scholarly journals Editorial: Special Edition on Corporate and Financial Markets Law: Embracing Technology in Corporate, Securities and Financial Markets Law and the Combating of Financial Crimes in the 4th Industrial Revolution

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Howard Chitimira ◽  
Tapiwa Victor Warikandwa
Keyword(s):  
Financial Markets ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Special Edition ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
North West ◽  
Financial Crimes ◽  
Corporate Securities ◽  
Selection Of

This special edition consists of a selection of contemporary and well thought out academic contributions that were developed into full journal articles by presenters who delivered their key findings at the 2nd Annual Colloquium on Corporate and Financial Markets Law at the Faculty of Law, North-West University, on 29-30 October 2020. These contributions were developed into articles, subjected to a rigorous double-blind peer review process to determine their quality, and subsequently accepted for publication in the Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal.

scholarly journals Editorial: Engaging with African Customary Law: Legal History in Contemporary South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Paul Du Plessis ◽  
Willemien Du Plessis
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Oral History ◽  
South African ◽  
Legal History ◽  
Law School ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Special Edition ◽  
North West ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
Selection Of

This special edition consists of a selection of the contributions delivered an event on Custom, Oral History and Law: Writing South African Legal History, co-hosted by the Law School, University of Edinburgh and the Faculty of Law, North-West University.

scholarly journals Motivations, concerns and selection biases when posting preprints: a survey of bioRxiv authors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Fraser ◽  
Philipp Mayr ◽  
Isabella Peters
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Causal Mechanism ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Weak Evidence ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Number Of Citations ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractSince 2013, the usage of preprints as a means of sharing research in biology has rapidly grown, in particular via the preprint server bioRxiv. Recent studies have found that journal articles that were previously posted to bioRxiv received a higher number of citations or mentions/shares on other online platforms compared to articles in the same journals that were not posted. However, the exact causal mechanism for this effect has not been established, and may in part be related to authors’ biases in the selection of articles that are chosen to be posted as preprints. We aimed to investigate this mechanism by conducting a mixed-methods survey of 1,444 authors of bioRxiv preprints, to investigate the reasons that they post or do not post certain articles as preprints, and to make comparisons between articles they choose to post and not post as preprints. We find that authors are most strongly motivated to post preprints to increase awareness of their work and increase the speed of its dissemination; conversely, the strongest reasons for not posting preprints centre around a lack of awareness of preprints and reluctance to publicly post work that has not undergone a peer review process. We additionally find weak evidence that authors preferentially select their highest quality, most novel or most significant research to post as preprints, however, authors retain an expectation that articles they post as preprints will receive more citations or be shared more widely online than articles not posted.

scholarly journals NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Teresa Hattingh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Industrial Engineering ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Small Community ◽  
Special Edition ◽  
Craig Venter ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
The Future ◽  
On The Road

“A doctor can save maybe a few hundred lives in a lifetime. A researcher can save the whole world.” - Craig Venter This annual Special Edition once again combines outstanding papers from two conferences: The 32nd annual conference of the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE32) (4-6 October 2021, held in Muldersdrift, South Africa), The 22nd annual international conference of the Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa (RAPDASA) (3-5 November 2021, held in Pretoria, South Africa). After the first on-line conferences in 2020 due to COVID-19 regulations, it was excellent to see a return to some normality in 2021 – both these conferences were physical, and the participants were truly hungry for the physical networking opportunities. The Special Edition, introduced in 2016, continues to showcase the best research presented at these conferences. Papers undergo the same double-blind peer review process using the journal’s criteria; and the choice of those included in this Special Edition was based on rankings provided by the reviewers and on a final check of their quality and suitability by the editors of the journal. It was interesting to notice that, in 2020, both conferences focused on the road ahead after the period of uncertainty, with the following two themes: SAIIE32: Steps, and RAPDASA: Industry 4.0 – Digital manufacturing industrializing Africa. It demonstrates the resilience of humankind, and the drive to move forward. For this very reason, the feature article as selected by the chief editor, was authored by young Industrial Engineers, looking forward at what the future may hold, with the title: “Beyond The Industrial Engineering Frontier: A Few Steps In History And A Giant Leap Into The Future”. Although industrial engineers are a relatively small community of professionals, I am always inspired by the relevant, innovative, and far-reaching impact that we can have on every aspect of our society. As you read through the papers in this Special Edition, I trust that you will be inspired by the exemplary work that represents our discipline of industrial engineering. Teresa Hattingh Guest editor

scholarly journals Southern Africa Special Edition: Editorial

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaun Pather ◽  
Dr. Letibe Jacob (Jackie) Phahlamohlaka
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Special Edition ◽  
Community Informatics ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Great Pleasure ◽  
Double Blind

It is with great pleasure that we present the first Southern African special issue of The Journal of Community Informatics. This is the culmination of a long journey, which started with an initial discussion with the Editor-in-Chief, Dr Michael Gurstein, almost three years ago. After the initial call, in latter 2012, all submissions were subjected to an initial filtering in terms of alignment to the scope of the call. Thereafter all papers have been subjected to a double-blind peer review process, with some papers going through three iterations of review. As the editors of this special issue, we would like to thank all of the authors who responded to the call, and to the reviewers who have diligently cooperated with the editors throughout the process of review. Our heartfelt gratitude is extended also to the JoCI Editor in Chief for the unstinting support in ensuring the special edition has come together.

scholarly journals Editorial: Fourth Industrial Revolution Transforming Businesses

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Priya Baguant
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Employee Motivation ◽  
Special Edition ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Blind Review ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Colleges Of Technology ◽  
Virtual Conference

This Special Edition is a collection of diverse and varied papers presented at the FIR 2020 conference. This was the first virtual conference hosted by the Faculty of Business, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE and the presenters were selected to submit their papers to this Special Edition for review.  All submitted papers went through the rigorous process of double-blind review. The best papers were selected for publication. The collection of papers are from different areas of research and the commonalities are the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the context of the UAE and surrounding countries.  The readers will enjoy a wide range of papers from different areas and all built on a solid grounding of quantitative and qualitative research. The papers in this special edition include topics related to supply chain, blockchain, finance, marketing, consumer behaviour, employee motivation and knowledge management.

The nucleosome: a little variation goes a long wayThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue, entitled 27th International West Coast Chromatin and Chromosome Conference, and has undergone the Journal's usual peer review process.

2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Bernstein ◽  
Sandra B. Hake
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Gene Activation ◽  
Epigenetic Inheritance ◽  
Histone Variants ◽  
Post Translational Modifications ◽  
Chromatin Compaction ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Chromatin Template ◽  
Mitosis And Meiosis ◽  
Selection Of

Changes in the overall structure of chromatin are essential for the proper regulation of cellular processes, including gene activation and silencing, DNA repair, chromosome segregation during mitosis and meiosis, X chromosome inactivation in female mammals, and chromatin compaction during apoptosis. Such alterations of the chromatin template occur through at least 3 interrelated mechanisms: post-translational modifications of histones, ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling, and the incorporation (or replacement) of specialized histone variants into chromatin. Of these mechanisms, the exchange of variants into and out of chromatin is the least well understood. However, the exchange of conventional histones for variant histones has distinct and profound consequences within the cell. This review focuses on the growing number of mammalian histone variants, their particular biological functions and unique features, and how they may affect the structure of the nucleosome. We propose that a given nucleosome might not consist of heterotypic variants, but rather, that only specific histone variants come together to form a homotypic nucleosome, a hypothesis that we refer to as the nucleosome code. Such nucleosomes might in turn participate in marking specific chromatin domains that may contribute to epigenetic inheritance.

scholarly journals Open, single-blind, double-blind: which peer review process do you prefer?

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth C Moylan ◽  
Simon Harold ◽  
Ciaran O’Neill ◽  
Maria K Kowalczuk
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Single Blind

Expression and bioactivity of recombinant segments of human perforinThis paper is one of a selection of papers in this Special Issue, entitled International Symposium on Recent Advances in Molecular, Clinical, and Social Medicine, and has undergone the Journal's usual peer-review process.

2007 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongmei Dong ◽  
Xiaohu Xu ◽  
Mohong Deng ◽  
Xiaojun Yu ◽  
Hu Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recombinant Proteins ◽  
Fusion Proteins ◽  
Target Genes ◽  
Review Process ◽  
Peer Review Process ◽  
Nitrilotriacetic Acid ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Recombinant Plasmids ◽  
Expression Plasmids ◽  
Selection Of

The aim of the study was to prepare an active recombinant human perforin by comparing 5 candidate segments of human perforin. Full-length perforin, MAC1 (28–349 aa), MAC2 (166–369 aa), C-100, and N-60 of human perforin were selected as candidate active segments and designated, respectively, HP1, HP2, HP3, HP4, and HP5. The target genes were amplified by PCR and the products were individually subcloned into pGEM-T. The genes for HP1, HP2, HP3, and HP5 were subcloned into pET-DsbA, whereas pET-41a (+) was used as the expression vector of HP4. The fusion proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21pLysS(DE3) and purified using nickel nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) agarose affinity chromatography. The hemolysis microassay was used as an activity assay of fusion protein. From this study, we obtained the recombinant plasmids pGEM-T-HP1, -HP2, -HP3, -HP4 and -HP5, consisting of 1600, 960, 600, 300bp, and 180, respectively. From these recombinant plasmids, expression plasmids were successfully constructed and expressed in E. coli BL21pLysS(DE3). The resultant fusion proteins, affinity purified using Ni–NTA, were ~80, 58, 45, 44, and 30 kDa, respectively. The recombinant proteins were assayed for activity on hemolysis. HP2 and HP5 were the only recombinant proteins that were active in hemolysis, and the hemolytic function was concentration dependent. These results demonstrate that active recombinant forms of perforin can be synthesized in a prokaryote model. The recombinant N-60 and MAC1 (28–349 aa) of human perforin have the function of forming pores. Our study provides the experimental basis for further investigation on the application of perforin.

scholarly journals Studies on Nutrigenetic Traits of Silkworm, Bombyxmori L. for Determining Growth and Development for Identifying Parental Breeds for Breeding under Subtropical Region of North West India

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-37
Author(s):  
S. Murali ◽  
Sardar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Subtropical Region ◽  
North West ◽  
Autumn Season ◽  
Subtropical Condition ◽  
Consumption Index ◽  
Efficiency Conversion ◽  
Essential Prerequisite ◽  
Selection Of

Study was conducted during spring and autumn season (2018 & 2019) to screen and identify rich nutrigenetic breeds from the selected breed’s for their nutrigenetic traits in silkworm, BombyxmoriL.(Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) is an essential prerequisite for better understanding and development of nutritionally efficient breeds under Subtropical condition of Jammu based on the breeds which shows less food consumption with higher efficiency conversion based on leaf to cocoon and leaf to shell ratio. Highly significant variations were found among all nutrigenetic traits of bivoltine silkworm breeds in the study. The nutritionally efficient silkworm breeds were shortlisted by utilizing nutrition consumption index and efficiency for conversion of ingesta/cocoon traits as the index for selection of highly promising breeds. Furthermore, based on the average of data from both the seasons, the overall rearing nutrigenetic traits utilized as index, eight bivoltine silkworm breeds (B.con 1, B.con 4, BHR 2, ATR 16, BHR 3, CSR 50, RSJ 14 and NB4D2) were identified as havingthe potential for nutrition efficiency conversion and can be utilized for further breeding programme. The data from the present study advances our knowledge for the development of nutritionally efficient silkworm breeds/hybrids and their effective commercial utilization in the sericulture industry.

scholarly journals Wine preferences based on intrinsic attributes: A tasting experiment in Alto Adige/Südtirol province

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
Luigi Fabbris ◽  
Alfonso Piscitelli
Keyword(s):  
Food Product ◽  
Fractional Factorial ◽  
Region Of Origin ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
White Wines ◽  
Grape Varieties ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Administration Procedure ◽  
Selection Of

Different methods have been developed by researchers in modelling wine consumers purchase behaviour. The quality of a food product is described by a set of characteristics ascribable to the intrinsic and extrinsic product attributes (Olson and Jacoby, 1972). Price, brand, region of origin, grapes and gained awards are the key extrinsic attributes and physical characteristics of the wine such as taste and flavour are intrinsic attributes. This paper addresses the problem of measuring the intrinsic attributes that characterise the wine, based on specific characteristics and the impact on consumers in terms of preferences. To this end, a fractional factorial experiment held on a selection of white wines of the Alto Adige/Südtirol province in Italy. The sensorial experiment involved a voluntary sample of 33 mild wine consumers and concerned 6 grape varieties typical of that territory. For each variety, two producing cellars were selected for a total of 12 evaluated wines. The experiment followed a double-blind administration procedure to the sample and a paper questionnaire was used to elicit the consumers’ opinions on the tasted wines. The results show that intrinsic attributes, such as taste-olfactory intensity, harmony and olfactory complexity, are the drivers used in combination by consumers to rank wines in order of preference.

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