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Blog Citations as Indicators of the Societal Impact of Research: Content Analysis of Social Sciences Blogs

  • Jamali, Hamid R.;Alimohammadi, Dariush
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.15-32
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    • 2015
  • This article analyzes motivations behind social sciences blog posts citing journal articles in order to find out whether blog citations are good indicators for the societal impact or benefits of research. A random sample of 300 social sciences blog posts (out of 1,233 blog posts) from ResearchBlogging.org published between 01/01/2012 to 18/06/2014 were subjected to content analysis. The 300 blog posts had 472 references including 424 journal articles from 269 different journals. Sixty-one (22.68%) of all cited journals were from the social sciences and most of the journals with high frequency were highly cited general science journals such as PNAS and Science. Seventy-five percent of all journals were referenced only once. The average age of articles cited at the time of citation was 5.8 years. Discussion and criticism were the two main categories of motivations. Overall, the study shows the potential of blog citations as an altmetric measure and as a proxy for assessing the research impact. A considerable number of citation motivations in blogs such as disputing a belief, suggesting policies, providing a solution to a problem, reacting to media, criticism and the like seemed to support gaining societal benefits. Societal benefits are considered as helping stimulate new approaches to social issues, or informing public debate and policymaking. Lower self-citation (compared to some other altmetric measures such as tweets) and the fact that blogging involves generating content (i.e. an intellectual process) give them an advantage for altmetrics. However, limitations and contextual issues such as disciplinary differences and low uptake of altmetrics, in general, in scholarly communication should not be ignored when using blogs as a data source for altmetrics.

Study on Effect of Phase Separation of Bioethanol Blends Fuel by Water Contents (수분 함량에 따른 바이오에탄올혼합 연료유의 상 분리 영향성에 관한 연구)

  • KIM, JAE-KON;JEON, CHEOl-HWAN;MIN, KYONG-IL;KIM, SHIN;PARK, CHEON-KYU;HA, JONG-HAN
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.27 no.6
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    • pp.712-720
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    • 2016
  • When bioethanol and water are mixed at a proper ratio, phase separation can occur because of the immiscibility of biobutanol with water. Phase separation in bioethanol blends fuels is a major problem for gasoline vehicle users due to effect of octane number and component corrosion. Thus, in this study, the phase separation of bioethanol was examined effect of bioethanol blends (E3 (3 vo.% bioethanol in gasoline), E5 and E10) in presence of water. The effect were evaluated behavior with phase separation test, simulation test of fuel tank in gas station according to water addition volume and it was investigated change of water content, bioethanol content and octane number for gasoline phase in bioethanol blends (E3, E5 and E10) every 1 week after water addition. The E3 occurred phase separation more easily than the E5 and E10 in small water contents because solubility of water on ethanol content difference in gasoline-ethanol. It was kept a initial level of water content, bioethanol content, and octane number by repeated sample replacing in simulation test of fuel tank.

Effects of Dietary Wheat Flour Content on the Growth and Body Composition of the Snail, Semisulcospira gottschei (배합사료의 소맥분 함량이 곳체다슬기, Semisulcospira gottschei의 성장 및 체조성에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Kyoung-Duck;Kim, Dae-Hee;Kim, Kang-Woong;Son, Maeng-Hyun;Kang, Yong-Jin;Baek, Jae-Min;Lee, Sang-Min
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.747-750
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    • 2010
  • This study investigated the effect of wheat flour content in the diet on the growth of the snail Semisulcospira gottschei. Six diets were prepared containing wheat flour contents of 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, and 60%. Three replicate groups of snails (average weight 0.61 g) were fed each experimental diet for 8 weeks. The survival was above 85% in all groups, and did not differ significantly among treatments. The weight gain of snails fed the diets containing 35 and 40% wheat flour was significantly higher than that of snails fed the other diets (P<0.05), and the weight gain decreased when the dietary wheat flour content increased beyond 45%. The crude protein and ash contents in snails were significantly affected by the dietary wheat flour content (P<0.05). Therefore, a diet containing 35~40% wheat flour produces the optimal growth of snails. The results of this study will be used to develop cost-effective diets for commercial snail production.

Comparison of Quality Characteristics of 'Cheonghyang' Wine fermented with Different Commercial Yeasts (시판 효모의 종류를 달리하여 제조한 '청향' 와인의 품질 특성)

  • Lee, Hyo-Young;Lee, Ha-Yeon;Kwon, Hye-Jeong;Park, Ji-Seon;Ahn, Moon-Sub;Jeong, Seok-Tae;Yi, Jae-Hyoung
    • Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.543-549
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    • 2016
  • The objective of this study was to investigate quality properties of 'Cheonghyang' wine using different commercial yeast strains. Soluble solid content, pH level and total acidity of 'Cheonghyang' grape were $20^{\circ}Bx$, pH 3.5 and 0.66%, respectively. Total acidity ranged from 0.91~1.06% in the middle stage of fermentation and decreased to 0.77~0.82% when alcoholic fermentation finished. Alcohol content in wines ranged from 12.5% to 12.9% showing no significant difference in yeast strains. Wine fermented with Red Fruit had high volatile acid content (189.0 mg/L) whereas wine fermented with Fermivin indicated low volatile acid content (77.7 mg/L). Wines made with Montrachet, Fermivin and Aroma White had low brightness (L-value) compared to others. Results from sensory evaluation demonstrated that commercial wine yeasts, Montrachet and Fermivin, can be applied to improve sensory properties of 'Cheonghyang' wine such as aroma, acidity and transperency. On the other hand, preferences of wine fermented with EC-1118 strain containing lots of tannins and total polyphenols were significantly reduced.

Inhibition of L-DOPA-Induced Increase in Dopamine Content by $(1R,9S)-{\beta}-Hydrastine$ Hydrochloride in PC12 cells

  • Yin, Shou-Yu;Lee, Jae-Joon;Kim, Yu-Mi;Jin, Chun-Mei;Yang, Yoo-Jung;Kang, Min-Hee;Lee, Myung-Koo
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.119-123
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    • 2004
  • The effects of BHSH on L-DOPA-induced increase in dopamine content in PC12 cells were investigated. L-DOPA treatment at $20\;or\;50\;{\mu}M$ increased dopamine content after both 24 and 48 h of incubation in PC12 cells. However, the co-treatments of BHSH $(10-50\;{\mu}M)$ with L-DOPA $(20\;or\;50\;{\mu}M)$ significantly inhibited the increase of dopamine content induced by L-DOPA. BHSH treatment at $10-50\;{\mu}M$ significantly inhibited basal aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) activity in a concentration-dependent manner at 15 min, and then AADC activity was rapidly recovered to the control level at about 2 h. These results indicate that the inhibition of AADC activity by BHSH was, in part, contributed to the early-stage decrease of dopamine content induced by LDOPA in PC12 cells. Taken together, it is proposed that the short-term inhibition of dopamine biosynthesis by BHSH was mediated by the regulation of tyrosine hydroxylace (TH).

Mineral Content and Nutritional Evaluation of Fishes from the Korean Coast (한국 연안산 어류의 미네랄 함량 및 영양평가)

  • Mok, Jong-Soo;Lee, Doo-Seog;Yoon, Ho-Dong
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.41 no.5
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    • pp.315-323
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    • 2008
  • To measure the mineral content of fishes, we collected 177 individuals from 53 fish species from the east (Pohang), west (Gunsan), and south (Tongyeong) coasts of Korea. The mean content of the macro mineral in a 100 g sample taken from the edible portion of each fish was (in descending order): P(207.4 mg), K(169.7 mg), Na(101.6 mg), Ca(44.4 mg), and Mg(30.4 mg). In comparison, the mean content of micro mineral in the fishes was (in descending order): Zn ($8.98{\mu}g/g$), Fe ($5.03{\mu}g/g$), Cu ($0.76{\mu}g/g$), Mn ($0.43{\mu}g/g$), and Ni ($0.08{\mu}g/g$). We could not observe clear regional variation in the mineral content of fish species. With regard to minerals considered essential for humans, the amount of Ca per sample (100 g) was the highest in the Scyliorhinus torazame (465.4 mg), and than followed by Ammodytes personatus (338.0 mg), Dasyatis akajei (267.4 mg), Raja kenojei (248.1 mg), Conger myriaster (174.1 mg), Clupanodon punctatus (86.8 mg), Muraenesox cinereus (81.2 mg), and Engraulis japonica (70.4 mg). The daily average intake of the mineral through the fishes consisted of P (100.6 mg), K (82.3 mg), Na (49.3 mg), Mg (14.8 mg), Zn (0.44 mg), Fe (0.24 mg), Cu (0.04 mg) and Mn (0.02 mg). The respective intakes of macro mineral (P, Mg, Na, Ca, K) from the fishes were about 14.4, 4.2, 3.3, 3.1 and 1.8% of the dietary reference intakes for Koreans (KDRIs) set by the Korean Nutrition Society. In comparison, the respective intakes of micro mineral (Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn) from the fishes were about 4.6, 4.4, 2.4, and 0.6% of the KDRIs.

MAPPING SOIL ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT IN FLOODPLAINS USING A DIGITAL SOIL DATABASE AND GIS TECHNIQUES: A CASE STUDY WITH A TOPOGRAPHIC FACTOR IN NORTHEAST KANSAS

  • Park, Sunyurp
    • Spatial Information Research
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.533-550
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    • 2002
  • Soil organic matter (SOM) content and other physical soil properties were extracted from a digital soil database, the Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database, to map the amount of SOM and determine its relationship with topographic positions in floodplain areas along a river basin in Douglas County, Kansas. In the floodplains, results showed that slope and SOM content had a significant negative relationship. Soils near river channels were deep and nearly level, and they had the greatest SOM content in the floodplain areas. For the whole county, SOM content was influenced primarily by soil depth and percent SOM by weight. Among different slope areas, soils on mid-range slopes (10-15%) and ridgetops had the highest SOM content because they had relatively high percent SOM content by weight and very deep soils, respectively. SOM content was also significantly variable among different land cover types. Forest/woodland had significantly higher SOM content than others, followed by cropland, grassland, and urban areas.

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Antioxidative Activities of New Citrus Hybrid 'Hamilgam' Peel Extracts (가공용 감귤 신품종 하밀감 과피 추출물의 항산화 활성)

  • An, Hyun Joo;Park, Kyung Jin;Kim, Sang Suk;Hyun, Ju Mi;Park, Jae Ho;Park, Suk Man;Yun, Su Hyun
    • Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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    • v.22 no.6
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    • pp.442-448
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    • 2014
  • The major objective of this study was to investigate the usability as cultivar for processing of new Citrus hybrid 'Hamilgam'. We investigated various antioxidant activities, such as DPPH radical, ABTS radical, Hydroxyl radical and Superoxide anion radical effect, along with total polyphenol content and total flavonoid content of Citrus hybrid 'Hamilgam', C. unshiu, C. natsudaidai. The total polyphenol content and total flavonoid content were the highest in the Hamilgam. The major flavonoids of Hamilgam and Natsudaidai were naringin and neohesperidin, and those of Unshu were narirutin and hesperidin, as determined by HPLC. Especially, the neohesperidin content of Hamilgam showed much higher (100 times over) than that of Unshu. However, the aglycone form was not found. DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities were the highest in Hamilgam peels. Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity was high in the order of Unshu, Hamilgam and Natsudaidai. Superoxide anion radical scavenging of 3 cultivars peels displayed low activities compared to DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging. Based on these results, Hamilgam peel extracts possess antioxidant activities and may thus serve as potential sources of functional food, cosmetic products, etc.

Effect of Sowing Time on Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition Characteristics in Rapeseed Cultivars (파종시기에 따른 유채(Brassica napus L.) 기름함량 및 지방산 조성 특성)

  • Lee, Tae Sung;Lee, Yong Hwa;Kim, Kwang Soo;Lee, Hoo Kwan;Jang, Young Seok;Choi, In Hu;Kim, Kwan Su
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.202-208
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    • 2014
  • This study was carried out to find the effect of sowing time on oil content and fatty acid composition of 6 domestic rapeseed cultivars, 'Sunmang', 'Tammiyuchae', 'Tamlayuchae', 'Naehanyuchae', 'Yongsanyuchae' and'Hallayuchae'. The delaying sowing date was negatively correlated with oil content ($-0.471^{**}$), indicating that oil content was higher with earlier sowing date. Fatty acid composition was similar in all cultivars. The delaying sowing date was positively correlated with the increment of stearic acid ($0.268^*$) and linoleic acid ($0.263^*$), while was inversely correlated with palmitic acid ($-0.278^*$) across all 6 cultivars.

Branding and Advertising on Social Networks: Current Trends

  • Trachuk, Tetiana;Vdovichena, Olga;Andriushchenko, Mariia;Semenda, Olha;Pashkevych, Maryna
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.178-185
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    • 2021
  • The emergence of social networks has led to the flourishing of a new golden era of branding, which is a challenge for companies due to the need for creative positioning of companies with an emphasis on building trust and loyalty to the brand. Consumers are becoming more demanding and due to a wide range of products in different markets, make demands that are more stringent on companies. The goal of this article was to study the main trends of branding and advertising on social networks to develop a new approach to brand promotion. Methodology. The quantitative and qualitative research design was used to determine the main trends in branding and advertising on social networks. The methodology included the following methods: 1) analysis of the relationship between brand value and brand content strategy, 2) content analysis of the content of companies in social networks on the example of 10 world-famous brands with the highest value. The results allowed forming the criteria of effective content and communication: simplicity of content and simplicity of communication, lack of direct advertising of products, emphasis on global socio-economic problems and social orientation, unobtrusive communication, content creativity, indirect information about the product or work, the history of the company's development through various tools. The main content strategies of brands are defined: storytelling strategy; strategy of informing about the history of the company's development; entertainment and information strategy; strategy of joint interaction with the audience through the involvement of wellknown influencers or users of products. The theoretical and practical value of the results is confirmed by the conceptualization of the main content strategies of world-famous brands, which are pioneers in new ways to build relationships with users through social networks. The research proposes to use a customer-oriented approach to brand promotion. This means studying consumer behavior and predicting possible changes in behavior, which determines the level of interaction with the brand, the content strategy of the brand, and its effectiveness.