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CURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH LIBRARIES
Libraries, museums and archives hold valuable collections in a variety of media, presenting a vast
body of knowledge rooted in the history of human civilisation. These form the repository of the
wisdom of great works by thinkers of past and the present. The holdings of these institutions are
priceless heritage of the mankind as they preserve documents, ideas, and the oral and written
records. To value the cultural heritage and to care for it as a treasure bequeathed to us by our
ancestors is the major responsibility of libraries. The past records constitute a natural resource
and are indispensable to the present generation as well as to the generations to come. Libraries
preserve the documentary heritage resources for which they are primarily responsible. Any loss of
such materials is simply irreplaceable. Therefore, preserving this intellectual, cultural heritage
becomes not only the academic commitment but also the moral responsibility of the
librarians/information scientists, who are in charge of these repositories.
The high quality of the papers and the discussion represent the thinking and experience of experts
in their particular fields. The contributed papers also relate to the methodology used in libraries
in Asia to provide access to manuscripts and cultural heritage. The volume discusses best practices
in Knowledge preservation and how to collaborate and preserve the culture. The book also deals with
manuscript and archives issues in the digital era.
The approach of this book is concise, comprehensively, covering all major aspects of preservation
and conservation through libraries. The readership of the book is not just limited to library and
information science professionals, but also for those involved in conservation, preservation,
restoration or other related disciplines. The book will be useful for librarians, archivists and
conservators.
We thank the Sunan Kalijaga University, Special Libraries Association- Asian Chapter for their
trust and their constant support, all the contributors for their submissions, the members of the Local
and International Committee for their reviewing effort for making this publication possible
First rib fractures: not always a hallmark of severe trauma-a report of three cases
ăAbstractăAccording to medical literature, fracture
of the first rib is quite rare and the bilateral condition is
especially rare. This type of fracture is usually associated
with severe intrathoracic trauma and other bony or
neurovascular injuries, thus can be considered as a
harbinger of major trauma. However here we present three
cases of low velocity first rib fractures without any major
trauma or multisystem injuries. All the three patients were
treated conservatively and did well on simple analgesics
and rest and had no early or late complications. It can be
seen that not all the first rib fractures are associated with
major trauma or multisystem injuries. There is a variant of
first rib fracture with low velocity injuries which is not
associated with any major complications in contrast to
majority of first rib fractures associated with high velocity
injuries. Causative factor of such injuries may be violent
muscular contraction of scalenus anterior or serratus
anterior, but not direct trauma.
Key words: Rib fractures; Wounds and injuries;
Multiple traum
Data, Calibration and Processing of Thermal Infrared Data from the LisR ISS Mission
Longwave Infrared Sensing demonstratoR (LisR) mission is a longwave infrared camera which is flying on board the International Space Station (ISS), launched in February 2022 with first light in early March 2022.
This demonstrator, developed by the founders of ConstellR at Fraunhofer Institute of High Speed Dynamics in Freiburg/ Germany, is a platform to demonstrate the capabilities of cryo-cooled long wave infrared detectors from space. The goal of this mission is to derive high-accuracy Land Surface Temperature (LST) information used for better planning and efficiency in the agricultural sector. This information is critical in order to ensure the sustainability of global food supplies. LisR is the precursor of a full satellite constellation called HiVE which is planned to deliver high temporal, spatial and spectral resolution thermal and VisNir information from space from the end of 2023 onwards. The demonstrator mainly consists of a cryo-cooled thermal infrared frame camera, a free form optical assembly and an on board data processing unit. It images the earthâs surface in two longwave infrared bands which allows the derivation of highly accurate Land Surface Temperature information with high spatial resolution.
The main industries benefitting of such data are, but not only, the global agricultural sector, food supply chains, sustainable finance and insurance industries which can monitor and optimize the water cycle of global food production with this information.
Besides a brief description of the instrument itself the envisaged presentation will detail:
⢠the pre-launch laboratory characterization of the instrument for spectral resolution, spatial resolution and the MTF characterization,
⢠the laboratory absolute radiometric measurements,
⢠the available data products,
⢠the operational radiometric and geometric correction and processing algorithms and pipeline,
⢠the algorithm used to derive Land Surface temperature from absolute calibrated and orthorectified radiance data,
⢠the initial image quality and accuracy assessments,
⢠the initial in-flight absolute radiometric characterization and calibration and finally,
⢠an insight into the planned constellation of multispectral vis/nir/tir satellites
The spectrum of leukodystrophies in children: Experience at a tertiary care centre from North India
Objective: The objective of this study is to retrospectively collect and then describe the clinico-radiographical profile of confirmed cases of leukodystrophy who presented over a 5-year period to a tertiary care teaching hospital in North India. Materials and Methods: The case records of 80 confirmed cases of leukodystrophy were reviewed and the cases have been described in terms of their clinical presentation and neuroimaging findings. Results: The cases have been grouped into five categories: Hypomyelinating, demyelinating, disorders with vacuolization, cystic, and miscellaneous. The commonest leukodystrophies are megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts (MLC), Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), and metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). A notable proportion of hypomyelinating disorders were uncharacterized. Conclusions: Leukodystrophies at this point of time have no definite cure. They have a progressively downhill clinical course. Early diagnosis is imperative for appropriate genetic counseling. A simplified approach to diagnose common leukodystrophies has also been provided. It is important to develop a registry, which can provide valuable epidemiological data to prioritize research in this field, which has many unanswered questions
Identification of novel regulatory small RNAs in Acinetobacter baumannii.
Small RNA (sRNA) molecules are non-coding RNAs that have been implicated in regulation of various cellular processes in living systems, allowing them to adapt to changing environmental conditions. Till date, sRNAs have not been reported in Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii), which has emerged as a significant multiple drug resistant nosocomial pathogen. In the present study, a combination of bioinformatic and experimental approach was used for identification of novel sRNAs. A total of 31 putative sRNAs were predicted by a combination of two algorithms, sRNAPredict and QRNA. Initially 10 sRNAs were chosen on the basis of lower E- value and three sRNAs (designated as AbsR11, 25 and 28) showed positive signal on Northern blot. These sRNAs are novel in nature as they do not have homologous sequences in other bacterial species. Expression of the three sRNAs was examined in various phases of bacterial growth. Further, the effect of various stress conditions on sRNA gene expression was determined. A detailed investigation revealed differential expression profile of AbsR25 in presence of varying amounts of ethidium bromide (EtBr), suggesting that its expression is influenced by environmental or internal signals such as stress response. A decrease in expression of AbsR25 and concomitant increase in the expression of bioinformatically predicted targets in presence of high EtBr was reverberated by the decrease in target gene expression when AbsR25 was overexpressed. This hints at the negative regulation of target genes by AbsR25. Interestingly, the putative targets include transporter genes and the degree of variation in expression of one of them (A1S_1331) suggests that AbsR25 is involved in regulation of a transporter. This study provides a perspective for future studies of sRNAs and their possible involvement in regulation of antibiotic resistance in bacteria specifically in cryptic A. baumannii