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Title: Journal of Homosexuality

Full Journal Title: Journal of Homosexuality

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ISSN: 0164-0283

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Publisher: Interperiodica, Birmingham

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? Joyce, S. and Schrader, A.M. (1999), Twenty years of the Journal of Homosexuality: A bibliometric examination of the first 24 volumes, 1974-1993. Journal of Homosexuality, 37 (1), 3-24.

Full Text: 1999\J Hom37, 3.pdf

Abstract: This study examines and evaluates the contents of the first 24 volumes of Journal of Homosexuality (JH), from 1974 to 1993. Data from each issue of JH, in terms of source articles and contributing authors, were collected and analyzed. JH is shown to be a scholarly journal, with high rates of citations per article, high levels of author education, a prevalence of scholarly methodological approaches, and a low rate of self-citation. Articles that disseminated the findings of empirical research noticeably decreased over time, while articles focusing on historical analysis noticeably increased. This trend was consonant with the change over time of JH’s mission statement and editorial policy.

Keywords: Analysis, Authors, Bibliometric, Bibliometrics, Change, Citation Analysis, Citations, Content Analysis, Education, Empirical, Empirical Research, Examination, First, Historical Analysis, Homosexual Research, Homosexual Studies Literature, Journal, Literature, Policy, Prevalence, Rates, Research, Self-Citation, Source, Time, Trend

? Carmichael, J.V. (2002), Effects of the gay publishing boom on classes of titles retrieved under the subject headings “Homosexuality,” “Gay men,” and “Gays” in the OCLC WorldCat database. Journal of Homosexuality, 42 (3), 65-88.

Full Text: 2002\J Hom42, 65.pdf

Abstract: What do searchers find when they look for literature on homosexuality? This question has profound implications for older as well as younger gays in their coming out, as well as in their subsequent identity development. Library records provide credible data to answer the question, since they represent relatively free sources of information, unlike data from bookstores, publishers, and some World Wide Web sites. The records of WorldCat, the world’s largest union database of library records, comprise over 30 million records listed in the Online Computer Library Center. For the Purposes of the study, 18, 757 records listed under “Homosexuality, “ “Gay Men, “ and “Gays” were downloaded; records for “Lesbian” and “Lesbians” were not examined. Findings of the study suggest that while there has indeed been considerable growth in terms of the quantity of gay literature produced since 1969, such gains may be offset by the deteriorating quality of cataloging copy, which makes the experience of browsing records a discouraging and confusing one. (C) 2002 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Gay Literature, Gay Publishing, Libraries, Gay Subject Headings, Search Terms, Databases, Any Nomenclature, OCLC

Title: Journal of Hospital Infection

Full Journal Title: Journal of Hospital Infection

ISO Abbreviated Title: J. Hosp. Infect.

JCR Abbreviated Title: J Hosp Infect

ISSN: 0195-6701

Issues/Year: 8

Journal Country/Territory: England

Language: English

Publisher: W B Saunders Co Ltd

Publisher Address: 24-28 Oval Rd, London NW1 7DX, England

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Griffiths, G., Sheppard, M. and Kelly, T. (1989), Environmental hazards from a hospital incinerator. Journal of Hospital Infection, 14 (4), 378-379.

Full Text: J\J Ho Inf14, 378.pdf

Scott, G.M. and Jones, G.H. (1990), Emission of viable bacteria in the exhaust flue from a waste incinerator. Journal of Hospital Infection, 16 (2), 183-184.

Full Text: J\J Ho Inf16, 183.pdf

? Kirk, M.D., Hall, G.V., Veitch, M.G.K. and Becker, N. (2010), Assessing the incidence of gastroenteritis among elderly people living in long term care facilities. Journal of Hospital Infection, 76 (1), 12-17.

Abstract: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature in order to estimate the incidence of gastroenteritis in long term care facility (LTCF) residents from published accounts of infection surveillance. PUBMED, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched using keywords ‘long-term care facility’, ‘nursing home’, ‘gastroenteritis’, ‘surveillance’, and ‘incidence’. We manually searched reference lists of all articles included. The number of cases of gastroenteritis and bed-days under surveillance was recorded so as to calculate incidence and assess the influence of the study country and case definition using random effects meta-analysis and regression. We included one trial and 14 surveillance studies in the analysis, with 47% (7/15) conducted after 1995. One study focused only on gastroenteritis in residents; the remainder considered a range of infections. There were 2 071330 combined bed-days under surveillance and 717 cases of gastroenteritis. In all, 194 cases were associated with 10 outbreaks during these studies. We observed heterogeneity between studies, which may have been due to unreported clustering of gastroenteritis cases. The mean incidence of gastroenteritis in LTCF residents was 0.40 (95% confidence interval: 0.27-0.56) episodes per 1000 bed-days. Investigators conducting studies in the USA reported incidence three times lower than investigators in other countries. Use of a case definition developed specifically for LTCFs was not associated with a higher incidence of gastroenteritis. From our analysis, residents could expect to experience gastroenteritis once every 5-10 years, which is a lower rate than that estimated from point prevalence surveys. New studies are needed to better assess the incidence and causes of gastroenteritis in LTCF residents. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Hospital Infection Society. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Analysis, Cohort, Community, Copyright, Diarrhea, Diarrhoea, Elderly, Elderly People, Gastroenteritis, Google Scholar, Hospital, Infection, Literature, Long-Term Care, Meta-Analysis, Nosocomial Infections, Nursing, Nursing Home, Nursing-Home Residents, Outbreaks, Prevalence, Pubmed, Rates, Residents, Review, Science, Surveillance, Systematic, Systematic Review, Web of Science