scholarly journals Exploring logical connectors in journals with different indexing levels: A comparison between international and national indexed journals

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eri Kurniawan ◽  
Dallyono Ruswan ◽  
Avika Cahyowati
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Journal Quality ◽  
Coherence Relations ◽  
Concordance Program ◽  
Logical Connectors

Research to date has witnessed the mounting significance of logical connectors in writing including scientific journal articles; however, little is known as to whether the usage of such connectors may correspond to a varying degree of journal quality. This qualitative study fills in the void by exploring the use of logical connectors in journals with different indexing levels, national and international. Sixty articles were collected from two journals, thirty articles from each. Implicit behind this study is an assumption that differing journal indexing entails differing journal quality. Nineteen connectors that belong to the most frequently used conjunctive adverbials in academic prose were searched using Laurence Anthony’s concordance program (AntConc). The findings reveal that the top-two most frequently CAs used in both corpora are adversative however and causal therefore. Based on these results, the analysis is centered on these two CAs by investigating the coherence relations in order to see the underlying logical relationships between two sentences. The findings show that the illogical uses of CA however and therefore were equally found in both corpora although the percentages for the illogical use in the international journal articles are less than those in the national ones. In conclusion, not only do articles in the two journals share the same tendencies in the logical use, they also evince the same patterns of problem, namely failure in recognizing logical relationships and overuse of connectors. Of importance is that the purported relationship between journal indexation and logical use of connectors may be at best weak, and at worst absent, for both journals in question dominantly exhibit a logical usage of connectors. Pedagogical implications are also discussed.

scholarly journals Promises of meat and milk alternatives: an integrative literature review on emergent research themes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Lonkila ◽  
Minna Kaljonen
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Social Scientific

AbstractIncreasing concerns for climate change call for radical changes in food systems. There is a need to pay more attention to the entangled changes in technological development, food production, as well as consumption and consumer demand. Consumer and market interest in alternative meat and milk products—such as plant based milk, plant protein products and cultured meat and milk—is increasing. At the same time, statistics do not show a decrease in meat consumption. Yet alternatives have been suggested to have great transitional potential, appealing to different consumer segments, diets, and identities. We review 123 social scientific journal articles on cell-based and plant-based meat and milk alternatives to understand how the positioning of alternatives as both same and different in relation to animal-based products influences their role within the protein transition. We position the existing literature into three themes: (1) promissory narratives and tensions on markets, (2) consumer preferences, attitudes, and behavioral change policies, (3) and the politics and ethics of the alternatives. Based on our analysis of the literature, we suggest that more research is needed to understand the broader ethical impacts of the re-imagination of the food system inherent in meat and milk alternatives. There is also a need to direct more attention to the impacts of meat and milk alternatives to the practices of agricultural practices and food production at the farm-level. A closer examination of these research gaps can contribute to a better understanding of the transformative potential of alternatives on a systemic level.

scholarly journals Contradictions in the promotion of publishing academic and scientific journal articles, and the inability to cope with the new coronavirus (COVID-19)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rostam Jalali ◽  
Amin Hosseinian-Far ◽  
Masoud Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Public Health Challenges ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Nih Roadmap

Abstract Background Translating research into practice is a central priority within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap. The underlying aim of the NIH Roadmap is to accelerate the movement of scientific findings into practical health care provisions through translational research. Main text Despite the advances in health sciences, emerging infectious diseases have become more frequent in recent decades. Furthermore, emerging and reemerging pathogens have led to several global public health challenges. A question, and to an extent a concern, arises from this: Why our health care system is experiencing several challenges in encountering the coronavirus outbreak, despite the ever-growing advances in sciences, and the exponential rise in the number of published articles in the first quartile journals and even the ones among the top 1%? Conclusion Two responses could be potentially provided to the above question: First, there seems to be a significant gap between our theoretical knowledge and practice. And second that many scholars and scientists publish papers only to have a longer list of publications, and therefore publishing is viewed as a personal objective, rather than for improving communities’ public health.

THE EFFECT OF APPLYING COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL ON BIOLOGY COMPETENCE: LITERATURE STUDY ABOUT NUMBERED HEAD TOGETHER

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Wilny Chintya ◽  
Azwir Anhar ◽  
Ganda Hijrah Selaras ◽  
Lufri Lufri
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Learning Model ◽  
Interaction Patterns ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Learning Competence

The Numbered Head Together (NHT) learning model is one type of cooperative learning model designed to influence the interaction patterns of students. The Numbered Head Together (NHT) cooperative learning model can encourage students to increase cooperation in learning both cooperation between students and between teachers and students will be able to increase tolerance and self-confidence. The purpose of this study was to obtain a description of the effect of using the Numbered Head Together (NHT) learning model on the biology learning competence of students This type of research is ex post facto research. The data used is secondary data, namely data sourced from scientific journal articles accredited by Sinta which were selected as samples the data collection technique in this study was carried out by taking selected journal articles as samples and related to the effect of implementing the Numbered Head Together (NHT) learning model. The data analysis technique uses the steps, namely, data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions and verification the results showed that there was an increase in the learning competence of students using the Numbered Head Together (NHT) learning model. The NHT learning model makes students readiness in learning because they have discussed the material to be studied in advance. Students become more active and dominate during the learning process so that the teacher only acts as a facilitator and motivator.

scholarly journals PENERBITAN JURNAL ILMIAH UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KUALITAS SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-220
Author(s):  
B. P. Sitepu
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Academic Communities ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Research Findings

Scientific journal is one of the periodical publications intended to widely disseminate research findings useful for research and academic communities. Articles published in the journal tend to be highly technical, representing the latest theoretical research and experimental results in the field of science, technolgy, or arts covered by the journal. Articles in the journal can be used as references and inspire researchers and scholars to do further researh. The quantity and quality of journals in a country can indicate the quality of the human resource and development of science, technology, and arts in the country. Based on the available data, the quantity and the quality of journal in Indonesia are still unsatisfactory. This article discusses some problems in managing journal and provides a number of recommendation which are useful for those publishing a journal.

scholarly journals KINANTHROPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE CORE

2020 ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Strahinja Nikolić ◽  
Zlatko Ahmetović ◽  
Zoran Đokić
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Lumbar Region ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Limb Alignment ◽  
Lower Limb Alignment ◽  
The Core ◽  
Morphological Status ◽  
Lumbar Stabilization

The aim of this research is to investigate existing research dealing with the topic of the structure, functional and morphological status of the muscles that make up the body's core, as well as how improving the core affects the advancement of sports technique and its efficiency. The term core most commonly refers to the trunk, or more precisely, to the lumbar region. Core muscles play a significant role in lower limb alignment and stability, associated with poor alignment and injuries. The development of the core strength to improve the efficiency of sports performance is a controversial issue that has yielded different results. The analysis of the scientific journal articles revealed that the specificity of the program for increasing lumbar stabilization with the appropriate sport or skill is of the utmost importance. Therefore, it is necessary to specialize training facilities so that they are suited to a specific sport branch or discipline.

scholarly journals Medicinal plants and natural products can play a significant role in mitigation of mercury toxicity

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanjib Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Literature Survey ◽  
Mercury Toxicity ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Effective Agent ◽  
Clinical Investigations

Abstract Mercury is a heavy metal of considerable toxicity. Scientific literature reveals various plants and plant derived natural products, i.e., phytochemicals, which can alleviate experimentally induced mercury toxicity in animals. The present review attempts to collate those experimental studies on medicinal plants and phytochemicals with ameliorative effects on mercury toxicity. A literature survey was carried out by using Google, Scholar Google, Scopus and Pub-Med. Only the scientific journal articles found in the internet for the last two decades (1998–2018) were considered. Minerals and semi-synthetic or synthetic analogs of natural products were excluded. The literature survey revealed that in pre-clinical studies 27 medicinal plants and 27 natural products exhibited significant mitigation from mercury toxicity in experimental animals. Clinical investigations were not found in the literature. Admissible research in this area could lead to development of a potentially effective agent from the plant kingdom for clinical management of mercury toxicity in humans.

scholarly journals A literature review on work transitioning of youth with disabilities into competitive employment

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madri Engelbrecht ◽  
Lynn Shaw ◽  
Lana Van Niekerk
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Competitive Employment ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Youth With Disabilities ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Work Transition

Background: The marginalisation of youth with disabilities from employment opportunities is evident from literature in as far as they form part of the larger groups ‘people with disabilities’ and ‘youth’. A focused view of programmes that assist youth with disabilities into employment has not been presented, despite the worldwide crisis of youth unemployment.Aim: This review aimed to identify evidence on work transition programmes that are effective in assisting people with disabilities into open labour market (competitive) employment, as well as to highlight gaps in knowledge to inform future research on this topic.Methods: Literature and policy on programmes that support such transitions were considered, firstly from a global perspective and then with a view from developing countries. The SALSA (Search, Appraisal, Synthesis and Analysis) framework was used to source and analyse information from a diverse set of documents. Various online databases were searched for research papers published between 1990 and 2016, and websites were searched for reports pertaining to this topic.Results: Ninety-nine documents were selected to inform the review, out of an identified 259 scientific journal articles, policy documents, acts, organisational reports and book chapters.Conclusion: A synthesis of findings was presented in a narrative that reflects the themes of youth with disabilities and employment in the world, work transition endeavours in the developing world and a specific focus on this group in South Africa. The review revealed a gap in knowledge and evidence pertaining to youth with disabilities and employment, highlighting these as research foci, and emphasising the need for youth-focused research that generates knowledge about disability and transitions into the labour force.

scholarly journals An Intensive Primary-Literature–based Teaching Program Directly Benefits Undergraduate Science Majors and Facilitates Their Transition to Doctoral Programs

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Kozeracki ◽  
Michael F. Carey ◽  
John Colicelli ◽  
Marc Levis-Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literacy ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
Undergraduate Science

UCLA's Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Program (HHURP), a collaboration between the College of Letters and Science and the School of Medicine, trains a group of highly motivated undergraduates through mentored research enhanced by a rigorous seminar course. The course is centered on the presentation and critical analysis of scientific journal articles as well as the students' own research. This article describes the components and objectives of the HHURP and discusses the results of three program assessments: annual student evaluations, interviews with UCLA professors who served as research advisors for HHURP scholars, and a survey of program alumni. Students indicate that the program increased their ability to read and present primary scientific research and to present their own research and enhanced their research experience at UCLA. After graduating, they find their involvement in the HHURP helped them in securing admission to the graduate program of their choice and provided them with an advantage over their peers in the interactive seminars that are the foundation of graduate education. On the basis of the assessment of the program from 1998–1999 to 2004–2005, we conclude that an intensive literature-based training program increases student confidence and scientific literacy during their undergraduate years and facilitates their transition to postgraduate study.

scholarly journals Genesis of research on burn injury (analysis of domestic articles in 2005–2017)

2019 ◽  
pp. 108-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. I. Evdokimov ◽  
A. S. Kourov
Keyword(s):  
Burn Injury ◽  
Scientific Journal ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Weighted Average ◽  
Burn Injuries ◽  
Annual Number ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Russian Science ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Russian Science Citation Index

Relevance.According to the Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat), (315.8 ± 8.5) thousand thermal and chemical burns or (220.6 ± 6.5) burns per 100 thousand people of the country’s population were recorded annually in Russia in 2005–2015. These injuries account for 2.4 % of the structure of all injuries in Russia.Intention.Analysis of the content of scientific journal articles of domestic authors on burn injuriesMethodology.We conducted a search in the electronic database of the Scientific Electronic Library, which made it possible to identify in 2005–2017 1649 scientific journal articles of domestic authors. The average annual number of articles on burn injury indexed in the Russian Science Citation Index was (127 ± 13). There is an increase in the interest of researchers to the problems of burns. The content of the articles correlated with the developed classifier for burn injury.Results and Discussion.General questions of burn injuries were described in 1.6 %, problems of organization of medical care for burn victims – in 4.9 %, characteristics of burn injuries – in 42.9 %, information on diagnostics, treatment, probable complications and rehabilitation of victims – in 41.3 %, experimental studies of burn injury in animals – in 9.3 % of publications. The presented indicators reflected the content of the articles, and, to some extent, objective data. For example, superficial and limited burns were studied to a lesser extent, although they actually prevail. As a rule, the object of research was complex cases that could be of increased interest among readers. The weighted average impact factor of the journals in which the articles were published was 0.304, the average number of citations per article was 1.42, 42.6 % of the articles were cited at least once, Hirsch index was 15. Some authors used inadequate study design. When preparing publications, the groups of authors were often redundant, which resulted in a significant decrease in the number of articles and citations per 1 coauthor.Conclusion. The study helps optimize research in the field of burn injuries. Among the created array of articles, 74.2 % of publications had a full text, 69.4 % of articles were provided free of charge to registered readers of the Scientific Electronic Library.

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