Bibliographic Information Research Articles

Historical Use of Travertine in the Tuscan Architecture (Italy)

The landscape of an area is not only made up of natural elements but also of man-made elements represented by civil and agricultural artefacts and much more. These elements used to blend aesthetically and harmoniously with the landscape itself thanks to the use of local building materials. Particularly, this contribution examines the use of the travertine in the architecture of the Tuscany region from the Etruscan time to the contemporary age. In Tuscany, travertine is a remarkable example of an identity stone of the territory, so rich in thermal springs that favoured the formation of large deposits of this stone widely used in public and private buildings both in interior design and urban furnishing. The work was carried out through a survey in the Tuscan territory and collection of bibliographic information on the architectural web sites. The survey made it possible to collect a photographic documentation and to assess the state of conservation through the empirical observation of the morphologies of decay when present. Indeed, this stone material in the Mediterranean climate, which characterises Tuscany, shows a good durability against atmospheric agents but may be affected by a chromatic alteration that tends to give the surfaces a greyish appearance. This aesthetic issue is more evident in the Tuscan travertine due to is classic whitish colour.

Novel vaccine candidates of Bordetella pertussis identified by reverse vaccinology

Whooping cough is a disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, whose morbidity has increased, motivating the improvement of current vaccines. Reverse vaccinology is a strategy that helps identify proteins with good characteristics fast and with fewer resources. In this work, we applied reverse vaccinology to study the B. pertussis proteome and pangenome with several in-silico tools. We analyzed the B. pertussis Tohama I proteome with NERVE software and compared 234 proteins with B. parapertussis, B. bronchiseptica, and B. holmessi. VaxiJen was used to calculate an antigenicity value; our threshold was 0.6, selecting 84 proteins. The candidates were depurated and grouped in eight family proteins to select representative candidates, according to bibliographic information and their immunological response predicted with ABCpred, Bcepred, IgPred, and C-ImmSim. Additionally, a pangenome study was conducted with 603 B. pertussis strains and PanRV software, identifying 3421 core proteins that were analyzed to select the best candidates. Finally, we selected 15 proteins from the proteome study and seven proteins from the pangenome analysis as good vaccine candidates.

Investigating Technological Advancement Strategies for the Innovation Impact of Alternative Energy Patents

Although the importance of technological advancement in facilitating successful transitions to alternative energy is well recognized, the study of technological advancement strategies has been elusive. This study aims to investigate the technological advancement strategies for inventing alternative energy technologies by using patent data. This study empirically examines relationships between forward citation counts and the results of invention activities such as the degree and type of technological advancement (diversification), as well as other bibliographic information about the patent. Specifically, this study considers both the degree and the type of technological advancement of the patents, taking into account the scale and scope of technological knowledge. Finally, the study confirms the heterogeneous relationships between innovation impact and technological advancement in each field of alternative energy. It was confirmed that the innovation impact of patents related to wind energy was more significantly associated with the degree of technological advancement than that of patents related to other fields of alternative energy. In the case of patents related to fuel cells and biofuel, diversification of technological advancement was associated with a higher innovation impact. In the case of solar and hydro energy, specialization of technological advancement was found to be related to a higher innovation impact.

Overview of Retention Strategies for Medical Doctors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Their Effectiveness: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

The global shortage and maldistribution of health care workers, especially medical doctors, pose a significant threat to achieving the United Nations' sustainable development goal 3 of ensuring well-being and healthy lives for all. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately affected by this crisis, with a high rate of brain drain from rural to urban areas, as well as to high-income countries. Various retention strategies have been implemented in different settings and organizations. However, their effectiveness remains underexplored, particularly in LMICs. We aim to review the available retention strategies for medical doctors in LMICs and to determine the effectiveness of the various strategies. This review aims to compile relevant research findings on this issue to generate a thorough summary of all the retention strategies practiced in LMICs and, more importantly, to provide the current state of evidence of the effectiveness of these strategies in retaining medical doctors in countries with limited resources and high disease burden. The structured framework given by Arksey and O'Malley will serve as the basis for conducting this scoping review. A comprehensive search strategy will be conducted across 4 electronic databases (PubMed, EBSCOHost, Scopus, and ScienceDirect). A systematic approach following the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) guidelines will be executed to search, screen, review, and extract data from studies that meet predefined inclusion criteria. Data encompassing bibliographical information, study location, retention strategies, influencing factors, and outcomes (effectiveness) will be obtained from the selected studies using standardized data extraction. Endnote and Microsoft Excel will be used for reference management and removal of duplicate studies. A narrative synthesis will be performed after categorizing and analyzing all the extracted data to identify recurrent themes. This ongoing review will generate a comprehensive compilation of retention strategies implemented in LMICs to prevent brain drain among medical doctors. Data extraction is currently in progress, and completion is expected by early 2024. Themes regarding the types of strategies, influencing factors, and outcomes will be synthesized. The findings will highlight effective retention strategies, gaps, and challenges in implementation for the benefits of future research. By identifying common barriers and facilitators, this review will provide insights into enhancing the policies and initiatives for doctor retention in LMICs. This scoping review explores the retention strategies practiced in LMICs and attempts to identify effective strategies from existing research. By evaluating the barriers and challenges that influence the effectiveness of these strategies, policymakers and health care leaders can strive to obtain balanced and optimal health human resources in their respective organizations and countries. Malaysian National Medical Research Register (NMRR) ID-23-01994-OGW; https://nmrr.gov.my/research-directory/ac4f5b88-8619-4b2b-b6c7-9abcef65fdcd. DERR1-10.2196/52938.

Human-in-the-loop latent space learning for biblio-record-based literature management

Every researcher must conduct a literature review, and the document management needs of researchers working on various research topics vary. However, there are two major challenges. First, traditional methods such as the tree hierarchy of document folders and tag-based management are no longer effective with the enormous volume of publications. Second, although their bibliographic information is available to everyone, many papers can only be accessed through paid services. This study attempts to develop an interactive tool for personal literature management based solely on their bibliographic records. To make such a tool possible, we developed a principled “human-in-the-loop latent space learning” method that estimates the management criteria of each researcher based on his or her feedback to calculate the positions of documents in a two-dimensional space on the screen. As a set of bibliographic records forms a graph, our model is naturally designed as a graph-based encoder–decoder model that connects the graph and the space. In addition, we also devised an active learning framework using uncertainty sampling for it. The challenge here is to define the uncertainty in a problem setting. Experiments with ten researchers from the humanities, science, and engineering domains show that the proposed framework provides superior results to a typical graph convolutional encoder–decoder model. In addition, we found that our active learning framework was effective in selecting good samples.

Osteoarthritis with depression: mapping publication status and exploring hotspots.

Depression is a common psychological complication in osteoarthritis (OA) patients, and its incidence gets more and more attention year by year worldwide. This study investigates the association between OA and depression through a bibliometric analysis of published studies. It aims to identify leading authors, institutions, and countries to highlight research hotspots and suggest potential future directions. We collected publications on OA and depression from 1994 to 2024 using the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database. Bibliographic information, including authorship, country of origin, citation frequency, and visualizations, was generated using VOSviewer, R software, and CiteSpace. A total of 2,342 articles were identified. The United States led in publications with 906 articles, Boston University was the most prolific institution with 56 publications, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders was the top journal with 71 publications, and Stefania Maggi was the most productive author with 19 publications. The primary research hotspots identified were: "The relationship between depression and OA," "Disability and prevalence," and "Characteristics of older people suffering depression after OA." Predicted future research frontiers include: "Treating depression in OA patients with multimorbidity," "Psychometric properties of instruments for assessing depression and anxiety in OA patients," "Depression or anxiety in patients with surgical intervention," and "Other mental diseases in OA patients." This bibliometric analysis underscores the importance of understanding the link between OA and depressive disorders, potentially guiding new research directions.

Neurocognitive effects of proanthocyanidin in Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review of preclinical evidence.

Cognitive disorders and dementia largely influence individual independence and orientation. Based on the Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) estimation, approximately 75% of individuals with dementia are undiagnosed. In fact, in some low- and middle-income countries, the percentage is as high as 90%. In this systematic review, which is based on PRISMA guidelines, we aim to identify the mechanism of action of proanthocyanidin. Finding a natural product alternative as a potential nootropic can help increase the number of armamentariums against dementia and other cognitive impairments. In this preclinical research, we determined the effect of proanthocyanidins on Alzheimer's disease (AD) by searching electronic bibliographic databases like Scopus, Proquest, ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Google. There was no imposed time limit. However, the search was limited to only English articles. The review protocol is registered on PROSPERO as CRD42022356301. A population, intervention, control, and outcomes (PICO) technique was utilized for report inclusion, and all reports were assessed for risk of bias by using the SYRCLE's RoB tool. The article's bibliographic information, induction model, type of proanthocyanidins, animal strain/weight/age, and outcome measurements were acquired from ten papers and are reported here. Further analysis was validated and determined for the review. The included studies met the review's inclusion criteria and suggested that proanthocyanidins have a neurocognitive effect against AD. Additionally, the effectiveness of proanthocyanidins in reducing oxidative stress, acetylcholinesterase activity, amyloid beta, its efficacy in alleviating superoxide dismutase, cognitive properties, and in facilitating cholinergic transmission in various models of AD has been collectively observed in ten studies.

Understanding Future Trends in Digital Banking Research Through Bibliometric Analysis

To generate a research overview of digital banking, we did a bibliometric analysis. In our bibliometric analysis, we identified 2475 papers about digital banking that were published in the previous 10 years (2013–2023) from 1492 different sources under the direction of 6777 academics. The bibliographic information was gathered using the Scopus database. The dataset was examined using the bibliometric R program Biblioshiny. The number of digital banking research publications published each year, the most relevant author, the most cited articles, thematic maps, and trending topics are all listed. A keyword analysis showed that “blockchain”, “security”, “digital banking”, and “digital storage” appeared most often. The research results will be significant to scholars, researchers, and policymakers in banking, as the study showed the roadmap and pathways to scientifically understanding current and future research trends.

Tereza Stanislavovna Holub. Textual criticism and textualists

The scientific collection about the life and work of T. S. Golub, a famous Belarusian literary critic and textual critic, winner of the M. Goretsky Literary Prize, traces the main stages of her scientific path, analyzes the contribution of the researcher to the development of national textual studies. The publication contains biographical and bio–bibliographic information about T. S. Golub, as well as describes her method of textual preparation of publications of multi-volume academic collections of works by classics of Belarusian literature – Yakub Kolas, Yanka Kupala, Mаksim Goretsky, Ivan. Shamyakin et al., carried out by a team of scientists from the Institute of Belarusian Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. The publication ends with an analytical article by T. S. Golub “On the centenary of the textual history of Belarusian literature».

Research on Library Bibliographic Information Integration Technology Combined with Group Intelligence

Research on Library Bibliographic Information Integration Technology Combined with Group Intelligence

Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Construction in Developing Countries

The Journal of Construction in Developing Countries (JCDC) is an open-access journal indexed in Scopus that specialises in Building and Construction and Civil Engineering. This article proposes an analysis of the history of publications in the journal that has not been done so far. In this document, we seek to contribute to the knowledge by answering the question: What is the journal’s most influential countries, authors and institutions? A bibliometric analysis is carried out through bibliographic information obtained from Scopus and scientometric tools, which includes annual productivity, authors, countries and the most relevant institutions. The mapping of scientific production visualises the networks of co-occurrence and co-authorship, thus identifying the collaboration networks between authors, countries and institutions. The growth in the number of publications and citations was evidenced over time, which has allowed the journal to be among the best engineering journals in Malaysia and ranked 117 in the Building and Construction area worldwide.

Análise das redes de colaboração em ações de pesquisa científica e tecnológica sobre maracujá

ABSTRACT: Scientific research on passion fruit has been conducted in several institutions worldwide, and it is of interest to the productive sector, the scientific community, and science and technology managers to learn about current scientific advances and opportunities through metric studies of bibliographic information. A survey of publications indexed in the Web of Science and the Agricultural Research Database-BDPA, in European Patent Office - Espacenet, and Embrapa’s technologies and projects were used as indicators to characterize research networks. This study analyzed the co-authorship and co-citation network of scientific production, the strength of connections among institutions, and a map of co-occurrence of keywords from 2001 to 2020. Brazil, the United States, Colombia, and France had the largest co-authorship networks for Passifloraceae. Brazilian institutions that are in a prominent position in the analysis of co-authorship networks and that produced the largest number of publications were Embrapa, University of São Paulo (USP), and State University of Campinas (Unicamp). The main themes studied were adsorption, antioxidant, clarification, evolution, flavonoid, flowering, growth, and somatic embryogenesis. Patents related to the use of passifloras were highest between 2015 and 2017 and were mainly focused on the production of food, beverages, cosmetics, and medicines. Brazil has relevant bibliographic production and technological development regarding passion fruit for the academic community and rural producers. These results integrated aspects of scientific activity that can help explore new research directions and explain the use and circulation of scientific production.

“경셩유록”의 서지와 언어

The purpose of this paper is to examine the bibliographic information of “GyeongsyeongYurok” in detail and to present several characteristics of the Gangneung dialect in the 1910s, focusing on a comparison between Gangneung Kim and his son in terms of their writing system. The “Gyeongsyeong-Yurok” consists of “Syeoyurok” written by Gangneung Kim and “Hwangsyeng Sinmun” written by his son. It is estimated that the “Syeoyurok” was written shortly after September 1913, and the “Hwangsyeng Sinmun” was written in early-mid January 1906. Through the notation of the “Gyeongsyeong-Yurok”, we examined the palatalization, the integration of [ɛ] and [e] into [E], the genitive case maker ‘eo(어)’ and subject marker ‘iga(이가)’, the connection ending ‘-eodeoga(-어더가)’, ‘-deoga(-더가)’, ‘-deo(-더)’, and the sentenceterminating ending ‘-rneora(-ㄹ너라)’. Finally, we looked at the difference between the notation of Gangneung Kim and his son through the notation shown in “Syeoyurok” and “Hwangsyeng Sinmun”.

A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF RESEARCH TRENDS ON GENDER AND SUSTAINABILITY: FUTURE RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES

Gender inequality, one of the obstacles to the development and prosperity of countries, is among the world problems that need urgent solutions. Increasing the power of women, who have the potential for social transformation and innovation, plays an essential role in ensuring a more equitable and sustainable development. Therefore, studies on the interaction and the dynamics that feed each other between sustainability and gender inequality are considered necessary for today's modern world. This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of studies on the relationship between sustainability and gender inequality. The bibliometric analysis method, which includes statistical methods used to understand the citation relationships and publication trends of the studies, was used in the research. First, an extensive database search was conducted on the Web of Science (WoS) using the keywords 'women's equality' and 'sustainability' between 1998 and 2022, and 373 relevant papers were identified. The bibliographic information of the selected papers was then collected and recorded. This information includes authors, journals, year of publication, titles, and other bibliographic details. Then, the data obtained were evaluated by statistical analysis. The findings reveal that the scientific studies in the field gained momentum after 2015 and are predominantly in English. Moreover, regarding the field distribution of studies, it can be safely said that more publications are made in environmental areas, and Spain has the highest number of publications.
 Keywords: Sustainability, Gender, Sustainable Development Goals, Gender Equality, Bibliometric Analysis

Methodology of processing bibliographic data in Russian language to construct collaboration networks (using the example of the eLibrary database)

The methodology for processing bibliographic data in Russian is presentedbased on the example of analyzing publications of Russian sociologists in the eLibrary, Russia's largest electronic library of scientific publications.The developed methodological approach involves the use and adaptation of technological solutions to form a bibliographic database, builds networks for further analysis and applies network analysis methods to study various fields of knowledge. The main steps of collecting and preprocessing data in Russian from the eLibrary are described. Examining a corpus of sociological publications within the eLibrary, this study delves into common challenges encountered during the preprocessing stage of bibliographic information related to author names and affiliations. The paper suggests potential solutions to address these issues. Additionally, the paper suggests various solutions to address these challenges. The methodology is applicable to the analysis of various publications by Russian-speaking authors indexed in the eLibrary.

TOURISM AND TOURIST PERCEPTION IN ARIEȘENI COMMUNE, ROMANIA

The present work represents an analysis of tourism in Arieșeni commune, through the lens of existing tourist resources and accommodation infrastructure, to which is added the assessment of the perception of residents and tourists regarding what constitutes tourism in a tourist resort of local interest, Arieșeni. To capture the tourist phenomenon, bibliographic sources (both related to the resort and of a general nature) were used and consulted, supplemented by field trips to "validate" the bibliographic information obtained. The tourist's perception was obtained through the sociological survey method, based on the questionnaire. Tourism in Arieșeni commune is based on the existing tourist resources, especially the natural ones; even though human resources are equally significant but less exploited. The perception of the surveyed people on tourism in the resort is a positive one, but through the interpretation of the questionnaire, the aspects that could be improved are also identified.

Conditions for Implementing Windowless Offices in High-Density Urban Centers of Malaysia: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review

The dearth of land in high-density urban centres necessitates constructing structures with deep interiors, with little or no connection to the external environment. Additionally, the negative relationships between high-rise structures in the city centres in recent times are increasingly making contact with the outdoor environments undesirable. Whether in the built environment, decision sciences, healthcare, or technological disciplines, there is a need to understand the factors necessary for windowless office implementation, its prominent researchers, and geographical contexts, among other conditions for practical application. These background variables could assist in arriving at emerging themes, problems and gaps for concrete windowless office development in Malaysia. In this systematic review, the bibliographic information of title, abstract and keywords was mined from 255 documents on the Scopus database to generate scientometric maps and links showing relationships on co-authorship, co-citation, co-occurrences, and bibliometric coupling. The top trending variables in windowless office research are COVID-19, energy efficiency, indoor air quality, heart rate variability, performance assessment, visual reality, and workplace environment. Like other advanced economies in Asia, Malaysia is seen to attain a satisfactory level of development to implement the windowless office design module, with stable electricity power, technological advancement, and psychological stability of the people. The emerging variables in this review will give novel directions in exploring the developmental, psychological and health conditions for effective windowless office implementation in the country and similar economies in Asia, Africa and South America, where metropolises are fast becoming compacted due to ever-growing city centres

Architecture as fluid technology. The housing blocks by Corporación de la Vivienda of Chile

ABSTRACT In a general sense, architecture and technology articulate two modes of evaluation of objects and built environments; however, are there conditions that allow us to consider architectural works as technologies? This paper explores this possibility by analyzing bibliographic, documentary, and planimetric information on housing blocks developed by the state agency, Corporación de la Vivienda (CORVI), between 1953 and 1974. Using Process Tracing as a method of analysis, milestones were identified that showed the ways in which the design and production of this typology were influenced by a regime of values based on the idea of rationalization, and that the heterogeneity of its cases showed flexibility and adaptation to the ways of calculating and realizing this value. The conclusions address the causality observed between value and typology in this case, and suggest that this behavior expresses a technological condition of architecture.

Actividad biológica de la Hierba Luisa (Cymbopogon citratus) y sus aplicaciones en la industria

In the investigation, an analysis was carried out on the importance of the biological activity of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), its benefits and application in the food and non-food industry. The objective was to identify, analyze, organize and compare the information on the bioactive components of the plant species in the industry. The method used is exploratory with a documentary approach of secondary order, since a detailed search of bibliographic information of documents obtained in scientific bases that support the work was carried out. 8 bioactive components and 11 constituents of essential oils were determined, in relation to their use in industry, 2 applications were determined: in food used in beverages (energizing, moisturizing, functional) and as a food additive (antioxidants, preservatives and flavorings) and in the non-food area in the agricultural area (insecticide, fungicides and herbicide), in the cosmetics area (perfume, deodorants and shampoos) and in the pharmacological area (antibacterial and antifungal). The Cympogon citratus for its biological components has been used in the industry during the last years, in the non-food field. Myrcene, citronella, citronellol and geraniol are the components that are most used in the non-food area and citral is the bioactive that is used in the food part.

Traductología digital: proyecto de nueva base de datos de traducciones de la literatura checa al español

The field of the historiography of literary translation is undergoing a digital revolution, offering new possibilities to explore the history of literary translation from different perspectives. This change not only brings but also demands constant modifications, improvements and refinements to continue progressing and adapting the study to new circumstances. Although Czech translations of literary works from the Spanish speaking world have been plentifully made and researched, the topic of translations of Czech literature into Spanish has not enjoyed so much interest and has only recently begun to be studied (Cuenca Drouhard; Nováková; Vavroušová; Strnadová). Although in the Czech context, there are several databases that include bibliographic information on literary translations, no online database that compiles such data on literary translations from Czech into Spanish and facilitates their consultation in a single digital platform has been created so far. In this regard, at the Institute of Translatology, a project entitled Databáze překladu české literatury do španělštiny (Database of translations of Czech literature into Spanish) is currently underway for the period 2022–2023. The project aims to question the methods of modern historiography, to respond to the needs of digitizing the study material, and finally, to offer a practical digital tool that collects bibliographic data on translations of Czech literature into Spanish that is updatable, freely accessible, and later extendable to other target languages