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This study presents a comprehensive investigation of the electrical properties of p-GaN gate HEMT devices under cryogenic operations, spanning a temperature range from 300 K all the way down to 10 K. We report achievement of a low sub-60 mV/dec sub-threshold swing (SS) (33.2 mV/dec at 10 K), a high ION/IOFF ratio (∼3.5 × 1010 at 10 K), and a remarkable I D , max (∼358 mA/mm at 10 K) in p-GaN gate HEMTs operating under cryogenic conditions. Furthermore, the mobility, threshold voltage shifts, and SS characteristics at cryogenic temperatures are modeled in p-GaN HEMTs. In summary, p-GaN gate HEMTs are promising for cryogenic applications due to their low SS, high gm,max, impressive ION/IOFF ratio, and substantial ID,max. Furthermore, the modeling achieved in this work can pave the way for future characteristic prediction in p-GaN HEMTs at cryogenic temperatures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we propose a new length-biased weighted form of Wilson Hilferty distribution named as Length-Biased Weighted Wilson Hilferty Distribution. The various Statistical properties of the proposed distribution like, reliability function, hazard rate function, reverse hazard rate function, moment generating function, quantile function, the coefficient of variation etc. are considered to understand its nature. Furthermore, we have used the method of maximum likelihood for estimation of the parameters of proposed distribution. Also, we obtain the Shannon's entropy, stochastic ordering, Lorenz and Bonferroni curves. The performance of the proposed distribution is compared with competitive distributions using two real data sets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The COVID-19 pandemic has exhibit deep stress all over the world. Despite recent speculative suggestions of poorer psychological state in all age in India, since the beginning of the pandemic, there are no systematic efforts to help consequences. This research tried to report on the content of effect of lockdown on individual economy in Luck now city, those who could also be notably liable to negative emotions alongside news on the impact of corona virus on their lives. These impacts consecutively related to negative have an effect on. Participants' high worries centred on economy attainments, social and recreational activities, and physical health. A lot of females than males disturbed regarding educational attainment and physical health whereas a lot of males disturbed regarding economical, social and recreational activities. Thus, Indian individuals report important impact of the pandemic on varied aspects of their life and area unit notably disturbed regarding economical and educational attainments, social and recreational activities and physical health. During pandemic and lockdown people lost their jobs, their business were closed, they have had no option for their livelihood They were suffered from more stress. They were panic to thought about how to move their family life. How to secure their family. Thus Pandemics are extremely impactful and endangering the protection and traditional functioning of the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Despite being in temperate zone, India is endemic to nutritional rickets. However, very little has been studied on knowledge, perception and cultural practices of Indian communities, towards calcium and vitamin-D deficiency in children. Aim & Objective: The study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire in Hindi language for the assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practices of parents towards calcium and vitamin D deficiency among children. Methodology: We searched electronic databases for item generation. The questionnaire was developed in Hindi language by five experts in the field of pediatrics, pediatric orthopaedics and community medicine using Delphi method. After language correction from Hindi language experts, a convenient sample of 30 participants filled the questionnaire and tested for internal consistency and test-retest reliability. Results: The overall Cronbach's alpha value for the finalized 46-item scale indicated an acceptable reliability (alpha = 0.91). The internal consistency reliability for six domains created was acceptable. The results revealed 'high' test-retest reliability, and there was no statistically significant difference noted between any of the first test and re-test corresponding values (p>0.05). Conclusion: The present questionnaire developed in Hindi Language to assess knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of parents towards Calcium & Vitamin-D deficiency in children, has a good validity and reliability. This newly developed instrument could prove its use to highlight the gaps that may exist among parents. The use of this tool may help clinicians, health educators and policy makers to identify key areas of intervention with regards to Calcium & Vitamin-D deficiency in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Perception of self is a primary source for fostering negative influences in an adolescent's life. This stage may increase the risk for various psychiatric disorders. Objectives: To assess the grade of anxiety and depression and to study their relationship with various factors of perception of self, among adolescent girls. Materials and Methods: School-going adolescent girls from two government schools at Lucknow were selected using a two-stage random sampling technique. A total of 200 participants were personally interviewed for their socio-demographic details, perception of self, and screened for symptoms of anxiety and depression. Results: Of the 200 school-going adolescent girls who participated in the study, 63.5% screened positive for the symptoms of anxiety and 73.0% for symptoms of depression. A total of 11.5% and 3.5% school-going adolescent girls had severe anxiety and major depression; severe severity, respectively. Both anxiety and depression among school-going adolescent girls were significantly associated with factors like possessing qualities that they are ashamed of (P = 0.005 and 0.011), body image dissatisfaction (P = 0.004 and 0.017), and getting suicidal thoughts in times of difficulties (P < 0.001). Conclusion: A fair number of adolescent girls had severe anxiety and major depression of severe severity. Therefore, adolescents must be screened for mental disorders from time to time and those at high risk must be identified. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study was carried out to correlate the inflammatory markers (NLR, ELR, PLR) before and after endoscopic sinus surgery and their role in the prediction of recurrent nasal polyps. This was a hospital-based observational study carried out the 43 patients, aged between 18-45 years, admitted to the department of ENT with CRSwNP and underwent endoscopic sinus surgery. NLR, ELR & PLR values were compared for each patient and calculated from complete blood counts taken before and after surgery follow-up period at post-op 1st week, 3rd week, 3rd month, and 6th month. In our study, 12 out of 43 patients who underwent ESS showed recurrence. The mean value of ELR was higher in the pre-operative and post-operative 1st week in recurrent nasal polyp patients than in non-recurrent nasal polyps. (p-value < 0.05) but there were no significant changes in ELR values in subsequent follow-ups. There were no significant changes in NLR & PLR in the pre-operative and post-operative periods. Although recurrence was common in CRSwNP after endoscopic sinus surgery. Inflammatory markers could be used to predict the chances of recurrence. In our study, ELR is a better parameter than NLR and PLR in the assessment of the chance of recurrence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims: Obesity affects adverse outcomes in patients undergoing various surgeries. The study was carried out to assess the clinical association between body mass index and post tonsillectomy hemorrhages. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was carried out on 60 patients, age between 5 and 40 years, admitted in Department of ENT with chronic tonsillitis. Body mass index and post tonsillectomy hemorrhage were evaluated in all patients who underwent surgery. Bleeding episode were categorized according to the Austrian tonsil study. Results: This prospective study was carried out on 60 patients (adults and children), between December 2021 and November 2022. All patients underwent tonsillectomy under general anaesthesia. It was seen that most of the patients did not have any significant bleeding i.e., Grade A1 (Dry, no clot), and A2 (Clot, but no active bleeding after clot removal) whereas 4 patients (6.7%) had Grade B1 post tonsillectomy hemorrhage (Minimal bleeding requiring minimal intervention by vasoconstriction using adrenaline swab). Post tonsillectomy hemorrhage was seen more in adults. Post tonsillectomy bleeding of Grade B1 was recored in 28.6% of underweight patients, 8% of normal weight patients and no significant bleeding occurred in any of the overweight and obese patients (p-value 0.256). Conclusion: Overweight and obesity (higher BMI) did not increase the risk of post tonsillectomy hemorrhage in either children or adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Azoaromatics are an important class of functional organic molecules. Herein, we formulated a sustainable metal-free photocatalytic oxidative coupling of arylamines to azoaromatics at the charged aqueous interfaces (CAIs) of micelles with excellent yields (up to 100%) and selectivity (100%) under ambient air atmosphere. The micellar surface acts as an efficient scaffold to host both Eosin Y (EY) as the photocatalyst (PC) and arylamines as substrates for a non-diffusive photoinduced electron transfer (PET) with a time constant of 0.3 ps. The present approach shows fast kinetics (4 h) and a broad substrate scope with only 0.6 mol% of PC. Our present approach outperforms all the previously reported catalytic methodologies. This remarkable boosting of the catalytic efficacy arises mainly due to the non-diffusive PET and modulation of redox potentials at the CAI. Being the most sustainable and first report on the aqueous phase synthesis of azo compounds, this work opens newer opportunities in the synthesis of azoaromatics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The COVID-19 pandemic is not the first, and certainly not the last, to strike the world. COVID-19 has conjointly been a serious concern in higher-income countries, with several European countries and over eleven million individuals in the Republic of India had been infected with COVID-19. Though some countries and regions are seeing improvements in hospitalization and death rates, COVID-19 remains a significant concern for vulnerable and underserved populations globally. The COVID-19 pandemic is unexampled and heavy, and numerous of the policy measures taken to mitigate and contain it were necessary and comprehensible. Factors associated with difficulty in accessing medicine due to the COVID-19 situation With the diversion of human resources to COVID-19 work, active case finding for TB has been postponed by a number of states in India. Though regulative authorities in many countries have approved one or a lot of COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use, necessary challenges remain in mass manufacturing and distributing vaccines in developing countries. The national authorities need to arrange for the challenges associated with the health of their population coincidental with combating the COVID-19 pandemic. It's unclear, however, whether the twin impacts of COVID-19 and also the health care disruptions have an effect on these people within the semi-permanent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aims to draw the attention and awareness among the global research and scientific community towards the research journal publishing industry, which more or less is working as a pilfer and has monopolised the journal publishing industry to suit their commercial interests. On one hand the global research and scientific community continues to strive harder to come up with better research findings with the sole purpose to enhance the ease of living in all walks of life by disseminating the same among the end users free of cost, while on the other hand, the big research journal publishing houses have hijacked the industry by turning it into a money minting machine. Researchers are fleeced of their hard earned money by the publishers in the name of Article Processing Charges (APCs) which run anything from USD 1000 to USD 6000 and beyond per publication. Given the ever escalating subscription costs, associated with academic and research institutions find it difficult to subscribe journals for their user. Onus lies with all the stakeholders be it government, researchers, academicians and the end users as well, who can't watch all this happening helplessly from a distance and not putting in any effort to overcome this problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aims to investigate the number of journals de-indexed by Scopus during the last two decades, specifically, from 2000 through 2019. Data for the study were retrieved from SCImago, a Scopus database. The scope of the study is global, covering all the 27 major subject disciplines categorized in Scopus. A total of 6059 research journals were found to be de-indexed from Scopus up until 2019, accounting for 18.61 percent of the total journals indexed in Scopus till date. Among the total de-indexed journals, 2311 (38.14%) journals were de-indexed from the period between 2000and 2019. A steady decline in the de-indexing of journals has been observed after the year 2010. Among the top 20 countries with the highest number of de-indexed journals, it was found that 90.11percent of journals have been de-indexed from these countries altogether. The United States stands out as the leading country, contributing to nearly one-third of the total de-indexed journals worldwide, with Medicine (44%) being the leading subject area in the de-indexed journals. On a national level, Sweden takes the lead, recording the highest de-indexing rate of 40.70 percent of journals. Following standard publishing parameters in publishing research results is of utmost importance for several reasons, with the primary one being dissemination of genuine and authentic research for the larger benefit of society. Any compromise with the quality of published research must be addressed seriously, and if necessary de-indexing a journal as a punitive measure should be considered appropriate and welcomed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: With the variable genotype-phenotype expression of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and availability of novel targeted therapies, it is important to find predictors for rapid progression. The PROPKD score, consisting of genetic and clinical parameters like sex, hypertension, and urological events, is a useful tool in predicting the risk of progression. This study was aimed to determine the risk of ADPKD progression in Indian patients using the PROPKD score. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was done from 2006 to 2021. ADPKD patients with ESRD were included in the study. Scoring was done as per the PROPKD score as follows: male sex: 1, onset of hypertension before 35 years: 2, first urological event before 35 years: 2, PKD1 truncating mutation: 4, PKD1 non-truncating mutation: 2, and PKD2 mutation: 0. Two types of risk classifications were done as follows: (a) considering the clinical variables in all 73 patients (male sex, onset of hypertension before 35 years, and first urological event before 35 years), they were classified into three risk groups: low-risk group (0-1), intermediate-risk group (2-3), and high-risk group (4-5) and (b) considering the clinical variables and type of mutation in 39 patients, they were classified into three risk groups: low-risk group (0-3), intermediate-risk group (4-6), and high-risk group (7-9). Results: Total number of patients included was 73, with the median age at ESRD being 54 years. High-risk group of clinical variables with hazard ratio (HR) of 4.570 (2.302-9.075, P < 0.001) and high-risk group of the PROPKD score with HR of 6.594 (1.868-23.284, P = 0.003) were associated with early ESRD. High-risk groups of both classifications were associated with early ESRD. Conclusion: High-risk groups based on the PROPKD scoring and clinical variables were associated with early progression to ESRD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since aerobic glycolysis was first observed in tumors almost a century ago by Otto Warburg, the field of cancer cell metabolism has sparked the interest of scientists around the world as it might offer new avenues of treatment for malignant cells. Our current study claims the discovery of gnetin H (GH) as a novel glycolysis inhibitor that can decrease metabolic activity and lactic acid synthesis and displays a strong cytostatic effect in melanoma and glioblastoma cells. Compared to most of the other glycolysis inhibitors used in combination with the complex-1 mitochondrial inhibitor phenformin (Phen), GH more potently inhibited cell growth. RNA-Seq with the T98G glioblastoma cell line treated with GH showed more than an 80-fold reduction in thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) expression, indicating that GH has a direct effect on regulating a key gene involved in the homeostasis of cellular glucose. GH in combination with phenformin also substantially enhances the levels of p-AMPK, a marker of metabolic catastrophe. These findings suggest that the concurrent use of the glycolytic inhibitor GH with a complex-1 mitochondrial inhibitor could be used as a powerful tool for inducing metabolic catastrophe in cancer cells and reducing their growth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to seek the causative relationship between the library budget and research output with the ranking of 20 leading medial institutes in India. More so, the study also attempts to find out whether the libraries associated with academic and research institutes in general and medical institutes in particular have turned redundant or irrelevant, or have become more relevant in the changing times by embracing technology in its every new form. Design/methodology/approach: The study is based on the secondary data retrieved from the official website of the Ministry of Education, Government of India and research output against each institution under study has been retrieved from Scopus. The study is limited to Indian medical institutions that participated in the 2019 National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), conducted by the Ministry of Education, India each year. The findings of the study can be generalized to all the medical institutions of the country. Findings: On average, INR 160.90m were spent by each medical institute on the procurement of library resources at an average of INR 0.104m on procurement of resources against each individual published research article. Of the total research articles published by medical institutes under study, 26.39% of research articles were published by researchers from AIIMS, New Delhi, alone. Research limitations/implications: Financial aid or funding is very vital for the survival, sustenance and excellence of research institutions, and this funding becomes more important when the investigation is aimed toward the furtherance of medical advances. Any medical advancement is hell-bent to influence the overall welfare and betterment of society at large, whereby the benefit of any investment made in medical science is bound to be reaped by one and all alike. Originality/value: In India, a good number of studies have been undertaken on the NIRF data to dive deeper to assess the role and importance of libraries in the overall ranking of institutions like universities, management institutes, engineering and technology institutes, but no major study has been so far conducted covering leading medical institutes in India. The study is the original and first of its kind undertaken in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The heterogeneous spectrum of kidney disease in diabetes ranges from albuminuric or non-albuminuric diabetic kidney disease to non-diabetic kidney diseases. Presumptive clinical diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease may lead to an erroneous diagnosis. Material and Method: We analyzed the clinical profile and kidney biopsy of a total of 66 type 2 diabetes patients. Based on kidney histology, they were divided into—Class I (Diabetic Nephropathy), Class II (Non-diabetic kidney disease), and Class III (Mixed lesion). Demographic data, clinical presentation, and laboratory values were collected and analyzed. This study tried to examine the heterogeneity in kidney disease, its clinical indicator, and the role of kidney biopsy in the diagnosis of kidney disease in diabetes. Results: Class I consisted of 36(54.5%), class II 17(25.8%), and class III 13(19.7%) patients. The commonest clinical presentation was nephrotic syndrome 33(50%) followed by chronic kidney disease 16(24.4%) and asymptomatic urinary abnormality 8(12.1%). Diabetic retinopathy (DR) was present in 27(41%) cases. DR was significantly higher in the class I patients (p < 0.05). Specificity and positive predictive values of DR for DN were 0.83 and 0.81, respectively (sensitivity 0.61; negative predictive values 0.64). The Association of the duration of diabetes and the level of proteinuria with DN was statistically not significant (p > 0.05). Idiopathic MN (6) and Amyloidosis (2) were the most common isolated NDKD; whereas diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (DPGN) (7) was the commonest NDKD in mixed disease. Another common form of NDKD in mixed disease was Thrombotic Microangiopathy (2) and IgA nephropathy (2). NDKD was observed in 5(18.5%) cases in presence of DR. We noted biopsy-proven DN even in 14(35.9%) cases without DR, in 4(50%) cases with microalbuminuria and 14(38.9%) cases with a short duration of diabetes. Conclusion: Almost half (45%) of cases with atypical presentation have non-diabetic kidney disease (NDKD), though even among these cases with atypical presentation diabetic nephropathy (either alone or in mixed form) is commonly seen in 74.2% of cases. DN has been seen in a subset of cases without DR, with microalbuminuria, and with a short duration of diabetes. Clinical indicators were insensitive in distinguishing DN Vs NDKD. Hence, a kidney biopsy may be a potential tool for the accurate diagnosis of kidney disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The English version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) measure is the most often used self-reporting instrument assessing diabetes self-management. This study was aimed at translating English SDSCA into the Hindi version and validating and evaluating its psychometric properties. Methods: The Hindi version of SDSCA was developed based on the guidelines provided by the World Health Organization (2008) for translation and adaptation of tool. Following steps were adopted: (1) Cultural and linguistic validation, (2) content validity testing, (3) construct validity testing, and (4) internal validity testing. Sixty women diagnosed with GDM were selected for the purpose of this study. Results: The tool showed promising and satisfactory results. Of mention are the results related to Cronbach's alpha (0.82). The exploratory factor analysis showed three factors that fit the data satisfactorily. Conclusions: This study provided evidence for the reliability and validity of the Hindi Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities instrument, which may be used in the future to assess diabetes self-management activities among the pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus among Hindi-speaking population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Quinoline-based molecules are major constituents in natural products, active pharmacophores, and have excellent biological activities. Using 2H-thiopyrano[2,3-b]quinoline derivatives and CB1a protein (PDB ID: 2IGR), the molecular docking study has been revealed in this article. The study of in silico molecular docking analysis of such derivatives to determine the binding affinity, residual interaction, and hydrogen bonding of several 2H-thiopyrano[2,3-b]quinolines against CB1a is reported here. The current work demonstrated that 2H-thiopyrano[2,3-b]quinoline derivatives could be effective antitumor agents to produce potent anticancer medicines in the near future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: We have shown previously that benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) derived from cruciferous vegetables inhibits self-renewal of breast cancer stem-like cells (bCSC). The current study provides insights into the mechanism of bCSC inhibition by BITC.Quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis were performed to detect microRNAs (miRNAs) and Forkhead box Q1 (FoxQ1) protein expression, respectively. The bCSC were characterized by aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 activity and flow cytometric analysis of CD49f high/CD133high fraction.BITC treatment resulted in induction of miR-124-3p expression in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. miR-124-3p did not affect BITC-mediated inhibition of cell migration or cell proliferation but it significantly regulated bCSC in response to BITC. We also found that miR-124-3p directly targets the 3’untranslated regions (UTR) of FoxQ1 and negatively regulates its expression. The BITC-mediated inhibition of bCSC was partially attenuated by miR-124-3p inhibitor.These findings indicate that miR-124-3p plays an important role in BITC-mediated inhibition of bCSC.Methods: We have shown previously that benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) derived from cruciferous vegetables inhibits self-renewal of breast cancer stem-like cells (bCSC). The current study provides insights into the mechanism of bCSC inhibition by BITC.Quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis were performed to detect microRNAs (miRNAs) and Forkhead box Q1 (FoxQ1) protein expression, respectively. The bCSC were characterized by aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 activity and flow cytometric analysis of CD49f high/CD133high fraction.BITC treatment resulted in induction of miR-124-3p expression in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. miR-124-3p did not affect BITC-mediated inhibition of cell migration or cell proliferation but it significantly regulated bCSC in response to BITC. We also found that miR-124-3p directly targets the 3’untranslated regions (UTR) of FoxQ1 and negatively regulates its expression. The BITC-mediated inhibition of bCSC was partially attenuated by miR-124-3p inhibitor.These findings indicate that miR-124-3p plays an important role in BITC-mediated inhibition of bCSC.Results: We have shown previously that benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) derived from cruciferous vegetables inhibits self-renewal of breast cancer stem-like cells (bCSC). The current study provides insights into the mechanism of bCSC inhibition by BITC.Quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis were performed to detect microRNAs (miRNAs) and Forkhead box Q1 (FoxQ1) protein expression, respectively. The bCSC were characterized by aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 activity and flow cytometric analysis of CD49f high/CD133high fraction.BITC treatment resulted in induction of miR-124-3p expression in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. miR-124-3p did not affect BITC-mediated inhibition of cell migration or cell proliferation but it significantly regulated bCSC in response to BITC. We also found that miR-124-3p directly targets the 3’untranslated regions (UTR) of FoxQ1 and negatively regulates its expression. The BITC-mediated inhibition of bCSC was partially attenuated by miR-124-3p inhibitor.These findings indicate that miR-124-3p plays an important role in BITC-mediated inhibition of bCSC.Conclusions: We have shown previously that benzyl isothiocyanate (BITC) derived from cruciferous vegetables inhibits self-renewal of breast cancer stem-like cells (bCSC). The current study provides insights into the mechanism of bCSC inhibition by BITC.Quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis were performed to detect microRNAs (miRNAs) and Forkhead box Q1 (FoxQ1) protein expression, respectively. The bCSC were characterized by aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 activity and flow cytometric analysis of CD49f high/CD133high fraction.BITC treatment resulted in induction of miR-124-3p expression in MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. miR-124-3p did not affect BITC-mediated inhibition of cell migration or cell proliferation but it significantly regulated bCSC in response to BITC. We also found that miR-124-3p directly targets the 3’untranslated regions (UTR) of FoxQ1 and negatively regulates its expression. The BITC-mediated inhibition of bCSC was partially attenuated by miR-124-3p inhibitor.These findings indicate that miR-124-3p plays an important role in BITC-mediated inhibition of bCSC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to find out the India's research contribution to world Library and Information Science (LIS) literature from 2011 to 2020. Attempt has been made to reflect both the number of research articles published by the Indian LIS researchers during the past decade and the percentage share of Indian LIS researchers to the world LIS literature. Attempt has also been made to reflect the 20 leading LIS researchers from India, 20 leading LIS journals in which Indian LIS researchers mostly prefer to publish their research results and leading LIS research institutions and more. Design/methodology/approach: The scope of the study is limited to library and information research undertaken across the world in general and India in particular during the past decade, viz., 2011–20. To undertake the present study, data were retrieved from SCOPUS data source. The data were retrieved keeping in view the objectives of the study; accordingly, key words were framed and used to search the relevant data. Findings: Overall 77,659 research articles were published in the subject discipline of LIS across the world during the past decade, viz., 2011 through 2020. During the period of study, LIS researchers from India contributed 3,562 research articles constituting 4.59% of the total global LIS research output. The USA emerged the leading LIS research country with 33.03% research contribution, while India emerged as the fifth largest LIS research country in the world. A total of 12.85% research articles from India were contributed by 20 leading researchers. Only two LIS research journals from India were found indexed in the SCOPUS, in which 18.10% research articles were published by Indian LIS researchers during the period of study. More than 80% research results produced by Indian LIS researchers were published in foreign LIS research journals, mostly published from the USA and the UK. A good lot of Indian LIS researchers prefer to publish their research results in open access research journals. Library professionals, teachers and scholars from University of Delhi and University of Kashmir were found more active in LIS research in India. Research limitations/implications: India is one of the world's popular LIS academic, research and practicing country and has more responsibility toward world LIS research, whereby India, apart from fulfilling its own LIS research requirements, has to meet out the global LIS research demand. Thereon, if it lacks on research front, which otherwise acts as a backbone in the survival of a subject discipline, the survival of subject discipline may become difficult. Social implications: India is one of the most progressive LIS research countries in the world and is about to play a far greater role in propagating newer and modern library practices and services in the years to come. Originality/value: Quantification of research output at regional level or country level is very common among LIS professionals; accordingly, the existing study adds to existing world LIS literature about the India's contribution to world LIS research during the past decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A lot have been achieved by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative since 1988 after World Health Assembly passed the resolution to eradicate polio. Today, we have decreased the global polio incidence by 99.9% since GPEIs started working. We still have to remove polio from the few leftover pockets and get rid of the final 0.1% of polio cases. We have gained in positive terms that an estimated 16 million people today are walking and more than 1.5 million are alive because of the stakeholders' strong, strategic and cooperative action. The journey to the last mile has some different difficulties and this article tries to provide additional insights into the strategies to achieve our goal of Polio eradication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The self-cleaning mechanism attribute of organic surfaces is grabbing much attention in most of the commercially available commodities. Among organic surfaces, investigations on hydrophobic surfaces are much insightful and intriguing. The self-cleaning phenomena of hydrophobic surfaces are also known as the lotus effect. The effect uses the right combination of roughness and surface chemistry, which makes high contact angle of water droplets on a surface, making the quick roll-off of the water droplet from the surface, also picking up the dirt on its way. Thus, the plant leaves surface wetness has many ecological and physiological consequences, and its extent and duration can be affected by the leaf surface containing morphological structure, which contributes to the ecosystem interception rates. In this review, we have described the causes and behaviour of phyto-based hydrophobic surfaces. Furthermore, the applications of various phyto-based hydrophobic surfaces, either by implementing directly or by mimicking micro-/nanostructures of the surfaces, have been illustrated. Lastly, the methods for fabricating the artificial super-hydrophobic surface by mimicking the phyto-based natural hydrophobic surfaces, precisely by following the top-down, bottom-up, and hybrid approaches, have been explained. This article could benefit scientists and researchers currently working on phyto-based super-hydrophobicity fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the study is to compute the Journal Packing Density (JPD) i.e. the average research articles published in each volume or each issue of a research journal. Library and Information Science (LIS) journals published across Asia and indexed in Scopus during the period 2015 to 2019 were taken as samples. The study is based on secondary data retrieved from SCImago Journal and Country Ranking (SJCR), which includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus database. In all, 14 LIS journals were identified from Asia. It was found that there are 51 sovereign nations in Asia, and 43 (84.31%) countries are actively undertaking research in LIS and only 8 (18.60%) countries are publishing LIS journals. India and Taiwan are the two leading countries in the region publishing 3 journals each. In all, 1558 articles were published by 14 LIS journals across Asia from 2015 through 2019 in 58 volumes with a JPD of 26.86 articles per journal per volume. Apart from these, research deficit in terms of journals and research articles has also been computed alongside a brief overview on how JPD of a journal can help in identifying the possibility of its predatory nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study attempts to find out the Research Deficit across different continents at different levels by analyzing research results published in Scopus indexed research journals from 2015 to 2019. Research deficit has been computed in terms of articles published in research journals from different continents, research articles published by researchers belonging to different continents, deficit of research journals at the continental level against the average research journals published from a continent and various other related aspects by computing differences against the average figures at the continental level. To undertake the present study, data were retrieved from SCImango for 5 years, viz., 2015 through 2019. Data upon retrieval was structured, keeping in view the objectives of the study. The scope of the study is global, as it reflects the existing research deficit across continents. In all 235 countries across the world were found actively involved in research activities. Of these, 109 (46.38%) countries were found publishing research journals actively, while the remaining 126 (53.62%) do not publish their own research journals, however these countries are active in producing research results, published in research journals across the world. Europe is the leading continent producing 35.07% to the total global research results and publishing 56.27% of the total world research journals. Of the total research results published from 2015 to 2019 across the world in Scopus indexed journals, 54.97% of research articles were published alone in the European research journals. A total of 12,352,352 research articles were published in Scopus indexed research journals from 2015 to 2019 across the world at an average of 2,058,725 articles from each continent. Given the average research articles published in research journals from each continent, Asia has research results publishing deficit of (− 27.28%), Africa (− 95.38%), Australia (− 95.18%), and South America (− 89.15%). Similarly, compared to the average research results published by researchers from their respective continents, Africa has a research deficit of (− 84.27%), Australia (− 81.07%), and South America (− 74.85%). It can inferred that research deficit of these continents is met out from the surplus research results produced by researchers from Asia, Europe, and North America. Sustainable research is essential for the growth and development of a country or for that matter, of a region. Any shortfall in a country's research activity, reflected as a research deficit is bound to hamper the growth and development of that particular country. The findings of the study strongly urge continents like Africa, South America, and Australia to improve their research output by producing more and more quality research results and by publishing more and more quality research journals to overcome their existing research deficit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study aims to assess the growth of Open Access (OA) research journals indexed in Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) during the last two decades viz., for the period 2002 through 2021 across the world. More so the growth has also been assessed at the continental and subject level. Some of the key aspects evaluated include computation of research journals indexed each year during the period of study, their corresponding growth, subject wise distribution of OA journals, leading OA journals publishing countries and various other related aspects have been evaluated. From the data analysis it emerged that in 2002, 22 OA journals were indexed in DOAJ and on July 17, 2021 the date of data retrieval, the number of OA journals indexed were found 16,589, published across 126 countries. On average each year around 830 journals are indexed in DOAJ registering an average annual growth of around 51.46%. 46% journals were indexed during the last three years, reflecting exponential growth of OA research journals from 2018 onwards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study that explores targeting the spliceosome through RBM39 degradation results in exceptional responses in high-risk neuroblastoma models. It mentions about the genetic depletion or indisulam-mediated degradation of RBM39 induces significant genome-wide splicing anomalies and cell death.

We report a charge-based analytic and explicit compact model for field-effect transistors (FETs) based on 2-D materials (2DMs), for the simulation of 2DM-based analog and digital circuits. The device electrostatics is handled by invoking 2-D density of states and Fermi–Dirac statistics that are later combined with the Lambert-W function and Halley’s correction to eventually obtain explicit expressions for the electron and hole charges, which are exploited in the calculation of drift-diffusion currents for both carriers. Furthermore, the charge model is extended to obtain characteristics of 2DM-based negative capacitance FETs. The model is benchmarked against experimental MoS2 FET measurements and experimental ambipolar characteristics of narrowband-gap materials, such as black phosphorus. Its soundness for SPICE circuit-level simulations is also demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we report the development of a novel physics-based analytical model for explaining the current–voltage relationship in Schottky barrier (SB) 2-D-material field effect transistors (FETs). The model has at its core the calculation of the surface-potential (SP) which is accomplished by invoking 2-D density of states in conjunction with Fermi–Dirac (FD) distribution for electron and hole statistics. The explicit computation for the SP, carried out using the Lambert-W function together with Halley’s method, is used to construct the SP-based band-diagram for realizing the transparency of the SBs. Thereafter, the ambipolar current is derived in terms of the electron and hole injection phenomena—the thermionic emission and Fowler–Nordheim tunneling mechanisms—at the SB contacts. Furthermore, drift-diffusion current is derived in terms of the SP and incorporated in the model to account for the scattering in the intrinsic 2-D channel. Finally, the Verilog-A model is validated against experimental I-V data reported in the literature for two different 2-D-material systems. This is the first demonstration of an explicit SP-based SPICE model for ambipolar SB-2-D-FETs that is simultaneously built on tunneling-emission and drift-diffusion formalisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by the presence of persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities owing to significant exposure to noxious particles or gases. Restricted activities of daily living as a result of reduced pulmonary function or dyspnea, impair quality of life in such patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Lucknow with 250 COPD patients to assess their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) using the St. Georges Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling method. Results: HRQOL of participants was significantly impaired. Employment status and airflow limitation severity of study participants had a statistically significant negative correlation whereas, duration since diagnosis of disease was seen to have a statistically significant positive correlation with SGRQ scores. Conclusion: COPD deteriorated the quality of life of patients. The activity score was the most affected. Urban residents had a comparatively poor HRQOL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study is based on the secondary data compiled by the Ministry of Human Resource & Development, Govt., of India for the period 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15 and was released as the ranking list of Institutes of Engineering and Technology in India for the year 2016. The study aims to assess the Returns on Investment (ROI) of the twenty leading libraries of the Institutes of Engineering and Technology in India in the form of institutional research output. An attempted has also been made to rank the each individual library on the basis of seven different parameters chosen for the study and worked out the difference between their ascribed rank as per the MHRD list and the achieved ranks worked out on the basis of chosen. The rankings have been calculated on the basis of scores earned by each individual library against each individual parameter. The results showed that the Institutes of Engineering and Technology in India concentrate more on procurement of electronic resources in their libraries, spending nearly three-fourth of their budget on the procurement of electronic documents mostly in the form of online journals and eBooks. While evaluating the ascribed and achieved ranking, 95% libraries under study faced shuffle, as 55% libraries slipped in their rank, while as 45 % improved and 5% showed no change. The study gives a clear idea about the importance of libraries and the part these sub-institutions' play in the overall ranking of their institution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The undergoing discussion presents a critical view about the various measures taken by the different governing bodies, especially by the UGC to prevent the practice of plagiarism in Higher Education Institutions in India. The discussion highlights the grey areas of the measures taken by these governing bodies to curb the practice of plagiarism and also focuses on the reasons, which more or less can be seen as a reason for triggering the practice of plagiarism across the academic and the research circles of the country, along with some other undesirable practices of publishing. The study deliberates threadbare about the misunderstandings and the mal-understandings about the plagiarism, whereby academicians and researchers are not yet able to draw a fine line to understand as what amounts to plagiarism and what not and the ways and means to overcome this practice. These and many other aspects have been touched, whereby measures taken lack rationality and how actually the forced researchers are vitiating the otherwise healthy research atmosphere of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study is based on the university-ranking list, released by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India on April 04, 2016 and attempts to evaluate the ranking of university libraries on the basis of resources procured and the research output recorded by these institutions during the years 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15. On an average, 44% of the library budget in the university libraries across India is being spent on the procurement of print resources and 56% towards the procurement of electronic resources. And again, on an average each university library in India spends Rs. 58.74 million on the procurement of library resources each year and spends Rs. 0.364 million on the resource procurement against each faculty member. Each faculty member during the period of study has on an average published 3.73 research articles. These and many more aspects have been studied and based on seven different identified parameters, variations were observed in the ascribed and achieved ranking of the university libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document is a list of resources and reagents used in various research studies related to cancer biology. It includes information about antibodies, cell lines, chemicals, kits, and genes that were utilized in these studies. The purpose of this list is to provide researchers with a comprehensive reference for the materials and methods used in these experiments. [Extracted from the article]

Abstract Norepinephrine is secreted under conditions of stress in humans. The ability of bacteria to sense mammalian hormone may have a role in propagation of infection. The present study investigated the effect of norepinephrine on in vitro growth of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) and the effect of silodosin on norepinephrine-induced changes. The spot urine samples were collected from 56 individuals (14 diabetic patients with UTI, 14 diabetic without UTI, 14 non-diabetic UTI and 14 healthy volunteer controls) for the measurement of urinary norepinephrine concentrations. The concentration of norepinephrine, as found in urine of human subjects, was reproduced in artificial urine medium to study the growth of UPEC. The norepinephrine concentration showing maximum growth response was selected to study the effect of silodosin on the growth inhibition of UPEC. Result showed significantly elevated urinary norepinephrine in diabetic patients with and without UTI and also in nondiabetic UTI groups. The norepinephrine concentration equivalent to that in diabetic UTI patients enhanced the growth of UPEC. Furthermore, silodosin (0.32 μM) inhibited the growth of the UPEC. Highlights • In our study, urinary NE was significantly higher in type 2 diabetes. • Urinary NE excreted during stress of UTI in type 2 diabetes promotes the growth of uropathogenic E. coli. • Silodosin (α adrenergic receptor) significantly inhibits NE induced growth of uropathogenic E. coli and can be used as add-on to antibiotic therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study attempts to assess the journal packing density (JPD) of the research journals published across Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) countries during 2013-2015. The JPD of the research journals has been computed on the basis of volume. The study covers 27 main subject disciplines and the JPD has been calculated against each individual subject discipline. 2499 research journals were identified as indexed by the Scopus from the BRICS countries, constituting 6.92 per cent of total research journals indexed by the Scopus all across the world. China is the leading country from the BRICS league to have the maximum 914 (36.57%) research journals. The average JPD of the research journals published across BRICS nations is 132.77 research article per journal per volume, which is far greater than the average global JPD of 101.84 research article. On average 92.55 research journal are published across BRICS countries in each subject discipline. Physics and astronomy, engineering, and energy are the three leading subject disciplines among BRICS nations having maximum JPD of 209.52, 191.40, and 190.08 research article per journal per volume. Apart from these, there are various other facts which have come to the fore about the prevailing trend of JPD among BRICS nations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: -The present study has been undertaken with the view to assess the Journal Packing Density (JPD) of research journals published in different subject disciplines across different continents of the world. The study evaluates the average number of research articles published in each volume of a research journal published in a particular subject discipline. The other aspects evaluated in the study include, the subject disciplines with leading JPD at the continental level, the existing difference in the JPD among subject disciplines at the continental level, leading subject disciplines having maximum JPD at the global level and more. An overall comparison has been drawn of the JPD of subject disciplines at the continental level. Scope and Methodology: - The study is global in nature and encompasses the27 major subject disciplines across six different continents of the world. The study is based on the secondary data retrieved from the SCImago Journal and Country Ranking for the period 2013-15. Findings: - On the date of data retrieval, 36081 research journals were found indexed by the SCImago across different continents. Of the total journals indexed by the SCOPUS, Europe emerged the leading continent to have 20336 (56.36%) research journals indexed, followed by North America with 10224 (33.48%) and Asia with 3746 (10.38%) journal indexed. The average Journal Packing Density at the global level is 101.84 research articles per journal per volume. North America leads in the average JPD with an average of 120.33 research articles per journal per volume. Asia and Europe are the other two leading continents having an average JPD of 111.81 and 95.14 research articles per journal per volume. The average JPD of South America is 55.32 research articles, Africa 46.58 research articles and Oceania 46.50 research articles per journal per volume. Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy and Multidisciplinary journals are the three leading subject disciplines to have the maximum average JPD of 266.66, 253.92 and 242.53 research articles per journal per volume. Research Implication: - There is a considerable difference in the JPD of the research journals published among different subject discipline across different continents. The indexing of lesser number of research journals from the continents like Africa, Australia and South America can be owed to the poor quality of research journals published from various countries of these continents. Given the number of research journals indexed from continents like, Asia, Europe and North America, somewhere reflects the research prowess of these continents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Genetic variations of Toll like receptor 4 ( TLR4 ) and CXC-chemokine receptor type1 ( CXCR1 ), the key elements of innate immune system and their association with urinary tract infection (UTI) were studied in general population. In present study we investigate genetic variation of these genes in diabetic patients (3 to 4 times higher prevalence of UTI in comparison to general population). Methods A total 1100 subjects (318 diabetic patients with UTI, 324 diabetic patients without UTI, 200 non-diabetic UTI patients and 260 age matched healthy control) were enrolled in the study. SNPs of TLR4 rs4986790, rs4986791 and CXCR1 rs2234671 was assessed by PCR-RFLP and PCR-SSP respectively. Results Statistical analysis revealed that A/G genotype and G allele of TLR4 rs4986790 are significantly associated with UTI in both diabetics and nondiabetic patients in comparison to healthy control. Similarly CT genotype and T allele of TLR4 rs4986791 are also significantly associated with UTI in both groups. We also found that prevalence of A/G genotype of TLR4 rs4986790 and CT genotype of TLR4 rs4986791 are significantly higher in patients of diabetes with UTI in comparison to diabetic patients without UTI. We did not find any association of CXCR1 rs2234671 polymorphism with UTI by comparing with any group. Conclusion We found that TLR4 rs4986790 and rs4986791 gene polymorphism is a risk for UTI development in both diabetic and nondiabetic patients in north Indian population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the bibliographic data pertaining to 5229 doctoral dissertations produced in humanities by 127 institutions during 2010 to 2014, leading institutions, subject areas, states, etc., have been identified. The dissertations belonged to 45 different subject disciplines, at an average of 116.2 doctoral dissertations in each subject field. About 1046 doctoral dissertations were produced each year at an average of about 8 dissertations from each institution. Languages & literature is the leading subject field, in which 3611 dissertations were produced. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi produced the maximum number of doctoral dissertations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: India is now the diabetes capital of the world. The rising burden of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) adds to the existing diabetes burden. Euglycemia is achieved once the baby is delivered. The first line of management of GDM is mainly through lifestyle modification with diet and physical activity. There is a dearth of information from Lucknow city about how well pregnant women with GDM adhere to dietary changes and exercise recommendations, or how counselling helps them deal with their GDM. Aim: To assess the self-care behaviour related to diet, physical activity, and Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose (SMBG) of pregnant women diagnosed with GDM. Materials and Methods: A total of 188 pregnant women diagnosed with GDM were selected for present quasiexperimental study. The study participants were recruited from the antenatal Outpatient Department (OPD) at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Queen's Mary Hospital, King George Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, India. The total study duration was from November 2019 to November 2022. Pregnant women diagnosed with GDM according to Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group in India (DIPSI) criteria, up to 28 weeks of gestation, who gave their written consent to participate in the study and were living within a 15-kilometer radius of the study Institute, were included in the study. One group of the study participants received one-to-one counselling, an individualised diet plan, along with usual GDM care, and the other group received usual GDM care during their antenatal visits. The summary of diabetes self-care was adapted to assess adherence to the recommended dietary and physical activity modifications, as well as self-monitoring of blood glucose. Data were analysed using R software version 4.1.1 (R Core Team, 2021). All categorical data were presented using frequency and percentages. The comparison of baseline demographic and clinical parameters of pregnant women between the two groups was done using the Chi-square test or Fisher's-exact test for categorical observations based on the expected frequency. The independent sample t-test or Mann-whitney U test for continuous measurements was used after checking the normality assumption using the Shapiro-wilk test. The change in scores of general diet, specific diet, physical activity, and SMBG throughout all follow-ups was assessed by repeated measures Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The change from the first follow-up visit to subsequent follow-up visit was compared using a mixed linear model with follow-up visits. The p-value was considered significant at a 5% level of significance for all comparisons. Results: The mean age of the pregnant women with GDM was 27.6±3.7 years in the intervention group and 27.9±3.9 years in the control group (p=0.451). The pregnant women with GDM in the two groups did not show significant differences in terms of socio-demographic variables such as age, religion, education, socio-economic status, occupation, type of family, and family history of diabetes mellitus. A significant difference was observed in the dietary and physical activity scores between the two groups of pregnant women with GDM. However, no difference was observed in the case of self-monitoring of blood glucose scores of the two groups. Conclusion: The study concluded that counseling plays an important role in helping pregnant women with GDM adhere to the recommended dietary modifications and physical activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study presents an overview of the doctoral dissertations awarded in the subject discipline of Library and Information Science in India during 2010 to 2014. Some of the key areas analysed include, year wise overview of the doctoral degrees awarded and their growth on an annual basis. The study also focuses on the popularity of the subject at the state level and in universities across the country. From data analysis, it emerged that 177 doctoral degrees were awarded in Library and Information Science in India during 2010-2014. Of the total doctoral theses awarded in Social Sciences in India during the period of study, a meager 3.05 per cent were awarded in the Library and Information Science. A total of 43 unique institutes and 17 states were identified which awarded doctoral degrees across India at an average of 4.11 and 10.41 degrees each, respectively. Gujarat emerged the most popular state by awarding the maximum 16.38 per cent doctoral degrees and at the institutional level, Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Marathwada emerged the leading institute with 9.60 per cent of the total doctoral degrees. There is a steady decline in the award of doctoral degrees in India, besides the institutions also do not show any consistency in undertaking doctoral research in LIS in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents a trend of doctoral research activities undertaken in social sciences across the institutes of higher learning in India. The study is based on the secondary data compiled from the bibliography of doctoral dissertations, published on an annual basis by the Association of Indian Universities in India, in the field of social sciences during 2010-2014. The study revealed that in all, 5788 doctoral degrees were awarded across 171 institutes of Higher Learning in India in as many as 17 different social science subject disciplines, with an average of 340.47 doctoral degrees in each subject field. On an average, each individual, institution has awarded 33.84 doctoral degrees. Education, commerce and economics are the three leading subject disciplines, in which maximum doctoral degrees were awarded, while as Tourism stands at the bottom. Similarly, at the state level, the maximum doctoral degrees were awarded from Gujarat, which is followed by Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, while as at institutional level; Dr B.R. Amedkar Marathwada University, Jawaharlal University and Maharishi Dayanand University are the three leading institutes across the country, which awarded the maximum number of doctoral degrees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The present study aims to determine the prevailing trend of self-citations across 27 major subject disciplines at global level. The study also examines the aspects like percentage of self-citations in each individual subject discipline and the average number of self-citations per publication across different subject disciplines. The study also investigates self-citation percentage of research articles published from the 20 leading research countries of the world and across the continents. Design/methodology/approach: The study is supported by empirical findings undertaken on secondary data retrieved from SCImago Journal and Country Ranking, which is entirely based on the SCOPUS data source (SCImago, 2014). Findings: In all, 76,634,557 citations were received by as many as 14,946,975 research articles published from 2008-2012 at an average of 5.12 citations per article. Of the total citations received, 26,404,609 (34.45 per cent) were self-citations, which means that of the total citations received by each research article, 1.76 are self-citations. Compared to subject disciplines falling under social and humanistic sciences, pure and applied sciences have shown a greater trend of self-citation. On average, 4.18 self-citations were observed in each research article published in multidisciplinary subject disciplines. Of the total citations received by research articles published in the discipline of Psychology, 43.69 per cent are self-citations, the highest among all the subject disciplines under study. Of the total self-citations received by all the subject disciplines under study, 18.43 per cent were received alone in medicine, highest among all, whereas Social and Humanistic sciences received less than 1.00 per cent self-citations, the lowest among all the subject disciplines. Originality/value: This study is original and first of its kind covering each individual subject discipline having global scope. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: India has highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) globally. The source of infection for children is usually an adult in their household with active TB. Only few studies have been carried out among household children contacts of active TB patients in India to assess the risk factors of infection among children. Aim and Objective: To study the risk factors of TB infection among household children contacts of sputum positive patients. Material and Methods: We conducted study on 200 household children contacts (1-15 years) of sputum positive patients registered at DOTS centers in Lucknow district, Uttar Pradesh. Stratified sampling was done. A semi structured questionnaire was administered to collect the information. Infection in children was assessed by TST (Mantoux test). Results: TST positivity in children of TST positivity was associated with female index case (p=0.027), lower socioeconomic status (p=0.011), overcrowding (0.008) and duration of symptoms before treatment (p<0.001). Among the factors of children, age >6 years, duration of stay with index case >10 hours/day and malnutrition were significantly associated. Conclusion: The study concludes that TB infection among children is significantly associated with various factors related to index case, susceptible host and environment, which can be intervened to prevent TB infection in children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study seeks to examine the growth of Indian research journals indexed by SCImago Journal and Country Ranking, based on SCOPUS data sources. The study covers the period 2005-2014. Some of the key aspects projected in the study includes, the distribution of Indian research journals indexed by SCOPUS during the last decade, annual corresponding growth of journals indexed, subject wise distribution of Indian journals indexed, India's share percentage of journals indexed by SCOPUS both at the continental and the global level. The study also examines the distribution of journals and their growth at the subject level. From the analysis, it emerged that India is the 6th largest country to have maximum (452) journals indexed by the SCImago citation index. Of the total journals indexed by SCOPUS 1.97% are from India. The overall indexing of Indian journals during the decade has recorded a growth of 131.79%, but the number is very abysmal, when compared to the number of journals indexed from other smaller European countries. At the continental level (Asia), 16.95% journals indexed are from India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose The present study aims to assess the resource procurement preferences among the leading academic libraries of the institutes of higher learning across India. The study analyses the amount and percentage of budget spent by the institutions under study during the period 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 on the procurement of print and electronic resources in their libraries. The study also discusses about concerns with regard to the subscription of e-resources and the reasons for weaning interest among the Indian academicians towards the print resources.Design/methodology/approach By and large, the scope of the study is limited to institutes of higher learning across India, but reflects a great deal of relevance to the global higher education practices. The study has been undertaken on the 20 leading institutes each from Universities, Institutes of Management and Institutes of Technology in India, based on the ranking list released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, on 4 April 2016.Findings The electronic documents are the dominant forms of present day library procurements in India, with the print struggling to retain its readership. The Institutes of Engineering and Technology and Management have almost similar procurement preferences, spending almost three-fourth of their library budgets on the procurement of e-documents. On average, the University libraries in India have spent 43.54 per cent of their budget on the procurement of print resources and 56.46 per cent of their budget on the procurement of electronic resources during the period of study. Similarly, on average, each Institute of Engineering and Technology has spent 24.04 per cent of their library budget on the procurement of print documents and 75.96 per cent towards the procurement of electronic resources, whereas 27.51 per cent of the library budget by the Institutes of Management in India is being spent on the procurement of print resources and 72.49 per cent towards the procurement of electronic resources.Originality/value The study is original and is first of its kind, undertaken on three different category of institutions, based on the national ranking of the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A simple, mild and efficient one-pot approach for the construction of 2-aryl-3-nitro-2,9-dihydrothiopyrano[2,3- b]indole derivatives has been realized in CH2Cl2 medium at ambient temperature via three-component tandem reaction of N-protected-2-chloro-3-formylindoles, sodium hydrosulfide and β-substituted nitroolefins/ δ-substituted nitrodienes using DABCO (10 mol%) as an organocatalyst, followed by dehydration in the presence of activated molecular sieves (4 Å). The significant advantages of this protocol are simple operation, shorter reaction time, high atom economy, good to high yields (73% -89%) and wider substrate scope. In addition, all the synthesized compounds have shown the large positive Stokes shift values (5632-6081 cm−1). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Oncology is a very popular and widely studied subject field in the biomedical sciences, not for the fact that a sizeable portion of the global populace suffers with malignant (cancerous tumors), but for the fact that medical sciences has not yet developed complete understanding and the control over the disease. Given the fact, the present study examines the amount of research undertaken in the field of oncology in Asia (the largest continent of the world), during the last decade viz. for the period 2003-2012, with special emphasis on leading research countries of the continent. Some of the aspects analyzed in the study include, research output, citation analysis etc. Although the study is confined to Asia, but since the analysis at most of the places has been undertaken comparing the data with the rest of the world has helped us to draw parallels between the oncology research scenario between the Asia and the world. The study can be taken forward and extended to other continents of the world as well. The study is based on secondary data, retrieved from the official website of the SCImago Journal and Country Ranking, which is based on the SCOPUS data source and is supported by empirical findings. The Asia's contribution to the global oncology research output during the period of study remained (70555, 22.71%), as a total of 310593 research articles were published in the field of oncology at the global level during the period. The Japan emerged as the largest oncology research country from Asia, having contributed (22603, 32%) of total research output in the field. China, South Korea and India are the other three leading oncology research countries from Asia, having contributed (21948, 31.10%), (6441, 9.12%) & (3978, 5.63%) research articles respectively. The average annual research growth of oncology research during the period in the Asia remained 13.81%, which is far better when compared to 8.15% of the global oncology research growth during the same period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]