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Scientometric analysis of research progress on water pollution during 2012-2021

This paper examines the scientometric analysis of 44172 global publications trends on water pollution using web of science database during the period 2012-2021. The average number of publications published per year was 4417.2. The highest number of publications (8079) was published in the year 2021. The relative growth rates (RGR) has decreased from 2013 (0.74) to 2021 (0.22) in the span of 10 years. The doubling time (DT) has gradually increased from 0.94 in 2013 to 3.15 in 2018. The exponential growth of publications was observed during the study period. Majority of publications were found in English language. The results showed that China is the major country that conducts research on water pollution and India stood 3rank in terms of productivity in this period. A total of 23,519 different institutions were involved in publication of articles. Chinese Academic of Sciences, China topped the list with 3013 (6.82%) publications followed by University of Chinese Academic of Sciences, China with 1116 (2.53%) publications. The scientific literature on water pollution is spread over 2728 different web of science source journals. Environmental sciences ecology has highest number of articles with 24562 (55.60%) among subjects.

Understanding the increasing market share of the academic publisher “Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute” in the publication output of Central and Eastern European countries: a case study of Hungary

As the open access movement has gained widespread popularity in the scientific community, academic publishers have gradually adapted to the new environment. The pioneer open access journals have turned themselves into megajournals, and the subscription-based publishers have established open access branches and have turned subscription-based journals into hybrid ones. Maybe the most dramatic outcome of the open access boom is the market entry of such fast-growing open access publishers as Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). By 2021, in terms of the number of papers published, MDPI has become one of the largest academic publishers worldwide. However, the publisher’s market shares across countries and regions show an uneven pattern. Whereas in such scientific powers as the United States and China, MDPI has remained a relatively small-scale player, it has gained a high market share in Europe, particularly in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. In 2021, 28 percent of the SCI/SSCI papers authored/co-authored by researchers from CEE countries were published in MDPI journals, a share that was as high as the combined share of papers published by Elsevier and Springer Nature, the two largest academic publishers in the world. This paper seeks to find an explanation for the extensively growing share of MDPI in the publication outputs of CEE countries by choosing Hungary as a case study. To do this, by employing data analysis, some unique features of MDPI will be revealed. Then, we will present the results of a questionnaire survey conducted among Hungary-based researchers regarding MDPI and the factors that motivated them to publish in MDPI journals. Our results show that researchers generally consider MDPI journals’ sufficiently prestigious, emphasizing the importance of the inclusion of MDPI journals in Scopus and Web of Science databases and their high ranks and impacts. However, most researchers posit that the quick turnaround time that MDPI journals offer is the top driver of publishing in such journals.

EDITORIAL. Leer versus citar un trabajo. Análisis de nuestras publicaciones en los últimos años.

In this editorial, I want to focus on a dilemma: Is the citation of a paper much better than accessing and reading it? What is more important for science in real life? A citation may be relevant, but accessing a journal’s article could be crucial if it has some application. Our inclusion in Crossref has permitted us to determine the communicational impact of the published articles as a measure of their reading extension, revealing a monthly mean of 1050 readings this year. As we expected, most of the readings came from COVID-19 issues and review articles. Another metric of our publications is related to the number of visitors to our journal web page: in 2021, we received 1300 visits. On the other hand, our pres-ence in WoS and Scopus has shown a modest impact on citations, which is more evident in WoS. About different papers published on the subject, Hirsh 1 pointed out that the journal’s impact increases if the readers pay more attention to review articles instead of primary re-search articles. The H-index is another metric used to determine the journal’s impact based on the number of citations. According to Scopus, our journal has an H-index of 22. Jeang 2 mentions, in his article about the H-Index and the differences between the frequency of citations and accessing, that a higher number of readings can produce an increased number of citations. But conversely, a high number of citations of one article does not imply a high number of readings. Finally, in the work of Shanta et al. 3 they concluded that the accurate measurement of the impact of a paper is the number of times a medical practitioner uses the information contained in that paper to improve the quality of the treatment. For our part, we will advocate striving to ensure that the works we publish have sufficient quality to be cited but also to be presented to arouse interest in its reading and their results put into practice.

Efficacy of ozone adjuvant therapy in COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis study.

Using ozone therapy to manage COVID-19 patients has been accompanied by conflicting results in prior studies. Therefore, we aimed to widely assess the effects of ozone as adjuvant therapy in COVID-19 patients. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, ProQuest, Springer, and Sage journals were searched systematically until April 2022. Mortality rate, ICU admission, hospital-length stay, negative PCR, pulmonary, renal, and hepatic functions, as well as inflammatory and blood systems were pooled to compare the efficacy of ozone as adjacent therapy (OZ) and standard treatment (ST). Analyses were run with the random/fixed models, sub-group analysis, funnel plot, and sensitivity analysis using comprehensive meta-analysis (CMA) software version 2.0. The results of four randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and four case-control studies with a total of 371 COVID-19 positive patients were analyzed. The OZ group patients had a shorter length of hospital stay (P > 0.05), lower ICU admissions (P > 0.05), and lower mortality rates (P < 0.05) than the ST group cases. After treatment, 41% more COVID-19 patients had negative PCR tests than the ST group (P < 0.05). Serum creatinine and urea levels were not modified in either group (P > 0.05). Moreover, except for albumin serum levels, which decreased significantly in the OZ group, serum bilirubin, ALT, and AST were not modified in either group (P > 0.05). Both arms did not show a decrease in C-reactive protein blood levels (P > 0.05), but the OZ group showed a significant modification in LDH serum levels (P < 0.05). Unlike the d-dimer and WBC serum levels (P > 0.05), platelet levels were increased in the OZ group (P < 0.05). No negative side effects were demonstrated in either group. Ozone therapy was effective significantly on PCR test and LDH serum levels, as well as mortality based on overall estimation. Concerning the length of hospital stay and ICU admissions, although the results were insignificant, their effect sizes were notable clinically. More RCT studies are needed to show the efficacy of ozone therapy on other studied variables.

Prevalence of completion of maternity continuum of care and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectiveThe present study aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of completion of the maternity continuum of care (CoC) and its associated factors in Ethiopia.Study designSystematic review and meta-analysis.Study settingEthiopia.Study participantsA...

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As postpartum depression has become a major problem, it is necessary to identify mothers who need intensive support to cope with this disorder. Therefore, by summarizing literature from the past five years, this study aimed to clarify the current progress of research on the usefulness of oxytocin as a biomarker for postpartum depression; it also aimed to discuss the prospects for future research based on these findings. Literature published from 2016 to 2020 that examined the relationship among postpartum psychological state, postpartum depression, and oxytocin using the Medical Journal Web and PubMed for local and international literature were reviewed respectively. The search was conducted using the following keywords: &ldquo;oxytocin,&rdquo; &ldquo;postpartum,&rdquo; &ldquo;depression,&rdquo; &ldquo;anxiety,&rdquo; &ldquo;mentality,&rdquo; &ldquo;sensation&rdquo; and &ldquo;psychology.&rdquo; Furthermore, research articles (original papers and research reports) were the main focus of the search. Seven articles were extracted from the search. All of them reported an association between oxytocin and maternal psychological state. However, the views among them differed, and studies on the usefulness of oxytocin as a biomarker of postpartum depression were limited. Although various methods have been utilized to measure oxytocin, this study highlights the need for more consistent research methods, accounting for individual differences and factors that may influence oxytocin levels, to ensure accurate oxytocin measurement. This will enable the development of preventative interventions in addressing postpartum depression. Key words: Oxytocin, biomarker, mother, postpartum depression.

Safety culture maturity measurement methods: A systematic literature review

Evidence from past research studies indicated that the maturity model had been used to measure safety culture in organisations. Safety Culture Maturity Model (SCMM) was the step taken by numerous organisations to attain better safety practices. This study aimed to review their approach to measure safety culture by the generative systematic literature review (SLR) approach. Guided by PRISMA Statement (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses), the systematic review was based on two main journal databases, namely Scopus and Web of Science (WoS), with two additional resources; Science Direct and EBSCO database. Accordingly, the search query efforts resulted in a total of twenty-nine (29) articles that could be analysed systematically. Most importantly, the review managed to formulate four main themes, namely maturity level development method, dimension identification, measurement tools, and publication categories. Overall, further analysis of the four themes resulted in the establishment of a total of 16 sub-themes. From the review, the studies found that each industry chooses different methods to develop or adapt the safety culture maturity measurement. The maturity measurement constructs had chosen to focus on specific requirements and objectives of the organisation and the worker's needs in their selections.In conclusion, systematic review in this current research study is limited and represented publications retrieved from only four databases, namely Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct and EBSCO. Future studies are suggested to embark on more extensive search queries on other support databases to make further explorations on various methods involved in the SCMM development, evaluation, or applications across the industries.

Pengaruh Variasi Jarak Tanam Dan Jumlah Buah Terhadap Produksi Dan Mutu Benih Tanaman Paria (Momordica charantia L.)

One of effort to fulfiil the national bitter melon production is by cultivation system improvement. The research aims to find out the interaction of plant spacing and the number of fruit toward seed quality of bitter melon (Momordica charantea L.). This research conducted from October 2020 – February 2021 in the Research and Development land of PT. Wira Agro Nusantara Sejahtera Pare, Kediri. The research used factorial Randomize Complete Blog Design (RCBD) with three replications. The first factor is plant spacing with 3 levels, they are 30 cm x 80 cm, 40 cm x 80 cm and 50 cm x 80 cm. the second factor is the number of fruits they are 4 fruits, 6 fruits and 8 fruits. The data will be analyzed using analysis of variance and continued with DMRT level of 5%. The reseach showed that the treatment of plant spacing variance has very significant effect on the seed quality of bitter melon. The treatment of plant spacing 50 cm x 80 cm showed the best result on the parameter of weight of 1000 seeds 167,39 gram, the percentages of seed germination 93,17% and the percentages of growing speed 18,16%. The treatment of number of fruits has very significant effect on the parameters of weight 1000 seeds 170,12 gram, the percentages of seed germination 95,33 % and the percentages of growing speed 21,41%. The interaction of plant spacing and the number of fruit gave very significant effect on the parameters of seed production per hectare 2,95 ton/ha, the weight of 1000 seeds 170,12 gram, the percentages of seed germination 95,33% and the percentages of growing speed 21,41%.

Role of scientific institutions of hygienic profile in the scientific substantiation of the national system of sanitary and epidemiological well-being, health risk management and improvement of the quality of life in the Russian population

Introduction. Analysis and generalization of the results of scientific research of the institutions of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor)institutions of a hygienic profile are extremely important in the scientific substantiation of ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being and managing risks to the health of the Russian population. The purpose of the study is to analyze the results, achievements and prospects of the scientific substantiation of ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being and managing risks to the health of the population of the Russian Federation. Materials and methods. An expert-analytical study was carried out. The analysis materials are the main results of the activities of scientific institutions of the Rospotrebnadzor of the hygienic profile in the implementation of the industry research program of Rospotrebnadzor for 2021-2025. “Scientific substantiation of the national system for ensuring sanitary and epidemiological well-being, managing health risks and improving the quality of life of the population of Russia”, as well as of the Federal Program (FP) “Clean Air” of the National Project (NP) “Ecology”, FP “Clean Water” NP “Housing and Urban Environment”, FP “Strengthening Public Health” NP “Demography”, the State Program “Provision of chemical and biological safety of the Russian Federation for the period 2021-2024”, the Federal Target Program “Ensuring nuclear and radiation safety for 2016-2020 and for the period up to 2030”. Results. Within the framework of the industry program, in the first year of its implementation, six SanPiNs, 668 hygienic standards were approved, 20 analytical reviews were prepared. 23 patents for inventions, 45 - for industrial designs, 34 - certificates for computer programs, 178 objects of intellectual activity were registered. Based on the materials of scientific research, 95 articles were published in the journals Web of Science, 328 - Scopus, 802 - RSCI. 40 monographs, books and manuals have been published. 11 PhD, 2 doctoral dissertations were defended. Limitations. The research materials are limited to the results of scientific research of the Research Institute of Hygienic Profile of Rospotrebnadzor, obtained in 2021. Conclusion. The results of the activities of the NIO Rospotrebnadzor in 2021 indicate that the set of tasks assigned to them to ensure the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population is being successfully implemented. Further development of interagency cooperation is required (with scientific institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, other ministries and departments, with medical universities); interaction with problem committees of the Scientific Council of Rospotrebnadzor, as well as further modernization and renovation of the park of laboratory and medical equipment of scientific organizations.

Thirty years of educational research in Saudi Arabia: a bibliometric study

ABSTRACT This article performs bibliometric analysis to study the contributions of Saudi institutions in the education field in journals indexed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) and Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED). Publications from 1991 to 2020 were assessed. Characteristics of document types, publication outputs, Web of Science categories and journals, and publication performances in terms of quantity for countries and institutes were investigated. To investigate performance quality, citation histories of the most frequently cited articles in the 30 years and the most frequently cited articles in 2020 were examined. The number of citations from the WoS Core Collection in the most recent year, total number of citations since the publication year 2020, and citations per publication were used to evaluate publication performances. Results showed that educational research articles were substantially published in the last decade. The most number of articles were published in the category of scientific disciplines education, followed by the education and educational research category. For international collaboration, Saudi Arabia had the most number of international collaborations with the US. However, articles that were collaborated with Germany had the highest impact. King Saud University was the most productive institution in terms of high-quantity and high-quality published articles.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF JASMINE CULTIVATION TO RURAL ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SHIRVA, UDUPI DISTRICT—A CASE STUDY

Purpose: The purpose of the research in this context of the remarkable development of the Shirva area due to jasmine cultivation is to dene, challenge, and overcome the various problems faced by farmers so that farmers can better shape their life's. The paper describes the jasmine crop's contribution to the development of rural areas. The growers of the jasmine crop have realised impressive economic benets and increased their income as a result. This article also discover that the same procedures should have to be followed. This study based on primary data collected by 100 sample respondents from t Design/Methodology/Approach: he cultivators of jasmine and marketing people of Shirva. Secondary data was collected from journal papers, books, web pages, and other scholarly writings. Finding/Result: The study helps us to understand the involvement of jasmine growers in the economic growth of the area, thereby attaining allaround development. Achivement of economic growth, free ow of funds, and other challenges to jasmine and its marketing. Originality/Value: This study is an attempt to trace the role of jasmine farmers in the development of the rural area and the factors responsible for the economic growth and development of the farmers. case study-based research analysis.

Occupational Therapy Interventions for Dementia Caregivers: Scoping Review.

Background and purpose: caregivers of people with dementia (PwD) often experience a significant caregiver burden. Occupational Therapy (OT) is a helpful discipline for improving quality of life and other health factors for these caregivers. We conducted a Scoping Review to describe OT interventions for caregivers of PwD. Methods: two authors searched PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE and Web of Science databases and OT journals indexed in the Journal Citation Reports. Terms included in the search strategy were: dementia, Alzheimer, Parkinson, caregivers and OT. We included articles with experimental design in which an OT intervention in caregivers of PwD was carried out, written in Spanish or English and with the full text available. Results: a total of 2121 articles were obtained, 31 of which were included; 22 of them described home-based OT interventions: Tailored Activity Program (TAP) (n = 5), Environmental Skill-Building Program (ESP) (n = 4) and Advancing Caregiver Training (ACT) (n = 3) and other household interventions (n = 10); the remaining studies described OT interventions in other settings (n = 9). Conclusions: OT interventions for caregivers of PwD were mainly carried out at home. The most commonly used interventions were TAP focused on caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease, aimed at lessening the burden, depression and stress experienced by caregivers.

Incidence and prevalence of type 1 diabetes in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

IntroductionType 1 diabetes is reported to have significant mortality in Africa. However, there is a paucity of data on pooled estimates of its incidence and prevalence in Africa. This first...

Partial Vulvectomy Combined With Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation to Prevent Recurrence in Vulvar Lymphangioma.

*Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Supplemental digital content is available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's Web site (www.dermatologicsurgery.org). The authors have indicated no significant interest with commercial supporters.

ENABLING A SUPPLY CHAIN SCOR MODEL FOR STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING AND GROWTH OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN JORDAN

As higher education is has become more productive and business-like in the past two decades, it is not surprising that business techniques have been promoted as the best method for higher education institutions to meet the challenges associated with these changes. This study enables the SCOR model of supply chain management for strategic decision-making and growth of the higher education sector in Jordon. The relevant data were taken from Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, public records, blogs, articles, journals, theses, and dissertations. The study finds that the university supply chain is majorly used to reduce the gap between higher education graduates and the job industry. The study also finds that the SCOR application in the education sector will help the educational institutes to better develop the plan to execute in the future and better use the resources, which will help develop a better curriculum, deliver the best course with the help of resources, and, as an end product, graduate students with knowledge and skills that the service industry needs without the gap in the supply and demands. In conclusion, the study finds that the SCOR model presents a good catalyst for higher education organizations for consideration in change.

A META-ANALYSIS: USE OF STUDENT WORKSHEETS BASED ON LOCAL WISDOM FROM 2013-2022

Research that was conducted by researchers from 2013-2022 has mostly been about teaching materials combined with local wisdom in learning in elementary and junior high schools (SMP). However, there is still certain research on students’ worksheets related to local wisdom based on the content of social science learning subjects in elementary schools. This article provides an overview of the percentage of use of student worksheets, the use of research methods, and the results or positive impacts or contributions of the research on the motivation of an educator to create or modify teaching materials based on local wisdom. Meta-analysis was carried out by searching for articles from web journals through Google Scholar and obtaining 50 articles that were saved in the research data documents. After the analysis, it was obtained that 30 articles matched the criteria. The meta-analysis that was carried out produced an overview that the most dominant percentage of students' worksheets was 27% in 2020 and the research method used was the R&amp;D method with a percentage of 64%. And the results of the research were getting good responses from validators, teachers, and students with the average category being very good.

NCPD Test for Olmsted Syndrome: Case Report of Nursing Management of Premature Twins.

In Brief The CE Test for this issue is available online on the journal Web site and can be taken at http://www.nursingcenter.com/CE/ANC

Action competencies for sustainability and its implications to environmental education for prospective science teachers: A systematic literature review

Students’ action competence must be taught and developed, particularly for prospective science teachers, to have a pedagogical perspective as environmental educators. As indicated by publications in respected journals, researchers’ focus and alignment on the issue of action competence are highly expected. This systematic literature review aims to compare the findings of research articles published by Web of Science-indexed journals. The keyword used to find the articles on the Web of Science’s database was “action competence,” which discovered 193 publications. Furthermore, 25 articles met the criteria to be analyzed. Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis was the inclusion and exclusion model used. In the last three years, research focused on action competence has increased. The research employed several methods, i.e., qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and development research. Jelle Boeve-de Pauw and Wanda Sass were the authors who frequently published research that focused on action competence. The keyword action competence was directly associated with environmental education, sustainable development, education-based learning for sustainable development, and evaluation. The authors who published their research with this focus were from 16 countries, mainly from Europe, i.e., Sweden, Belgium, and Denmark. The continent diversity of authors who contributed articles indicated that the action competence issue had become a global concern. Furthermore, it was found that the number of non-collaborating publications (universities or countries) was higher than those collaborating, even though single authors rarely wrote the articles. The recent trend shows that publications are authored by scientists with various backgrounds such as fields, universities, and even countries. The authors of this paper developed and proposed eight ideas to be reflected by prospective science teachers or science teacher education providers in educating future science teachers concerned about action competence about sustainable development.

SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEMS AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS – A THEORETICAL REVIEW

Recent literature has focused increasingly on software ecosystems and digital platforms. Digital platforms, as the foundation that supports software ecosystems’ development, have reshaped the traditional business models by focusing more on new dimensions such as stakeholders instead of customers and suppliers, or value co-creation instead of value creation. Software ecosystems contribute significantly to how business is conducted around the world. By performing an overview of recent literature published in Web of Science top academic journals, our paper presents a bibliometric co-occurrence and co-authorship analysis of both software ecosystems and digital platforms. The results show that software ecosystems and digital platforms research collide based on the key words co-occurrence analysis under a certain degree, underlying the evolution of the two topics towards platform ecosystem and platform economy research in recent years.

Trends in Naegleria fowleri global research: A bibliometric analysis study

Naegleria fowleri is one of the most dangerous protozoan agents. This article describes a bibliometric review of the literature on N. fowleri research indexed in WoS during a 51-year period. The VOSviewer visualization methodology was used to conduct a bibliometric study. The data included articles from the Web of Science database, nations, institutions, journals, keywords, co-authorship, co-citations, international collaborations, and citation rates. A total of 1106 articles were retrieved from the Web of Science database. The articles were cited 21,904 times in total (cited 12,138 times without self-citations). The average citation per article was 19.82. The Hirsch index was 63. The leading country according to the number of published articles was the United States of America (USA) (n = 447; 40.416%), followed by Mexico (n = 80; 7.233%), and Australia (n = 63; 5.696%). Other than these top three countries, the publications were from 74 countries globally. Especially after the 2000s, both the number of citations and the number of publications exhibited an increasing trend. The Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) (9.584%), Centers for Disease Control Prevention (USA) (8.770%), and Instituto Politecnico Nacional Mexico (4.069%) were the leading affiliations. Most of the leading affiliations were from the USA and Mexico. In conclusion, a bibliometric evaluation of N. fowleri was performed for the first time. Authors affiliated with institutions in the USA and Mexico have led scientific production on PAM. Efforts should be made to help developing countries with the highest prevalence of N. fowleri to develop scientific research networks with the USA and/or Mexico in order to increase research with interdisciplinary teams.