bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analiza finansowa w ocenie kondycji finansowej klubów piłkarskich na przykładzie wybranych klubów Ekstraklasy
Authors: Jonas Krzysztof , Pilch Bartłomiej
Published: November 2020

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of assessing the financial condition of football clubs using financial analysis methods, including models providing for bankruptcy risk.Research Design & Methods: The following are used: three-step studies, preliminary analysis for the outline of a general picture, indicative analysis for deepening the assessment, and discriminatory analysis to verify the situation of clubs.Findings: The analysis determined that an assessment of the financial condition of the entities audited was possible, including an indication of the entities at risk of bankruptcy.Implications / Recommendations: The financial analysis describes the situation of Polish football clubs so that an assessment of their financial condition could be formulated.Contribution: The paper creates the inspiration for further developing the study of the financial situation of football clubs from the point of view of different audiences.
Evaluation of Child Refugees’ Reasons for Applying to Hospital: Ankara Experience
Authors: YALAKİ Zahide , TAŞAR Medine , ÜNSAL SAÇ Rukiye , USLU GÖKÇEOĞLU Arife , ŞİMŞEK ORHON Filiz
Published: November 2020

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify the diagnosis characteristics of the refugees who applied to pediatric emergency and pediatric outpatient policlinics of a major hospital in Ankara.

Materials and Methods: Files of patients admitted to the pediatric emergency and pediatric outpatient polyclinics between January and December of 2017 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: There were 12,385 refugee applications to the pediatric emergency polyclinic during this period. The number of refugee applications to the outpatient pediatrics polyclinic was 8,341. The distribution of the nationality of the refugee children who applied to the emergency polyclinic was 46.2% Syrian, 50.6% Iraqi, 1.2% Afghan, and 2% from other countries. The distribution of the nationality of the refugee children who applied to the outpatient polyclinic was 51.9% Syrian, 45.9% Iraqi, 0.9% Afghan, and 1.3% from other countries. The most frequent diagnosis of refugee children admitted to the pediatric emergency polyclinic and outpatient polyclinics were upper respiratory tract infections and lower respiratory tract infections. 21.4% of the refugee patients who applied to the emergency polyclinic were admitted to the pediatric clinic or the pediatric intensive care unit. Of these patients, 1.1% were hospitalized for varicella and 0.8% were hospitalized for hepatitis A. Malnutritionwas observed in 6.2%, anemia of iron deficiency was observed in 23.8%, and vitamin B12 deficiency was observed in 9.6% of the patients.

Conclusions: We recommend that every refugee child should be scanned for malnutrition and anemia and nutritional support should be provided to preserve their health.
Kırkgöz Su Kaynakları ve Çırnık Köprüsü Arasında Yaşayan Pseudophoxinus antalyae, Bogutskaya, 1992’nın Kas Dokusunda Bazı Ağır Metal Düzeylerinin Araştırılması
Authors: DİNDAŞ Funda , EMRE Yılmaz
Published: November 2020

Araştırma, 2016-2017 yıllarında mevsimsel olarak Antalya ili Döşemealtı ilçesi sınırları içinde doğan Kırkgöz Kaynaklarında yaşayan ve endemik bir tür olan Pseudophoxinus antalyae Bogutskaya,1992 (Çiçek balığı)’nda ağır metal düzeylerini belirlemek amacı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Kırkgöz Kaynağı Döşemealtı’dan Lara’ya kadar 30 km’nin üzerindeki bir akış güzergâhını yerleşim yerleri ve en önemlisi Antalya Organize Sanayii Bölgesi Arıtma Suyu Deşarjını alarak Akdeniz’e dökülmektedir. Bu nedenle söz konusu yerleşim yerleri ve özellikle arıtma deşarj suyunun sebep olduğu muhtemel metal kirliliğini tespit etmek için anılan türde mevsimsel olarak Kırkgöz Kaynağı, Kepez Yükleme Göleti (OSB arıtma suyunun deşarjını alan istasyon) ve Çırnık Köprüsü istasyonlarından balık örneklemeleri yapılmıştır. Balıkların kas dokularında Kadmiyum (Cd) 1,48- 4,24 µg/g, Kobalt (Co) 0,73- 3,12 µg/g, Krom (Cr) 0,90- 8,14 µg/g, Bakır (Cu) 1,21- 4,22 µg/g, Mangan (Mn) 3,94- 32,39 µg/g, Nikel (Ni) 0,24- 0,78 µg/g, Kurşun (Pb) 20,03-58,15 µg/g ve Çinko (Zn) 223,07- 464,39 µg/g minimum- maksimum düzeyleri saptanmıştır. Buna göre: Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb ve Zn düzeyleri genel anlamda TGK, DSÖ, AB, EPA ve FAO kriterlerinin üzerinde belirlenmiştir
Library construction of metabarcoding at DNBSEQ-G400 with MGIEasy universal DNA library prep Kit v1
Authors: Sun Xiaohuan , Hu Yuehua , Song Zewei
Published: November 2020

Library construcion steps following MGIEasy universal DNA library prep set user manual started from end repair and A-tailing to single strand circularizaiton in chaptor 3. 500 ng of gDNA is used in this Library Construction Protocol. The steps were described bellow. https://en.mgitech.cn/Uploads/Temp/picture/20191023/5db00efef2bd7.pdf
Metabarcoding MinION library prep using custom primers v1
Authors: Regan Tim
Published: November 2020

This protocol follows from dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bms8k6hw; i.e. starting with marine sample derived DNA extracts. It describes a protocol to prepare 16S and 18S metabarcoding libraries for microbial population analysis using Oxford Nanopore Technology Flow cell sequencing.
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Authors: Varma Akshita
Published: November 2020

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Kahoot! As a Formative Assessment Tool in Foreign Language Learning: A Case Study in Greek as an L2
Authors: Kapsalis Georgios D. , Galani Alexandra , Tzafea Olga
Published: November 2020

Our study investigates the effectiveness of Kahoot! as a formative assessment tool in the consolidation of grammatical phenomena in adult foreign language learning. Kahoot! was used in a multilingual and multicultural learning environment, where Α1-level Greek was the target language. An experimental quantitative methodology was employed to compare progress made by students using Kahoot! (experimental group) compared to those using traditional methods such as paper and pencil tests (control group). Pre-tests and post-tests were administered to both groups to check if students had better assimilated the grammatical phenomena they had been taught. The study was carried out in the Center for the Study of the Hellenic Language and Culture at the University of Ioannina (Greece). Overall findings reveal that both groups performance in the post-tests showed a statistically significant improvement, however there was not a statistically significant difference between the performance of the two groups.
Syntactic Priming Effects and their Underlying Mechanisms in Language Production and Comprehension
Authors: Raissi Reza , Hedayat Neda , Kazemirad Fakhereh
Published: November 2020

Exposure to a syntactic structure influences the way we process a similar syntactic structure in language production and comprehension in what has been called ‘syntactic priming’. Syntactic priming is a robust phenomenon which can be observed in spoken and written production, with a range of syntactic constructions in laboratory tasks and naturally occurring samples of speech, in many languages, and also across languages within the same speaker. It has been used as a vehicle for exploring language production, language comprehension, and the relationship between them. Research in syntactic priming has made it the dominant means of investigating the processes involved in language production and comprehension. Some researchers propose that there are distinct mechanisms underlying the production and comprehension of syntactic structures; however, other researchers suggest that the same mechanisms underlie syntactic priming in production and comprehension. Thus, the mechanisms underlying syntactic priming effects in production and comprehension are still under debate. Moreover, although a fairly large body of research has addressed syntactic priming in production or in comprehension, there are few studies that consider and compare priming effects in both of these modalities. Therefore, the current study reviews the literature on syntactic priming in production and contrasts these findings to those in comprehension. It also provides an overview of syntactic priming effects and mechanisms underlying these effects in both production and comprehension.
Visualizing Mismatches in Pronunciation among EL2 Chinese Learners at Segmental Level
Authors: Wu Chao , Pan Qiufeng , Cao Daiyue
Published: November 2020

In our pronunciation courses, segmental level in English pronunciation plays a very important role in perception and teaching of English pronunciation. This research aims to investigate into the most salient pronunciation problems at segmental level by fresh college students from Mainland China through an experimental study, and it is found that the mismatches identified in the segmental level of English pronunciation are corresponded with the phonological features of the utterance of Chinese English. Moreover, in order to improve fresh college student’ pronunciation and achieve the pronunciation of Standard English, some pedagogical implications and suggestions about teaching strategies are provided in this study which aimed at the most salient mismatches discovered in the research findings.
Nigerianism in Nigerian English: A Reflection of Ethnolinguistic Situation
Authors: Babarinde Olusanmi , Ahamefula Ndubuisi
Published: November 2020

The study discusses the structure of Nigerian English with a view to examining the influence of Nigerian indigenous languages on this variety of standard English. Data for the analysis were obtained from twelve respondents selected from each of the three major national languages, namely; Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. This study was carried out using a case study design. Oral test by reading three different texts, and observation were used as instrument to elicit data. The corpus revealed that interlanguage transfer is a major factor that influences the students in the pronunciation of English words. A number of grammatical issues borne out of mother tongue interference were equally discovered. The prominent roles ascribed to the English language led to the desperation by Nigerians to speak the language to the extent of inclusion of some linguistic forms from different indigenous languages. However, the paper affirms that Nigerianism should not be seen as evidence of weak proficiency in English. Rather, it should be viewed as possible signs of acculturation, and creative tendency that are associated with first language (L1) and/or mother tongue usage.
Nonlocal Problem for a Three-dimensional Elliptic Equation with Singular Coefficients in a Rectangular Parallelepiped
Authors: Karimov Kamoliddin T.
Published: November 2020

The nonlocal problem for an elliptic equation with two singular coefficients in a rectangular parallelepiped is studied. The uniqueness of the solution of the problem is proved with the use of the method of energy integrals. The spectral Fourier method based on the separation of variables is used to prove the existence of solutions. The solution of the problem is constructed as double Fourier series in terms of a sum of trigonometric and Bessel functions. Under some conditions on parameters and given functions the uniform convergence of the constructed series and its derivatives up to the second order inclusive is proved
Justification of nonstandard geometry of exhaust duct of steam turbine low pressure cylinder: case study of K-300-240-2 LMZ
Authors: Brekotkina A.D. , Semakina E.Yu. , Brodnev P.N. , Chernikov V.A.
Published: November 2020

Presently the losses of kinetic energy in the exhaust duct of low-pressure cylinder are considerable, since numerous spacer bars and directing plates are located inside. A fundamentally new approach is required to design the exhaust duct of LPC without internal elements in water passage and providing the decline of losses due to improvement of the diffuser form and collapsible chamber. The flow modeling in the considered exhaust duct design was carried out by the numerical RANS method with the SST turbulence model. To validate the CFD model, the results of the previous experimental studies of the basic design model were used. The comparison of the integral aerodynamic characteristics of the exhaust duct was carried out. For the basic variant of the exhaust duct, the variant without internal elements, and also for the variant without internal elements and with new geometry of the collapsible chamber, according to the results of the numeral experiment, distribution of pressure and vector fields of speeds in the exhaust nozzle are received and the integral parameters of the exhaust duct are defined. Advantage of the integral descriptions of the exhaust duct without internal elements and with a new form of collapsible chamber is proven. They are the coefficient of internal losses of the exhaust duct, the coefficient of kinematics unevenness of the stream, and the coefficient of repressuring in an axial-radial diffuser. It has been established that a new approach of geometry of the exhaust duct of LPC provides the improvement of their aerodynamic qualities when designing new high-powered steam-turbines to operate in TPP and NPP. The advantage of losses decline of energy in the exhaust duct is multiple, because the number of LPC streams in modern seam-turbines can amount up to eight.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCHES OF THE LANDSLIDE TERRITORIES OF THE RIGHT BANK OF THE DNIEPER RIVER (FOREST-STEPPE ZONE)
Authors: Vyzhva S. , Onyshchuk V. , Onyshchuk I. , Reva M. , Shabatura O.
Published: November 2020

The paper discusses the details of the application of geophysical research methods in the study of the landslide areas of the right bank of the Dnieper River within the forest-steppe zone of Ukraine. Geological and geophysical models of landslides are given. The specific tasks that are posed in studies of landslides were highlighted. There are three stages in studies of landslides which were defined: reconnaissance-methodological, detailed and monitoring. Also, sets of geophysical methods for these stages were designated.

It is emphasized that the rational set of geophysical methods in the study of landslide processes is determined for each individual natural environment, taking into account: the possibility of performing field studies by a specific geophysical method on the area; the presence of differentiation of rocks by physical properties, that are used by the specific geophysical method; economic efficiency of application of the geophysical method.

As an example, we described some of the results of geophysical studies, which were carried outon exemplary landslidesites onthe right bank of the Dnieper River within the forest-steppe zone of Ukraine near the Trypillia thermal power plant.
INFLUENCE OF DRAINAGE WELLS IN ANTIFILTRATION DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Authors: Levytska V. , Khoruzhiy P.
Published: November 2020

The decrease of water levels in the drainage wells of the coastal anti-filtration drainage system with the siphon method of water intake from them was analyzed.

The interaction of water-lowering wells with different depths and located at variable distances from each other is considered, which makes it possible to ensure uniform drainage from each well and to achieve a steady decrease in the level of groundwater over the entire length of the antifiltration drainage system.The results of the performed analytical studies are presented.

The example of the Kamyanka-Dniprovska's anti-filtration drainage system shows that the decrease in water levels in wells at the same flow rate of pumped water depends on their hydraulic interaction, hydrogeological conditions of water filtration from the aquifer and the distance of the antifiltration drainage system from the bank-side. The results obtained indicate that the highest level of water depletion of the coastal vertical anti-filtration drainage system line with siphon drainage from wells is achieved at a distance of a number of wells from the Kakhovsky reservoir bank-side a = 100 m, at the same water flow rate from each of the drainage wells (Q = 604,8 m3 /day), located at different distances from each other. The highest rate of additional reduction of water obtained through mutual hydraulic action was obtained in the 7th well, which has a depth of 14,9 m, and it is located at a distance of 100 m from the 6th well and at a distance of 110 m from the 8th well. The lowest indicator of the level of groundwater reductions at different indicators of the distance of a number of drainage wells to the bank-side a (30, 50, 80, 100 m) is observed in the first well, farthest from the water collection well.
Legal transplants of Roman–Byzantine law in Ancient Rus in the context of Russian legal doctrine formation
Authors: Tarasevich Ivan A.
Published: November 2020

The article discusses some aspects of the influence of RomanByzantine law on the legal system of Kievan Rus. Such legal transplants were conducted through the religious sphere of society, namely, through representatives of the clergy and institutions of the Christian church.

The author comes to the conclusion that the legal doctrine of Russia had been Christian-centric since the time of the Kievan Rus. The ancient Slavs were not only ready for the adoption of such a legal paradigm, but even demanded it. In particular, this is indicated by the granting to the church court of several greater powers than in Byzantium.

According to the author, Christian-centricity is a fundamental element of the legal paradigm of modern Russia, which is proven by the peculiarities of constitutional reform in the country.
An Information Retrieval System Based on Google Earth with Special Reference to Ganga River in West Bengal Jurisdiction
Authors: Das Mohitosh , Ranjan Hatua Sudip
Published: November 2020

Technological advancement has given us an opportunity to retrieve and disseminate information in any form. Internet has drastically changed the way information is distributed and has reduced the cost of information distribution. Library and information institutions are implementing advanced tools, techniques. In This paper reports work on an information retrieval system on Ganga River within the West Bengal jurisdiction. Data on research related to the Ganga River have been collected and incorporated into the system. The technologies like Google earth, WordPress and php have been used in a customized way.
Future Libraries: Romance of LIS with Futurology
Authors: Sridhar M. S.
Published: November 2020

The paper examines the past ‘romance’ of LIS with futurology, traces the flaws of disintermediation threat and the resultant repositioning options of LIS, stressing the need for imagination coupled with reason to turn experience into foresight; identifies the importance of physical space, content, and ambience of libraries to move from ‘Transactional library’ to ‘Relational library’ and from a ‘Center of information’ to a ‘Center of culture’, enumerates a number of non-ICT innovations that have already taken place in libraries, mentions technologies that can be considered for their appropriateness and adoption to enhance value of services. In conclusion, highlights how libraries are marginalized in the digital era by putting ‘access’ before ‘selection’ (avoiding filtering at the input stage) and giving away control over organization of information to users, how ‘access to excess’ and speed over-ride the validity and the quality of content leading to distracted and dissatisfied users; finally cautions about equating ‘provision for access’ to utility and need for greater understanding of user-behaviour in the digital domain.
Webometric Analysis of Websites of Hindi Newspapers in India
Authors: Pradhan Sandeep S.
Published: November 2020

Newspapers have great influence on society. They are important for communication and as a source of information to user. Using Alexa internet webometric analysis and evaluation of top Indian Hindi newspaper websites is the main purpose of this study. All newspaper websites searched in Alexa internet databank and related essential statistical data for traffic ranking, pages view, downloading speed and percentage of bounce, time spend on site, searching rate, and Indian and foreign visitor percentage were measured. Latter on this statistical data were analyzed. The final result of this study shows that NavBharat Times is having good traffic rank in India and globally also having highest links (63,775) and foreign user percentages (23.4%). Lokmat Samachar having fastest downloading speed (1.318 sec), maximum page views (12.90), lowest bounces rate (10.30%), highest estimated daily time spent on site (10:17) and highest percentage of visit from search engine (48.70%).
Study on Discount Trends in Scientific Publications
Authors: Krishna K. M.
Published: November 2020

The present study has been made to investigate trends in discounts offered on a wide range of scientific publications including Textbooks, Reference books, Print and e–journals, eBooks, e–resources, Government publications, books published in languages, society/Associations/Academies/University publications, Audio–visual e–learning/i–learning, Databases, CDROMs, etc. Libraries have adopted certain standard procurement methods for purchase of various materials from vendors/agents/publishers and distributors registered with associations or reputed suppliers. Print Books account for 15% e–commerce trade in India and more than 70% of books published are available as eBooks by the leading publishers of India. The present study is based on data collected from 2016–17 to 2018–19 pertaining to prevailing trends in discount offered the market. It is expected that the findings of the study will lead to better financial management of library system. The discount offered varies from publisher to suppliers. There is a high variation in discount offered on paperbacks and hardbound books; also differences in discount rates for Indian books and foreign publications. There is no uniformity in discounts offered.
Redefining Digital Library Boundaries: Being More than an Information Silo
Authors: Bainbridge David
Published: November 2020

This article is the final in a series of three publications that reflect on the boundaries and perceptions of what we think of when we hear the term Digital Libraries, with reference to our mainstream digital library systems. In this article we present three digital library examples that push the implementation envelope in terms of digital library systems functionality, thereby challenging expectations and assumptions about what our mainstream digital library systems are capable of delivering. The first example integrates a Digital Music Stand with a digital library environment, and in doing so extends the role of the digital library to include fine-grained interaction and access to document content. The second example is a digital library that supports musicological analysis, and shifts the boundaries of where and how the digital library operates. This second example is notable as it breaks out of the silo mindset prevalent in mainstream DLs software architecture designs. The trends of enhanced flexible and permissive capabilities continue through the third example, where we present a crowdsourced pop-trivia music video website with a Guitar Hero game challenge element. While this description might seem far removed from the notion of a digital library, it is in fact implemented using an off-the-shelf open source digital library solution, where all the additional functionality introduced is achieved through the inclusion of supplemental JavaScript and XSLT files—no change to the digital library architecture is needed. While the three chosen examples all happen to be musical in nature, this is really incidental to the main points being made, and the article concludes by generalising the discussion to other forms of digital library.
Ontology-Based Research Asset Management Model for Academic Environment
Authors: Modgil Puneet , Syamala Devi M.
Published: November 2020

Data related to research assets are dispersed in various places and heterogeneous formats which may be structured or semi-structured in nature. This scattering of data causes a lot of repetition and inconsistencies. In this paper, we propose an Ontology-Based Research Asset Management Model (ORAM) useful for academic institutions. For this model, we created academic ontology. Data from different academic institutions is mapped to produce a single knowledge base. This mapping is performed by writing mapping rules. This unified knowledge base is integrated with web application to provide a single platform for decision-makers to retrieve information. The ORAM model is tested by developing a prototype with research assets data of various academic institutions available in structured and semi-structured formats. It is concluded that ontology plays a very important role in managing research assets effectively and efficiently.
Grey Literature in Health Science Libraries and Indian Institute of Technology Libraries
Authors: Sharma Jagdish , Nandan Poonam
Published: November 2020

Background: The use of Grey Literature (GL) is recognized and increasing across various disciplines. Accordingly, librarians collect, and organize such material. Objectives: To know the perceptive of librarians in Health Science disciplines and Indian institutes of technology (IITs) about user behaviour in respect of GL and how librarians are managing the same for effective use. Methods: Fifteen HSL and fourteen IITs were approached through Google forms-based questionnaire to participate in a survey. The librarians having at least ten years of experience shared their opinion and observations. Eight librarians of IITs and six librarians from health science libraries responded to the survey. Discussion & Conclusion: The most common method of GL acquisition in both group of libraries is to receive requests from students, faculty or from the management. Library professionals from both types of institutes observed that postgraduate/PhD students are the highest users of the GL such as theses and conference proceedings. It is observed that end users in IITs prefer to browse the web type facilities, whereas clinicians prefer to visit the library or interact with library professionals.
Citation Trend of Byline and Dateline Articles of “The Guardian”
Authors: Ravikumar S. , Singh Angom Jeevan
Published: November 2020

The objective of the paper is to examine the citation pattern of Byline and Dateline articles of “The Guardian” newspaper during 2001-2010. During the study period, there were 5480 records (newspaper articles) with 4101 citations to different scholarly publications indexed in Web of Science up to 31st December 2015.The highest citation of the Guardian newspaper was 1833 (44.70%) during the year 2010, followed by 1004 (24.48%) citations in the year 2009, and the lowest was 22 (0.54%) citations in the year 2001. The study found that there is a gradual increase in citing Byline newspaper articles from 2001 onwards in scholarly publications, except in the year 2004,whereas, there is a gradual increase in Dateline newspaper articles citations from 2001 onwards. The study also found that the citations do not depend on the readership of the newspaper and there is significant difference in citing the byline and dateline articles in the scholarly publications during 2001-2010.
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Clinical Informatics Tools among Medical Doctors in South Africa
Authors: Abayomi Owolabi Kehinde , D. Neils Evan , Ajao Aderibigbe Nurudeen
Published: November 2020

The adoption of clinical informatics tools has been very poor in many developing countries and a better understanding of the factors that influence clinical informatics integration is expected to promote the effective utilisation of its tools. To shed more light on this phenomenon, the study employed the use of Universal Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to identify the factors that influence the use of clinical informatics tools. The study employed a positivism research paradigm anchored on survey research design. Simple random sampling technique was used to select one hundred and five medical doctors in a tertiary hospital in South Africa. Data were collected with the use of a structured questionnaire. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data collected. Findings from the study revealed that facilitating condition was not related to behavioural intention to use clinical informatics (β = 0.09, p>0.05), effort expectancy was related to behavioural intention to use clinical informatics (β = 0.41, p<0.05), performance expectancy was related to behavioural intention to use clinical informatics (β = 0.47, p<0.01) and social influence was not related to behavioural intention to use clinical informatics (β = -0.11, p>0.05). The study therefore recommends the need for the hospital management to create conducive environment that will promote effective use of clinical informatics make clinical information tools more user friendly and organise training programmes for effective use of the tools.. The study contributes to debates and discussions on UTAUT theory. The evidence from the study will help to identify the factors that influence behavioural intention towards the use of clinical informatics tools, which will provide a strong opportunity for a better understanding of factors that can motivate medical doctors to use clinical informatics effectively.
Planning Post-Lockdown Reopening of Libraries: A Review of Literature
Authors: Asundi A. Y. , Uplaonkar Shilpa S.
Published: November 2020

The majority of libraries across the world in as many as 188 countries have been shut down due to COVID-19 pandemic. The situation in India is the same. Most educational institutions have been closed since 24th March. Libraries have also been closed during this period. The libraries would open on 1 June 2020, and most library managers would be thinking, what to do after reopening? Where to start, what should be the priorities, what security measures need to be put in place, etc. During this period users’ services as also the normal functioning of libraries have been affected. The IFLA and many LIS professional bodies across the world have suggested several key remedial measures on the reopening of libraries. The published literature in this regard is quite extensive and voluminous. This paper has attempted a review of literature and to provide links to these papers for libraries to make use of them when in need.
Can e-Resources Replace Print Resources? : Faculty Perception
Authors: Kaur Kulveen
Published: November 2020

The University libraries have positioned themselves as the main support for intellectual development. This paper discusses faculty members’ perceptions on the use of print versus electronic resources. A survey of 134 faculty members of three agricultural universities of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh was conducted. It was discovered that a majority of these teachers had good perceptions on the use of electronic resources. However, majority of faculty members prefer resources in both electronic as well as print format. At the same time faculty members also feel that print resources hold a certain cachet as many faculty members are in a dilemma regarding the replacement of print information resources.
Altmetrics Analysis of Top 100 Food Technology Articles: A Study
Authors: Verma Sapna , Singh K. P.
Published: November 2020

Altmetrics is an article level metrics which measures the online attention on academic and non-academic social media. The present study is based on the altmetric analysis of top 100 articles in Food Technology published during 1989-2018. The top 100 articles were downloaded using Web of Science Core Collection and the Altmetrics Score is collected using Altmetric Bookmarklet. The spearman’s correlation test was performed on the collected data to find out the correlation between citation and the altmetric score.
Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Risk Factors, Prevention and Treatment
Authors: Petrakova E. S. , Savina N. M. , Molochkov A. V.
Published: November 2020

This review focuses on the issue of atrial fibrillation (AF) following coronary bypass surgery in patients with ischemic heart disease. Risk factors of this complication are discussed in detail. The authors addressed the effect of diabetes mellitus on development of postoperative AF. Data on current methods for prevention and treatment of AF are provided.
THERMODYNAMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF LANDFILL VS. INCINERATION FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE: A CASE STUDY IN VARAMIN, IRAN
Authors: GHASEMI Amir , MOGHADDAM Mehrnoosh
Published: November 2020

Waste to energy (WtE) introduces an appropriate solution for municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal and greenhouse gas emission reduction. In this study, for Varamin MSW management, a gas turbine plant with heat recovery unit that is fed by landfill gas (LFG) and combined heat and power (CHP) incineration plant is investigated and compared as two WtE systems to reveal the best plant effectively. Exergy and environmental analyses of two systems are performed. Moreover, the effects of key parameters as decision variables on the energy and exergy efficiencies are identified by sensitive analysis of both systems. Multi-objective optimization of thermal and exergy efficiencies are then done by using Genetic Algorithm (GA) for each studied system. As a result, Furnace in incineration system and Combustion Chamber in landfill system have the most exergy destruction rate. Also, optimization results show that thermal and exergy effectiveness for landfill system are improved by 7.01% and 6.53% respectively; these values for incineration system are calculated to be 45.35% and 92.75% respectively.
Goodsall’s rule– its predictive accuracy in tracing the tract of fistula in ano
Authors: S. Devi V. , Thulasibai Sunandha Kumari Lawrence , Paul Deepak , Babu Anu V. , . Jayasankar , Kumari Beena
Published: November 2020

Background: Despite being one of the oldest reported medical conditions, the management and treatment of fistula in ano are still in the evolving phase. The management of fistula-in-ano requires confirmation of the diagnosis, identifying the fistulous tract and inner opening. In majority of patients a single primary fistula tract exists and the anatomy can be determined by examination under anaesthesia adhering to the principles described by Goodsall. A thorough clinical examination of the patient is essential in the assessment of fistula-in-ano, sometimes helped by imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging and endoanal ultrasonography. Although Goodsall’s rule was accepted in the past, as a method to determine the course of the fistula, recent studies showed poor conflicting results. Thus, this study attempts to scrutinize the predictive accuracy of Goodsall’s rule.  Methods: After approval from ethical committee and obtaining informed consent from each patient, prospective analysis of 188 patients who has fistula-in-ano were included in the study. They were grouped according to Goodsall’s rule and its predictive accuracy was checked with intraoperative findings. Data was entered in excel sheet and analysed by SPSS version 20.0. For all statistical interpretations, p<0.05 was considered the threshold for statistical significance.Results: Predictive accuracy of Goodsall’s rule found to be 84.6% in case of fistula with an anterior external opening. While in case of fistula with posterior external opening this found to be 69.1%. Overall predictive accuracy of Goodsall’s rule is 77%.  Conclusions: Goodsall’s rule can be used as guide in predicting the tract.
Clinicoetiological profile of infantile onset seizure disorder at a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Kanuparthi Poojitha , Rao Sahana Kaup Sathish , Saldanha Prakash R. M.
Published: November 2020

Background: Current study was conducted with the objective to identify the type of seizures in infants and to know the underlying etiological factors and to know the presence of co-morbidities.Methods: Hospital based retrospective study of 35 children conducted from January 2018 to January 2020. Files of children who were diagnosed with infantile onset seizures during that period were retrieved and analyzed.Results: Out of the 35 children with seizures, generalized tonic clonic seizures was the commonest type of seizures 20 (57%), followed by simple partial and myoclonic seizures in 20% and 11.4% respectively. Structural causes were the commonest identifiable cause of seizures. Developmental delay was the most common co-morbidity followed by visual impairment.Conclusions: Seizures in children less than 2 years is a potentially preventable entity, likely to be amenable to better perinatal care, early identification and management of seizures. Commonly associated co-morbidity with seizures was developmental delay that requires close followup and early intervention.
Penapisan Bakteri Penghambat Fusarium yang Diisolasi dari Cairan Kantung Semar (Nepenthes sp.)
Authors: Meliah Siti , Hardiyanti Annisa Wahyu , Haida Ni’ma , Putri Gita Azizah , Ainy Erny Qurotul
Published: November 2020

The genus Fusarium sp. is a pathogenic fungal for many cultivated plants. The bacteria isolated from monkey cup (Nepenthes sp.) fluid possess the ability to produce hydrolytic enzyme, such as chitinase which can be utilized to inhibit the growth of mycelia of pathogenic fungi. The aims of this study are to isolate bacteria from monkey cup liquid, to test their abilities to produce protease, chitinase, and cellulase, as well as their abilities to inhibit Fusarium. The bacteria were isolated using serial dilution method on Reasoner’s 2A agar medium. Enzymatic activities of bacterial isolates were determined by inoculating them on tested medium supplemented with casein protein, chitin, and cellulose, whereas their antifungal activities were assayed using a direct confrontation method between tested bacterial isolates and pathogenic fungal on Malt Extract Agar medium. Molecular identification of bacteria with antifungal activity was performed by analyzing the 16S rRNA gene sequences. Isolation process of bacteria from monkey cup fluid resulted in 99 bacterial isolates with the ability to produce either protease, chitinase, and/or cellulose enzymes. A total of 37 bacterial isolates were capable of producing at least two hydrolytic enzymes. Antifungal assay of those bacteria showed that as many as 25 isolates have the ability to inhibit the growth of Fusarium sp. Based on the analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that those isolates were closely related to three Burkholderia species, namely B. arboris, B. contaminans, and B. rijonensis.

Keywords: antifungal, Burkholderia, chitinase, cellulaseN, epenthes, protease
Нормативная система системно-объектного анализа и моделирования
Authors: Жихарев Александр Геннадиевич , Маторин Сергей Игоревич , Михелев Владимир Владимирович
Published: November 2020

В статье обсуждается возможность создания формально-семантической нормативной системы системно-объектного анализа и моделирования. Система рассматривается в рамках системно-объектного подхода в виде конструкции «Узел-Функция-Объект», формализуемой с помощью дескрипционной логики. Предложена классификация систем, которая использует классификацию потоков связей и узлов, входящую в концепцию системно-объектного подхода. Представлена концептуальная классификационная схема для системных компонент. Описаны её свойства, на ееоснове разрабатывается способ задания формального алфавита узлов связей систем, имеющего конкретное предметное содержание. Также представлены правила манипулирования получаемыми алфавитными символами. Обосновывается возможность и целесообразность построения нормативной системы, обладающей повышенными выразительными возможностями. Рассматривается пример использования формально-семантического алфавита системных элементов, демонстрирующий возможности упрощения процедуры графоаналитического моделирования сложной системы.
Synergistic Effects of Silver Nanoparticles with Ethanolic Extract of Eucalyptus globules on Standard Pathogenic Bacteria in Vitro
Authors: Jafari Sales Abolfazl , Shariat Afsoon
Published: November 2020

Introduction: Nowadays, with the increase of resistance due to overuse of synthetic chemical antibiotics, it seems necessary to find alternative drugs. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of silver nanoparticles and Eucalyptus globules (eucalyptus) ethanolic extract on standard bacteria of Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli.
Material and Methods: In this experimental study, aerial parts of Eucalyptus plant were collected from Marand city and identified as Eucalyptus plant by botanists of Islamic Azad University, Ahar Branch. In this study, eucalyptus ethanolic extract was prepared by Soxhlet method and the antibacterial effects of eucalyptus extract at concentrations of 20, 30, 50 and 400 mg / ml and silver nanoparticles at concentrations of 10, 20, 40 and 80 μg / ml with agar well diffusion methods and tubular dilution were investigated.
Results: The results showed that the ethanolic extract of Eucalyptus had more antibacterial properties compared to silver nanoparticles. Eucalyptus extract and silver nanoparticles had a greater effect on gram-positive bacteria. The effect of the combination of eucalyptus extract and silver nanoparticles was much greater than the effect of either.
Conclusion: The results showed that silver nanoparticles in combination with eucalyptus extract have good antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, this extract along with silver nanoparticles can be a good option for future studies in vivo to prepare antibacterial drugs.
Condiciones asociadas y participación juvenil: una aproximación a la configuración de capacidades colectivas a partir de los casos de jóvenes entre 15 y 21 años de los distritos de Moquegua y Torata en la provincia de Mariscal Nieto
Authors: Fernandez Escobar Renzo Andres
Published: November 2020

Este artículo analiza el proceso de configuración de capacidades colectivas en los jóvenes que participan en espacios colectivos, en un contexto de acumulación de capital humano, de los distritos de Moquegua y Torata, en la provincia de Mariscal Nieto, en Moquegua (Perú). En dicha medida, discute de qué forma las condiciones asociadas a la participación de los jóvenes, ya sean sociales, familiares, personales o escolares, potencian o limitan su desarrollo en espacios colectivos y el rol que asumen dentro de dichos espacios. Para el desarrollo de la investigación se optó por un diseño metodológico cualitativo, en el cual se seleccionó a la población objetivo respondiendo a criterios de carácter intencional, obteniendo una muestra de 19 jóvenes entrevistados. Como resultados del artículo, sostengo que las condiciones asociadas a la participación constituyen un mecanismo que potencia la participación de jóvenes del ámbito urbano en espacios colectivos; no obstante, para el caso de los jóvenes del ámbito rural, representan medios que limitan su participación y, en consecuencia, el desarrollo de capacidades colectivas y despliegue de funcionamientos alcanzados en espacios colectivos, entendido como los roles que desempeñan frente a sus pares. Sin perjuicio de ello, se halló que la migración del ámbito rural al urbano constituye, para los jóvenes rurales, una alternativa mediante la cual amplían la gama de espacios en los que participar, modificando también la posibilidad de asumir roles que inicialmente no concebían como alcanzables. A partir de ello, propongo elementos a considerar para futuras políticas de intervención, del ámbito público y privado, que tengan como población objetivo los jóvenes.
ite specific nutrient management and its effect on growth and yield of winter maize
Authors: Acharya N. R. , Sah S. K. , Gautam A. K. , Regmi A. P.
Published: November 2020

An experiment was conducted on farmer’s field in Khajura, Banke for site specific nutrient management (SSNM) in hybrid maize (Rajkumar) during winter season of 2016. The climatic condition of the experimental location was humid sub-tropical and sandy loam soil occurring intense summer and severe winter. Average annual rainfall of 1000 -1500 mm occurs in the location. The experiment was replicated 4 times in Randomized complete block design having plot size of 4.8 x 3 m2. Row to row spacing was maintained at 60 cm and plant to plant at 25 cm for each plot. There were six treatments including farmers fertilization practice (27.6:27.6:18 NP2O5K2O kgha-1) as a check, recommended dose of fertilizer (160:60:40 NP2O5K2O kgha-1), site specific nutrient management (212.9:66.8:280.8 NP2O5K2O kgha-1), 75% SSNM (372.6:116.9:491.4 NP2O5K2O kgha-1), FP-N, FP-P, SSNM-K (27.6:27.6:280.8 NP2O5K2O kgha-1) and SSNM-N, FP-P, FP-K (212.9:27.6:27.6 NP2O5K2O kgha-1). Among the treatment combination; application of SSNM we can increase the yield by 193% over farmer fertilization practice. Recommended dose of fertilizer and 75 percent SSNM also increase the yield by 138% and 130.4% respectively compared to farmer fertilization practice. 88% and 53.5% more increment could also be obtained through the application of only SSNM dose of nitrogen and SSNM dose of potassium respectively over farmer fertilization practice.
Implementation of distance learning during the covid-19 pandemic in faculty of education and teacher training
Authors: Sutiah Sutiah , Slamet Slamet , Shafqat Asmara , Supriyono Supriyono
Published: November 2020

During the prevention of the spread of the virus the COVID-19 pandemic, change took place suddenly of learning. Distance learning is a good substitute when physical or face-to-face  programmes or courses are no longer feasible. The purpose of this study was to reveal the implementation of distance learning which was carried out suddenly as a result of Covid-19 which was assessed by the learning process, learning facilities and infrastructure, as well as the psychological aspects of FKIP students towards distance learning. Data were collected through a survey using the google form application and respondents were N = 750. Data analysis used a descriptive statistical approach. The instrument is a questionnaire electronic, anonymous, and self-administered using three to five answer options. the results of the research students prefer face-to-face learning rather than distance learning. Students find it difficult during distance learning and worry about achieving learning outcomes. In conclusion, distance learning is a worthy substitute when classroom education is deferred during the COVID-19 pandemic period. It is also significant to recognize that, distance learning cannot substitute the requirement for on-site or on campus and face-to-face learning, but can supplement existing general classroom-based learning models. Distance learning has an impact on changes in individual learning readiness and the preparation of institutional facilities to blanded learning

 

Keywords: COVID-19; distance learning; implementation; and impact.