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Socio-Cultural And Economic Factors As Correlate Of Academic Performance Of Undergraduates In The Department Of Library And Information Science Benue State University, Makurdi, Tofi Simon Ternenge, Tamen Timothy Torkuma

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ABSTRACT

The study investigated socio-cultural and economic factors as correlate of academic performance of undergraduates in the department of Library and Information Science, Benue State University, Makurdi. Three (3) research questions were raised in line with the objectives of the study. The study adopted correlation research design, the population of the study was 951 undergraduates in the department of Library and Information Science Benue State University, Makurdi from 2019/2020 session. However, a sample sized of 282 using proportionate stratified random sampling method, simple random sampling and Taro Yamene’s formula was used to determine the sample size from the population. The …

Circularly Polarised Reconfigurable Antenna In 5g Application:A Bibliometric Study Using Scopus Database, Urja Ingle, Vaishnavee Chaurasia, Megha Basu, Chiranjivi Arjun, Sanjeev Kumar, Priyanka Tupe-Waghmare

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The field of wireless technology has come a long way from connecting humans to humans, human to machines and now machines to machines. The boom in the wireless communication and increased number of systems used in latest wireless and radar applications creates the need for reconfigurable antennas. This paper presents an analysis of a circularly polarized reconfigurable antenna for 5G applications. The activation mechanisms, design and ways to optimize the operation of reconfigurable antennas are discussed. With the world moving towards 5G, which expects its reach in remote areas as well, the circular polarization patch antennas are well suited for …

Bibliometric Analysis On Optimal Path Planning For Robots, Varad Sandeep Nerlekar, Tathaagat Nihar Mamtura, Nishant Singh, Suket Anand, Sushma Parihar

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Traversing from a given point to another while avoiding collision with obstacles is one of the key goals of path planning for robots [1]. Doing so in the most optimal way - the minimum total distance traveled by the robot is the objective of our study [2,3]. To do so, the algorithms implemented on the robots need to constantly map the environment or workspace in real time and subsequently create paths for the traversal in the environment without colliding with objects or obstacles [4,5]. Throughout the years, many researchers have conducted their own studies, researches and have proposed approaches for …

Measuring The Impact Of Ict On Students’ Academic Performances: Evidence From Higher Educational Institutions Of The Remote Areas Of Pakistan, Shahzadi Humbhi, Shabbir Tareen

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The main purpose of this paper is to investigate students’ perceptions and attitudes towards the usage of ICT and its challenges in the higher educational institutions of Balochistan. A convenient sampling method was used to select 420 students from the top 6 higher educational institutions of Balochistan. Moreover, a Lickert-based closed-ended questionnaire was used for data collection purposes. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS Software. The results showed that 150 (39.5%) respondents were using ICT for academic events and 142 (37.4%) respondents were using ICT for their assignment completion. Furthermore, the study also highlighted some major challenges preventing students …

Attitude, Anxiety, And Technostress As A Correlate Of The Use Of Mobile Phones By Undergraduate Students In A Delta State University (Delsu), Abraka, Marcus L. Isebe

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This study assessed attitude, anxiety, and technostress as a correlate of the use of mobile phones by undergraduate students in Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka. The total population for this study was 6,675 undergraduate students registered with the library of Delta State University in the 2019/2020 academic session. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire which was designed in print formats. A total number of 1001 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents with the aid of 5 research assistant and a total of 797 questionnaires was duly completed and found usable for the study. …

Qr Code And Its Effectiveness In Library Services, Indrakshi Das Assistant Librarian, Digbijoy Das Assistant Professor

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In this study the paper relates to the concept of Quick response (QR Code), and how it works to disseminate information in quick way. The main objective of this paper is to amend the basic concept of QR Code, their structure, advantageous nature and its activities. This research paper mainly focuses on the effectiveness of QR Code & its applications on library services in the present scenario also has discussed other services in which people are dependent during covid19 pandemic and how it placed as a position of successful tool in this technical age.

Public Access To Primary Legal Information In Ghana: Opportunities And Challenges, Comfort Asare, Janet Odetsi-Twum Mrs

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Information to a large extent can have economic, political and social impact on the lives of people globally. Information enables one to adjust in the global system through the effective utilization of local resources. It has become common that the fundamental human right to access to information is mostly interpreted in the legal frameworks of countries that support freedom of information. Citizens need to have access to information that is produced and held by governmental agencies.

The objective of this article was to establish and assess Ghana’s legislation on making legal information readily accessible to the general public especially at …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Library Philosophy And Practice From 1998 To 2020: Focus On The Top 200 Most Cited Documents, Waseem Hassan, Amina Ara

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Background:

We performed the bibliometric analysis of Library Practice and Philosophy (LPP) from 1998 to 2020.

Methodology:

In April 2021, the data was collected from Scopus, one of the largest databases in the world.

Results:

From 1998 to 2020, LPP published 3364 research documents with 6169 citations. The highest documents (n=988) were published in 2019, while the highest citations (n=1469) were noted in 2020. As per Scopus data, the overall h-index was twenty-one (n=21). In all publications, 4428 authors, 4238 institutes and 56 countries contributed. The number of publications, citations, and citations per documents (CPD), for all authors, and institutes …

Assessment Of Challenges And Prospects Of E-Marketing In The Development Of Nigerian Universities’ Education Lecturers In South-South, Nigeria, Patience Ewomaogene Okoro

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This research paper examined the role of e-Marketing for sustainable growth and development in Nigeria. It determined e-Marketing strategies, especially online marketing strategies for sustainable growth and development in Nigeria. The simple random sampling method was used to draw the sample for the study. The total sample used was 600 entrepreneurs of which 586 copies of the questionnaires were retrieved. The instrument for data collection for this study was a questionnaire with a four-point Likert-scale format of Strongly Agreed 4 points (SA), Agreed 3 points (A), Disagreed 2 points(D), and Strongly Disagreed 1 point (SD). Data collected were analyzed using …

A Bibliometric Review Of Characterization Of Outdoor Solar Pv Panel For Shading And Validation By Pv Emulator, Viplove Malik, Poojan Pavagadhi, Aman Kumar Pandey, Saharsh Vyas, Javed Sayyad, Paresh Nasikkar

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Many researchers and experts have begun to work in Renewable Energy (RE) Research and Development (R&D) as an interdisciplinary area ineluctable solution to lower the use of conventional power generation or non-renewable resources. Solar photovoltaic energy has gained a lot of recognition as one of the best green alternatives. However, its firm reliance on environmental and climatic conditions makes it difficult for researchers to conduct experiments at the operational temperature (T) and Solar insolation level (G). These solar PV panels with a controllable light source are inefficient, unreliable, and unsuitable for testing PV algorithms such as Maximum Power Point Tracking …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Face Presentation Attacks Based On Domain Adaptation, Smita C. Khairnar, Shilpa Shailesh Gite Dr., Sudeep D. Thepade Dr.

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Background: This research aims to look into the work that has been done on Face Presentation attacks and detection with domain adaptation techniques from 2011 to 2021 utilizing bibliography methods.

Approaches: Diverse research articles on Face Presentation Attacks were retrieved using the two most popular databases Web of Science & Scopus. Research articles consider between 2011-2021. Some research results, such as documents by year, documents by source, documents by funding agencies, countries, etc are obtained using Web of Science and Scopus Analyzers. The analysis is performed using Vos Viewer version 1.6.16 and various parameters such as keywords, co-authorship, co-occurrences, citation …

Scholarly Communication In Global Business Review Of The Last Decade As Reflected In Scopus: A Bibliometric Survey, Sudam Charan Sahu Mr., Gati Krushna Nayak Mr., Chandrakant Swain Dr., Sudeshna Tripathi Ms.

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The research paper aims to analyse the research output of “Global Business Review” Journal during the period of 2011-2020. The SCOPUS (a product of Elsevier) multidisciplinary abstracting and citation database has been used to retrieve records. The raw bibliographic and citation retrieved data are analysed with bibliometrix R-package. Based on the retrieved data of “Global Business Review” research publication is analysed and interpreted. The performance of the annual scientific productions, most productivity countries, authors, Affiliations/Institutions –wise and citation reference is analysed. The findings reveal that total 1071 publications are there during the period of study, the most …

Fiqh On Finance: A Scientometric Analysis Using Bibliometrix, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Aisyah As-Salafiyah, Yulizar Djamaluddin Sanrego, Lina Marlina

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This study aims to determine the development and trend map of fiqh on finance published by Scopus-indexed journals in the theme of Islamic economics and finance. The data analyzed were 547 publications of document publications. The export data is then processed and analyzed using the R Bibliometrix application program to find out the bibliometric map of the fiqh on finance research development. The results showed that the number of publications on fiqh’s theme on finance experienced a significant increase. The results show that the most popular journal is the International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance …

Investigating Intra-Disciplinary And Extra-Disciplinary Relationships Of Iran’S Rehabilitation Articles Indexed In The Web Of Science During 2013-2017, Fatemeh Haji Hosein Khabbaz, Azam Shahbodaghi, Maryam Shekoufteh

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Background and purpose

Establishing Intra-disciplinary and extra-disciplinary relationships are a prerequisite for the growth and expansion of various scientific disciplines, including rehabilitation science. In this study, we have tried to examine the intra-disciplinary and extra-disciplinary relationships of scientific articles in the field of rehabilitation sciences of Iran, indexed in the Web of Science (WOS) database from 2013 to 2017.

Materials and methods

This research was conducted using scientometric techniques, content analysis and citation analysis through a descriptive approach. The statistical population of the research included 392 articles of Iran consisting of original articles and conference articles indexed in the Web …

The Influence Of Data Mining In Increasing Benefits Of Libraries In Jordanian Governmental Universities, Mohammad Niqresh

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This current study aimed at examining the impact of data mining on increasing benefits of university library in Jordanian governmental university. Researcher adopted techniques of data mining which included (Association, Classification, Clustering, Prediction, Sequential Patterns and Decision Trees). Through employing the quantitative approach and utilizing a questionnaire as a study tool, (412) responded to an online survey which primary data later on was screened and processed using SPSS v. 27^th. Results of study accepted the main hypothesis as there appeared an influence of data mining in better organization flow and accumulation of library data and better develop library's …

Covid-19 Therapy And Treatment: A Scientometric Study Of Indian Publications, Surulinathi Muthuraj, Duraipandi R., Jayasuriya T, Srinivasaragavan S

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The paper examines 2539 Indian publications on Covid-19 Therapy and Treatment, as covered in Scopus database during 2019-May 2021. The top 10 most productive countries individually contributed global share of 33136, with USA accounting for the highest publication share with 8538, followed by China with 4558, Italy with 3707, United Kingdom with 3184, India with 2539, Spain with 1625, Germany with 1563, France with 1539, Canada with 1353 and Iran with 1212 Publications. India is ranked at 5^th position in global Covid-19 Therapy and Treatment research output. USA topped the list with 309 share in India’s international collaborative papers, …

Solar Photovoltaic Panels Utilization To Extract Clean And Green Energy For Utility Application Using Pvsyst Software: A Bibliometric Review, Anil Bhati, Mansi Srivastava, Nitesh Aggarwal, Hardik Singh, Javed Sayyad, Paresh Nasikkar

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This paper presents a survey on educational documents in the field of solar photovoltaic (PV) utilization to extract clean and green energy. The main purpose of this bibliometric analysis is to understand the size of the available documents for the research of PV solar panel utilization using PVsyst. This detailed review was conducted in the PV research, literature considering all subjects from the Scopus database. The pattern for the specific arrangement of keywords was separated with the recovered results from the Scopus database, publication type, year of publication, distribution conveyance by nations, subject classes, association, authors, and financing organizations. It …

Authorship Pattern And Growth Of Scholar Contributions Of The M S University Of Baroda: Using Scopus Database, Dr.Ranjita Niladri Dash, Ashok S Chaudhary

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The present paper deals with the analysis of publications of The M S University of Baroda (MSU) that appeared in the SCOPUS database. For authorship pattern and subject-wise distribution study, MSU data has been used from the year 2016 to the end of the year 2020. A total of 1698 data has been downloaded and analyzed according to objectives. The study reveals that the growth of literature follows the exponential growth pattern, journal articles are the most published form of literature (75.15%), AIP Conference Proceedings and Chemistry Select are top journals, The M S University of Baroda and Sardar Patel …

Real-Time Monitoring Of Fdm 3d Printer For Fault Detection Using Machine Learning: A Bibliometric Study, Vaibhav Kisan Kadam, Satish Kumar, Arunkumar Bongale

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Additive Manufacturing has wide application range including healthcare, Fashion, Manufacturing, Prototypes, Tooling etc. AM techniques are subjected to various defects that may be printing defects or anomalies in machine. There is gap between current AM techniques and smart manufacturing since current AM lacks in build sensors necessary for process monitoring and fault detection. Both of these issues can be solved by incorporating real-time monitoring into AM. So the study is carried out to identify recent work done in AM to improve current system. For this bibliometric study Scopus database is used, study is kept limited to year 2010-2021 and English …

Library Users And Their Reading Habits: Assessing The Impact Of Ict, Dr. Kumara B, Prof. B T Sampath Kumar

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The present paper examines the assessing the impact of ICT on the library users and their reading habits. A total of 2463 samples were selected from 11 state universities in Karnataka State, India. A well designed questionnaire was used for the data collection and data has been analyzed using SPSS. The present study consisted of an equal number of males (51.3%) and female (48.7%) respondents and most of the them are from rural (63.0%) areas. It can be seen from the table that the majority of female (71.8%) and male (66.3%) respondents read information sources at their home. It is …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Publication Trends In Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College Of Arts And Science (Srmvcas), Kalimuthu K Research Scholar, Dr.Krishnadas N Librarian

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The present study examines the Bibliometric Analysis of Publication Trends in Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (SRMVCAS) during 2001-2020 using the Scopus database. Its goal is to look at how SRMVCAS’s research activity has grown and developed as evidenced by its publication output. A total of 740 records have been obtained and studied in accordance with the goals. During the study period, more articles published in 2017 and 2020 with 83 (11.22%) articles and the highest number of papers published in Optik journal (59) and ranked first. Researchers are interested in joint authorship rather than solo …

A Bibliometric Survey On The Use Of Long Short-Term Memory Networks For Multivariate Time Series Forecasting, Vidur Sood Mr., Manobhav Mehta Mr., Vedansh Mishra Mr., Akash Upadhyay Mr., Shilpa Hudnurkar, Shilpa Gite Dr., Neela Rayavarapu Dr.

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In this paper, we aim to review and analyze the publications related to the utilization of Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks for multivariate time series forecasting. The purpose of this bibliometric survey was to study how technology in the field of LSTM has evolved over the years. There were 242 research papers published, by over 50 researchers, over 6 years, on the topic of “Multivariate time series forecasting using LSTM”. The majority of these papers were published between the years 2018 and 2020. The Scopus database was utilized for analyzing recent trends in this area and to determine the …

A Brief Bibliometric Survey On Microstrip Antennas For Machine-To-Machine (M2m) Communication In Smart Cities, Vardaan Saproo, Stuti Choudhary, Smriti Priya, Seepja Payasi, Sanjeev Kumar, Priyanka Tupe-Waghmare

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Stupendous progress in heterogeneous communication technologies has allowed smart city gadgets to communicate with one another. However, these communication technologies are not able to offer the connectivity that is needed in smart cities because of the coexistence of hundreds and thousands of devices, which leads to various problems like, high energy consumption, interoperability support among the heterogeneous wireless networks, interference management, scalable wireless solutions, and mobility management. Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication is one of the key enablers for advanced applications and services. The aim of this bibliometric review is to understand the extent of the existing literature for the area of …

Assessment Of Bradford’S Law In Publications Of Central Institute Of Plastics Engineering And Technology : A Study Based On Scopus Database., Rajib Debnath , Research Scholar, Dlisc, Sanjay Kumar Singh , Professor & Head, Dlisc

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Bradford’s Law states that for a given subject area the scattering of literature can be divided into three zones. The first zone (Zone 1)also called as core zone consists of very few number of sources (journals) with highest number of citations, the second zone (Zone 2) consists of moderate number of sources (journals) with a few number of citations and the third zone (Zone 3) consists of highest number of sources (journals) with seldom citations. The present study tests the applicability of Bradford’s Law using 606 articles that were collected from the Scopus database for the period from 1988 to …

An Analytical Study Of Problems Facing College Libraries In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Atta Ur Rehman Marwat, Dr. Muhammad Younus

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This study aimed to analyse the problems facing college libraries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. For conducting this research study, the researcher adopted a mixed-method research design. A literature-based questionnaire was administered amongst the 221 professional librarians serving in college libraries, in which 186 librarians responded to the questionnaire. The response rate of the study was 84%. To obtain in-depth information, qualitative research was conducted. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted of the 15 senior librarians and M. Phil and Ph. D Scholars (librarians). The interview data was further analyzed thematically. The results revealed that the majority of college libraries faced a …

Missing And Defective Identity Of Authors Cited In Library And Information Science Literature, Vishnu Kumar Gupta

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The study explores the inaccuracies in the author names in journal references cited in five randomly selected theses in the subject of Library and Information Science (LIS) submitted to Banasthali University, Rajasthan, India during the period of 2012-2016, choosing one thesis per year. Five hundred and forty eight verifiable journal references appended in five LIS theses contained 924 cited authors. Findings show that 149 (16.13%) author names cited in 114 (20.8%) journal references were inaccurate. Furthermore, these 149 inaccurate author names contained 169 inaccuracies in both first name and surname. A sum of 49 errors (including 32 errors of missing …

Bibliometric Survey On Effect Of Socio-Economic Factors On Spread Of Corona Virus (Covid-19), Seema Patil Prof., Aayushi Verma Ms, Isha Patil Ms, Ravneesh Singh Mr, Raghav Gaur Mr

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The Novel Coronavirus disease has been rapidly spreading all around the globe, from the time when it was first reported in the Wuhan city of China. The primary focus of this bibliometric survey is to distinguish the documents which have hypothesized and expanded on the effects of various socio-economic factors when it comes to the spread of the Coronavirus.

This survey does the evaluation on the 480 documents found. The United Kingdom of the Great Britain and United States have contributed the largest number of publications in this field of research followed closely by India and Italy.

The survey includes …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Research Trends Of Inter Linkages Between Disaster Management And Law, Shashikala Gurpur Dr, Manika Kamthan Dr, Vartika Tiwari Ms.

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This study is the bibliometric analysis of research publications that focus on highlighting the inter linkages between disaster management and laws. The main objectives of the study are to determine the frequency of such publications and also to establish that inter linkages between disaster management and law have not received enough attention from the researchers. The data was collected from the Scopus database using VOSviewer software. Literatures written from 2000 to 2020 were perused. The study consisted of a total of 1649 documents which are classified into articles, letters, editorials conference papers, and reviews. Data collected is analyzed and presented …

How Far Has Halal Transportation Been Researched?, Aam Slamet Rusydiana, Mustika Sari, Yudhistira Adi Seputra, Achmad Firman Wachyudi

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This study aims to determine the development map and trend of halal transportation published by well-known journals with Islamic economics and finance. The data were analyzed from 50 Scopus indexed research publications. The export data is then processed and analyzed using the R Biblioshiny application program to determine the bibliometric map of the development of halal transportation researchs. The results showed that the number of publications on the development of halal transportation research had increased significantly. The results showed that the most types of documents were journal articles. The most popular writer is Ngah Ah, Iranmanesh and Mohammad, while …

A Bibliometric Analysis Of Research Trends Of Inter Linkages Between Disaster Management And Law, Shashikala Gurpur Dr., Manika Kamthan Dr., Vartika Tiwari Ms.

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This study is the bibliometric analysis of research publications that focus on highlighting the inter linkages between disaster management and laws. The main objectives of the study are to determine the frequency of such publications and also to establish that inter linkages between disaster management and law have not received enough attention from the researchers. The data was collected from the Scopus database using VOSviewer software. Literatures written from 2000 to 2020 were perused. The study consisted of a total of 1649 documents which are classified into articles, letters, editorials conference papers, and reviews. Data collected is analyzed and presented …