Academic Dissemination Research Articles

Formação, Disseminação e Colaboração: Internacionalização em Administração de Sistemas de Informação

Resumo Este artigo revela o perfil de internacionalização dos pesquisadores brasileiros no campo de Administração de Sistemas de Informação (ADI) com base em análise de três dimensões: Formação, Disseminação de pesquisa e Colaboração em redes internacionais. Baseado na coleta de dados provenientes da Plataforma Lattes, Google Scholar e dos websites das instituições de ensino, referente a um total de 554 pesquisadores com doutorado completo, um grupo de 50 pesquisadores brasileiros neste campo foi identificado com algum grau de inserção internacional. Este estudo revela que os pesquisadores mais internacionalizados do campo são majoritariamente provenientes de instituições das regiões Sudeste (66%) e do Sul (28%) do País. Apenas uma parcela (16%) desses pesquisadores realizou doutorado no exterior, embora outros tenham tido experiências internacionais por intermédio de pós-doutorado (38%), cursos de extensão (45%) ou bolsa sanduíche (18%). A Disseminação internacional dos trabalhos deste grupo de pesquisadores cresceu 65% no período entre 2010 e 2015, com publicação em periódicos e participação em congressos internacionais. A rede de Colaboração internacional deste grupo de pesquisadores também foi identificada na pesquisa.

Exploring the Use of Cloud Computing Systems in Tertiary Education

Research on cloud computing systems has largely focused on the technology and security issues at the expense of understanding users' experiences with the technology. Through a phenomenological approach, this study explored the lived experiences of faculty members of tertiary institutions with respect to their use of cloud computing systems. We carried out an in-depth phenomenological interview among faculty members of selected tertiary institutions in Ghana. We explored their lived experiences on the use of cloud computing systems for academic activities. The results point to tensions between faculty members' identity and information privacy on one hand, and the requirement to effectively execute their academic and professional responsibilities. We conclude that while cloud computing systems enhance the reach and richness of academic information dissemination and academic interactions, faculty members must establish personal and professional boundaries in order to derive meaningful benefits from the use of such systems

The seven attributes of the academic surgeon: Critical aspects of the archetype and contributions to the surgical community

Background“Academic surgeon” describes a member of a medical school department of surgery, but this term does not fully define the important role of such physician-scientists in advancing surgical science through translational research and innovation. MethodsThe curriculum vitae and self-descriptive vignettes of the records of achievement of seven surgeons possessing documented records of academic leadership, innovation, and dissemination of knowledge were reviewed. ResultsOut analysis yielded seven attributes of the archetypal academic surgeon: 1) identifies complex clinical problems ignored or thought unsolvable by others, 2) becomes an expert, 3) innovates to advance treatment, 4) observes outcomes to further improve and innovate, 5) disseminates knowledge and expertise, 6) asks important questions to further improve care, and 7) trains the next generation of surgeons and scientists. ConclusionAlthough alternative pathways to innovation and academic contribution also exist, the academic surgeon typically devotes years of careful observation, analysis, and iterative investigation to identify and solve challenging or unexplored clinical problems, ideally leverages resources available in academic medical centers to support these endeavors.

The Dissemination of Science and Science Journalism in Brazilian Universities: Analyzing Strategies that Facilitate Access to Science & Technology

This article is a mapping of Brazilian universities that maintain a structured work for Science Journalism and / or the dissemination of science. It analyses the strategies used by the top 50 Brazilian universities for including dissemination of science in their communication activities. In order to do this each institution’s website was examined for the purpose of collecting a large sample size of universities that organize and prioritize the dissemination of science and science journalism, and make their studies and projects available to the public. The dissemination of science is a priority for only 15 universities; ones that have structured science journalism programs. 11 of these universities are among the top 25 in the country which indicates that there is a direct relationship between academic quality and dissemination of science. Thus, this study lends to a deeper understanding of the field of science journalism.

Manuscript Development and Publishing: A 5-Step Approach

Publications in peer-reviewed biomedical journals are essential for sharing knowledge and advancing healthcare. This article will articulate a 5-step approach for developing and publishing a manuscript, and provide academic clinicians with an instructional tool they can provide to their protégés and junior faculty. The authors attempt to distill existing advice for preparing manuscripts, which is found in myriad formats, combine these tutorials with their collective experience and present this approach for developing and publishing successfully a manuscript in a peer-reviewed journal. The 5 steps identified instruct would-be authors to (1) know their material and determine their audience; (2) outline their manuscript; (3) be ethically vigilant; (4) develop individual sections and submit their manuscript and (5) respond to reviewers׳ comments. This article describes each of these steps in detail. Rewards of publishing articles include recognition by peers and supervisors, contribution to academic promotion and dissemination of information to the medical community.

ПРОБЛЕМА АКАДЕМІЧНОЇ ЧЕСНОСТІ В НАВЧАЛЬНОМУ ПРОЦЕСІ ТА НАУЦІ: ДОСВІД НАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО МЕДИЧНОГО УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ ІМЕНІ О. О. БОГОМОЛЬЦЯ

У статті проаналізовано досвід Національного медичного університету імені О. О. Богомольця з розробки та впровадження Положення про академічну чесність як важливого документа в рамках функціонування внутрішньовузівської системи управління якістю освіти. Наведено результати аналізу анонімного анкетування 412 респондентів щодо рівня академічної культури та розповсюдження академічного шахрайства в різних формах. Виявлено, що 55 % студентів Університету самостійно складають підсумковий контроль з дисциплін навчального плану, в той час як визнали несамостійність у складанні сесії 16 % респондентів. Визначено важливість трансформації академічної культури науково-педагогічних працівників та студентів для забезпечення успішності євроінтеграційних змін освітнього процесу в країні.

Assessing the Effectiveness of eTOC alerts in the Dissemination of Newly Published Literature in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Specialist Library

ABSTRACTThis article describes an example of one librarian’s approach to academic literature dissemination, that of regular ‘electronic Table of Contents’ alerts (eTOCs) and examines its impact on the frequency of journal article access by a cohort of professionals working in a community based child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS). Weekly journal-specific eTOCs were sent to all health professionals (N = 90) and direct links to the full-text articles published in the latest edition of a selection of library subscribed journals (N = 13) were provided. Using tracking statistics available from publishers, article access was compared for a 1-year period before and after to assess the impact of eTOCs. The results demonstrate the efficacy of eTOCs as a means of increasing access to newly published literature of interest to the mental health professionals. Rates of journal access may also be relevant to budgetary planning and justification (or not) for ongoing subscriptions. Further research, planned by the authors, is necessary to establish whether increased access is linked with increased readership, and ultimately improved clinical decision making.

How gamification motivates visits and engagement for online academic dissemination – An empirical study

Gamification, an emerging trend of using game mechanisms or elements in non-game contexts for commercial or educational purposes, has been applied in advertisements, competitions and rewards for many years. Although gamification could easily be applied to various daily activities, challenges arise when digitizing it for use online with educational applications. The purpose of this study is thus to apply gamification to an online context for academic promotion and dissemination. An online platform was designed to involve faculty members, students, and visitors from industry and the general public to form groups for the mutual dissemination of academic knowledge, products and activities. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed. The findings with regard to the most significant game design elements are discussed, along with the statistical results related to the engagement behaviors demonstrated by the participants. The quantitative data provided by the online analytical tools to examine user behaviors reveals that gamification has the potential to attract, motivate, engage and retain users. The system implementation used in this work is described, and provides empirical examples of how gamification impacts user behaviors in this context. This study also demonstrates how the theory and practice of online gamification for use in academia can be connected.

Implementation of a network of measuring weather in the Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios

This research report presents the experience of Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios (UNIMINUTO, the head office and the headquarter of Cundinamarca) on designing and implementing a meteorological measurement network. Initially, the meteorological stations were installed in urban environments (some headquarters of the university) and open spaces (farms of the university) in order to monitor variables that allow to know and understand the atmosphere behavior at high temporal resolutions. This article highlights the participation of some Colombian universities in the creation of environmental monitoring networks that contribute to the risk management associated with extreme weather events, as well as to the local and regional meteorological research and the academic and scientific dissemination. It is also analyzed social, academic and investigative impacts generated by the creation of automatic meteorological measurement networks. Furthermore, it is studied how these individual efforts facilitate and contribute to strength agreements with government institutions for environmental management purposes. At the end of this report, it can be found UNIMINUTO’s own experience formulating projects and researches to facilitate students and teachers’ learning process and contribute to strength the institutional research using high-quality and high temporal resolution climatological data.

Grupos estratégicos de investigación en escuelas de negocios y su relación con el desempeño: el caso de Chile

La presente investigación contextualiza cómo los mercados de educación superior se caracterizan por ser altamente competitivos. Esta situación se observa especialmente en las escuelas de negocios, las cuales toman decisiones que se enfocan en la creación de una imagen de reputación académica; por ejemplo, invertir recursos en investigación para ganar posiciones de liderazgo a nivel nacional e internacional. Aun cuando las escuelas de negocios ofrecen programas de estudios con un alto enfoque práctico y profesional, las actividades de investigación les permiten desarrollar conocimiento y vincularsecon los sectores privado y público. En este contexto, y recurriendo a la teoría degrupos estratégicos para estudiar su comportamiento en investigación, se consideraron las escuelas de negocios chilenas que aparecen en el ranking MBA de América Economía.Los resultados permiten identificar cuatros grupos estratégicos de investigación, de acuerdo con las decisiones que adoptan las escuelas de negocios en producción académica, equipo de investigación y difusión académica. Finalmente, se describe cómo la inversión realizada por las escuelas de negocios en fuentes de investigación tienen impacto en los indicadores de desempeño organizacional, tales como: acreditación internacional, posición en ranking de calidad y arancel de los programas de MBA.

Academic Knowledge Dissemination in the Mutual Fund Industry: Can Mutual Funds Successfully Adopt Factor Investing Strategies?

In this study, we investigate if investors that have adopted investment strategies based on asset pricing anomalies documented in the academic literature (i.e., the low-beta, small cap, value, momentum, short-term reversal, and long-term reversal factors) consistently earn positive abnormal returns. For this purpose we evaluate the performance of a large sample of U.S. equity mutual funds over the period 1990 to 2010. We find evidence supporting the value added of investors adopting factor investing strategies: low-beta, small cap, and value funds earn significant excess returns. We also find that these excess returns are sustainable and have not disappeared after the public dissemination of the anomalies when more asset managers have started to adopt factor investing strategies. We propose some criteria that might be helpful to determine the successful application of academic insights in the context of investment strategies. Our findings have significant implications for the role of academic research and knowledge management in the investment management industry.

CARACTERÍSTICAS DA PRODUÇÃO VEICULADA NA REVISTA DE EDUCAÇÃO E PESQUISA EM CONTABILIDADE NO PERÍODO DE 2007 A 2012

The main goal of science is knowledge production. The academic production and dissemination of these research results represent relevant factors to trigger knowledge expansion. In this context, the goal in this paper was to explore the academic production of the Revista de Educação e Pesquisa em Contabilidade between 2007 and 2012. The theoretical framework for this study was based on the theory of Bibliometrics, social networks and other studies with similar foci. As regards the methodological part, this research was focused on bibliometric analysis and social network techniques, using descriptive statistics, in a universe of 106 identified papers. Through this study, the predominance of papers elaborated in partnership was identified (about 91%). The authors who stood out as the most productive were Aridelmo José Campanharo Teixeira and Gilberto de Andrade Martins, of whom the former displayed greater centrality of degree and betweenness. The University of São Paulo (USP) was the most productive Higher Education Institution (HEI) and stood out in the centralities of degree and betweenness. Among the 106 papers analyzed, the most discussed themes were: Teaching and Research, Transparency, International Accounting, Accounting Education, Accounting-Financial Statements, Management Accounting, Accounting History, Governmental Accounting, Capital Market and Controllership.

The value and use of social media as communication tool in the plant sciences

Social media now complements many parts of our lives. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and many other social networking sites allow users to share and interact with online content and to connect with like-minded people. Its strengths – rapid dissemination and amplification of content and the ability to lead informal conversations – make it a powerful tool to use in a professional context. This commentary explains the overall concept of social media and offers suggestions on usage and possible types of scientific content. It advises researchers on the potential benefits and how to take a strategic approach towards building a social media presence. It also presents examples of effective social media use within the plant science community. Common reasons for scientists to not engage with social media include the fear of appearing unprofessional, posting something wrong or being misunderstood, or a lack of confidence in their computer skills. With the rapid changes in academic publishing, dissemination and science communication, as well as the rise of ‘altmetrics’ to track online engagement with scientific content, digital literacy will become an essential skill in a scientist’s tool kit.

The long and winding road to publication

It is clear that academic dissemination has a system of checks and balances which authors may experience as barriers. We all want to be sure that scientific information disseminated in academic journals is based on solid data, ethically collected and correctly interpreted. The process of peer reviewing helps to prevent bad science and/or poor scientific papers being published. Many published scientific papers differ from the original submitted manuscript since papers go through a process of peer-review, editing and rewriting. However, there are other potential obstacles in the field of academic publishing. This paper is a case-study of one methods paper which stumbled upon a number of barriers related to the viability and continued existence of a number of academic journals in Nepal. Finally, we offer some advice to help health journals to survive when their editors leave.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nje.v2i4.7093Nepal Journal of Epidemiology Vol.2(4) 2012 pp.213-215

Reflections on academic video


 As academics we study, research and teach audiovisual media, yet rarely disseminate and mediate through it. Today, developments in production technologies have enabled academic researchers to create videos and mediate audiovisually. In academia it is taken for granted that everyone can write a text. Is it now time to assume that everyone can make a video essay? Using the online journal of academic videos Audiovisual Thinking and the videos published in it as a case study, this article seeks to reflect on the emergence and legacy of academic audiovisual dissemination. Anchoring academic video and audiovisual dissemination of knowledge in two critical traditions, documentary theory and semiotics, we will argue that academic video is in fact already present in a variety of academic disciplines, and that academic audiovisual essays are bringing trends and developments that have long been part of academic discourse to their logical conclusion.

The Transformative Potential of Blogs for Research in Higher Education

We explore the benefits and limitations of traditional academic research, collaboration, and knowledge dissemination, and discuss the potential of blogs towards better meeting the higher education research community’s needs. We present possible parameters of use, reward structures, and how the field can model this innovative means of academic collaboration.

The Effect of AIDS Clinical Trials Group Protocol 5164 on the Time From Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Diagnosis to Antiretroviral Initiation in Routine Clinical Practice: A Case Study of Diffusion, Dissemination, and Implementation

Diffusion, dissemination, and implementation of scientific evidence into routine clinical practice is not well understood. The Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Protocol 5164 showed that early antiretroviral therapy (ART; ie, within 14 days) after diagnosis of an opportunistic infection improved clinical outcomes, compared with later initiation. Subsequently, the San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) HIV/AIDS Service performed the SFGH 5164 Initiative to disseminate and implement the findings of ACTG 5164. We evaluated patients who received a diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) from 1 January 2001 through 30 March 2011. Survival analyses were used to assess changes in the time to initiation of ART after PCP, and logistic regression was used to evaluate changes in the odds of early ART (ie, within 14 days) because of ACTG 5164 and SFGH 5164 Initiative. Among 162 patients, the adjusted hazard of ART initiation increased by 3.05 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.86-5.02) after ACTG 5164 and by 4.89 (95% CI, 2.76-8.67) after the SFGH Initiative, compared with before ACTG 5164. When compared with before ACTG 5164, the proportion of patients who received ART within the 14 days after PCP diagnosis increased from 7.4% to 50.0% (P < .001) after ACTG 5164 and from 50.0% to 83.0% (P = .02) after the SFGH 5164 Initiative. Diffusion of findings from of a randomized trial changed practice at an academic medical center, but dissemination and implementation efforts were required to establish early ART at acceptable levels. Early ART initiation can be achieved in real-world patient populations.

Sección Especial. Dos frentes de vanguardia en el ámbito de las publicaciones periódicas del sector patrimonial ibérico

The present special section , which was created to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Intervencion, encourages a critical and necessary discussion about the development and actuality of academic periodical publications in the heritage worldwide. This contribution takes as a starting point the presentation of two forefront initiatives of Iberian origin: ECR , Estudos de Conservacao e Restauro ( Portugal) and Ge-conservacion (Spain). The editors of the above mentioned journals —Eduarda Silva Vieira and Rocio Bruquetas Galan— provide in their respective analysisan inside view of the creation process and consolidation of two editorial projects with their own —now established— identity, while emphasizing their main achievements and looming challenges. Apart from honouring the international joint efforts that are done for the academic dissemination of conservation-restoration in various languages —including Spanish, Portuguese and English—, this double contribution puts into perspective the impact of digital publication that provides greater visibility of professional literature and optimizes scientific exchange, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration on global scale. This unparalleled scenario, undoubtedly, leads to reflection in our field on new paradigms that worldwide transform academic production, scientific development and vocational training and it calls for a new configuration of electronic editorial networks for the Ibero-American region.

ECR-Estudos de Conservação e Restauro (Portugal)

The present special section , which was created to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Intervencion, encourages a critical and necessary discussion about the development and actuality of academic periodical publications in the heritage worldwide. This contribution takes as a starting point the presentation of two forefront initiatives of Iberian origin: ECR , Estudos de Conservacao e Restauro ( Portugal) and Ge-conservacion (Spain). The editors of the above mentioned journals —Eduarda Silva Vieira and Rocio Bruquetas Galan— provide in their respective analysisan inside view of the creation process and consolidation of two editorial projects with their own —now established— identity, while emphasizing their main achievements and looming challenges. Apart from honouring the international joint efforts that are done for the academic dissemination of conservation-restoration in various languages —including Spanish, Portuguese and English—, this double contribution puts into perspective the impact of digital publication that provides greater visibility of professional literature and optimizes scientific exchange, as well as interdisciplinary collaboration on global scale. This unparalleled scenario, undoubtedly, leads to reflection in our field on new paradigms that worldwide transform academic production, scientific development and vocational training and it calls for a new configuration of electronic editorial networks for the Ibero-American region.

Theory and Politics in Research on Muslim immigrants in Norway

From the second half of the 1980s, immigration was established as one of the most controversial issues in Norwegian public debate, a phenomenon that intensified in the 1990s as “the immigrant other” increasingly crystallized as the “Muslim other.” The academic field reflects this development. More and more researchers have turned their attention to issues related to immigration, integration, Muslims, and Islam, and the research has become more explicitly politicized. The current politicization, resulting from a complex interplay between mass media, research, government, public opinion and the populations in question, poses important epistemological, methodological and ethical challenges to researchers working in this field. While politicization may, for various reasons, be deplored, it also represents an opportunity to critically reflect upon academic knowledge production and dissemination. This article seeks to further such reflection by examining recent public debate on the role of academic research on immigration and Islam in Norway. The aim of the article is to sketch out some of the underlying premises of these debates in order to throw some light on the conditions of academic knowledge production in the fields of Islam and migration studies in our times.