A grey zone for bibliometrics: publications indexed in Web of Science as anonymous.

Publications without authorship information have been indexed as anonymous in the Web of Science database over the years. However, discussions on this subject have not been sufficiently addressed in the scholarly literature. Since bibliometrics studies are widely used for bibliometricians, scientific disciplines, science policy, and management, missing significant data as authorship metadata characterizes a gray zone that directly impacts these three components, and by extension, for bibliometrics and scientometrics. With a data collection performed at Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), 1,420,842 documents under "anonymous" authorship from 1900 to 2021 were retrieved, which accounted for 1.5% of the total documents indexed in the WoSCC. The publication data such as yearly growth of research publications, document type, language, productive research areas, and other bibliometric indicators were analyzed. The findings showed that in absolute numbers, a considerable growth of anonymous publications between 1996 and 2009, and there was a downward trend after that. However, this increase has not been proportional to the growth in the total number of publications indexed in the WoSCC. Articles, editorial materials, and news items were the top three document types among the WoSCC-indexed publications as anonymous. This study also finds two main scenarios of indexing publications as anonymous. The first is associated with the historical context of scholarly communication and practices that persist. The second is characterized by indexing persistent problems. This study suggests minimizing the error in databases, enabling an error-free indexing system and accurate bibliometrics studies. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11192-022-04494-4.

Profile of audiometric thresholds and tympanometric curve of elderly patients.

AIM: to analyze the audiological profile of elderly patients seen in a clinic from an audiology school clinic in the city of Belo Horizonte. METHODS: we studied all the charts from the patients who underwent audiologic assessment from April of 2004 and August of 2007 in an audiology clinic in the city of Belo Horizonte. RESULTS: We studied the 313 audiological tests from patients 60 years of age or over. The results from the audiological evaluations as to the type of hearing loss were: auditory thresholds within normal standards - 22.28%; sensorineural hearing loss - 60.62%; mixed hearing loss - 14.70%, conductive hearing loss - 2.40%. The level varied between normal and profound. As to the tympanometry, 83.22% had the type A curve, and the other types of curves obtained made up a total of 16.3%. The percentage of individuals who did not undergo the test was 0.48%. 1.76% of the patients who had unilateral hearing loss and 98.24% had bilateral hearing loss. CONCLUSIONS: we found a greater prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss, and the degree of the loss varied from mild to profound, with a prevalence of the moderate degree.

Perfil dos limiares audiométricos e curvas timpanométricas de idosos / Profile of audiometric thresholds and tympanometric curve of elderly patients

OBJETIVO: Traçar o perfil audiológico dos idosos atendidos em uma clínica escola da cidade de Belo Horizonte. MÉTODOS: Foram analisados todos os prontuários de pacientes que realizaram avaliação audiológica no período de Abril de 2004 a Agosto de 2007 em um Centro Clínico de Fonoaudiologia da cidade de Belo Horizonte. RESULTADOS: Foram analisados 313 exames audiológicos de pacientes acima de 60 anos de idade. Os resultados das avaliações audiológicas quanto ao tipo da perda auditiva foram: limiares auditivos dentro dos padrões de normalidade - 22,28 por cento; perda auditiva neurossensorial - 60,62 por cento; perda auditiva mista - 14,70 por cento, perda auditiva condutiva - 2,40 por cento. O grau variou de normal a profundo. Quanto à timpanometria, prevaleceu com 83,22 por cento a curva tipo A, sendo que os demais tipos de curvas obtiveram um total de 16,3 por cento. A porcentagem dos indivíduos que não realizou o exame foi de 0,48 por cento. Dos pacientes que apresentaram perda auditiva foram unilaterais 1,76 por cento e 98,24 por cento bilaterais. CONCLUSÕES: Foi constatada uma maior prevalência de perda auditiva do tipo neurossensorial, sendo que o grau de perda variou de leve a profundo, com maior prevalência do grau moderado.

AIM: to analyze the audiological profile of elderly patients seen in a clinic from an audiology school clinic in the city of Belo Horizonte. METHODS: we studied all the charts from the patients who underwent audiologic assessment from April of 2004 and August of 2007 in an audiology clinic in the city of Belo Horizonte. RESULTS: We studied the 313 audiological tests from patients 60 years of age or over. The results from the audiological evaluations as to the type of hearing loss were: auditory thresholds within normal standards - 22.28 percent; sensorineural hearing loss - 60.62 percent; mixed hearing loss - 14.70 percent, conductive hearing loss - 2.40 percent. The level varied between normal and profound. As to the tympanometry, 83.22 percent had the type A curve, and the other types of curves obtained made up a total of 16.3 percent. The percentage of individuals who did not undergo the test was 0.48 percent. 1.76 percent of the patients who had unilateral hearing loss and 98.24 percent had bilateral hearing loss. CONCLUSIONS: we found a greater prevalence of sensorineural hearing loss, and the degree of the loss varied from mild to profound, with a prevalence of the moderate degree.

As alterações fonoaudiológicas na síndrome de Goldenhar: relato de caso / Speech, language and hearing deficits in the Goldenhar syndrome: case report

O objetivo do trabalho foi relatar um caso clínico sobre a síndrome de Goldenhar e realizar um levantamento das alterações fonoaudiológicas encontradas no mesmo. O presente estudo foi realizado com uma criança de seis anos e oito meses, do gênero masculino, com diagnóstico da síndrome de Goldenhar. Para o estudo foi realizada anamnese e o paciente foi submetido às avaliações de motricidade orofacial, audiologia clínica completa, educacional e vectoeletronistagmografia computadorizada, voz e linguagem oral e escrita. Foram observadas as seguintes alterações: dificuldade de vedamento labial, bochechas e olhos assimétricos, mordida aberta anterior, amígdalas palatinas hipertróficas e micrognatia, respiração do tipo oro-nasal, dificuldade de coordenação pneumofônica, hábito bucal de apertamento; qualidade vocal ruim com presença de tensão laríngea durante a fonação, habilidades auditivas alteradas, perda auditiva neurossensorial de grau profundo bilateral, curva timpanométrica do tipo A, com ausência de reflexos acústicos, ausência de dados patognomônicos de alteração central no teste vestibular. O paciente não possui fala fluente, faz uso da Língua Brasileira de Sinais, leitura orofacial e gestos para se comunicar, apresenta dificuldades de leitura e escrita e o desenvolvimento de linguagem está adequado à sua faixa etária. Pode-se concluir que é importante que o paciente com a síndrome de Goldenhar receba um acompanhamento multidisciplinar, o que lhe proporcionará um diagnóstico precoce, uma intervenção adequada e um desenvolvimento global satisfatório.

The aim of this study was to report a case and analyze the speech, language and hearing deficits observed in the Goldenhar syndrome. The study reports the case of a male six years, eight months old child diagnosed with Goldenhar syndrome. The history of the patient was carried out, and he was submitted to oral motricity, voice, educational, verbal and written language evaluations, full audiological exam, and computerized vectoeletronistagmography. The following alterations were observed: difficulty in closing the lips, asymmetrical cheeks and eyes, anterior open bite, hypertrophic palatine tonsils, micrognathia, oro-nasal breathing, difficulty with pneumophonic coordination, dental tightness, poor vocal quality with presence of laryngeal tension during phonation, poor auditory abilities, profound bilateral sensory loss, type A tympanometric curve with absence of acoustic reflexes, absence of pathognomonic signs of central alteration on the vestibular test. The patient does not have fluent speech, uses the Brazilian Sign Language, orofacial reading and gestures to communicate, presents reading and writing difficulties and chronologically adequate language development. It can be concluded that it is important to the patient with the Goldenhar syndrome to receive multidisciplinary follow-up, which will provide early diagnosis, adequate intervention and satisfactory global development.

Os resultados do implante coclear em crianças portadoras de Neuropatia Auditiva: revisão de literatura / The results of cochlear implants in children with Auditory Neuropathy: literature review

A Neuropatia Auditiva é um distúrbio na condução do estímulo sonoro, provavelmente relacionado à alteração da mielinização das fibras do nervo auditivo. Os avanços tecnológicos têm levado ao aumento nos recursos de diagnóstico e intervenção nos casos de deficiência auditiva por etiologia de Neuropatia Auditiva. O objetivo do presente estudo foi pesquisar na literatura os resultados obtidos em crianças com Neuropatia Auditiva após implante coclear. Foi realizado um trabalho de revisão bibliográfica em livros, periódicos e internet dos últimos dez anos sobre crianças com Neuropatia Auditiva usuárias de implante coclear. As pesquisas sugerem que a estimulação elétrica é capaz de compensar a dessincronia do nervo e que o implante coclear é um recurso para a (re)habilitação da audição em crianças portadoras de Neuropatia Auditiva. O uso do implante coclear permite melhoria significativa nas habilidades da audição e da comunicação. No entanto, as habilidades adquiridas parecem sofrer influência de diversos fatores como: tempo de uso do dispositivo, existência de um processo terapêutico sistemático, época do diagnóstico e a idade da criança.

Auditory Neuropathy is a disorder in the transmission of the sound stimulus, probably related to mielinization alterations of auditory nerve fibers. Technology advances have been increasing diagnostic and intervention resources in cases of hearing loss caused by auditory neuropathy. The aim of the present study was to research the available literature about the results obtained with children with Auditory Neuropathy after cochlear implants. An ample review was conducted on books, articles and the internet, over the last 10 years, regarding children with Auditory Neuropathy, users of cochlear implants. The available data suggest that electric stimulation can compensate neural asynchrony and that cochlear implants aid in the rehabilitation process of children with Auditory Neuropathy. The use of cochlear implant allows significant improvement in communication and hearing abilities. However, the acquired abilities seem to suffer influence from many factors, such as: length of time using the device, the existence of a systematic therapeutic process, when the diagnosis was carried out, and the child's age.