bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mapping the performance of a versatile water-based condensation particle counter (vWCPC) with numerical simulation and experimental study
Authors: Hao Weixing , Mei Fan , Hering Susanne , Spielman Steven , Schmid Beat , Tomlinson Jason , Wang Yang
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Accurate airborne aerosol instrumentation is required to determine the
spatial distribution of ambient aerosol particles, particularly when dealing
with the complex vertical profiles and horizontal variations of atmospheric
aerosols. A versatile water-based condensation particle counter (vWCPC) has
been developed to provide aerosol concentration measurements under various
environments with the advantage of reducing the health and safety concerns
associated with using butanol or other chemicals as the working fluid.
However, the airborne deployment of vWCPCs is relatively limited due to the
lack of characterization of vWCPC performance at reduced pressures. Given
the complex combinations of operating parameters in vWCPCs, modeling studies
have advantages in mapping vWCPC performance. In this work, we thoroughly investigated the performance of a laminar-flow
vWCPC using COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation coupled with
MATLAB™. We compared it against a modified vWCPC (vWCPC model 3789, TSI,
Shoreview, MN, USA). Our simulation determined the performance of particle
activation and droplet growth in the vWCPC growth tube, including the
supersaturation, Dp,kel,0 (smallest size of particle that can
be activated), Dp,kel,50 (particle size activated with 50 %
efficiency) profile, and final growth particle size Dd under
wide operating temperatures, inlet pressures P (30–101 kPa), and growth
tube geometry (diameter D and initiator length Lini). The
effect of inlet pressure and conditioner temperature on vWCPC 3789
performance was also examined and compared with laboratory experiments. The
COMSOL simulation result showed that increasing the temperature difference
(ΔT) between conditioner temperature Tcon and
initiator Tini will reduce Dp,kel,0 and the
cut-off size Dp,kel,50 of the vWCPC. In addition, lowering
the temperature midpoint
(Tmid=Tcon+Tini2) increases
the supersaturation and slightly decreases the Dp,kel. The
droplet size at the end of the growth tube is not significantly dependent on
raising or lowering the temperature midpoint but significantly decreases at
reduced inlet pressure, which indirectly alters the vWCPC empirical cut-off
size. Our study shows that the current simulated growth tube geometry (D=6.3 mm and Lini=30 mm) is an optimized choice for
current vWCPC flow and temperature settings. The current simulation can more
realistically represent the Dp,kel for 7 nm vWCPC and also
achieved good agreement with the 2 nm setting. Using the new simulation
approach, we provide an optimized operation setting for the 7 nm setting.
This study will guide further vWCPC performance optimization for
applications requiring precise particle detection and atmospheric aerosol
monitoring.
Latitudinal distribution of biomarkers across the western Arctic Ocean and the Bering Sea: an approach to assess sympagic and pelagic algal production
Authors: Bai Youcheng , Sicre Marie-Alexandrine , Ren Jian , Klein Vincent , Jin Haiyan , Chen Jianfang
Published: September 2023

Abstract. The drastic decline of Arctic sea ice due to global warming and polar amplification of environmental changes in the Arctic basin profoundly alter primary production with consequences for polar ecosystems and the carbon cycle. In this study, we use highly branched isoprenoids (HBIs), brassicasterol, dinosterol and terrestrial biomarkers (n-alkanes and campesterol) in surface sediments to assess sympagic and pelagic algal production with changing sea ice conditions along a latitudinal transect from the Bering Sea to the high latitudes of the western Arctic Ocean. Suspended particulate matter (SPM) was also collected in surface waters at several stations of the Chukchi basin to provide snapshots of phytoplankton communities under various sea ice conditions for comparison with underlying surface sediments. Our results show that sympagic production (IP25 and HBI-II) increased northward between 62° N and 73° N, with maximum values at the sea ice edge in the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ) between 70° N and 73° N in southeastern Chukchi Sea and along the coast of Alaska. They were consistently low at northern high latitudes (>73° N) under perennial sea ice and in the Ice-Free Zone (IFZ) of the Bering Sea. Enhanced pelagic sterols and HBI-III occurred in the IFZ across the Bering Sea and in southeastern Chukchi Sea up to 70° N–73° N in the MIZ conditions that marks a shift of sympagic over pelagic production. In surface water SPM, pelagic sterols display similar patterns as Chl a, increasing southwards with higher amounts found in the Chukchi shelf pointing out the dominance of diatom production. Higher cholesterol values were found in the mid-Chukchi Sea shelf where phytosterols were also abundant. This compound prevailed over phytosterols in sediments, compared to SPM, reflecting efficient consumption of algal material in the water column by herbivorous zooplankton.
An overview of cloud-radiation denial experiments for the Energy Exascale Earth System Model version 1
Authors: Harrop Bryce E. , Lu Jian , Leung L. Ruby , Lau William K. M. , Kim Kyu-Myong , Medeiros Brian , Soden Brian J. , Vecchi Gabriel A. , Zhang Bosong , Singh Balwinder
Published: September 2023

Abstract. The interaction of clouds and radiation is a key process within the climate system, and assessing the impacts of that interaction provides valuable insights into both the present day climate and future projections. Many modeling experiments have been designed over the years to probe the impact of the cloud radiative effect (CRE) on the climate, including those that seek to disrupt the mean CRE effect and those that only disrupt the covariance of the CRE with the circulation. Seven such experimental designs have been added into the U.S. DOE's Energy Exascale Earth System Model version 1 (E3SMv1). These experiments include both the first and second iterations of the Clouds On-Off Klimate Intercomparison Experiment (COOKIE) experimental design, as well as the cloud-locking method. This manuscript documents the code changes necessary for implement such experiments and also provides detailed instructions for how to run them. Analyses across experiment types provide valuable insights and confirm the findings of prior studies, including the role of cloud-radiative heating toward intensifying the monsoon, intensifying rain rates, and poleward expansion of the general circulation owing to cloud feedbacks.
Rainbows and climate change: a tutorial on climate model diagnostics and parameterization
Authors: Gettelman Andrew
Published: September 2023

Abstract. Earth system models (ESMs) must represent processes below the grid scale of a model using representations (parameterizations) of physical and
chemical processes. As a tutorial exercise to understand diagnostics and parameterization, this work presents a representation of rainbows for an
ESM: the Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2). Using the “state” of the model, basic physical laws, and some assumptions, we generate a
representation of this unique optical phenomenon as a diagnostic output. Rainbow occurrence and its possible changes are related to cloud occurrence
and rain formation, which are critical uncertainties for climate change prediction. The work highlights issues which are typical of many diagnostic
parameterizations such as assumptions, uncertain parameters, and the difficulty of evaluation against uncertain observations. Results agree
qualitatively with limited available global “observations” of rainbows. Rainbows are seen in expected locations in the subtropics over the ocean
where broken clouds and frequent precipitation occur. The diurnal peak is in the morning over ocean and in the evening over land. The
representation of rainbows is found to be quantitatively sensitive to the assumed amount of cloudiness and the amount of stratiform rain. Rainbows
are projected to have decreased, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, due to aerosol pollution effects increasing cloud coverage since 1850. In the
future, continued climate change is projected to decrease cloud cover, associated with a positive cloud feedback. As a result the rainbow diagnostic
projects that rainbows will increase in the future, with the largest changes at midlatitudes. The diagnostic may be useful for assessing cloud
parameterizations and is an exercise in how to build and test parameterizations of atmospheric phenomena.
Users Perception and Satisfaction on the Services of Academic Libraries in Puducherry Region: A Study
Authors: Balasubramanian S. S. , Sadik Batcha M.
Published: September 2023

The primary focus of a library is service, and the quality of service is the most studied topic in marketing research during the past decade. Service quality contributes to value experienced by customers. Value becomes an outcome of excellent service. This paper aims at evaluating and analyzing the level of various services provided in academic libraries of Puducherry region and also analyzed their satisfaction and perception level. The appropriate data were collected through the questionnaire method of data collections. There were about 900 respondents analyzed. This study is useful for further development in applying recent technology and improvement in providing the services to attain the maximum satisfaction of library users in the academic libraries of Puducherry region.
Homepages of Indian Central Universities Websites: A Study
Authors: Prakash B. , Patil D. B.
Published: September 2023

Information and Communication Technology has made it very easy to access information through various channels of communication. Such one channel is homepage. University plays very important role by providing higher education. Websites are mirrors of the university, thus it should contain all kind of information which may be, courses offered, university achievement, administration and contact address etc. with these points researcher felt that a systematic study of homepages required for more than one reason. Firstly, such a study would give an idea about the contact, scope, coverage and depth of information provided in the homepages of Indian Central Universities. Secondly, a study of the nature would help the prospective design of university website regarding the kind of information that should be made available in websites.
Automation of Veterinary College Libraries in India: Problem and Prospectus
Authors: Jadhav U. S.
Published: September 2023

This paper attempts to discuss the concept of automation, automation status of Veterinary College Libraries in India. The study has also discussed about the veterinary colleges, its objectives, and status of automation, problems and prospectus. Attempt has been made to analyze the various factors that directly or indirectly affect the progress of library automation such as management issues, ICT infrastructure, skills of staff. Concludes that in this competitive environment and to meet the various needs of users, there is a need for adoption of library automation and extend ICT based services to the users in Veterinary College Libraries.
Information Seeking Behaviour of the Users of Internet Browsing Centres in Tiruchendure Taluk, Tamil Nadu: A Study
Authors: Joshua Kirubaharan A. , Surianarayanan S.
Published: September 2023

The present article discusses about the Information Seeking Behaviour of the users of Internet browsing centres in Tiruchendure Taluk of Thoothukudi District. A sample of eight Internet browsing centres has been chosen for the study. About 60 respondents covering 34 males and 26 females were chosen on the basis of purposive sampling method. The required information has been collected both from primary and secondary sources. A structured, close ended questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The study recalled that majority of the respondents use Internet browsing for academic purposes. They mainly use direct URL Method and Yahoo e-mail ID.
Information Sources and Services in B.Ed. Colleges in Kanyakumari District: An Analytical Study
Authors: Balasubramanian P. , Catherin Beula C.
Published: September 2023

This study aims to find out the availability of information sources and services available in B.Ed. Colleges in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India. Majorities of the Colleges satisfied the services of the library and suggested to develop the new technologies in the library.
Members’ Attitudes towards Library Facilities and Information Resources in Some Selected Engineering Colleges in West Bengal: A Study
Authors: Chandra Suvra , Basu Anindita
Published: September 2023

This paper describes on members’ attitudes towards library facilities and information resources in some selected Engineering colleges in West Bengal. An attempt has been made in this study to know the frequency of library visit, to know the use of types of resources, to study the lending procedure of documents, to providing of Library Services etc. Questionnaires were distributed to some selected government and private engineering colleges in the West Bengal.
Usage of Electronic Resources in ICAR Institutions in Tamil Nadu: A Study
Authors: Raja T. , Lawrence Mary A.
Published: September 2023

The present study describes the usage of electronic resources in Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institutions in Tamil Nadu. This study reveals about availability of electronic resources, frequently use of electronic resources, purpose of using electronic resources and various types of questions raised from the users. This study concludes that most of the users are benefited through electronic resources for research in the agricultural related fields.
Bibliometric Study on Ecology (1999 – 2010)
Authors: Maheswari K. , Ravi S.
Published: September 2023

The study analyses 58611 research papers published in Ecology as ISI Web of Knowledge database for the period 1999- 2010. The study reports the country growth in this field is computed during the study period. The study also maps ecology research on other dimensions such as institutional productivity, nature of collaboration in research, and institutional specialization. It examines highly cited papers, and lists prominent and productive scientists in this field. This study highlights the research priorities of few important countries in collaborative research. The focus of research is slowly shifting from internal collaboration to domestic and international collaboration, supported by increasing funding from government agencies in ecology research.
Scientometric Analysis of Library and Information Science Research Output in Asian Countries
Authors: Jeyaraj W. J.
Published: September 2023

This study explores that the publication trends of scholarly database of web of science in Library and information science (LIS) during 1973 to 2012. This study also reveals the trend in authorship pattern and collaborative research in network security with a sample of 388 articles downloaded from the database of web of knowledge during 1973 to 2012 (four decades) with 108 LCS and 1404 TGCS and 9958-time cited reference also measured. The growth trend is booming taken the sample duration in this field LIS research output. The study also indicates that multi-authors productivity is dominant, single research also exists. The proportion of single authored papers has shown a declining trend during the period 2002 – 2007. The degree of collaboration in research is 0.95 in network security research productivity.
Theoretical Framework for Restructuring Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) for the New Generation of Users
Authors: Kalilur Rahman H. , Dominic J.
Published: September 2023

Library catalogues have embarked into a new world of chaos and begun to lose its value in information dissemination because of the profound impact of various factors which have taken place outside the library world. In this day, providing only bibliographic information is insufficient to meet the current demands of the users. OPACs should be able to give information, and also should be a vibrant and interactive tool. It should consist of many new components to raise the level of its patrons’ expectations. This paper is the authors’ final part of the research study. General features of OPACs were contemplated in the first part of analysis. In the second part of analysis, OPACs were compared with the features of Amazon and Google. Based on these two research studies, this paper proposes a comprehensive theoretical framework for restructuring the library catalogue to make it as a user centred tool and to fulfil present pressing demands.The suggested framework covers both the cataloguing standards and the computer technology to uplift the proficiency of OPACs for the new generation of users.
Familiarity and Use of Digital Resources by the Library Users in Agriculture Universities of Himachal Pradesh: A Study
Authors: Mittal Arvind , Sharma B. K.
Published: September 2023

With the application of ICT, library services have totally been changed. Library collection changed from traditional hard copy to digital or electronic form. Today users use the digital/e-resources like e-journals, databases, e-thesis, e-books etc. according to their needs and demands. So, libraries of agricultural university of Himachal Pradesh are also providing these services to their users according to their demands. Internet plays a vital role in providing digital resources to the users. It is essential that every user who wants to take the benefits of digital/e-resources should be familiar with the internet. Internet is a linker between the library and its users, which connects the users with the library resources. The present study is an attempt to analyses the user’s familiarity with the digital resources, its use by them and also examines the problems faced by them in using these resources in agricultural universities of Himachal Pradesh.
Information Use Pattern of Library Resources among Under Graduate Students of Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: A Case Study
Authors: Velmurugan C. , Thavamani K.
Published: September 2023

In this study, the purpose is to investigate the information use pattern of library resources and related issues among undergraduate (U.G) students of Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology (RIT) at Chennai. A total of 150 questionnaires were distributed but 120 were returned duly filled in. A structured questionnaire was designed for collecting data from the chosen sample group. The study covers the students undergoing their first year of engineering education from four departments and the study was limited to students from Rajalakshmi Institute of Technology (RIT), in Chennai. We examined and found that 97.5% of students were using library for study activities while 2.5% do not feel so. 65.83 % of students were using the text books as the most consulted source whereas 34.17 % were using Lecture Notes, Central Library and other sources. Majority (95.0%) of students were aware of search engines, while only 5.0% do not know what it means. 91.67% of students have opined that ‘Google & Yahoo’ are the most sought after search engines they have used. Also, the results indicated that the library and its resources can be expected to be used by the coming day generations and they are eager to learn everything. The study was aimed at identifying the needs and the level of awareness of the student community on networks such as internet and the like. A study based on the same topic among various colleges and universities and comparative study can be carried out. The data obtained were analyzed using Simple Percentile analysis to generate tables and to arrive at conclusion.
Knowledge Management and Industrial Information Delivery
Authors: Paul Prantosh K. , Shivraj K. S.
Published: September 2023

Knowledge is the most important and valuable asset in today’s asset. The knowledge and information explosion changes the traditional scenario of knowledge transfer which includes collection, selection, organization, processing, management and dissemination. The large number of knowledge in industry, education, society, business, health care creates the need of knowledge management. In industry, information is needed in wide sector such as people, manager, supervisor, techniques, and professionals and so on; thus proper knowledge management technique is need to adopt in industries safety. This paper study the knowledge management its need and value and about industrial information delivery. Paper also highlights the challenges and opportunities of this sector.
Scientometric Analysis of the Literature on Textile Technology: A Global Perspective
Authors: Packiyaraj M. , Manoharan A.
Published: September 2023

This paper attempts to highlight quantitatively and qualitatively the growth and development of world literature on Textile technology in terms of publication output and citations as per Web of Science during 1999-2012. The objective of the study was to perform scientometric analysis of Textile technology publications in the world. The parameters studied include growth of publications and citations, continent wise distribution of publications and citations, country-wise distribution of publications.
Emerging Technology and Innovation of Library Services using Open Source Software (FOSS) in Academic Environment: A Current Trends
Authors: Mani Meera , Krishnamurthy Madaiah
Published: September 2023

Open access to knowledge and information as we may see from this listing has a long way to go.With the availability of advanced ICTs and by building up the necessary infrastructure particularly in academic institutes, this will becomes an active contributor to global open-access literature. It is largely achievable is a country where policy frameworks, institutional frameworks, information infrastructure, trained manpower, and financial resources are adequately available. The information infrastructure in a country consists of telecommunications network, strategic information systems, policy and legal frameworks affecting their deployment, as well as skilled human resources needed to develop and use it.This paper This paper describes the importance of open source software and its characteristics, and need for the open Source software and procedure.
Use of Libraries by Differently Abled Degree Students in Trivandrum District: A Comparative Study
Authors: Anilkumar R. , Abdul Majeed K. C.
Published: September 2023

This paper is a study of the information seeking behaviour of Differently abled degree students in Trivandrum district. Two types of physically handicapped students are selected as sample. First are deaf students from National Institute of Speech & Hearing (NISH), and second is Physically Handicapped (Orthopedically) students from various colleges from the Trivandrum district. Questionnaire is used for data collection and percentage analysis is used for comparing the data. This study reveals that most of the deaf students locate their information by the help of the college librarian and most of the NISH students are satisfied with the present facilities given in the library. In the case of PH (O) students locate their information by the help of internet and most of the students are not satisfied with the present facilities given in the library.
Utilization of Information Communication Technology (ICT) by Physical Sciences Faculty Members of State Universities in Tamil Nadu
Authors: Vijayakumar K. , Shuaib
Published: September 2023

Information is considered as the first element in the search for wisdom in a human chain process. Thus, documentation produces information, which is converted into documentation and again into information. In every country, from the less developed to the most advanced, a large amount of scientific and technological information is locally produced or information origin is stored in some form or another for the benefit of users. Knowledge is used in directing the further advancement and organization of knowledge. Information has become a vital commodity required at all levels of the process.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Offered by NPTEL and IIT Kanpur: An Overview
Authors: Shivraj K. S.
Published: September 2023

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are free and open online courses offered by some of the country’s leading universities and institutions including Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Stanford. In recent years, there have been a growing number of MOOCs on the Internet. This paper introduces an overview about the MOOCs courses offered by NPTEl and IIT Kanpur. And also reveals the impact of MOOC in the Academic Library Environment.
Information Seeking Behaviour of Research Scholars at Central University Libraries in Hyderabad: A Study
Authors: Thukaram K.
Published: September 2023

This study was undertaken to determine the information seeking behaviour and library use by researchers at the Central University Libraries. The overall purpose of the study was to determine the information requirements of researchers and also determine their awareness of available library services. The study collected data on the information requirements of researcher scholars. Data were gathered from 100 out of 150 researchers through open and closed questionnaires. Findings indicate that guidance in the use of library resources and services is necessary to help researchers meet some of their information requirements.
Use of Electronic Resources by Academia of MBA Department, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur: A Study
Authors: Verma Manoj Kumar , Rajeev Pratima
Published: September 2023

Now a day mostly the good kind of library services requires application of newly emerging technologies. By the use of newly emerging technologies that belongs to information and communication technology, libraries can provide variety of services to their users. These newly emerged technologies have given its impact on library collections from traditional resources to E-resources. Now, it is duty of library professionals to acquire ICT skills to provide electronic resources through new ICT technologies in their Library. Library professionals are the driving force for successful implementation and use of e-resources in their libraries. The paper focuses on the use of electronic resources by the faculties, researcher, and master degree students of Management Department of Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chattisgarh. The study reveals that the users are very much aware about the electronic resources being provided by the library and the use is quite moderate. It can be improved by taking certain measures which are given in the paper.
Information Use in Improving Professional Competencies among the Medical Practitioners in Chennai City: A Study
Authors: Sivakumar P. , Sadik Batcha M.
Published: September 2023

Information access and use pattern is a major topic in LIS research. Research on information seeking and use by professionals has been applied to a variety of disciplines such as law, education, engineering, and accountancy. The lack of information and knowledge in health care centres could lead to serious problems for patients, such as physical disability, financial loss and in the worse case death. Therefore, an intensive reliance on information and communication technology (ICT) and establishing information systems (IS) that enable access, use and communicate information within the health care sector is essential to avoid such problems. it is assumed that building and developing a health information system should be preceded by an accurate understanding of the information seeking behaviour and the information needs which motivate the beneficiaries to seek information. Bearing in mind the importance of health information systems in satisfying the health professionals’ information needs and the central role of the doctors in the health care services, this study investigates the information needs and the information seeking behaviour of a sample of doctors working in Chennai city. The findings of the study will lead to the areas in which the information dissemination is lagging behind and helps to improve those areas for maximizing the use of pooled information.
Marketing of Library and Information Services in the College Libraries of Hasanpur: A Study
Authors: Khan Salma , Dominic J. , Sharma Ahuti
Published: September 2023

This paper describes about the marketing of library and information services in the college libraries of Hasanpur: A study. The study analysis the library products and its services, Inter library loan services to its users, marketing of information services, income sources to the library, services provided for users, users are denied access to information products/services when fees are charges and computerized literature search should be part of the free normal library services. The result of the study shows that the More that 50% of the users agree that they are satisfied with the Marketing of Library and Information Services.
Scientometric Analysis of Open Source Library Software
Authors: Ramesh K. , Jayaprakash M.
Published: September 2023

This paper deals with the scientometric analysis of open source library software. The data is taken from the IEEE database by giving the keyword “open source library software” for search. This study was based on 223 articles. The paper illustrates authorship Pattern, Growth of Publications, Source wise distribution, country wise distribution etc
Searching Techniques in the E-Environment: An Overview
Authors: Kirana Kumar D. , Manta Mallikarjun S.
Published: September 2023

Nowadays availability of Information over the internet is massive. To make maximum use of these information and to avoid disturbance while pointing the relevant information, the user should have search skills that include being familiar with search techniques. The use of search techniques and strategies aims at helping the user retrieve relevant and required quality information. In this paper, information search strategies and search techniques, importance of search preparation and the application of search techniques are discussed.
Use of OPAC in the University Library of GGIPU, Delhi
Authors: Kumar Rajinder , Singh Joginder
Published: September 2023

The present study explains the use of OPAC in the university library of Guru Gobind Singh Inderparstha University, Delhi. In this study survey approach was used and 182 questionnaires were considered for the sample among postgraduate students, research scholars and faculty members for collecting the required data for the study. The study reveals that 39.1% of the users were using OPAC facility at daily basis, some of the users were using OPAC for finding the bibliographical details of the documents, some of the users prefer their search while using OPAC through author search approach, title search options, and 54.4% of the users were fully satisfied with the present OPAC facility, and some of them faced some problems like less awareness of OPAC system, inappropriate location of the OPAC terminals etc., and unavailability of library staff near the OPAC terminals.
A Scientometric Analysis of Astrophysics Research Output in India (1989-2016): Study Based on Web of Science Database
Authors: Senthilkumar R. , Ulaganathan G.
Published: September 2023

Astrophysics is a bough of space science that applies the laws of physics and chemistry to explain planets, galaxies, the birth, life, death of stars, nebulae and other objects in the universe. Astrophysics creates physical theories of small to medium-size structures in the universe. Astrophysicists seek to understand the universe and our place in it. At NASA, the objective of astrophysics be “to discover how the universe work, explore how it began & evolved, and search for life on planets around other stars.” The h index was suggested in 2005 by Jorge E. Hirsch, a physicist at University of California, San Diego (UCSD ).The h-index is a factor determining both the quantity and the quality of a scientist’s research output. The h-index can be calculated without human intervention in Scopus and Web of Science or manually in other databases that give citation information (e.g., PsychINFO, SciFinder, Google Scholar). The index is based on a list of publications ranked in descending array by the number of citations these publications received. The value of h is equal to the number of papers (N) in the list that have N or more citations. This study analyzes the h index of Astrophysics research output in India from the year 1989-2016. The data was downloaded from Web of Science database which was maintained by Thomson Reuters. The findings of the study revealed that the author S.Banerjee has published 12 papers with 12 or more citations. Followed by the author A.Kumar has published 11 papers with 11 or more citations.
Information Seeking Behaviour of the Students of Hosmat Physiotherapy College Library, Bangalore: A Study
Authors: Holeyannavar Atmanand G. , Bankapur Vinayak M.
Published: September 2023

Information is a most vital role for daily needs, Information is vast but not systematic organized in internet. Only librarian will give you value information for the students in right information to right users at right time. Hosmat Physiotherapy College, Bangalore plays a vital role in providing the information to their students. In the present study, the authors have made an attempt to know the information seeking behaviour of the Physiotherapy Students. A structured, questionnaire was used for the collection of data. 150 questionnaires were distributed out of 116 got back majorities of the respondents. Majority of respondents i.e. 346 (33.37%) students visit the physiotherapy library once in a week and only 24 (20.69%) students visit the library many times a Week.
Information Seeking Behavior of the Post Graduate Students at KLE Society’s S.Nijalingappa College, Bengaluru: A Survey
Authors: Kenchakaller Parameshappa , Savitha K. S.
Published: September 2023

In the information age it is necessary to find out the proper search patterns or search engines to get required information. The present study has made an attempt to find out the information seeking behavior of post graduate students at KLE’s S Nijalingappa college, Bangalore. The study also reveals the various aspects of respondents, such as frequency & purpose of visit to library, information seeking behavior of respondents, problems faced, and their opinion of satisfactions.
Human Resource Management in Government College Libraries: A Study of Uttar Pradesh
Authors: Kumar Devendra , Quadir Abdul , Siddiqui Jamal Ahmad
Published: September 2023

The present study conducted on human resource management in Govt. Degree/Post Graduate College Libraries of Uttar Pradesh State, India to explore the extent of Human Resource Management (HRM) usually practiced by them. Discusses the position of human resources in the libraries of Government Degree/Post Graduate College Libraries of Uttar Pradesh State (India), and the necessity of human resource planning according to the nature of libraries and the workforce turnover which is unavoidable and even beneficial. Finally, the paper provided suggestions for HRM practices and future directions in the best interest of Govt. Degree/Post Graduate College Libraries of Uttar Pradesh State (India).
Use of Electronic Resources in N-LIST Programme by the Undergraduate Students of Four Postgraduate Colleges of Jalandhar District, Punjab: A Study
Authors: Singh Jagjit
Published: September 2023

This paper focuses on the use of electronic resources available in N-LIST Programme by the Undergraduate Students of four Postgraduate Colleges of District Jalandhar (Punjab). The aim of this paper is to examine the use of various e-resources by their UG students. The N-LIST Programme is providing 135000 e-books and 6000 e-journals for the college libraries at the national level. The study shows that 94.64% UG students of four different colleges are aware with the program. 75.92% UG students of four different colleges are using e-resources available in N-LIST Programme twice a week. The study covers 15 different aspects of the e-resources under the N-LIST Programme and is very helpful for college librarians to examine their e-resources very effectively.
الاقتران الثنائي بين اسم الله الحليم وأسماء الله الحسنى في القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية
Authors:   باحثة ماجستير، كلية الآداب والعلوم الإنسانية، قسم الشريعة والدراسات الإسلامية، شعبة العقيدة والدعوة، جامعة الملك عبد العزيز، جدة، المملكة العربية السعودية, الرحيلي مها
Published: September 2023

تناولت الدراسة موضوع (الاقتران الثنائي بين اسم الله الحليم وأسماء الله الحسنى في القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية) دراسة موضوعية حيث هدفت إلى استنباط معاني اسم الله الحليم، والاسماء المقترنة به ودلائل الاقتران، وتظهر أهميتها في أنها تسعى إلى تحقيق التوحيد وزيادة الإيمان؛ وذلك يتحصل بالعلم بأسماء الله الحسنى، فإن معرفة اسم الله (الحليم) وفهم معناه -كما هو الشأن مع بقية أسماء الله- يورث محبة الله وخشيته، فمن كان بالله أعرف كان منه أخوف، واستخدمت الباحثة في الدراسة المنهج الاستنباطي لكل ما يتعلق بمعنى اسم الله الحليم وآثاره الإيمانية باقترانه بغيره من الأسماء الحسنى وفق منهج أهل السنة والجماعة وذلك باستقراء النصوص الشرعية في الكتاب والسنة. وجاءت الدراسة في ثلاثة مباحث، الأول: معنى الحليم لغة واصطلاحاً، والثاني: الأدلة من الكتاب والسنة، أما الثالث: الأسماء الحسنى المقترنة باسم الله الحليم، وهي الغفور، والغني، والعليم، والشكور، والعظيم، والكريم، والحيي، والستير، وتوصلت الدراسة إلى مجموعة من النتائج منها: أن معاني اسم الله الحليم تدور حول الإمهال، كما بينت أن بين اسم الله الحليم والأسماء المقترنة به تناسب بديع يعد مظهراً من مظاهر تعليل أحكامه وأفعاله بأسمائه -فمثلاً- في اقتران اسم الله العليم باسمه الحليم تلازم بين الترهيب والترغيب كما هو الحال في كثير من آيات القرآن الكريم، فاستشعار علم الله فيه ترهيب يقتضي الردع عن الفعل المنهي عنه، وحلم الله فيه ترغيب للرجوع إليه إذا أنه لم يعاجل بعقوبة. وأوصت الدراسة بتفعيل دراسات معنية بآثار اقتران الأسماء الحسنى في الدور التربوية والتعليمية، وكذا معالجة الظواهر السلبية على الأفراد والمجتمعات من خلال معرفة معاني أسماء الله الحسنى.
المشكلات الأسرية المتكررة وكيفية الحد منها (دراسة مطبقة على ممارسي الإرشاد الأسري بمركز الاستشارات الأسرية بجمعية المودة بجدة)
Authors:   ماجستير توجيه وإصلاح أسري، قسم علم الاجتماع والخدمة الاجتماعية، كلية الآداب والعلوم الإنسانية، جامعة الملك عبد العزيز، المملكة العربية السعودية, العمودي أحمد
Published: September 2023

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على واقع المشكلات الأسرية المتكررة في ميدان ممارسي الإرشاد الأسري، حيث سعت هذه الدراسة إلى معرفة أكثر المشكلات الأسرية عبر تفيئة الأعمار الزواجية ونوعية المشكلات، واعتمدت الدراسة على منهج المسح الاجتماعي كمنهج كيفي؛ لوصف واقع الظاهرة ودراسة الحالة كمنهج مكمل، واستخدمت الدراسة الاطلاع على الوثائق والمقابلة كأداة لجمع البيانات من عينة عمدية بلغت (10) من ممارسي الإرشاد بجمعية المودة بمحافظة جدة. ومن أبرز ما توصلت إليه نتائج هذه الدراسة أن المشكلات الزوجية تتكرر عند حديثي الزواج، ومن هم في مرحلة الاستقرار، بينما الاضطرابات النفسية متكررة عند حديثي الزواج والأزواج في مرحلة النضج، بينما تساوت المشكلات الاجتماعية لدى الأسر التي تقع ضمن مرحلة الاستقرار والشيخوخة، وعن المشكلات الناتجة عن سوء الوضع الاقتصادي فإنها تتكرر للأزواج عندما تصل المرحلة العمرية الزواجية لمرحلة الاستقرار، وأما عن واقع المشكلات الأسرية فهي تتكرر لدى فئة مرحلة النضج... كما توصلت الدراسة من حيث تصنيف المشكلات مرتبة إلى أن التشوهات المعرفية، والانحرافات العامة، وضعف الحدود الأسرية، والانفصال العاطفي، والتقصير في أداء الأدوار، وأخيراً سوء الوضع الاقتصادي، من أكثر الأسباب المسببة للمشكلات الأسرية... وقد أوصت الدراسة بتطوير برامج تأهيل المقبلين والمقبلات على الزواج، وكذلك إنشاء برامج موجهة للطلاق الإيجابي، وإضافة مقررات دراسية لطلاب وطالبات المرحلة الثانوية والجامعية عن أهمية العلاقات الأسرية وتعزيز القيم الأسرية، وضرورة الاستفادة من وسائل الإعلام ووسائل التواصل الاجتماعي وبشكل مكثف للحديث أهمية الحياة الأسرية، وتصحيح المفاهيم المغلوطة عن واقعها، ومما أوصت به الدراسة هو إبراز الدور الإيجابي لمراكز الإرشاد الأسري في عملية حل المشكلات الأسرية والزوجية.
معايير مهارتي القراءة والكتابة لمعلمي اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها
Authors:   محاضر، كلية المجتمع في قطر, سفر وداد
Published: September 2023

هدف هذا البحث إلى تعرّف المعايير التّربوية اللّازمة لمعلّمي اللّغة العربية للّناطقين بغيرها المتعلقة بمهارة القراءة والتمكن من اتباع استراتيجيات تعليمها ومهاراتها وكيفية تطبيقها، وكذلك مهارة الكتابة والتمكن من اتباع استراتيجيات تعليمها ومهاراتها وكيفية تطبيقها. وقد استخدمت الباحثة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، وتكوّن مجتمع البحث من معلمي اللّغة العربية للّناطقين بغيرها في معهد تعليم اللغة العربية لغير الناطقين بها التابع لوزارة التربية، والمعهد العالي للغات التابع لجامعة دمشق. أظهرت نتائج البحث تبعًا لوجهة نظر أفراد العينة أنّ المعايير التّربوية الواردة في الاستبانة ضروريةّ بدرجة كبيرة لمعلمّي اللغّة العربية للنّاطقين بغيرها، وأنهّم لا يستطيعون ممارسة التعليم إطلاقًا بدونها، مما يعني أنّها مهمّة ليكونوا مؤهلين لتعليم اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها. وبعد تحليل النّتائج توصلت الباحثة إلى قائمة بالمعايير التّربوية اللّازمة لمعلّمي اللّغة العربية للّناطقين بغيرها المرتبطة بمهارتي القراءة والكتابة، والتمكن من اتباع استراتيجيات تعليمهما ومهاراتهما وكيفية تطبيقهما، وقد تكونت هذه القائمة من (9) معايير لمهارة القراءة، و(12) معيارًا لمهارة الكتابة. وخلص البحث إلى عدد من التوصيات والمقترحات تتمثل في الاهتمام بإعداد معلمّي اللغّة العربية للنّاطقين بغيرها في مهارتي القراءة والكتابة، والاستناد إلى معايير واضحة ومحددة. بالإضافة إلى الاستفادة من المعايير التّربوية التي توصل إليها البحث الحالي في برامج إعداد معلّمي اللّغة العربية للنّاطقين بغيرها، وتدريبهم في ضوئها، وأيضًا في البرامج التدريبية لمعلمي اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها في أثناء الخدمة، بالإضافة إلى العمل على تصميم معايير خاصة بإعداد معلمي اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها تشمل المجالات المختلفة التي ينبغي لمعلم اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها الإلمام بها.
Middle-Class by Design
Authors: Allweil Yael , Ben-Asher Gitler Inabl
Published: September 2023

Middle-class housing in the context of post-independence growth in Israel, where urban growth was guided by the massive construction of new neighborhoods and buildings, produced various types of shared dwellings which became the prevailing types of urban housing. While mass housing is discussed in the context of Israel as a key device of a modernization project on the national scale, with deep consequences for marginalized immigrants and the lower classes – it has rarely been studied as housing typology for the middle classes. Nonetheless, urban growth and national consolidation starting the 1960s led to an emerging urban middle class, whose housing was the product of diverse actors, including urban and national policy, private contractors, neighborhood associations, financial systems, architects, and planners. Yet, as the social category ‘middle class’ is muddled, how can we distinguish mass housing for the middle classes, or middle class housing?

This paper examines the architectural features of three middle-class mass housing estates built in Israel in the 1960s. Asking what constitutes the middle class, we point to the capacity of an architectural analysis to identify the designed elements that construct a middle-class identity within the context of shared urban dwellings. The three cases briefly examined include the Be’eri estate in Tel Aviv, Kiron estate in Kiryat Ono, and Shchuna Bet in Beer Sheba. The three estates, developed in the 1960s by commercial and semi-commercial companies explicitly for the emerging urban middle class, employ New Brutalist architectural and urban design principles in mitigating community and individuals, public and private, identity and property.
Middle-Class Housing Development in Thessaloniki, Greece
Authors: Alexiadou Sotiria
Published: September 2023

Middle-class housing in Greece developed rapidly after World War II (WWII). Across all Greek cities a multi-story building type, so-called “polykatoikia” emerged because before the war, in 1929, a social and legal contract was constituted, according to which each apartment could be owned by “micro-owners”. The applied General and Special Building Regulations envisioned a homogeneous city volume composed of these polykatoikias. On the other hand, the new ownership model invited a heterogeneous middle-class population to buy and reside in these apartments, in contrast to the previous homogenous one owner per building model. Thessaloniki developed differently than other cities, starting with homogeneous urban planning and city volume, but heterogeneous architectural styles that would evolve vice versa in the post-WWII era. The contemporary political–social–economic changes modified the city’s development vision and population’s needs related to the polykatoikia. Today, the matured state of the polykatoikias, the expected deterioration of the building stock and its environmental (in)efficiency troubles the micro-owners. The lack of common decision-making strategies to enforce building unity increases the entropy to a dysfunctional level. The paper’s main goal is to investigate whether the polykatoikia model is reaching a breaking point. Will the future of the polykatoikia return to homogeneity by relying on one investor per building and be leading a decrease of polykatoikia’s variety, or are there strategies that lead to the sustainability of the building type and its micro-owners? The research is based on the author’s Ph.D. thesis; recent literature on the topic and in-situ observations both support the objectives.
In-between Space
Authors: Cuc Romeo Emanuel
Published: September 2023

The territorial systematization in Romania in the second half of the twentieth century has profoundly influenced the morphology of the current urban fabric, due to the pace of construction imposed by the socialist regime and related to politically forced industrialization and urbanization, thus contributing to an urban society sensitive to the subject. This paper addresses the ways in which the public space, resulting from the construction of socialist mass housing, was used, questioning how public space can be (re)gained for today’s communities by understanding the disparity between the original, ordered socialist vision of housing and more informal appropriation patterns. The governmental approach to the urban development of socialist mass housing resulted in the occurrence of interstitial spaces which, having been of low development priority, were reclaimed by the nearby inhabitants, becoming free places for everyone and no one, territories that generated infinite possibilities for appropriation. Even though socialist mass housing developments were (and still are) associated with a sense of constraint, this situation generated the spontaneity with which inhabitants used the public space. In Romania, in the collective memory of generations, the iconic image of the space between the blocks is that of children playing and people socializing between grey buildings. With the fall of the communist regime, the responsibility of maintaining the buildings and the public space in-between was transferred to the new owners by selling the previously state-owned apartments to the population; in Romania, about 96% of homes are now privately owned. At a time when Romanian cities are facing a lack of quality public spaces, the in-between space in the mass housing neighborhoods has become a large parking area. Addressing how the public space can be (re)used must involve a clear understanding of past practices to generate context-sensitive reactions.