Florida State University System Research Articles

Bibliometric analysis of publications on kinesiophobia in orthopedics between 1970 - 2023

Aims: This bibliometric study aimed to examine the hotspots and frontiers of kinesiophobia research in orthopedics and to assess the overall scientific output of the field. Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection was mined for articles on kinesiophobia that were published between 1970 and September 2023. Using common bibliometric indicators, Vosviewer was used to examine the number of publications, countries, institutions, journals, authors, cited references, and keywords. Results: The results of a bibliometric analysis focused on the body of knowledge on kinesiophobia. The study analyzed 2,035 articles from 75 different countries and identified important trends and groundbreaking research. In particular, there has been a steady increase in recent years, with publications increasing significantly between 2001 and 2012. The highest contribution came from the United States and the most cited articles addressed clinical recommendations for low back pain. Both the Florida State University System and the University of Florida made significant contributions. With a total of 51,443 citations, this study provides a comprehensive overview to help guide future research in orthopaedics and related fields. Conclusion: The results of this bibliometric study give an overview of the state and trends in clinical research on kinesiophobia and may be used by researchers to pinpoint hot themes and consider fresh lines of inquiry.

UMA ANÁLISE DE CLUSTER VIA CITESPACE A PROPÓSITO DE FERTILIZANTES (2008-2018)

The main objective of this work was to identify and analyze the international scientific production about “fertilizer” using bibliometric tools, referring to the period from 2008 to 2018. Thus, an exploratory-bibliographic study with a quantitative approach was carried out using the Web of Science (WoS) database as a search source, through the platform available on the CAPES website. A result of 28,282 publications was obtained, distributed in 45 journals, covering several areas of knowledge, with emphasis on: soil sciences (22%), environmental sciences (22%) and agricultural sciences (18%). The journal with the highest number of publications was the Agronomy Journal, with 737 papers, followed by Communications In Soil Science And Plant Analysis, with 702 publications. Chinese researcher Qirong Shen, from Nanjing Agricultural University, was the author with the most publications, 134 papers. Regarding the Institutions that produced the most, there was a predominance of universities from China and the USA, with the Agricultural University of China being the most prominent, with 585 records; followed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences University (CAS), with 563 records; and third, the Florida State University System, with 475 publications. Using the CiteSpace software, 62 clusters were mapped, worth highlighting six: Organic Fertilization, the largest cluster (65 references), Food security, the second largest cluster (57 references), followed by: Emission of N2O (52 references), Pasture (45 references), Biochar (24 references) and Bacterial community (6 references). This data mining for the period from 2008 to 2018, allowed us to conclude that: scientific production for fertilizer increased by 7.76%, on average per year, demonstrating the great importance of the topic before the scientific community, and not only that, also the its impact on humanity and on socio-economic and environmental policies.

SOSYAL MEDYA İLE İLGİLİ YAPILAN EĞİTİM ARAŞTIRMALARININ BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZİ

The purpose of this study is to examine the educational researches published about social media from a bibliometric perspective. The study used the case study design, which is a qualitative research design. The keyword “Social Media” was searched in research topics in the Web of Science (WoS) database. “Document title”, “abstract” and “keyword” were chosen as search criteria. Studies published between 2007 and 2021 were included in the analysis. The bibliometric data of 3861 academic studies contained in WoS educational researchs category constitute the data set of the study. The study found that educational researches on social media especially as of 2008 and this trend continued in the following years. The most frequent languages of publication in the field of social media in education are English, Spanish and Portuguese, respectively, and the most frequent types of academic research are articles, papers, and book chapters. Michigan State University, Florida State University System and University of North Carolina are the affiliations with the highest number of publishing researchers. In Turkey, Anadolu University is the affiliation with the biggest number of authors publishing research about social media in education. The USA, England and Australia are the three countries where studies about social media in education are published the most, respectively. The number of citations of academic studies published after 2010 is increasing every passing year. The most frequently used keywords in academic studies on media literacy in education are the concepts of “social media”, “higher education”, “Facebook”, “Twitter”, “e-learning”, “social networks” and "Web 2.0". Keywords: Social media, education, bibliometric analysis, Web of Science

Evidence of Faculty Salary Differences Across Business Disciplines and Employment Contracting Systems

Using sample data from two accredited business school in the Florida State University System, one non-tenure granting and one tenure granting, and regression analysis, this paper explores variation in faculty salary levels across business disciplines. The results indicate (1) that accounting and finance professors earn more than management professors, thus receiving a salary premium in the market, (2) that marketing and information systems/operations management faculty earn no significantly different salaries than management professors, and (3) that economics professors earn less than management professors and thus receive a discount in the market. The results also indicate that rank, administrative duties, years in the profession, and research productivity are significant determinants of the salaries of business professors, but that salaries in this sample are unrelated to gender and race. The findings also provide evidence of salary inversion, with assistant professors receiving larger salaries than associate professors. The unique results of this study are that salary discounts and premiums by discipline are similar at both non-tenure granting and tenure granting universities.

Grading the Metrics: Performance-Based Funding in the Florida State University System

Grading the Metrics: Performance-Based Funding in the Florida State University System

A scientometric analysis of mobile technology publications

This paper focus on the growth and development of mobile technology research in terms of publication output as reflected in Web of Science database. During 2000---2013 a total of 10,638 publications were published in the field. The average number of publications published per year was 759.86 and the highest number of publications 1495 were published in 2013. Output of total publications, 9037 were produced by multiple authors and 1601 by single authors. Authors from USA have contributed maximum number of publications compared to the other countries and India stood 16th ranking in terms of productivity in this study period. The most prolific author is Kim who contributed 42 publications followed by Kim with 36 publications. Collaboration Index ranges from 3.67 (2000) to 4.57 (2009) with an average of 4.32 per joint authored paper which implies the research team falls between 3 and 5 in the field of mobile technology. University of California System (USA) is the highly contributed institutions with 243 publications followed by University of London (UK) with 149 publications, Florida State University System (USA), National Chiao Tung University (China) with 88 publications.

College Students, Piracy, and Ethics

This study explores the nature of piracy prevention tools used by IT departments in the Florida State University System to determine their relative effectiveness. The study also examines the opinions of the Information Security Officer in terms of alternative piracy prevention techniques that do not involve legal action and monitoring. It was found that most institutions do not use a formal piece of software that monitors for infringing data. Furthermore, institutions agreed that students lack proper ethics and concern over the matter of copyright, but were not fully convinced that other prevention methods would be effective. The authors conclude that monitoring techniques are a short-term solution and more research must put into finding long-term solutions.

Creating a Statewide JSTOR Repository: Initial Steps Taken by the Florida State University System

In Florida, the State University Libraries deans have chosen to take a two-pronged approach to addressing limited physical capacity in their facilities: developing a statewide storage facility and deduplicating print serial titles. The initial efforts in the state have focused on titles included in the Journals in Storage electronic collections. Specifically, the collaboration between the University of Florida and Florida State University is the focus of this article. The background information, efforts made, lessons learned, and jobs still to be done will each be given more attention, with the intent of providing a starting point for other institutions considering similar initiatives.

Innovative Linkages: Two Urban Community Colleges and An Elite Private Liberal Arts College

Introduction and Background In 1997, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported the story of Charlotte Dickerson who had transferred from Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to Smith College, an elite women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts (Geraghty, 1997). At the time, Charlotte was one of a handful of Miami-Dade students who had made the transfer to Smith. The success of Dickerson and the other students led Smith and Miami-Dade to formalize a transfer agreement between the two institutions. Later, Santa Monica College (SMC) entered into a similar agreement with Smith.1 Both transfer agreements allow students the opportunity to transfer from either community college to Smith and receive credit for the courses they have taken, as long as those courses have been designated as appropriate for transfer by the institutions involved. Although most transfer or articulation agreements involve two public institutions from the same state, these two specific agreements are unique because they involve public community colleges and an elite out-of-state private college.2 There is no way of knowing how widespread the practice of having articulation agreements across state lines is, especially between public and private colleges, but we can conclude that the vast majority of the research on transfer agreements between community colleges and baccalaureate-granting institutions focuses on relationships between institutions within the same state and, more specifically, on arrangements between public institutions. Cejda's (1999) research on the transfer patterns at a private liberal arts college offers an exception. His research, however, suggests that the concept of transfer can be only loosely applied to the students and college he studied. The students in his research used community colleges more for reverse transfer or as a safety valve to pick up isolated credits than they did as a stepping stone to a baccalaureate education. The transfer agreements between Smith and Santa Monica and Miami-Dade are of interest because of their potential to provide very bright community colleges students with an opportunity to attend an elite school as well as their potential to add to the richness and diversity of institutions like Smith College. The three institutions involved in this arrangement are somewhat unique. For example, both Miami-Dade and Santa Monica are extraordinarily successful in terms of the numbers of their students that transfer to their respective state systems of higher education and to local private institutions. Santa Monica regularly publicizes the fact that it is the premier transfer spot to the University of California and California State University systems. Miami-Dade boasts that one of seven upper division students in the Florida State University System began his or her postsecondary career at Miami-Dade. Smith College is not a typical postsecondary institution either. It is both a women's college and an elite institution with a great degree of selectivity. Nonetheless, we believe that these institutions and the transfer agreements they have constructed have something important to teach other institutions. In particular, transfer agreements such as these have the potential to create win-win situations for community colleges and private liberal arts colleges. Transfer agreements with private institutions, for example, enhance the reputation of community colleges, help them to look beyond traditional venues of cooperation, and, most importantly, provide opportunities for community college students to transfer to elite institutions that may have previously been out of reach. There are also tangible benefits for liberal arts colleges in considering such a relationship with community colleges. Specifically, liberal arts colleges can use such agreements to attract bright, capable, proven students from diverse backgrounds and can supplement applicant pools, which is particularly important for private four-year colleges in today's competitive market. …

E-Scholarship and Electronic Publishing in the Twenty-First Century: Implications for the Academic Community

The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate the perceptions toward electronic academic publishing held by university administrators and faculty within the Florida State University System. Findings of the study suggest that while there currently are no established formal policies in Florida's ten state universities regarding the acknowledgement of electronic scholarly publications in promotion and tenure decisions for university faculty, several informal policies exist within various university departments and programme areas. This indicates that the issue of electronic publishing in promotion and tenure decisions is beginning to be seriously considered. This is likely to generate further discussion and deliberation among those responsible for assessing the scholarly productivity of university faculty. The study concludes by recommending the implementation of formal policies in the Florida State University System regarding electronic scholarly publications and also provides suggestions for further, more detailed study of this issue. E-scholarships (e-bourses) et les publications électroniques au 21ièmesiècle. Implications pour le communauté académique. Le but de cet article exploratoire était d'étudier les points de vue des administrateurs et de la faculté du système universitaire de l'Etait de Florida sur les publications électroniques. Les résultats de l'étude suggèrent que, tandis qu'il n'existe pas de politique formelle pour la reconnaissance de publications électroniques pour les travaux universitaires, il existe plusieurs politiques informelles dans certains départements et domaines de programmes. Ceci indique que le problème des publications électroniques pour des décisions de promotion ou de maintien commence à être successivement envisagé. Ce fait entraînera probablement des discussions et des délibérations parmi ceux qui sont responsable de la mesure de la productivité de la faculté. L'étude conclut en recommandant la mise en oeuvre de politiques formelles dans le système de l'Université d'Etat de Florida concernant les publications universitaires électroniques et fournit des suggestions pour une étude complémentaire. E-Bildung und elektronisches Veröffentlichen im 21. Jahrhundert: Folgerungen für die akademische Gemeinschaft. Der Zweck dieser Untersuchung war, die Einstellungen der Universitätsverwaltung und des Lehrkörpers der Florida State University gegenüber dem elektronischen Publizieren akademischer Texte herauszufinden. Einige Ergebnisse legen nahe, dass, obwohl es zur Zeit keine formale Regelung bezüglich der Anerkennung von wissenschaftlichen Publikationen für Beförderungen und Anstellungsentscheidungen der Fakultäten an den zehn Universitäten Floridas gibt, anzunehmen, dass es einige informelle Übereinkünfte zwischen den verschiedenen Universitätsabteilungen und Programmbereichen gibt. Daraus folgt, dass man beginnen muss, sich ernsthaft Gedanken über elektronisches Publizieren in diesem Kontext zu machen. Es werden sich wohl weitere Diskussionen und Beratungen zwischen denen, die für die wissenschaftliche Produktivität der Lehrenden verantwortlich sind, ergeben müssen. Die Studie schließt mit der Empfehlung, offizielle Richtlinien für das elektronische Veröffentlichen an der Florida State University einzuführen und weist auf weiteren Forschungsbedarf auf diesem Gebiet hin.

Examining the Use of Tobacco on College Campuses

The authors used the Health Risk Behavior Survey for University Students to assess the prevalence of tobacco use among undergraduates in the Florida state university system. They examined the relationships of gender, marital situation, and minority status to 6 smoking behaviors (tried cigarettes, smoked regularly, tried to quit smoking, age when first smoked regularly, number of cigarettes smoked in the last month, and number of days smoked in the past month). Findings suggested that White students were more likely than minority students to try cigarettes and women more likely than men to smoke regularly. Married students smoked more regularly than others and were less likely than single students to have tried to quit smoking. The investigators suggested analyzing latent behaviors associated with smoking and called for a national meta-analysis of data from smoking studies to help clinicians deal with student tobacco use.

A preliminary investigation into the correlation between teaching and research in the Florida State university system

Investigates the controversy surrounding the issue of empirical research productivity and quality teaching and whether or not they enhance each other or represent a trade‐off. Focuses on recent developments in Florida, where monetary incentives were provided to reward excellent teaching – the Teaching Incentive Programme (TIP). Reviews literature in the field of teaching effectiveness and research productivity. Sets out to test the results from previous studies (which found very little correlation between research productivity and teaching effectiveness) by identifying the recipients of Florida’s TIP awards, matching them with non‐recipients at the same university, gathering information on the publication record of each individual, and using sign tests to compare the recipients and non‐recipients of the TIP award. Finds that there was little significant difference in the publication records of recipients and non‐recipients. Concludes, therefore, that quality teaching and research are not mutually exclusive.

Developing an electronic collection for the Florida State University System

Details the background of the development of an electronic collection for the Florida State University System (SUS). Finds that, a year after its creation, the Electronic Development Committee has still not yet managed to formulate a plan for managing the SUS’s electronic collection. Identifies issues which still need to be addressed.

A Strategic Analysis of the Delivery of Service in Two Library Reference Departments

Two state university library reference departments within the Florida state university system are analyzed, using the framework of a five-task model for strategic management in organizations. The libraries serve different kinds of user populations. One supports a full range of programs through the doctoral level. The other serves only bachelor's and master's level programs. They have similar missions, policies, and scopes of operation. Each department has a clear concept of the implementation of goal-oriented programs. Explicit measurement of service quantity is found in both cases. Service quality is more difficult to measure. No specific measures of service quality were found in either department

A grant for Z39.50

In September 1990, the U.S. Department of Education's Library Technology and Cooperation Grants Program awarded a three‐year grant to the Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA), an agency of the Florida State University System, to develop software adhering to the ANSI Z39.50 Information Retrieval protocol standard. The Z39.50 software was to operate over the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) communications protocols and be integrated with FCLA's NOTIS system, which is shared by all nine state universities in Florida. In order to test the correctness of its Z39.50 software, FCLA sought out other library software developers who would be willing to develop Z39.50 systems of their own. As part of this process, FCLA helped to found the Z39.50 Implementors' Group (ZIG), which has since gone on to improve the standard and promote Z39.50 implementations throughout much of the North American library systems marketplace. Early on in the project, it became apparent that TCP/IP would be a more heavily used communications vehicle for Z39.50 messages than OSI. FCLA expanded its design to include TCP/IP and, by the end of the grant in September 1993, will have a working Z39.50 system that can communicate over both OSI and TCP/IP networks.

A Shared Acquisitions System

In order to function effectively, a library acquisitions department requires a means to manage its budget and generate financial and collection management reports. An automated acquisitions system can be an efficient means to do this; an automated system shared with other libraries can be an efficient use of resources as well. Since libraries operate in diverse environments and have diverse needs, however, system-imposed uniform practices and the compromises made in choosing system-wide options offset some advantages of sharing. Florida's State University System libraries, which are sharing a centralized NOTIS system, are seeing first-hand the consequences of sharing.

Demonstration project cuts red tape

Results from a demonstration project aimed at cutting red tape in federal grants for basic research at universities are "very encouraging" so far, according to Don I. Phillips, executive director of the Government‐University‐Industry Research Roundtable. The roundtable is coordinating the experimental effort, with the participation of five major federal agencies as well as the Florida state university system and the University of Miami (a private institution in Coral Gables, Fla.).Under the project, special conditions apply to grants from the participating agencies to individual researchers at the participating universities: Investigators do not have to ask the agency's permission for changes in budget allocations, purchases of permanent equipment, or foreign travel. Grant money can be spent up to a year after the grant ends without a special request. Under this plan, researchers, with agency approval, can also ask to have their entire research program covered as a single administrative entity, rather than as several individual projects.

The effects of Florida's university admission policies on black and white entering freshmen, 1975–76

This study examined differential enrollment, survival, progress, and academic success of both black and white first-time-in-college students according to three admission categories (unrestrictive, restrictive, and special) in predominantly white universities in the Florida State University System. Data were extracted from the Board of Regents' student data course files and analyzed. White students were enrolled almost exclusively in the traditional (unrestrictive) category, while black students were almost equally enrolled in all three categories. Although the overall survival rate of white students was higher than that of black students, within each admission category, the survival rate of black students was higher than that of white students.