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This paper presents the partial results of an ongoing research on the proposal of a methodology for the integration between Knowledge Management (KM) and World Class Manufacturing (WCM). The initial investigation of theoretical and conceptual nature aimed at developing a comprehensive and current vision on KM, WCM, and how (or "whether") these constructs relate to one another. The primary sources for the literature review were Web of Science, Scopus, Emerald, Ebsco, SciELO and Spell, and the time frame was 2000 to 2016. The analysis of the selected papers showed that, although the initial WCM model evolved into a "new WCM" in the 2000s, the literature is still focused on the broad conceptual aspects and basic methods and tools, such as Total Quality Process, Total Productive Maintenance and Just-in-Time, conceived in the Toyota Production System, which shows the need for more studies focused on the current scenario of companies associated with the "new WCM" and its Methods and Tools. Only one article explicitly addressing the interaction between KM theories with WCM was found in the databases surveyed, thus reinforcing the lack of theoretical approximation of these constructs.
O artigo demonstra o uso de arquivos eXtensible Markup Language (XML) da Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) para a criação de uma base de citações do periódico Perspectivas em Ciência da Informação. Demonstra também o uso desta base de citações fornecendo uma visão bibliométrica desse periódico para o período em que os arquivos estavam disponíveis na SciELO: 2006 a 2014, do volume 11 edição 1 ao volume 19 edição 4, incluindo o número especial desse volume. Foram analisados 532 artigos, e os resultados mostraram 387 artigos com 10.266 citações usadas (145 artigos não apresentaram nenhuma citação). O principal objetivo do artigo é destacar a possibilidade de automação da análise bibliométrica a partir da metodologia proposta - e por esse motivo os dados são apresentados sem nenhum tipo de tratamento de desambiguação. São apresentados relatórios similares aos modelos iniciais de Garfield (1972) para o Science Citation Index (SCI): frequências de citações, estatísticas dos periódicos citados e estatísticas dos periódicos citantes. Sugere-se a disponibilização da base de citações, com atualização automática, de forma integrada ao site do periódico, e a aplicação da metodologia para outros periódicos indexados na SciELO
The paper demonstrates the use of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) files from the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) for the creation of a citation database for the journal "Perspectivas em Ciência da Informação". A demonstration of the utility of this citation database is presented by providing a bibliometric view of the journal for the period in which the XML files were available in SciELO (from 2006 to 2014). 532 papers were analyzed and results showed 387 papers using 10.266 citations (145 papers without citations associated). The aim of this article is to highlight the possibility of automation of bibliometric analysis from the proposed methodology - and therefore the data are presented without any disambiguation treatment. Reports are presented based on Garfield's initial models (1972) for the Science Citation Index (SCI): journal citation frequencies, statistics on cited journals and statistics on cited journals. The application of the methodology to other journals indexed in SciELO is suggested.
Classified as Neglected Disease, dengue, endemic disease in Brazil, is considered as a major public health problem worldwide. The number of infections related to dengue has increased in recent decades due to the rapid and uncontrolled increase of urbanization, poor sanitation and piped water supply, and the mobility of goods and people across the globe. In this scenario, the importance of the role of public policies is unquestionable, particularly those that drive investment and stimulate research. In this sense, the knowledge of the scientific literature regarding this harm is important to know the profile of this research. This study aimed to identify and describe the literature that realizes the dengue research, in free access. The source of information used to reach this production was the Scientific Electronic Library (SciELO), in the areas of Life Sciences, Health Sciences and Social Sciences, in the Brazil collection. The main results indicate a growth in scientific production since 1997; prevalence of the biomedical nature of the research developed in the country; a pattern of scientific production, mostly in co-authorship; incipient scientific literature on dengue in the journals of the Applied Social Sciences area and the emergence of the theme Vector as the most important to represent the production in the area.
The paper demonstrates the use of eXtensible Markup Language (XML) files from the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) for the creation of a citation database for its journals. The focus of this article is the description of the methodology used to obtain automatic statistical data from SciELO for the journals, as well as the XML files available. These files were interpreted and metadata of articles and references used in their production were automatically recorded in a database. The Public Health Collection was used to illustrate the application of the prototype. The paper suggests the disponibilization of the database created for each journal at its own site.

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