scholarly journals EDITORIAL: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE: RESEARCH TRENDS AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel MARTÍNEZ-ÁVILA
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
International Level ◽  
New Era ◽  
International Scope ◽  
The World ◽  
Scientific Exchange ◽  
Brazilian Journal ◽  
Different Parts

The “Brazilian Journal of Information Science” recently changed its name to “Brazilian Journal of Information Science: Research trends.” In the previous editorial, fellow editor José Augusto C. Guimarães presented this new era as a deepening in the international scope of the journal, “as a vehicle for scientific exchange at an international level, in such a way that researchers from different parts of the world can present and discuss theories, methodologies, as well as applied approaches in the LIS field” (Guimarães 2014).

scholarly journals Collecting Data About the Impact of School Libraries on Education, at International Level, in Developing, Emerging and Developed Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Boelens ◽  
Henk Van Dam
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
International Level ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
International Scope ◽  
The World ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Different Parts

This paper describes “work in progress”. It outlines attempts being made by the IASL Research SIG, the ENSIL Foundation and the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam to collect consistent data about school libraries in developing, emerging and developed countries, using an international definition of what a school library actually is. During a meeting of the IASL Research SIG on 24 January 2012 it was agreed that a set of simple questions (approx. 10 questions for each group) which could be answered by pupils, teachers, school librarians and school leaders in different countries throughout the world should be developed . Sets of questions are now being reviewed by a selected group of school library practitioners and academics and by a small sub-committee of the Research SIG. Using the agreed sets of questions, preliminary data will then be collected by a number (school) library associations or other affiliated organizations in different parts of the world. Initial progress and results will be presented. It is to be hoped that some (initial) useful data and comparisons will demonstrate the international scope and impact of school libraries to all stakeholders, at international level.

scholarly journals Harnessing the Predictive Power of Lower-division Statistics of Cricketers to Predict Their Rates of Success at the International Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 489-499
Author(s):  
Vishal C V
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Random Forest ◽  
Dimensionality Reduction ◽  
Predictive Power ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
International Level ◽  
Sports Analytics ◽  
The World ◽  
Lower Division ◽  
Different Parts

Abstract: Statistics has always been an integral part of the sporting world. Selectors pick players based on numerous factors such as averages, strike-rates, runs scored or goals scored. Teams have exclusive ‘talent hunters’, who spend weeks, if not months, trying to uncover talent from different parts of the world. With the rise of this new niche field called Sports Analytics, teams can now perform player evaluations on tons of data that is available. This paper aims to examine the factors that truly indicate the capacity of cricket players to perform at the top-most level – international cricket. Though this research has been carried out on cricket data, it is hoped that similar methods can be used to hunt for true talent in other sports! Keywords: Cricket Analytics, Random Forest, Principal Component Analysis, Dimensionality Reduction.

Defining Information Worlds for Information Needs and Uses Research: Methodological Issues

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don A. Wicks
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Social Network Theory ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Way

Social network theory has been used in information needs and uses research to help explain the way in which individuals seek and disseminate information. When such theory is employed in information science research, mechanisms to identify the world of the individual or group being studied must be discovered. This paper focuses on method. In it the author discusses the way in which. . .

Towards a Kantian Theory of International Distributive Justice

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Williams
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Distributive Justice ◽  
National Level ◽  
World Order ◽  
International Level ◽  
Economic Perspective ◽  
The World ◽  
Distinctive Type ◽  
Dramatic Shift ◽  
Different Parts

This article examines where Kant stands on the question of the redistribution of wealth and income both nationally and globally. Kant is rightly seen as a radical reformer of the world order from a political standpoint seeking a republican, federative worldwide system; can he also be seen as wanting to bring about an equally dramatic shift from an economic perspective? To answer this question we have first of all to address the question of whether he is an egalitarian or an inegalitarian at the national level. Certainly there are certain social and material inequalities within a civil society Kant is prepared to accept and there are some he is not. This would imply that he would affirm certain inequalities at an international level and that there are others upon which he would recommend action. Thus the question arises as to whether or not it is appropriate for Kantians to regard the current enormous inequalities in wealth and income between individuals living in different parts of the globe as scandalous and in need of change. The paper throughout relates the problem of distributive justice within the state to the problem of distributive justice amongst states, arguing that this approach is warranted by Kant's own method. Particular attention is paid to how Kant's own approach to political philosophy may be deployed to underpin a change to a distinctive type of international distributive justice.

National and international trends in library and information science research: A comparative review of the literature

IFLA Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mallikarjun Dora ◽  
H. Anil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Information Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Comparative Review

The study is an attempt to understand the trends in LIS research by analyzing published literature on the topic. The study identifies and analyses 39 research papers on LIS research trends in various countries, three papers on LIS research trends in regional countries and 13 papers on LIS research trends with an international perspective. The findings of the study reveal that there is a similarity among various countries as far as the LIS research topics are concerned but with a different focus at different periods. While understanding international research trends in LIS, it was interesting to note that the research trend in China was similar to the worldwide research trend while the pattern in other countries differed.

Medical Diagnosis from a Clinician’s Point of View

1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
F. T. De Dombal
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Medical Diagnosis ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
The World

This paper discusses medical diagnosis from the clinicians point of view. The aim of the paper is to identify areas where computer science and information science may be of help to the practising clinician. Collection of data, analysis, and decision-making are discussed in turn. Finally, some specific recommendations are made for further joint research on the basis of experience around the world to date.

BIOASSAY CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL URINARY GONADOTROPHIN EXTRACTS

1963 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-224
Author(s):  
Raymond C. Mellinger ◽  
Jalileh A. Mansour ◽  
Richmond W. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Reference Material ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Reference Standard ◽  
General Acceptance ◽  
Modifying Factors ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
The World ◽  
Quantitative Bioassay ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Age And Sex

ABSTRACT A reference standard is widely sought for use in the quantitative bioassay of pituitary gonadotrophin recovered from urine. The biologic similarity of pooled urinary extracts obtained from large numbers of subjects, utilizing groups of different age and sex, preparing and assaying the materials by varying techniques in different parts of the world, has lead to a general acceptance of such preparations as international gonadotrophin reference standards. In the present study, however, the extract of pooled urine from a small number of young women is shown to produce a significantly different bioassay response from that of the reference materials. Gonadotrophins of individual subjects likewise varied from the multiple subject standards in many instances. The cause of these differences is thought to be due to the modifying influence of non-hormonal substances extracted from urine with the gonadotrophin and not necessarily to variations in the gonadotrophins themselves. Such modifying factors might have similar effects in a comparative assay of pooled extracts contributed by many subjects, but produce significant variations when material from individual subjects is compared. It is concluded that the expression of potency of a gonadotrophic extract in terms of pooled reference material to which it is not essentially similar may diminish rather than enhance the validity of the assay.

Christianity in the Twentieth Century

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Central Importance ◽  
Regional Survey ◽  
History Of Christianity ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Different Parts

This book charts the transformation of one of the world's great religions during an age marked by world wars, genocide, nationalism, decolonization, and powerful ideological currents, many of them hostile to Christianity. The book traces how Christianity evolved from a religion defined by the culture and politics of Europe to the expanding polycentric and multicultural faith it is today—one whose growing popular support is strongest in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, China, and other parts of Asia. The book sheds critical light on themes of central importance for understanding the global contours of modern Christianity, illustrating each one with contrasting case studies, usually taken from different parts of the world. Unlike other books on world Christianity, this one is not a regional survey or chronological narrative, nor does it focus on theology or ecclesiastical institutions. The book provides a history of Christianity as a popular faith experienced and lived by its adherents, telling a compelling and multifaceted story of Christendom's fortunes in Europe, North America, and across the rest of the globe. It demonstrates how Christianity has had less to fear from the onslaughts of secularism than from the readiness of Christians themselves to accommodate their faith to ideologies that privilege racial identity or radical individualism.

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