Library and Information Science Education in Arunachal Pradesh

This article presents an overview of LIS education in Arunachal Pradesh. Arunachal Pradesh (A.P.) has several private universities offering LIS schooling, but no Government authority organizations currently offer LIS. The author further recognizes a few issues concerning LIS schooling in A.P alongside specific ideas for development. The findings suggest that more effort is required to establish LIS education in AP by the authorities of Arunachal Pradesh, Rajiv Gandhi University, Library Association, and LIS Professionals of Arunachal Pradesh to provide stable and quality education in LIS

Proceedings of the Conference on Human and Economic Resources

Economic relations and competition process between the EU and Turkey has been increasingly accelerated with the customs union agreement in 1996. Consequently, this acceleration process has affected the industrial sector generally, as well as automotive sector, specifically. Since Turkey’s joining to the EU will create even more crucial results in international markets for specific sector, the impacts of the process should carefully be evaluated beforehand so that the necessary precautions must be taken by the sector representatives. Even though above statement is true for every individual sector, this study covers only Turkish automotive sector and its competitiveness within the EU process. Also, automotive sector has its own special characteristics, because it can be considered a locomotive for most of the remaining sectors in Turkey. Within this context, this study measures the competitiveness of Turkish automotive industry and compares the results with those of the EU member countries from 1995 to 2004. As measurement tool, we use Revealed Comparative Advantage Indexes of all the countries. In addition, a simple Least Square Regression technique has been used to show how and in what ratio exports are affected from several variables. In order for our analysis become more meaningful and applicable to the real sector, a small survey has been done to some of the automotive producers in Turkey. Even though the sampling of the survey was not statistically enough to reach certain conclusions, the results obtained from the survey helped us to construct the econometric model on more concrete bases. Results of the study showed that Turkish automotive sector has competitiveness problem with the EU. However, the medium and big size producers have more power to compete with the EU countries. Also, even though Turkey has the highest tax on automobile industry in the Europe, the sector showed very high productivity level after the customs union agreement in 1996.automotive industry, EU, Turkey

The role of lung ultrasonography in evaluation of COVID-19 pneumonia

After a few months it emerged in Wuhan (China), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Diagnosis of the disease is mainly based on real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test by nasopharyngeal swab. However, due to excess of numbers of false-negative PCR test results, chest computed tomography (CT) is commonly used as a supplementary modality. However, CT has some disadvantages. Firstly, a normal chest CT scan does not exclude the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia. Additionally, the radiation exposure and a weak diagnostic value are other challenges. When the infection is limited to upper respiratory system or performed in the early stage, false-negative results may be obtained on CT scan.  Recently lung ultrasonography (LUS) has emerged as a easy-to-use, cost-effective and radiation-free tool in diagnosis, management and follow-up of COVID-19 pneumonia. In this narrative review, our aim is to clarify the utility of LUS in COVID-19 pneumonia with its advantages and disadvantages. We also aimed to guide clinicians to use LUS as a practical tool

The impacts of blue stain degradation on the industrial processing properties of logs

Mavi renklenme tomruk, kereste ve kullanım yerlerindeki malzemede estetik karakteristikler ve mekanik şok direncinde neden olduğu değişimler dolayısıyla önemli ekonomik kayıplara yol açmaktadır. Diğer yandan, zarara maruz kalmış malzemede emprenye ve üst yüzey işlemlerindeki başarı oranının düşük olmasının tomruğun endüstriyel kullanım alanlarını önemli ölçüde sınırlandırdığı bilinmektedir. Bu çalışma mavi renklenme zararının, tomruk işleyen orman endüstri işletmeleri üretim süreci üzerindeki etkilerini ve neden olduğu kayıpları belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Araştırma, Gümüşhane ilinde Sarıçam tomruğu işleyen toplam 9 küçük ve orta ölçekli kereste üretim işletmesinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada, mavi renklenme zararının boyutu tomruk toplam hacmine oranlanarak değerlendirilmiştir. Diğer yandan, inşaat ve doğrama sektörlerine yönelik üretim gerçekleştiren işletmeler arasında, mavileşme sonucu oluşan tahribat yönünden karşılaştırmalar yapılmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda, mavi renklenme tahribatında hacmen zarara maruz kalma oranının diri odun genişliği, tomruk boy ve çap değişkenlerine bağlı olmak üzere %32-84 arasında değiştiği belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, inşaat ve doğrama sektörlerine yönelik kereste üretimi yapan işletmeler arasında tomruk enine kesit yüzeyindeki mavileşmiş alan genişliği ve bozuk hacim oranı değişkenlerine göre istatistiksel düzeyde anlamlı farklılıklar bulunduğu (p<0,05) tespit edilmiştir. Diğer yandan, inşaat sektörüne yönelik üretim yapan kereste işletmelerinde mavi renklenme zararının göz ardı edildiği görülmüştür. Doğrama sektörüne yönelik üretim yapan işletmelerde ise malzemenin görsel niteliklerinin iyileştirilmesi amacıyla mavileşmiş kısmın uzaklaştırıldığı, ancak bu işlem dolayısıyla ilave enerji ve işgücü maliyetlerinin oluştuğu tespit edilmiştir.Blue staining leads to significant economic losses because of the changes it causes in the aesthetic characteristics and mechanical shock resistance of log, timber and materials in the usage area. On the other hand, it is known that the low success rate of impregnation and surface treatment in materials exposed to degradation considerably narrows down industrial usage areas of the logs. This study aims to determine the effects of blue stain degradation on manufacturing process of forest industry managements processing log and the losses caused by this. This research was conducted in a total of 9 small and medium sized lumber production managements processing scots pine log in Gümüşhane province. In this study, the size of the blue stain degradation was evaluated by calculating the total volume of the log. On the other hand, comparisons regarding blue stain degradation have been carried out between the managements that conduct productions intended for the construction and woodworking sectors. At the end of the study, it has been determined that the ratio of exposure to volumetric damages ranges between %32-84 depending on fresh wood width, log length and diameter variables in the blue stain degradation. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that statistically significant differences (p<0.05) exist between the blue stained area in corrupted volume ratio and the cross-section horizontal to the log variables between managements manufacturing for the construction and woodworking sectors. On the other hand, it has been observed that blue stain degradation is overlooked in timber manufacturers producing for the construction sector. In the managements manufacturing for the woodworking sector, it has been identified that the blue stained part is removed to improve the visual qualities of the material, however, additional energy and workforce costs originate because of this process

Effects on local competetion of stumpage sale

Ülkemizde, 1956 yılında çıkarılan ve halen yürürlükte olan 6831 sayılı Orman Kanunu gereğince, devlet ormanlarının devlet tarafından işletilmesi esas alınmıştır. Ancak, özellikle 1990’lı yıllarda küreselleşme süreci ile birlikte yaşanan bazı gelişmeler (serbest ticaret çalışmaları, Sovyetler Birliğinin dağılması vb.) sonucu ülkemize düşük fiyatlı ve yüksek miktarda orman ürünü girişine neden olmuştur. Bu gelişmelerle birlikte, orman ürünleri üretimi ve depolama sistemlerindeki maliyet artışlarının da etkisiyle, Orman Genel Müdürlüğü orman ürünleri piyasasındaki tekel olma özelliğini kaybetmiş, satışlarında durgunluk yaşamaya başlamış ve rekabet yeteneği azalmıştır. Sonuçta, 1996 yılından itibaren, maliyetleri azaltıcı, tüketici talep ve davranışlarını dikkate alan ve rekabet gücünü artırıcı alternatif bir pazarlama anlayışı olarak, dikili ağaç satışı uygulaması başlatılmıştır. Bu çalışmada, Giresun Orman İşletme Müdürlüğü örneği, dikili ağaç satışları ve açık artırmalı satışlar bağlamında ele alınarak, söz konusu uygulamanın yerel orman ürünleri piyasasında meydana getirdiği rekabet ve yerelleşme etkileri, genel olarak irdelenmeye çalışılmıştır.In our country, which is still in force in 1956 and issued in accordance with the Forest Act 6831, the state forests are considered to be state-run. Our country, however, especially in the 1990, the process of globalization along with experienced some improvements (free trade works, the Soviet Union's disintegration, etc.) led to entrance of forest product low-cost and high amount. However, effect on cost increases forest products production and storage systems, General Directorate of Forestry (OGM) lost its monopoly property. Additionally, sales has began to live the recession and decreased competition ability. Finally, since 1996 to reduce costs, and increase the competitiveness which takes into account consumer demand and behavior as an alternative marketing approach, stumpage sale started. In this study, Giresun Forest Management Directorate example, has taken into consideration sales stumpage and auction. The effects on decentralization and competition of local forest product markets of the application were examine

The review of non-wood forest products management ın Gumushane: current situation, problems and solutions

Son yıllarda odun dışı orman ürünlerine yönelik bilinçlenme ve talep gittikçe artmaktadır. Bu artışta, yerel ve ulusal ekonomiler açısından odun dışı orman ürünlerinin önemli bir gelir ve istihdam kaynağı olarak görülmeye başlanmasının yanı sıra Dünya’da genel olarak doğal ürünlere olan talebin belirgin bir şekilde artışının da payı bulunmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, Gümüşhane yöresinde yürütülen odun dışı orman ürünleri işletmeciliği faaliyetleri özellikle odun dışı bitkisel ürünler çerçevesinde ele alınarak irdelenmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu amaçla, Gümüşhane ilinde ikamet eden orman köylüleri, Orman İşletme Müdürlüğü ve odun dışı orman ürünleri işleyen işletmeler ekseninde gerçekleştirilen görüşmeler ve yüz yüze görüşmeye dayalı anket çalışması yardımıyla, yöredeki odun dışı orman ürünleri işletmeciliğinin mevcut durumu ortaya konularak, sorunlar tespit edilmeye çalışılmış ve çözüm önerileri sunulmuştur.In recent years the awareness and demand towards non-wood forest products is growing . In this increase, in addition local and national economies in terms of non-wood forest products an important source of income and employment started to be seen , as the world in general, it has a great sharing that the demand for natural products to increase abundantly. In this study, non-wood forest products management in the region of Gümüşhane was examined in the context of non-wood plant products. For this purpose, the drawbacks are to be determined and resolution suggestions are served by the forest villagers in Gümüşhane, within the framework Forest Management Directorate and non-wood forest products processing industry also conducted in the help of interviews and face to face survey method

The effective damage in forestry enterprises selling storage and precautions

Ormanlardan üretimi gerçekleştirilen odun hammaddesi, depoya nakli, istiflenmesi, istiflerin ihaleye hazırlanması, ihale ilanlarının yapılması ve ihale sonucunda emvalin alıcıya teslim edilmesine kadarki süreçte; istenmeyen renk değişiklikleri, çatlaklar, mikroorganizma tahribatı, böcek tahribatı ve çürüklükler gibi etkilere maruz kalmaktadır. Bu etkiler, tomruk kalite sınıfını değiştirerek satış fiyatlarının düşmesine, tomruk işleyen işletmelerde üretim verimliliğinin azalmasına ve genel bakış açısıyla odun hammaddesinin rasyonel şekilde değerlendirilememesine yol açmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, orman işletmeleri satış depolarında tomruklara zarar veren faktörler genel olarak belirlenmeye çalışılmış ve bu faktörlere alınabilecek önlemler irdelenmiştir. Çalışmada orman işletmeleri satış depolarında yapılan incelemelerden ve bu konuda daha önce hazırlanmış literatürlerden yararlanılmıştır.Wood raw material which produces from forests, in the process of transportation to storage, preparation of piling, tender advertisement, auction and the results of tender summitting its assets’ to buyer; such as undesirable color changes, cracks, microorganisms damage, insect damage and rot, such as the effects are exposed to. These effects have caused that decreasing the selling price by changing the quality classes of the logs, logs of reduced production efficiency in the business process and generally not to be assessed as rational perspective wood raw material. In this study, it was examined that in general damage to logs in the forest enterprise storage try to be determined the factors and these factors which are the precautions. It was utilized from the investigation of forest management storage and the literature which was prepared earlier

Blue stain degradation on the scots pine log and ıts effect on the sale prices

Bu araştırma, orman depolarındaki sarıçam tomruklarında etkili olan mavi renklenme zararını tespit etmek ve bu zararın satış fiyatları üzerine etkilerini belirlemek amacıyla, 2010 yılında Trabzon Orman Bölge Müdürlüğüne bağlı, Torul Orman İşletme Müdürlüğünün Merkez Altınpınar orman deposunda yürütülmüştür. Bu amaçla, 41 adet sarıçam tomruk istifi mavi renklenmeye maruz kalma açısından incelenerek tomruk enine kesit yüzeylerindeki hasarlı kısımlar tespit edilip ölçülmüştür. İncelenen tomruk istifleri, adet ve hacme bağlı hasar grupları dikkate alınarak satış fiyatı ve muhammen bedel artırma oranları yönünden karşılaştırılmıştır. Sonuçta, mavi renklenme zararının sarıçam tomruk istiflerinin satış fiyatlarını ve muhammen bedel artırma oranlarını azalttığı belirlenmiştir.The aim of this study is to ascertain the degradation which is effective on logs in forest enterprise depots and to determine the effects of it on log stack sale prices. The research was carried out at Central Altınpınar forest depot of Torul Forest Enterprise Management in Trabzon Regional Forest Management in 2010. As a material, 41 stacks of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) logs were investigated and cross section of wood were measured for exposure to blue stain. Investigated timber stacks, with respect to damaged log number and volume degradation groups, are compared for sales prices and rate of appraised value. As a result, it has been found out that the degradation of blue stain at log stacks decreased the rate of appraised value and sale prices

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Diabetes among School Teachers in Upper Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh: A Cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Diabetes is a global problem and expected to affect around 300 million adults all over the world and around 57 million in India by year 2025. Studies indicate that the awareness of diabetes among general population in Arunachal Pradesh is low. School teachers form the backbone of a society and are entrusted with the work of spreading knowledge and awareness among children and youths on many topics including health. School teachers also act as community leaders and shape the public perception. Aim: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of diabetes among school teachers in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was carried out in all the five high and higher secondary schools in headquarter region of Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Data was collected from February to May 2018. In each school, 22 randomly selected teachers from staff register were interviewed regarding KAP of diabetes using predesigned questionnaire. Data was descriptively analysed in form of frequencies and percentages and presented in form of tables. Results: A total of 110 school teachers were interviewed. Majority 108 (98.18%) had knowledge about condition called diabetes. About 96 (87.27%) thought more and more people are getting affected from diabetes. However, only 4 (3.63%) of the respondents had knowledge that diabetes can impact younger people also. According to the responses, renal 63 (57.27%) and ocular 46 (41.82%) involvement were the two most common organs involved in diabetes. Almost half of the respondents felt that family history of diabetes, 54 (49.09%) was the most important risk factor for development of diabetes. Almost onethird, 34 (30.91%) of the respondents did not feel eating healthy and regular blood sugar 103 (93.64%) checking is important in diabetes. About 44 (40%) responding negative to the practice of morning walk for diabetes control. Conclusion: Among school teachers in Arunachal Pradesh majority had a knowledge about diabetes as an entity but there was a significant lacuna in attitude and practices towards diabetes which needs to be inculcated as a means for better education for the teachers and transition of knowledge to students

Ultrasonographically detected hepatosteatosis independently predicts the presence and severity of coronary artery disease

Objectives: The aim of our study was to evaluate the association between the presence and severity of CAD and NAFLD. Methods: The study group consisted of 153 patients who underwent coronary angiographies. Patients were categorized into CAD and non-CAD groups. CAD severity was determined by the number of CAD-involved arteries and the vessel score multiplied by Gensini score, the latter judging CAD severity. Fatty liver was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography (USG), with the patients being categorized by the degree of hepatosteatosis, as Grade 0, Grade 1, and Grade 2-3. Results: Among the whole study population, 47.1% of patients (n=72) were female and 52.9% of patients (n=81) were male. Forty-three patients had normal coronary arteries; 27 patients had non-critical CAD and side branch disease; and 83 patients had clinically significant CAD (stenosis&gt;50%). The rate of CAD and Gensini score were significantly different between Grade 0, 1 and 2-3 hepatosteatosis groups (p&lt;0.05). Patients with CAD had a significantly higher AST level than those without (p&lt; 0.05). Conclusion: Ultrasonographically detected hepatosteatosis independently predicts the presence and severity of CAD. Keywords: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; gensini score; obesity