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Covid-19 Pandemic And Its Impact On Cancer Patients: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Recent Studies, Gyanajeet Yumnam, Ibohal Singh Ch

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Cancer is one of the dreaded diseases for which no drugs have been invented so far for its complete cure. While the world is advancing so fast with the advancement of science and technology, at the same time, new dreaded diseases continue to emerge around the world. One such global pandemic disease currently witnessing is COVID-19. No exact medicine has been developed to control and cure this new pandemic which has a serious impact on aged persons; patients of diabetics, asthma, cancer, pneumonia, etc. Some recent and current studies conducted around the world have shown us many facts about this. …

Estimating Remaining Useful Life In Machines Using Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review, Sameer Sayyad, Satish Kumar, Arunkumar Bongale, Anupkumar Bongale, Shruti Patil

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The remaining useful life (RUL) estimations become one of the most essential aspects of predictive maintenance (PdM) in the era of industry 4.0. Predictive maintenance aims to minimize the downtime of machines or process, decreases maintenance costs, and increases the productivity of industries. The primary objective of this bibliometric paper is to understand the scope of literature available related to RUL prediction. Scopus database is used to perform the analysis of 1673 extracted scientific literature from the year 1985 to 2020. Based on available published documents, analysis is done on the year-wise publication data, document types, language-wise distribution of documents, …

Publication Trend Among Faculty Members In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan, Usman Ali Shah

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Objective: The study was aimed to scrutinize the research output of the Faculty members of Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak having PhD degree, from 2012 to 2019.

Material and Method: Bibliometric approach was adopted to conduct this study.The study was delimited to the regular faculty members of Khushal Khan Khattak University Karak having PhD degree in their relevant field.

Results:The results show that Dr. Saeed Ullah Jan is the most prolific authors with 41 publications followed by Dr. Anwar Khan with 40 papers. Department wise productivity shows that Department of Management Sciences is ranked high in research productivity with …

Influence Of The Use Of The Internet On The Reading Culture Of Students Of Government College, Umuahia Abia State, Nigeria, Juliana Obiageri Akidi, Florence Ada Oyije Agbese, Chukwuemeka Chukwueke

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The Internet has simplified information services provided in this ICT era. One can easily acquire the required knowledge and information on a single click, thus, making information generation and dissemination timely. Regrettably, this may not be so for categories of individuals who seemed to have deviated from the original plan of the Internet for academics. Hence, this study was necessitated to investigate the influence of the use of the Internet on the reading culture of students of Government College, Umuahia. Three objectives guided the study. The research design adopted was a survey research design. The population of the study comprised …

Planning A User-Centered Process Improvement For Academic Libraries: A Pathway Of Satisfying Users’ Needs, Muhammad Jaber Hossain University Of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Md. Shariful Shariful Islam

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The purpose of this study is to design a user-centered process improvement for academic libraries. The study proposes a theoretical framework to continuously improve the existing library service processes thus improving user satisfaction, loyalty and retention. The paper is based on a review of literature collected through the secondary sources such as books, research reports and journal articles. This paper attempts to gather and review the literatures on relevant topics and give a theoretical analysis as we try to draw up a conceptual foundation of user-centered process improvement methods and techniques for academic libraries. The proposed framework may provide librarians …

The Role Of Social Networks In Delay Of University Students Academics In Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Rahoo Mr

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The purpose of the study is to investigate the role of social network in academic delay of University students of Pakistan. The study design was the quantitative and applied descriptive. The population of the study was students of under graduate program of universities. Multistage cluster sampling techniques was used to select the respondents of the study. The size of sample was 375 participants of study. Primary data collection through questionnaire which was adopted in this study, from previous studies of Solomon and Rothblum Academic Procrastination Questionnaire (1984) and Social Networks Questionnaire developed by the authors. Data analyses for required data …

Usage Of Information Resources And Infrastructural Facilities By Academic Staffs In The Western Nigeria Libraries Of The Faculty Of Agriculture University A Case Study Of Ui, Oau Nd Funab, Lawal Mohammed Tukur, S Kannan S

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The study examines the information resources and infrastructure facilities in Nigeria's Agriculture University Libraries. Academic staffs from Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan are the respondents. The main objective of the study is to determine the usage of the information resources and facilities at Agriculture University Libraries in Nigeria in order to analyze the types of available information resources, and facilities, the level of usage, user. The researcher took 4.4 % of the entire respondent population= 1755= 78. so seventy eight(78) copies of the questionnaires were given to the respondents. Sixty one (61) copies …

Information Support In The Parliament Environment: Information Audit On E-Paper Service By The Library Of The Indonesian House Of Representatives, Sukmawati Nila Agustin, Muhamad Prabu Wibowo

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E-Paper service at the Library of the Indonesian House of Representatives (also known as the DPR RI library) provides information on Indonesia's latest issues for experts and parliament members. The service served its main purpose as information support for decision-making and the law and regulation-making processes. This study audited the information resources management on E-Paper services in the DPR RI library and identify problems that arise during the management process. We interviewed 20 informants comprising librarians, library managers, the head of the library, and service users (experts and parliament members). We conducted observations of the events and analyzed the documents …

Academic Self-Concept As It Correlates To Use Of Library Resources By Undergraduates In Tai Solarin University Of Education., Temitope A. Osisanwo Dr., Jude Chidike Jude Mr, Olufela I. Adeyeoye Mrs

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The paper examined academic self-concept as it correlate to use of library resources by undergraduates in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun. The study employed a correlational survey research design. The population of the study consist of 3,544 undergraduates registered users of Otunba Gbenga Daniel Library, TASUED. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 248 sample from the population. Four research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The data collected was analyzed using frequency distribution table and percentage for research questions and Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The …

Developing A Fuzzy Expert System To Determine The Levels Of Students' Ehealth Literacy, Rogheyeh Eskrootchi, Masoud Zavari, Mohammadreza Alibeyk

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The concept of eHealth literacy refers to the ability of a person to access electronic health information, evaluate the information, and apply the resulting knowledge to address or solve a health problem. Considering the uncertainties and the subjective nature of e-health literacy, determining the levels of students’ e-health literacy is a complex problem. The aim of this research is to develop and implement a fuzzy expert system to determine the level of eHealth literacy anytime and anywhere without accessing the experts personally. Thus, after studying the different methods of measuring people’s literacy level, the Digital Health Literacy Instrument was chosen …

Analysis Of ‘Big Data’ Research Output In Ieeexplore : A Bibliometric Study, Shanmugam Rajeswari, Praveena Krish

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The present study has been taken with the purpose of finding out the growth of literature of big data research output 3,48,512 articles has been collected from the period 2009-2018 from the IEEE Xplore and were analyzed to study year wise distribution, form wise distribution and , publisher distribution etc.

The Intrinsic Structure Of Nuclear Chemistry: A Scientometric Study, Sivamani Muthusamy, Sarangapani R, Shyamala R

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: In the last two decades, the research in nuclear chemistry has experienced a regular as well as voluminous structural changes and has grown notably with interaction from other fields in terms of theory building, methodology, and applications. This study focus a quantitative assessment of the scientific literature for mapping the intellectual structure of nuclear chemistry research and its scientific development over a 11-year period from 2008 till 2018. A total of 109281 publications were subjected to examination in order to draw statistics and depict dynamic changes to shed new light upon the growth, dispersion and structure of the studied …

Bibliometric Assessment Of Intrinsic Motivation Research Trends Of The Last Six Decades, Sumra Haleem Shaikh, Shabir Hussain, Tauha Hussain Ali, Haseeb Haleem Shaikh

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Psychologists have posited two types of driving theories. By dualistic hypotheses, motivation is broken into two forms: Intrinsic and Extrinsic. The attainment of an instrumental purpose relates to Intrinsic Motivation. It has been observed that intrinsic motivation has been a topic of research interest of the researchers due to the importance of the term. Therefore, this paper evaluates the research output on intrinsic motivation since 1959 in different fields using the Scopus database. The data were collected from the Scopus database and were analyzed using Microsoft Excel to analyze the research trends on intrinsic motivation. It is concluded that intrinsic …

Library Environment :Microbial Quality Assessment And Antibacterial Activity Of Cinnamomum Verum And Piper Nigrum With Respect To Microorganisms Of Srcw Library, Shyamala R, Mekala M

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Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Background research interest focuses on medicinal herbs such as Cinnamomum verum and Piper nigrum extracts can be used to trap the microbes from the atmosphere.

• To collect bark of Cinnamomum verum and Piper nigrum plants and make a dry powder.
• To perform Phytochemicals analysis for the extracted powder.
• To perform antimicrobial susceptibility test and MIC against different strains.
• To develop herbal coated tissue paper.

METHODOLOGY:

• The bark of Cinnamomum verum and Piper nigrum were collected and finely powdered.
• Different extracts of C. verum and P. nigrum (10 μl to 40 μl) were loaded on to the wells of …

Radiologic Clinics Of North America; Bibliometric Spectrum Of Publications From 2000 To 2019., Ali Mohammed Aldhebaib, Ikram Ul Haq, Fayazul Ul Haq, Muhammad Tanveer, Oinam Gokulchandra Singh

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Aim: The aim of this study is to present the bibliometric analysis of papers published in Radiologic Clinic of North America (RCNA) from 2000 to 2019.

Design/Methodology: The Elsevier’s Scopus database was used as a source to retrieve the bibliographic records published from 2000 to 2019. The data was evaluated on the following parameters, growth of publications and their citation impact by year, most contributing institutions and countries, productive authors, authorship patterns, most-cited papers, frequently used keywords and flow of knowledge. Only original and review articles were used for analysis, other types of documents were excluded. Microsoft Excel, SPSS …

Estimating The Quality Of Arabian Journals Using Bibliometric Indicators, Isam Mohammed Abdel-Magid, Md. Safiqur Rahaman, Abu Waris, Dr. Mirza Muhammad Naseer, Shakil Ahmad, Manuelraj Peter

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Scholarly published scientific journals’ quality and the standard were measured in recent years based on their scientific indicators such as Journal Impact Factor (IF), citation values, and journal ranking values. Any experimental writer and researcher will investigate these factors of journals before publishing their research output. Analyzing and comparing these indicators among different bibliographic databases are welcomed by the research community and will give them some insight to decide or to choose which journals they need to select for publishing their research outputs. The main objective of the research work undertaken was to assess the impact and visibility of 66 …

A Machine Learning Based Book Availability Prediction Model For Library Management System, Dersin Daimari, Mwnthai Narzary, Nabajyoti Mazumdar, Amitava Nag

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The Library Management System supports numerous users every day and yet many users cannot avail books in real time for their use. For a user, it will be very beneficial to have a system which can predict the possible availability of the issued books. In this paper, Machine learning is used on the data obtained from the library to predict the date for book availability. Random forest, support vector and neural network are used and the result trend are compared using keres and SKlearn. From the study, the result shows that it is possible to know and govern the availability …

The Effect Innovation Of Information Technology, Product, Work, And Service Toward Development Performance Academic Business Laboratory In Indonesia, Ilham M, Tanti Handriana, Fendy Suhariadi

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This study was conducted to compile a work plan and create an integrated laboratory information system and improve academic services at Uin Sunan Ampel Surabaya based on the implementation of work programs towards a world class university. The purpose of this research activity is to design and implement a system capable of providing work information for each manager of the integration laboratory and maximizing the utilization of the integration laboratory so that the use of the integration laboratory is better and more precise. The results of this research can form an integrated laboratory information system that can optimize the performance …

The Relevance Of Collection Development Policy In The Collection Development Of Maranatha University College And Ghana Christian University College Libraries, Afua Frempong-Kore

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The study was conducted to determine the relevance of collection development policies in some private academic libraries in Ghana with Maranatha University College and Ghana Christian University College as the case study. The study adopted a case study design and used a qualitative method in its examinations. A self-designed interview schedule was used to solicit information from the staff in the two libraries. The study participants included two (2) head librarians who are all professionals and four (4) para-professional librarians. The face-to-face interview method was employed as a data collection instrument for this study– content analysis was used to analyse …

Use Of Print And Electronic Resources Among The Post-Graduate Students In The Teaching Departments Of University Of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Meenu Mohan, Mini Devi B

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The study explores the use of print and electronic resources among the postgraduate students in the teaching departments of university of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. The other objectives are to examine the awareness about print and electronic resources, to determine which resources are suitable for students, identify the satisfaction level and problems faced in using print and electronic resources and to investigate the suggestions for using print and electronic resources. Respondents were selected from the postgraduate students through simple random sampling method applying questionnaire method. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS software and MS Excel. The findings revealed that majority of the …

The Extent Of Awareness And Adoption Of Unesco Conservation Guidelines On Restoration Practices By University Library Management In South East Nigeria, Ngozi Chima-James

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This study is an attempt to find out the extent of awareness and adoption of UNESCO conservation guidelines on restoration practices by university library management in South East Nigeria. The study was guided with two (2) research questions and one (1) hypothesis. A survey research design approach was adopted for the study, with target area on university library management in south east Nigeria. The questionnaire was used as the research instrument for data collection, which was subjected to a reliability test using the cronbach alpha statistics which gave an alpha value of α=0.90. The study found that the extent of …

Digital Communication Media: Resources And Distribution Channels On Forest And Land Fires Information In Riau Province Of Indonesia During Covid-19 Pandemic Period, Gumgum Gumilar, Engkus Kuswarno, Herlina Agustin, Nik Norma Nik Hasan

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The control towards Indonesian forest and land fires in 2020 is deemed more complicated due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Its rapid dissemination encourages the central and regional government officials to focus the Covid-19 risk reduction through some policies, such as health protocol, social activity and large-scale meeting restrictions as well as independent regional quarantine, causing the controlling process towards the fires to be implemented by collaborating a direct method in disaster-vulnerable areas through digital communication media.

The research is purposed to recognize the use of communication technology in controlling Indonesian forest and land fires during the Covid-19 pandemic period, comprising …

Usage Of Electronic Resources And Services By Students Of Nift Bhubaneswar: A Case Study, Jayant Kumar Sethy, Puspanjali Jena

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The prime objective of this research paper is to explore usage of electronic resources and services by the students and research scholar with special reference to NIFT, Bhubaneswar. A printed version of 130 structured questionnaires were distributed randomly among the selected samples of National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bhubaneswar with respects to students and researcher to get relevant data and 101 filled in questionnaires were received and analyzed. To investigate information on frequency of using of e-resources and overall satisfaction on e-resources, simple frequency was carried out. The response rate was 101(77.69%). The outcome from the analysis shows that the …

Evaluation Of The Library Services And Facilities Among Klef-Guntur And Klef- Hyderabad, Dr.Ramesh Rayapudi, Dr Mohana Krishna Irrinki

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Library is one area where the desired skills are imparted to the significant section of the society called the information seekers. The libraries are important in providing the essential resources which are essential in providing, processing and disseminating the information in such a way that they change the information levels of the library users. All efforts are made by the libraries, with the implementation of the advanced technological tools, to provide essential information resources which are made accessible by the users. To enable the library users’ access these resources there is an important aspect of level of services provided to …

Role Of Pakistani Universities In Interfaith Dialogue, Harmony And Relations An Index And Bibliometric Of Produced Academic Dissertations, Abid Hussain Mr, Rauf Ahmed

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Interfaith dialogue has become one of the most significant and interesting activities in contemporary socio-political and socio-religious global scenario due to its crucial role in the peace process and peaceful interfaith relations. Many groups of scholars, institutes, organizations, and even governments are promoting the activities regarding interfaith relations. Meanwhile, it is also assumed that Pakistan is one of the countries where interfaith dialogue activities are arranged officially on the state level. In this study, efforts are made to review statistically and to index the literature produced by Pakistani scholars and universities. A mixed-method research methodology is adopted for this study …

Impact Of Covid-19 On Indian Higher Education, Mvv Prasad Kantipudi, John Moses C. Dr., Rajanikanth Aluvalu Dr., Tarun Goud Golyalla Mr.

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The worldwide pandemic due to the new coronavirus Covid-19 is playing a vital role in higher education systems. Some of the important affects are disturbing the completion of the terminal exam, completing the syllabus, starting of the new academic year and loss of jobs. The Covid-19 pandemic motivates the education institutions and stakeholders for remote learning as well as it makes a new challenge in global economies. This article focuses the challenges on higher education in the era of Covid-19 pandemic as well as some solutions to continue the higher education. Particularly, this aims to describe the impact of higher …

Lung Cancer Research In India And Iran: A Scientometric Study, Rabiya Mushtaq, Fayaz Ahmad Loan

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The study aims to provide global research productivity on lung cancer with an in-depth analysis of the growth & development of India and Iran. The study focuses on the authorship collaborative patterns among Indian and Iranian medical scientists as well. The research started with the selection of terms on “Lung cancer”. Three terms- Lung Cancer, Lung Neoplasm, and Pulmonary Neoplasm were selected from the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to retrieve the data from the Web of Science (WoS). The Boolean Operator “OR” was executed to retrieve the records. The data related to Lung cancer research from 1989-2017 was retrieved and …

Conservation Of Indigenous Tribal Culture At Tripura, India: A Proposed Model In E-Environment, Sudip Bhattacharjee

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The tribal communities (indigenous groups) of Tripura have their respective arts and cultures or folklores or folktales which are initially oral and passed down to the younger generations by the senior members from generation to generation. Due to the modernization and influx of migrated people from the neighboring country to Tripura, created threats among the tribal communities for maintaining their unique identity and traditional cultures. Their enriched culture is getting mix-up and they are wondering to save their culture for the next generation. The present study discusses the issues and challenges faced by tribal communities to maintain their enriched arts …

Assessment Indicator Model (Libqual) On College Library Satisfaction, Tiko Dhafin Rizky, Nurul Huda, Muslikh Muslikh, Nova Rini

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This study aims to determine the comparison between the combination of these assessments between public and Islamic-based universities. This study adopts a quantitative research methodology. The self-administered questionnaire was distributed each to 200 visitors of the Nusantara Business Institute and YARSI University to find out the comparison of the combined assessment of LibQual and Muslim-friendly Librarian. The study found that the combination of ratings between LibQual and Muslim Friendly Librarian had differences in satisfaction scores between the campuses. This study notes that Muslim-friendly Librarian has a higher satisfaction score for public higher education users than Islamic-based universities

Time Series Data Analysis Using Machine Learning-(Ml) Approach, Mvv Prasad Kantipudi Dr., Pradeep Kumar N.S Dr., S.Sreenath Kashyap Dr., Ss Anusha Vemuri Ms

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Healthcare benefits related to continuous monitoring of human movement and physical activity can potentially reduce the risk of accidents associated with elderly living alone at home. Based on the literature review, it is found that many studies focus on human activity recognition and are still active towards achieving practical solutions to support the elderly care system. The proposed system has introduced a joint approach of machine learning and signal processing technology for the recognition of human's physical movements using signal data generated by accelerometer sensors. The framework adopts the concept of DSP to select very descriptive feature sets and uses …