The publication fate of abstracts presented at the Medical Library Association conferences

Objective: We sought to determine how many abstracts presented at the 2012 and 2014 Medical Library Association (MLA) annual conferences were later published as full-text journal articles and which features of the abstract and first author influence the likelihood of future publication. To do so, we replicated a previous study on MLA conference abstracts presented in 2002 and 2003. The secondary objective was to compare the publication rates between the prior and current study.Methods: Presentations and posters delivered at the 2012 and 2014 MLA meetings were coded to identify factors associated with publication. Postconference publication of abstracts as journal articles was determined using a literature search and survey sent to first authors. Chi-squared tests were used to assess differences in the publication rate, and logistic regression was used to assess the influence of abstract factors on publication.Results: The combined publication rate for the 2012 and 2014 meetings was 21.8% (137/628 abstracts), which is a statistically significant decrease compared to the previously reported rate for 2002 and 2003 (27.6%, 122/442 abstracts). The odds that an abstract would later be published as a journal article increased if the abstract was multi-institutional or if it was research, specifically surveys or mixed methods research.Conclusions: The lower publication rate of MLA conference abstracts may be due to an increased number of program or nonresearch abstracts that were accepted or a more competitive peer review process for journals. MLA could increase the publication rate by encouraging and enabling multi-institutional research projects among its members.

Peer review declaration

All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering have been peer-reviewed through processes administered by the Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing. • Type of peer review: Single-blind Single-blind reviewing. 117 submitted full conference papers were reviewed independently by the 30 members of the scientific committee. The six members of the local organising committee also helped with the review process. The acceptance was granted to the papers with the positive reply of two independent reviewers. The reviewers were asked to rate each manuscript with regards to the following criteria: technical, presentation, quality, and English language. The submissions with low ratings were rejected with some comments to improve for their future publication endeavours in other avenues. 10 papers were desk rejected by the conference science committee chair and co-chair due to being out of scope. In 69 instances, the submitted papers were asked to be revised and submitted for another round of reviews. The second round of the review process was conducted by the chairs of various icRS2021 committees to make sure that the comments of the original reviewers were considered by the authors. • Conference submission management system: Aventri • Number of submissions received: 117 • Number of submissions sent for review: 107 • Number of submissions accepted: 73 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 62% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 36 • Any additional info on review process: - • Contact person for queries: • Name : Pezhman Ghadimi Affiliation: University College Dublin Email : [email protected]

Non-lesional treatment options for tremor in idiopathic Parkinson syndrome: a protocol for a systematic literature review

IntroductionIdiopathic Parkinson syndrome (iPS) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders characterised by the triad of bradykinesia, rigidity and tremor. Tremor at rest predominantly at one side is often perceived by patients as severely disabling and yet ranges among the most difficult symptoms to treat. In medically refractory cases, lesional approaches have proven to be effective alternatives. However, to date, there is no comprehensive analysis of non-surgical therapies to manage iPS-patients’ tremor. We therefore present a detailed study protocol for a systematic literature review assessing efficacy/effectiveness and safety of non-lesional treatments for tremor in iPS.Methods and analysisWe will search three electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO) using a combination of title/abstract keywords. Additionally, hand-searched reference and citation lists of key reviews identified through the search strategy will be screened. Eligible studies should investigate the efficacy/effectiveness and safety of therapeutic options for tremor in iPS excluding lesional interventions. Publications will be independently assessed for inclusion criteria by two investigators and study information summarised using a standardised template including quality assessment according to the QualSyst tool. We will provide a narrative synthesis of results and conduct a meta-analysis whenever possible.Ethics and disseminationWe commit to present contemporary evidence on the efficacy/effectiveness and safety of non-lesional interventions for tremor in iPS in a future publication. We aim to compile rich data of published studies to inform healthcare professionals in order to ultimately improve patient outcomes.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020202911).

Protovarys in theory, tetraphonos in practice?: preliminary observations on an archaeology of the Varys’ intervallics

This paper opens with a caveat: as denoted in the title, its intention is not to be exhaustive on its subject, as of yet (future publication soon to follow). Attempted will be the exposition and commentation upon a series of indications regarding the intervallics of the plagal third mode, commonly referred to in the sources as Varys (low; due to being the mode with the lowest basis/ison in the ecclesiastical eight-mode system, Octoechos). If these result to a reacquaintance with the mode and a reconsideration of some of its intervallic possibilities, then the paper will have been successful in its intentions.

Image segmentation and robust edge detection for collision avoidance in machine tools

Collisions are a major cause of unplanned downtime in small series manufacturing with machine tools. Existing solutions based on geometric simulation do not cover collisions due to setup errors. Therefore a solution is developed to compare camera images of the setup with the simulation, thus detecting discrepancies. The comparison focuses on the product being manufactured (workpiece) and the fixture holding the workpiece, thus the first step consists in segmenting the corresponding region of interest in the image. Subsequently edge detection is applied to the image to extract the relevant contours. Additional processing steps in the spatial and frequency domain are used to alleviate effects of the harsh conditions in the machine, including swarf, fluids and sub-optimal illumination. The comparison of the processed images with the simulation will be presented in a future publication.

What happens when a journal converts to open access? A bibliometric analysis

In recent years, increased stakeholder pressure to transition research to Open Access has led to many journals converting, or ‘flipping’, from a closed access (CA) to an open access (OA) publishing model. Changing the publishing model can influence the decision of authors to submit their papers to a journal, and increased article accessibility may influence citation behaviour. In this paper we aimed to understand how flipping a journal to an OA model influences the journal’s future publication volumes and citation impact. We analysed two independent sets of journals that had flipped to an OA model, one from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and one from the Open Access Directory (OAD), and compared their development with two respective control groups of similar journals. For bibliometric analyses, journals were matched to the Scopus database. We assessed changes in the number of articles published over time, as well as two citation metrics at the journal and article level: the normalised impact factor (IF) and the average relative citations (ARC), respectively. Our results show that overall, journals that flipped to an OA model increased their publication output compared to journals that remained closed. Mean normalised IF and ARC also generally increased following the flip to an OA model, at a greater rate than was observed in the control groups. However, the changes appear to vary largely by scientific discipline. Overall, these results indicate that flipping to an OA publishing model can bring positive changes to a journal.

Estimation and Equalization of residual synchronization errors in CP-OTFS

In this work, we analyze the effect of residual frame timing offset and carrier frequency offset along with the presence of fractional Doppler on the bit error rate performance of OFTS system. We show in this work that channel equalization with appropriate channel estimates can compensate for the combined effect of the time-varying multipath channel (TVMC) as well as residual synchronization errors. We<br>also present a unique time-domain channel estimation method for OTFS, which can be used along with the above-mentioned channel equalization. It is seen from the extensive Monte Carlo simulation results of the LDPC coded OTFS system that the estimation and compensation methods presented here provide necessary resilience properties to OTFS against the effects of TVMC channel and residual<br><div>synchronization errors. A unified signal processing flow for OTFS and OFDM is also described in this work to motivate studies on coexistence between the two as well as to encourage investigations on a seamless transition from OFDM based system to OTFS based systems for future air interface design.</div><div><br></div><div><b>This Work is submiited to an IEEE Journal for possible future publication.</b><br></div>

Estimation and Equalization of residual synchronization errors in CP-OTFS

In this work, we analyze the effect of residual frame timing offset and carrier frequency offset along with the presence of fractional Doppler on the bit error rate performance of OFTS system. We show in this work that channel equalization with appropriate channel estimates can compensate for the combined effect of the time-varying multipath channel (TVMC) as well as residual synchronization errors. We<br>also present a unique time-domain channel estimation method for OTFS, which can be used along with the above-mentioned channel equalization. It is seen from the extensive Monte Carlo simulation results of the LDPC coded OTFS system that the estimation and compensation methods presented here provide necessary resilience properties to OTFS against the effects of TVMC channel and residual<br><div>synchronization errors. A unified signal processing flow for OTFS and OFDM is also described in this work to motivate studies on coexistence between the two as well as to encourage investigations on a seamless transition from OFDM based system to OTFS based systems for future air interface design.</div><div><br></div><div><b>This Work is submiited to an IEEE Journal for possible future publication.</b><br></div>