Retraction notice regarding several articles published in the Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems

The Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems retract a total of 49 articles from the journal’s online catalogue. The articles were published in different issues of the journal in the period July 2019 –April 2021. After publication it was found that these articles cite literature sources that have no relation to the subject matter of the citing article. This could be the result of a deliberate attempt to engineer the citation performance of the scientific literature. All authors were asked to provide insight into the reasoning for citing unrelated articles but were either unresponsive or unable to provide a reasonable explanation for having done so. It was decided to remove these articles from the published literature completely. This retraction is carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Expanding the Target Market of Mebel Summer Jati Using an Online Catalogue Shared on Facebook

Mebel Sumber Jati is an organization that sells furniture items like teak closet, teak table, teak wood seats, spring bed, aluminum glass cabinet, sofa, and eating table. The issue is the deals of this organization continues to decrease since the pandemic occurred. That is the reason behind why this organization actually struggles to get new clients. Nonetheless, the organization intends to grow its objective market, particularly during this pandemic. The arrangement is by extending the objective business sectors through Facebook with an online inventory. On Facebook, the organization will combine the photograph items and the cost just as on the online list. The online catalogue will be distributed on the Facebook marketplace page as a connection. The catalog was made using the theory of Bethina Oksen Bendroff, 2021 Therefore, by having a Facebook with an online list, Mebel Sumber Jati will actually be able to extend their new objective market. Keywords: Facebook, Online catalogue, Expanding target market

The Ukrainian Kyrylytsia, Restored: An Automation Project for Adding the Cyrillic Fields to Ukrainian Records in OCLC WorldCat

This report from the field concerns a collaborative project which resulted in successfully adding the Cyrillic fields to about 30,000 Ukrainian bibliographic records in OCLC WorldCat, the world’s largest online catalogue. Historically, the Ukrainian records in English-speaking libraries were only provided in transliteration according to the Library of Congress Romanization Table. However, the current standards also require the original script, such as the Ukrainian Kyrylytsia. While automating the Cyrillicization of Ukrainian legacy records is theoretically straightforward, in practice it faced more than one challenge, from poor quality of transliteration to the historical changes in Ukrainian orthography. The report presents the OCLC Ukrainian Cyrillicization project and discusses the steps in its implementation as an example of a successful collaboration in the areas of bibliographic automation, Ukrainian philology and culture, Slavic cataloguing, and linguistics.

Exploring STR sequencing for forensic DNA intelligence databasing using the Austrian National DNA Database as an example

Here, we present the results from a population study that evaluated the performance of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) of short tandem repeats (STRs) with a particular focus on DNA intelligence databasing purposes. To meet this objective, 247 randomly selected reference samples, earlier being processed with conventional capillary electrophoretic (CE) STR sizing from the Austrian National DNA Database, were reanalyzed with the PowerSeq 46Y kit (Promega). This sample set provides MPS-based population data valid for the Austrian population to increase the body of sequence-based STR variation. The study addressed forensically relevant parameters, such as concordance and backward compatibility to extant amplicon-based genotypes, sequence-based stutter ratios, and relative marker performance. Of the 22 autosomal STR loci included in the PowerSeq 46GY panel, 99.98% of the allele calls were concordant between MPS and CE. Moreover, 25 new sequence variants from 15 markers were found in the Austrian dataset that are yet undescribed in the STRSeq online catalogue and were submitted for inclusion. Despite the high degree of concordance between MPS and CE derived genotypes, our results demonstrate the need for a harmonized allele nomenclature system that is equally applicable to both technologies, but at the same time can take advantage of the increased information content of MPS. This appears to be particularly important with regard to database applications in order to prevent false exclusions due to varying allele naming based on different analysis platforms and ensures backward compatibility.

An Actor-Network Perspective on Collections Documentation and Data Practices at Museums

The improvement of digital technology over recent decades has advanced the ability of museums to manage records of their collections and share them online. However, despite the rise of research in the area of digital heritage, less attention has been given to a sociotechnical perspective on such technology. Drawing upon concepts from Actor-Network Theory, this paper presents actors associated with the V&A’s collections management system and its online catalogue. Digital design objects, the museum’s new type of collection, are seen as a driving force for change in collections documentation practices. This paper argues for models of documentation to change from closed to open and participatory in order to (re)present such objects’ materiality in collection records through the voices of multiple actors. This paper, highlighting the agency of data and technology, increases our awareness of the potential consequences of museums’ data practices where the integration of advanced technology (e.g., AI) will be implemented in the future.

Quality of university libraries: the case of the Universidad de Granada

Objective: To present the analysis of the bibliographic collection of the Universidad de Granada (UGR) taking as a reference the teaching guides of the Degree in Psychology during the academic year 2019/2020. Method: An analysis of the bibliographic collection of the teaching guides of the Degree in Psychology of the UGR was carried out. Documents were analysed by title, year, document categorisation, document type and subject data. Information on availability and the possibility of consulting the document online was also included. The search was carried out in the automated online catalogue of the UGR Library. Results: A total of 1,775 bibliographic references were contained in the teaching guides of the 49 subjects (distributed among six departments). A total of 76.8% were considered complementary by the teachers and 89.2% of the proposed documents were books. The UGR libraries had 81.8% of the references, while the Psychology library had 65.8% of the material. 24.4% of the references had a more up-to-date edition in the library. Contribution: The analysis of the bibliographic collection provides information on the adequacy of the teaching guides and the availability of the university library collection. This is an indicator of the quality of teaching and of the university library system.

Innovations of judge education in Ukraine: development strategy for 2021–2025

There are modern institutional development of National school of judges of Ukraine status and the prospects of further development of judge education are certain in Ukraine are reflected in the article. An author outlines strategic directions of development of judge education on 2021-2025, among that: institutional development of National school of judges of Ukraine, improvement of the National standards of judge education, modification of primary judge education (special preparation of candidates on justiceship), use of the newest forms and methods of educating in judge education, introduction of institute of tutorship for newly appointed judges and development of complex tutor for the workers of Service of judicial guard. Inculcating the National standards of judge education, National School of Judges of Ukraine is oriented on the further updating of maintenance of judge education on based on competence approach depending on experience of judges, level and specialization of court, and also taking into account their individual necessities.At development and teaching of educational courses weight of the valued constituent and taking into account of social context of realization of justice rises taking into account three measuring (knowledge, ability and skills, values and relations). In the plans of National School of Judges of Ukraine : further development of innovativeness of judge education, introduction of the systems of monitoring of quality of judge education and improvement of the system of regular evaluation of judges on results preparation, development of psychological constituent in preparation of judges and candidates on justiceship, improvement of the system of preparation, retraining and in-plant training of coaches (teachers). National School of Judges of Ukraine works on expansion of variability subjects of educational products, inclusive with the input of interdisciplinary and interdepartmental practices of studies (judges, public prosecutors, advocates, helpers of judges and others like that), development of the controlled from distance studies, encouragement and more deployment of educational events real-time (on-line), including the input of the mixed studies (combination of eye and controlled from distance forms), by creation of online-catalogue of accessible educational courses and possibility for their electing, by development of the standardized requirements and methodical recommendations for realization of online-training and seminars. Keywords: judge education, National school of judges of Ukraine, preparation of judges, training form of educating, special preparation of candidates on justiceship, preparation of workers of vehicles of courts.