38 research outputs found
Scientific Publications of Shivaji University, Kolhapur (1989-2018): a Scientometric Study
No full textThe study is relies uponthe scientific publications published by theShivaji University, Kolhapur (1989-2018). The
data collected from the Web of Science. The analysis includes yearly output of research productivity. The study focuses on
Author Productivitypattern, types of documents/records, individual author’s research productivity and their TLCS (Total
Local Citation Score), TGCS (Total Global Citation Score) TLCR (Total Local Citation References) and TLCSb (Total
Local Citation Score in the beginning), H-index and citation count of core contributors, Journal Publications,
geographical collaboration of authors (countries of contributing authors) and distribution of research output by language
HistCite tutorial
No full textHistCite is a software package used for bibliometric analysis and information visualization. The main purpose of the software is to make it easier for individuals to perform bibliometric analysis and visualization tasks. Bibliometric analysis is the use of the bibliographic information (titles, authors, dates, author addresses, references, etc.) that describe published items to measure and otherwise study various aspects of a specific field of scholarly endeavor. To download a stable copy of HistCite visit:https://histcite.software.informer.com/12.3
Scientific Publications of Shivaji University, Kolhapur (1989-2018): a Scientometric Study
No full textThe study is relies upon the scientific publications published by the Shivaji University, Kolhapur (1989-2018). The data collected from the Web of Science. The analysis includes yearly output of research productivity. The study focuses on Author Productivity pattern, types of documents/records, individual author’s research productivity and their TLCS (Total Local Citation Score), TGCS (Total Global Citation Score) TLCR (Total Local Citation References) and TLCSb (Total Local Citation Score in the beginning), H-index and citation count of core contributors, Journal Publications, geographical collaboration of authors (countries of contributing authors) and distribution of research output by language
Antibacterial potential of Anogeissus acuminata against ESBL and carbapenemase-producing multidrug-resistant UPEC
No full textBackground: The increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) presents significant challenges in managing urinary tract infections (UTIs), particularly in resource-limited settings. Nearly 50% of E. coli isolates are extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers, often harboring resistance genes such as CTX-M-15 and NDM, which confer resistance to last-line antibiotics. Aim: To evaluate the antibacterial efficacy of Anogeissus acuminataextract against genetically confirmed ESBL- and carbapenemase-producing uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) strains isolated from UTI patients. Methods: A total of 273 UPEC strains were isolated from symptomatic UTI patients (146 females, 127 males). ESBL and carbapenemase production was confirmed using phenotypic and molecular methods per CLSI 2022 guidelines. PCR was used to detect CTX-M and NDM resistance genes. The antibacterial potential of A. acuminata extract was assessed using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method and compared to gentamicin. Results: Among the 273 isolates, 70% exhibited multidrug resistance (MDR); 82 were ESBL producers and 62 were carbapenemase producers. The extract of A. acuminata demonstrated substantial antibacterial activity, with inhibition zones of 20.18 ± 0.89 mm (ESBL-producers) and 20.91 ± 1.3 mm (carbapenemase-producers), comparable to 100% gentamicin. Resistance was more prevalent in hospitalized patients and slightly higher in males. CTX-M and NDM were the most common resistance genes. Conclusion: The study reveals a high prevalence of MDR UPEC strains and emphasizes the urgent need for alternative therapies. A. acuminata showed promising antibacterial activity against resistant UPEC isolates, supporting its potential as an adjunct or alternative treatment for UTIs, especially in low-resource settings
Nikola I and Moses Montefiore
No full textAutor ove priče, Šlojme-Zalman Rapoport (1863-1920) bio je poznat i pod pseudonimom S. Anski (ili An-ski). Rapoport je bio jevrejski autor, dramski pisac, istraživač jevrejskog folklora, polemičar i kulturni i politički aktivista. Najpoznatiji je po predstavi “Dibbuk ili Između dva sveta”. U ovoj priči Rapoport opisuje događaj u kome su glavni sudionici car Nikola I i Mozes Montefjore. Prema priči Car Nikola je želeo da se oslobodi Jevreja iz Rusije a Montefjore je za njih ponudio otkup. Sir Moses Haim Montefiore, (1784- 1885) baron i vitez, bio je britanski finansijer i bankar, aktivista i filantrop iz Londona. Rođen je u siromašnoj italijansko-jevrejskoj porodici ali je bračnim vezama postao član bogate porodice Rotšild. Donirao je velike sume novca jevrejskim zajednicama na Levantu. 1860. godine osnovao je Miškenot Ša'ananim - prvo jevrejsko naselje izvan Jerusalima.The author of this story, Shloyme Zanvl Rappoport (1863-1920) was known by his pseudonym S. Ansky (or An-sky). He was a Jewish author, playwright, researcher of Jewish folklore, polemicist, and cultural and political activist. He is best known for his play The Dybbuk or Between Two Worlds. In this story, Rapoport describes an event in which the main participants are Tsar Nikola I and Moses Montefiore. According to the story, Tsar Nikola wanted to get rid of the Jews from Russia, and Montefiore offered money to them. Sir Moses Chaim Montefiore, (1784-1885) baron and chevalier, was a British financier and banker, activist, and philanthropist from London. He was born into a poor Italian-Jewish family but became a member of a wealthy Rothschild family through marriage. He donated large sums of money to Jewish communities in the Levant. In 1860, he founded Mishkenot Sha'ananim - the first Jewish settlement outside Jerusalem.Autor priče Šlojme-Zalman Rapoport (1863-1920) bio je poznat i pod pseudonimom S. Anski ili An-ski (The autohor of the story Schloyme-Zalman Rapoport (1863-1920) was also known under the pseudonym S. Anski or An-ski)
THE PENETRATION OF NEW INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES AS THE ENGINE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR IN CROATIA
No full textTehnološki je progres postao snažna varijabla u modelu gospodarskoga rasta neke nacionalne ekonomije. Rast hrvatskoga gospodarstva zasnivao se dosad u najvećoj mjeri na tradicionalnoj, «staroj» ekonomiji, dok nove tehnologije nisu dublje prodrle u državnu upravu i u realni sektor gospodar-stva. U ovome su radu analizirani rezultati istraživanja o dostupnosti javnih usluga na internetu, koje je provela Vlada RH. Autor je istražio prodor novih tehnologija u bankarski i realni sektor hrvatskoga gospodarstva. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju da su prodiranja novih tehnologija i uključivanje u internetsku ekonomiju hrvatskoga javnoga i gospodarskoga sektora veoma niski. Zahvaljujući visokim ulaganjima u nove tehnologije, hrvatski bankar-ski sektor uhvatio je korak s najboljom svjetskom praksom. Analiza rezul-tata provedenih istraživanja sugerira zaključak da je gospodarski rast, za razliku od drugih tranzicijskih zemalja, mogao biti viši da su javni sektor i poduzeća više ulagali u nove tehnologije i da su se više koristili potencijali-ma koje pružaju internetski poslovni modeli.Sustained economic growth in a open economy is strongly depending on exogenous technological progress. Economic growth in Croatia in the last decade was relaying ra-ther on the “old economy”, while new technologies penetrated neither in private nor in public sector in order to be credited as an engine of growth. A research on the penetration of Internet in public sector in Croatia has been analyzed in this paper. Author conducted a research on the penetration of new technologies in banking industry and non-fi nancial sectors of Croatian national economy. The results are showing very low level of the new technology implementation. Banking sector is, due to strong investments in banking tech-nology in the past years, catching up the best practice. Analysis of these empirical resear-ches is leading to the conclusion that economic growth in Croatia, which was lower than in other transition countries, hasn’t been satisfying because of lower investments in new technologies and low penetration of Internet business models
Enhancing Biobutanol Production from biomass willow by pre-removal of water extracts or bark
No full textFunding Information: The authors would like to thank Pitk?nen Leena, Hatakka Rita and Linnekoski Juha for their skilful assistance in HP-SEC, HPAEC-PAD and GC-FID measurements. This work made use of the Aalto University NMR premises. This work was a part of the Academy of Finland's Flagship Programme under Projects No. 318890 and 318891 (Competence Center for Materials Bioeconomy, FinnCERES). Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s)Aiming to understand the importance of debarking on the controlled utilization of phenolic-rich willow biomass, biobutanol was produced from it by using Clostridium acetobutylicum. Acid-catalysed steam explosion and enzymatic hydrolysis (EH) were investigated before the acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation. The hydrolysable sugar yield and ABE fermentation efficiency were found to decline progressively from willow wood (WW) to HWE WB (hot water extracted willow biomass), WB (willow biomass) and the WW + HWE (willow wood plus the artificial willow bark water extracts), indicating that the pre-removal of water extracts or the bark can significantly improve ABE yield. Notably, the ABE productivity of WW achieved 12.7 g/L at the solvent yield of 31%, and the butanol concentration (i.e. 8.5 g/L) generated by WW is relatively high among the reported lignocellulosic-derived biomass. Additionally, it is hypothesized that under acidic conditions and high temperatures the fructose present in willow water extracts form hydroxymethylfurfural during steam explosion, which then spontaneously condenses with phenolic substances of willow bark to form a solid furanic precipitate. The formed furanic precipitates play inhibitory role in the enzymatic hydrolysis and are thereby deleterious to the ABE fermentation.Peer reviewe
Samkeppnisskilyrði á íslenskum markaði eftir bankahrun 2008
No full textEfni ritgerðarinnar er raunar skipt í tvennt. Í fyrsta lagi skoðar höfundur hvernig Samkeppniseftirlitið hefur brugðist við aðstæðum á íslenskum fjármálamörkuðum í kjölfar bankahrunsins 2008. Gerð er grein fyrir þeim leiðbeiningum sem Samkeppniseftirlitið beindi til banka og slitastjórna í kjölfarið, með það að markmiði að vernda samkeppni. Fjallað er sérstaklega um ákvörðun Samkeppniseftirlitsins nr. 34/2009 en þar tók Samkeppniseftirlitið fram að þeir töldu sig ekki hafa heimildir til þess að beita úrræðum samkeppnislaga þegar bankar væru að endurskipuleggja fyrirtæki eða yfirtaka þau. Það var ekki fyrr en með úrskurði áfrýjunarnefndar samkeppnismála nr. 18/2009 sem Samkeppniseftirlitið fékk ákveðnar heimildir til að bregðast við, þ.e. með því að setja yfirtökum banka og slitastjórna á fyrirtækjum ákveðin skilyrði. Það virðist vera að þetta fyrirkomulag hafi einhverju skilað fyrir íslenskt atvinnulíf, enda með þessu fyrirkomulagi verið að þrýsta á banka og slitastjórnir að hraða endurskipulagningar ferlinu enn frekar og þar af leiðandi koma samkeppni í gang.
Í öðru lagi fjallar höfundur um nýja heimild Samkeppniseftirlitsins, í 16. gr. c. samkeppnislaga nr. 44/2005, sem lögfest var með lögum nr. 14/2011. Með henni var Samkeppniseftirlitinu veitt heimild til uppskiptingar fyrirtækis þegar alvarlegar samkeppnishömlur eru taldar til staðar án þess þó að brotið sé gegn bannreglum samkeppnislaga. Innihald heimildarinnar er rakið, sem og ferill málsins á Alþingi. Þá er skoðað hvort að slík heimild geti staðist meðalhófsreglu íslensks réttar og hvort verið sé að ganga gegn eignaréttarvernd 72. gr. stjórnarskrárinnar með lögfestingu heimildarinnar. Að lokum er erlend framkvæmd á svipaðri heimild skoðuð, sérstaklega í Bandaríkjunum og Bretlandi. Eftir þó nokkuð ítarlega skoðun á heimildinni verður að telja að mörgum spurningum um beitingu hennar sé enn ósvarað, en þá sé helst hægt að finna svör með því að skoða erlenda réttarframkvæmd þar sem íslenska heimildin er að mestu tekin upp þaðan.Subject of the thesis can be divided in half. First, the author examines how the Icelandic Competition Authority has responded to the situation in the Icelandic financial markets following the economic collapse of 2008. The directions that the Competition Authority addressed to the Icelandic banks and resolution committees of the banks, in order to protect competition, are outlined. Competition Authority decision no. 34/2009 is covered, where the Competition Authority stated that they felt they did not have powers to apply competition law remedies when banks were restructuring companies or taking them over. It was not until a ruling by the Competition Appeals Committee no. 18/2009 the Competition Authority received specific authority to act, by placing the ownership of banks and resolution committees certain conditions. It seems that this arrangement has some return for the Icelandic economy, as this arrangement has been pushing banks and resolution committees to accelerate the restructuring process even further and therefore enhance competition.
Secondly the author examines the 16th article of the Icelandic Competition Act, which was legalized with law no. 14/2011. It comprehends that the Competition Authority can impose companies to divest, if it is proved that the ownership is having a harmful effect on the competition. The content of the article is traced, and the curve of the matter in Parliament. Then it is examined whether such authority can resist the principle of proportionality under Icelandic law and whether it is inconsistent with property rights protection of the 72nd article of the Constitution. Finally, foreign source implementation of a similar authority is examined, especially in the U.S. and the UK. Many questions are still unanswered about the application of the 16th article, but it is preferably possible to find answers by looking at foreign source implementation
BOŽIĆNA IDEOLOGIJA KAO REKLAMNA IDEOLOGIJA: ISTORIJSKI OSVRT OD SVETOG NIKOLE DO DANAŠNJEG DANA
No full textThe study traces the historical phenomenon of Saint Nicholas, the renowned icon known as Santa Claus. The objective is to demonstrate how advertisers have seized the virtues of Santa Claus as an article of persuading consumers. Owing to the interdisciplinary nature of this enquiry exemplified in the domains of history, linguistics and advertising, the concept of ideology enraptured in interpellation is adopted as both the analytical tool and discursive assistant to unravel the data meaning-making potentiality. The author utilizes twelve adverts associated with Santa Claus as illustrations in which six of them are from the Coca-cola Company® as a reference of honour as well as a signal to the role the institution plays in promoting the heroic persona. The study reveals the universality and acceptability of Santa Claus in global affairs during the Yuletide season. That hegemonic influence is perceived as motivation for advertisers to project Santa Claus in a civilized way as a cook, a dove or an angel, a car lover or owner, an alcoholic or a lover of alcohol, and a banker. Santa Claus with his traditional values enthralled in kindness to humanity is further represented as a parsimonious person somehow addicted to sugary contents without any unhealthy resultant effects. In all, the traditional etiquette of Santa Claus established by Saint Nicholas and promoted by Coca-cola®, the study suggests, is worthy of emulation for all. Perhaps, through such characteristic adoption the political violence and terrorism intimidating the world can be laid to rest in no time and at less cost.Ovo istraživanje bavi se istorijskim fenomenom Svetog Nikole, ličnosti koja je najpoznatija kao Deda Mraz. Cilj je da se pokaže da reklamne agencije koriste vrline Deda Mraza kako bi ubedile potrošače da kupuju. Zbog interdisciplinarnosti ovog istraživanja, koje seže delom u istoriju, delom u lingvistiku i marketing, koncept ideologije koristi se, između ostalog, kao analitičko sredstvo kako bi se otkrio potencijal za konstruisanje značenja. Autor analizira dvanaest reklama, od kojih šest Koka-kolinih, u kojima se koristi lik Deda Mraza kao simbol časti, i u kojima se promoviše herojska ličnost. Analizom se došlo do zaključka da je Deda Mraz univerzalna i opšte-prihvaćena figura na globalnom nivou tokom božićnih praznika. Ta hegemonija njegovog uticaja zaslužna je za činjenicu što ga stručnjaci marketinga predstavljaju kao učtivog čoveka, pa je on često prikazan kao kuvar, golub ili anđeo, ljubitelj ili vlasnik automobila, alkoholičar ili ljubitelj alkohola, ili pak kao bankar. Deda Mraz sa svojim tradicionalnim vrednostima koje se ispoljavaju u vidu dobročinstva prema celom ljudskom rodu, prikazuju se još i kao štedljiva osoba sa velikom ljubavlju prema slatkišima bez neželjenih posledica po zdavlje. Sve u svemu, tradicionalna pravila ponašanja Deda Mraza, koja potiču od Svetog Nikole, a koja promoviše Koka-kola, predstavljaju nešto čega, prema rezultatima istraživanja, svi treba da se pridržavamo. Možda bi kroz ovaj vid usvajanja karakteristika političko nasilje i terorizam pred kojima drhti ceo svet mogli da se spreče za znatno manje vremena i sa mnogo manje troškova
Production of bioactive peptides through sequencial action of Yarrowia lipolytica proteases and chemical glycation
No full textThis PhD thesis is aimed at studying the suitability of proteases realised by Yarrowia lipolytica to hydrolyse proteins of different origins available as industrial food by-products. Several strains of Y. lipolytica have been screened for the production of extracellular proteases by zymography. On the basis of the results some strains released only a protease having a MW of 37 kDa, which corresponds to the already reported acidic protease, while other produced prevalently or only a protease with a MW higher than 200 kDa. The proteases have been screened for their "cold attitude" on gelatin, gluten and skim milk. This property can be relevant from a biotechnological point of view in order to save energy consumption during industrial processes. Most of the strains used were endowed with proteolytic activity at 6 °C on all the three proteins. The proteolytic breakdown profiles of the proteins, detected at 27 °C, were different related to the specific strains of Y. lipolytica. The time course of the hydrolysis, tested on gelatin, affected the final bioactivities of the peptide mixtures produced. In particular, an increase in both the antioxidant and antimicrobial activities was detected when the protease of the strain Y. lipolytica 1IIYL4A was used. The final part of this work was focused on the improvement of the peptides bioactivities through a novel process based on the production of glycopeptides. Firstly, the main reaction parameters were optimized in a model system, secondly a more complex system, based on gluten hydrolysates, was taken into consideration to produce glycopeptides. The presence of the sugar moiety reduced the hydrophobicity of the glycopeptides, thus affecting the final antimicrobial activity which was significantly improved. The use of this procedure could be highly effective to modify peptides and can be employed to create innovative functional peptides using a mild temperature process
