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Influential variables in the Journal Impact Factor of Dentistry journals
Objective: The aim of this contribution is to determine what variables influence the position, by quartiles of the
impact factor, as a quality indicator of a journal in the field of Dentistry.
Methods: To this end, 24 journals included in Journal Citation Reports, 6 pertaining to each quartile were selected
by a stratified sampling and then an ordinal regression model was estimated stepwise considering the journal
impact factor quartile as response variable.
Results: The estimation procedure concluded that the average number of papers published yearly by a journal and
the percentage of systematic reviews are the most significant variables to be considered, along with the factor
representing the journal's degree of adherence to recommendations by the International Committee of Medical
Journal Editors.
Conclusions/Clinical significance: Systematic reviews have significant effect on the Journal Impact Factor position
of a journal as well as adherence to ICMJE recommendations, while papers publishing clinical trials bear no
influence on this factor. Greater yearly average of published papers in a journal means a higher impact factor.This work was supported by project MTM2017-88708-P of the SecretarĂa
de Estado de InvestigaciĂłn, Desarrollo e InnovaciĂłn, Ministerio de
EconomĂa y Competitividad, Spain, and researching groups CTS-167 and
FQM-307 of PAI Junta de AndalucĂa, Spai
Distribution and composition of the lichenized mycota in a landscape mosaic of southern Brazil
Migratory and resident Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla wintering in southern Spain show no resource partitioning
When different populations of the same bird species share non-breeding habitats, competition for food may promote resource partitioning. We studied food choice by resident and migratory Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla in sympatric wintering grounds in southern Spain. Resident Blackcaps may know the distribution of food better than migrants, and have a larger bill that may allow them to feed on a broader range of fruit sizes. Based on fruit and bird counts, we transformed both fruit crop and bird abundance to a common energy currency. During two winters with low and high fruit production, available energy from fruit in mid-January was estimated to be 80 and 1300 times the daily requirements of Blackcaps, respectively. Furthermore, Blackcap numbers did not track between-winter changes in fruit abundance during ten consecutive years of monitoring, further suggesting that fruit food is not limiting. Analysis of food items from 760 samples of 717 individuals showed that migrants and residents fed primarily on fruits of Wild Olive Olea europaea sylvestris, the most energetic fruit resource. In addition, there was no evidence that the larger bills of resident Blackcaps provided any foraging benefit. Migratory Blackcaps fed on Wild Olives and invertebrates, two resources with high energetic and structural value, more frequently than residents. This food choice could be more important for migratory Blackcaps because they have lower body mass to reduce wing load. Our results suggest that the wintering grounds of Blackcaps in Iberia provide abundant food, which is used by sympatric migrants and residents without resource partitioning. Slight differences in food choice suggest that migrants might benefit from feeding on more nutritive food than residents to counteract the energetic constraints associated with a smaller body size
Vertical distribution of epiphytic bryophytes in Atlantic Forest fragments in northeastern Brazil
Bryophytes in a changing landscape: The hierarchical effects of habitat fragmentation on ecological and evolutionary processes
Le carcinome à petites cellules de l'ovaire de type hypercalcemiant (à propos de deux cas et revue de la littérature)
LIMOGES-BU MĂ©decine pharmacie (870852108) / SudocPARIS-BIUM (751062103) / SudocSudocFranceF
Tumeurs de la granulosa adulte de l'ovaire
LIMOGES-BU MĂ©decine pharmacie (870852108) / SudocPARIS-BIUM (751062103) / SudocSudocFranceF
Reflections on my first year as Oral Pathology Section Editor: “the good, the less than ideal, and the downright ugly”
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