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Impact Of Social Networking Sites (Sns) On College Students: A Case Study Of Regional Institute Of Paramedical And Nursing Science (Ripans), Aizawl, Esther Lalnunpuii Research Scholar, Manoj Kumar Verma Assistant Professor, R.K. Ngurtinkhuma Professor

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study examines the impact of Social Networking Sites on college students of Regional Institute of Paramedical and Nursing (RIPANS), Aizawl. The study focused on the SNSs usage on academic performance, both positive and negative influence, the purpose and problem faced by the students in using SNSs. 150 well-structured questionnaires were distributed to the randomly selected students of RIPANS to find out the impact of using SNSs for their academic performance, out of which 146 students have responded. The collected data is further analyzed and presented in tables followed by charts with interpretation. The findings of the study show …

Evaluation Of Digital Library Services At Virtual Faculties Of Universities In Iran From The Perspective Of Graduate Students, Maryam Zarghani, Niloofar Mohaghegh, Mohammad Reza Alibeik, Nima Motamed, Afsaneh Dehnad

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper was conducted to evaluate digital library services of virtual faculties of Medical Universities in Iran from the perspective of graduate students of e-learning. This study was an applied survey conducted among graduate students studying in the virtual centers in Ministry of Health and Medical Education and Ministry of Science Research and Technology in 2017-2018. The instrument of the study was a questionnaire, the inter-item reliability of which was measured, by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.90). The reliability was measured by using Pearson correlation coefficient (0.79). A sample size of 378 students was selected through Cochran formula and Morgan table. …

The Assessment Of Iranian Academic Library Websites Regarding The Quality Of Dissemination Of Electronic Information, Mohammad Javad Hashemzadeh, Fatemeh Mobasheri, Leili Seifi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The purpose of this research is to assess the quality of Iranian academic library websites pertaining to dissemination of electronic information, based on visibility, authenticity, navigation, accessibility, information dissemination, quality assessment and updateness, and consequently to rank them according to their conformity to these standards.The study is an applied research, conducted using scientometrics methodology. Research population consists of 80 central library websites of Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) main universities. Data collection tool is a researcher-structured checklist through using descriptive statistics to analyze the findings. Reliability of research tool was calculated 0.8 using kappa coefficient, and its …

Using The Clinical Frailty Scale To Predict The Length Of Stay In Otolaryngology Unit In Taiwan, Wei-Kang Tung, Hsiang-Chin Hung, Wei-Chen Tung

Faculty Publications

Frailty was a common syndrome in geriatric clinic and general internal medical wards. Some authors had identified the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) as a predictor of length of stay in the acute medicine unit. However, the role of the Clinical Frailty Scale in the length of stay in otolaryngology unit had not been well studied. The objective of this study was to find out the correlation of the CFS in elderly patients admitted to otolaryngology unit and their length of stay. A retrospective medical chart review of 203 elderly patients admitted to the otolaryngology ward from January, 2014 to December, …

Diet‐Induced Obesity Decreases Rate‐Dependent Depression In The Hoffmann’S Reflex In Adult Mice, Gerard Nguyen, Shea Putnam, Mulatwa Haile, Zahra Raza, Martina Bremer, Katherine Wilkinson

Faculty Publications, Biological Sciences

Obesity is associated with balance and motor control deficits. We have recently shown that Group Ia muscle spindle afferents, the sensory arm of the muscle stretch reflex, are less responsive in mice fed a high-fat diet. Here we test the hypothesis that reflex excitability to sensory information from Group Ia muscle spindle afferents is altered in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity. We measured the anesthetized Hoffmann’s or H-reflex, the electrical analog of the muscle stretch reflex. Adult mice of both sexes were fed a control diet (CD; 10% kcal from fat) or a high-fat diet (HFD; 60% kcal from …

Engineering At San Jose State University, Fall 2019, San Jose State University, Charles W. Davidson College Of Engineering

Engineering at San Jose State University

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook, September/October 2019, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 2019

Volume 23, Issue 5

Spartan Daily, October 1, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 16

Impact On Ict Utilization On Library Services In Academic Libraries, Ibrahim Alhaji Wawu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract Effectiveness of a library services is now largely depends upon the information and communication technology (ICT). This study attempt to explore the gradual advancement of modern technology in libraries distinguish old and new technologies. The study endeavor to identify various components of ICT which are used or being used in libraries and information systems. The study identifies exact reasons to use computer and related technologies in libraries. It also delineate the functions, impacts and challenges of ICT based library system.

A Framework For Integrating Transportation Into Smart Cities, Susan Shaheen, Adam Cohen, Mark K. Dowd, Richard Davis

Mineta Transportation Institute

In recent years, economic, environmental, and political forces have quickly given rise to “Smart Cities” -- an array of strategies that can transform transportation in cities. Using a multi-method approach to research and develop a framework for smart cities, this study provides a framework that can be employed to:

1. Understand what a smart city is and how to replicate smart city successes;
2. The role of pilot projects, metrics, and evaluations to test, implement, and replicate strategies; and
3. Understand the role of shared micromobility, big data, and other key issues impacting communities.

This research provides recommendations for policy and professional practice …

Scientific Mapping Of “Social Information” Field In Web Of Science Database: A Bibliometric Study, Farideh Osareh, Ismael Mostafavi, Mahdiyeh Khazaneha

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Introduction: Access to social information focuses on those technologies that put the users in interaction with the information, to provide the users more accessibility to the information.

Objective: The analysis of intellectual structure of the published studies of social information field in the Web of Science (WoS) database according to bibliometric analysis and centrality indicators in WoS database in the period 1983 to 2018, is done through examining the effectiveness and impressionability of this field to recognize its studied fields and effective factors.

Methodology: method of the research was descriptive that used bibliometric approaches based on the scientific data in …

Role Of Public Libraries In Empowering Women Of Lalgola Community Development Block In Murshidabad District Of West Bengal: An Analysis From Parents’ Perception, Subrata Biswas, Prasenjit Deb

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Bengal Public Libraries Act was passed in the Assembly on 12 ^th September 1979. At Present, the State has a State Central Library at the apex, District Libraries and other libraries at a lower level. It has a Directorate of Libraries to manage the system. Currently the numbers of public librarians have been decreased substantially. One librarian is in the charge of two or more public libraries. Hence, one rural public library is practically operated for 2- 3 days. The role and responsibility of the public library are to disseminate information apart from lending and receiving books. The present …

A Consumer Awareness Study Towards Purchasing Of Organic Products In Hisar City, Seema Parmar, Suman Sahrawat Dr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Organic products gained significant place in the minds of consumers. Everyone is concerned about their health and rely on the products that are produced, stored and processed without using any chemical residue and artificial fertilizers. This study is an empirical research has two main objectives i.e. to determine the relationship between kind of organic products customers buy and benefit of using Organic Products and secondly to determine the significant relationship between reasons for choosing organic products and benefit of using Organic Products. Data has been analysed with the help of a questionnaire on a Likert scale ranging from 1= Strongly …

Mapping Intellectual Structure Of Published Articles In Information Retrieval During 1983-2017., Mozhdeh Salajeghe Prof., Adel Soleimani Pro., Mahdieh Khazaneha Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Today information and communication cause the daily growth of published information. Studying all scientific production content and structures for specialist in different fields and publications is impossible. This study aims to analyze the articles regarding information retrieval based on the concepts of co-occurrence network analysis and centrality indicators published in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science[1] during 1983-2017. This is a descriptive study, using Scientometric approach. Its statistical population contains all articles related to Information retrieval in Clarivate Analytics Web of Science during1983-2017. The scientific research on Information retrieval starts in 2002. Based on the scientific map of countries, …

Influence Of Library Information Resources And Services On Research Productivity Of Agricultural Scientists In Agricultural Institutions In Benue State, Hajaratu Mafo Ilo, Anthony Agena Igbashal, Jessica Ahemen Agoh

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the influence of Library Information Resources and Services on Research Productivity of Agricultural Scientists in Agricultural Institutions in Benue State. Seven purposes with corresponding research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were formulated. The study adopted survey research design. The population for the study comprises of 242 Agricultural Scientists in Agricultural Institutions in Benue. The sample size for the study was 151 Agricultural Scientists by using proportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument employed for data collection was a self constructed structured questionnaire which was validated by experts. The reliability of the instrument …

Spartan Daily, September 26, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 15

Availability And Accessibility As Factors Affecting The Use Of Information Resources By Insurance Practitioners In Ibadan, Oyo State, Samuel Olusegun Olusegun Adepoju Mr, Jemilat Iyabo Arilesere Mrs, Hafeez Folounsho Ajibona Mr

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Insurance practitioners need information for their daily work activities, especially decision-making and way of implementing the decisions for organizational sources. Several studies have been carried out on information variables (information accessibility, availability and information) in academic institutions and libraries but few on insurance practitioners in Ibadan. The study, therefore investigates availability and accessibility as factors affecting the use of information resources by insurance practitioners in Ibadan. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The study population was ten insurance companies in Ibadan out of which a sample of four companies was selected. A total of 100 or 83.3% …

Spartan Daily, September 25, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 14

Spartan Daily, September 24, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 13

Spartan Daily, September 19, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 12

Cybersecurity In Organizations: A Sociotechnical Systems Approach, David Schuster, Joseph R. Keebler

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

In this chapter, we aim to identify some of the roles human factors research and practice can play in improving human-automation interaction with cybersecurity solutions, with a particular focus on how human-automation interaction can facilitate or hinder security as part of a complex sociotechnical system. We present established principles and theories of human-automation interaction effectiveness and show their application to cybersecurity. Finally, we bring these ideas together to illustrate our approach to the investigation of human performance in computer network defense.

Spartan Daily, September 18, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 11

Information Utilization And Risk Practices Of People Living With Hiv/Aids In South-West, Nigeria, Tajudeen Temitayo Adebayo, Michael Segun Omole Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) attending clinics accessed information from different sources within and outside the hospital to guide them from infecting close friends and family members. There was apparent reasons to believe that PLWHA still engaged in risk practices especially sexually related ones. The study therefore wished to establish level of risk related information utilization among PLWHA, as well as those risk practices they engaged in.

The study adopted survey research design of correlational type. The target population was 532,403 PLWHA in the selected four health institutions. Pooled standard error of proportion was used to determine 412 PLWHA and …

Spartan Daily, September 17, 2019, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2019

Volume 153, Issue 10

Use Of Electronic Resources By Postgraduate Students In University Of Cape Coast, Emmanuel Manu Agyapong Mr, Kwaku Anhwere Barfi Mr, Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa Ms

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigates the use of electronic resources by postgraduate students in University of Cape Coast (UCC). It specifically targets first year postgraduate students of UCC. Awareness, usage, training, and access were explored. A survey method was employed and a structured questionnaire was utilized to solicit data. The findings revealed that, though students are aware of electronic resources, they do not fully utilize them to support their academic pursuit due to poor level of information literacy skills. However, few students had not participated in all information literacy skills training organized by the library. Results from the study showed that, significant …

Self-Efficacy As An Antecedent To Students’ Behavioral Intention To Use The Internet For Academic Purposes: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach, Jyothi Mallya, Lakshminarayanan S, Valsaraj Payini

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study is based on the technology acceptance model by integrating the internet self-efficacy (ISE) as an antecedent to determine students’ behavioral intention (BI) in adopting internet for their scholarly activities. To achieve this objective a structured questionnaire composed of 26 items that represented five constructs, namely, perceived usefulness (PU) perceived ease of using (PEOU), Attitude towards using internet (ATI) behavioral intention towards internet (BI), and Internet self-efficacy (ISE) were distributed among four-hundred and forty-eight students from technical; management and health science stream. The data is further analyzed using structural equation modeling. The findings of the study suggest that ISE …

Determining Structural Relationship Between Knowledge Management And Creativity With The Mediating Role Of Psychological Empowerment Among Staff Of Departments Of Education In Qom, Iran, Reza Jafari Harandi, Zahra Torkzadeharani, Mohaddeseh Bita

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study is aimed to determine the structural relationship between knowledge management (KM) and creativity with the mediating role of psychological empowerment (PE) among the staff of departments of education in Qom Province, Iran. The present study is a correlational descriptive research. The statistical population includes all the staff of the departments of education in Qom Province, out of whom 200 are selected as the sample. Four questionnaires are used to collect the preliminary data for testing the hypotheses: Hemmati Knowledge Management Questionnaire (2010), Randsip's Creativity Questionnaire (1979), and Spritzer's Psychometric Empowerment Questionnaire (1995). The validity of these questionnaires …

Ict Usage At Rural Libraries: Does Positive Youth Development Exist?, Samsul Farid Samsuddin, Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study was to discover the Positive Youth Development (PYD) dimensions towards ICT usage in rural libraries among youths in Malaysia. This is a quantitative design and descriptive study in nature, which involved 400 respondents among rural youths from 16 selected rural libraries in four states of Peninsular Malaysia were chosen based on multistage cluster and simple random sampling. Rural youth community in Malaysia exhibited a high level of PYD towards ICT usage at rural libraries especially on the level of confidence when using ICT. Based on the analysis performed, education level and employment status have significance difference, meanwhile, age …

Perceived Effect Of Telemedicine On Medical Service Delivery By Federal Medical Centers In North Central Zone Of Nigeria, Akor Solomon Obotu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated the perceived effect of telemedicine on medical service delivery by the Federal Medical Centers in North Central Nigeria. Six objectives guided the study. The study answered six research questions and tested two null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted survey research design. The research was conducted in the North Central Zone of Nigeria. The population of the study was one thousand four hundred and seven (1407) medical staff (Doctors, Nurses, Laboratory Technologists and Pharmacists). The sample size was three hundred and eleven (311) respondents comprising 97 doctors, 178 nurses, 19 laboratory technologists and 17 …

Use Of Social Networking Sites Among Alagappa University Students: A Study, Melvin Jebaraj C

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper reveals that use of social networking sites among Alagappa University, students, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India. In this study helps to identify the most popular social networking sites, which purpose of using social networking sites, satisfaction level, frequency of using social networking sites and problem faced user in frequency of using social networking sites.