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Spartan Daily, September 3, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 7

Spartan Daily, September 2, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 6

Nigerian’S Children’S Literature: A Viable Tool For Addressing Social Issues In Nigeria, Margaret Nwakago Ngwuchukwu Dr, Cletus Obinna Ezugwu, Beatrice Ewa Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Nigerian’s Children’s literature is one valuable tool for addressing social issues in Nigeria. However, it is often neglected due to its simplicity and it has implication for the future of any nation. This paper discusses the concept of Nigerian children’s literature and how it can be used as a method for addressing social issues in Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to identify these social issues which include gender discrimination, insecurity, corruption and sexual immorality, the causes of these social ills, the implications of these social issues, the relationship between social issues and children’s literature and also proffer children’s …

Scientometric Analysis Of Publication Trend On Information Management (Im), C Baskaran -

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The paper discusses the Research Pattern and Publications trend on Information Management (IM) during 2000-2019. The data will be taken to analyze by Web of Science (WoS) database from Clarivate analytics for purpose of study during period. It has analysed the highest 441 (9.04%) of the publications appeared in the year 2018, it followed by , 423( 8.67%) and 401(8.22%) of the publications have brought out in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Highest RGR observed that 1.277 and lowest 0.022 in 2019 and 2011 respectively. The majority 75.6 % of the publications appeared as Journal articles, it followed by 6.95% of …

Spartan Daily, September 1. 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 5

Ngc 474 As Viewed With Kcwi: Diagnosing A Shell Galaxy, Adebusola B. Alabi, Anna Ferre-Mateu, Duncan A. Forbes, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Jean P. Brodie

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

We present new spectra obtained using Keck/KCWI and perform kinematics and stellar population analyses of the shell galaxy NGC 474, from both the galaxy centre and a region from the outer shell. We show that both regions have similarly extended star formation histories although with different stellar population properties. The central region of NGC 474 is dominated by intermediate-Aged stars (8.3 ± 0.3 Gyr) with subsolar metallicity ([Z/H] =-0.24 ± 0.07 dex) while the observed shell region, which hosts a substantial population of younger stars, has a mean luminosity-weighted age of 4.0 ± 0.5 Gyr with solar metallicities ([Z/H] =-0.03 …

Meteorological Profiling In The Fire Environment Using Uas, Matthew J. Brewer, Craig B. Clements

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

With the increase in commercially available small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), new observations in extreme environments are becoming more obtainable. One such application is the fire environment, wherein measuring both fire and atmospheric properties are challenging. The Fire and Smoke Model Evaluation Experiment offered the unique opportunity of a large controlled wildfire, which allowed measurements that cannot generally be taken during an active wildfire. Fire–atmosphere interactions have typically been measured from stationary instrumented towers and by remote sensing systems such as lidar. Advances in UAS and compact meteorological instrumentation have allowed for small moving weather stations that can move with …

Estimating Pm2.5In Southern California Using Satellite Data: Factors That Affect Model Performance, Jennifer D. Stowell, Jianzhao Bi, Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Hyung Joo Lee, Sang Mi Lee, Frank Freedman, Patrick L. Kinney, Yang Liu

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Background: Studies of PM2.5 health effects are influenced by the spatiotemporal coverage and accuracy of exposure estimates. The use of satellite remote sensing data such as aerosol optical depth (AOD) in PM2.5 exposure modeling has increased recently in the US and elsewhere in the world. However, few studies have addressed this issue in southern California due to challenges with reflective surfaces and complex terrain. Methods: We examined the factors affecting the associations with satellite AOD using a two-stage spatial statistical model. The first stage estimated the temporal PM2.5/AOD relationships using a linear mixed effects model at 1 km resolution. The …

Automatic Traffic Monitoring And Management For Pedestrian And Cyclist Safety Using Deep Learning And Artificial Intelligence, Mohammad Pourhomayoun

Mineta Transportation Institute

In this project, we have designed and developed an effective end-to-end system based on advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and computer vision to automatically monitor, detect, track, and count pedestrians and bicyclists. The main objective of this project is to improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists, by applying self-sensed and AI-powered systems to monitor and control the flow of pedestrians/bicyclists. The developed system includes algorithms for detecting the pedestrians and bicyclists, as well as algorithms for tracking and counting the pedestrians. We evaluated the developed system on real videos captured by actual traffic cameras in the city of …

Will Ride-Hailing Enhance Mobility For Older Adults? A California Survey, Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Manish Shirgaokar, Aditi Misra, Martin Wachs, Bonnie Dobbs

Mineta Transportation Institute

Ride-hailing services such as Lyft and Uber offer a potential mobility option for the growing numbers of aging Californians who risk social and economic isolation if they cannot drive for health or financial reasons. They could also serve older adults who currently have mobility options but would prefer a ride-hailing alternative for at least some trips.

This study addressed whether and how older Californians use ride-hailing, as well as the potential of this travel mode to meet the needs of older adults now and in the coming decade. An online survey was completed by 2,917 California adults aged 55 and …

Scientometric Analysis Of Research Publications In Astronomy And Astrophysics Research In India: A Study Based On Wos, Satish Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper describes about the research productivity of Astronomy and Astrophysics research in India. The study is an investigation of total research productivity of India’s Astronomy and Astrophysics research for the period of thirty years during 1988-2017. Total 20,311 research publication’s bibliographic data were harvested from Web of Science (WoS) bibliographic database and analyzed using scientometric tools and techniques. The research is conducted with a purpose to know the Astronomical literature growth, document types, open access publications, prolific source journals, collaborating countries, research funding agencies as well as prolific institutions and authors of India. Findings also indicate the publication pattern, …

Performance Management Approaches For Effective Service Delivery In Federal University Libraries In South East, Nigeria., Wisdom Okereke Anyim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated performance management approaches for effective service delivery in university libraries. The main purpose of this study was to assess the performance management approaches used in federal university libraries in South East, Nigeria. The research design adopted was descriptive survey. The population of the study was 103 librarians in federal university libraries in South-East, Nigeria. No sampling was used as the number was considered manageable. The instrument used in gathering data for the study was 38-item questionnaire which was validated by three experts. Data collected from the questionnaire on the research questions were analyzed using mean and standard …

Internal Control And Risk Management System In University Libraries: Applications, Techniques And Limitations., Wisdom Okereke Anyim

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Internal control and risk management system play an essential role in ensuring objective achievement of organizations and mitigating possible risks that hinder an organization from achieving its objective. Therefore, the aim of this paper centered on internal control system and risks management in university libraries with respect to application, techniques and limitations to effective internal control and risk management. The paper discovered and analyzed applicable risks to university libraries including: financial risks, research risks, academic affairs risks, information technologies risk, human resources risks and risks and safety matters. The paper concluded that effective internal control and risk management system can …

Research Publications Of Physics At The Indian Institute Of Science, Bengaluru: A Scientometrics Study, Lohrii Kaini Mahemei, R K. Bhatt Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study attempts to analyse research publications of the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru in physics during the period 2010 - 2019. The bibliographic data for this study was extracted from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database. The study analyses the year-wise research publications, types of document, preferred journals for publication, prolific author, h-index, most collaborating institutions and countries, etc. This paper analyses 2593 research papers published by scientists of the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru during the period under the study. The findings indicate that the growth of literature pattern is linear, and journals …

Big Data And Openness: A Big Issue With Librarians, Oluwaseyi Wusu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Big data refers to the explosion of available information and knowing how to handle it is a big challenge to librarians in this age. The massive sample size and high dimensionality of big data introduce unique challenges to librarians, including scalability, sharing, intellectual properties and storage bottleneck. This paper overviews the opportunities and challenges brought by big data to librarians and presents ways of making data available for everyone to use without limitations, with emphasis on the distinguished roles librarians need to play in the era of Big Data and Openness to scholarly communications and, also presents the precision and …

Use Of Electronic Resources For Academic Activities Among Undergraduates: A View Into Faculty Of Agriculture, University Of Jos, Nigeria., Victor Chuks Nwokedi Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study investigated the use of electronic resources for academic activities among the undergraduates in University of Jos, using the undergraduates of faculty of Agriculture, as a study population. The research was guided by four research questions and four hypotheses. The targeted population for the study was all the students in the faculty of Agriculture, University of Jos. The instrument used in data collection was a questionnaire. The data collected were sorted, coded and input into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for production of graphs, tables, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. This study used Pearson product moment correlation …

Measuring Information Literacy Core Competency Of Social Science Researchers In National Capital Region, India, Rajesh Singh, Shailendra Kumar Prof.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aims to empirically measure the Information Literacy Core Competency (ILCC) levels of social science researchers on ACRL’s Standards. The core concepts identified from standard I to V are: ‘Information Need’, ‘Information Access’, ‘Information Evaluation’, ‘Information Use’ and ‘Information Use Ethics’. The study was conducted on a sample of 520 researchers enrolled for Ph.D. in select central universities in National Capital Region, India. These researchers hail from different parts of the country and provide a pan India representation. The questionnaire schedule was developed translating each identified concept into a set of ten questions and 2 marks were allotted to …

Spartan Daily, August 27, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 4

Spartan Daily, August 26, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 3

Spartan Daily, August 25, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 2

Access And Use Of Open Access Resources By Undergraduate Students In Federal Universities In South East Nigeria, Scholastica Ukwoma Dr, Colette O. Onyebinama

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study surveyed the challenges and opportunities of access and use of open access resources by undergraduate students in selected federal universities in south-east, Nigeria. The study employed descriptive survey method and quantitative research technique, using questionnaire as instrument for data collection. A total of 369 students selected from four federal universities in South East, Nigeria was used as the population of the study. The study found that the students’ respondents are aware of open access resources and use them daily because these resources saves time and provides literature for their research work. Despite the associated benefits students derive from …

Information Availability And The Effectiveness Of Indigenous Practices To Combat Lactation Challenge Among Female Farmers In South Western Nigeria, Olalekan Odefadehan Dr., Opeyemi Oluwasola Abiodun, Oluwaseun Olubunmi Odefadehan, Olubukola Olatundun Daniel

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study was conducted to assess information availability on indigenous practices in order to combat lactation challenge among nursing mothers who are farmers in South West Nigeria. It assessed the perceived effectiveness of the identified indigenous practices to combat lactation challenge. The study also determined the attitude of the respondents towards the use of available indigenous practices to combat lactation challenges. A total of 480 nursing mothers were selected across 30 communities in three South Western Nigeria states based on the number of Local Government Areas in each of the State. Structured interview schedule and questionnaire were used to collect …

Machine Learning Discovery Of Computational Model Efficacy Boundaries, Michael S. Murillo, Mathieu Marciante, Liam G. Stanton

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

Computational models are formulated in hierarchies of variable fidelity, often with no quantitative rule for defining the fidelity boundaries. We have constructed a dataset from a wide range of atomistic computational models to reveal the accuracy boundary between higher-fidelity models and a simple, lower-fidelity model. The symbolic decision boundary is discovered by optimizing a support vector machine on the data through iterative feature engineering. This data-driven approach reveals two important results: (i) a symbolic rule emerges that is independent of the algorithm, and (ii) the symbolic rule provides a deeper understanding of the fidelity boundary. Specifically, our dataset is composed …

Effective Marketing Techniques For Promoting Library Services And Resources In Academic Libraries, Dauda Joshua, Daksiri Michael

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is designed to investigate marketing techniques for promoting library services and resource in Mustapha Abba Library, Federal College of Education Yola. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The population consisted of thirty-six librarians which were used for the study, but only twenty-nine librarians where readily available. The crux of the study was to discover the need to market Library services and resources, kinds of services and resources available for marketing, current marketing techniques employed by Mustapha Abba Library. The data were collected and analyzed by the use of frequency tables, percentages and mean score. The results …

Spartan Daily, August 19, 2020, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2020

Volume 155, Issue 1

Students And The Challenges Of Using Information Technology In Education Case Study: Azad University Iran Library Students, Hamid Ghazizadeh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the barriers to using information technology in the education of librarian students of Tehran Iran Azad University. The purpose of this study is an applied descriptive survey. The statistical population of this study includes all students studying at Tehran Azad University. Based on Cochran's formula, 107 people were selected based on stratified random sampling criteria and the required information was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire with 27 items.

Finding: Among the five dimensions studied in this study, technical barriers with a mean of 4.067, human barriers with a mean …

Effect Of Computer-Assisted Instruction On The Performance Of Library And Information Science Undergraduates In Delta State University, Abraka, Ogochukwu T. Emiri

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

No abstract provided.

A Review Paper: Analysis Of Weka Data Mining Techniques For Heart Disease Prediction System, Basma Jumaa Saleh, Ahmed Yousif Falih Saedi, Ali Talib Qasim Al-Aqbi, Lamees Abdalhasan Salman

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Data mining is characterized as searching for useful information through very large data sets. Some of the key and most common techniques for data mining are association rules, classification, clustering, prediction, and sequential models. For a wide range of applications, data mining techniques are used. Data mining plays a significant role in disease detection in the health care industry. The patient should be needed to detect a number of tests for the disease. However, the number of tests should be reduced by using data mining techniques. In time and performance, this reduced test plays an important role. Heart disease is …

Citation Analysis Of Research Papers Of Faculty And Research Scholars Of University Of Mysore To Assess The Individual’S Research Productivity And Impact Of Authors, Kodandarama Rama

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Bibliographical details of research papers and papers citing them were analyzed to indentify the productivity and performance of faculty and research scholars of University of Mysore. Findings show Authors of University of Mysore have collaborated with most of the developed countries in the world. USA has the highest collaborative works followed by Japan. Further, Researcher has also attempted to know the publication productivity per author. Study revealed that publication productivity per author for 806 collaborative research papers is 0.1810.

Highly Cited Articles In Plant Sciences From Science Citation Index-Expanded: A Scientometric Analysis, Manohar Pathak

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper analyses the 239 publications with more than 1000 citations indexed in SCI-Expanded of Web of Science under research area plant sciences. These publications have been written by 600 authors and from 224 institutes and universities across the world. There are 52 periodicals with impact factor ranging from 0.687-18.918 which published these articles. The most number of highly cited articles were published in Annual Review of Plant Physiology And Plant Molecular Biology (34). Authorship pattern indicates that 25 % of highly cited publications (61) have been written by single author. Two author publications is most prevalent with 90 publications. …