Analysis of a scientific article using the mind mapping technique

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Problems when reading scientific articles as linear text

• Difficult to analyze an understand • Difficult to memorize • Do not create a feeling of perspective • Do not create a feeling of structure • Do not show the relation between the parts • Cognitive disonance between the linear representation and

the mental processes of the brain when analyzing information

• Do not allow to have an overall picture • Do not allow to analyze the thought of the author when

she created the article • Loss of context in long articles

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Possible Solutions

• Mind map as a complement to the text

• Mind map to view before reading the article

• Mind map to view instead of the article

This last option is possible and reasonable.

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Who creates the mind map?

• Option 1. Each reader.

• Option 2. An expert reader of each team with experience in mind mapping.

• Option 3. An external expert.

• Option 4. The company that publishes the article.

In the future, it is probably the publishing companies that will create the mind maps attached to the articles.

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Time Saving

• Savings of between 30 to 50% are to be expected.

• Previous experiences

Boeing. 11 hours/person/week

Cisco. 8 hours/person/week

• 15% in recall.

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Time Saving Estimation

• Analysis of a linear text article 3 hours

• Team of 6 people = 18 hours

• Mind map creation = 1 extra hour

• Analysis of the mind map = 1 hour

• Team of 6 people = 1*4 + 5*1 = 9 hours

• Savings = 18 – 9 = 9 hours (50%)

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Other uses of the mind map of the article

• Collaborative work. Group revision.

• Brainstorming.

• Preparation of new articles.

• Training of new team members.

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Example

The controlled attenuation parameter (CAP): A novel tool for the non-invasive evaluation of steatosis using Fibroscan®

M. Sasso, V. Miettea, L. Sandrin, M. Beaugrand

Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 13-20

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Linear Text Article

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Collapsed Overview

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Expanded Overview

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Linear Text Article (attached to the mind map)

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Summary

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Introduction (I)

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Steatosis, the most frequent liver lesion (I)

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Current methods and limitations when evaluating steatosis (I)

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CAP as a novel method (I)

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Conclusion

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Results

• The mind mapping technique increases productivity between 25 and 50%.

• This is equivalent to hundreds or thousands of hours per year for each team using mind mapping.

• The investment is minimum and the implementation is fast (days)

• No other technique offers productivity increases at this level.

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Other applications in Healthcare

Personal Health Record

Medicine Labels

Drug Interactions

Management Reports

Big Open Data

Open Data

Instrucciones pre-operatorias

Instrucciones de alta

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