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Is English Language a Barrier in Research Productivity Among Information Professionals? A Descriptive Study

The present study aims to highlight the issue with a specific reference of the information professionals about "English language as a barrier" in their research productivity. It further explores how information professionals acknowledge the challenges related to language barriers and to know their training needs to learn the (four) skills of English. The researchers proceed with a brief history of English as a "lingua franca" and how it turned out to be a barrier in the path of researchers belonging to information professionals. Survey method of quantitative research approach is used to probe out the issue regarding how the language can reduce the research productivity. A structured questionnaire was developed to conduct the research. Through convenient sampling technique, 357 information professionals, librarians and LIS research students were selected as sample and accessed to collect the data. Only 258 (72% valid responses were received and considered to obtain the results. The study found that English language is a huge barrier for the research productivity of the respondents. The respondents also agree that there is positive relationship between training to learn English language and the research productivity. Respondents need training for all in four skills like reading, speaking, writing and listening. The results also show significant difference in language as a barrier based on gender, qualification and type of institute. The study also reveals that with the help of training sessions, the research productivity can be increased. This study will help the LIS schools to revise their syllabus as per need of the stake holders. Professional associations, policy makers and students can address this issue on professional and academic platform to overcome the language gap and deficiencies. The present research also put a stress to make English language as a mandatory part of the curriculum to increase the research productivity among information professionals.
English as a Foreign Language Teaching and Productivity in Global Hypercompetition
Venue: Int. J. Innov. Digit. Econ.

The global marketplace is characterized by various changes occurring in economic, social, natural, and technological areas. As such, experts in numerous fields are still working to revise various systems and infrastructures to operate in a robust manner within the new realities of today. This article focuses on part of that massive effort by examining the methods used in teaching English as a Foreign Language EFL in non English speaking countries and its potential impact on long term economic sustainability and productivity since English remains the global business language. The article commences with an introduction to the realities of contemporary globalism that underscore the very purpose for this work, and the subsequent sections present and then synthesize all material to create a paradigm shift in thinking required for teaching EFL in non English speaking nations.
Digital literacy matters. Increasing workforce productivity through blended English language programmes.

The three Rs, the ability to read, write and do basic arithmetic have traditionally been measured as indicators of knowledge and ability to communicate, and in turn, a predictor of success at workplace. However, survey any place of work today, and we see that the traditionally held literacy skills do not suffice; newer forms of literacies that go beyond the ability to decode print, like the skill to communicate, interact, solve complex problems, analyse, judge, evaluate, collaborate, construct, create, and to use information technology/ digital tools, are now considered essential contributors to enhanced employability opportunities as well as workplace success.
Taxonomic re evaluation of species in Talaromyces section Islandici, using a polyphasic approach
Venue: Persoonia

The taxonomy of Talaromyces rugulosus, T. wortmannii and closely related species, classified in Talaromyces sect. Islandici, is reviewed in this paper. The species of Talaromyces sect. Islandici have restricted growth on MEA and CYA, generally have yellow mycelia and produce rugulosin and/or skyrin. They are important in biotechnology (e.g. T. rugulosus, T. wortmannii) and in medicine (e.g. T. piceus, T. radicus) The taxonomy of sect. Islandici was resolved using a combination of morphological, extrolite and phylogenetic data, using the Genealogical Concordance Phylogenetic Species Recognition (GCPSR) concept, with special focus on the T. rugulosus and T. wortmannii species complexes. In this paper, we synonymise T. variabilis, Penicillium concavorugulosum and T. sublevisporus with T. wortmannii, and introduce four new species as T. acaricola, T. crassus, T. infraolivaceus and T. subaurantiacus. Finally, we provide a synoptic table for the identification of the 19 species classified in the section.
Talaromyces neofusisporus and T. qii, two new species of section Talaromyces isolated from plant leaves in Tibet, China
Venue: Scientific reports

Two new species isolated from plant leaves belonging to Talaromyces section Talaromyces are reported, namely T. neofusisporus (ex type AS3.15415 T CBS 139516 T) and T. qii (ex type AS3.15414 T CBS 139515 T) Morphologically, T. neofusisporus is featured by forming synnemata on CYA and YES, bearing appressed biverticillate penicilli and smooth walled fusiform conidia about 3.5 4.5 x 2 2.5 mm; and T. qii is characterized by velutinous colony texture, yellowish green conidia, yellow mycelium and ovoid to subglobose echinulate conidia measuring 3 3.5 mm. Phylogenetically, T. neofusisporus is such a unique species that no close relatives are found according to CaM, BenA and ITS1 5.8S ITS2 as well as the combined three gene sequences; and T. qii is related to T. thailandensis according to CaM, BenA and the combined sequence matrices, whereas ITS1 5.8S ITS2 sequences do not support the close relationship between T. qii and T. thailandensis.
Talaromyces rubrifaciens, a new species discovered from heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in China
Venue: Mycologia

A new Talaromyces species, T. rubrifaciens, was isolated from supply air outlets of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in three kinds of public building in Beijing and Nanjing, China. Morphologically it exhibits many characters of section Trachyspermi but is distinguished from other species of this section by restricted growth and broad and strictly biverticillate conidiophores. Phylogenetic analyses based on the internal transcribed spacer rDNA (ITS) b tubulin (BenA) calmodulin (CaM) and RNA polymerase second largest subunit (RPB2) genes reveal that T. rubrifaciens is a distinct species in section Trachyspermi.
A new species of Talaromyces (Trichocomaceae) from the Xisha Islands, Hainan, China

A novel Talaromyces species was isolated from a soil sample of the Xisha Islands, Hainan, China. The culture characterization on four standardized media, microscopic observations and phylogenetic analyses based ITS, BenA and CaM regions indicate that it is new to science and named as Talaromyces xishaensis sp. nov. The new species belongs to section Talaromyces and is related to T. cnidii T. flavovirens and T. siamensis in the phylogeny inferred from BenA and CaM genes. It is distinguished from the latter three species by colony morphology, more metulae per verticil, subglobose to ellipsoidal conidia, and slow growth rate on CYA at 37 degC.
Empathy and Patient Outcomes

The theoretical link between empathy and positive patient outcomes is based on the following assumptions: When an empathic engagement is formed, then a trusting relationship will develop, the constraints of relationship will diminish, and this will lead to a more accurate diagnosis and greater compliance. In an empathic engagement, the patient perceives the clinician as a helping member of a social support system with all the beneficial health effects of human connection. All of these should theoretically contribute to optimal patient outcomes, including patients' greater satisfaction with their health care providers, a reduced likelihood of malpractice litigation, and more optimal clinical results. Research findings, showing significant associations between scores of a validated measure of physician's empathy and tangible patient outcomes in diabetic patients, present strong evidence in support of the link between the health care provider's empathy and clinical outcomes, independent of patients' subjective assessments. The psychosocial and biophysioneurological factors involved in interactions between a clinician and the patient are described as the plausible underlying mechanisms that can explain the link between clinician's empathy and patient outcomes.
Continuous Time Estimation of Attitude Using B Splines on Lie Groups

Filtering algorithms are the workhorse of spacecraft attitude estimation, but recent research has shown that the use of batch estimation techniques can result in higher accuracy per unit of computational cost. This paper presents an approach for singularity free batch estimation of attitude in continuous time using B Spline curves on unit length quaternions. It extends existing theory of unit length quaternion B splines to general Lie groups and arbitrary B spline order. It is shown how to use these curves for continuous time batch estimation using Gauss Newton or Levenberg Marquardt, including efficient curve initialization, a parameter update step that preserves the Lie group constraint within an unconstrained optimization framework, and the derivation of Jacobians of the B spline's value and its time derivatives with respect to an update of its parameters. For unit length quaternion splines, the equations for angular velocity and angular acceleration are derived. An implementation of this algorithm is
Unexpected high rate of early tumor recurrence in patients with HCV related HCC undergoing interferon free therapy.
Venue: Journal of hepatology

The success of direct acting antivirals (DAA) against hepatitis C is a major breakthrough in hepatology. Until now, however, there are very few data on the effect of hepatitis C virus (HCV) eradication in patients who have already developed hepatocellular carcinoma.  The study included patients with HCV infection and prior history of treated hepatocellular carcinoma who achieved complete response and lacked 'non characterized nodules' at the time they underwent anti HCV treatment with all oral DAAs in 4 hospitals. Patients receiving interferon as part of the antiviral regimen were excluded. The baseline characteristics, laboratory and radiologic tumor response were registered in all patients before starting antiviral therapy and during the follow up according to the clinical practice policy.  Between 2014 and 2015, 103 patients with prior hepatocellular carcinoma received DAA, 58 of them met the inclusion criteria. After a median follow up of 5.7months, 3 patients died and 16 developed radiologic tumor recurrence (27.6% The pattern of recurrence was: intrahepatic growth (3 patients) new intrahepatic lesion (1 nodule in 5 patients, up to 3 nodules less or equal to 3cm in 4 cases and multifocal in one patient) and infiltrative ill defined hepatocellular carcinoma and/or extra hepatic lesions in 3 patients.  Our data show an unexpected high rate and pattern of tumor recurrence coinciding with HCV clearance and, although based in a very small cohort of patients, should be taken as a note of caution and prime a large scale assessment that exceeds the individual investigators capacity.  High rate of cancer recurrence after DAA treatment in patients with prior hepatocellular carcinoma. Disruption of immune surveillance may facilitate the emergence of metastatic clones.
Prevalence and burden of HCV co infection in people living with HIV: a global systematic review and meta analysis.
Venue: The Lancet. Infectious diseases

At global level, there are 37 million people infected with HIV and 115 million people with antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) Little is known about the extent of HIV HCV co infection. We sought to characterise the epidemiology and burden of HCV co infection in people living with HIV.  In this systematic review and meta analysis we searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL+ POPLINE, Africa wide Information, Global Health, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library and WHO databases for studies measuring prevalence of HCV and HIV, published between Jan 1, 2002, and Jan 28, 2015. We included studies in HIV population samples of more than 50 individuals and recruited patients based on HIV infection status or other behavioural characteristics. We excluded editorials or reviews containing no primary data, samples of HCV or HIV HCV co infected individuals, or samples relying on self reported infection status. We also excluded samples drawn from populations with other comorbidities or undergoing interventions that put them at increased risk of co infection. Populations were categorised according to HIV exposure, with the regional burden of co infection being derived by applying co infection prevalence estimates to published numbers of HIV infected individuals. We did a meta analysis to estimate the odds of HCV in HIV infected individuals compared with their HIV negative counterparts.  From 31 767 citations identified, 783 studies met the inclusion criteria, resulting in 902 estimates of the prevalence of HIV HCV co infection. In HIV infected individuals, HIV HCV co infection was 2*4% (IQR 0*8 5*8) within general population samples, 4*0% (1*2 8*4) within pregnant or heterosexually exposed samples, 6*4% (3*2 10*0) in men who have sex with men (MSM) and 82*4% (55*2 88*5) in people who inject drugs (PWID) Odds of HCV infection were six times higher in people living with HIV (5*8, 95% CI 4*5 7*4) than their HIV negative counterparts. Worldwide, there are approximately 2 278 400 HIV HCV co infections (IQR 1 271 300 4 417 000) of which 1 362 700 (847 700 1 381 800) are in PWID, equalling an overall co infection prevalence in HIV infected individuals of 6*2% (3*4 11*9) INTERPRETATION We noted a consistently higher HCV prevalence in HIV infected individuals than HIV negative individuals across all risk groups and regions, but especially in PWID. This study highlights the importance of routine HCV testing in all HIV infected individuals, but especially in PWID. There is also a need to improve country level surveillance of HCV prevalence across different population groups in all regions.
Enhancing the reliability of mobile robots control process via reverse validation

The article deals with integrating the inertial navigation unit implemented into the system of controlling the robot. It analyses the dynamic properties of the sensors of the inertial unit, for example, gyroscopes and accelerometers. The implementation of the original system of controlling the mobile robot on the basis of autonomous navigation systems is a dominant part of the article. The integration of navigational information represents the actual issue of reaching higher accuracy of required navigational parameters using more or less accurate navigation systems. The inertial navigation is the navigation based on uninterrupted evaluation of the position of a navigated object by utilizing the sensors that are sensitive to motion, that is, gyroscopes and accelerometers, which are regarded as primary inertial sensors or other sensors located on the navigated object.
World Englishes or English as a Lingua Franca: Where does English in China stand?
Venue: English Today

As the English language spreads and functions as an international language, scholars have been investigating some of the ideological issues behind the function and use of English in various contexts, and have pondered the future status of this global language. From early research of World Englishes (WE) the legitimacy of post colonial Englishes, or 'New Englishes' as they have been termed, has emerged in scholars' discussions (Platt, Weber Ho, 1984; Kachru, 1985, 1992) Some have argued that the research on WE envisages the varieties of English in the outer circle contexts, such as the varieties of English spoken in Singapore, Nigeria, and India, and that people have used those varieties of English to exhibit their own identities (Kachru, 1992; Kachru Nelson, 2006) Therefore, WE has created 'new paradigms and perspectives for linguistic and pedagogical research and for understanding the linguistic creativity in multilingual situations across cultures' (Kachru, 1985: 30)
Design and Application of New Quality Improvement Model: Kano Lean Six Sigma for Software Maintenance Project

The continual changes in requirements impact the expectation about the quality of the product as well as the process, namely software project. In this paper, the various limitations that still exist in the software development process are presented. It is aimed to develop a new quality improvement model to enhance software quality without increasing effort, cost, and time. To achieve a software project of expected quality, a new quality improvement model, namely Kano Lean Six Sigma model (KLSS) is proposed. The KLSS model is used to identify the exact requirements for the software project from the customer's perspective. KLSS helps to categorize the requirements based on the nature of the defect, to eliminate the requirements of non value processes and to implement the main functionality to meet the expectations of the customer. As regards our proposed software maintenance project, the method of development has been suitably tested in a leading IT company. The model has shown greater improvement in quality, cost, and efforts.
A Multilevel Analysis of U.S. Hospital Patient Safety Culture Relationships With Perceptions of Voluntary Event Reporting
Venue: Journal of patient safety

Patient safety events offer opportunities to improve patient care, but, unfortunately, events often go unreported. Although some barriers to event reporting can be reduced with electronic reporting systems, insight on organizational and cultural factors that influence reporting frequency may help hospitals increase reporting rates and improve patient safety. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the associations between dimensions of patient safety culture and perceived reporting practices of safety events of varying severity.  We conducted a cross sectional survey study using previously collected data from The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture as predictors and outcome variables. The dataset included health care professionals in U.S. hospitals, and data were analyzed using multilevel modeling techniques.  Data from 223,412 individuals, 7816 work areas/units, and 967 hospitals were analyzed. Whether examining near miss, no harm, or potential for harm safety events, the dimension feedback about error accounted for the most unique predictive variance in the outcome frequency of events reported. Other significantly associated variables included organizational learning, nonpunitive response to error, and teamwork within units (all P 0.001) As the perceived severity of the safety event increased, more culture dimensions became significantly associated with voluntary reporting.  To increase the likelihood that a patient safety event will be voluntarily reported, our study suggests placing priority on improving event feedback mechanisms and communication of event related improvements. Focusing efforts on these aspects may be more efficient than other forms of culture change.
El impacto de la convencion internacional sobre los derechos de las personas con discapacidad en la legislacion educativa espanola

Es una obra de inestimable ayuda para las familias y las organizaciones que han decidido impulsar este proceso dejando de lado un cierto rol de subditos a quienes, graciosamente se les pueden conceder o denegar ciertos derechos, para pasar a ejercer el rol de ciudadanos, esto el de personas libres que deben exigir el cumplimento de aquellos derechos que la ley les reconoce mediante la tutela de la accion judicial cuando ello no se produce. La educacion inclusiva es uno de ellos, entendida como el derecho de todos, sin exclusiones, a acceder, permanecer y progresar satisfactoriamente en un centro ordinario, donde aprender todas las competencias necesarias para la vida, sobre la base del reconocimiento y la valoracion de la diversidad humana.
Applying questioning or reading strategy to review technology enhanced coedited notes of elementary school students

The authors examined whether applying questioning review better enhances elementary level students' learning from technology enhanced coediting based note taking than does traditional reading review. A nonequivalent comparison group quasi experimental design was implemented and replicated on four independent units. Two sixth grade elementary classes (66 students) participated in this study and were arranged into coediting notes with questioning review and coediting notes with reading review conditions respectively. The comparisons of student notes and achievement tests do not reveal that the questioning review group achieves better performance than does the reading review group. Considerations associated with technology enhanced coediting notes and questions are discussed based on the results.
Electromagnetic Comparison of 3 5 and 7 phases Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines Mild Hybrid Traction Application

Authors compare the electromagnetic performances of three multi phases permanent magnet (PM) synchronous machines (PMSM) for Mild Hybridtraction application. This comparison was made using two dimensional (2 D) numerical simulations in transient magnetic with eddy current reaction field in the PMs. The best machine was determined using an energetic analysis (i.e. losses, torque and efficiency) according specifications. In this study, the non overlapping winding with double layer (i.e. all teeth wound type) was used. The winding synthesis is based on the "Star of slots" method as well as the Fourier series decomposition of the magnetomotive force (MMF)
Dodecyl Amino Glucoside Enhances Transdermal and Topical Drug Delivery via Reversible Interaction with Skin Barrier Lipids
Venue: Pharmaceutical Research

PurposeSkin permeation/penetration enhancers are substances that enable drug delivery through or into the skin.MethodsTo search for new enhancers with high but reversible activity and acceptable toxicity, we synthesized a series of d glucose derivatives, both hydrophilic and amphiphilic.ResultsInitial evaluation of the ability of these sugar derivatives to increase permeation and penetration of theophylline through/into human skin compared with a control (no enhancer) or sorbitan monolaurate (Span 20; positive control) revealed dodecyl 6 amino 6 deoxy a d glucopyranoside 5 as a promising enhancer. Furthermore, this amino sugar 5 increased epidermal concentration of a highly hydrophilic antiviral cidofovir by a factor of 7. The effect of compound 5 on skin electrical impedance suggested its direct interaction with the skin barrier. Infrared spectroscopy of isolated stratum corneum revealed no effect of enhancer 5 on the stratum corneum proteins but an overall decrease in the lipid chain order. The enhancer showed acceptable toxicity on HaCaT keratinocyte and 3T3 fibroblast cell lines. Finally, transepidermal water loss returned to baseline values after enhancer 5 had been removed from the skin.ConclusionsCompound 5, a dodecyl amino glucoside, is a promising enhancer that acts through a reversible interaction with the stratum corneum lipids.