Tracking Citations Research Articles

Antimicrobial Irrigation Solutions in Root Canal Treatment: A Glance at the Past, the Present, and the Future

Background: Many current concepts about irrigation solutions have evolved over time; a historical perspective of irrigation solutions and the reasons for their introduction to endodontic treatment is required. The authors of this work believe that a large number of unrecognised published works from the 20th century need to be brought to light so that researchers can acquire some important hints and insights into how those solutions were developed and used in the past. In this paper, we investigate historical attempts to develop the optimal irrigation solution as well as the evolution of the scientific community's views on how to achieve this aim. Methods: A review of the literature related to irrigation solutions in endodontics was conducted using Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. Historical articles were identified through tracking citations of included articles and were obtained via the library of the University of Dundee. Results: Without the attempts of the past, we wouldn't be where we are today, including the role that several irrigation solutions played in endodontics before they were phased out. The observation that none of the currently available solutions had all of the properties that would make them ideal when used on their own led to the conception of the notion of mixing multiple types of irrigation systems, an idea that has since become widely popular. Conclusion: This study suggests pursuing two lines of inquiry: first, finding the best companion to sodium hypochlorite that produces no undesirable reaction precipitates; and second, maintaining the effort toward the development of a single irrigation solution that can effectively disinfect the canal without endangering the vital tissues. In general, and for some different possible combinations, there appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel, which is something that will hopefully be uncovered in the not-too-distant future.

Elderly and heritage tourism: A review

The increment of the ageing population across the globe shows a rapid social change of the generations. The phenomenon that was utterly debated in the past four decades surrounding developed Western countries are now expanding the horizon of concern to developing countries too. However, an extensive review of literature identified that there exists a lack of appeal towards the elderly in heritage tourism of developing countries though they have sufficient disposable income and greater commitment compared to the past. Hence, the objectives of this review paper are to identify the elderly’s characteristic and underpin the importance of heritage tourism. Review works of literature were identified through multiple sources including range of tourism databases obtained from the wide sources available in open access journals and Google Scholar (high impact journals and published books) along with tracking citations from the research literature. Result highlights socializing, health wellbeing and cosmopolitan experience as three main characteristics of the elderly while two main importance of heritage tourism are economic and social significance. Hence, a new direction towards fulfilling the needs of this market need to be considered due to noteworthy opportunities for wider visitor economy and eventually ensuring towards heritage tourism sustainability.

Documenting Natural History Collections in GBIF

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) was established by governments in 2001, largely through the initiative and leadership of the natural history collections community, following the 1999 recommendation by a working group under the Megascience Forum (predecessor of the Global Science Forum) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Over 20 years, GBIF has helped develop standards and convened a global community of data-publishing institutions, aggregating over one billion species occurrence records freely and openly available for use in research and policy making. Of these more than 150 million records originate from specimens preserved by the collections community. The recent adoption of the Global Registry of Scientific Collections by GBIF (https://www.gbif.org/news/5kyAslpqTVxYqZTwYn1cub) is the first step by GBIF to better enable a picture of the natural history collections of the world along with the associated science that they have and continue to enable. Recognising that other collection metadata initiatives exists, GBIF aims to discuss with the community and progress topics such as: Synchronising with existing metadata catalogues to ensure accurate, up-to-date information is available without unnecessary burden for authors Defining, testing and formalizing the Collection Descriptions standard (https://github.com/tdwg/cd) Providing clear guidelines of citation practice for collections, potentially building on the success of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) approach used for datasets mediated through GBIF.org. Tracking citations of use through both data downloads and through references in literature, such as materials examined in a taxonomic publication Improving the linkages and discoverability of specimen records derived from the same collecting event but preserved in multiple institutions Improving the linkages between the people involved in collecting, preserving, and identifying specimen records through the use of Open Researcher and Contributor IDs (ORCID) Lowering the technical threshold to deploy tools such as “data dashboards” and specimen search/download on collection related websites Synchronising with existing metadata catalogues to ensure accurate, up-to-date information is available without unnecessary burden for authors Defining, testing and formalizing the Collection Descriptions standard (https://github.com/tdwg/cd) Providing clear guidelines of citation practice for collections, potentially building on the success of the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) approach used for datasets mediated through GBIF.org. Tracking citations of use through both data downloads and through references in literature, such as materials examined in a taxonomic publication Improving the linkages and discoverability of specimen records derived from the same collecting event but preserved in multiple institutions Improving the linkages between the people involved in collecting, preserving, and identifying specimen records through the use of Open Researcher and Contributor IDs (ORCID) Lowering the technical threshold to deploy tools such as “data dashboards” and specimen search/download on collection related websites The progress made to date will be summarised and a roadmap for the future will be introduced.

Aligning GBIF.org and the Atlas of Living Australia

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) are two well-connected leading infrastructures serving the biodiversity community. As the national node for GBIF, the ALA serves to provide rich, localized services for the community of users in Australia and also acts as the gateway for datasets being shared internationally on GBIF.org. While these explorations target collaboration initially with Australia, we anticipate this may be of interest to other adopters of the Living Atlas platform in the future. We will give an update of the state of progress to date, along with lessons learnt and summarise a roadmap for the future. Recognising that significant overlap exists in the function of the systems, and that advancement in technology allows GBIF.org to offer more functionality, we have initiated a process of exploring better alignment of these infrastructures. Such a move is expected to bring the benefits of consistent data handling, improved citation tracking, coordinated deployment of new features across the entire data publishing community, better reuse of modules and an overall reduction in cost of development, deployment and operation. Our initial areas of exploration focuses on two specific components which are common to most biodiversity portals: a registry of datasets and the indexing of occurrence data. Use of a common registry for organisations, collections, datasets and associated metadata will reduce the effort spent in curating content, while also improving consistency by removing the need for synchronisation. In addition, a revised data pipeline for the indexing of occurrence records that powers both GBIF.org and ALA is anticipated to accommodate features such as consistent flagging of data quality issues and standardised practice for citation and tracking citations.

Hubs As Lampposts: Academic Location and Firmss Attention to Science

Innovative firms rely increasingly on academic science, yet they exploit only a small fraction of all academic discoveries. Which discoveries in academia do firms build upon? We posit that hubs play the role of bridges between academic science and corporate technology. Tracking citations from patents to about 10 million academic articles, we find that hubs facilitate the flow of academic science into corporate inventions in two ways. First, hub-based discoveries in academia are of higher quality and are more applied. Second, firms — in particular young, innovative, science-oriented ones — pay disproportionate attention to hub-based discoveries. We address concerns regarding unobserved heterogeneity by confirming the role of firms’ attention to hub-based science in a set of 147 simultaneous discoveries. Importantly, hubs not only facilitate localized knowledge flows but also extend the geographic reach of academic science, attracting the attention of distant firms.

Bridging Academia and Industry: How Geographic Hubs Connect University Science and Corporate Technology

Innovative firms rely increasingly on academic science, yet they exploit only a small fraction of all academic discoveries. Which discoveries in academia do firms build upon? We posit that hubs play the role of bridges between academic science and corporate technology. Tracking citations from patents to approximately 10 million academic articles, we find that hubs facilitate the flow of academic science into corporate inventions in two ways. First, hub-based discoveries in academia are of higher quality and are more applied. Second, firms—in particular young, innovative, science-oriented ones—pay disproportionate attention to hub-based discoveries. We address concerns regarding unobserved heterogeneity by confirming the role of firms’ attention to hub-based science in a set of 147 simultaneous discoveries. Importantly, hubs not only facilitate localized knowledge flow but also extend the geographic reach of academic science, attracting the attention of distant firms. This paper was accepted by Ashish Arora, entrepreneurship and innovation.

DataCite: Lessons Learned on Persistent Identifiers for Research Data

Data are the infrastructure of science and they serve as the groundwork for scientific pursuits. Data publication has emerged as a game-changing breakthrough in scholarly communication. Data form the outputs of research but also are a gateway to new hypotheses, enabling new scientific insights and driving innovation. And yet stakeholders across the scholarly ecosystem, including practitioners, institutions, and funders of scientific research are increasingly concerned about the lack of sharing and reuse of research data. Across disciplines and countries, researchers, funders, and publishers are pushing for a more effective research environment, minimizing the duplication of work and maximizing the interaction between researchers. Availability, discoverability, and reproducibility of research outputs are key factors to support data reuse and make possible this new environment of highly collaborative research. An interoperable e-infrastructure is imperative in order to develop new platforms and services for to data publication and reuse. DataCite has been working to establish and promote methods to locate, identify and share information about research data. Along with service development, DataCite supports and advocates for the standards behind persistent identifiers (in particular DOIs, Digital Object Identifiers) for data and other research outputs. Persistent identifiers allow different platforms to exchange information consistently and unambiguously and provide a reliable way to track citations and reuse. Because of this, data publication can become a reality from a technical standpoint, but the adoption of data publication and data citation as a practice by researchers is still in its early stages. Since 2009, DataCite has been developing a series of tools and services to foster the adoption of data publication and citation among the research community. Through the years, DataCite has worked in a close collaboration with interdisciplinary partners on these issues and we have gained insight into the development of data publication workflows. This paper describes the types of different actions and the lessons learned by DataCite.Â

Study on the destination of research via knowledge flows

Today, governments tackle the science of science policy with quantitative analysis, especially in the USA. This trend promotes the use of objective data by decision-makers in the fields of innovation policy and technology management. These decision-makers seek more reliable research and development at an earlier stage to contribute to the national economy. Under this worldwide trend, there is a high demand for quantitative analysis accompanying complex IT skills from governmental officers and non-IT researchers. The purpose of this research is to extract the destinations of currently growing fields of science by means of tracking citations and to capture signs of state of the art studies. The analysis data are bibliographic data of academic papers retrieved from Web of Science. I provide results for 16 growing topics as of July 2016. I deepen the understanding of the "convolutional neural network" among a lot of topics, and found future application candidates. I provide a methodology to discover future seeds of research and development. Additionally, the analysis system used in this research automatically publishes its results, and always provides the results. This research will contribute to improving strategies around research and development.

Australian research investigating the role of nurse practitioners: A view from implementation science

Summary The catalyst for the paper was a rapid review of the literature which identified Australian research on nurse practitioners. This paper reports on those studies investigating individual nurse practitioner roles, framed in terms of the implementation science literature and three stages of implementation: exploration and adoption of the role, initial implementation of the role, and full operation of the role. Database searching of the peer-reviewed literature was supplemented with searching relevant web sites. Most studies focused on certain aspects of the nurse practitioner role rather than undertaking a comprehensive evaluation. There was no consistency in the way the roles were described, making it difficult to compare what may be similar roles in different studies. The research generally treats the nurse practitioner role as the independent variable, rather than the care provided by the nurse practitioner. The concept of implementation fidelity was absent from all studies, except for one which addressed the issue indirectly. Many studies included little contextual information, making it difficult to judge the role of context in influencing both implementation and patient outcomes and establish plausible links between the activities of the nurse practitioners and patient outcomes. Based on the findings, a checklist is recommended for use in future studies which would enhance the ability to make judgements about implementing nurse practitioner models of care; facilitate comparison of similar roles and increase the capacity to make informed decisions about the prospects for wider implementation of nurse practitioner roles or models of care.

Making Information Literacy Instruction Relevant: A Needs Assessment Approach at McGill University

This article presents an evidence-based approach to identifying topics for in-class information literacy instruction via a needs assessment survey among students. Results show that graduate students need to learn to use information resources that are most relevant to their course, apply controlled terms and track citations, search effectively for gray literature online, and manage references using a citation program. Our findings suggest that there is a need for delivering information literacy instruction to graduate students and that a needs assessment approach is effective in making library instruction more relevant to students’ needs.

Tracking citations and altmetrics for research data: Challenges and opportunities

AbstractEditor's SummaryMethods for determining research quality have long been debated but with little lasting agreement on standards, leading to the emergence of alternative metrics. Altmetrics are a useful supplement to traditional citation metrics, reflecting a variety of measurement points that give different perspectives on how a dataset is used and by whom. A positive development is the integration of a number of research datasets into the ISI Data Citation Index, making datasets searchable and linking them to published articles. Yet access to data resources and tracking the resulting altmetrics depend on specific qualities of the datasets and the systems where they are archived. Though research on altmetrics use is growing, the lack of standardization across datasets and system architecture undermines its generalizability. Without some standards, stakeholders' adoption of altmetrics will be limited.

New IJMSC Online Edition Marks First Anniversary

The International Journal of MS Care has reached an important milestone: the first anniversary of the launch of our “new and improved,” fully searchable online edition, available at http://ijmsc.org. IJMSC is not new to online publishing: The journal was originally launched in 1999 by its founding editor in chief, Dr. Robert Herndon, as an online-only publication, and it was not until almost 2 years later that the first simultaneous print issue was published. For the next decade, articles published in the print journal were also posted on the website of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) in full-text PDF format. While this made access to journal material quick and easy, as the field of electronic journal publishing evolved, the need for increased searchability—as well as improved discoverability by people not already familiar with the CMSC and its website—became apparent. In response, the IJMSC staff embarked on a search for an online publishing partner that could meet our web-hosting needs. We found that partner in Allen Press, an established provider of both print and online publishing services to the scientific publishing community. In April 2012, our new website was launched, with current content and material from 2011 in both full-text HTML and PDF formats, and plans to gradually add older issues to the site in PDF format. So, where are we now with our digital publishing efforts? Well, as with most journals now published online, we've come a long way, but there is still far to go. The primary need for enhanced searchability has certainly been met. Both basic and advanced searches are possible, using a variety of search criteria. From the search results page, users have options to view abstracts, share articles via e-mail, export citations to citation-management software, and track citations to selected articles via an RSS feed. Registering for a profile at the site brings additional benefits including the ability to add selected articles to a “favorites page” and sign up to receive e-mail alerts when a new issue is released or a selected article is cited in new IJMSC content. Searches can be saved and the user alerted by e-mail when new articles match the search. From each full-text article, the user can find related articles via Google Scholar or search for other articles published in IJMSC by the same authors. The article can also be shared via any of numerous social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The journal participates directly in social media through a group page on LinkedIn and a Twitter feed. Within full-text HTML articles, navigation is enhanced by hypertext links to other parts of the article, including tables, figures, and reference citations. References in the reference list are CrossRef-enabled, meaning that users can conveniently access abstracts or full text of cited articles through “outbound” links using the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) system. This system also includes “inbound” links to the full text of IJMSC articles from other online journals that are published by CrossRef-member publishers, expanding access to IJMSC and increasing the discoverability of our content by researchers in other fields. IJMSC online includes a mobile-optimized website that permits convenient access to all content using mobile devices. We have completed the process of migrating back issues of the journal to the new site from their previous location at the CMSC website, so all material going back to Volume 1, Issue 1 (September 1999) is now accessible at a single location. Back issues have full-text articles in PDF format, with abstracts, titles, and other metadata in fully searchable HTML. All content remains free to everyone without a subscription. After remaining a “hidden jewel” for the first decade of its life, the journal is now poised to reach a much larger global audience. Improving the visibility of IJMSC and the discoverability of its content is a long-term process, but we are encouraged by initial usage statistics, which show accelerating growth in the numbers of unique visitors and total visits to the site over the past year. The proportion of new (versus returning) visitors each month is consistently about 75%; the proportion from outside North America has reached 40%; and the proportion getting to the site through Internet searches (as opposed to referrals from other websites or direct visits) now exceeds 50%. Our main goal for IJMSC online for the coming year is to increase traffic by identifying ways to optimize our content for search engines. Our overall objective in launching a fully searchable electronic edition of IJMSC was to enhance the journal's value as a research tool and ultimately improve clinical practice in the care of people with MS. At the 1-year mark, we feel that we are well on our way, and the future looks bright. Please feel free to send us your feedback and any suggestions for improving the site.

Teaching Matters: An Integrative Lesson on Searching, Tracking Citations, and Evaluating a Scholarly Article

This column describes a lesson in a credit-bearing information literacy course, focusing on evaluation of a scholarly article and finding citing references.

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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) with glucose-lowering effect is increasingly being sought by patients and health care professionals. Its use is estimated at 17 to 80% among diabetic patients. Not only is this rarely reported to healthcare providers, but also that some CAM therapies have no empirical evidence. A review of commonly used CAM is therefore essential for safe and effective control of blood glucose level. A PubMed search was done using the following key terms: “natural products” “herbal medicine” “vitamins” “minerals” “herbs” “botanicals” “complementary and alternative medicine” “extract” “food” “diet” combined with the terms “diabetes” “diabetes mellitus” or “anti-diabetic”. Some papers were found through tracking citations from other publications. Commonly used glucose-lowering herbs include Ginseng species, Momordica charantia (Karela), Trigonella foenum graecum, Gymnema sylvestre, Allium cepa(onion), Allium sativum (garlic), Pterocarpus marsupium, Vaccinium myrtillus, Atriplex halimus and Aloe vera. Other alternative therapies were chromium, vanadium, magnesium, vitamin E, acupuncture and hot-tub therapy. In conclusion,research and use of CAM therapy is on the increase worldwide. Stringent regulatory policies and guidelines on CAM use are required to ensure that safe and appropriate CAM use is guided by empirical evidence. Key words: Complementary and alternative medicine, traditional, diabetes, glucose lowering, herbal medicine, regulatory policies.

Where Credit Is Due

Gender & Society is the leading specialty journal in the sociology of gender, as indicated by its high ranking in the ISI Web of Knowledge Journal Citation Reports. The ISI system, however, does not track citations appearing in books, and thus a significant potential source of references for Gender & Society is missed. This article reports the results of an analysis of highly cited articles that compares their visibility in Google Scholar to that documented in the ISI data system. Google Scholar captures more than twice as many references to these Gender & Society articles than does the ISI Web of Knowledge. The analysis shows that the incremental coverage is greater for Gender & Society than for several other prominent sociology journals. The absolute and relative standing of Gender & Society would improve if a more comprehensive system of tracking citations were employed.

Content analysis and key informant interviews to examine community response to the purchase, possession, and/or use of tobacco by minors.

The aim of this study was to identify and describe local ordinances in New Jersey that make it illegal for minors to purchase, possess, and/or use tobacco (PPU). A coding instrument was formulated and content analysis of each ordinance was conducted between March 1999 andJanuary 2002. Additionally, key informant interviews with community officials were conducted by telephone between September 2000 and February 2002 to collect qualitative information on implementation and enforcement. Content analysis of identified ordinances assessed when the ordinance was enacted, specific laws and clauses included, enforcing party, area of jurisdiction, and penalties associated with a citation. Key informant interviews assessed the catalyst for enacting the ordinance, penalties, enforcement activity, and method of tracking citations. As of January 2002, 48 municipalities in New Jersey had passed mandates banning minor purchase, possession, and/or use of tobacco. Of the 48 ordinances reviewed, 71% were passed during or after 1998. Nearly all of the ordinances (94%) included prohibited minor usage of tobacco, 77% prohibited minor possession of tobacco and 23% prohibited minor purchase of tobacco. In over 80% of communities, municipal police departments were responsible for enforcement. Two out of 35 communities reached for interview reported having a formal system for tracking enforcement or citations. The results illustrate that local PPU ordinances in New Jersey vary widely both in principle and in practice, suggesting that such ordinances may be too heterogeneous and lacking in cohesion to have any impact on youth smoking.

Review: behavioural treatment has a small to moderate beneficial effect on chronic low back pain

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