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Groenewegen, Hans, and Edward Lim. "TQM and Quality Assurance at Monash University Library." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 26, no. 1 (January 1995): 6–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048623.1995.10754910.
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Pernat, Marie. "From Planning to Improvement: Monash University Library's Quality Review." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 35, no. 4 (January 2004): 309–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048623.2004.10755281.
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Wilson, Beth. "With Ted Glasson, Director of the Law Library, Monash University, Australia." International Journal of Legal Information 21, no. 2 (1993): 123–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0731126500027530.
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Smith, Lisa. "Monash University Library and Learning: A New Paradigm for a New Age." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 42, no. 3 (September 2011): 246–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048623.2011.10722235.
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Pernat, Marie. "Widening the Net: Monash University Library's Flexible, Student-centred Information Services." Australian Academic & Research Libraries 30, no. 3 (January 1999): 200–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048623.1999.10755093.
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Hon Ho, Chooi. "Managing the e‐library in a global environment: experiences at Monash University, Australia." Program 38, no. 3 (September 2004): 168–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00330330410547214.
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Manuell, Romany, Kate McEntee, and Marcus Chester. "The Equity Collection: Analysis and transformation of the Monash University Design Collection." Art Libraries Journal 44, no. 3 (June 12, 2019): 119–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/alj.2019.16.
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Collection development at Monash University Library aims to fulfil the research and curriculum needs of university staff and students. To support the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (MADA), collection development operates as a collaboration between academic faculty and the Subject Librarian. In order to further develop this collaboration and to encourage the selection and use of design resources by authors from diverse backgrounds, design lecturers and library staff have initiated The Equity Collection project. The aim of the project is to investigate the diversity of the collection in its current state and to improve its ability to reflect and extend the multicultural nature of the university community. The project includes a campaign to collect and promote books from the design world authored by under-represented groups, including Indigenous Australians, people of colour, and female and non-binary authors. This project is unique in its utilisation of the expertise of the design faculty who have extensive knowledge of authors, small publishers and less widely distributed publications.
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Dewi, Anita, and Diane L. Velasquez. "Placements through the Lens of Host-Supervisors and Librarianship Students: A Study of Monash University Library Experience." Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association 71, no. 1 (January 2, 2022): 50–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750158.2021.2016359.
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Hoare, Peter. "Book Review: Instruction and amusement: papers from the sixth Library History Forum, Monash University, 1 November 1995." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 30, no. 1 (March 1998): 67–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096100069803000107.
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Groenewegen, David. "Yesterday and Today: Reflecting on Past Practice to Help Build and Strengthen the Researcher Partnership at Monash University." New Review of Academic Librarianship 23, no. 2-3 (June 2017): 171–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13614533.2017.1336637.
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Han, Yiye, and Steven Yates. "eLearning integration in the library: a case study." Library Management 37, no. 8/9 (November 14, 2016): 441–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-04-2016-0025.
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Purpose Monash University Library (MUL) has embraced eLearning as a strategy in its contribution to information research and learning skills development within the university. The purpose of this paper is to describe an evaluation of the implementation of the strategy with recommendations for sustaining and improving practice. Design/methodology/approach The evaluation is divided into four categories using a mixed methods methodology for evidence gathering. Quantitative and qualitative data are obtained from both primary and secondary sources for an enriched understanding of practices. Findings Findings suggest that library staff have gained knowledge and skills indicating a sustainable strategy. However, further work is required to sustain staff development and support staff requirements in the long term. Research limitations/implications This research is limited by its wide focus. Although this is mostly resolved through the use of multiple data collection methods, the thoroughness of the evaluation may have suffered while attempting to be comprehensive. Practical implications The conclusions of this evaluation as well as methods of its execution can be shared with other institutions wishing to produce eLearning resources in a sustainable and effective manner. Originality/value MUL develops its eLearning resources in-house, whereas many other institutions outsource. The findings of this case study could be viewed as a positive indication of this in-house practice, which in turn might inform other organisations who are looking for a financially beneficial eLearning alternative.
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Bunnage, Rosemary. "Access to Foreign and International Law Journals: Indexing, Scanning – Some Suggestions for the Harvard Collection." International Journal of Legal Information 28, no. 3 (2000): 483–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0731126500000688.
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As a result of my work on the Australasian Legal Literature Index (ALLI) at Monash University, Melbourne, I was invited to the Harvard Law Library in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to assess their foreign and international law journal collection and to set up a system to index the journals in the collection that were not indexed elsewhere. The primary purpose of my study was to identify the problems and to attempt to provide solutions. The project metamorphosed into evaluating the basic current awareness needs of the Harvard Law School Faculty and finding a solution for providing access to the journal collection. An indication of the enormity of the task is to compare the holdings of the Harvard foreign and international law collection, (some 4,000 journals), to the some 500 publications indexed by the Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals, the major U.S. index to foreign materials.
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Horrocks, Norman. "Peopling a Profession: Papers from the Fourth Forum on Australian Library History, Monash University, September 25-26, 1989. Frank Upward, Jean P. Whyte." Library Quarterly 62, no. 4 (October 1992): 448–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/602502.
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Evans, Joanne, and Gregory Rolan. "Beyond Findings: Conversations with Experts." Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture 47, no. 2 (July 26, 2018): 60–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pdtc-2018-0017.
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AbstractRights in Records by Design is a three-year Australian Research Council-funded Discovery Project that is running from 2017 to 2019. This project brings together an interdisciplinary research team to investigate the recordkeeping and archival needs for those whose childhoods are impacted by child welfare and protection systems. Using a participatory action research approach the team of recordkeeping, historical, social work, early childhood education and community researchers are exploring the design of Lifelong Living Archives for those who experience childhood out-of-home Care. The goal of research and in designing the Archive is to re-imagine recordkeeping frameworks, processes and systems in support of responsive and accountable child-centred out-of-home Care, and to enable historical justice and reconciliation. Chief Investigator Associate Professor Joanne Evans and post-doctoral researcher Dr. Gregory Rolan from the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University in Australia talk to PDT&C about this project.
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Reid-Smith, Edward. "Jean Primrose Whyte:A Professional Biography.By Coralie E.J. Jenkin. Melbourne: Monash University, Faculty of Information Technology, 2010. Pagination not specified price not reported soft cover ISBN 9780510843." Australian Library Journal 60, no. 1 (February 2011): 87–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049670.2011.10722570.
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Clanton, Clista C., Geneva B. Staggs, and Thomas L. Williams. "Evaluating a Chat Reference Service at the University of South Alabama's Baugh Biomedical Library." Public Services Quarterly 2, no. 2-3 (July 20, 2006): 107–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j295v02n02_08.
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McMullin, B. J. "Joseph Athias and the early history of stereotyping." Quaerendo 23, no. 3 (1993): 184–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157006993x00064.
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AbstractThere is circumstantial and documentary evidence that printing from stereotype plates was being undertaken by Joseph Athias in Amsterdam no later than September 1673. The terms of an agreement of that date between Athias and the Widow Schippers and Anna Maria Stam imply that he had two English bibles in plates, one a twelvemo, the other an eighteenmo. The eighteenmo can be equated with an edition with engraved title-page with the imprint 'Cambridge, Roger Daniel, 1648', the last in a sequence of four with the same imprint, each of which carries over from its predecessor a certain amount of setting. The earliest in the sequence appears to have been printed by Joachim Nosche in Amsterdam. That the fourth was impressed at least six times is suggested by the fact that it was printed on six or more discrete papers, thus implying that it was either kept standing or plated. That it was indeed plated at some stage of its life, and that the plates consisted of columns (not pages), is confirmed by the observable differences in alignment of the columns from exemplar to exemplar, particular alignments agreeing with particular papers. Athias's primacy in the history of stereotyping is thus established. From among the many librarians who have assisted me during this investigation I should like to thank in particular Dr Lotte Hellinga, whose advice in the early stages proved especially helpful. Earlier versions of the text were presented to: The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, August 1985; The Centre for Bibliographical and Textual Studies, Monash University, September 1985; The Bibliographical Society, London, April 1992.
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Speed, Caroline Jane, Giuseppe Andrea Lucarelli, and Janet Olwyn Macaulay. "Student Produced Videos - An Innovative and Creative Approach to Assessment." International Journal of Higher Education 7, no. 4 (August 3, 2018): 99. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v7n4p99.
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The ability to think critically and creatively are essential graduate attributes for science students yet many science graduates lack these skills and may struggle to gain employment. As undergraduate science educators, we are aiming to improve critical thinking, creativity and the promotion of deeper learning in our students. We have designed and implemented an innovative and creative approach to assessment to engage students with laboratory practicals, which are a core component of the biomedical sciences at Monash University. Through the introduction of an innovative approach to assessment using small group student produced videos, we aim to improve skills in theoretical understanding, data analysis and presentation.This paper details the design of instructional guidelines for small group student produced video assessment, the implementation of the video assessment into 2nd and 3rd year biochemistry laboratory practical classes and the generation of research outcomes and evaluation of this novel assessment technique. Observation of student behaviour during the laboratory classes found students were filming/photographing their experiments and appeared far more engaged with the actual experiments than in previous years. In addition, many student videos demonstrated high levels of creativity and critical thinking. The student produced video assessment did provide an opportunity for creative and critical thinking in students but there are still aspects to be improved.
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Deardoff, Ariel, and Dylan Romero. "From Python to Raspberry Pi: Celebrating Pi Day with data science." College & Research Libraries News 79, no. 11 (December 5, 2018): 613. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crln.79.11.613.
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The University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) Library is a graduate-only health science university with four professional schools (medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and dentistry), a graduate division, and an academic medical center. For several years UCSF has been the number one public recipient of NIH funding, reflecting the school’s dedication to biomedical research. Around 2015, the UCSF Library began investigating new ways to serve the university’s research population. Seeing a need for more computational and entrepreneurship training the library piloted two new programs: the Data Science Initiative (DSI) and the Makers Lab.
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Moberly, Heather K., Dong Joon Lee, Michael David Kessler, and Esther Elizabeth Carrigan. "Supporting the next generation of Texas A&M University scholars." Library Management 39, no. 8/9 (November 12, 2018): 597–604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-10-2017-0104.
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Purpose The speed of information transfer, discovery, and evaluation is accelerating the timeline for young researchers to establish their scholarly identity. A clear scholarly identity is an essential element in developing and maintaining a scholar’s reputation. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach Texas A&M University is developing workflows and programmatic support for graduate students as they navigate a labyrinth of tools, such as ORCID iD, to establish and manage their identity and reputation. Findings This paper discusses the evolution of a collaboration between the Texas A&M University Libraries (A&M UL) and the Office of Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences to educate graduate-level students about scholarly identity and reputation. Originality/value The collaboration between the Texas A&M UL and the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Studies evolved into an intentional practice to assist emerging researchers as they navigate the labyrinth of standards and research information systems to establish their scholarly identity.
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Ryan, Michael. "The Commonwealth of Books: Essays in Honour of Ian Willison. Ed. Wallace Kirsop. Victoria, Australia: Monash University, Centre for the Book; New Castle, Del.: Oak Knoll, 2007. 271p. $70 (ISBN 0732640024)." College & Research Libraries 69, no. 3 (May 1, 2008): 292–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.69.3.292.
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Connor, Elizabeth. "Interview with Dean Giustini, Biomedical Branch Librarian at the University of British Columbia." Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries 6, no. 1 (February 19, 2009): 40–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15424060802705236.
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Fuller, S., I. Kalet, and P. Tarczy-Hornoch. "Biomedical and Health Informatics Research and Education at the University of Washington." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 09, no. 01 (August 2000): 107–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1637949.
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AbstractAlthough an extensive medical informatics research program as well as courses and training experiences in biomedical informatics have existed at the University of Washington (UW) for many years, a formal home did not exist until 1997 when the Division of Biomedical Informatics was created in the Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine. Since that time the expansion of the research, service and teaching programs has been rapid with a key milestone being a university commitment to provide funding, space and faculty to support the development of a new graduate program in Biomedical and Health Informatics.Hallmarks of the biomedical and health informatics program at the University of Washington include:- Strong shared belief that informatics research can contribute to the improvement of healthcare and health;- Large, multidisciplinary faculty including faculty from computer science, library and information science as well as the health sciences schools (dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and public health and community medicine);- Comprehensive research and development partnership with the University of Washington Medical Centers information systems group and the UW Primary Care Network to move research from the laboratory to operational clinical systems;- Extensive and diverse regional setting in which to study information needs and develop informatics solutions in primary care settings;- Lack of barriers to interdisciplinary research and teaching.
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Harrison, Dean. "Book Reviews : McMullin, B.J. and Rasmussen, Radha (eds) Public librarianship: a critical nexus. Proceedings of the Public Libraries Research Forum, Monash University, 8 April 1994. 1995, Melbourne: Ancora Press, vii, 162pp, $Aus 30.00 ISBN O 86862 021 1." Journal of Librarianship and Information Science 28, no. 4 (December 1996): 246–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096100069602800411.
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Masic, Izet, and Asima Ferhatovica. "Review of Most Important Biomedical Databases for Searching of Biomedical Scientific Literature." Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 6, no. 4 (2012): 343–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1258.
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ABSTRACT We are living in the time of displossion of medical scientific information. Only in PubMed/MedLine, one of the largest host of scientific biomedical literature is indexed in almost 5,000 scientific biomedical journals. Each scientific paper is recorded in data written by rules recommended by several scientific associations and institutions. Databases can contain information about the author(s) and his/their published scientific works or results of research/investigation, including bibliographic data, abstract or full text of the paper. The databases are collecting and processing the best scientific and professional papers, or reviews and case reports published in scientific and professional journals or other publications. The reliability and quality of information guarantees producers of databases. Most important databases are located in famous university/academic centers like Bethesda [National Library Medicine (NLM)], Philadelphia (ISI), Amsterdam (Elsevier), Ipswitch (EBSCO), Geneva (WHO), Moscow (RAS), Shiraz [Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC)], Warsaw [Index Copernicus (IC)]. Author of this review article shortly described most important online databases of biomedical literature today which will be usefull for scientists or other medical professionals. How to cite this article Masic I. Review of Most Important Biomedical Databases for Searching of Biomedical Scientific Literature. Donald School J Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2012;6(4):343-361.
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Chattopadhyay, Ansuman, Carrie L. Iwema, Barbara A. Epstein, Adrian V. Lee, and Arthur S. Levine. "Molecular Biology Information Service: an innovative medical library-based bioinformatics support service for biomedical researchers." Briefings in Bioinformatics 21, no. 3 (April 5, 2019): 876–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbz035.
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Abstract Biomedical researchers are increasingly reliant on obtaining bioinformatics training in order to conduct their research. Here we present a model that academic institutions may follow to provide such training for their researchers, based on the Molecular Biology Information Service (MBIS) of the Health Sciences Library System, University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). The MBIS runs a four-facet service with the following goals: (1) identify, procure and implement commercially licensed bioinformatics software, (2) teach hands-on workshops using bioinformatics tools to solve research questions, (3) provide in-person and email consultations on software/databases and (4) maintain a web portal providing overall guidance on the access and use of bioinformatics resources and MBIS-created webtools. This paper describes these facets of MBIS activities from 2006 to 2018, including outcomes from a survey measuring attitudes of Pitt researchers about MBIS service and performance.
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Méndez-Govea, Silvia, Celia Mireles-Cárdenas, and Javier Tarango. "Learning styles in the digital library and their application in academic communities in the biomedical and health areas." Digital Library Perspectives 37, no. 2 (February 8, 2021): 151–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-09-2020-0096.
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Purpose This paper aims to confirm the importance of developing knowledge, skills and attitudes in the permanent use of digital scientific information, which complements the training of professionals in the biomedical and health areas, considering that this type of user communities require up-to-date and truthful information for future decision-making which will directly affect the health of patients. Design/methodology/approach The study started from the elaboration of a diagnosis on learning styles in a student community at the undergraduate level in the area of biomedical and health sciences of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (Mexico) (UASLP), through the application of the Honey-Alonso Learning Styles questionnaire (CHAEA), and by using such results it was possible to derive learning strategies for the achievement of digital information competencies that were effective in practice. Findings According to the diagnostic results, the learning styles with the greatest presence in students in the area of Biomedical and Health Sciences were identified and from this, precise didactic strategies were derived to enhance information skills in the use of digital sources. For this case, the Big6 Model was used and its implementation was combined (face-to-face and virtual) in the academic community studied, integrating an information skills development program in the digital library of the Center for Information in Biomedical Sciences (CICBI) from the university itself. Originality/value A practical experience is presented, which also offered concrete solutions, based on particular characteristics of the users. There is a low presence of studies of digital libraries’ users that consider aspects related to learning styles, especially applied from the perspective of information sciences and the digital library.
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Cirelli, Marie C., and Lori B. Snyder. "Creating a Scoped eJournal List of Biomedical Journals in a Large University Setting: A Case Study." Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries 15, no. 2 (April 3, 2018): 108–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15424065.2018.1509039.
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Cain, Timothy J., Fern M. Cheek, Jeremy Kupsco, Lynda J. Hartel, and Anna Getselman. "Health Sciences Libraries Forecasting Information Service Trends for Researchers: Models Applicable to All Academic Libraries." College & Research Libraries 77, no. 5 (September 1, 2016): 595–613. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/crl.77.5.595.
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To better understand the value of current information services and to forecast the evolving information and data management needs of researchers, a study was conducted at two research-intensive universities. The methodology and planning framework applied by health science librarians at Emory University and The Ohio State University focused on identifying the need for new or retooled information services supporting health and biomedical researchers and their increasing use of digital resources. The lessons learned and outcomes described herein are informing the development and implementation of new information service models and can help forecast changing user needs across the broader library community.
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Ball, Michael Stephen, and Bryan Vernon. "A review on how meditation could be used to comfort the terminally ill." Palliative and Supportive Care 13, no. 5 (October 30, 2014): 1469–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1478951514001308.
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AbstractObjective:Our objective was to review how meditation could comfort the terminally ill.Method:Our methodology was a literature search, which included books, journals, papers in collections, and online databases. The main search engines employed were Google Scholar and the Durham University Library. The main databases consulted were the Christian Meditation Centre, Project Meditation, and Stress-Related Facts and Well-Being at Monash. We were specifically interested in data acquired from clinical and nonclinical trials. The arguments needed to be based on qualitative and quantitative scientific data. Papers were published between 1985 and 2014. We then subdivided the review into three subcategories: physical, emotional, and self-awareness. When reviewing each category, we put our results into tabular form. In each table, we noted the percentage of terminally ill patients (TIPs) and non-terminally ill patients (NTIPs), and whether meditation had comforted them.Results:Our review demonstrated that there are many areas that have yet to be researched. First, very little work has been done on how meditation affects the physical health of TIPs, including such variables as blood pressure, chronic pain, and sleeping patterns. However, no research has been done on heart disease, hypertension, depression, among others. Second, virtually no research has been conducted on how meditation affects the mental health of TIPs. Notably neglected areas include anxiety, compliance, depression, and stress. Third, no research has been done on whether meditation increases self-awareness in TIPs. In each of these cases, most NTIPs reacted positively; however, no research has been done on why TIPs reacted differently.Significance of Results:Our results demonstrate the need for further research on how meditation affects terminally ill patients. In turn, this would enrich the debate on whether meditation should be prescribed for the dying.
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Reser, David, Margaret Simmons, Esther Johns, Andrew Ghaly, Michelle Quayle, Aimee L. Dordevic, Marianne Tare, Adelle McArdle, Julie Willems, and Tyson Yunkaporta. "Australian Aboriginal techniques for memorization: Translation into a medical and allied health education setting." PLOS ONE 16, no. 5 (May 18, 2021): e0251710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251710.
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Background Writing and digital storage have largely replaced organic memory for encoding and retrieval of information in the modern era, with a corresponding decrease in emphasis on memorization in Western education. In health professional training, however, there remains a large corpus of information for which memorization is the most efficient means of ensuring: A) that the trainee has the required information readily available; and B) that a foundation of knowledge is laid, upon which the medical trainee builds multiple, complex layers of detailed information during advanced training. The carefully staged progression in early- to late- years’ medical training from broad concepts (e.g. gross anatomy and pharmacology) to in-depth, specialised disciplinary knowledge (e.g. surgical interventions and follow-on care post-operatively) has clear parallels to the progression of training and knowledge exposure that Australian Aboriginal youths undergo in their progression from childhood to adulthood to Tribal Elders. Methods As part of the Rural Health curriculum and the undergraduate Nutrition and Dietetics program in the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences, we tested Australian Aboriginal techniques of memorization for acquisition and recall of novel word lists by first-year medical students (N = 76). We also examined undergraduate student evaluations (N = 49) of the use of the Australian Aboriginal memory technique for classroom study of foundational biomedical knowledge (the tricarboxylic acid cycle) using qualitative and quantitative analytic methods drawing from Bloom’s taxonomy for orders of thinking and learning. Acquisition and recall of word lists were assessed without memory training, or after training in either the memory palace technique or the Australian Aboriginal narrative technique. Results Both types of memory training improved the number of correctly recalled items and reduced the frequency of specific error types relative to untrained performance. The Australian Aboriginal method resulted in approximately a 3-fold greater probability of improvement to accurate recall of the entire word list (odds ratio = 2.82; 95% c.i. = 1.15–6.90), vs. the memory palace technique (odds ratio = 2.03; 95% c.i. = 0.81–5.06) or no training (odds ratio = 1.5; 95% c.i. = 0.54–4.59) among students who did not correctly recall all list items at baseline. Student responses to learning the Australian Aboriginal memory technique in the context of biomedical science education were overwhelmingly favourable, and students found both the training and the technique enjoyable, interesting, and more useful than rote memorization. Our data indicate that this method has genuine utility and efficacy for study of biomedical sciences and in the foundation years of medical training.
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van Bemmel, Jan H. "Knowledge for Medicine and Health Care." Methods of Information in Medicine 44, no. 04 (2005): 596–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634012.
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SummaryDr. Donald A. B. Lindberg, Director of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, received an honorary doctorate from UMIT, the University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology in Innsbruck, Tyrol. The celebration took place on September 28, 2004 at an academic event during a conference of the Austrian, German, and Swiss Societies of Medical Informatics, GMDS2004. Dr. Lindberg has been a pioneer in the field of computers in health care from the early 1960s onwards. In 1984 he became the Director of the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, the world’s largest fully computerized biomedical library. Dr. Lind-berg has been involved in the early activities of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), among others being the chair of the Organizing Committee for MEDINFO 86 in Washington D.C. He was elected the first president of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), and served as an editor of Methods of Information in Medicine.
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Zhang, Chunfang, and Xueli Liu. "Review of James Hartley’s research on structured abstracts." Journal of Information Science 37, no. 6 (October 27, 2011): 570–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165551511420217.
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Structured abstracts have been employed in biomedical journals for more than 20 years. Professor James Hartley in the School of Psychology, Keele University, UK has published over 25 research papers and conducted systematic studies on structured abstracts. This paper reviews this research from five perspectives: the advantages of structured abstracts over traditional ones, the typographic layout of structured abstracts, the content of structure abstracts, the application of structured abstracts to medical, non-medical and social science journals, and evaluating the quality of structured abstracts. Our aim is to achieve a fuller understanding of what is known about structured abstracts in this field by summarizing James Hartley’s research.
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Antipov, I., W. Hersh, C. A. Smith, M. Mailhot, and H. J. Lowe. "Automated Semantic Indexing of Imaging Reports to Support Retrieval of Medical Images in the Multimedia Electronic Medical Record." Methods of Information in Medicine 38, no. 04/05 (1999): 303–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1634413.
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AbstractThis paper describes preliminary work evaluating automated semantic indexing of radiology imaging reports to represent images stored in the Image Engine multimedia medical record system at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The authors used the SAPHIRE indexing system to automatically identify important biomedical concepts within radiology reports and represent these concepts with terms from the 1998 edition of the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Metathesaurus. This automated UMLS indexing was then compared with manual UMLS indexing of the same reports. Human indexing identified appropriate UMLS Metathesaurus descriptors for 81% of the important biomedical concepts contained in the report set. SAPHIRE automatically identified UMLS Metathesaurus descriptors for 64% of the important biomedical concepts contained in the report set. The overall conclusions of this pilot study were that the UMLS metathesaurus provided adequate coverage of the majority of the important concepts contained within the radiology report test set and that SAPHIRE could automatically identify and translate almost two thirds of these concepts into appropriate UMLS descriptors. Further work is required to improve both the recall and precision of this automated concept extraction process.
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Bartlett, Joan C. "Bioinformatics education in an MLIS program: the McGill experience." Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association / Journal de l'Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada 26, no. 3 (September 1, 2005): 79. http://dx.doi.org/10.5596/c05-024.
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Program objective The objective of this course (GLIS691 Bioinformatics) was to provide formal bioinformatics education within a master of library and information studies (MLIS) program. As bioinformatics becomes increasingly integral to biomedical research, there is a need for librarians to expand their practice into the domain of bioinformatics, supporting the efficient and accurate use of these complex resources. We developed this course, the first such course offered in a Canadian library school, in response to the demand for librarians to be able to support bioinformatics information needs. Setting The course was offered in the winter term of 2005 in the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, McGill University. Participants Course participants were MLIS students. Program The course took a library and information science perspective to bioinformatics. The goal was to provide students with the skills and knowledge to provide information services in the domain of bioinformatics and to collaborate in the design and development of bioinformatics resources. This included understanding the field of bioinformatics and the range of resources, the needs and requirements of user groups, practical searching skills, the creation of resources, and the role of the librarian. Conclusions This course represents one approach to providing formal bioinformatics education for librarians. Librarians who are knowledgeable and proficient in bioinformatics will be able to expand the role of the library into this domain; apply their knowledge, skills, and expertise in a complex, chaotic information environment; and develop the essential role of the librarian in the domain of bioinformatics.
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Khadafi, Amri Yahya, Ucuk Darussalam, and Winarsih Winarsih. "Implementasi RFID dan NodeMCU Untuk Data Kunjungan Perpustakaan Berbasis IoT." JURNAL MEDIA INFORMATIKA BUDIDARMA 4, no. 2 (April 25, 2020): 264. http://dx.doi.org/10.30865/mib.v4i2.1906.
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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), automatic identification by storing and sending data wirelessly via RFID card or transponders. A variety of recent applications of RFID have been developed in various sectors of life, especially related to identification via radio waves both in the field of automotive, biomedical, educational institutions, police, banks, transportation, and others. The purpose of this research is to design an RFID application in the field of libraries, so that RFID can be used as an alternative solution other than the barcode as the media identification data stored neatly in a book database program through the support of electromagnetic waves. At present we know that the national university library still uses paper to fill in the visit, to resolve the issue data from testing using the RFID method and the NodeMCU microcontroller, it can send data to a web application and can be stored in a database, It is expected that from the results of testing this application can solve the problems that exist in the library that previously members wrote a visit data to enter the future only need to tap the card to enter and do not need paper as a registration medium
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Nagarkar, Shubhada Prashant, and Rajendra Kumbhar. "Text mining." Library Review 64, no. 3 (April 13, 2015): 248–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-08-2014-0091.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper was to analyse text mining (TM) literature indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) under the “Information Science Library Science” subcategory. More specifically, it analyses the chronological growth of TM literature, and the major countries, institutions, departments and individuals contributing to TM literature. Collaboration in TM research is also analysed. Design/methodology/approach – Bibliographic and citation data required for this research were retrieved from the WoS database. TM being a multidisciplinary field, the search was restricted to “Information Science Library Science” subcategory in the WoS. A comprehensive query statement covering all synonyms of “text mining” was prepared using the Boolean operator “OR”. Microsoft Excel and HistCite software were used for data analysis. Pajek and VoSviewer were used for data visualization. Findings – It was found that USA is the major producer of TM research literature, and the highest number of papers were published in the Journal of The American Medical Informatics. Columbia University ranked first both in number of articles and citations received in the top ten institutes publishing TM literature. It was also observed that six of the top ten subdivisions of institutions are either from medicine or medical informatics or biomedical information. H.C. Chen and C. Friedman were seen to be the most prolific authors. Research limitations/implications – The paper analyses articles on TM published during 1999-2013 in WoS under the subcategory Information Science Library Science’. Originality/value – The paper is based on empirical data exclusively gathered for this research.
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Lin, Hongyuan, Kaiyue Han, and Bing Ruan. "Effect of Virtual Reality on Functional Ankle Instability Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review." Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2021 (November 29, 2021): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7363403.
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Objective. To systematically evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) in the rehabilitation of patients with functional ankle instability (FAI). Methods. Nine databases were researched, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, OVID, CNKI, VIP, WanFang, SinoMed, ResearchGate, and WorldWildScience. The publication date deadline was May 22, 2021. To analyze the effect of VR rehabilitation of FAI, we systematically reviewed the literature using the RevMan 5.4 software. Main Results. Five randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included in the analysis, consisting of 137 patients with FAI; 68 of them were in the experimental group, 69 were in the control group, and all were university students. A comparison study was conducted between the two groups in terms of balance function, muscle performance, and proprioception. VR rehabilitation in the treatment of FAI was found to be significantly more effective using a 30-second single-leg standing test than conventional rehabilitation. The angular offset index of VR rehabilitation training was significantly lower than that of conventional balance training (0.66 ± 0.18 vs. 0.95 ± 0.21; P = 0.005). Conclusion. VR rehabilitation is effective at treating FAI. However, RCTs with higher homogeneity are needed to provide a more reliable evidence-based foundation for clinical rehabilitation.
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Aude Périne, Minyem Ngombi Afuh, Ekeme Kevin, Maniepi Saurelle, Soppo Lobe Vanessa Charlotte, Nyangono Ndongo Martin, Mbole Mvondo Jeanne Mauricette, Benga Chimène, and Nnanga Nga. "Evaluation of the Patentability of Medicines based on plants produced in Cameroon: Case of Yaounde." International Journal of Drug Regulatory Affairs 10, no. 3 (September 18, 2022): 19–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.22270/ijdra.v10i3.547.
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Objective: Assess the patentability of medicines based on plants produced in Cameroon.
Materials and Methods: An analytical study, conducted at the Library of the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Yaoundé I and the Directorate of Pharmacy, Drug and Laboratories (DPML) from November 2021 to June 2022. We conducted a consecutive and non-exhaustive sampling that allowed us to identify 51 drugs and evaluate 16 of them. After that, we proceeded to assess the patentability of our samples exclusively on the criteria of novelty, inventive ability and industrial application.
Results: With regard to patentability, we obtained a patentability percentage of 75%, which shows that the potential for innovation in traditional medicine is enormous.
Conclusion: Cameroon has a rich plant heritage with high therapeutic potential, which it is important to develop. The patent, provides researchers guaranteed and solutions for the protection and enhancement of their inventions.
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Bai, Yiming, Patrick Ip, Karen Chan, Hextan Ngan, and Paul Yip. "HPV Vaccination Intentions of Female Students in Chinese Universities: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 16 (August 17, 2022): 10207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191610207.
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Objective: To systematically evaluate the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination intentions among female university students in China and establish a basis for improving HPV vaccination coverage. Methods: We searched CNKI, EBSCO, JSTOR, MESH or Emtree, Weipu Information Chinese Journal Service Platform, Wanfang Data, China Biomedical Literature Database, PubMed, Embase, Web for the Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library to identify peer-reviewed published research on intentions by female college students in China to receive the HPV vaccination. Results: A preliminary search of 408 papers resulted in the inclusion of 12 studies, all cross-sectional, of moderate or high quality, with a sample size of 12,600. The HPV vaccination intention rate among Chinese female university students was 16.67% (95% CI: 12.38% to 21.24%). The vaccination intention rates of medical students, non-medical students, and Tibetan students were 30.37% (95% CI: 28.80–34.12%), 15.53% (95% CI: 11.2–20.22%), and 14.12% (95 % CI: 10.59–18.04%), respectively. The vaccination intention rates of the participants with parental education of junior high school and below, high school, and bachelor’s degree and above were 15.36% (95 % CI: 11.59 to 17.54%), 17.18% (95 % CI: 12.33% to 19.61%), and 19.81% (95 % CI: 15.61% to 22.25%), respectively. The intention rates of vaccination among residents of first-tier, second-tier, and third-tier cities were 17.64% (95% CI: 12.76–21.63%), 15.39% (95% CI: 11.74–19.82%), and 13.87% (95% CI: 9.36–15.65%), respectively. The results of the meta-analysis were relatively stable with little publication bias. Conclusion: The intention rate of HPV vaccination among female university students in China is low and varies among different populations. There is a need to increase HPV vaccination promotion efforts to improve the intention of female university students to receive the vaccine.
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Zhu, Yi, Mengyuan Sheng, Yuanming Ouyang, Lichang Zhong, Kun Liu, Tan Ge, and Yaochi Wu. "Compressed Sensing Image Reconstruction of Ultrasound Image for Treatment of Early Traumatic Myositis Ossificans of Elbow Joint by Electroacupuncture." Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2021 (December 7, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4066415.
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This article conducts a retrospective analysis of 500 patients with posttraumatic elbow dysfunction admitted to our department from March 2019 to September 2020. The average time from injury to operation is 11 months (2–20 months). We adopt a personalized treatment method to completely remove the hyperplastic adhesion tissue and heterotopic ossification around the joint, remove part of the joint capsule and ligament, and release it to achieve maximum function. After the operation, an external fixator was used to stabilize the loosened elbow joint, and the patient was guided to perform rehabilitation exercises with the aid of a hinged external fixator, and celecoxib was used to prevent heterotopic ossification. Mayo functional scoring system was used to evaluate the curative effect before and after surgery. The rapid realization of ultrasound imaging under the framework of compressed sensing is studied. Under the premise of ensuring the quality of ultrasound imaging reconstruction, the theory of ultrasound imaging is improved, and a plane wave acoustic scattering ultrasound echo model is established. On this basis, the theory of compressed sensing is introduced, the mathematical model of compressed sensing reconstruction is established, and the fast iterative shrinkage thresholding algorithm (FISTA) of compressed sensing reconstruction is improved to reduce the computational complexity and the number of iterations. This article uses FISTA directly to reconstruct medical ultrasound images, and the reconstruction results are not ideal. Therefore, a simulation model of FISTA training and testing was established using the standard image library. By adding different intensities of noise to all images in the image library, the influence of noise intensity on the quality of FISTA reconstructed images is analyzed, and it is found that the FISTA model has requirements for the quality of the images to be reconstructed and the training set images. In this paper, Rob’s blind deconvolution restoration algorithm is used to preprocess the original ultrasound image. The clarity of the texture details of the restored ultrasound image is significantly improved, and the image quality is improved, which meets the above requirements. This paper finally formed a reconstruction model suitable for ultrasound images. The reconstruction strategy verified by the ultrasound images provided by the Institute of Ultrasound Imaging of a medical university has achieved a significant improvement in the quality of ultrasound images.
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He, Ling-Xiao, Jing-Ying Xie, Juan Lv, Huan Liu, Deng-Bin Liao, Guang-Lin Wang, Ning Ning, and Zong-Ke Zhou. "Quality evaluation of clinical practice guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in orthopaedic trauma based on AGREE II and AGREE-REX: a systematic review protocol." BMJ Open 12, no. 11 (November 2022): e059181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059181.
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IntroductionOrthopaedic trauma patients are at high risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). As VTE prophylaxis has gradually raised public concerns, guidelines related to this topic have increased over time. However, the existing recommendations of thromboprophylaxis guidelines in orthopaedic trauma patients are still inconsistent, and the quality of the guidelines and recommendations for the topic still lacks comprehensive assessments. This review aims to critically appraise clinical practice guidelines for thromboprophylaxis in orthopaedic trauma patients.Methods and analysisWe will conduct a comprehensive literature search up to 31 October 2022 in databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, etc), academic websites and guideline repositories. The quality of the guidelines and recommendations will be assessed by five reviewers independently using the Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation II instrument (AGREE-II) and the AGREE - Recommendation EXcellence (AGREE-REX). We will summarise the characteristics of the guidelines and compare the differences between these recommendations.Ethics and disseminationThis study will follow the Declaration of Helsinki and has received approval from the Ethics Committee on Biomedical Research, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (ethics approval no. 2021-989). The results will be summarised as a paper, disseminated through peer-reviewed journals, and will help guide further research in the future.Protocol registration numberCRD42021273405.
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Luo, Yue, Bing Lin, Shuting Zhao, Li He, and Chuanbiao Wen. "Neural Network-Based Study about Correlation Model between TCM Constitution and Physical Examination Indexes Based on 950 Physical Examinees." Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2020 (September 1, 2020): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8812678.
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Purpose. To establish the correlation model between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) constitution and physical examination indexes by backpropagation neural network (BPNN) technology. A new method for the identification of TCM constitution in clinics is proposed, which is trying to solve the problem like shortage of TCM doctor, complicated process, low efficiency, and unfavorable application in the current TCM constitution identification methods. Methods. The corresponding effective samples were formed by sorting out and classifying the original data which were collected from physical examination indexes and TCM constitution types of 950 physical examinees, who were examined at the affiliated hospital of Chengdu University of TCM. The BPNN algorithm was implemented using the C# programming language and Google’s AI library. Then, the training group and the test (validation) group of the effective samples were, respectively, input into the algorithm, to complete the construction and validation of the target model. Results. For all the correlation models built in this paper, the accuracy of the training group and the test group of entire physical examination indexes-constitutional-type network model, respectively, was 88% and 53%, and the error was 0.001. For the other network models, the accuracy of the learning group and the test group and error, respectively, was as follows: liver function (31%, 42%, and 11.7), renal function (41%, 38%, and 6.7), blood routine (56%, 42%, and 2.4), and urine routine (60%, 40%, and 2.6). Conclusions. The more the physical examination indexes are used in training, the more accurate the network model is established to predict TCM constitution. The sample data used in this paper showed that there was a relatively strong correlation between TCM constitution and physical examination indexes. Construction of the correlation model between physical examination indexes and TCM constitution is a kind of study for the integration of Chinese and Western medicine, which provides a new approach for the identification of TCM constitution, and it may be expected to avoid the existing problem of TCM constitution identification at present.
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Oxborrow, Kathryn. "Inter-Library Loans and Document Supply Services in Italy Appear to Supplement Journal Subscriptions Rather Than Replace Them." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 6, no. 4 (December 15, 2011): 124. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b83614.
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Objectives – To examine patterns of Inter-Library Loans and Document Supply (ILL) in a large network of libraries over a period of five years, in order to establish whether ILL services are being used to replace journal subscriptions. The authors also aimed to establish which journal titles were most requested in their network, to inform future acquisitions policy.
Design – Longitudinal study using transactional data collected from the Italian Network for Inter-Library Document Exchange (NILDE) for the period 2005-2009.
Setting – The Italian library sector.
Subjects – Member libraries of NILDE, which is the largest ILL network in Italy with several hundred libraries. These consist primarily of university libraries, but also hospitals and health research institutions, public research institutions, and not-for-profit and public organisations.
Methods – ILL request data collected from the NILDE network software were analyzed. Figures were retrieved for the number of different journal titles requested per year of the study overall and by individual institution. Further analysis was undertaken on requests for more recent articles, those published up to five years prior to being requested. This involved creating a list of the most requested titles for each year, and then compiling a core collection of journals that were requested 20 or more times in each year of the study. These core titles were analyzed for trends by subject and publisher, and for any significant correlations between either Impact Factors (IFs) or citation counts and ILL requests for particular journals.
Main Results – The data revealed that the number of ILLs processed through NILDE increased every year during the period of the study. The majority of journals were only requested a small number of times in the five year period of the study, with 60% being requested five times or less. In the majority of instances, institutions were not borrowing the same title regularly. Analysis of the core collection of journals revealed that these repeated requests of the same title were mainly in the biomedical sciences and science and technology subject areas, and that these journals were often produced by smaller publishers who were not included in consortia purchasing. There was no correlation between journal impact factors (IFs) and ILL requests, but there was a statistically significant correlation between citation counts and ILL requests.
Conclusions – ILL numbers are increasing despite big deals and consortia purchasing. The majority of requests are for articles that are two years old or older, and the authors suggest that this indicates that ILLs do not influence journal subscriptions. The authors suggest that ILLs may have increased during the course of the study (and may continue to do so) due to the current global financial crisis and its impact on library acquisitions.
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NABOŻNY, Maciej. "ASYNCHRONOUS INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION AND CLUSTER STATE SYNCHRONIZATION." Applied Computer Science 14, no. 1 (March 30, 2018): 27–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.35784/acs-2018-03.
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This article describes issues related to information distribution and cluster state synchronization in environments with inconsistent network topology (with partially connected nodes or disconnected), without centralized authentication and authorization points. The main objective of this study was to create a set of rules and functional requirements to build a framework for building applications in decentralized and distributed environments that are not fully fault-tolerant, regardless of the underlying cluster’s hardware topology and availability. These solutions are based on selected principles known from the Blockchain database, Public Key Infrastructure, and Event Driven Development. Functional requirements derived from these systems are the basis of a framework dedicated for creating decentralized systems and distribution of information, used in systems developed by cloudover.io company together with AGH University of Science and Technology. Proposed principles were implemented as free library – libdinemic, which is base for future cluster management system, dedicated for large and inconsistent environments.
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Carlsson, Camilla, Elisabet Lönnermark, Sumona Datta, and Carlton A. Evans. "A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of tuberculosis care around the time of pregnancy." Wellcome Open Research 8 (January 10, 2023): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18072.1.
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Background: Tuberculosis is estimated to cause 1.5 million deaths annually and is most common during the reproductive years. Despite that fact, we found that tuberculosis screening, prevention or care recommendations for people around the time of pregnancy were absent from some national policy recommendations and varied in others. Objectives: To address the apparent gaps and inconsistencies in policy, we aim to design a systematic review and potential meta-analysis of the original research evidence informing tuberculosis care around the time of pregnancy. Methods: With assistance from librarians at the Biomedical library of the University of Gothenburg, Pubmed, CINAHL and Scopus databases will be searched. Search terms will aim to identify studies generating original research evidence informing care for tuberculosis around the time of pregnancy. Two independent reviewers will screen and select for inclusion the eligible studies. Discrepancies will be resolved with a third reviewer. We anticipate triaging the eligible publications. Firstly, publications that provide contextual data will be tabulated, summarising their main contributions. Secondly, studies that provide evidence directly guiding patient care and have recently been systematically reviewed and meta-analysed will be tabulated with the recently published conclusions of the syntheses of their data. Thirdly, studies that provide evidence directly guiding patient care, but have not been the subject of recent systematic review and meta-analysis will be our focus and will be considered to be key. The key studies will be subject to quality assessment, data extraction and when possible, meta-analysis. Conclusions: This systematic review and potential meta-analysis aims to guide policy, practice and future research priorities concerning tuberculosis care around the time of pregnancy.
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Jordan, Joanne L. "Searching on Health Information Databases: A Search Interface Including Thesaurus Term and Tree Browsers is More Effective than a Simple Search Interface." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 9, no. 4 (December 5, 2014): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8pp5r.
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Mu, X., Lu, K., Ryu, H. (2014). Explicitly integrating MeSH thesaurus help into health information retrieval systems: An empirical user study. Information Processing and Management, 50(1), 24-40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2013.03.005
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Objectives – To compare the effectiveness of a search interface with built-in thesaurus (MeSH) terms and tree browsers (MeshMed) to a simple search interface (SimpleMed) in supporting health information retrieval. Researchers also examined the contribution of the MeSH term and tree browser components towards effective information retrieval and assessed whether and how these elements influence the users’ search methods and strategies.
Design – Empirical comparison study.
Setting – A four-year university in the United States of America.
Subjects – 45 undergraduate and postgraduate students from 12 different academic departments.
Methods – Researchers recruited 55 students, of which 10 were excluded, using flyers posted across a university campus from a wide range of disciplines. Participants were paid a small stipend taking part in the study.
The authors developed two information retrieval systems, SimpleMed and MeshMed, to search across a test collection, OHSUMED, a database containing 348,566 Medline citations used in information retrieval research. SimpleMed includes a search browser and a popup window displaying record details. The MeshMed search interface includes two
additional browsers, one for looking up details of MeSH terms and another showing where the term fits into the tree structure. The search tasks had two parts: to define a key biomedical term, and to explore the association between concepts. After a brief tutorial covering the key functions of both systems, avoiding suggestion of one interface being better than the other, each participant then searched for six topics, three on each interface, allocated randomly using a 6x6 Latin square design.
The study tracked participants’ perceived topic familiarity using a 9-point Likert scale, measured before and after each search, with changes in score recorded. It examined the time spent in each search system, as recorded objectively by system logs, to measure engagement with searching task. Finally, the study examined whether participants found an answer to the set question, and whether that response was wrong, partially correct, or correct. Participants were asked about the portion of time they spent on each of the system components, and transaction log data was used to capture transitions between the search components. The participants also added their comments to a questionnaire after the search phase of the experiment.
Main results – The baseline mean topic familiarity scores were similar for both interfaces, with SimpleMed’s mean of 2.01, with a standard deviation 1.43, compared to MeSHMed’s mean of 2.08 with a standard deviation of 1.60. The mean was taken for topic familiarity change scores over three questions on each interface and compared using a paired sample two-tailed t-test. This showed a statistically significant difference between the mean change in topic familiarity scores for SimpleMed and MeSHMed.
Only 46 (17%) of the questions were not answered, 34 (74%) when participants were using SimpleMed and 12 (26%) when using MeSHMed. Researchers found a chi-squared test association between the interface and whether the answer was correct, suggesting that MeSHMed users were less likely to answer questions incorrectly. The question-answer scores positively correlated to the topic familiarity change scores, indicating that those participants whose familiarity with the topic improved the most were more likely to answer the question correctly.
The mean amount of time spent overall using the two interfaces was not significantly different, though researchers do not provide data on mean times, only total time and test statistics. On the MeSHMed interface, on average participants found the Term Browser feature the most useful aspect and spent the most amount of time in this component. The Tree Browser feature was rated as contributing the least to the searching task and the participants spent the least amount of time in this part of the interface.
Patterns of transitions between the components are reported, the most common of which were from the Search Browser to the Popup records, from the Term to the Search Browser, and vice versa. These observations suggest that participants were verifying the terms and clicking back and forth between the components to carry out iterative and more accurate searches. The authors identify seven typical patterns and described four different combinations of transitions between components.
Based on questionnaire feedback, participants found the Term Browser helpful to define the medical terms used, and for additional suggested terms to add to their search. The Tree Browser allowed participants to see how terms relate to each other, and helped identify related terms, despite many negative feedback comments about this feature. Almost all participants (43 of 45) preferred MeSHMed for searching, finding the extra components helpful to produce better results.
Conclusion – MeSHMed was shown to be more effective than SimpleMed for improving topic familiarity and finding correct answers to the set questions. Most participants reported a preference for the MeSHMed interface that included a Term Browser and Tree Browser to the straightforward SimpleMed interface. Both MeSHMed components contributed to the search process; the Term Browser was particularly helpful for defining and developing new concepts, and the Tree Browser added a view of the relationship between terms. The authors suggest that health information retrieval systems include visible and accessible thesaurus searching to assist with developing search strategies.
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Da Silva, Josivaldo Godoy, Desirée Ferro Scapinelli, Josivaldo Godoy Da Silva, Lailson Moura Fé, and Iandara Schettert Silva. "Biomedical Mechatronic Dynamometer to Support the Evaluation of the Effects of Leprosy Through the Palmar Holding Strenght and the Tweezer Holding Strenght." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 8, no. 1 (January 31, 2020): 109–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol8.iss1.2125.
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The hand can suffer the effects of several diseases among the most serious, leprosy stands out, which is considered infectious and can generate loss of muscle strength, atrophy, deformity and physical, mental and social disability. For the World Health Organization (WHO) and also doctors and physiotherapists, it is necessary to evaluate the diseases in an objective, reliable and early manner in order to propose appropriate treatment and follow their evolution. This research proposed a biomedical mechatronic dynamometer in order to support the evaluation of the effects of leprosy by means of palmar grip strength and grip strength of tweezers performed by hand. The experimental research was developed at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul and consisted first of all in the survey of the demands of the health area in relation to the biomedical dynamometer being consulted the following databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (Medline); US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (PUBMED) e Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). The mechatronic biomedical dynamometer consisted of three fundamental parts: mechanical structure, electronic signal conditioning circuitry and digital information processing. The mechanical structure was designed to withstand a strenght of up to 700 N, developed in brass because this metal has low cost, has less mass and also because it is easier to machine than steel. The oval shape of the structure contains two lateral and thin regions that measure 2 cm thick, 3 cm wide each and aim to concentrate mechanical stresses in order to sensitize the strain sensor consisting of the four linear strain gages, model N2A-XX-S5262P-350/E4 and nominal resistance of 350 Ω, from the company Micro-Measurements, which showed accuracy of 98%. The mechanical structure also has a stainless-steel support that measures 1 cm thick and 3 cm wide located at the bottom and on which was glued a cushion to support the palm of the hand. This support can be replaced by other models that also contain a cushion that considers the presence of injuries or deformities in the hand. The mechanical structure also has a upper support that also measures 1 cm thick and 3 cm wide, to which four pressure sensors developed with rosette strain gages model N2K-XX-S5294R-350/DP/E4 with a nominal resistance of 350 Ω, from the company Micro-Measurements, were fixed and which showed an accuracy of 99.5%. The deformation sensor is stimulated by the application of palmar grip strenght while the pressure sensors are stimulated by the realization of index, middle, annular and minimum finger gripping strenght. In addition, these sensors are connected to Wheatstone Bridges whose feeds and also the responses are processed by five signal conditioning circuits developed with operational amplifiers LF 356, OPA 27 and OP27 GP of the company Burr-Brown, whose structure consists of voltage oscillator, amplifier, band pass filter, buffer and peak detector that generates DC voltage that feeds the data acquisition board. The answers on this board are sent to the Inspiron 15 3000 microcomputer from Dell, which has installed Labview software from National Instruments, which processes the information, stores, plotts the palmar grip strenght and pinch grip strenght graphs and can also send the information over the Internet. This research has the potential to obtain accurate information on the effects of leprosy in the hand that can support the evaluation, diagnosis of health professionals, follow up the evolution of the disease and the treatment adopted.
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Evangelista, Rosana, Vanda de Fátima Fulgêncio de Oliveira, Sandra Lúcia Pereira, and Valdinéa Sonia Petinari. "Acesso digital: o direito à informação na área da saúde versus a propriedade intelectual da informação tecnológica." RDBCI: Revista Digital de Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação 2, no. 2 (February 3, 2005): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.20396/rdbci.v2i2.2065.
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A Engenharia Clínica ou Hospitalar tem a responsabilidade de gerenciar todo o ciclo de vida das tecnologias de saúde, o que inclui o processo especificação, aquisição, instalação, testes de aceitação, treinamento, manutenção corretiva e preventiva e todos os assuntos referentes aos equipamentos. A documentação necessária para atender a estes objetivos está armazenada na Central de Referência em Equipamentos Biomédicos no Centro de Engenharia Biomédica da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a viabilização da implantação da digitalização dos documentos, que hoje estão apenas na forma impressa, restringindo o acesso. Os profissionais técnicos e instituições remotas serão beneficiados com esta ação. Os direitos autorais, a infraestrutura de software, o desenvolvimento das bibliotecas digitais, e as características das publicações e do público usuário são discutidos. Como resultado identificamos, qualificamos e agrupamos os usuários da documentação, este levantamento ofereceu subsídios para tomada de decisão a respeito da melhor forma de atendimento deste cliente virtual. Abstract Clinical Engineering is responsible for the management for the whole life cycle of medical equipment and related technology. This includes the specification, acquisition, installation, acceptance tests, training, preventive and corrective maintenance of medical equipment. The necessary documentation to attend these activities is stored in the Reference Center on Medical Equipment of the Center for Biomedical Engineering of the State University of Campinas. This paper analyses the possibility of digitizing all documents to allow their access via digital means, as they are available only in print form. The technical professionals and institutions would certainly be benefited with this action. In this paper we discuss amongst other topics, copyright, software needed, digital library development, document and user and publication characteristics. As a result we have identified, qualified and grouped all users of the documentation. We were then able to decide on the best way to allow the access to the digitized documents by the virtual clients. The main problem we have found is the need for the manufacturer’s agreement with this procedure, this point is l not solved yet.
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Ashburn, Ann, Ruth Pickering, Emma McIntosh, Sophia Hulbert, Lynn Rochester, Helen C. Roberts, Alice Nieuwboer, et al. "Exercise- and strategy-based physiotherapy-delivered intervention for preventing repeat falls in people with Parkinson’s: the PDSAFE RCT." Health Technology Assessment 23, no. 36 (July 2019): 1–150. http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hta23360.
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Background People with Parkinson’s disease are twice as likely to experience a fall as a healthy older person, often leading to debilitating effects on confidence, activity levels and quality of life. Objective To estimate the effect of a physiotherapy programme for fall prevention among people with Parkinson’s disease. Design A multicentre, pragmatic, investigator-masked, individually randomised controlled trial (RCT) with prespecified subgroup analyses. Setting Recruitment from NHS hospitals and clinics and community and social services in eight English regions with home-based interventions. Participants A total of 474 people with Parkinson’s disease (i.e. Hoehn and Yahr scale stages 1–4) were recruited: 238 were assigned to a physiotherapy programme and 236 were assigned to usual care. Random allocation was 50 : 50. Interventions All participants received routine care; the usual-care group received an information digital versatile disc (DVD) and a single advice session at trial completion. The intervention group had an individually tailored, progressive, home-based fall avoidance strategy training programme with balance and strengthening exercises: PDSAFE. Main outcome measures The primary outcome was the risk of repeat falling, collected by self-report monthly diaries between 0 and 6 months after randomisation. Secondary outcomes included near-falls, falls efficacy, freezing of gait (FoG), health-related quality of life, and measurements taken using the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), the Chair Stand Test (CST), the Geriatric Depression Scale, the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly and the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire. Results PDSAFE is the largest RCT of falls management among people with Parkinson’s disease: 541 patients were screened for eligibility. The average age was 72 years, and 266 out of 474 (56%) participants were men. Of the 474 randomised participants, 238 were randomised to the intervention group and 236 were randomised to the control group. No difference in repeat falling within 6 months of randomisation was found [PDSAFE group to control group odds ratio (OR) 1.21, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.74 to 1.98; p = 0.447]. An analysis of secondary outcomes demonstrated better balance (Mini-BESTest: mean difference 0.95, 95% CI 0.24 to 1.67; p = 0.009), functional strength (CST: p = 0.041) and falls efficacy (Falls Efficacy Scale – International: mean difference 1.6, 95% CI –3.0 to –0.19; p = 0.026) with near-falling significantly reduced with PDSAFE (OR 0.67, 95% CI 0.53 to 0.86; p = 0.001) at 6 months. Prespecified subgroup analysis (i.e. disease severity and FoG) revealed a PDSAFE differing effect; the intervention may be of benefit for people with moderate disease but may increase falling for those in the more severe category, especially those with FoG. Limitations All participants were assessed at primary outcome; only 73% were assessed at 12 months owing to restricted funding. Conclusions PDSAFE was not effective in reducing repeat falling across the range of people with Parkinson’s disease in the trial. Secondary analysis demonstrated that other functional tasks and self-efficacy improved and demonstrated differential patterns of intervention impact in accordance with disease severity and FoG, which supports previous secondary research findings and merits further primary evaluation. Future work Further trials of falls prevention on targeted groups of people with Parkinson’s disease are recommended. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN48152791. Funding This project was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and will be published in full in Health Technology Assessment; Vol. 23, No. 36. See the NIHR Journals Library website for further project information. Sarah E Lamb is funded by the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and CLAHRC Oxford. Victoria A Goodwin is supported by the NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in the South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC). Lynn Rochester is supported by the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre based at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University. The research was also supported by the NIHR Newcastle Clinical Research Facility Infrastructure funding. Helen C Roberts is supported by CLAHRC Wessex and the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre.