Research in the University of Calicut, India

This paper examines the growth of scholarly articles produced by the University of Calicut over a period of fifty one years to identify the growth and trend of research. Data was collected from Scopus database. As of 30th September 2018, a total number of 2158 scholarly articles have been published by the university. The study found that more papers were published on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (30%) followed by Chemistry (23%) and Physics and Astronomy combination (21%). The publications of scholarly articles in Social Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting, Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Economics, Econometrics and Finance were found to be very less (3.7%). The majority of articles (58%) were published during the last ten years (58%)

Research in the University of Calicut, India

This paper examines the growth of scholarly articles produced by the University of Calicut over a period of fifty one years to identify the growth and trend of research. Data was collected from Scopus database. As of 30th September 2018, a total number of 2158 scholarly articles have been published by the university. The study found that more papers were published on Agricultural and Biological Sciences (30%) followed by Chemistry (23%) and Physics and Astronomy combination (21%). The publications of scholarly articles in Social Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting, Arts and Humanities, Psychology, Economics, Econometrics and Finance were found to be very less (3.7%). The majority of articles (58%) were published during the last ten years (58%)

Web Impact Factor Analysis of Special Library Websites in Kerala

Webometric is one of the most-relevant info-metric tools that can be used to analyze how users actually react and use specific web document. The present study aims to analyze the websites of special libraries in Kerala to identify the number of web pages, link pages, and calculate web impact factors such as SWIF, SLWIF, EWIF, and RWIF. Data was collected from 9 special library website in Kerala through Google Search Engine . The study reveals that all type of web impact factors is highest in KIRTADS library website and lowest in the library website of CPCRI

Demographic analysis & management strategies for treatment resistant depression: A prospective observational study

Purpose: A substantial proportion of Major depressive disorder patients do not react properly to antidepressants and are classified as having Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD). This study was undertaken to evaluate the demographic profile and management strategies for TRD in psychiatric department of a tertiary care super-specialty hospital. Methods: In this prospective observational study, a total of 27 subjects diagnosed with TRD were enrolled. Treatment resistant cases in the hospital setting were identified by using Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS). We evaluated the demographic profile, major adverse drug reactions and treatment provided for those patients and monitored for improvement of conditions. Results: The demographic profile result shows that females had predominance over males. Furthermore, family history also had a strong correlation with the occurrence of TRD. Sertraline, Venlafaxine and Sodium valproate combination was majorly used in the treatment of TRD patients. Among them, Venlafaxine was used commonly in TRD and the MADRS scores shown improvement in patient condition. Apart from drug therapy ECT when given in combination with antipsychotics were also effective in TRD. The major ADRs shown by TRD patients include weight changes, GI problems and sexual dysfunction