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A review of theory and practice in scientometrics [PDF]

European Journal of Operational Research, 2015
Scientometrics is the study of the quantitative aspects of the process of science as a communication system. It is centrally, but not only, concerned with the analysis of citations in the academic literature.
J. Mingers, L. Leydesdorff
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
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Caveats for using statistical significance tests in research assessments

, 2012
This paper raises concerns about the advantages of using statistical significance tests in research assessments as has recently been suggested in the debate about proper normalization procedures for citation indicators. Statistical significance tests are
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Author-constructs & Trojan horse-ing: Academic citation as a strategic discursive practice [PDF]

, 2011
This paper draws on the findings of a study of 15 international information researchers' relationship with an author work prominent in the literature of their field (Brenda Dervin) to examine academic citation practices in a new light.
Olsson, MR
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
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Comparative analysis of international melanoma guidelines

EJC Skin Cancer
Purpose: Melanoma is an aggressive skin tumor known for its early spread through lymphatic and blood vessels. Over the past decades, significant advancements in surgical and therapeutic approaches have improved patient outcomes.
Ahmad Idrissi-Yaghir, Henning Schäfer, Hendrik Damm, Georg C. Lodde, Elisabeth Livingstone, Dirk Schadendorf, Christoph M. Friedrich   +6 more
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The Normalization of Citation Counts Based on Classification Systems

Publications, 2013
If we want to assess whether the paper in question has had a particularly high or low citation impact compared to other papers, the standard practice in bibliometrics is to normalize citations in respect of the subject category and publication year.
Andreas Barth, Lutz Bornmann, Werner Marx   +2 more
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Student projects: plagiarism and assessment [PDF]

, 2006
Within the Information Technology degree programme of the University of Reading, the students undertake a major project in their final year. The module is both a hurdle to an honours degree and significant in terms of assessment weighting.
Haworth, Guy McCrossan
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A protocol for a systematic review of clinical guidelines and published systematic reviews on the early detection of oral cancer [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The predicted increase in incidence of oral cavity cancer (OCC) coupled with high mortality and poor prognosis – particularly when diagnosed at a late/advanced stage – highlights the need for prevention and early detection/screening to ...
Al Bulushi, Naeema M., Conway, David I., Gibson, John, Macpherson, Lorna M.D., Ross, Alastair J., Worlledge-Andrew, Heather   +5 more
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Data Citation in Practice - Data Citation with Virtual Collections

, 2021
FAIR data are the pillar of Open Science which is at the core of the SSHOC project. In order to ensure findability of data and other resources, it is crucial to provide easy-to-use recommendations for data citation in the SSH domains. At the SSHOC Workshop "Data Citation in Practice" Dieter Van Uytvanck spoke about citations in the context of the ...
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