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1. International publication trends in basic, applied, and conceptual behavior‐analytic journals.

Author

Curiel, Hugo and Curiel, Emily S. L.

Subjects
*BEHAVIORAL assessment, *PUBLISHING, *BEHAVIORAL research, *INTERNATIONAL relations, *BEHAVIORAL sciences, *BEHAVIOR therapy, *SOFTWARE analytics, *ARCHIVES, *AUTHORSHIP
Abstract

The analysis of international and collaborative publication trends in prominent behavior‐analytic journals has been a topic of interest for behavioral researchers. This paper focuses on publication trends from 1997 through 2020 in three prominent journals: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB), Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA), and Perspectives on Behavior Science (PBS). The variable of interest was the percentage of articles published per geographical category—Australasia/East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, and Africa. The results showed that 79, 96, and 87% of the published articles in JEAB, JABA, and PBS, respectively, were conducted by researchers with a North American affiliation. Furthermore, 12, 4, and 4% of the articles in JEAB, JABA, and PBS, respectively, were coauthored by at least two researchers from different geographical categories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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2. The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Refugees: A Systematic Review.

Author

MacDuff, Sabrina, Grodin, Michael, and Gardiner, Paula

Subjects
*TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder, *ALTERNATIVE medicine, *ANALYSIS of variance, *ASIANS, *CHI-squared test, *CINAHL database, *ETHNIC groups, *MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems, *PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems, *BOTANIC medicine, *MEDLINE, *ONLINE information services, *REFUGEES, *RESEARCH funding, *TORTURE victims, *TRADITIONAL medicine, *SYSTEMATIC reviews, *QUALITATIVE research, *QUANTITATIVE research, *INTEGRATIVE medicine
Abstract

Little is known about the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) among refugees, despite the common practice of CAM in many non-Western countries. We performed a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature using nine electronic databases. We included articles pertaining to refugees and CAM (whole medical systems, mind body medicine, herbal remedies, manipulative therapies, energy medicine). Qualitative and quantitative data were compiled and analyzed through descriptive statistics and chi square distribution tables. We reviewed 237 abstracts, and 47 publications met our inclusion criteria. Twenty-six papers documented whole medical systems; 11 mind-body medicine; 5 biologically based practices; 4 manipulative and body-based therapies; and 1 study documented the use of energy medicine. There were 3 clinical trials, 20 surveys, 12 case reports, 2 participant-observer qualitative papers, and 10 review papers. Most studies focused on Asian refugee populations (66%; n = 31). Mental problems related to trauma accounted for 36% of CAM use (17). Among included articles, methodological quality was extremely low. Our results show evidence that type of CAM used by refugees may vary based on ethnicity, yet this is most likely due to a bias in the medical literature. Efforts are needed to further explore these results and expand research within this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011
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3. The Meaning of Democracy in Emerging Democracies.

Author

Shin, Doh C., Dalton, Russell J., and Jou, Willy

Subjects
*DEMOCRACY, *ELECTIONS, *DEMOCRATIZATION, *PUBLIC welfare
Abstract

This paper addresses the question of how ordinary people understand democracy. Do contemporary publics display a reasonable understanding of the meaning of democracy, and what are the contents of their definitions? Do people focus on the procedural aspects of democracy-elections, democratic institutions, and processes-which are the main focus of democratization efforts. Alternatively, do they see democracy in economic or social welfare terms? We draw on a wide range of public opinion surveys that have recently been conducted to explore these questions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Our research yields two generalizations about popular conceptions of democracy. First, most citizens of new democracies are cognitively capable of imputing meaning to democracy in their own words. Second, and most important, most of those cognitively capable citizens think of democracy in terms of the freedoms, liberties and rights that it conveys, rather than procedural and institutional conceptions of liberal democracy. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2007