scholarly journals Addressing a few misleading concepts in physics

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Pramode Bhattacharjee
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
High Time ◽  
Undergraduate Level

This paper is concerned with a few misleading issues which are widespread in scientific literature. With a view to getting rid of the ambiguities present in the traditional literature regarding the said issues, proposed solution to each of those issues has been offered. The author feels that with a view to deepening thought and understanding as well as to upgrade the relevant literature at undergraduate level, it is a high time to consider immediate implementation of the present proposal in regard to the pertinent issues raised in this contribution.

scholarly journals Critical Criminological Understandings of Adult Pornography and Woman Abuse: New Progressive Directions in Research and Theory

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter DeKeseredy
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Woman Abuse ◽  
Sexual Media ◽  
Social Scientific

There is a small, but growing, social scientific literature on the racist and violent nature of contemporary adult pornography. However, considerably more empirical and theoretical work needs to be done to advance a critical criminological understanding of how such hurtful sexual media contribute to various forms of woman abuse in intimate relationships. The main objective of this article is to briefly review the relevant literature and to suggest a few new progressive empirical and theoretical directions.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Green Housing: A Review of Relevant Literature

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2072
Author(s):  
Arturas Kaklauskas ◽  
Natalija Lepkova ◽  
Saulius Raslanas ◽  
Ingrida Vetloviene ◽  
Virgis Milevicius ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Sustainable Building ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Green Housing ◽  
Scopus Database ◽  
The Impact

This review presents an analysis of three hypotheses. The articles provide a specific perspective on green housing before, during, and post COVID-19. The validations of these hypotheses were performed by analyzing the scientific literature worldwide and by adding a statistical analysis of appropriate articles from the Scopus database. The purpose of this review is to overview the research written on housing developments during the upsurge of COVID-19 along with the responses from the green building sector, because this field appears to be rapidly emerging by the sheer volume of research studies currently undertaken. Foremost peer-reviewed journals covering construction, urban studies‎, real estate, energy, civil engineering, buildings, indoor air, management, economics‎, business‎, environmental studies,‎ and environmental sciences‎ that were published last year were selected for review. The review was conducted by applying a combination of various keywords and the criteria for paper selection, including sustainable building, green construction, green building, resource-efficient, a building’s lifecycle, COVID-19, energy, water, consumption, health effects, comfort, occupant behaviors, policy, economy, Industry 5.0, energy-efficient retrofitting, and profit. Two, innovative elements in this study stand out when comparing it with the most advanced research on green housing before, during, and after COVID-19. The first innovation relates to the integrated analyses of COVID-19 pandemic, housing policies of countries and cities pertinent to COVID-19 that impact green housing and the wellbeing of their residents as well as the impact made by residents and a housing policy on the dispersion of COVID-19. This research additionally establishes that a green building analysis is markedly more effective when the analysis comprehensively covers the life process of a green building, the participating interest groups that have their own goals they wish to implement, the COVID-19 situation, and the external micro- and macro-level environments as a singular entity.

scholarly journals Challenges Faced by Novice Research Students at Undergraduate Level: A Qualitative Study at Institute of Education and Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 411-420
Author(s):  
Sabiha Zafar ◽  
Muhammad Kamran ◽  
Hassan Raza ◽  
Afshan Mehtab
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Undergraduate Level ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Research Students

This study was conducted to investigate the problems faced by Novice researchers at Institute of Education and Research, Punjab University Lahore. The study was Qualitative by nature. Seven B.Ed. Hons students were selected through purposive sampling as sample. For this purpose in-depth interview was used as instrument to collect data from the sample. Researcher herself conducted the interviews from Novice researchers. Data was collected, organized and analysed. Themes were generated from the data. Major findings of research were that novice researcher are lacking in expertise, confidence in conducting research, problems finding relevant literature and sample, analysing data and reporting properly.

scholarly journals Community engagement in the Faculty of Health Science: A concept analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vistolina Nuuyoma ◽  
Agnes Makhene
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Review Reports

Background: Community engagement has been given different interpretations by scholars and organisations; in addition, current scientific literature has not reached a consensus on how it is defined. This difference in conceptualisation may lead to confusion regarding the meaning. The researcher observed that academic staff from the Faculty of Health Science at an institution of higher education in Namibia are not certain of what counts as community engagement. This has led to some activities from the faculty being cancelled from the institutional review reports as they were not recognised as community engagement.Aim: The aim of this article is to describe the concept analysis of community engagement.Setting: the study took place at a faculty of health science at a university in Namibia.Method: Concept analysis was done in accordance with the eight steps of the Walker and Avant model. A literature search was conducted to capture all potential definitions and uses of community engagement. A total of 225 definitions and uses of community engagement were recorded and used in the concept analysis. A list of definitions and uses of the concept of community engagement were documented with their citations, in a table with three columns. The first column (analysis) consisted of the identified definitions and uses of community engagement from the relevant literature. The second column (synthesis) consisted of reduced statements of the content presented in the first column. The third column (derivation) consisted of the final reduction into categories and connotations derived from the second column.Findings: Three broad categories were revealed as findings: (1) the antecedents of community engagement, which included community challenges, health inequalities, societal needs and the need for a social responsive approach in education, research and services; (2) a three-phase process of community engagement; and (3) the outcomes of community engagement. A theoretical definition and a conceptual map for the concept of community engagement were drawn from the findings.Recommendation: The results of the concept analysis of community engagement will be used to develop strategies for its facilitation in the Faculty of Health Science.

scholarly journals Science-based entrepreneurship education as a means for university-industry technology transfer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlous Blankesteijn ◽  
Bart Bossink ◽  
Peter van der Sijde
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Empirical Finding ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
The University ◽  
University Industry

AbstractThis paper explores the potential of university-industry technology transfer through science-based entrepreneurship education (SBEE). The scientific literature focuses mostly on enabling university-industry technology transfer via university-industry collaboration in research, and not so much in (science) education. The paper identifies four strands of relevant literature for further theorizing SBEE principles to research its contribution to industry-technology transfer: 1. Embedding entrepreneurship education in universities; 2. Balancing theory and practice of entrepreneurship education; 3. Cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset through entrepreneurship education; and 4. Creating spin-offs through entrepreneurship education. One of the main theoretical contributions of this paper is, that SBEE is different from regular entrepreneurship education in its need for being firmly embedded in a science, technology and R&D environment, both within and outside the university. This is important in order to give SBEE students the opportunity to gain experience with handling the hurdles for successful university-industry technology transfer. The main empirical finding is that elements in the program, related to for example the balance between teaching entrepreneurship through theory and experiential learning, are not systematically covered. It means that fundamental questions such as: Can entrepreneurship be indeed taught? Which elements of entrepreneurship can be taught through theory, and which ones must be experienced in practice? are currently left unanswered. Systematic coverage of these questions enables a better exploitation of the possibilities that SBEE offers for university-industry technology transfer.

Évaluation de l’aptitude d’une personne âgée atteinte de déficits cognitifs à gérer sa personne et ses biens : Identification des outils disponibles

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Giroux ◽  
Sylvie Tétreault ◽  
Lyse Langlois
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Cognitive Impairments ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Accelerated Aging ◽  
Personne Âgée ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Property A ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
And Training

AbstractThe accelerated aging of the Canadian population is a recognized fact and leads to an increasing number of seniors with cognitive impairments (Curateur public du Québec, 2010a). This has a definite impact on health professionals who have to assess their competency to live independently and manage their finances. This decision, which has important consequences for the person, must be based on an objective and rigorous assessment. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the available tools, both in the scientific literature and in clinical settings, to better document the various components to assess seniors’ competency to live independently and manage their finances. The goal is to help practitioners who work with older people with cognitive impairments to accurately assess their ability to manage themselves and their property. A review of the relevant literature and training available, as well as three group consultations, showed that there is no consensus about the tools used to assess the capacity to take care of oneself and one’s property. Additional studies are thus needed to fill the gap in knowledge about specific tools used to assess competency.

scholarly journals Time series-based bibliometric analysis of a systematic review of multidisciplinary care for opioid dose reduction: exploring the origins of the North American opioid crisis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abhimanyu Sud ◽  
Darren K. Cheng ◽  
Rahim Moineddin ◽  
Erin Zlahtic ◽  
Ross Upshur
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Time Series ◽  
North American ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Multidisciplinary Care ◽  
Opioid Overdose ◽  
Opioid Dose ◽  
Opioid Crisis ◽  
The North

AbstractBibliometric analyses of systematic reviews offer unique opportunities to explore the character of specific scientific fields. In this time series-based analysis, dynamics of multidisciplinary care for chronic pain and opioid prescribing are analyzed over a forty-four year time span. Three distinct periods are identified, each defined by distinct research areas, as well as priorities regarding the use of opioids and the appropriate management of chronic pain. These scientometrically defined periods align with timelines identified previously by narrative historical accounts. Through cross-correlation with a mortality time series, a significant two-year lag between opioid overdose mortality and citation dynamics is identified between 2004 and 2019. This analysis demonstrates a bidirectional relationship between the scientific literature and the North American opioid overdose crisis, suggesting that the scientific literature is both reflective and generative of an important health and social phenomenon. A scientometric phenomenon of memory lapse, namely an overt and prolonged failure to cite older relevant literature, is identified using a metric of mean time to citation. It is proposed that this metric can be used to analyze changes in emerging literature and thus predict the nature of clinical and policy responses to the opioid crisis, and thus potentially to other health and social phenomena.

scholarly journals DO GREEN MARKETING AND GREEN BRAND AWARENESS INFLUENCE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Alum Kusumah ◽  
Cheng-Wen Lee
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Mineral Water ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Green Marketing ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Bottled Mineral Water

The importance of this study in bridging the gap between existing research literature works by analysing the influence of green marketing and awareness of the green brand on customer satisfaction of mineral water products. The analysis adopted a quantitative and analytical approach by administering structured questionnaires. The questionnaire developed based on the objectives of the research and the analysis of the relevant literature on green marketing, green brand awareness, and customer satisfaction. The results revealed green marketing had no influence on customer satisfaction in the case of the Pristine 8 + bottled mineral water customers. However, it was found that green brand awareness has a positive influence on customer satisfaction. Green marketing and green brand awareness simultaneously have a positive influence on customer satisfaction of the Pristine 8 + bottled mineral water brand. This study expands the scientific literature by providing empirical evidence on green marketing, green brand awareness on customer satisfaction that also can use as a consideration that might help companies to make decisions that will allow them to surpass their competitors through green marketing and green brand awareness, and to meet their customer satisfaction.

scholarly journals How accurate are citations of frequently cited papers in biomedical literature?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Pavlovic ◽  
T Weissgerber ◽  
D Stanisavljevic ◽  
T Pekmezovic ◽  
V Garovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Binary Data ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Biomedical Literature ◽  
Multilevel Regression ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Independent Verification ◽  
Multilevel Regression Model

AbstractCitations are an important, but often overlooked, part of every scientific paper. They allow the reader to trace the flow of evidence, serving as a gateway to relevant literature. Most scientists are aware of citations errors, but few appreciate the prevalence or consequences of these problems. The purpose of this study was to examine how often frequently cited papers in biomedical scientific literature are cited inaccurately. The study included an active participation of first authors of frequently cited papers; to first-hand verify the citations accuracy. The approach was to determine most cited original articles and their parent authors, that could be able to access, and identify, collect and review all citations of their original work. Findings from feasibility study, where we collected and reviewed 1,540 articles containing 2,526 citations of 14 most cited articles in which the 1st authors were affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine University of Belgrade, were further evaluated for external confirmation in an independent verification set of articles. Verification set included 4,912 citations identified in 2,995 articles that cited 13 most cited articles published by authors affiliated with the Mayo Clinic Division of Nephrology and Hypertension (Rochester, Minnesota, USA), whose research focus is hypertension and peripheral vascular disease. Most cited articles and their citations were determined according to SCOPUS database search. A citation was defined as being accurate if the cited article supported or was in accordance with the statement by citing authors. A multilevel regression model for binary data was used to determine predictors of inaccurate citations. At least one inaccurate citation was found in 11% and 15% of articles in the feasibility study and verification set, respectively, suggesting that inaccurate citations are common in biomedical literature. The main findings were similar in both sets. The most common problem was the citation of nonexistent findings (38.4%), followed by an incorrect interpretation of findings (15.4%). One fifth of inaccurate citations were due to “chains of inaccurate citations,” in which inaccurate citations appeared to have been copied from previous papers. Reviews, longer time elapsed from publication to citation, and multiple citations were associated with higher chance of citation being inaccurate. Based on these findings, several actions that authors, mentors and journals can take to reduce citation inaccuracies and maintain the integrity of the scientific literature have been proposed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of an automatic article selection method for timelier updates of the Comet Core Outcome Set database

Database ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher R Norman ◽  
Elizabeth Gargon ◽  
Mariska M G Leeflang ◽  
Aurélie Névéol ◽  
Paula R Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Core Outcome Set ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Core Outcome ◽  
Machine Learning Methods ◽  
Outcome Set ◽  
Machine Learning Approach

Abstract Curated databases of scientific literature play an important role in helping researchers find relevant literature, but populating such databases is a labour intensive and time-consuming process. One such database is the freely accessible Comet Core Outcome Set database, which was originally populated using manual screening in an annually updated systematic review. In order to reduce the workload and facilitate more timely updates we are evaluating machine learning methods to reduce the number of references needed to screen. In this study we have evaluated a machine learning approach based on logistic regression to automatically rank the candidate articles. Data from the original systematic review and its four first review updates were used to train the model and evaluate performance. We estimated that using automatic screening would yield a workload reduction of at least 75% while keeping the number of missed references around 2%. We judged this to be an acceptable trade-off for this systematic review, and the method is now being used for the next round of the Comet database update.

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