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Enhancing Academic Quality: Viewpoints Of Academics, Sajjad Rehman, Reham Al-Issa, Hessah Alasousi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study examined faculty views and perceptions of the library and information science (LIS) programs of the six member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in enhancing academic quality using formal assessment. Two focus groups were held in Kuwait and Muscat. In each focus group, nine participants discussed opportunities, practices, possibilities, and mechanics of assessment and assessment-based systems. It was found that these schools were active in assessment, as CILIP conducted extensive assessment in two programs, resulting in accreditation. Faculty members who participated in the focus groups agreed on the value and need of formal assessment. The participants discussed …

Accessibility And Use Of Institutional Repository Among Research Scholars: A Case Of Comsats Institute Of Information Technology, Lahore, Abdul Jabbar, Saqib Ur Rehman, Muhammad Amir Hashmi

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study aimed to explore the level of accessibility and use of Institutional Repository (IR) among research scholars. It has also investigated the difference of opinion on the basis of participants’ gender, age and qualification. Further, the need of training and guidance to make effective use of IR has also incorporated. Survey based on questionnaire was employed to collected data from M. Phil. and PhD scholars studying at seven departments of COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore. The results showed that research scholars are accessing IR infrequently and they have limited access to the publications. They have accessed the IR …

Innovativeness And Leadership Styles As Determinants Affecting The Use Of Icts Among Librarians In Nigeria, Florence Olise, Florence Awele Idoko Mrs, Jacinta Isioma Ogonwa Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study aimed to determine innovativeness and leadership as determinants affecting the use of ICTs among librarians in Nigeria. The cross-sectional research design was used in this study to survey 254 certified librarians systematically selected from the 5,437 librarians certified by the Library Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN). A structured questionnaire, which was the research instrument of this study was validated by experts and considered reliable using the Cronbach Alpha formula on SPSS version 20. At against the 254 copies of the questionnaire distributed in online formats, only 177 questionnaires were completely and correctly retrieved and filled. Key findings are …

Information Literacy Instructions In University Libraries Of Lahore, Pakistan: Practices And Methods, Muhammad Rafiq, Sumaira Ali, Muhammad Tufail Khan

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Information literacy (IL) is an essential skill and play a vital role in active participation in the modern society. It is an information and a variety of skills that enable people to know when information is needed and to have the talent to accurately identify, analyse and utilize the information needed. It is knowledge and expertise of individuals to recognize when information is needed and to have the capacity to locate, assess, interpret and use effectively the needed information. This study intended to investigate the IL practices and methods used by professional librarians in university libraries of Lahore, Pakistan. A …

Artificial Intelligence In Plasma Electrolytic Micro-Oxidation For Surface Hardening - Insights From Scholarly Citation Networks And Patents., Priya Jadhav, Dr.Arun Bongale, Dr.Satish Kumar, Dr.Amit Kumar Tiwari

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Objective - The purpose of this article is to analyze the top work areas and patent domains in the field of surface hardening by micro-arc oxidation. Also, it is directed on the opportunities of data analysis by different machine learning tools. Material and methods - The www.lens.org database is used to collect articles from Elsevier, Trans tech publications, Springer New York, MDPI, etc. to review the relevant articles as well as patents related to the topic. The result - A total of 1057 articles were published in 60 different journals and 756 patents in the area of research under various …

Influence Of Physical Work Environment On Service Delivery By Library Personnel In Federal Universities In South West Nigeria, Bibire Nurat Badmus, Emmanuel Kunle Ogunlana

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library aimed to provide quality services and lifetime learning facilities to its users. However, there are evidences of poor service delivery due to physical work environment in federal university libraries. The study therefore, investigated the extent to which physical work environment influenced service delivery of federal university libraries in South-West, Nigeria. Descriptive research design was used. The population consisted of 218 librarians and library officers from six federal universities in South-west, Nigeria. Questionnaire with four sub-scales: Physical Work Environment (α = 0.71), Library Services Delivery (α = 0.79), was used as data collection instrument. Out of 218 copies of …

Mentoring Faculty And Bolstering Students’ Emotional And Cognitive Interest: The Impact Of Perceived Homophily In The College Classroom, Robert J. Sidelinger, Leeanne M. Bell Mcmanus

Journal of the Association for Communication Administration

For this study, expectancy violations theory was used to explore the associations among instructors’ inappropriate conversations, perceived homophily (similarity), and college students’ emotional and cognitive interest. Results found that students’ perceptions of instructor perceived homophily moderated the relationships between students’ reports of instructors’ enactment of inappropriate conversations and students’ emotional and cognitive interest. These results offer further understanding of the ways in which inappropriate conversations and perceived homophily affect perceptual outcomes in the college classroom, which can inform college faculty, administrators, and mentors. Limitations and future research directions are discussed.

Rural Entrepreneurs' Information Needs Upon Entering E-Commerce, Nuning Kurniasih, Winwin Yadiati, Sukaesih, Tine Silvana, Edwin Rizal, Yunus Winoto

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

To introduce e-commerce to rural entrepreneurs, we need to convey information according to their needs. This article explains the information needs for rural entrepreneurs in developing their marketing through e-commerce. The proceedings concerning information needs for rural entrepreneurs were obtained through a case study approach in Tegalmanggung village, Sumedang Regency, Indonesia. The primary data in the study was acquired through observation, Focus Group Discussion, and interview. The primary data is then processed to get a picture of rural entrepreneurs' information needs to enter e-commerce. Based on the description, we made a SWOT analysis, formulate each point of the entrepreneurs' information …

Rural Development Information Sources Of Digital Illiterates: A Study Of Kangpokpi, Manipur, India, Florence Guite, Paokholun Hangsing

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Rural development focuses on improving the living condition of people living in relatively isolated, sparsely populated areas by proving minimum basic needs to the rural people through the implementation of various developmental programs. For successful implementation of development programs, active participation of the people is needed at every stage of the development process. However, these areas have very less chances of connection from the rest of the country and have no or poor means of getting information of the outside world. Therefore, there is a need to find out the preferred and effective information communication sources and channels of …

A Study On The Information Collecting Mode Of Secondary School Students In A Digital Setting, Nancy Waral

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The widespread use of the Internet has opened up a significant amount of knowledge and is available immediately upon any search at anytime and anywhere. The Internet is tremendously useful for educational purposes by teachers as well as students and educational administrators and it has superseded libraries as a source for information gathering and research. In the present scenario the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have brought tremendous changes in gathering information among the primary and secondary students. The information-gathering of the students moved from print to online. The main focus of the study was to know the various information …

Developing And Integration Of An Online Thesaurus: With Special Reference To Lgbtqia Related Terms, Sayani Mukherjee

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

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A Green Transition In South Africa? Sociotechnical Experimentation In The Atlantis Special Economic Zone, Richard Grant, Pádraig Carmody, James T. Murphy

Geography

South Africa faces interconnected challenges of developing and diversifying its economy and adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change. A green policy tilt is ascendant in the country, manifest in a cascading array of policies and special initiatives. Utilising concepts from the multi-level perspective on socio-technical transitions, we assess Africa's first designated Green Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Atlantis SEZ (ASEZ) in the Western Cape, a niche innovation aimed at transforming the Province's industrial base. This initiative is very ambitious in four respects: (1) it links green SEZ development in a deprived metropolitan area to the broader regional economy; …

Selective Subtraction For Handheld Cameras, Adeel A. Bhutta, Imran Nazir Junejo, Hassan Foroosh

All Works

© 2013 IEEE. Background subtraction techniques model the background of the scene using the stationarity property and classify the scene into two classes namely foreground and background. In doing so, most moving objects become foreground indiscriminately, except in dynamic scenes (such as those with some waving tree leaves, water ripples, or a water fountain), which are typically 'learned' as part of the background using a large training set of video data. We introduce a novel concept of background as the objects other than the foreground, which may include moving objects in the scene that cannot be learned from a training …

Intelligent Traffic Engineering In Software-Defined Vehicular Networking Based On Multi-Path Routing, Ahed Abugabah, Ahmad Ali Alzubi, Osama Alfarraj, Mohammed Al-Maitah, Waleed S. Alnumay

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© 2013 IEEE. This paper addresses traffic engineering (TE) issues in software-defined vehicular networking (SDVN). A brief analysis of the features of SDVN, which improves the efficiency of TE in SDVN, is presented. The feasibility of using multi-path routing with TE is substantiated. A procedure and an example of the formation of multiple routes based on a modified wave routing algorithm are given. Considering the features of the SDVN technology, a modified TE method is proposed, which reduces both the time complexity of forming multiple paths and the path reconfiguration time. The dynamic path reconfiguration algorithm is presented.

Tweets Classification And Sentiment Analysis For Personalized Tweets Recommendation, Asad Masood Khattak, Rabia Batool, Fahad Ahmed Satti, Jamil Hussain, Wajahat Ali Khan, Adil Mehmood Khan, Bashir Hayat

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© 2020 Asad Masood Khattak et al. Mining social network data and developing user profile from unstructured and informal data are a challenging task. The proposed research builds user profile using Twitter data which is later helpful to provide the user with personalized recommendations. Publicly available tweets are fetched and classified and sentiments expressed in tweets are extracted and normalized. This research uses domain-specific seed list to classify tweets. Semantic and syntactic analysis on tweets is performed to minimize information loss during the process of tweets classification. After precise classification and sentiment analysis, the system builds user interest-based profile by …

Uvis: A Formula-Based End-User Tool For Data Visualization, Mohammad Amin Amin Kuhail, Soren Lauesen

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© 2013 IEEE. Existing approaches to data visualization are one of these two: accessible to end-user developers but limited in customizability, or inaccessible and expressive. For instance, commercial charting tools are easy to use, but support only predefined visualizations, while programmatic visualization tools support custom visualizations, but require advanced programming skills. We show that it is possible to combine the learnability of charting tools and the expressiveness of visualization tools. Uvis is an interactive visualization and user interface design tool that targets end-user developers with skills comparable to spreadsheet formulas. With Uvis, designers drag and drop visual objects, set visual …

Bodacious-Instance Coverage Mechanism For Wireless Sensor Network, Shahzad Ashraf, Omar Alfandi, Arshad Ahmad, Asad Masood Khattak, Bashir Hayat, Kyong Hoon Kim, Ayaz Ullah

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Copyright © 2020 Shahzad Ashraf et al. Due to unavoidable environmental factors, wireless sensor networks are facing numerous tribulations regarding network coverage. These arose due to the uncouth deployment of the sensor nodes in the wireless coverage area that ultimately degrades the performance and confines the coverage range. In order to enhance the network coverage range, an instance (node) redeployment-based Bodacious-instance Coverage Mechanism (BiCM) is proposed. The proposed mechanism creates new instance positions in the coverage area. It operates in two stages; in the first stage, it locates the intended instance position through the Dissimilitude Enhancement Scheme (DES) and moves …

In Vivo Biocompatibility And Fracture Healing Of Hydroxyapatite-Hexagonal Boron Nitridechitosan-Collagen Biocomposite Coating In Rats, Mehmet Zeki̇ Yilmaz Deveci̇, Ramazan Gönenci̇, İbrahi̇m Canpolat, Özgür Kanat

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The biocompatibility of orthopaedic implants and their effects on fracture healing have key roles for success. In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of a novel biocomposite consisting of hydroxyapatite (HA), hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), chitosan (Cs), and type 1 collagen (Ct1) on biocompatibility and fracture healing in rats. A total of 60 adult male Wistar rats weighing 300?500 g were used in the study. The rats were randomly divided into 2 groups named A (uncoated/control) and B (biocomposite coated). Biocomposite (HA/h-BN/Cs/Ct1) coated and uncoated stainless-steel implants were used as intramedullary pins. Groups A and B were …

The Impacts Of Laurel (Laurus Nobilis) And Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) Essential Oils Onoxidative Stability And Freshness Of Sous-Vide Sea Bass Fillets, Burcu Öztürk Keri̇moğlu, Hülya Serpi̇l Kavuşan, Fatma Meltem Serdaroğlu

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The purpose of this study was to highlight the effects of natural plant essential oils (EOs) on sous-vide sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fillets. Three different treatments were prepared by addition of: 1) no essential oil (C), 2) laurel (Laurus nobilis) EO (L), and 3) basil (Ocimum basilicum) EO (B). In general, incorporation of the EOs did not cause significant changes in the proximate composition (P > 0.05). The addition of L caused a darker and more greenish-yellow colour, while addition of B did not have a considerable alteration in colour parameters. All the evaluated sensory parameters were within the acceptable ranges. …

Identification Of Microbiological, Physical, And Chemical Quality Of Milk From Milkcollection Centers In Kastamonu Province, Di̇lek Özdemi̇r, Deren Tahmas Kahyaoğlu

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study is to perform microbiological, physical, and chemical analyses of the samples from producers who continuously bring milk to 30 actively operating milk collection centers throughout the spring, summer, autumn, and winter seasons in Kastamonu Province and determine whether the identified values are within legal limits. For microbiological properties of milk included in the research, total aerobic mesophilic bacteria (TAMB) and coliform group bacteria counts were identified. For the determination of physical and chemical properties, dry matter, fat, nonfat dry matter, lactose, protein, ash, pH, titratable acidity, refractive index, and specific gravity values were identified and …

Effect Of Sesamin On Protection Of Equine Articular Cartilage Degradation In Vitro, Siriporn Peansukmanee, Siriwan Tangyuenyong, Siriwan Ongchai

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Black sesame seed is a potential herbal medicine for osteoarthritis treatment as it contains sesamin, which has antiinflammatory properties and has demonstrated chondroprotective effects in many species. Horses are particularly susceptible to osteoarthritis. Inflammatory mediators and matrix metalloproteinase are important factors causing cartilage degradation. This study aimed to investigate the protective potential of sesamin (0.5-2.0 μM) against interleukin (IL)-1ß-induced equine cartilage explant degradation. The cartilage degradation was monitored by measuring the release of cartilage matrix molecules in culture media including sulfatedglycosaminoglycans and hyaluronan by calorimetric assay and ELISA assay, respectively. The remaining contents of collagen and uronic acid (UA) within …

Ginkgo Biloba Extract Egb761 Improved Anti-Heat Stress Responses In Chickens In Vivo Via Regulation Of Heat-Shock Protein Expression And Distribution, Xiaohui Zhang, Miao Zhang, Endong Bao

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Heat stress is a lethal threat to chickens. This study investigated the protective effect of a Ginkgo biloba extract EGB761 against heat stress in chickens in vivo. A total of 200 one-day-old hens were separated randomly into control (Con), heat stress (HS), 0.1% EGB administration and heat stress (0.1% EGB+HS), 0.3% EGB administration and heat stress (0.3% EGB+HS), and 0.6% EGB administration and heat stress (0.6% EGB+HS) groups. After EGB761 administration for 45 days, ten chickens were selected randomly, assigned to one of the designated groups, and exposed to a one-time heat stress condition of 38 ± 1 °C for …

Bioaccumulation Monitoring Of Chemical Contaminants In Mussels Mytilus Galloprovincialis From The Southern Coast Of The Marmara Sea, Turkey, Serhat Çolakoğlu, İbrahi̇m Ender Küni̇li̇, Fatma Çolakoğlu

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Mytilus galloprovincialis , the Mediterranean mussel, is an important shellfish species that constitutes the majority of production and consumption among bivalve mollusks in Turkey. Since shellfish can accumulate toxic chemicals from seawater, it is important to monitor bioaccumulation from their natural beds. For this reason, in this study, the aim was to monitor the levels of dioxins and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and toxic metals (Pb, Cd, and Hg) in M. galloprovincialis collected from the southern coast of the Marmara Sea from 2014 to 2017. According to the results, the maximum levels of dioxins, PAHs, and …

Growth Performance, Survival Rate, Flesh, And Proximate Composition Of Sex-Grouped Triploid And Diploid Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus), Akhmad Taufiq Mukti, Odang Carman, Alimuddin Alimuddin, Muhammad Zairin Jr., Muhammad Agus Suprayudi

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study aimed to compare the growth performance, survival rate, flesh, and proximate composition of sex-grouped triploid and diploid Nile tilapia. The triploid population was obtained through heat shock at 41 ºC for 4 min, 4 min after fertilization. Before sexing, 50 fish were reared in aquaria at a density of 1 fish L$^{-1}$ for 2 months. After sexing, both triploid and diploid fish were grouped into all-male, all-female, and mixed-sex groups and reared in hapas at a density of 10 fish m$^{-2}$ for 4 months. Each group was replicated three times. The highest body weight, body length, and growth …

The Influence Of Vitamin C And Early-Age Thermal Conditioning On The Quality Of Meat And Specific Production Characteristics Of Broilers During Heat Stress, Zoran Ruzic, Zdenko Kanacki, Marija Jokanovic, Suzana Vidakovic, Slobodan Knezevic, Slavoljub Jovic, Smiljana Paras

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Heat stress (HS) is one of the greatest problems in contemporary chicken production and it entails significant economic losses. The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of early-age thermal conditioning (ETC), vitamin C (Vit C) supplementation, and their combination on the production characteristics and specific quality parameters of the meat of broilers which were exposed to chronic HS in the last two weeks of breeding. Four hundred broilers (Cobb 500) of both sexes were divided into 4 experimental groups. Group C was given Vit C (2 g/L) dissolved in water from day 22 until the end of …

Study Of Mitochondrial Dna (Mtdna) D - Loop Region Polymorphism In Şavak Akkaraman Sheep, Serdar Yağci, Si̇nan Baş, Selahaddi̇n Ki̇raz

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was conducted to investigate the maternal genetic diversity using the mtDNA D - loop region 842 base pair (bp) polymorphism in Şavak Akkaraman sheep raised in the province of Erzincan. According to the results, in the mtDNA D - loop of the Şavak Akkaraman breed, 27 polymorphic sites and 20 haplotypes were identified and then, 11 of the 20 haplotypes identified in Şavak sheep were in haplogroup B (55%), 6 in haplogroup A (30%), and 3 in haplogroup C (15%). Haplogroup B was the most frequent haplogroup in Şavak Akkaraman sheep. Haplotype and nucleotide diversities were estimated to …

Nutrient Digestibility, Performance, And Egg Quality Traits Of Quails Raised In Different Stocking Densities And Ascorbic Acid Supplementation In A Hot, Tropical Environment, Adi Ratriyanto, Firmanda Firmanda, Heni Purwanti, Murjoko Murjoko

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study investigated the effects of stocking density (SD) and ascorbic acid (AA) supplementation on nutrient digestibility and laying performance of quails in a tropical environment. Four hundred and eight Japanese quails were designated in a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement with four replicates. The birds were distributed to three SDs, namely 40 (SD-1), 45 (SD-2), and 50 birds per m2 (SD-3) by allotting 15, 17, and 19 birds per cage, respectively (cage size: 3750 cm2). Each SD was supplemented with AA (0 and 250 mg/kg). Interaction was identified between SD and AA on egg production (P < 0.01), while the highest value was yielded in SD-2 supplemented with AA (83.6%). SD-3 achieved lower ether extract (EE) and crude fiber (CF) digestibility (P < 0.05) and eggshell thickness (P = 0.01) than SD-1 or SD-2. AA supplementation enhanced dry matter (DM), EE, CF, crude ash (CA), and calcium (Ca) digestibility (P < 0.05). AA improved egg weight, feed conversion, and protein and energy efficiency ratios as well as eggshell weight and thickness (P < 0.05). The SD of 45 birds per m2, combined with AA supplementation at 250 mg/kg, can be recommended for quails housed in hightemperature environments.

Taqman Probe Qrt-Pcr Detects Bovine Parvovirus And Applies Clinically, Zhuandi Gong, Xiaoyun Shen, Haoqin Liang, Jinjing Geng, Suocheng Wei

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The present study aimed to establish a TaqMan probe real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) for detecting Bovine parvovirus (BPV), and to develop a novel diagnostic method of BPV. TaqMan probe and primers were designed and synthesized from the sequences of conserved 5?-untranslated regions (5'-UTR) of strain Haden of BPV. Optimum reaction conditions were comparatively selected. The sensitivity, specificity, and reproducibility of TaqMan probe qRT-PCR were measured respectively. Feces specimens collected from diarrhea calves were detected using this assay. The results showed that optimized conditions for the probe qRT-PCR were 0.8 μL probes (18.0 μmol/L), 0.4 μL primers (10.0 μmol/L) and annealing temperature …

Effect Of Transportation Distance And Crating Density On Preslaughter Losses And Blood Biochemical Profile In Broilers During Hot And Humid Weather, Faisal Hussnain, Athar Mahmud, Shahid Mahmood, Muhammad Hayat Jaspal

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Transportation of broilers from different localities to the processing plants is a critical step in the farm to fork chain, and any disturbance in this chain may result in worst consequences. Keeping this scenario in view, a study was conducted to determine the live losses at different transportation distances (~80, 160, 240 km) and crating densities (10, 12, 15 birds/crate) during hot and humid summer. The uniform weight birds were picked from a farm and placed in plastic crates (0.91 m × 0.55 m). The results showed a significant increase in body weight loss and dead on arrival (%) with …

Some Fecundity Parameters And Ovarian Maturity Criteria Of Ornamental Red Cherry Shrimp (Neocaridina Davidi), Darmawan Setia Budi, Didik Hartono, Fajar Maulana, Türker Bodur, Lailatul Lutfiyah, Suciyono -, Prayogo -

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The red cherry shrimp (RCS) Neocaridina davidi is a tiny shrimp that has a bright red color; therefore, it has become a popular ornamental species. The aims of this study are to determine the fecundity, egg size, and maturation time of the RCS at different sizes and also to determine its ovarian maturity criteria. A total of 18 adult female shrimps in 3 different size groups based on carapace length were used. They were grouped as small (S: 1.5-1.7 cm), medium (M: 1.8-2.0 cm), and large (L: 2.1-2.3 cm); a total of 36 adult male shrimps (1.5 ± 0.2 cm) …