orm_bridge: Bridge Article Detection and Priority Ranking

In orisma: Occupational Risk Integrated Systematic Mapping and Analysis

Bridge Article Detection and Priority Ranking

Description

orm_bridge() identifies bridge articles - studies that connect technical science with real occupational prevention. These are the highest-value articles for an occupational health practitioner because they have already done the translation from laboratory to workplace.

A bridge article simultaneously mentions:

1. Technology/process (what was studied)

2. Hazardous agent (what risk was characterised)

3. Workers (real people in real workplaces)

4. Exposure measurement (quantitative data)

5. Prevention/recommendation (actionable output)

Articles meeting 4 or 5 criteria are classified as strong bridges. Articles meeting 3 criteria (must include workers + measurement) are partial bridges. Others are technical studies.

Usage

orm_bridge(
  mx,
  text_col = "abstract",
  lang = getOption("orisma.lang", "en"),
  verbose = getOption("orisma.verbose", TRUE)
)

Arguments

mx	An orisma_matrix object, ideally after running orm_ass().
text_col	Character. Text field to analyse. Default "abstract".
lang	Character. "en" or "es".
verbose	Logical.

Value

The orisma_matrix object with added columns: bridge_score (0-5), bridge_type (Strong/Partial/Technical), bridge_criteria (which criteria were met).

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