce the adverse impacts of such adverse conditions. [For the full proceedings, see ED656038.]
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29. Final conference paper - The legacy of a book
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COGNÉE Robin
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Final conference paper.
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30. What's best, online or on-site? The write a scientific paper course.
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Grech, Victor, Myatt, Jeremy, and Cuschieri, Sarah
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Background: The ability to publish is a career-critical skill but requires the acquisition of a wide and disparate skill set. The Write a Scientific Paper (WASP) course was created in Malta in 2010, an intensive, three-day event. WASP is an accredited event held in Malta, London, and Bahrain. The COVID pandemic forced WASP to go online. This study compared satisfaction with WASP online as opposed to in-person by analyzing course feedback pre- and post-pandemic. Methods: Google forms are used to collect anonymous feedback on a Likert scale for various aspects of each WASP. The period 2017 to 2022 was used to compare four courses on-site and five courses online. Feedback on: Rate lectures, handouts, WASP overall and how likely are you to recommend WASP was compared. Results: Response rates were >60% and almost all Cronbach's Alpha values were >0.7. High satisfaction scores were achieved in all four questions (>4/5). There were no significant differences except in lectures, which scored well but fared slightly worse overall online. Conclusions: Migrating online does not necessarily lead to change/s in presentation contents but transforms delivery. Our results indicate that WASP is accepted online but the slightly lower lectures score implies that WASP might be better delivered in-person than online. However, students remained happy to recommend WASP and this accords with other studies that overall, student satisfaction with online education is common. It is hoped that as the pandemic recedes, webinars complement and not continue to totally replace traditional in-person meetings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Cross-Sectoral Learning in Implementation Research: Harnessing the Potential to Accelerate Results for Children
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UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (Italy), Lewis, Jane, Mildon, Robyn, and Steele, Tom
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By illuminating why and how interventions work in real world settings, Implementation Research (IR) is a powerful tool for increasing the likelihood that evidence-based interventions, programmes and policies are successfully implemented. The insights that IR generates help bridge the 'know-do gap'--the gap between what we know works and what actually happens on the ground when we try to put a policy or intervention into place. IR is a means for increasing the likelihood of successful outcomes, reducing the risk of wastage and failure and accelerating programme and system improvements to reduce inequities and achieve desired results. This paper, prepared by the Centre for Evidence and Implementation in collaboration with UNICEF, aims to promote a shared understanding of IR and its relevance to UNICEF's work. [This paper was prepared by the Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and CHAIN--Centre for Global Health Inequalities Research.]
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32. Evaluating the Research Productivity of a State University in Central Luzon, Philippines: Basis for Policy Recommendations
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Rogayan, Danilo V. and Corpuz, Luz N.
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This descriptive study evaluated the research productivity of a state university in Central Luzon, Philippines, for the past five years (2016-2020) as basis for policy formulation. The study used document analysis to ascertain the research productivity in terms of: (1) Number of papers published in refereed international journals such as Scopus and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) accredited journals; (2) Number of faculty researchers with publication to these journals; and (3) Total number of citations. The data were obtained primarily from online publications found in the Google Scholar and Scopus databases. Results revealed that the state university's research productivity is relatively high in terms of published papers in refereed international journals for the past five years. However, the published papers in Scopus-indexed journals and CHED accredited journals are relatively low. An average number of faculty researchers publish their works in reputable journals, but very few faculties publish in the journals recommended by the CHED. Likewise, the university had a remarkable research citation record for the past five years. The findings of this research have important implications for policy to improve research productivity and enhance the research culture in higher education institutions (HEIs). Such policies include the need to have strong support to faculty researchers, forge research collaborations, source external research funding, and establish a sound incentive mechanism.
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33. Hear Here! The Case for Podcasting in Research
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DeMarco, Carla
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Podcasting as a platform has broadly progressed into a popular resource for communication, including advancing knowledge, science, and medicine through research dissemination. First, there is evidence to indicate that podcasting has evolved into a "second wave" as an effective tool to be used in academia and that it can help disseminate research findings to reach other scholars in the field. However, there is also a growing body of literature to indicate it is being used more frequently to communicate, tapping into information that is primarily generated through scholarly work to reach a broader and more general audience. The purpose of this paper is to examine the following research question: How effective is the use of podcast technology for academic research dissemination, research communication, and promotion? This paper also took into account some podcasts representing research, notably VIEW to the U produced by the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research at University of Toronto Mississauga. This research also considered gaps in the current literature related to the effectiveness of audio outputs in research.
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34. Supporting Learning Communities via Web Service Technologies: Navigating Knowledge Transfer between Infrastructural Services and User Needs
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International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS), Wilmers, Annika, and Fahrer, Sigrid
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Drawing on research syntheses from the meta project Digi-EBF as well as the German Education Server, this contribution discusses how web products and services offered by the Information Center for Education at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education address and support educational communities. In the area of research syntheses, important factors for success are a methodologically systematic and transparent procedure and an easy open access as well as a monitoring of formats by science communication. The German Education Server meets its transfer task by orientation towards dimensions of information quality, adhering to user's needs and evaluating its effectivity via different assessment and measurement methods.
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35. Rethinking research methods in protracted violent conflicts in Mozambique: fieldwork in complex emergencies
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Chirambwi, Kudakwashe
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36. Handling missing data through prevention strategies in self-administered questionnaires: a discussion paper.
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Audet, Li-Anne, Desmarais, Michèle, and Gosselin, Émilie
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PROFESSIONAL peer review , *TELEPHONES , *ACQUISITION of data , *DATABASE management , *SURVEYS , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *DATA analysis , *LITERATURE reviews , *EMAIL - Abstract
Why you should read this article: • To avoid bias in analysis, interpretation and generalisability of findings that can occur from missing data when using self-administered questionnaires • To develop strategies to prevent missing data in self-administered questionnaires • To understand the methodological and statistical considerations underlying the use of prevention strategies in quantitative studies Background: Self-administered questionnaires are efficient and low-cost ways of collecting data with wide cohorts. Nonetheless, their use in studies can result in a high occurrence of missing data, which can affect the statistical power, representativeness and generalisability of the findings. Imputation methods have been considered efficient statistical techniques for managing missing data. However, they have also been associated with limits, such as the risk of under-estimation of the effect, lower statistical power and decrease of correlation among variables. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of using prevention strategies to avoid missing data before the data are analysed. Aim: To identify strategies for preventing the occurrence of missing data and to discuss their effects, as well as their methodological and statistical considerations. Discussion: The article discusses prevention strategies related to the administration format and follow-up and reminders. Strategies such as the use of electronic tablets, email and telephone reminders are associated with lower rates of missing data in self-administered questionnaires. However, methodological and statistical limits, including the absence of a comparison group and statistical validation of the reported results, limits the capacity to establish robust consensus. Conclusion: Prevention strategies represent relevant and feasible avenues for handling missing data in a wide range of clinical, nursing and epidemiological research. More projects based on robust design are needed to ensure accurate and reliable data are collected from patients, families, communities and clinicians. Implications for practice: It is important for clinicians and nurses to understand the phenomenon of missing data and the strategies available to prevent missing data, to collect data representing the patients' and families' perspectives and experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Research Outputs as Testimony & the APC as Testimonial Injustice in the Global South
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Cox, Emily
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Research outputs are a form of testimony with researchers serving as expert testifiers. Research outputs align with philosophical understandings of testimony, as research represents an everyday, informal communicative act. If research outputs are a form of testimony, they are open to ethical and epistemic critique. The open access (OA) article processing charge (APC) in the Global South serves as an apt topic for this critique. The APC is a financial barrier to publication for Southern researchers, and thus raises problems around epistemic and testimonial injustice. The second half of this paper examines a variety of equity issues in prestige scholarly publishing and OA APCs, which are then more fully illustrated by the development of a hypothetical testimonial injustice case study focused on a researcher working in Latin America. Ultimately, I propose the following argument: If people use journal rankings as a guide to which testimony they should take seriously and the OA APC publishing model systematically excludes researchers from the Global South on non-meritocratic grounds, then the OA APC publishing model contributes to testimonial injustice. This paper is a philosophical, theory-based discussion that contributes to research about equitable systems of scholarship.
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38. Paper 3: Selecting rapid review methods for complex questions related to health policy and system issues
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Kerry Waddell, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Michael G. Wilson, Kelly Dickson, Sandy Oliver, and John N. Lavis
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Focus (computing) ,business.industry ,Process (engineering) ,Health Policy ,Research ,Publications ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Data science ,Systematic review ,Work (electrical) ,Conceptual framework ,Selection (linguistics) ,Humans ,Medicine ,business ,Referral and Consultation ,Health policy ,Systematic Reviews as Topic ,Stakeholder consultation - Abstract
Approaches for rapid reviews that focus on streamlining systematic review methods are not always suitable for exploring complex policy questions, as developing and testing theories to explain these complexities requires configuring diverse qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods studies. Our objective was therefore to provide a guide to selecting approaches for rapidly (i.e., within days to months) addressing complex questions related to health policy and system issues. We provide a two-stage, transdisciplinary collaborative process to select a rapid review approach to address complex policy questions, which consists of scoping the breadth and depth of the literature and then selecting an optimal approach to synthesis. The first stage (scoping the literature) begins with a discussion with the stakeholders requesting evidence to identify and refine the question for the review, which is then used to conduct preliminary searches and conceptually map the documents identified. In the second stage (selection of an optimal approach), further stakeholder consultation is required to refine and tailor the question and approach to identifying relevant documents to include. The approach to synthesizing the included documents is then guided by the final question, the breadth and depth of the literature, and the time available and can include a static or evolving conceptual framework to code and analyze a range of evidence. For areas already covered extensively by existing systematic reviews, the focus can be on summarizing and integrating the review findings, resynthesizing the primary studies, or updating the search and reanalyzing one or more of the systematic reviews. The choice of approaches for conducting rapid reviews is intertwined with decisions about how to manage projects, the amount of work to be done, and the knowledge already available, and our guide offers support to help make these strategic decisions. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13643-021-01834-y.
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39. Automated analysis of pen-on-paper spirals for tremor detection, quantification, and differentiation.
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Rajan, Roopa, Anandapadmanabhan, Reghu, Nageswaran, Sharmila, Radhakrishnan, Vineeth, Saini, Arti, Krishnan, Syam, Gupta, Anu, Vishnu, Venugopalan Y., Pandit, Awadh K., Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Radhakrishnan, Divya M, Singh, Mamta Bhushan, Bhatia, Rohit, Srivastava, Achal, Kishore, Asha, and Padma Srivastava, M. V.
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STATISTICS ,RESEARCH ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,ANALYSIS of variance ,TASK performance ,HANDWRITING ,ACCELEROMETERS ,DYSTONIA ,MOVEMENT disorders ,TREMOR ,DRAWING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,PARKINSON'S disease ,SENSITIVITY & specificity (Statistics) ,DATA analysis ,RECEIVER operating characteristic curves ,DATA analysis software ,ALGORITHMS - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop an automated algorithm to detect, quantify, and differentiate between tremor using pen-on-paper spirals. METHODS: Patients with essential tremor (n = 25), dystonic tremor (n = 25), Parkinson’s disease (n = 25), and healthy volunteers (HV, n = 25) drew free-hand spirals. The algorithm derived the mean deviation (MD) and tremor variability from scanned images. MD and tremor variability were compared with 1) the Bain and Findley scale, 2) the Fahn–Tolosa–Marin tremor rating scale (FTM–TRS), and 3) the peak power and total power of the accelerometer spectra. Inter and intra loop widths were computed to differentiate between the tremor. RESULTS: MD was higher in the tremor group (48.9±26.3) than in HV (26.4±5.3; p < 0.001). The cut-off value of 30.3 had 80.9% sensitivity and 76.0% specificity for the detection of the tremor [area under the curve: 0.83; 95% confidence index (CI): 0.75, 0.91, p < 0.001]. MD correlated with the Bain and Findley ratings (rho = 0.491, p = 0 < 0.001), FTM–TRS part B (rho = 0.260, p = 0.032) and accelerometric measures of postural tremor (total power, rho = 0.366, p < 0.001; peak power, rho = 0.402, p < 0.001). Minimum Detectable Change was 19.9%. Inter loop width distinguished Parkinson’s disease spirals from dystonic tremor (p < 0.001, 95% CI: 54.6, 211.1), essential tremor (p = 0.003, 95% CI: 28.5, 184.9), or HV (p = 0.036, 95% CI: -160.4, -3.9). CONCLUSION: The automated analysis of pen-on-paper spirals generated robust variables to quantify the tremor and putative variables to distinguish them from each other. SIGNIFICANCE: This technique maybe useful for epidemiological surveys and follow-up studies on tremor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Relevance and its epistemic underpinnings in B2B marketing research: four axioms and nine relevance types
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Ojansivu, Ilkka Tapani
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41. EAACI position paper on the clinical use of the bronchial allergen challenge: Unmet needs and research priorities
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Ioana Agache, Dario Antolin‐Amerigo, Frederic Blay, Cristina Boccabella, Cristiano Caruso, Pascal Chanez, Mariana Couto, Ronina Covar, Serge Doan, Jean‐Luc Fauquert, Gail Gauvreau, Alina Gherasim, Ludger Klimek, Catherine Lemiere, Parameswaran Nair, Iñigo Ojanguren, David Peden, Luis Perez‐de‐Llano, Oliver Pfaar, Carmen Rondon, Maia Rukhazde, Joaquin Sastre, Johannes Schulze, Diana Silva, Susan Tarlo, Sanna Toppila‐Salmi, Jolanta Walusiak‐Skorupa, Stefan Zielen, Ibon Eguiluz‐Gracia, Centre recherche en CardioVasculaire et Nutrition = Center for CardioVascular and Nutrition research (C2VN), and Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
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Allergic asthma (AA) is a common asthma phenotype, and its diagnosis requires both the demonstration of IgE-sensitization to aeroallergens and the causative role of this sensitization as a major driver of asthma symptoms. Therefore, a bronchial allergen challenge (BAC) would be occasionally required to identify AA patients among atopic asthmatics. Nevertheless, BAC is usually considered a research tool only, with existing protocols being tailored to mild asthmatics and research needs (eg long washout period for inhaled corticosteroids). Consequently, existing BAC protocols are not designed to be performed in moderate-to-severe asthmatics or in clinical practice. The correct diagnosis of AA might help select patients for immunomodulatory therapies. Allergen sublingual immunotherapy is now registered and recommended for controlled or partially controlled patients with house dust mite-driven AA and with FEV1 ≥ 70%. Allergen avoidance is costly and difficult to implement for the management of AA, so the proper selection of patients is also beneficial. In this position paper, the EAACI Task Force proposes a methodology for clinical BAC that would need to be validated in future studies. The clinical implementation of BAC could ultimately translate into a better phenotyping of asthmatics in real life, and into a more accurate selection of patients for long-term and costly management pathways.
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42. These experiments could lift millions out of dire poverty.
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Tollefson J
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43. ETHNA System Implementation Co-design Requirements Guiding Paper – The ETHNA Lab. ETHNA System Project – Deliverable 5.3
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Neuhaus, Sigrid Vedel, Holstener, Simon, Vestergaard Bidstrup, Maya, Kotnis, Sita Ramchandra, Rodríguez Coronel, Martha, González-Esteban, Elsa, and Eekhout, Xavier
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This document includes a guide on the ETHNA Lab, followed by the methodological reflections made during the development of the ETHNA Lab, a short introduction to the implementation process, including the support structure offered to the implementing organisations, and finally some concluding reflections on the desired outcome of the ETHNA Lab process.
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44. CHecklist for statistical Assessment of Medical Papers: the CHAMP statement
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Douglas G. Altman, Michael J. Campbell, Nicholas P. Jewell, Maryam Nazemipour, Rasmus Nielsen, Gary S. Collins, and Mohammad Ali Mansournia
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medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation ,Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology ,Article ,Epidemiology ,medicine ,Humans ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,Quality (business) ,media_common ,Medical education ,education ,research ,Public health ,Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials ,methodology ,General Medicine ,Transparency (behavior) ,Checklist ,statistics ,Research Design ,epidemiology ,Biostatistics ,Psychology - Abstract
Misuse of statistics in medical and sports science research is common and may lead to detrimental consequences to healthcare. Many authors, editors and peer reviewers of medical papers will not have expert knowledge of statistics or may be unconvinced about the importance of applying correct statistics in medical research. Although there are guidelines on reporting statistics in medical papers, a checklist on the more general and commonly seen aspects of statistics to assess when peer-reviewing an article is needed. In this article, we propose a CHecklist for statistical Assessment of Medical Papers (CHAMP) comprising 30 items related to the design and conduct, data analysis, reporting and presentation, and interpretation of a research paper. While CHAMP is primarily aimed at editors and peer reviewers during the statistical assessment of a medical paper, we believe it will serve as a useful reference to improve authors’ and readers’ practice in their use of statistics in medical research. We strongly encourage editors and peer reviewers to consult CHAMP when assessing manuscripts for potential publication. Authors also may apply CHAMP to ensure the validity of their statistical approach and reporting of medical research, and readers may consider using CHAMP to enhance their statistical assessment of a paper.
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45. The 100 Most Frequently Cited Articles on Myopia.
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Shemesh, Rachel, Dichter, Sarah, Mezer, Eedy, and Wygnanski-Jaffe, Tamara
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MYOPIA treatment ,RESEARCH ,MYOPIA ,BIBLIOGRAPHY ,PUBLIC health ,CITATION analysis ,BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations ,ELECTRONIC publications ,HEALTH promotion ,SYMPTOMS - Abstract
Purpose. To provide a bibliographical-historical perspective and main interest in the field of myopia. Methods. In this bibliographic study, the Web of Science Database was searched from 1999 to 2018. Recorded parameters included journal name, impact factor, year and language, number of authors, type and origin, methodology, number of subjects, funding, and topics. Results. Epidemiological assessments were the leading type of article (28%), and half of the papers were prospective studies. The number of citations for multicenter studies was significantly higher (P = 0.034). The articles were published in 27 journals, with the majority in Investigative Ophthalmology, Vision Sciences (28%), and Ophthalmology (26%). Etiology, signs and symptoms, and treatment equally encompassed the topics. Papers addressing etiology, specifically genetic and environmental factors (P = 0.029), signs and symptoms (P = 0.001), and prevention, specifically public awareness (47%, P = 0.005), received significantly more citations. Treatment to decrease myopia progression was a much more common topic (68%) than refractive surgery (32%). Optical treatment was the most popular modality (39%). Half of the publications came from 3 countries: the United States (US), Australia, and Singapore. The highest ranked and cited papers came from the US (P = 0.028) and Singapore (P = 0.028). Conclusions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the top-cited articles on myopia. There is a predominance of epidemiological assessments and multicenter studies originating from the US, Australia, and Singapore, assessing etiology, signs and symptoms, and prevention. These are more frequently cited, emphasizing the great interest in mapping the increase in the incidence of myopia in different countries, public health awareness, and myopia control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2021 Editors' Choice Papers
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Christian Weber, Anne Rigby, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Biochemie, and RS: Carim - B01 Blood proteins & engineering
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Publishing ,Research ,ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION ,Humans ,Thrombosis ,Hematology ,Editorial Policies - Published
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47. Review of authorship for COVID-19 research conducted during the 2020 first-wave epidemic in Africa reveals emergence of promising African biomedical research and persisting asymmetry of international collaborations.
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Tonen-Wolyec S, Mbumba Lupaka DM, Batina-Agasa S, Mbopi Keou FX, and Bélec L
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- Africa epidemiology, Humans, Authorship, COVID-19 epidemiology, International Cooperation, Research standards
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Objectives: The contribution of African authors to the biomedical literature is small. We evaluated the African and non-African scientific production published in the international literature on the COVID-19 in Africa during the first year of the epidemic (2020)., Methods: Papers on COVID-19 in Africa were extracted from the Medline (PubMed) database for bibliometric analysis including the proportions of three leading and last authors by study type, study country, authors' and laboratories/institutions' countries of affiliation and journal ranking., Results: A total of 160 articles fulfilling the inclusion criteria were analysed. The majority (91.3%) was produced by half (53.7%) of African countries, with important regional disparities, and generally without sources of funding mentioned. The majority (>85.0) of authors in lead positions (first, second, third and last authors) were Africans. Only a small number (8.7%) of studies on COVID-19 in Africa were carried out by laboratories not on the African continent (mainly Europe, USA and China) and generally received funding. The last and first authors were more frequently of non-African origin in journals with an Impact Factor ranking ≥1, and more frequently of African origin in journals with a lower ranking (< 1). The first and last non-African authors tended to report their studies in high ranking ≥1 journals., Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that the emergence of promising African research capable of publishing in indexed but low-impact factor medical journals and reveals the persistence of a North-South asymmetry in international cooperation in biomedical research with Africa., (© 2022 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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48. Teaching, research, and service as drivers of academic career success
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Varela, Otmar and Premeaux, Sonya
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49. Beyond Sustainability: Positioning Regenerative Futures in a Philippine State University
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Ponce, Roy G. and Villegas, Jhonnel P.
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This paper presents the conceptual framework for positioning a government-funded higher education institution (HEI)in the Philippines as a regenerative university. It grounds the notion that academia should rethink and redefine Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through regenerative development and futures thinking. While Davao Oriental is home to a rich biological, social, and cultural heritage, this paper outlines how an academic institution can contribute to its protection, conservation, management, and regeneration. The end goal is to mainstream regenerative futures in the university's four-fold functions: instruction, research, extension, and production. Consequently, the paradigm shift aims to influence local communities to engage in a shared regenerative future that would equally benefit the environment and human societies.
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50. Data tracking in research: aggregation and use or sale of usage data by academic publishers. A briefing paper of the Committee on Scientific Library Services and Information Systems of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
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DFG-Committee on Scientific Library Services and Information Systems, Holzer, Angela, and Kant, Juliane
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Research ,AWBI (Committee on Scientific Library Services and Information Systems) ,User data ,DFG ,Publisher ,Data tracking - Abstract
This briefing paper issued by the Committee on Scientific Library Services and Information Systems (AWBI) of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) on the subject of data tracking in digital research resources describes options for the digital tracking of research activities. It outlines how academic publishers are becoming data analytics specialists, indicates the consequences for research and its institutions, and identifies the types of data mining that are being used. As such, it primarily serves to present contemporary practices with a view to stimulating discussion so that positions can be adopted regarding the consequences of these practices for the academic community. It is aimed at all stakeholders in the research landscape.
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- 2021
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