Animal versus human research reporting guidelines impacts: literature analysis reveals citation count bias

The present study evaluated for the first time citation-impacts of human research reporting guidelines in comparison to their animal version counterparts. Re-examined and extended also were previous findings indicating that a research reporting guideline would be cited more for its versions published in journals with higher Impact Factors, compared to its duplicate versions published in journals with lower Impact Factors. The two top-ranked reporting guidelines listed in the Equator Network website (http://www.equator-network.org/) were CONSORT 2010, for parallel-group randomized trials; and STROBE, for observational studies. These two guidelines had animal study versions, REFLECT and STROBE-Vet, respectively. Together with ARRIVE, these five guidelines were subsequently searched in the Web of Science Core Collection online database to record their journal metrics and citation data. Results found that association between citation rates and journal Impact Factors existed for CONSORT guideline set for human studies, but not for STROBE or their counterparts set for animal studies. If Impact Factor was expressed in terms of journal rank percentile, no association was found except for CONSORT. Guidelines for human studies were much more cited than animal research guidelines, with the CONSORT 2010 and STROBE guidelines being cited 27.1 and 241.0 times more frequently than their animal version counterparts, respectively. In conclusion, while the journal Impact Factor is of importance, other important publishing features also strongly affect scientific manuscript visibility, represented by citation rate. More effort should be invested to improve the visibility of animal research guidelines.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Computer measurement of ampacity of thin layers made on textile composite substrate

Technology of creating electrical and electronic systems on flexible substrates, with special emphasis on textile substrates, is one of the most important areas in the field of developing textronics, which is applicable in protective clothes. Resistance and ampacity are the key parameters of electrically conductive thin layers formed on such substrates. Authors of this paper present the results of research related to creation of thin-layered, electrically conductive structures on substrates using a vacuum technology of layer application and assess the scope of their usefulness. Measurement of averaged surface temperature and thermal energy emitted at the surface of the structure will be the subject to metrological evaluation. The authors present developed method with Peltier cells used for measuring the average temperature and emitted heat to evaluate these parameters. The described method allows measurement of average values by matching the dimensions of the cell to the surface. The proposed method avoids possible temperature gradient around the point of measure which occurs in contact methods. The test results also pertain to the determination of the resistance of the test surfaces using a balance of generated thermal power which allows evaluation of the process of creating layers

Computer measurement of the friction of thin metal structure created in PVD technology on the flexible substrate

The paper presents the results of research study on the phenomenon of friction of thin film electroconductive structure created on composite flexible substrate and results of measurement of the friction coefficient. Tribological tests were performed on T-01M tribotester. The measurement tests were conducted according to ASTM G133 standard with a minimum force of 1N. A ball-on-disc friction combination was used. The study was conducted at a fixed temperature of 28 ° C. Due to the nature of the tested samples, non-standard test parameters were used: test time 100 s, data acquisition frequency 10 Hz, slip velocity of the friction node 0.3 m/s on a radius of 11 mm. Based on the obtained results, the friction coefficient of the thin metallic layer Ag and Cu was determined. The obtained mean friction coefficient for a silver layer was 0.59, while for a thin copper layer 0.67. The knowledge of the determined coefficients will allow for effective and optimal use of the textronics materials tested in practical applications. The research methodology does not support determining the usage of the ball-on-disc pair

Computer measurement of ampacity of thin layers made on textile composite substrate

Technology of creating electrical and electronic systems on flexible substrates, with special emphasis on textile substrates, is one of the most important areas in the field of developing textronics, which is applicable in protective clothes. Resistance and ampacity are the key parameters of electrically conductive thin layers formed on such substrates. Authors of this paper present the results of research related to creation of thin-layered, electrically conductive structures on substrates using a vacuum technology of layer application and assess the scope of their usefulness. Measurement of averaged surface temperature and thermal energy emitted at the surface of the structure will be the subject to metrological evaluation. The authors present developed method with Peltier cells used for measuring the average temperature and emitted heat to evaluate these parameters. The described method allows measurement of average values by matching the dimensions of the cell to the surface. The proposed method avoids possible temperature gradient around the point of measure which occurs in contact methods. The test results also pertain to the determination of the resistance of the test surfaces using a balance of generated thermal power which allows evaluation of the process of creating layers