Comparative Analysis of Citation Based Scientometric Indicators of DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology (DJLIT) and Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS) Journals Using SCImago Journal Rank for the Period 2016-2020

In the academic world, journal rankings have broadly used to evaluate the impact and quality of scholarly journals. The study\u27s key objective is to comparatively analyze the citation-based scientometric indicators of DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology (DJLIT) and Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS) journals using SCImago Journal Rank from 2016 to 2020. The data was collected from SCImago Journal Rank website. This article discusses the year wise SJR with quartile, citation per document 4years/3years/2years wise, self cites and total cites, external cites and cites per document, percentage of international collaboration, citable and non-citable documents, cited and uncited documents. The SJR value for the last five years results illustrates that the highest SJR for ALIS and DJLIT journals is 2.98 and 0.514, respectively, in the year 2020. The highest 23 self-citations and 250 total citations received for ALIS; however, the DJLIT journal is 106 and 637 for the last five years. The total international collaborations for the ALIS and DJLIT journals are 16.65 and 19.4, respectively

Web of Science (WoS) Indexed Library and Information Science (LIS) Journals in Scopus: An Analysis

Scopus and Web of Science (WoS) are the world\u27s leading citation and indexing databases of global peer-reviewed literature in different subject disciplines. These two databases also cover scholarly literature on Library and Information Science (LIS) subject field. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the WoS indexed LIS journals in Scopus in terms of their journal metrics available in these two database platforms. Two data sources used for the present analysis are Scopus CiteScore metrics of Scopus and the Journal Citation Report (JCR) of WoS. The basic data regarding the WoS indexed journals are derived from SCImago 2020.ThusRanking of 145 Library and Information Science journals indexed in both Scopus and WoS databases are presented in the study

IN VITRO HEPATOPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS OF VIBURNUM PUNCTATUM BUCH-HAM EX D.DON AGAINST CARBON TETRACHLORIDE INDUCED TOXICITY

Objective: The study was aimed to evaluate of in vitro hepatoprotective activity of Chloroform and Methanol extracts of Viburnum punctatum (200 and 400 μg/ml) against carbon tetrachloride induced toxicity. Methods: The screening of hepatoprotective activity was based on the protection of human liver derived Chang liver cells against CCl4 induced damage determined by MTT assay [(3-(4,5 dimethylthiazole-2yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay] using Silymarin as standard. Results: The chang liver cells were treated with different concentrations of chloroform and methanol extracts of Viburnum punctatum, showed a dose dependent increase in percentage viability and the results were highly significant (P<0.001, when compared with CCl4 induced group). The percentage viability ranged between 62 to 84% at 200-400µg/ml concentrations. The methanolic extract exhibited more hepatoprotective activity when compared to chloroform extract. Conclusion: The results clearly demonstrate that Viburnum punctatum possess promising hepatoprotective effects and hence suggests to isolate and identify the active principle involved in the hepatoprotective activity

Resources for Evidence-Based Health Care: Accessibility and Availability

Evidence – Based Practice (EBP) is a problem solving approach to clinical care that incorporates the conscientious use of current best evidence from well-designed studies, clinician’s expertise, and patient values and preferences (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2005; Sackett, Straus, Richardson, Rosenberg, &Haynes, 2000). It is important to see clinical expertise as the ability to integrate research evidence and patients' circumstances and preferences to help patients arrive at optimal decisions (Guyatt, Cook,& Haynes, 2004). Research has shown that patient outcomes are 28% better when clinical care is based upon evidence, versus clinical practice steeped in tradition (Heater, Becker, & Olsen, 1998). The process of EBP minimizes the translation time needed for incorporating research findings into practice and clarifies the differences between ritualistic practice, habitual approaches, personal preferences, anecdotal experiences, empirical data, and statistical significance to support nursing practice (Alspach, 2006). The availability of evidence based practice tools and methods helps in faster identification of the best available evidence to provide care at the point it matters most. Implementing EBP in health care is complex and challenging. One of the main components of EBP is retrieving evidence from different sources. Information explosion with thousands of health literature and research papers published every year has created a need to expand the knowledge base for providing evidence based health care worldwide. Retrieval of evidence from various sources may be difficult due to several reasons. It may be difficult for health professionals to find the best available evidence due to time constraints (Ervin, 2002) or lack of knowledge among health professionals to effectively search for evidence (Sitzia, 2002). It is even difficult to find authentic sources of evidence

Sequential and tank-mix application of herbicides for weed management ensuring higher productivity of soybean (Glycine max)

A field experiment aimed to evaluate the bioefficacy of pre- and post-emergence herbicides on weed dynamics and yield in soybean (Glycine max L.) was conducted during kharif season of 2011 and 2012 at New Delhi. Herbicide treatments provided weed control efficiency ranging from 43.25% to 72.81% over weedy check. Sequential application of metribuzin @ 250 g/ha as pre-emergence followed by (fb) propaquizafop @ 50 g/ha at 3 weeks after sowing (WAS) as post-emergence was found most effective in reducing weed growth, augmenting seed and stover yield with the highest net monetary return. Combined application of pendimethalin @ 750 g/ha as pre-emergence fb propaquizafop @ 50 g/ha at 3 WAS was also equally effective. Quantitative analysis of soil microflora showed that herbicidal application significantly suppressed the microbial population at 30 DAS which recovered at the harvest of soybean

The flexibility of modified-linker MIL-53 materials

The flexibility of eight aluminium hydroxo terephthalates [Al(OH)(BDC–X)]·n(guest) (BDC = 1,4-benzene-dicarboxylate; X = –H, –CH3, –Cl, –Br, –NH2, –NO2, –(OH)2, –CO2H) crystallising in the MIL-53-type structure was investigated upon thermal dehydration of as-made samples, superhydration and methanol adsorption/desorption using in situ powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). Profile fitting was used to determine lattice parameters as a function of time and/or temperature to describe their structural evolution. It has thus been shown that while methanol vapour adsorption induces an opening of all the modified frameworks, except the –NH2 material, superhydration only leads to open structures for Al-MIL-53–NO2, –Br and –(OH)2. All the MIL-53 solids, except Al-MIL-53–(OH)2 are present in the open structures upon thermal dehydration. In addition to the exploration of the breathing behavior of this MIL-53 series, the issue of disorder in the distribution of the functional groups between the organic linkers was explored. As a typical illustration, density functional theory calculations were carried out on different structures of Al-MIL-53–Cl, in which the distribution of –Cl within two adjacent BDC linkers is varied. The results show that the most energetically stable configuration leads to the best agreement with the experimental PXRD pattern. This observation supports that the distribution of the selected linker substituent in the functionalised solid is governed by energetics and that there is a preference for an ordering of this arrangement

A DFT study on the interaction of small molecules with alkali metal ion-exchanged ETS-10

In this paper, we present a systematic quantum-mechanical density functional theory (DFT) study of adsorption of small gas molecules in cation-exchanged Engelhard titanosilicate ETS-10 crystalline materials. Adsorbates with a range of polarities were considered, ranging from polar (H2O), quadrupolar (CO2 and N2), to apolar (CH4) atmospheric gases. Starting from the base-case of Na-ETS-10, other extra framework cations such as Li+, K+, Rb+ and Cs+ were considered. The DFT calculations were performed with the M06-L functional and were corrected for basis set superposition error with the counterpoise method in order to provide accurate and robust geometries and adsorption energies. For all adsorbates, the adsorption enthalpies decrease in the order Li+>Na+>K+>Rb+>Cs+, while adsorbate – cation interaction distances increase along the same order. For the two extreme cases, the enthalpies calculated at the M06-L/6-31++G** level of theory for CH4, N2, CO2, and H2O interaction with Li+(Cs+) exchanged materials are −21.8 (−1.7) kJ·mol−1, −19.0 (−10.7) kJ·mol−1, −34.4 (−21.3) kJ·mol−1, and −70.5 (−36.1) kJ·mol−1, respectively. Additionally, the calculated vibrational frequencies are found to be in quite good agreement with the characteristic vibrational modes of alkali metal cation-exchanged ETS-10 and also with the available experimental frequencies for CH4, N2, CO2, and H2O interactions with alkali metal cations in the 12-membered channel of ETS-10

Stock structure analysis of Nemipterus bipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1830) from three locations along the Indian coast

1888-1895Present study was done to identify the occurrence of various stocks of Nemipterus bipunctatus along the Indian coast, based on their body and skull shape morphometrics. Fish samples were collected from three locations along the Indian coast viz. Chennai along the East coast and Mumbai and Veraval on the West coast. Twenty truss distances from nine-point truss network of body and twenty-one truss distances from eleven-point truss network of the skull were measured from each fish sample. The canonical discriminant analysis showed that the truss distances belong to the anterior region and caudal peduncle of body and olfactory region of skull were significant in separating the fish stocks. The artificial neural network analysis revealed 91.4 % and 86.14 % well classification of the specimen, based on the truss distances of body and skull respectively. The results from the study indicated that there is a significant difference among the stocks of N. bipunctatus

Endocrine Autoimmunity in Association with Female Infertility

Infertility is the inability to conceive after a year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse, affecting 10-15% of couples. Advanced age, obesity, and certain medications can hinder fertility. Endocrine autoimmunity is increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to female infertility, often complicating various gynecological conditions. Autoimmune issues involving the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, thyroid, adrenal glands, and ovaries can impact fertility. A multidisciplinary approach is essential for diagnosing infertility, with a crucial focus on identifying potential endocrine disorders. Here we discuss how to identify endocrine autoimmune patients with ovulatory dysfunction. Women must be advised about limiting factors to be avoided, to protect their fertility. A comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanisms, coupled with appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, is crucial for effectively managing this complex condition and helping women achieve their reproductive goals