Research Publication Pattern of Journal of Indian Library Association (JILA): A Bibliometric Analysis during 2015-2019

The present paper aims to investigate the publishing pattern of The Journal of Indian Library Association (JILA) published during 2015-2019. During this period, a total of 107 research articles has been published by various contributors across the country. The study explores the bibliometric aspects like distribution of articles, year-wise growth of publications, authorship pattern of publication their degree of collaboration and an average rate of publication per author. The maximum growth rate was measured in the year 2019 with 21.73%, and individual authors published 47.67% of scholarly articles. The findings of the study demonstrate the strength of the Journal, which will be helpful for further development

Perception and Attitude Towards Data Cooking: A Perspective of LIS Research Scholars

This paper aims to present the results of a study on fundamental and hidden factors of research ethics or plagiarism and also its significant aspects like data falsification, fabrication, data cooking, gifted authorship, neglected authorship and other factors. It investigated the perception of research scholars towards such activities. Findings of the study revealed that almost all research scholars of Library and information science are partially aware of the research ethics and need some more counselling on this ethical education. They actively support that such activities are unethical and may cause harm to society. The present study is an original study because there is no survey kind of study on research misconduct in the field of library and information science which can bring the real perception of the research scholars of library and information science

Perception and Attitude Towards Data Cooking: A Perspective of LIS Research Scholars

This paper aims to present the results of a study on fundamental and hidden factors of research ethics or plagiarism and also its significant aspects like data falsification, fabrication, data cooking, gifted authorship, neglected authorship and other factors. It investigated the perception of research scholars towards such activities. Findings of the study revealed that almost all research scholars of Library and information science are partially aware of the research ethics and need some more counselling on this ethical education. They actively support that such activities are unethical and may cause harm to society. The present study is an original study because there is no survey kind of study on research misconduct in the field of library and information science which can bring the real perception of the research scholars of library and information science

Low Energy S-Wave Proton-Deuteron Scattering Phase-Shifts using Morse Potential

Background: Study of nucleon-nucleus interaction is important to understand the stabilityof nuclei. At small lab energies ≈ 1-10 MeV, the three body 3He system can be considered asa combination of proton and deuteron two body system. The two body system can be modeled by a local central potential along with Coulomb potential to obtain phase-shifts.Purpose: Molecular Morse potential has been successfully able to calculate scattering phaseshifts of neutron-Deuteron (3He). The main objective of this paper is to test if Morse potential proves to be a good interaction potential to study proton-Deuteron (3He) scattering as well. Methods: The phase function method is solved numerically using RK-5 method for determining the S-wave scattering phase shifts (SPS) for proton-deuteron (p-D) scattering as afunction of proton laboratory energy ranging from 1-10.4 MeV. The model paramters of Morse potential have been varied to obtain best mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) w.r.t. experimental data.Results: The calculated SPS are found to have MAPE less than 3 percent w.r.t experimental phase shifts. Partial scattering cross-section has been determined using the obtained SPS.Conclusions: Morse potential has been found to be successful in explaining interactionbetween proton and deuteron

Triton Scattering Phase-Shifts for S-wave using Morse Potential

In this paper, the phase-shifts for neutron-dueteron (n-d) scattering have been determined using the molecular Morse potential as theoretical model of interaction. The Triton (n-d) 2S1/2 ground state initially has been chosen as -7.61 MeV to determine the model parameters using variational Monte-Carlo technique in combination with matrix methods numerical approach to solving the time independent Schrodinger equation (TISE). The obtained potential is incorporated into the phase function equation, which is solved using Runge-Kutta (RK) 4,5 order technique, to calculate the phaseshifts at various lab energies below 15 MeV, for which experimental data is available. The results have been compared with those obtained using another molecular potential named Manning-Rosen (MR) and have been observed to fare better. Finally, the Triton ground state has been chosen as its binding energy (BE), given by -8.481795 MeV, as determined from experimental atomic mass evaluation data and the calculations are repeated. It has been found that these phase-shifts from BE data are slightly better matched with experimental ones as compared to those obtained using -7.61 MeV ground state for Triton (n-d two-body system) modeled using Morse potential

Utility of Biotechnology to Oil and Fats Industry

ABSTRACT Utility of the several techniques of modern biotechnology, including various approaches towards genetic modification, have allowed the development of several genetically modified (GM) crops. A lot of progress has been made in the area of plant breeding and modification of certain plant traits based on a fuller and better understanding of the plant genome. It is important in the present status and for the future potential of biotechnology to crop modification and its relation to oils and fats industry be assessed in terms of actual realities rather than those of wishful expectation. From the last three decades, variety of techniques have been introduced and developed for in genetic modification of plants. Acceptance of GM crops has not been universal. The technology for modifying the plant genome to produce consumer desirable products is available and is evolving. Concern among individual government and national consumers are having major impacts on further applications of these crop varieties and their global trade

Research Publication Pattern of Journal of Indian Library Association (JILA): A Bibliometric Analysis during 2015-2019

The present paper aims to investigate the publishing pattern of The Journal of Indian Library Association (JILA) published during 2015-2019. During this period, a total of 107 research articles has been published by various contributors across the country. The study explores the bibliometric aspects like distribution of articles, year-wise growth of publications, authorship pattern of publication their degree of collaboration and an average rate of publication per author. The maximum growth rate was measured in the year 2019 with 21.73%, and individual authors published 47.67% of scholarly articles. The findings of the study demonstrate the strength of the Journal, which will be helpful for further development

Insights into structural, vibrational, and chemical shift characteristics, solvents impact (polar and nonpolar) on electronic properties and reactive sites, ADMET predictions, and ligand-protein interactions for antiviral drugs safrole and isosafrole: An in-silico approach

The safrole and isosafrole are constitutional isomers that have been theoretically characterized utilizing Density Functional Theory (DFT) employed with the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set to simulate geometrical parameters, vibrational aspects, electronic properties, and chemical shifts and explored the solvent effect on electronic spectra of safrole and isosafrole in different solvents, including polar solvents such as acetone, Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and methanol, nonpolar solvents such as chloroform, cyclohexane, and toluene, and the gas phase using Time Dependent-Density Functional Theory (TD-DFT) methods. In addition, Natural Orbital (NBO), Mulliken population analysis, and Molecular Electrostatic Potential (MEP) surface have been simulated to understand better the reactive sites in the molecular structures of safrole and isosafrole. The frontier molecular orbitals (FMO) energy gaps of safrole and isosafrole were simulated in polar and nonpolar solvents, confirming the safrole and isosafrole kinetic stability and chemical reactivity. The in-silico ADMET indices were utilized to ascertain the probable pharmacokinetic and biological features of safrole and isosafrole. A molecular docking investigation was also conducted to investigate the potential biological activity of safrole and isosafrole against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, providing more support for its antiviral efficacy