bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Platelet rich plasma is better than corticosteroid in longterm outcome in planter fasciitis: A study in a tertiary level teaching hospital at Dhaka, Bangladesh
Authors: Md. Johurul Hoque  , Muhammad Emam Zaman  , Ripon Kumar Das  , Mohammad Sayeed AL Mahmud  , Mahbuba Khatun
Published: June 2021

This is a prospective comparative study to compare the efficacy of PRP injection versus corticosteroid injection for planter fasciitis. 35 male and 25 female (Mean Age 35.5 yrs.) presenting with planter fasciitis were randomized to receive there Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection (2ml PRP with 2ml of 2% xylocaine) given by a single surgeon. Patients were assessed before (Days0) and after (Days 30, 60, 90) treatment for chronic heel pain more than 6 months. Patients where followed up 1 year to assess heel pain over the calcaneal tuberocity. In the present study of 60 patients there were 35 male and 25 female. In the present study of 60 patients the mean age was 35.5 years (Range between 35 to 65 years). Infection, rupture of plantar fascia, heel pad atrophy and neurovascular damage where not found. Five patient reported pain for unto 9 days after PRP injection. In both groups heel pain improved dramatically after treatment, but the mode of improvement different. Compared with PRP injection. Corticosteroid injection improve at a faster rate over the first 30 days and then started to decline slightly until 90 days. After PRP injection heel pain, function improve steadily and where eventually better. PRP injection and Corticosteroid injection 30 days and faster rate 60 days of both group P-Value 0.0001. Almost high grater rate 60 days, group comparison with heel pain and function of the patients. PRP was more effective over the long term follow up period then corticosteroid injection in improving heel pain and function. That’s way we recommend PRP in a first line injection treatment because it is very simple, cheap and more effective.
Recidiverende furunculose bij een jonge patiënte
Authors: COPPENS T. , MEERSSEMAN W. , SUYS E. , D'HEYGERE F.
Published: June 2021

Furunculosis as a presentation of PVL MRSA infection

Repetitive abcedations and furuncles in young patients are unusual. When occurring in an immunocompetent subject, PVL-SA infection should be considered. In this case report, the history of a female patient with severe PVL-SA infection is reported. An overview of the diagnosis and treatment recommendations is given.
Effect of Pesticide Indoxacarb on the Thyroid Gland in Swiss Albino Mice
Authors: Abusrer Salma , EL Mabrouk Zainab , El Jaafari Habiba , Shibani Naema , Regeai Sassia
Published: June 2021

Background and objectives: Pesticides play an essential role in crop protection, but their overuse caused environmental pollution and harmful effect on different animal body systems, including the endocrine system. The thyroid gland is one of the homeostatic regulators of metabolic activities, which is affected by the elements of the external environment. There are very limited studies on the effect of indoxacarb on the histological architecture and functions of thyroid gland. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of examining functionally and histologically of the thyroid gland exposed to indoxacarb. Method: 24 Swiss albino mice male and female were randomly divided into two groups, each group male and female; group I is a control group given orally with 1ml of distilled water and group II orally treated with 120 mg/kg Bw. of indoxacarb daily for 3 weeks. Blood samples were collected from each mouse under anesthetic to determine the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxine (T4) levels. Thyroid gland histopathology was attained for the evaluation of the indoxacarb effect. Results: The treated mice showed non-significant increase in T4 levels and a significant decrease in TSH levels but there was no significant difference recorded in T4 and TSH levels between sexes. Histologically, the sections of the thyroid gland of the treated group showed empty and irregular follicles, degeneration of the follicular epithelial tissue, and hyperplasia in the lining of some follicles, the capsule with congestion blood vessels. Conclusion: This study concluded that indoxacarb may act as a thyroid gland toxicant.
A METEOROLOGIA, A GASTRONOMIA E O BREGA AREIA COMO ESTRATÉGIAS PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO TURÍSTICO
Authors: França Manoel Vieira de , Medeiros Raimundo Mainar de Medeiros Medeiros , Luciano Marcelo Fallé Saboya  , Romildo Morant de Holanda  , Marcia Liana Freire Pereira  , Wagner Rodolfo de Araújo
Published: June 2021

A Relação homem e meio ambiente tem chamado as atenções dos governos, instituições e dos indivíduos. O turismo é uma atividade que consome o espaço, através dos serviços apresentados tais como festas religiosas, turismo rural/urbano, Santo Antônio, São João e São Pedro e festejos locais como Romaria, Caminho dos Frios e festivais Regionais entre outras modalidades. Objetivo é fornecer informações meteorologia e sua contribuição ao festival Brega Areia  e aos setores turísticos e logísticos do município de Areia, visando maior conforto ao turismo local e ao turístico no decorrer dos eventos. Entre os benefícios para a comunidade, as atividades turísticas proporcionam melhoria no nível de vida da comunidade; a criação de novos postos de trabalho e negócios; possibilidade rendimentos adicionais; a diversificação e geração de divisas para a economia local; a melhoria da infraestrutura básica da comunidade; a promoção de uma maior integração entre os segmentos da sociedade; a promoção de maior consciência e proteção do ambiente e da cultura e a introdução de novos conhecimentos para a população local; desenvolvimento de atividades de Educação Ambiental com envolvimento das comunidades residentes. Além disso, a festa traz benefícios e geração de renda; lazer; exposição de artesanatos. Os elementos meteorológicos e sua variabilidade mensal e anual da área estudada vêm a contribuir para a confiabilidade das informações, o desenvolvimento e o crescimento do setor turístico assim como do setor econômico local, auxiliando nos planejamentos das atividades dos roteiros e de novas formas de explorar o potencial cultural, turístico e de lazer.
İmalat sanayiinde ithal girdi bağımlılığı: Trakya bölgesi örneği
Authors: ŞENALP Burcu , ŞENALP Umut Erksan
Published: June 2021

Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türk imalat sanayii sektörü için en önemli sorunlardan birisi olarak görülen ithal ara malı bağımlılığını Trakya bölgesi özelinde analiz etmektir. Çalışmamızda, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu tarafından sağlanan firma seviyesindeki veriler kullanılarak 2003-2017 yılları arasında üretim sektöründe faaliyet gösteren firmaların ithal ara mal kullanım yoğunlukları hesaplanmıştır. Çalışmamızın literatüre katkısı, toplulaştırılmış veri kullanan diğer çalışmalardan farklı olarak, ithal bağımlılığını firma seviyesinde incelemiş olmasıdır. Gerçekleştirilen analizler sonucunda, bölgede faaliyet gösteren firmaların ithal bağımlılık oranın 2003 yılı ortalaması %27,6 ile Türkiye ortalamasının üstündeyken, yıllar içerisinde gerileyerek 2015 yılında %16 ile ülke ortalaması ile çok yakın bir seviyeye düştüğü tespit edilmiştir. Bu düşüşün temel nedeni olarak da bölgedeki ithalat talebinin önemli bir kısmını oluşturan “Tekstil ürünlerinin imalatı”, “Elektrikli teçhizat imalatı” ve “Giyim eşyalarının imalatı” gibi alt sektörlerde gözlenen ithal bağımlılığı oranındaki azalış gösterilmiştir.
La memoria histórica, sus lugares y el uso político en Navarra
Authors: Alli Aranguren Juan Cruz
Published: June 2021

En el debate político reciente se ha introducido la «memoria histórica» como objeto del mismo y de los intereses partidistas, invocando la historia como instrumento político. Para recuperar su significado se ha realizado este estudio de conceptos desde la visión científica, al margen del debate político. En la primera parte se estudia el concepto doctrinal de la memoria histórica y su presencia en los genéricamente llamados lugares de memoria, materiales o inmateriales, en que cristaliza su significado. En la segunda se conceptualiza el uso político de la memoria por agentes, medios y fines, que se realiza por los grupos dominantes o minoritarios, consagrando concepciones historicistas, tradicionalistas y reaccionarias, al margen del rigor científico histórico. Todo ello se aplica a la realidad y uso en el territorio de Navarra, concluyendo que es práctica habitual de todas las ideologías el uso político de la memoria y de sus lugares.
La cárcel en la memoria de los insumisos navarros
Authors: Oliver Olmo Pedro , Aretio-Aurtena Bruno L.
Published: June 2021

Buscamos la huella que la cárcel dejó en las memorias de los insumisos navarros. Aunque echamos mano de algunas fuentes hemerográficas y conocemos la documentación orgánica de los colectivos antimilitaristas (MOC y Kakitzat), aquí trabajamos sobre todo con las fuentes orales que hemos produ- cido, al entrevistar (en grupos de discusión) a 15 insumisos navarros que estuvieron presos a lo largo de la década de 1990, algunos en establecimientos militares y la mayoría en la prisión de Pamplona. Fue mucha la fuerza de este movimiento social y muy amplia su diversificación en Navarra, por lo que también surgieron disensos y desavenencias; pero si entonces primó el consenso dentro de la Asamblea de Insumisos Presos, hoy, al pulsar el recuerdo colectivo de aquella experiencia carcelaria, se puede hablar de memorias concordantes.
Investigation of the dependence of the internal disruptive pressure in a fire hose on geometric densities on the warp and the weft of its woven reinforcing frame
Authors: Kaldybayev R. T. , Aripbayeva A. E. , Mirzamuratova R. Sh. , Stepanov S. G. , Bekzat A. B.
Published: June 2021

In this article, based on the obtained formula for calculating the strength of a pressure fire hose(PFN) under the action of internal hydraulic pressure, the dependence of the disruptive pressure in alatex pressure fire hose, designed for an operating pressure of 1.6 H, on such parameters as geometric densities on the warp and the weft, is studied. As a result of the studies, the pattern of decreasing the disruptive pressure of a fire hose with an increase in the geometric densities on the warp and the weft of a reinforcing frame of a pressure fire hose was experimentally established. When designing new fire hoses, it is important to take into account the significant dependence of the disruptive pressure on the geometric densities on the warp and the weft of a reinforcing frame. Recommendations are given on choosing the optimal parameters for a woven reinforcing frame of latex pressure fire hoses with a diameter of 77 mm.
New technology for preparing acidophilic steread with improved biotechnological properties
Authors: Vershinina O. I. , Roslyakov Yu. F. , Gonchar V. V. , Ilchishina N. V.
Published: June 2021

The studies of the effect of barley flour on the processes occurring during the production of acidophilic sourdough have been carried out. It was found that the introduction of barley flour in the preparation of saccharified brew for the breeding cycle of the starter leads to an improvement in its lifting force and acceleration of acid accumulation. The best result was observed when barley flour was introduced in an amount of 5% - 10% of the flour mass in the dough. Improvement of the biotechnological parameters of the starter culture with the introduction of 5% - 10% of barley flour is accompanied by a reduction in the period of its ripening by 60-120 minutes. A new technology for the preparation of acidophilic starter culture using barley flour has been developed, which enriches the amino acid and vitamin composition of the nutrient substrate and intensifies the process of preparing the starter culture, improving its biotechnological properties.
Integration of Photovoltaic to the Grid Using Hysteresis Current Control
Authors:   Electrical Engineering department, Azad Institute of Engineering & Technology Lucknow, India., Kumar Maurya Reetesh , Imran Dr. ,   Electrical Engineering department, Azad Institute of Engineering & Technology Lucknow, India.
Published: June 2021

This research paper deals with the increasingly urgent energy issues; the world attaches great importance to begin the development of new energy and related technology. At present, large-scale photovoltaic power generation and scale of renewable energy have become parts of development strategy, meanwhile, it is the way to guide the development of the photovoltaic industry. However, because of its own characteristics different from conventional power generation grid-connected PV power station and its security, stability, reliable operation become new challenges that power grid and PV power plant need to face. Grid-connected voltage source inverters are essential for the integration of the distributed energy resources. However, due to the small capacity and intermittent nature of renewable sources, it is extremely difficult to integrate them into the existing grid system. This project has taken an attempt to design a control method for a three-phase grid-connected inverter system for distributed generation applications. The method is hysteresis current control along with PI control. Hysteresis current control is a commonly employed method for power control of VSI. The control procedure is implemented in an analog circuit using Op-amps and other ICs. This controller will generate pulses to fire the inverter in order to control the current output of the inverter. The control method along with the PI controller provides robust current regulation and achieves unity power factor. In addition, in this project development of a controller in D Space is attempted. Simulation and experimental results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the design.
Intelligent automated public transportation systems with enhanced security
Authors:   Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, India., Sivakumar K.
Published: June 2021

A significant population of our country is folks with an average income who depend on public transportation to go about. But this method of transport has become one of the most chaotic and also has a high percentage of crime sites for numerous incidents. Hence this method has the most insecure position for the public and also pollution generating state. Out of the full population of India as of 2017, around 5.5 percent of the total GDP goes by road dependent on public transit. The aim of this work is to develop a Smart automatic Public transport System with improved security to provide convenience to passengers who are unaware of the complete information about the buses such as availability of seats, journey time, distance traveled, and to make sure they experience the same comfort as their personal vehicles.
Nanoparticle Dispersed Fuels for Improving Diesel Engine Performance
Authors:   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, 501218, India., Kumar Elipey Manoj , Ravi Chandra Gopisetty ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Shamshabad, 501218, India., Latha P. Sneha ,   Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati 517502, India.
Published: June 2021

The developments in materials engineering facilitated to production wide range of nanoparticles with enhanced performance in several engineering applications. Enhancing performance of diesel engine is on such application recently gained tremendous attention in the energy engineering. Using nanoparticles as additives in biodiesel or diesel has shown promising results as reported by several research teams across the globe. This paper provides a brief review of using nanoparticles as dispersing agents into fuel to improve the efficiency of the diesel engine. Using different types of nanoparticles and their role in altering the fuel combustion properties are discussed. Significant developments in using a wide range of nanoparticles of different chemical compositions as additives in fuel are summarized and presented with challenges and future perspectives.
Bowel perforation related with ipilimumab.
Authors: Robayo Andrea , Mejía Marcela , Cardona Andrés Felipe , Becerra Henry , Otero Jorge Miguel , Carranza Hernán , Vargas Carlos , Carrera Javier
Published: June 2021

A 48-year-old man was admitted to hospital following four days of having suffered diarrhea and a febrile episode on the same day as he consulted. The diarrhea had increased to 6 episodes during the 12 hours before admission, regardless of the administration of loperamide or low doses of dexamethasone. He referred to no other symptoms upon admission.
Citation Analysis of State Universities in Tamil Nadu
Authors: Senthilkumar R. , Ulaganathan G.
Published: June 2021

Indian Citation Index database is a powerful tool that let you search, track, measure and collaborate in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities to turns raw data/information into the powerful knowledge you need. A database in general is a collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed for various purposes, managed, and updated regularly. This paper is discussed about the published research articles and its citation from Universities in Tamil Nadu. During period from 2004 to 2014, the maximum no of articles 234(15.03) are published in the year 2012. Among the 234,104(6.68) articles from Bharathiar university, 57(3.66)articles from Bharathidasan university and 73(4.69) Periyar University. It clearly shows the authors from BharathiarUniversity are more concentrating on Indian journals.
A Scientometric Mapping of Contributions to Journal of Computer Science and Technology during 2012-2016
Authors: Patel Vimlesh
Published: June 2021

The paper presents a Scientometrics mapping of papers published inJournal of Computer Science and Technology, during 2012 to 2016 as reflected in Web of Science database. It attempts to analyze the growth and development of publications output of Journal of Computer Science and Technologyas reflected. Data for a total of 485 have been downloaded and analysed according to objectives. The study reveals thatThe year wise growth rate revel that highest no. papers published in 2015, No. of Papers: 106 (21.86%) Authorship pattern data reveals that most of the authors like to publish papers in collaborations and most preferred authorship pattern was four author i.e. no. publications for four authors were 125 (25.77 %). The Degree of Collaboration (DC) revel that DC is found highest in 0.95 Co-Authored Publication. The highly prolific authors and their publications revel that Zhang L, published highest numbers of papers (11 nos.), the geographical distribution contributions (International) is revel that Peoples R China is in the top with no. of publications is 371 (76.50%), it is found from institution-wise distribution of papers that highest contributed institutions was Chinese Academy of Sciences with 93 Publications (19.18%) is placed at 1st rank and the average of citations per year (2012-2016) were 205.
Ambiguity in Rendering of Personal Names Lead to Vagueness in the Results of Scientometric Studies: A Study Using Scientometric Analysis of Arrhythmia Research
Authors: Raj Prasanna
Published: June 2021

Most of the bibliographic databases like Web of Science, Scopus etc. use author name and full author name as two separate fields in the citation database. The analysis part uses short form of author name to list the high prolific authors. There are discrepancies in this listing since it is possible to render two different authors like Zang, Jio and Zang, James under one caption Zang, J.While listing the high productive authors in the analysis part, Zang, J will have two publications though the two authors are different. This study illustrates this ambiguity in rendering of author names taking scientometric analysis of Arrhythmia research as case study.
Social Networking Websites and Privacy Concern: A User Study
Authors: Dey Krishanu , Mondal Parikshit
Published: June 2021

With the advent of the online digital mode of communication the traditional communication tools are losing their grounds. The increasing popularity of the Social Networking websites has paved new ways of online communication. But the social networking sites have also eroded some privacy related ethical questions in the mind of the researchers. This paper aims to identify the privacy related issues related to the social networking websites. As a representative of the social networking websites Facebook has been studied along with its usage standards and policies. To fulfill the aim of the study some relevant literatures are studied and an online survey has been conducted. The study reveals, though most of the people are concerned about the privacy issues while using the social networking sites, they hardly practice the safety norms in the actuality.
Attitude of Science Faculty Students Towards Osmania University Library: A Study
Authors: Varadaraju NCH.
Published: June 2021

Attitude of user towards Library would help libraries to plead for better funds and provide better services. Indifferent attitude on the part users towards information would imply that libraries need not spend their precious resources on those areas where there is such an indifferent attitude of the user. On the other hand, the intensity of the user need and the sincere and serious information seeking behavior of user implies or demands that there is a need to spend more on the field of concerned The study was carried in the Osmania University a prominent university in India, with the objectives to know the attitude of the students towards library and make suggestions to improve the existing system. A questionnaire having 21 statements was distributed to 120 people randomly who are students & faculty of science and got responses from 96 students. Findings of the study shown that majority scholars had positive attitude towards library.
M.Phil. as Masters by Research Work Programs in IT & Computing Fields: A Case Study of Indian Private Universities
Authors: Paul P. K. , Aithal P. S. , Shivraj K. S.
Published: June 2021

Indian higher education system is changing rapidly. During the last few decades after Independence of India, several educational institutions have been developed throughout the nation. During this period apart from the establishment of HEIs various new degrees, diplomas and awards have been started. Like the United Kingdom and its follower countries, degrees in the field of Science and Applied Sciences started and continued both Science and Engineering platform/ stream. Similarly, in research segment two main degrees till continued one is Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and another is Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.). Both are important and valuable in their own place. The M.Phil. program is a kind of research based master’s program and similar to the Masters of Research (M.Res.) programs available in many countries. M.Phil. is also a smaller and previous part of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Normally it requires less time than a PhD program. The program available worldwide and in India also it has offered by the universities. In India, the degree is available in different platform or stream i.e. Arts, Science, and Commerce. Even in Technology and Management stream as well the programs have been started in recent. This paper is conceptual in nature and primary study based on the availability of M.Phil. program nationwide. The research work mainly focuses on the varieties of M.Phil. programs available in IT and Computer fields and especially offered by Private Universities in India.
Evaluative Study of Human Resource Management Issues and Library Professionals Performance in Academic Libraries
Authors: Manjula N. , Thilagavathy N.
Published: June 2021

The objective is to identify the HR issues of academic libraries, evaluation of performance and satisfaction level of LIS professionals. This study discussed about human resource management issues in academic libraries situated in old mamallapuram road (IT Highway), Chennai arts, science and Engineering institution by survey method, questionnaire tool used. 75 % of LIS professional expected thatgood remuneration or supportive management from HRM in academic institutions. Almost (90 %) all the library professionals expects motivation in publication in journals/conference/seminar/workshop by their respective college management. Library professionals involved in all the academic performance indicators like publication, continuing education programmes, organization of seminar/workshop, funded projects, and implementing new technologies like barcode, RFID, digital library in their institution. HR services in academic institutions motivate the professionals for their best performance in their department Academic performance of library professionals keenly watched by HRM and found that librarians and assistant librarians are score better performance than lower grade. 60% of the LIS professionals satisfied with all HR services provided by the academic institutions.
Waste Water Management by means of Scientometric Study
Authors: Krishnaveni P. , Selvam J.
Published: June 2021

With a social concern to protect the future generation the topic of “Waste Water Management has been selected. Ten years from 2008 to 2017 are selected and relevant data has been downloaded from Web of Science. Appropriate hypothesis is framed to test the deviation among the publications through the Regression Test and found that the deviation among the data are very low and there is possibility to go for the calculation of doubling time of the records. Percentage analysis of the year wise publications, document wise publications and language wise publications are assessed and tabulated. Top ten country wise publications are tabulated. The Bradford’s Law of Scattering is applied to identify the core journals. It is suggested that the ministry of the government to initiate to manage the waste water to protect the lives and resources of the country.
Essential Skills and Expertise Needed for LIS Professionals to Participate Effectively in Knowledge Management Practices
Authors: Elayadom Smitha C. , Thirunavukkarasu A.
Published: June 2021

The article highlights the skills and competencies needed by library professionals in effectively participating in knowledge management practices in University libraries, based on a study conducted in the University libraries in Kerala. Knowledge and knowledge products gained prominence in the world. Developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have its positive effect on the library environment. It revolutionized the library services. Universities impart knowledge and it creates knowledgeable citizens that are able to contribute to the economic development of the nation. University Libraries support the parent institution. New tools, for accessing, processing and disseminating information have emerged and as such, library which is an integral part of the society also began adopting the technologies in rendering efficient services to its stakeholders. As a result the librarians have to acquire new roles and new methods for serving the users. KM practices demand new skills to manage resources.
Information Seeking Pattern among the Faculty Members of National College of Engineering: A Study
Authors: Mutharasan K. , Geetha V.
Published: June 2021

The present study examines the Information Seeking Pattern in Library by the Faculty Members of National College of Engineering, Maruthakulam, Tirunelveli. The Library of any institution is the knowledge centre housed with a collection of various resources such as Books, Periodicals, CDROMs, Newspapers, Rare collections and Online resources and Information needed is gathered from the various resources of the Library. This study focuses on the usage of the Academic Library by the Faculty Members of various Departments and their frequency of visit to the Library based on the Library Services. In the recent years, Traditional Libraries are getting changed into Digital Libraries. So, the Library Professionals are also to be equipped with the required technical skills related to Library activities. The need and focus of the users in various ways lead to save time and also to acquire the right information at the right time as well.
The Influence of Library Satisfaction on the Provision of User Services in the Colleges of Education Libraries in Benue State, Nigeria
Authors: Demekaa Bridget , Demekaa Umbur
Published: June 2021

This study was carried out to determine the influence of library satisfaction on the provision of user services in the Colleges of Education libraries in Benue State. The study was guided by one objective, one research question and one hypothesis. A survey research design was adapted for the study. The population of the study comprises of all the final year students from the two Colleges of Education libraries in Benue State. The simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample 337 respondents from the two colleges of education libraries in the area. A self-constructed questionnaire titled “Influence of Library Satisfaction on the Provision of User Services (ILSPUSQ)” was used as an instrument for data collection. Data collected for the study was analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer research question while the chi-square was used to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that library satisfaction has low influence on the provision of user services in Colleges of Education libraries in Benue State. The study conducted that there was a significant influence of library satisfaction on the provision of user services in Colleges of Education libraries in Benue State. Finally, it was recommended that, in order to make the users to have satisfaction from the services proffered to them, the college libraries in Benue State should provide adequate user services.
A Study on the Impact of Service Quality on Student Satisfaction towards the University Libraries in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Mathurajothi S. , Subramani S. , Venkateswaran P. S.
Published: June 2021

The main objective of this study is to find out the service quality on student satisfaction towards the University libraries in Dindigul District. A review of literature was collected to find out the relationship among service quality and student satisfaction. A survey was conducted to collect the data from 308 students from the two Universities in Dindigul District. The result shows that except empathy, other service quality factors are positively related to student satisfaction. Tangibility and reliability shows the highest positive correlation with student satisfaction. Finding suggests that Librarian should focus on the service quality factors tested in this research to improve the student satisfaction.
Usage of Internet among Science Faculty Members of Karnataka State Universities: An Exploration
Authors: . Sumadevi , Sampath Kumar S. B. T.
Published: June 2021

This study explore the Internet usage by the science faculty members of Karnataka State Universities in India. A total of 556 faculty members are selected from 11 Universities in Karnataka State. A structured questionnaire used as a tool to collect the primary data. The results indicated that all most all science faculty members used the Internet for various academic works. The study also revealed that (97.48%) of respondents use the Internet every day. Most of the Science faculty members (92.63%) accessed Internet in their respective departments, followed by home (75.18%). Majority of the faculty members (81.83%) used the Internet for academic purpose and 80.40% of respondents used the Internet for research, while 72.12% used it for publishing research articles. 53.4.2% of respondents uses Internet from 11-20 years, while 39.21% of respondents used Internet from 1-10 years. Only 7.37% of respondents used Internet from 20-30 years. The study made it clear that the usage of Internet meets the saturation point among science faculty members, irrespective of their age and designation in the various universities Karnataka state. But the study found that low Internet speed is the major problem faced by the users. To enhance Internet speed to meet the user’s satisfaction, the study recommends that there is a need to enhance ICT infrastructure in universities with latest developments. In order to overcome the low Internet speed, increase the Internet network bandwidth in the universities.
Library Resources and Services in the Women University Libraries: A Study
Authors: Sunandamma M. , Sarasvathy P.
Published: June 2021

The article examines the status of resources and service in selected women university libraries in south India. The study incorporates different viewpoints like objectives of the Women University Library, status of print and E-resource collections, library membership, staff in the university library, working hours of the libraries, services offered by the university library, E- resources subscription, ICT infrastructure facility in the library and also automation status of the selected women university library.
Accessing of Retrospective Information by the Ophthalmologists in India: A Study
Authors: Govindarajan R. , Dhanavandan S.
Published: June 2021

Health information has high value in society. The accumulated health information empowers the health professionals to serve for millions of lives. The purpose of the study is to examine Ophthalmologists’ – Eye Doctors retrospective information retrieval behaviour. The study design is cross-sectional and convenience sampling method is adopted. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS 18 PASW Statistical package was used for statistical analysis. Frequencies, percentages, Mann Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Factor Analysis, Friedman test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used in the study. Around 633 ophthalmologists working in 47 academic eye hospitals from 16 states of India were included in the study. The study results revealed that the majority of the ophthalmologists prefer Review articles. The statistical test results showed up that the ophthalmologists’ retrospective information retrieval preferences differ by experience, institution type. The three major factors of ophthalmologists’ retrospective information retrieval behaviour were identified as Related Resources, Experts / Peers and Information Sources. The Related Resources factor was significantly higher than the Experts / Peers factor and Information Sources factor. The ophthalmic community should motivate the ophthalmologists to publish more review articles. The ophthalmic libraries and information service providers can add a list of related literature for each of their resources.
Extent of Job Enlargement in University Libraries in Kerala: An Investigative Study
Authors: Naseer A. , Mini Devi B.
Published: June 2021

Rapid changes in information and communication technology require application of managerial techniques, human resource management and integration of several technologies in library and information Centers. The present research aims at studying the extent of job enlargement in selected eight state university libraries in Kerala. Data of the study was gathered from a total of 266 qualified and permanent library and information science professionals. Analysis of data was done using SPSS and Micro Soft excel. The important finding of the research is that there is no significant level of job enlargement among library and information science professionals. It also finds that job enlargement situation of libraries in the universities in Kerala is low and different. The study reveals that there is significant variation in the level of job enlargement among the university libraries in Kerala. The highest level of job enlargement is found in Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady followed by Kannur University.
Relevance of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science in the 21st Century: A Clear Perspective
Authors: Nalinakshi R.
Published: June 2021

This study intends to discuss the interrelationships and impacts of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan’s five laws with those enhancements and changes in the field and also their research content for further study. Latest developments of information products and services in field of LIS are considered emanated from the ongoing technological innovations and compared effectiveness and efficiency of those innovations with his basic learning of Five Laws. So the study methodology chiefly involves studying his publications and examining the contents in perspective with contemporary changing profile of library and information science.
Development of Institutional Repository Using DSpace at ICMR- National Institute of Epidemiology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: An Overview
Authors: Satish S.
Published: June 2021

Institutional repositories is converting the intellectual output of an institution to digital form. It contains collecting, archiving, preserving of Institute intellectual output in the digital form, as the archives are thesis, publications, reports, dissertation, teaching materials, presentations, video, images, photographs, printed material, newspaper clippings. ICMR-NIE has started its digital library service from 2015. This paper discusses the setup of a digital institute repository at ICMR-NIE using the open source software D-Space for the long-term preservation of the institutional materials. It benefits the institute by raising the institute’s profile for a broader dissemination, increased use, and enhances the Institute research materials to the staff, scholars, students and faculty members.
Evaluation of Websites for the Universities in Tamil Nadu: An Analytical Study
Authors: Ranganathan C.
Published: June 2021

India is a computer-literate and Internet-savvy country. In general, the academic community in the country has pioneered the establishment and use of the Internet. Additionally, Tamil Nadu universities have been the leading institutions in the country in creating Web sites. As a result of these developments, academic institutions have been in a more privileged position to set up Web sites than other types of institutions. Their presence on the Web implies the desire of academic institutions in Tamil Nadu to provide better and more services to their students, faculty and Public. Although much of the resources have been committed to create and maintain academic institutions Web sites, there has been so little effort in evaluating the sites. The present evaluation paradigm is developed and designed against the background of general evaluation criteria of Web sites. These criteria are accuracy, authority, currency, relevancy, and stability of information. Since there is a lack of effort to examine the quality of information, a number of general criteria such as author’s qualifications, objectivity, and coverage should be further used in evaluating information content provided by academic institution Web sites.
Awareness and Use of Open Access Resources by the Users of Selected Dental College Libraries in Bangalore, Karnataka: A Comparative Study
Authors: Shashidhara J. , Sambathkumar S. A.
Published: June 2021

In virtual, electronic, info-graphic and digital world, ICT revolutionary initiatives have made considerable changes in different sectors of society. In information aspect, open access resources or open archives are boosting students, researchers and faculties to search and retrieve relevant basic and specific information easily by breaking all commercial information barriers and also to make the information reach every corner of the world. Open access information is available easily with free access and has no geographical restrictions, languages, and communications. Therefore nowadays information seekers are more dependent on these resources and more authors are choosing open access resources to publish their research contributions in the forms of books, journals, conference papers, reports, working papers, presentations and other gray literature. Here researcher conduct study to examine the level of user awareness and understanding the various aspect of open access in two selected dental college library in Bangalore city.
The Challenges and Prospects of Cataloguing and Classification in Academic Libraries in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Authors: Posigha Bassil E. , Rose Ojohwoh , Oberhiri-Oruma Godwin
Published: June 2021

The study aimed to investigate the challenges and prospects of cataloguing and classification in academic libraries in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The population of the study was made up of 66 practicing librarians who attended the Nigerian Library Association, Bayelsa State chapter 2018 annual conference held in Yenagoa. Questionnaire entitled “Challenges and Prospects of Cataloguing and Classification Questionnaire (CPCCQ)” that contained close-ended items was used to collect data for the study. The findings revealed, inadequate staff, lack of up-to-date tools, difficulties of cataloguing and classifying of backlogged, inadequate motivation, etc. as some challenges militating against the technical sections of the academic libraries studied. The study also reveals, increase advocacy for library automation, available training opportunities outside the State, the introduction of information management system, accelerated movement from manual to computerized method, etc as indication of brighter future or good prospect for the technical sections of the libraries studied. Base on the findings some recommendations were made.
Mapping Open Access Publishing Trends in Bangladesh: A Study with Reference to Open Access Journals and Repositories
Authors: Das Rajesh Kumar
Published: June 2021

Open Access initiative in Bangladesh dates back to the opening of icddr, b Journal of Diarrhoeal Disease Research (JDDR) in 1997 by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. Since then considerable development of Open Access has occurred. The study also provided some recommendations for improvement of IR and open movement in Bangladesh. The paper analyzes current open access publishing trends in Bangladesh in the light of open access journals and repositories in Bangladesh. The data for the study were collected from BanglaJOL and OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories) in August 2017.Thefindings of the study indicate that the trends towards the development of open access repositories are increasing among higher education and research institutions in Bangladesh. Through BanglaJOL nearly 97% of journals in Bangladesh are published open access. There are total 11 IR found in OpenDOAR and ROAR in Bangladesh. It is found in this study that among 11 repositories 8 repositories have specified policy rules with regards to metadata, data, content, submission, and preservation. But the scenario is different in terms of OAI-PMH compliance. Presently only 3 repositories are following the OAI-PMH protocols in Bangladesh. Moreover, this trend should be increased to a larger proportion and all toll-access publishing would be turned open in Bangladesh through mass consciousness and initiatives at broader level. This study recommends that present trend should be increased to a larger proportion and all toll-access publishing would be turned open in Bangladesh through mass consciousness and initiatives at broader level.
A Bibliometric Analysis of Authorship Productivity and Collaborative Research in Blogosphere
Authors: Kanagasundari S. , Kohila G. T. , Prasannakumari N.
Published: June 2021

An analysis of 718 publications published by social area on Blogosphere during 2002-2018 and indexed by web of science online Database indicates that the publication output in the Global Research Publications. The highest numbers of papers were published during the year 2010 and 2013 with 76 records, the followed by 72 papers in 2009, 69 papers in 2015 and 67 records of the publication in the year 2011. The least number of publication in the years 2002, 2003 and 2004 with only one record of the publications due to the initial stage of web developments. Overall, 1368 authors contributed 520 publications in the journal and institutions with 668 records of the articles. Contribution of journals, ranking of authors, preference of publication and frequency of keywords were also analysed in this paper.
Information Seeking Behaviour of Post Graduate Students of Government Science College, Bangalore: A Study
Authors: Jayamma K. V. , Mahesh G. T.
Published: June 2021

This Study was designed to examine information seeking behaviour of PG Students at Government Science College Library, Bangalore. The study intended with an aim to explore the information usage among PG students. Closed ended questionnaire was used to collect the data from respondents. A total of 200 samples out of 319 students. Among the200 hundred questionnaires distributed, 127 were completely answered and returned. The findings of this study revealed the information needs of PG students in Government Science College. The majority of students who are visiting library are females; also, the majority of the PG students are visiting library once in a week. The main purpose of the visit to the library is for accessing exam related information for their study.
Authorship Patterns and Degree of Collaboration of Cited Literature in Indian Chemistry Research Publications
Authors: . Kodandarama , Chandrashekara M.
Published: June 2021

The purpose of this study is to identify the authorship patterns and degree of collaboration of Indian research publications in the field of Chemistry. The main data source for the study is the citations/references of research publications of chemistry indexed in Web f Science during the period 2009-2018. The research method of this study was citation analysis method. Findings of the analysis revealed that the majority of the publications are contributed by multiple authors and the degree of collaboration found to be very high in cited journal literature compared to books and other forms of citations.
Scientometric Portrait of Professor K. Byrappa: Scientist of High Repute
Authors: Kavitha N. , Chandrashekara M.
Published: June 2021

The present study attempted to explore and analyze various attributes of research publications of Prof.K.Byrappa, a renowned Indian academician and researcher. The data used in the study have covered from K. Byrappa’s early date of publication to 13th January 2020, indexed in Google Scholar. A total number of 378 articles have been retrieved from Google Scholar for the said period. His h-index is 31 and received 7774 citations for his scholarly research work. In this study, an attempt has been made to highlight the profile and publications of Prof. K. Byrappa as a role model for future researchers and academicians.
Students’ Perception, Using Channels and Factors Influencing Sharing of Knowledge in Learning Environment in Bangladesh
Authors: Mostafizur Rahman Md. , Mustafiz Muhtasim
Published: June 2021

The premise of this study explores the students’ perception, using channels and the factors influencing sharing of knowledge in learning environment. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection from 261 undergraduate and graduate students in three private universities in Bangladesh. The results of the study found over two-thirds of students’ perception toward knowledge sharing (KS) are- it is not a plagiarism and helps to solve academic problems. Above 92% students share knowledge through each of three channels such as Internet, group discussion and social networks and over half of the students use these three channels everyday. More than four-fifths respondent students reported that reward and intention and nearly two-thirds and above stated that IT, perceived enjoyment and attitude influence their KS behavior. This study suggests that the university authority should facilitate access to enough knowledge resources, IT-enable learning environment and exercise teaching-learning methods that embed KS culture on the campus.