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Ivanovskii, Alexander A., and Ekaterina V. Tkacheva. "Technological Features of the Renewed System of Selective Dissemination of Information in the Library for Natural Sciences of the RAS." Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] 67, no. 5 (December 7, 2018): 513–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2018-67-5-513-522.
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The wide spectrum of full text and bibliographic information resources (e. g. Web of Science, Scopus), which Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LNS RAS) had in its subscription for the last few years, was a ground for the autors' efforts in developing of the modern system of selective dissemination of information (SDI system). At the same time, acquisition of information sources on traditional media has been steadily decreasing in recent years.Sources of bibliographic information in this SDI system are bibliographic databases Web of Science and Scopus, and full-text platforms of foreign scientific publishers (currently — several dozen, including John Wiley & Sons, Springer Nature and ScienceDirect).The users of the SDI system have opportunity to get two kinds of service: the first one is informing on the current issues of the scientific journals which are preselected by user himself; the second one is the thematic informing based on the keywords of user thematic requests. This SDI system has the important feature that distinguishes it from traditional definition of SDI systems: we do not restrict either lists of journals reported by users nor the bibliographic sources in thematic sets by the list of full text sources available via library’s subscription. The only condition for including specific journal in the SDI system for the first kind of service or including the bibliographic source in thematic sets for the second kind of service is existing of the source as electronic web entity. If user has made order for full text material from contents/thematic information set, the library retrieves such full text material via all available ways beginning with library’s subscription and finishing with interlibrary loan.We have selected e-mail sending of personalized information sets for our users, as it was the mode selected as preferable mode by our users themselves. Personalized information sets include ordinary fields of bibliographic record (incl. abstracts if available in protosource) and some fields for increasing navigation options of records: link to full text via DOI, link for article record in Scopus and PubMed, information about library’s subscription for source where specific record is published.
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Garrett, Jeffrey. "Subject Headings in Full-Text Environments: The ECCO Experiment." College & Research Libraries 68, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 69–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.68.1.69.
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Bibliographic records regularly combine two incommensurable types of description: one that captures the physical and textual facts of a work, the other that seeks to encompass succinctly the work’s intellectual content. This article deals with the second type of bibliographic description: subject headings and their contribution to resource discovery. The article reports on an experiment at Northwestern University Library to add subject headings to online records for the Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO).The author assesses the benefits of this enhancement by using a representative research topic: a search for contemporary material on the East India Company (1600–1873). This article extends arguments recently presented by Gross and Taylor (2005) in two directions: first, by considering the importance of subject headings for access to historical materials; and, second, by examining the value added by subject headings even when the full text of a work is available online.
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Conkling, Thomas. "On-Line Information Systems for the Environmental Sciences." Journal of the IEST 28, no. 2 (March 1, 1985): 70–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.17764/jiet.1.28.2.212455803m316048.
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On-line systems are available to assist engineers and scientists in the retrieval and acquisition of technical information. This paper reviews the on-line data bases and related information services in the environmental sciences. The different types of data bases (bibliographic, numeric, and full text), the information they contain, and their potential value to researchers are described.
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Ray, Martyn S. "Adsorptive and Membrane-Type Separations: A Bibliographical Update (1996)." Adsorption Science & Technology 15, no. 9 (October 1997): 627–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026361749701500901.
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This paper provides a bibliography of the 1996 journal literature for adsorptive and membrane-type separations. The references are taken from the 50 most important chemical engineering journals. This paper provides an update to the literature as provided in previous bibliographic papers (Ray 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996a,b). A complete bibliographic listing of the chemical engineering journal literature from 1989 to 1996 (with subsequent six-monthly updates) is available on a CD-ROM database and full details can be obtained from the author. The papers included here have been divided into the following subject groups: theory; design data; adsorbents; PSA and cyclic systems, and applications; liquid-phase adsorption; ion exchange, chromatography, etc.; membranes; and membrane-type separations.
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Marlborough, Helen S. "Accessing the Literature: Using Bibliographic Databases to Find Journal Articles. Part 1." Primary Dental Care os8, no. 3 (July 2001): 117–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/135576101322561949.
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Research in primary dental care, re-certification, continuing professional development, lifelong learning, peer review and quality healthcare are all informed by the published literature. Dental practitioners can find out about reliable and up-to-date information available in the published literature by searching bibliographic databases. Published in two parts, this article describes the databases relevant to clinical dental practice and explains the generic skills required to search them effectively, focusing on MEDLINE, the database most relevant for the majority of dental practitioners, which is freely available via the World Wide Web (WWW). The article differentiates between sensitivity (maximum recall) and specificity (relevance of recall), and suggests how to identify a manageable number of relevant citations, how to save the citations, and how to obtain the full text. In part 2, the article concludes by alerting readers to some of the limitations and pitfalls of database-searching.
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Ray, Martyn S. "Adsorptive and Membrane-Type Separations: A Bibliographical Update (1997)." Adsorption Science & Technology 16, no. 5 (May 1998): 331–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026361749801600502.
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This paper provides a bibliography of the 1997 journal literature for adsorptive and membrane-type separations. The references are taken from the 50 most important chemical engineering journals. This paper provides an update to the literature as provided in previous bibliographic papers (Ray 1990, 1991. 1994, 1995, 1996a,b, 1997). A new edited book (Dabrowski 1998) concerned with adsorption and related separations also contains extensive bibliographies prepared by this author. A complete bibliographic listing of the chemical engineering journal literature from 1959 to 1997 (with subsequent six-monthly updates) is available on a CD-ROM database and full details can be obtained from the author. The papers included here have been divided into the following subject groups: theory; design data; adsorbents; PSA and cyclic systems, and applications; liquid-phase adsorption; ion exchange, chromatography and related separations; membranes; and membrane-type separations.
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Ray, Martin S. "Adsorptive and Membrane-Type Separations: A Bibliographical Update (1994)." Adsorption Science & Technology 13, no. 1 (February 1996): 49–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026361749601300106.
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This paper provides a bibliography of the 1994 journal literature for adsorptive and membrane-type separations. The references are taken from the 45 most important chemical engineering journals. This paper provides an update to the literature as provide in previous bibliographic papers (Ray 1990a, 1991, 1994, 1995). A bibliography of the chemical engineering journal literature from 1967–88 has been published by the author (Ray 1990b), and can provide access to a wider range of topics. A complete bibliographic listing of the chemical engineering journal literature from 1989 to 1995 (with subsequent six-monthly updates) is available on a CD-ROM database and full details can be obtained from the author. The papers included here have been divided into the following subject groups: theory; design data; adsorbents; PSA and cyclic systems, and applications; liquid-phase adsorption; ion exchange, chromatography, etc.; membranes; and membrane-type separations.
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Ray, Martyn S. "Adsorptive and Membrane-Type Separations: A Bibliographical Update (1995)." Adsorption Science & Technology 13, no. 6 (December 1996): 433–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026361749601300601.
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This paper provides a bibliography of the 1995 journal literature for adsorptive and membrane-type separations. The references are taken from the 50 most important chemical engineering journals. This paper provides an update to the literature as provided in previous bibliographic papers (Ray 1990a, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996). A bibliography of the chemical engineering journal literature from 1967–1988 has been published by the author (Ray 1990b), and can provide access to a wider range of topics. A complete bibliographic listing of the chemical engineering journal literature from 1989 to 1995 (with subsequent six-monthly updates) is available on a CD-ROM database and full details can be obtained from the author. The papers included have been divided into the following subject groups: theory; design data; adsorbents; PSA and cyclic systems, and applications; liquid-phase adsorption; ion exchange, chromatography, etc.; membranes; and membrane-type separations.
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Mikos, Zenon. "Rozwój funkcjonalności systemu informacji bibliograficznej językoznawstwa slawistycznego – od SYBISLAWa do iSybislawa." Studia z Filologii Polskiej i Słowiańskiej 49 (December 31, 2014): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.11649/sfps.2014.007.
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Functional development of the bibliographic information system on Slavic linguistics – from SYBISLAW to iSybislawThe paper presents the process of functional development of the bibliographic information system on Slavic linguistics. The first database SYBISLAW (System Bibliografii Slawistycznej), established in 1993, was only available locally and used primarily to generate bibliographies in a traditional book form (7 volumes for the years 1992–1997). In the face of the development of information technology and the needs of modern bibliography users, the professional system of bibliographic information on Slavic linguistics iSybislaw was designed and implemented in 2008. It is a modern system available online for both indexators, as well as for external users. The structure and functionality of the iSybislaw system allow the use of an expanded formal and subject description, advanced search options and access to full texts of documents. Rozwój funkcjonalności systemu informacji bibliograficznej językoznawstwa slawistycznego – od SYBISLAWa do iSybislawaArtykuł przedstawia proces funkcjonalnego rozwoju systemu informacji bibliograficznej światowego językoznawstwa slawistycznego. Pierwsza baza danych SYBISLAW (System Bibliografii Slawistycznej), która powstała w 1993 r., była dostępna wyłącznie lokalnie i służyła przede wszystkim generowaniu bibliografii w tradycyjnej postaci książkowej (7 woluminów za lata 1992-1997). Wobec rozwoju technik informacyjnych i potrzeb współczesnych użytkowników bibliografii w 2008 r. zaprojektowano i zaimplementowano profesjonalny system informacji bibliograficznej językoznawstwa slawistycznego iSybislaw. Jest to nowoczesny system dostępny online zarówno dla indeksatorów, jak i dla użytkowników zewnętrznych. Struktura i funkcjonalność systemu iSybislaw pozwalają na stosowanie w bazie rozbudowanego opisu formalnego i rzeczowego, zaawansowanych opcji wyszukiwania dokumentów oraz zamieszczania pełnych tekstów dokumentów.
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Hughes, Emma. "Web Search Engines - Not Yet a Reliable Replacement for Bibliographic Databases." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 13, no. 3 (September 13, 2018): 85–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/eblip29378.
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Bates, J., Best, P., McQuilkin, J., & Taylor, B. (2017) Will web search engines replace bibliographic databases in the systematic identification of research? The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 43(1), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2016.11.003
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Objective - To explore whether web search engines could replace bibliographic databases in retrieving research.
Design - Systematic review.
Setting - English language articles in health and social care; comparing bibliographic databases and web search engines for retrieving research published between January 2005 and August 2015, in peer-reviewed journals and available in full-text.
Subjects - Eight bibliographic databases: ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts), CINAHL Plus (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), LISA (Library and Information Science Abstracts), Medline, PsycInfo, Scopus, SSA (Social Services Abstracts), and SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) and five web search engines: Ask, Bing, Google, Google Scholar, Yahoo.
Methods - A literature search via the above bibliographic databases and web search engines. The retrieved results were independently appraised by two researchers, using a combination of tools and checklists, including the PRESS checklist (McGowan et al., 2016) and took guidance on developing search strategies from the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (2009).
Main Results - Sixteen papers met the appraisal requirements. Each paper compared at least one bibliographic database against one web-search engine. The authors also discuss findings from their own search process. Precision and sensitivity scores from each paper were compared. The results highlighted that web search engines do not necessarily use Boolean logic and in general have limited functionality compared to bibliographic databases. There were variances in the way precision scores were calculated between papers, but when based on the first 100 results, web search engines were similar to some databases. However, their sensitivity scores were much weaker.
Conclusion - Whilst precision scores were strong for web search engines, sensitivity was lacking; therefore web search engines cannot be seen as a replacement for bibliographic databases at this time. The authors recommend improving the quality of reporting in studies regarding literature searching in academia in order for reliable comparisons to be made.
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Hobbs, G., R. Manchester, A. Teoh, and M. Hobbs. "The ATNF Pulsar Catalog." Symposium - International Astronomical Union 218 (2004): 139–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900180829.
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The number of known pulsars has significantly increased over the past few years. We have searched the literature to find papers announcing the discovery of pulsars or giving improved parameters for them. Data from the papers have been entered into a new pulsar catalog that can be accessed via a web interface or from the command line (on Solaris or Linux machines). The user may request over 120 different parameters, select pulsars of interest, generate custom variables and choose between different ways of displaying or tabulating the datA. Full bibliographic references are available for all observed parameters.
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Litvinova, Nataliya. "How the users find science journal articles in the digital environment." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 1 (January 24, 2019): 30–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2019-1-30-39.
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The author discusses the most popular search services for science articles retrieval — which make the main information source for modem researchers. Based on the findings of the global sociological study of over 40,000 respondents, the services most popular with the users are compared. Among the most frequently used are: abstracted bibliographic databases, science retrieval services, global general search services, libraries’ www-sites, publishers’ www-sites, journals www-sites, and social networks. The author analyzes libraries’ potential for tuning popular services for the users to transit from brief article descriptions (bibliographic records) to their full texts available through subscriptions. To unify the exchange mode and formats, the requirements documents by the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) regulate data exchange between content providers (publishers and aggregators), discovery services developers and the libraries. Integration of Russian journal resources into the global exchange infrastructure is hindered by incompleteness and inconsistency of the metadata being provided. Meanwhile such integration is vital for Russian science article visibility and citation. The author also emphasizes the importance of the standardized data exchange between Russian content providers, discovery services, and the libraries.
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Odorova, Tatyana L. "BIOBIBLIOGRAPHY ON THE WEBSITES OF LIBRARIES OF BURYATIA." Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. Kul'turologiya i iskusstvovedenie, no. 39 (2020): 286–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.17223/22220836/39/27.
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The study of the current state of biobibliography of Buryatia, presented in the library web envi-ronment, was the purpose of this article. The author used methods of comparative analysis, monitoring of the web environment, bibliographic. The research results should include a representation of the forms of bio-bibliographic information that exists in the library web environment. The comparative characteristics of Internet resources contributes to the discovery of specifics in the creation of infor-mation products by libraries of various types and types. Links to websites identified in the process of studying the electronic environment can be used as a guide to the bio-bibliographic resources of the libraries of the republic. The article reflects bio-bibliographic information on library websites, which is publicly available. Traditional bio-bibliographic indexes are reviewed – digital copies and electronic versions of printed publications, original bibliographic products, complex electronic resources, databases that combine elements of bio-bibliographic, reference, full-text materials. Data on information products of scientific and public libraries was revealed: the National Library of the Republic of Buryatia, universities, the Buryat Scientific Center of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (BSC SB RAS), the Republican Library for Children and Youth, centralized library systems of the city of Ulan-Ude and the republic. Bibliographic information in the form of indexes, dictionaries (“Who's Who”), databases (“Teachers' Works”, etc.) has a special place on the websites of scientific libraries of universities: Buryat State University, East Siberian State University of Technology and Management, Buryat State Agricultural Academy, East-Siberian State Institute of Culture. The website of the Central Scientific Library of the BSC SB RAS reflects the “Works of the BSC SB RAS employees” in the same heading, information on memorial libraries of prominent scientists in the field of physical and mathematical sciences, literary criticism, art history, ethnography, oriental studies. The website of the National Library of the Republic of Buryatia provides the most valuable edi-tions of local history topics: electronic versions of printed publications, reference and bibliographic databases, and electronic collections dedicated to prominent figures of the republic. Republican library for children and youth, Central City Library named after I.K. Kalashnikov, the centralized library sys-tems of Ulan-Ude and the republic are created and distributed in the Internet space, mainly bio-bibliographic information of recommendatory nature, in order to popularize the personality of the writer, public figure, war hero, historical character. Conclusions are made about the diversity of forms of bio-bibliographic information in the library web environment and, at the same time, the need to achieve common organizational and methodologi-cal approaches of libraries to create bio-bibliography in the republic and its presentation in the Internet space. The general picture of the state of biobibliography considered in the article, the mentioned names of famous figures of the republic give a curtailed knowledge about of the development of science, culture and other areas of public life in the past and in modern times.
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Cadilho, Julio Cesar Ramos, Nathana Reis Fraga Silva, Leone José da Silva Santos, Rodrigo da Silva Oliveira Pinto, Hadassa de Almeida Almenara Rodrigues Amaro, Silvia Maria Lyra, and Claudia Maria Pereira. "Senescence: General aspects about morphophysiology in the process of oral aging." Research, Society and Development 10, no. 6 (June 4, 2021): e420106115249. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i6.15249.
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Objective: This study aimed to perform an expository review about the aging process of oral tissues, correlating the information available in the literature to a conceptual and terminological view. For this purpose, a search was performed in the literature with reference to SCIELO, MEDLINE and Health Portals databases. Methods: The methodology used was the bibliographic, an explanatory research, combined with a contextualization of the data, where the main intention was to make science in the scope of qualitative methods and techniques of research. Where the inclusion criteria were availability of the full text of the study, to demonstrate clarity in the methodological detail used and to be available in Portuguese or English. Conclusion: Through the perquirition performed in this study, it was possible to discuss in an enriching way the proposed theme, encompassing several physiological aspects, morphological and external characteristic, while main actors in the process of Oral senescence.
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Zhang, Li, Yong Huang, Jinqing Yang, and Wei Lu. "Aggregating large-scale databases for PubMed author name disambiguation." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 28, no. 9 (June 28, 2021): 1919–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocab095.
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Abstract Objective PubMed has suffered from the author ambiguity problem for many years. Existing studies on author name disambiguation (AND) for PubMed only used internal metadata for development. However, some of them are incomplete (eg, a large number of names are only abbreviated and their full names are not available) or less discriminative. To this end, we present a new disambiguation method, namely AggAND, by aggregating information from external databases. Materials and Methods We address this issue by exploring Microsoft Academic Graph, Semantic Scholar, and PubMed Knowledge Graph to enhance the built-in name metadata, and extend the internal metadata with some external and more discriminative metadata. Results Experimental results on enhanced name metadata demonstrate comparable performance to 3 author identifier systems, as well as show superiority over the original name metadata. More importantly, our method, AggAND, incorporating both enhanced name and extended metadata, yields F1 scores of 95.80% and 93.71% on 2 datasets and outperforms the state-of-the-art method by a large margin (3.61% and 6.55%, respectively). Conclusions The feasibility and good performance of our methods not only help better understand the importance of external databases for disambiguation, but also point to a promising direction for future AND studies in which information aggregated from multiple bibliographic databases can be effective in improving disambiguation performance. The methodology shown here can be generalized to broader bibliographic databases beyond PubMed. Our code and data are available online (https://github.com/carmanzhang/PubMed-AND-method).
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Hall, Steven. "National Bibliographies on CD-ROM." Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues 9, no. 2 (August 1997): 143–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095574909700900205.
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CD-ROM technology has tremendous potential for storing and enabling access to just the type of data contained in national bibliographies. A single CD-ROM can hold the equivalent of c.250,000 A4 sheets of print. CD-ROMs are easily replicable, and therefore offer security as well as enabling the information contained to be made more widely available. Of the two methods used to convert print to binary data in electronic form, scanning and keying, databases published by Chadwyck-Healey use the latter. In the case of national bibliographies on CD-ROM, new records are created electronically at the very first stage of cataloguing, while older records are converted by keying. Chadwyck-Healey has developed an extensive CD-ROM list, focusing on both bibliographic and full-text literary works. The national bibliographies it produces on CD-ROM are those of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. That of the Netherlands is shortly to appear. Bibliographic coverage is further extended by several other databases produced by Chadwyck-Healey. National bibliographies on CD-ROM produced by other bodies are those of Finland, Norway, Bulgaria, Singapore and the USA. Although other means of making this sort of material are now competing with CD-ROM, it looks like holding its own for some time.
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Liem, Marieke, Katharina Krüsselmann, and Manuel Eisner. "From Murder to Imprisonment: Mapping the Flow of Homicide Cases—A Systematic Review." Homicide Studies 24, no. 3 (June 1, 2020): 220–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767920924447.
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This systematic review examined the evidence on factors influencing the flow of homicide, from suspicious death to imprisonment. Bibliographic databases and thesis portals were searched. The total number of hits was 15,986, of which 15,830 were irrelevant, 35 did not include a quantitative sample, 26 did not focus on homicide, 18 did not present flow data, and for seven there was no full text available. The remaining 70 papers were analyzed. With the exception of one, no study presented a complete longitudinal flow. Results indicated that both legal and extralegal characteristics influence the likelihood of cases to drop out. Aside from a first mapping of homicide case flows, future research should explore false positives and false negatives, to come to a first understanding of funnel selectivity in homicide cases.
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Yee, Cheng W., and Dinesh Kumar Chellappan. "Are the Current Complementary and Alternative Therapies Available for the Treatment of Low Back Pain and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Reliable Clinically? A Review of the Literature." Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine 18, no. 3 (April 16, 2013): 216–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2156587213485436.
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Low back pain and chronic fatigue syndrome are major work-related disablers affecting millions around the globe today. This article assesses the clinical reliability of complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of low back pain and chronic fatigue syndrome using the existing accessible literature. Multiple bibliographic databases that include medical, general health care, and natural medicine literature were searched for relevant terms and conclusions. The authors examined all abstracts obtained through the search and reviewed the full text of the relevant articles along with the additional supporting articles that resulted from the search. It is observed from the literature that most of the complementary and alternative treatments available today are clinically reliable for the treatment of low back pain, as significantly evidenced. However, not many studies support the clinical reliability of the use of complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Joaquim, Fabiana Lopes, Rose Mary Costa Rosa Andrade Silva, Maria Paz Garcia-Caro, Francisco Cruz-Quintana, and Eliane Ramos Pereira. "Impact of venous ulcers on patients' quality of life: an integrative review." Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 71, no. 4 (August 2018): 2021–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0516.
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ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze knowledge gathered about the impact of venous ulcers on patients' quality of life. Method: Systematic bibliographic review study with an integrative approach. Databases of MEDLINE, LILACS, IBECS, CINAHL Complete, Web of Science, Scopus, and CUIDEN Plus were used for selection with the PICOT guiding criteria, through the DeCS and MeSH: adult, aged, varicose ulcer, and quality of life, in Portuguese, Spanish, and English. The inclusion criteria were: full original articles available in the databases selected with adherence to the theme in Portuguese, Spanish, and English, published from 2007 to 2016. Results: The sample included 14 national and international articles with different methodological approaches and investigative contexts, published from 2012 to 2016. Conclusion: Chronic venous ulcers act on patients' bio-psycho-social-spiritual and socioeconomic spheres, having a negative impact on their quality of life.
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Wong, Jennifer S., Jason Gravel, Martin Bouchard, Karine Descormiers, and Carlo Morselli. "Promises kept? A meta-analysis of gang membership prevention programs." Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice 2, no. 2 (June 13, 2016): 134–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcrpp-06-2015-0018.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the effects of gang prevention programs on gang membership. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a systematic literature review across 19 bibliographic databases and a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of these strategies. Findings – The database search resulted in 3,850 hits. Of the 162 studies that were screened in full, six involved a prevention program with outcomes commensurate for meta-analysis. Pooled log odds ratios indicate a significant, positive effect of gang prevention programs at reducing gang membership; however, sensitivity analysis demonstrates that the results are driven by the effects of a single study. Originality/value – Despite the small sample size, the current study presents the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of gang membership prevention programs. There is a critical need in the field of gang control for rigorous evaluation of prevention strategies.
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Maystrovich, Tatiana V. "Theoretical Basis for the Development of National Standard “Library and Information Services of the Scientific Library. Types, Forms and Modes of Provision”." Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)] 68, no. 5 (November 27, 2019): 465–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/0869-608x-2019-68-5-465-474.
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The article presents substantiation of the theoretical provisions underlying the National Standard GOST R 7.0.104—2019 “SIBID. Library and information services of the scientific library. Types, forms and modes of provision”. The author proves the expediency of applying cluster approach, allowed to consider the library and information service in terms of its content (type), form and modes of provision to users. The article demonstrates possibility of applying Standard not only to scientific libraries, but also to the libraries of other types. Definition of library and information service in the standard makes it possible to understand it as a specific result of library services and information activities of the library. The standard determines five types of services: library, bibliographic, information, bibliometric, consulting. Some of them are common to all types of libraries, but bibliometric services are specific feature of scientific libraries. Each type of services is implemented in one form or another, under which the standard refers to the method of providing library and information services in the framework of the existing scientific library organization of library and information services.Forms of library services: loan of a document for temporary use; transfer of its contents by copying; providing the possibility to familiarize with documents. Bibliographic services are implemented in the form of message containing reference or bibliographic advice on request, bibliographic list of publications and bibliographic products. Scientific libraries compose thematic or subject field indexes, lists of publications of individuals and collectives, lists with references to the works of specified persons and collectives. Bibliographic services include improving bibliographic literacy, training of users to create a bibliographic record, the formation of bibliographic apparatus of scientific and educational works. The recognized forms of information services are providing users with information products and full-text information, selected and systematized in accordance with the certain criteria. The prerogative of mainly academic and university libraries are bibliometric services, while the forms of their provision are quite diverse and depend on the degree of proximity of the scientific library directly to the research process and distribution of work in the structure of the research Institute. The standard establishes the following bibliometric services: providing user with formalized performance indicators of scientific work, creation of analytical product based on bibliometric and scientometric studies, checking of scientific works for incorrect borrowing. Consulting services are available in most libraries, but in scientific libraries there is added scientific advice on the design of scientific papers, normative, regulatory and administrative documents, presentation of results of individual research activities. The module includes not only the forms of services, but also the parameters specifying their provision: frequency, reason for rendering, targeting, economic characteristics, service location. Another contour of the module is the mode of providing and receiving services, which does not affect its essence, but may adjust its demand. Modes are characterized by the degree of independence of the user, synchronization of the order, execution and receipt of services, frequency of service, means and channel of communication. The article focuses on the service approach to library and information services. The intermediate version of the standard included the section “Service options” (on the ways to improve the comfort of obtaining library and information services by the user, based on his individual preferences), removed in the final version due to insufficient elaboration of the problem. In conclusion, the author notes that National Standard allows bring the service of scientists to their real needs and requests. As a perspective, the paper calls the development of Standard defining the mandatory range of services for libraries of each type and kind, as well as criteria for their qualitative assessment.
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Leite, Gilvânia de Jesus Freitas, Lavínia Mende Santana, Isabela de Sá Oliveira, Laura Christielly Muniz Fonseca, Mychelle Percília Souza Santos, and Danilo Cangussu Mendes. "BIOCORROSION AS NA ETIOLOGICAL FACTOR OF NON-CARIOUS LESIONS: A LITERATURE REVIEW." Revista Unimontes Científica 23, no. 1 (September 3, 2021): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.46551/ruc.v23n1a06.
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Aim: The present study aimed to carry out a literature review about biocorrosion as an etiological factor of non-carious lesions and dentin hypersensitivity. Method: The bibliographic search was performed in the PubMed and Virtual Health Library (VHL)databases, selecting articles published from 2015 to 2020, available in full text, in Portuguese and English, and related to the proposed theme. Results: In the studies included, it was observed that substances with low pH, high titratable acidity, some lifestyles, and occupational habits are factors that can directly interfere with dental demineralization. As a consequence of this process, non-carious lesions and dental hypersensitivity have increased their incidence. Conclusion: The main sources of acids that attack dental structure are food and beverages and endogenous acids of gastric content. Thus, it must be considered themultifactorial character of this process and the association with other etiological factors, such as tension and friction in the development of non-carious lesions, aiming to restore oral health to the patient.
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Martens, Bob, and Ziga Turk. "Cumulative Index of CAAD: Current Status and Future Directions." International Journal of Architectural Computing 1, no. 2 (June 2003): 219–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1260/147807703771799193.
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This article discusses the Cumulative Index of CAAD ( CUMINCAD.SciX.net ) – a digital library set up in 1998 serving the CAAD-community as an important source of scientific information. During the first stage, the metadata of CAAD-related conference proceedings were compiled and published on-line, including all abstracts and approximately 50 % of the full-texts. In a subsequent step a Citation Index was created. Currently, theses and dissertations are being added to the library. Furthermore, a hierarchical topic structure was developed for automated classification of publications in the future, with topics being defined by keywords and characteristic papers. The next version of CUMINCAD, expected to be released later this year, will also feature a discussion forum, an event calendar, an option for commenting on and ranking publications as well as creating an on-line personal bibliographic review. CUMINCAD is a unique digital library in the field of CAAD serving a growing user-community. Younger doctoral degree students and junior researchers will benefit most from this edited, structured collection freely available via Internet.
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Bennett, Rebecca J., Nicole Conway, Susan Fletcher, and Caitlin Barr. "The Role of the General Practitioner in Managing Age-Related Hearing Loss: A Scoping Review." American Journal of Audiology 29, no. 2 (June 8, 2020): 265–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2020_aja-19-00090.
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Purpose The purpose of this review was to examine the research activity relating to the role of the general practitioner (GP) in managing age-related hearing loss in older adults. Method A literature search of peer-reviewed journal articles published in English was conducted in online bibliographic databases using multiple variations of the keywords “general practitioner” and “hearing.” Results The search strategy identified 3,255 articles. The abstracts of all articles were screened with 124 full-text records subsequently assessed for eligibility. Forty-nine articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Conclusions For people with hearing loss, the GP can play an instrumental role in guiding appropriate and timely choices for addressing hearing concerns. There are a range of quick, easy, and sensitive methods available to GPs to assist the objective evaluation of hearing. The evidence suggests that implementing hearing screening programs targeting older adults will increase rates of hearing loss detection and subsequently increase the number of patients receiving hearing loss intervention. Education and training appear key to improving GPs’ screening, management, and referral of patients with hearing loss in the primary health care setting.
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Gillam, Marianne, Matthew Leach, Jessica Muller, David Gonzalez-Chica, Martin Jones, Kuda Muyambi, Sandra Walsh, and Esther May. "Availability and quality of publicly available health workforce data sources in Australia: a scoping review protocol." BMJ Open 10, no. 1 (January 2020): e034400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034400.
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IntroductionThe health workforce is an integral component of the healthcare system. Comprehensive, high-quality data on the health workforce are essential to identifying gaps in health service provision, as well as informing future health workforce and health services planning, and health policy. While many data sources are used in Australia for these purposes, the quality of the data sources with respect to relevance, accessibility and accuracy is not clear.Methods and analysisThis scoping review aims to identify and appraise publicly available data sources describing the Australian health workforce. The review will include any data source (eg, registry, administrative database and survey) or document reporting a data source (eg, journal article, report) on the Australian health workforce, which is publicly available and describes the characteristics of the workforce. The search will be conducted in 10 bibliographic databases and the grey literature using an iterative process. Screening of titles and abstracts will be undertaken by two investigators, independently, using Covidence software. Any disagreement between investigators will be resolved by a third investigator. Documents/data sources identified as potentially eligible will be retrieved in full text and reviewed following the same process. Data will be extracted using a customised data extraction tool. A customised appraisal tool will be used to assess the relevance, accessibility and accuracy of included data sources.Ethics and disseminationThe scoping review is a secondary analysis of existing, publicly available data sources and does not require ethics approval. The findings of this scoping review will further our understanding of the quality and availability of data sources used for health workforce and health services planning in Australia. The results will be submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and presented at conferences targeted at health workforce and public health topics.
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Loblaw, D. Andrew, David S. Mendelson, James A. Talcott, Katherine S. Virgo, Mark R. Somerfield, Edgar Ben-Josef, Richard Middleton, et al. "American Society of Clinical Oncology Recommendations for the Initial Hormonal Management of Androgen-Sensitive Metastatic, Recurrent, or Progressive Prostate Cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology 22, no. 14 (July 15, 2004): 2927–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2004.04.579.
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PurposeTo develop a clinical practice guideline for the management of men with metastatic, recurrent, or progressive carcinoma of the prostate. The focus of this document is on the use, combinations, and timing of various forms of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for the palliation of men with androgen-sensitive disease.MethodsAn expert panel and writing committee were formed. The questions to be addressed by the guideline were determined, and a systematic review of the literature was performed, which included a search of online databases, bibliographic review, and consultation with content experts. A priori criteria were used to select studies for analysis and study authors were contacted when necessary.ResultsThere were 10 randomized controlled trials, six systematic reviews, and one Markov model available to inform the guidelines.ConclusionA full discussion between practitioner and patient should occur to determine which therapy is best for the patient. Bilateral orchiectomy or luteinizing hormone releasing hormone agonists are the recommended initial treatments. Nonsteroidal antiandrogen therapy may be discussed as an alternative, but steroidal antiandrogens should not be offered as monotherapy. Patients willing to accept the increased toxicity of combined androgen blockage for a small benefit in survival should be offered nonsteroidal antiandrogen in addition to castrate therapy. Until data from studies using modern medical diagnostic/biochemical tests and standardized follow-up schedules become available, no specific recommendations can be issued regarding the question of early versus deferred ADT. A discussion about the pros and cons of early versus deferred ADT should occur.
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Bruen, Michael. "Uptake and Dissemination of Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods in Civil Engineering—Lessons from the Literature." Applied Sciences 11, no. 7 (March 25, 2021): 2940. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11072940.
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The SCOPUS and Wed of Science bibliometric databases were searched for papers related to the use of multi-criteria methods in civil engineering related disciplines. The results were analyzed for information on the reported geographical distribution of usage, the methods used, the application areas with most usage and the software tools used. There was a wide geographical distribution of usage with all northern hemisphere continents well represented. However, of the very many methods available, a small number seemed to dominate usage, with the Analytic Hierarchy Process being the most frequently used. The application areas represented in the documents found was not widely spread and mainly seemed to be focused on issues such as sustainability, environment, risk, safety and to some extent project management, with less usage on other areas. This may be due to individual engineer’s choices in relation to if and how to disseminate the results of their work and to their choice of keywords and titles that determine if their publications are selected in bibliographic searches and thus more visible to a wider readership. A comparison with more topic focused searches, relating to Bridge Design, Earthquake Engineering, Cladding, Sewage Treatment, Foundation design, Truss design, Water Supply, Building Energy, Route selection and Transport mode showed very different results. Analysis of the papers in this area indicated that the full range of supporting software available for multi-criteria decision analysis (many listed in this paper) may not be fully appreciated by potential users.
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Sung, Han-Yu, and Yu-Liang Chi. "Applications of Semantic Web in integrating open data and bibliographic records: a development example of an infomediary of Taiwanese indigenous people." Electronic Library 39, no. 2 (June 10, 2021): 337–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-09-2020-0258.
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Purpose This study aims to develop a Web-based application system called Infomediary of Taiwanese Indigenous Peoples (ITIP) that can help individuals comprehend the society and culture of indigenous people. The ITIP is based on the use of Semantic Web technologies to integrate a number of data sources, particularly including the bibliographic records of a museum. Moreover, an ontology model was developed to help users search cultural collections by topic concepts. Design/methodology/approach Two issues were identified that needed to be addressed: the integration of heterogeneous data sources and semantic-based information retrieval. Two corresponding methods were proposed: SPARQL federated queries were designed for data integration across the Web and ontology-driven queries were designed to semantically search by knowledge inference. Furthermore, to help users perform searches easily, three searching interfaces, namely, ethnicity, region and topic, were developed to take full advantage of the content available on the Web. Findings Most open government data provides structured but non-resource description framework data, Semantic Web consumers, therefore, require additional data conversion before the data can be used. On the other hand, although the library, archive and museum (LAM) community has produced some emerging linked data, very few data sets are released to the general public as open data. The Semantic Web’s vision of “web of data” remains challenging. Originality/value This study developed data integration from various institutions, including those of the LAM community. The development was conducted based on the mode of non-institution members (i.e. institutional outsiders). The challenges encountered included uncertain data quality and the absence of institutional participation.
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SOUSA, Fernanda Santos de Oliveira de, Ana Paula Pires dos SANTOS, Fernanda BARJA-FIDALGO, and Branca Heloisa de OLIVEIRA. "Evidence-based pediatric dental practice within the clinician's reach: the case of the esthetic effect of topical silver diamine fluoride for caries control in primary dentition." RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia 64, no. 4 (December 2016): 369–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1981-863720160003000013231.
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ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this paper was to demonstrate how a general dental practitioner tried to answer, based on scientific evidence, to the question: "Does the darkening of caries lesions caused by silver diamine fluoride treatment contribute to reducing parents' acceptance of such treatment?". Methods: The dentist adopted the following approach: formulation of a specific question; bibliographic search using controlled vocabulary and free terms; selection of full-text articles for reading; reading and critical appraisal of selected articles; summary of the available evidence; translation of the evidence into clinical practice. The dentist identified 45 studies and selected 20 to be read in full, but only three could be used; two controlled trials from China and one from Brazil. Results: Results showed that the esthetic effect was neither a major issue nor a decisive factor for the indication of the proposed treatment. However, although there is robust scientific evidence on the effectiveness of silver diamine fluoride in arresting and preventing caries lesions, there is scarce information about its esthetic effect. Thus, the lack of studies assessing the impact of the darkening of caries lesions and the esthetic effect of the treatment on the quality of life of children and their parents must be emphasized. Conclusion: The dentist concluded that there is insufficient evidence about the esthetic effect of silver diamine fluoride applications on primary teeth and opted to inform it to his/her patients' caregivers and to share with them the decision whether to use it or not in each specific case.
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Bortnick, Kevin N. "An Ecological Framework to Support Small-Scale Shared Housing for Persons with Neurocognitive Disorders of the Alzheimer's and Related Types: A Literature Review." Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy 29, no. 1 (May 2, 2017): 26–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hkjot.2017.03.001.
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Background Small scale shared housing arrangements (SHAs) is a deinstitutionalized model of care designed to resemble a typical home of <10 people and are increasingly available for persons with neurocognitive disorders of the Alzheimer's and related types (NCD). However, there is little aggregate evidence of their effect on persons with NCD thus, a literature review was performed. Methods Database searches were conducted across CINAHL Complete, OTseeker, PubMed, Ovid, Academic One File, ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health, the World Wide Web and Google Scholar using the several key words that included neurocognitive disorders, Alzheimer's, dementia, quality of life, well-being, occupational performance, activities of daily living, small scale shared housing, sheltered housing and group homes. Bibliographic references from final articles were also examined. Selection criteria involved three steps: screening perspective articles by title and abstract, assessing full text for eligibility and finally, reviewing full-texts. Results 16 studies were selected for final review where most found the association of SHAs with various occupational performance indicators unique to the NCD population better than or equal to controls (traditional models of long term care). A small minority of studies had mixed or inconclusive results. No study found SHAs necessarily worse than controls. Conclusion The SHA model has many benefits for person's with NCD and may be especially advantageous for those in the early stages of the disease process. The occupational therapy profession should continue to raise awareness of SHAs and consider ecological theory as a valid basis for their expansion.
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Hasegawa, Daisuke, Kazuma Yamakawa, Kohei Taniguchi, Shuhei Murao, and Osamu Nishida. "Clinical Significance of MicroRNAs in Patients with Sepsis: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Diagnostics 9, no. 4 (December 3, 2019): 211. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics9040211.
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Sepsis is a dysregulated immune response that leads to organ dysfunction and has high mortality rates despite recent therapeutic advancements. Accurate diagnosis and risk stratification are important for effective sepsis treatment; however, no decisive diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers are currently available. To understand whether microRNA (miRNA) might be useful biomarkers of sepsis, we aim to assess the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of three miRNAs (122, 150, and 223) in sepsis patients via a meta-analysis of relevant published data. We will search electronic bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) for pertinent retrospective and prospective studies in October 2019. Two reviewers will evaluate the collected titles, abstracts, and full articles, and extract the data. We will assess the included studies using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies-2 tool. If feasible, we will use bivariate random effects and hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic (ROC) models to estimate summary ROCs, pooled sensitivity and specificity values, and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals. We will evaluate heterogeneity via clinical and methodological subgroup and sensitivity analyses. This systematic review will clarify the diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of select miRNAs in sepsis. It may also identify knowledge gaps in sepsis’ diagnosis and prognosis.
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Pires, Gabriel Natan, Andréia Gomes Bezerra, Rob B. M. de Vries, Cathalijn H. C. Leenaars, Merel Ritskes-Hoitinga, Sergio Tufik, and Monica Levy Andersen. "Effects of experimental sleep deprivation on aggressive, sexual and maternal behaviour in animals: a systematic review protocol." BMJ Open Science 2, no. 1 (November 2018): e000041. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjos-2017-000041.
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ObjectiveBecause of the relevance for the research on sleep deprivation and human behaviour, many preclinical studies have been conducted on aggressive, sexual and maternal behaviours in this field. Considering the available data and the complexity of the factors involved, the most appropriate way to summarise the effects of sleep deprivation on these behaviours is through systematic reviews and meta-analyses. This article describes the protocol for three independent systematic reviews and meta-analyses, evaluating the effects of sleep deprivation on aggressive, sexual and maternal behaviours in animals.Search strategyA bibliographic search will be performed in four databases: Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Science and Psychinfo, searching for three domains: sleep deprivation (as the intervention), animals (as the population) and behaviour (as the outcome).Screening and annotationTitles and abstracts will first be screened, followed by analysis of the full text and data extraction.Data management and reportingSYstematic Review Centre for Laboratory Animal Experimentation ’s risk of bias tool will be used to evaluate risk of bias; visual analysis of funnel plots, Egger’s regression and trim-and-fill will be employed to evaluate publication bias. Effect sizes will be calculated from the articles by either direct or standardised mean difference, depending on the nature of the data. Overall estimates will then be calculated using a random effects model. Heterogeneity will be assessed using both I2 index and Cochran’s Q test. These meta-analyses should be useful to summarise the available data on the relationship between sleep deprivation and behaviour, providing a solid background for future behavioural sleep deprivation experiments, improving their validity.
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Levner, Mikhail V. "Rare Publications of the Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Service of Culture and Historical Science." Observatory of Culture 16, no. 1 (March 26, 2019): 84–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.25281/2072-3156-2019-16-1-84-95.
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The article aims to demonstrate the results of research and bringing to the technological implementation, in the Library for Natural Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LNS RAS), of a full cycle of works, from identification of rare books in the collections, their description and scanning, to their registration in the Union Catalog and Electronic Library. The author gives a brief description of the software package developed at LNS RAS for creating the Electronic Catalog and full-text Electronic Library of Rare Publications, as well as the scheme of automated interaction of all technological departments involved in the process. The information on practical implementation and directions of the technology development is given. The article presents a brief review of the research, with the identified part of the collection of rare publications of the LNS RAS. For the first time, the Central Library of the LNS RAS implements the Union Catalog and Electronic Library of Rare Publications, reflecting not only the bibliographic information on the publications, but also the data on their specific features (author’s inscriptions, bookplates, stamps, etc.). Rare publications previously inaccessible to researchers, though already used by scientists of the RAS institutes, are introduced into scientific circulation. The article identifies and describes materials about geographical expeditions of the 18th—19th centuries and samples of Russian and foreign book printing of the 18th century. For the first time, the LNS RAS conducts research related to the history of Russian science and printing, and identifies bookplates and proprietary marks of Russian scientists, which have not previously been reflected in catalogs. This opens a new cultural layer of historical data, now available to researchers.
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van der Heij, Dirk G. "Synopsis publishing for improving the accessibility of 'grey' scholarly information." Journal of Information Science 11, no. 3 (September 1985): 95–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016555158501100301.
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In the 1970s, synopsis publishing was one of the topics raised in discussions on the future of primary communication. Tradi tional publishing practices were widely felt to be inefficient for users and producers alike. Since economic constraints were the main incentive for most synopsis publishing experiments, inter est in this idea faded away when journal publishers no longer felt that their journals' future was jeopardized, though author resistance was the main cause of the early discontinuation of many of these experiments. In this paper a plea is made for the virtues of synopsis publishing, not only as an economic necess ity but also for fundamental reasons, for the possibility it gives to separate physically the access, dissemination and archival functions of primary journals. Several attempts have been, and are being, made to improve the accessibility and availability of 'grey' scholarly literature, a large proportion of the world's scientific literature. Thus paper discusses some of these attempts and suggests that the dissemi nation function could be improved by bridging the gap between the bibliographic information in databases and the full docu ments in depositories. Most experiments in synopsis publishing so far have been based on full papers used as back-up for the synopses; the full papers were either published in mini- or microform, or made available on request. Grey literature as back-up to synopses has hardly been discussed in the literature, and the only standard on synopsis publishing issued so far treats this possibility only in an aside. This paper discusses the applicability of the synop sis publishing principle to grey reports and concludes that such ventures are likely to meet less disapproval and resistance from authors and other parties involved than are article-based sys tems. In 1984, Pudoc established the Netherlands Agricultural Report Depository (NARD), a venture in synopsis publishing based on Dutch unpublished reports in agriculture and (ap plied) biology. NARD's approach, procedures and early results are briefly discussed.
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Jang, Albert, Patrick L. Sweeney, Pedro C. Barata, and Vadim S. Koshkin. "PD-L1 Expression and Treatment Implications in Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review." Kidney Cancer 5, no. 1 (March 23, 2021): 31–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/kca-200108.
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BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have increasingly become the standard of care for various advanced malignancies, including metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (mccRCC). Most ICIs currently used in clinical practice inhibit the interaction between the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) complex. A deeper understanding of this interaction and PD-L1 expression in tumors has led to more effective therapies in the treatment of advanced cancers, but the debate regarding the utility of PD-L1 as a biomarker continues. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to systematically evaluate the role of PD-L1 in mccRCC in terms of expression and treatment implications. METHODS: Following PRISMA guidelines, we performed a systematic literature search using PubMed and Embase through August 31, 2020. Titles and abstracts were screened to identify articles for full-text review. A hand search was also performed using Google Scholar and the bibliography to relevant studies. RESULTS: A total of 26 articles were identified, and relevant data were extracted and organized. The available information regarding PD-L1 expression in mccRCC from both prospective clinical trials and retrospective studies were summarized. We discussed the utility of PD-L1 as a predictive and prognostic biomarker in mccRCC, its association with other potential biomarkers, and the pattern and level of expression of PD-L1 in primary versus metastatic tumors. CONCLUSIONS: Although significant progress has been made, much more remains to be learned regarding the differences between PD-L1+ and PD-L1- ccRCC tumors, in terms of both the underlying biology and clinical responses to immunotherapy and other agents.
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EVENHUIS, NEAL L. "Nomenclatural studies toward a World List of Diptera genus-group names. Part VI: Daniel William Coquillett." Zootaxa 4381, no. 1 (February 18, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4381.1.1.
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The Diptera genus-group names of Daniel William Coquillett are reviewed and annotated. A total of 136 available genus-group names in 53 families of Diptera are listed alphabetically, and for each name giving author, year and page of original publication, originally included species, type species and method of fixation, current status of the name, family placement, and a list of any emendations of it that have been found in the literature. Remarks are given to clarify nomenclatural or taxonomic information. In addition, an index to all the species-group names of Diptera proposed by Coquillett (1,218, of which 1,214 are available names) is given with bibliographic reference (year and page) to each original citation. Appended to this study is a full bibliography of Coquillett’s published works. Name found to be unavailable: Philhelius Coquillett, 1910. Name found not to be preoccupied: Petia Coquillett, 1910 [Tachinidae]. Corrections to and clarifications of type species designations are made for the following: Isostomyia Coquillett, 1906 [Culicidae]; Micraedes Coquillett, 1906 [Culicidae]; Roederiodes Coquillett, 1901 [Empididae]; Stilbometopa Coquillett, 1899 [Hippoboscidae]; Tinolestes Coquillett, 1906 [Culicidae]. Previous First Reviser actions for multiple original spellings missed by previous workers include: Ateloglossa Coquillett, 1899 [Tachinidae]; Boreodromia Coquillett, 1903 [Brachystomatidae]; Mythicomyia Coquillett, 1893 [Mythicomyiidae]. The following are new synonymies of their respective senior synonyms: Acemyia Coquillett, 1897b under Acemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Clytiomyia Coquillett, 1897b under Clytiomya Rondani, 1861, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Linnaemyia Coquillett, 1897b under Linnaemya Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, n. syn. [Tachinidae]; Xanthogramma Schiner, 1860 under Philhelius Stephens, 1841, n. syn. [Syrphidae]. Using Reversal of Precedence (ICZN Code Art. 23.9), Scriptotricha Cockerell, 1889 [Tephritidae] is declared a nomen oblitum and Paracantha Coquillett, 1899f [Tephritidae] is declared a nomen protectum.
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Saif-Ur-Rahman, K. M., Razib Mamun, and Iqbal Anwar. "Identifying gaps in primary healthcare policy and governance in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for an evidence gap map." BMJ Open 9, no. 2 (February 2019): e024316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024316.
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IntroductionThere are gaps in the primary healthcare (PHC) delivery in majority of low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to epidemiological transition, emergence of outbreaks or war, and often lack of governance. In LMICs, governance is always a less focused aspect, and often limited to the role of the authority despite potential contribution of other actors. It is evident that community engagement and social mobilisation of health service delivery result in better health outcomes. Even in case of systems failure, the need for PHC services is satisfied by individuals and communities in LMICs. Available evidence including systematic reviews on PHC governance is mostly from high-income countries and there is limited work in LMICs. This evidence gap map (EGM) is a systematic exploration to identify evidence gaps in PHC policy and governance in this region.Methods and analysisDifferent bibliographic databases were explored to retrieve available studies considering the time period between 1980 and 2017, and these were independently screened by two reviewers. Screened articles will be considered for full-text extraction based on prespecified criteria for inclusion and exclusion. A modified SURE (Supporting the Use of Research Evidence) checklist will be used to assess the quality of included systematic reviews. Overview of the findings will be provided in synthesised form. Identified interventions and outcomes will be plotted in a dynamic platform to develop a gap map.Ethics and disseminationFindings of the EGM will be published in a peer-reviewed journal in a separate manuscript. This EGM aims to explore the evidence gaps in PHC policy and governance in LMICs. Findings from the EGM will highlight the gaps in PHC to guide policy makers and researchers for future research planning and development of national strategies.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42018096883.
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Lahiry, Sandeep, Rajasree Sinha, Shouvik Choudhury, and Ayan Mukherjee. "Breakthrough in Heart Failure therapy: LCZ696 combining ACE-Neprilysin inhibition." Asian Journal of Medical Sciences 8, no. 1 (January 3, 2017): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v8i1.15861.
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Background: Current Heart failure (HF) pharmacotherapy has been unsatisfactory in halting disease progression completely.Aims and Objective: To evaluate the role of LCZ696, a recent FDA-approved ACE -Neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi) in the management of HF from available trial data.Materials and Methods: Trial data on ‘LCZ696’ was assessed using PubMed search. Methodological filters were applied to limit retrieval to ‘Randomized Controlled Trial’ (RCT). Bibliographic databases with ‘Human’ data were selected. Trial data comparing ‘LCZ696’ to other drugs or placebo were accessed in full-text. CONSORT guidelines were used for quality assessment. Incomplete methodology, results in abstract form, duplicate publications were excluded. Data extraction forms were piloted and used to obtain uniform quality of data.Results: Multi-centric trial data (n=2) revealed noticeable benefits with ‘LCZ696’ in patients with HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), reducing cardiovascular death or hospitalization for HF by 20%; cardiovascular deaths by 20%; hospitalization for HF by 21% ; all cause mortality reduction by 20% as compared to ACE inhibitors (ACEi) (PARADIGM-HF; n=8442). Angioedema was notably absent. Decrease in high sensitivity Troponin-T, improvement in N-terminal-pro-BNP and left atrial dimensions suggested reduction of myocardial injury in HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (PARAMOUNT trial; n=301).Conclusion: There is convincing evidence of the role of novel ARNi (Angiotensin receptor – Neprilysin Inhibitors) in HF pharmacotherapy. Its role in other cardiovascular conditions merits assessment.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.8(1) 2017 1-4
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Gámez-Calvo, L., JM Gamonales, K. Léon, and J. Muñoz-Jiménez. "Therapeutic effects of hippotherapy in the elderly: a review of the literature." Archivos de Medicina del Deporte 38, no. 3 (June 21, 2021): 198–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.18176/archmeddeporte.00044.
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The present work aims to carry out a structured and bibliographic review based on the results found regarding the terms Hippotherapy and Elderly people. For the reference search, the following keywords in English, Hippotherapy and Elderly, were used as descriptors, these keywords being always entered in databases of the same language. The computerized databases SCOPUS, WOS, SPORTDiscus were used. PubMed and Cochrane. To limit the search for documents, four inclusion criteria were introduced: i) Mention at least some of the characteristics of Hippotherapy for the elderly (minimum 20 words that mention the subject), ii) Select only scientific documents (journal articles) These articles may have an experimental design or be review articles, iii) Be accessible and be available in full text or with access to the abstract, and iiii) Be written in Spanish, English or Portuguese. The results show that the papers on Hippotherapy in the elderly address different research topics and show that equestrian therapies have beneficial therapeutic effects in the elderly population. Hippotherapy interventions improve static balance and dynamic balance, postural balance, functional mobility, flexibility, muscular strength, gait and cadence of steps. They reduce spasticity, causing a decrease in the risk of falls and an improvement in the quality of life of the elderly. In addition, they cause benefits on a psychological level, reducing levels of stress and depression, which produces an improvement in the quality of sleep and positively influences mood.
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Souza, Valquíria Conceição, and Stela Maris Aguiar Lemos. "Tools for evaluation of restriction on auditory participation: systematic review of the literature." CoDAS 27, no. 4 (August 2015): 400–406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/20152015008.
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PURPOSE: To systematically review studies that used questionnaires for the evaluation of restriction on auditory participation in adults and the elderly.RESEARCH STRATEGY: Studies from the last five years were selected through a bibliographic collection of data in national and international journals in the following electronic databases: ISI Web of Science and Virtual Health Library - BIREME, which includes the LILACS and MEDLINE databases.SELECTION CRITERIA: Studies available fully; published in Portuguese, English, or Spanish; whose participants were adults and/or the elderly and that used questionnaires for the evaluation of restriction on auditory participation.DATA ANALYSIS: Initially, the studies were selected based on the reading of titles and abstracts. Then, the articles were fully and the information was included in the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist.RESULTS: Three-hundred seventy studies were found in the researched databases; 14 of these studies were excluded because they were found in more than one database. The titles and abstracts of 356 articles were analyzed; 40 of them were selected for full reading, of which 26 articles were finally selected. In the present review, nine instruments were found for the evaluation of restriction on auditory participation.CONCLUSION: The most used questionnaires for the assessment of the restriction on auditory participation were the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly (HHIE), Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults (HHIA), and Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly - Screening (HHIE-S). The use of restriction on auditory participation questionnaires can assist in validating decisions in audiology practices and be useful in the fitting of hearing aids and results of aural rehabilitation.
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Reichenpfader, Ursula, Siw Carlfjord, and Per Nilsen. "Leadership in evidence-based practice: a systematic review." Leadership in Health Services 28, no. 4 (October 5, 2015): 298–316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lhs-08-2014-0061.
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Purpose – This study aims to systematically review published empirical research on leadership as a determinant for the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) and to investigate leadership conceptualization and operationalization in this field. Design/methodology/approach – A systematic review with narrative synthesis was conducted. Relevant electronic bibliographic databases and reference lists of pertinent review articles were searched. To be included, a study had to involve empirical research and refer to both leadership and EBP in health care. Study quality was assessed with a structured instrument based on study design. Findings – A total of 17 studies were included. Leadership was mostly viewed as a modifier for implementation success, acting through leadership support. Yet, there was definitional imprecision as well as conceptual inconsistency, and studies seemed to inadequately address situational and contextual factors. Although referring to an organizational factor, the concept was mostly analysed at the individual or group level. Research limitations/implications – The concept of leadership in implementation science seems to be not fully developed. It is unclear whether attempts to tap the concept of leadership in available instruments truly capture and measure the full range of the diverse leadership elements at various levels. Research in implementation science would benefit from a better integration of research findings from other disciplinary fields. Once a more mature concept has been established, researchers in implementation science could proceed to further elaborate operationalization and measurement. Originality/value – Although the relevance of leadership in implementation science has been acknowledged, the conceptual base of leadership in this field has received only limited attention.
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Monsour, Andrea, Emma J. Mew, Peter Szatmari, Sagar Patel, Leena Saeed, Martin Offringa, and Nancy J. Butcher. "Outcomes reported in randomised clinical trials of major depressive disorder treatments in adolescents: a systematic scoping review protocol." BMJ Open 9, no. 1 (January 2019): e024191. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024191.
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IntroductionMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental health condition in adolescents. Randomised clinical trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for assessing the safety and efficacy of interventions in this population. Heterogeneity in the outcomes measured and reported between RCTs limits the ability to compare, contrast, and combine trial results in a clinically meaningful way. There is currently no core outcome set (COS) available for use in RCTs evaluating interventions in adolescents with MDD. We will conduct a systematic scoping review of outcomes reported in adolescent depression RCTs to assess the variability of trial outcomes and to inform the development of a COS for adolescent MDD.Methods and analysisWe will apply methods based on the Joanna Briggs Institute scoping review methods manual. RCTs evaluating any treatment intervention for adolescent MDD published in the last 10 years will be located using an electronic bibliographic database search (MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials). Title and abstract screening, full-text screening, and data charting of eligible studies will be performed in duplicate. Outcomes identified will be mapped to an outcome-domain framework. Data analysis will include summary statistics of the characteristics of the included trials and outcomes.Ethics and disseminationThe results of this review will inform the development of a COS for adolescent MDD. The development and implementation of a COS for RCTs evaluating interventions in adolescents with MDD promise to help reduce variability in trial outcome selection, definition, measurement and reporting, ultimately facilitating evidence synthesis that will help to identify the best treatment practices for adolescents with MDD.
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Kovshar, Anatoliy. "The zoological yearbook Selevinia: an overview." Theriologia Ukrainica 2020, no. 19 (August 27, 2020): 157–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/tu1918.
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Since 1993, the first zoological journal Selevinia has been launched in Almaty. Selevinia publishes articles in various branches of zoology, including taxonomy, fauna, parasitology, and many others. The articles published in the journal contain information on the fauna of Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries. Articles on the fauna, as well as on ecology and animal behaviour predominate. In total, 963 scientific works (495 articles, 155 short reports, and 313 notes) were published in the first 20 volumes of the journal (1993–2013), including 132 theriological articles. A bibliographic review of theriological articles is given, in particular about the composition of fauna (3) and on several species of different systematic groups, e.g. rodents and bats (5), ungulates (5), and carnivorans (16). Among the latter, articles on representatives of the family Felidae predominate, such as on the Turkestan lynx (Lynx lynx isabellinus), the caracal (Lynx caracal), the African wildcat (Felis lybica), the snow leopard (Uncia uncia), and the leopard (Panthera pardus). All issues of the journal are freely available online. According to the interlibrary exchange, the journal reaches 63 libraries in 35 countries. Some articles are published in English, the rest having English summary that facilitates access by foreign readers to scientific articles published in the journal. Selevinia issues for 2012-2019 are posted electronically with full access to texts on several websites, including the websites of the Institute of Zoology of Kazakhstan, the Central Scientific Library of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan, and the Kazakhstan Association for Biodiversity Conservation.
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Dsouza, Sebestina Anita, Meena Ramachandran, Yuko Nishiura, Bhumika Tumkur Venkatesh, and Lena Dahlberg. "Assessment of time-related deficits in older adults: a scoping review protocol." BMJ Open 11, no. 9 (September 2021): e050521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050521.
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IntroductionPeople with cognitive impairments often have difficulties in managing their time for daily activities. In older adults with cognitive impairments such as dementia and stroke, these may present as disorientation, poor time awareness, time perception, daily time management and so on. Time-related deficits and associated behaviours impede independent living and add considerably to caregiver strain. Several interventions are being investigated to help people with cognitive impairments orient and navigate time and do their daily activities. The provision of interventions requires the use of sound assessment tools. However, it is not clear how time-related concepts are specifically evaluated in practice, what are the available assessments and how these assessments should be selected.Method and analysisThis protocol follows the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer’s Manual (2020) for scoping reviews and is registered with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/4ptgy/). We will include the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science and PsycINFO. Two reviewers will independently screen eligible studies for inclusion against the selection criteria and then review the full-text of the selected studies. We will extract the bibliographic data, study design and setting, and details of assessments used in the studies to evaluate time-related concepts including format, mode and duration of administration, psychometric properties and so on. The identified assessments will be mapped with regard to time-related concepts being evaluated and described using narrative synthesis.Ethics and disseminationAs secondary data analysis, ethics approval is not required for this scoping review. We plan to disseminate the results through peer-reviewed journals and conferences targeting health professionals working with older adults.
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Kearney, Nicole. "What are we DOIng about the Missing Links? Connecting Taxonomic Names to the Linked Network of Scholarly Research." Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 2 (May 17, 2018): e25700. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biss.2.25700.
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The classification of living things depends upon the literature. Access to this literature is essential to taxonomic research and to our understanding of biodiversity. There have been tremendous efforts to digitise the world’s biodiversity literature; the Biodiveristy Heritage Library (BHL) alone has uploaded over 54 million pages, all of which is freely accessible online. Our scientific literature is far more accessible than it has ever been, but that does not mean it is easily discoverable. Much of the taxonomic literature online remains outside the linked network of scholarly research. But that is rapidly changing. Taxonomic aggregators are an invaluable source of authoritative information on species names and their hierarchical classification. It is critical that this information includes citations for taxonomic descriptions, that these citations link to the published literature online and that (wherever possible) the citations include DOIs (Digital Object Identifiers). The DOI is an essential part of a publication’s bibliographic metadata and should be included (as a live link) in any reference to that content. However, the definitive (DOI’d) versions of recent publications are frequently behind paywalls. And, while much of the historic literature available online is open access, commercial publishers are uploading out-of-copyright publications onto their own websites, assigning DOIs to “their” definitive versions (the versions that must be cited in other publications, as per DOI requirements) and then locking the defintiive versions behind paywalls. This is perfectly within their rights. DOIs may be assigned to legacy publications retrospectively, providing that: a) the party assigning them owns the rights for the content, or has permission from the rights holder to assign a DOI, and b) the publication does not already have a DOI. If there are no rights attached to a piece of content, anyone can assign a DOI to it. This means that citation traffic from the bibliographies of current publications is increasingly directed towards commercial publishers’ websites, rather than towards open access versions, such as those freely available on the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). However, taxonomic aggregators are not bound by the same obligations as publishers and may therefore choose to link to any online version of a publication (although the DOI should still be included in the citation). Many taxonomic aggregators link to the literature available on BHL. The taxonomic name profiles in EOL (Encyclopedia of Life), GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) and ALA (Atlas of Living Australia) each contain a BHL bibliography: a list of links to the pages in BHL that contain an identified mention of that taxon name. However, the lists of returned results can be long, and they may or may not include the citations for accepted names, synonyms and taxon concepts. Some biodiversity aggregators feature these key citations on the names pages (or tabs) of taxon profiles. However, where these do exist, they are usually plain text rather than links. BHL is now registering DOIs for the content it hosts and is creating landing pages for articles, containing the full bibliographic metadata, including (where applicable) the DOI. Articles are now discoverable by article title, keywords within titles (scientific names, locations, traits, etc.), author names and DOIs, and can be easily linked to (via their landing pages) by other parties. This paper will examine the issues, benefits and complexities associated with linking to definitive versions, the difference between easy and open access, the ethics of putting out-of-copyright content behind paywalls, and the future of creating order amongst the massively expanding resource of literature online.
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Yavorovskyi, О. P., Yu M. Skaletskyi, R. P. Brukhno, L. V. Kharchuk, I. M. Kyrychuk, V. M. Borys, and V. P. Shuliarenko. "Medical workers of zhytomir oblast and assessment of the risks of their infection with SARS-COV-2 virus in the aspect of safety, occupational hygiene, and infectious control." Environment & Health, no. 1 (98) (February 2021): 4–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.32402/dovkil2021.01.004.
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Objective: We assessed safety, occupational health and infectious control at the institutions of public health of Zhytomyr oblast of Ukraine to improve the management of the risks of the infection of medical personnel with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and to reduce the occupational morbidity and mortality of medical workers from COVID-19. Materials and methods: We used bibliographic, hygienic, questionnaire and mathematical methods in the study. The results of our own observations, questionnaires for a survey of medical workers, data of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the State Service of Ukraine for Labour, and thematic scientific sources of information were used as a material for the study. Results: The work of medical workers, involved in COVID-19 pandemic overcoming, is classified as dangerous (extreme). Besides SARS-CoV-2 virus, concomitant physical, chemical factors, and high physical and neuro-emotional stress affect the formation of working conditions in medical workers. Nurses (38.57%), junior nurses (26.10%), paramedics (5.37%), general practitioners of family medicine (4.85%), surgeons (4.16%), anesthesiologists (2.54%), infectious disease doctors (2.08%), radiologists (1.85%) are among medical workers who have been diagnosed with an acute occupational COVID-19 disease in Zhytomyr oblast of Ukraine. Conclusions: The main reasons of the high levels of occupational morbidity in medical workers of Zhytomyr oblast include personal carelessness of the victims; non-use of personal protection equipment if available; work in the focus of the disease; absence or poor-quality instruction on labour protection; not full provision with personnel in Zhytomyr oblast and medical workers with personal protection equipment in the medical institutions; shortage of epidemiologists, hygienists, and occupational pathologists.
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Kepalienė, Fausta. "Green Open Access in Lithuania." Knygotyra 75 (December 28, 2020): 141–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/knygotyra.2020.75.64.
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Favorable conditions for the development of open access have been created in Lithuania: in the absence of scholarly commercial publishing, some scholarly journals in 1999 were already freely available on the Internet. eLABa, in 2011 launched as a national repository, laid the foundation for the development of “green” open access in Lithuania. Currently 13 repositories in Lithuania are maintained and various legal acts related to the implementation of open access in the country have been adopted. The aim of this article is to analyze how “green” open access is being developed in Lithuania in terms of infrastructure, regulation, and implementation. International, national, and institutional documents regulating the implementation of open access were analyzed using the document analysis method. The analysis showed that a legal environment which complies with the provisions of international documents regulating open access has been formed. In the analyzed documents, the authors of Lithuanian scholarly publications are required to submit their peer-reviewed publications to eLABa or another specified repository within a specific period. This requirement, as shown by the analysis of statistical indicators of the national repository eLABa, is fulfilled to a very small extent. Only 3.4% of all scholarly publications for which metadata had been submitted to eLABa were uploaded as full text documents at the end of 2019. It means that scholars provide bibliographic data on publications to eLABa, but upload only a small part of the full-text documents to it. One of the reasons for the low level of activity in promoting scholarly publications to eLABa could be that most Lithuanian scholarly journals are open access in nature and are already publicly available. Also, uploading a full-text scholarly publication to a repository, not just registering it, does not have a direct impact on the attestation of the researchers at most universities in Lithuania. However, the low use of institutional repositories as a channel for publishing scholarly publications is a common problem not only in Lithuania, but also in other countries. There is a global trend of subject repositories being used for the dissemination of full-text scholarly publications, while institutional repositories – for providing bibliographic information on research output and uploading student works. This situation, where only a very small proportion of all registered scholarly publications are uploaded to institutional repositories, does not allow scientific institutions to ensure the long-term preservation of scholarly works. In general, it can be seen that the debate on open access and, at the same time, the way to implement “green” open access, is becoming more and more concrete, focusing on specific, practical issues. Instead of considering whether open access is needed, discussion is moved on to the question of what measures should be taken to address the lower-than-expected scholars’ involvement in the implementation of open access publishing. Therefore, the research of scholars’ open access publishing behaviour is important in order to better understand the needs of authors for the dissemination of open access scholarly publications. In the case of the implementation of “green” open access in Lithuania, it is important to find out what determines the choice of the scholars to provide or not publications to eLABa and / or international repositories as well as to investigate if there is a need to create Lithuanian subject-based repositories.
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Kepalienė, Fausta. "Green Open Access in Lithuania." Knygotyra 75 (December 28, 2020): 141–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/knygotyra.2020.75.64.
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Favorable conditions for the development of open access have been created in Lithuania: in the absence of scholarly commercial publishing, some scholarly journals in 1999 were already freely available on the Internet. eLABa, in 2011 launched as a national repository, laid the foundation for the development of “green” open access in Lithuania. Currently 13 repositories in Lithuania are maintained and various legal acts related to the implementation of open access in the country have been adopted. The aim of this article is to analyze how “green” open access is being developed in Lithuania in terms of infrastructure, regulation, and implementation. International, national, and institutional documents regulating the implementation of open access were analyzed using the document analysis method. The analysis showed that a legal environment which complies with the provisions of international documents regulating open access has been formed. In the analyzed documents, the authors of Lithuanian scholarly publications are required to submit their peer-reviewed publications to eLABa or another specified repository within a specific period. This requirement, as shown by the analysis of statistical indicators of the national repository eLABa, is fulfilled to a very small extent. Only 3.4% of all scholarly publications for which metadata had been submitted to eLABa were uploaded as full text documents at the end of 2019. It means that scholars provide bibliographic data on publications to eLABa, but upload only a small part of the full-text documents to it. One of the reasons for the low level of activity in promoting scholarly publications to eLABa could be that most Lithuanian scholarly journals are open access in nature and are already publicly available. Also, uploading a full-text scholarly publication to a repository, not just registering it, does not have a direct impact on the attestation of the researchers at most universities in Lithuania. However, the low use of institutional repositories as a channel for publishing scholarly publications is a common problem not only in Lithuania, but also in other countries. There is a global trend of subject repositories being used for the dissemination of full-text scholarly publications, while institutional repositories – for providing bibliographic information on research output and uploading student works. This situation, where only a very small proportion of all registered scholarly publications are uploaded to institutional repositories, does not allow scientific institutions to ensure the long-term preservation of scholarly works. In general, it can be seen that the debate on open access and, at the same time, the way to implement “green” open access, is becoming more and more concrete, focusing on specific, practical issues. Instead of considering whether open access is needed, discussion is moved on to the question of what measures should be taken to address the lower-than-expected scholars’ involvement in the implementation of open access publishing. Therefore, the research of scholars’ open access publishing behaviour is important in order to better understand the needs of authors for the dissemination of open access scholarly publications. In the case of the implementation of “green” open access in Lithuania, it is important to find out what determines the choice of the scholars to provide or not publications to eLABa and / or international repositories as well as to investigate if there is a need to create Lithuanian subject-based repositories.
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Simons, Mary, Frances Rapport, Yvonne Zurynski, Jeremy Cullis, and Andrew Davidson. "What are the links between evidence-based medicine and shared decision-making in training programs for junior doctors? A scoping review protocol." BMJ Open 10, no. 5 (May 2020): e037225. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037225.
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IntroductionPatient-centred care is pivotal to clinical practice and medical education. The practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and shared decision-making (SDM) are complementary aspects of patient-centred care, but they are frequently taught and reported as independent entities. To effectively perform all steps of EBM, clinicians need to include patients in SDM conversations, however, the uptake of this has been slow and inconsistent. A solution may be the incorporation of SDM into EBM training programmes, but such programmes do not routinely include SDM skills development. This scoping review will survey the literature on the kinds of EBM and SDM educational programmes that exist for recently qualified doctors, programmes that incorporate the teaching of both EBM and SDM skills, as well as identifying research gaps in the literature.Methods and analysisLiterature searches will be conducted in the databases Medline, Embase, Scopus and Cochrane Library. Bibliographies of key articles and their citing references will also be hand-searched and assessed for inclusion. Selected grey literature will be included. Papers must be written in English, or provide English abstracts, and date from 1996 to the present day.Two independent reviewers will screen titles and abstracts, check full texts of selected papers for eligibility and extract the data. Any disagreement will be resolved, and consensus reached, if necessary, with the assistance of a third reviewer. Qualitative and quantitative studies that address educational interventions for either EBM, SDM or both will be included. Data extraction tables will present bibliographic information, populations, interventions, context and outcomes. Data will be summarised using tables and figures and a description of findings.Ethics and disseminationThis review will synthesise information from publicly available publications and does not require ethics approval. The results will be disseminated via conference presentations and publications in medical journals.
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Sanader Vucemilovic, Ana, Danijela Nujic, and Livia Puljak. "Pain associated with psoriasis: systematic scoping review protocol." BMJ Open 10, no. 6 (June 2020): e031461. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031461.
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IntroductionPsoriasis is a common chronic skin inflammatory disease. Its presentation, apart from affected skin areas, involves other unpleasant symptoms, such as pain. Pain deteriorates the patient’s quality of life, impairing their daily behaviour and functioning. Therefore, the alleviation of pain in patients with psoriasis should be one of the most desired outcomes of successful treatment. The aim of this study is to summarise available evidence about pain in patients with psoriasis using systematic scoping review methodology in order to map the relevant literature.Methods and analysesOur scoping systematic review will provide evidence synthesis of the literature, both quantitative and qualitative, about the pain associated with psoriasis, including pain associated with psoriatic arthritis. Any types of studies will be eligible for inclusion, and we will not have any time, language or publication status restrictions. We will search MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO via OVID, as well as Cochrane Central Register of Clinical Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews via Cochrane Library, CINAHL via EBSCO, OpenGrey and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global. All databases will be searched from the date of their inception. Retrieved bibliographic records and potentially relevant full texts will be screened by two authors independently. Two researchers will extract data independently. Any discrepancies will be resolved via discussion or consultation of the third author, if necessary. To appraise studies, we will use a Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, AMSTAR 2, Cochrane risk of bias tool and ROBINS. Our findings will be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews.Ethics and disseminationThe proposed study will not be conducted with human participants. We will only use published data and therefore ethics approval is not required. Our findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed manuscript and conference reports.