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A multidimensional analysis of Aslib proceedings – using everything but the impact factor
(Emerald, 2014-07-15)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that the journal impact factor (IF) is not able to reflect
the full impact of scholarly journals and provides an overview of alternative and complementary
methods in journal ...
The impact of poor sleep on cognition and activities of daily living after traumatic brain injury : a review
Sleep and everyday activities after TBI
(Wiley, 2014)
Background/aim : Patients frequently report sleep disrup-tions or insomnia during their hospital stay, particularlyafter a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The consequences ofthese sleep disturbances on everyday activities ...
Astrophysicists on Twitter : an in-depth analysis of tweeting and scientific publication behavior
(Emerald, 2014-05-19)
Purpose – This paper analyzes the tweeting behavior of 37 astrophysicists on Twitter and
compares their tweeting behavior with their publication behavior and citation impact to show
whether they tweet research-related ...
Authorship ethics in global health research partnerships between researchers from low or middle income countries and high income countries
(BMC, 2014-05-28)
Background. Over the past two decades, the promotion of collaborative partnerships involving researchers from low and middle income countries with those from high income countries has been a major development in global ...
Autonomous and controlled motivation for parenting : associations with parent and child outcomes
(Springer, 2014-06-14)
The present investigation examined motivation
for parenting and some of its correlates in parents and
children. The data came from samples of 151 first-time
mothers of infants, 153 mothers of middle school children,
and ...
Effects of experimental thermocline and oxycline deepening on methylmercury bioaccumulation in a Canadian Shield lake
(American Chemical Society, 2014-02-10)
Environmental disturbances like deforestation or climate change may influence lake thermal and oxic stratification, thereby modifying cycles of contaminants such as mercury (Hg). In a lake naturally separated into three ...
Tweets vs. Mendeley readers : how do these two social media metrics differ?
(Oldenbourg Verlag, 2014)
A set of 1.4 million biomedical papers was analyzed with regards to how often articles are
mentioned on Twitter or saved by users on Mendeley. While Twitter is a microblogging
platform used by a general audience to ...
Aging reduces the stimulating effect of blue light on cognitive brain functions
(Oxford University Press, 2014-01-01)
Study Objectives:
Light exposure, particularly blue light, is being recognized as a potent mean to stimulate alertness and cognition in young individuals. Aging is associated with changes in alertness regulation and ...
Expected utility without full transitivity
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2014-05)
We generalize the classical expected-utility criterion by weakening transitivity to Suzumura consistency. In the absence of full transitivity, reflexivity and completeness no longer follow as a consequence of the system ...
What is ambiguity?
(Université de Montréal. Département de sciences économiques., 2014-03)
The concept of Ambiguity designates those situations where the information available to the decision maker is insufficient to form a probabilistic view of the world. Thus, it has provided the motivation for departing from ...