Building Environmental Health Movement in Asia: Lessons from Korea

Pandita, Sanjiv Korean Society of Environmental Health 2019 한국환경보건학회지 Vol.45 No.4

Global Scenario of Open Access Publishing: A Decadal Analysis of Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) 2003-2012

Pandita, Ramesh,Ramesha, B. Korea Institute of Science and Technology Informat 2013 Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Vol.1 No.3

The present study aims to assess the growth of open access journals at a global level. The concept of Open Access (OA) publishing is being well received among academic circles and as a result we can see more and more scholarly content is being made these days available in open access format. The present study is simply an attempt to assess the trend and growth of open access journals during the last decade, viz. for the period 2003-2012, for which data has been retrieved from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), which as of date hosts more than 9700 journals from 120 countries across the world covering major languages of the world. But keeping in view the period of our study the data has been retrieved as per our applicability, which as a result confines our study to 8453 journals only. The directory covers 18 main subject areas having 76 sub-disciplines, each having on average 118.53 journals. During the entire decade the number of countries which entered into OA publishing rose from 49 to 120 with a growth of 144%, and if this growth rate continues to be the same for the next five years, viz. by 2018, the world will turn into 100% open access. At the continental level Europe leads the tally by publishing a maximum of 3140 OA journals contributed by 43 countries across Europe, which again is the highest number from any continent.

Psychological Aspects of Job Satisfaction Among Library and Information Science Professionals

Pandita, Ramesh,Dominic, J. Korea Institute of Science and Technology Informat 2018 Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Vol.6 No.4

This study assesses the psychological aspects which influence job satisfaction among library and information science professionals. The study is based on primary data collected from the library and information science professionals working in the higher education institutions of Jammu and Kashmir, India. In all 264 responses were collected, comprising 44.3% male respondents and 55.7% females. The majority, 74.2% of respondents, are under 45 years of age, while 67.4% of respondents have a master's degree in library and information science. Of the total respondents, 7.6% conceded to being incompetent, while 13.3% viewed their peers as incompetent. The majority, 25% of respondents, replied that the library profession is a thankless job and 70.8% of respondents viewed that they are emotionally attached to their profession, while at the gender level, compared to 75.5% females, 65% of male respondents admitted to being emotionally attached to their profession. The encouraging part is that 26.5% of respondents replied that they love doing their job beyond office hours and 75.8% of respondents replied that they would not seek voluntary retirement, while 41.7% of respondents showed willingness to continue working as library and information science professionals postretirement, if engaged.

Impact of Self-Citations on Impact Factor: A Study Across Disciplines, Countries and Continents

Pandita, Ramesh,Singh, Shivendra Korea Institute of Science and Technology Informat 2015 Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Vol.3 No.2

Purpose. : The present study is an attempt to find out the impact of self-citations on Impact Factor (IF) across disciplines. The study examines the number of research articles published across 27 major subject fields covered by SCImago, encompassing as many as 310 sub-disciplines. The study evaluates aspects like percentage of self-citations across each discipline, leading self-citing countries and continents, and the impact of self-citation on their IF. Scope. : The study is global in nature, as it evaluates the trend of self-citation and its impact on IF of all the major subject disciplines of the world, along with countries and continents. IF has been calculated for the year 2012 by analyzing the articles published during the years 2010 and 2011. Methodology/Approach. : The study is empirical in nature; as such, statistical and mathematical tools and techniques have been employed to work out the distribution across disciplines. The evaluation has been purely under-taken on the secondary data, retrieved from SCImago Journal and Country Ranking. Findings. : Self-citations play a very significant part in inflating IF. All the subject fields under study are influenced by the practice of self-citation, ranging from 33.14% to 52.38%. Compared to the social sciences and the humanities, subject fields falling under the purview of pure and applied sciences have a higher number of self-citations, but a far lesser percentage than the social sciences and humanities. Upon excluding self-citations, a substantial amount of change was observed in the IF of subject fields under study, as 18 (66.66%) out of 27 subjects fields faced shuffle in their rankings. Variation in rankings based on IF with and without self-citation was observed at subject level, country level, and continental level.

Information Pollution, a Mounting Threat: Internet a Major Causality

Pandita, Ramesh Korea Institute of Science and Technology Informat 2014 Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Vol.2 No.4

The present discourse lasts around, information pollution, causes and concerns of information pollution, internet as a major causality and how it affects the decision making ability of an individual. As, information producers in the process to not to lose the readership of their content, and to cater the information requirements of both the electronic and the print readers, reproduce almost the whole of the printed information in digital form as well. Abundant literature is also equally produced in electronic format only, thereon, sharing this information on hundreds of social networking sites, like, Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, Flicker, Digg, LinkedIn, etc. without attributions to original authors, have created almost a mess of this whole information produced and disseminated. Accordingly, the study discusses about the sources of information pollution, the aspects of unstructured information along with plagiarism. Towards the end of the paper stress has been laid on information literacy, as how it can prove handy in addressing the issue with some measures, which can help in regulating the behaviour of information producers.

Job Satisfaction among Library and Information Science Professionals in India: A Case Study

Pandita, Ramesh Korea Institute of Science and Technology Informat 2017 Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Vol.5 No.1

Purpose: This study aims to assess the level of job satisfaction among the practicing Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals in India. Some of the key variables studied include salary, work environment, professional position, working hours, location, employee participation in administrative matters, recognition, and advancement. Scope: The study is limited to LIS professionals in India; however, the results of the study show some degree of commonality among LIS professionals across the world. Methodology/Approach: The study has been purely undertaken by analyzing the primary data collected from practicing library and information professionals across India by circulating an online questionnaire, using Google services and by posting the link on various social groups and other social networking sites such as Groups, Facebook, LinkedIn, discussion forums, and e-mails. Findings: Responses were generated across 20 states and union territories of the country, representing 88.15% territory of India. Of the total responses generated, 72.88% are males and 27.12% females. From the data analysis it emerged that every third library professional in India enters in to LIS profession by chance and not by choice, as 35.59% respondents expressed that they landed in the LIS profession by chance and 60.45% by choice. More than 77% respondents have expressed their willingness to change their present employer, if given better opportunity. More than 80% professionals either fully or partly agree that most of the LIS professionals across India are dissatisfied with their employers. All these and many more areas have been explored, which reflect the aspects of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction among LIS professionals in India.

Theravādin Buddhist Nuns: Their Lost Vinaya and Living Pātimokkha

Ven. PANDITA 불교학연구회 2022 불교학연구 Vol.72 No.-

The extant Vinaya-vibhaṅga for nuns in the Theravādin canon covers rules exclusive to nuns, not those shared with monks, even though the shared rules can be found in the Pātimokkha for nuns, and are also identified by Buddhaghosa. This has led scholars like Horner to wonder whether the extant Vinaya-vibhaṅga for nuns is an adbridged version of a more complete Vinaya-vibhaṅga for nuns. Regarding this issue, I interpret a particular piece of Buddhaghosa’s writing as evidence indicating that Theravādin monks and nuns preserved different versions of the Vinaya for nuns, i.e., a concise version with the former, which is the extant version, but a complete one with the latter, which has disappeared together with the latter. Then, I construct a hypothesis, using the Fourth and Eighth Revered rules, to explain how these two versions came to exist: I argue that by using monks as a bridge to let nuns know about new rules, or the updates to old rules, the Buddha ensured that monks be well-informed on the rules for nuns; this in turn has led monks and nuns to preserve the Vinaya of the latter in their own respective ways, hence two versions, one concise whereas the other complete. I also argue that the complete Pāli Pātimokkha for nuns is probably a remnant from the complete Vinaya of nuns preserved by them while their Order existed, and that it has survived until now as part of the monks’ legal curriculum. Finally, I look at other schools whether they might have similar issues. argue that the complete Pāli Pātimokkha for nuns is probably a remnant from the complete

The Actuation Performance of Ionic Polymer Metal Composites with Mixtures of Ethylene Glycol and Hydrophobic Ionic Liquids as an Inner Solvent

Surya Pandita,박훈철,Hyoung Tae Lim,Young Tai Yoo 한국물리학회 2006 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.49 No.3

A mixture of 1-ethyl-3methylimidazolim trifluoromethanesulfonate ionic liquid and ethylene glycol was investigated as an inner solvent of ionic polymer metal composites (IPMC). The surface resistances of the IPMCs with the mixed solvents were 15 times higher than those of the water-based IPMCs, but they were 2 times lower than those of IPMCs with ethylene glycol. The increase in the surface resistance of non-water based IPMCs was triggered by electrode damage due to polymer swelling during the solvent exchanger process from water to the mixed solvent or to ethylene glycol. The actuation performance of the IPMC with the mixed solvent was significantly increased compared to that of the IPMC containing only ethylene glycol. This must be attributed to the high conductivity of the ionic liquid and to less electrode damage.

Gihigatā vs. Kumāribhūtā: A Legal Perspective on the Candidate Types of Buddhist Nunhood

Ven. PANDITA 불교학연구회 2023 불교학연구 Vol.75 No.-

According to the traditional interpretation of relevant Vinaya rules, the gihigatā (“married”) candidate type for Buddhist nunhood can be ordained at the minimum age of twelve, whereas the kumāribhūtā (“maiden”) type, at that of twenty. There are several issues with the aforesaid interpretation: (1) A compulsory question that a candidate must answer before ordination seemingly disqualifies any candidate under twenty years of age, (2) The minimum age requirement is supposedly required because only those old enough can be resilient to hard monastic life, but it hardly makes sense when one claims that a mere loss of virginity in marriage or otherwise is equivalent to an eight-years worth of maturity and resilience, and (3) The minimum age of twelve years for the married type suggests a marriage before ten, but there is no evidence of common child marriages at the time. However, the issue (1) exists only when we understand such compulsory questions as of polar type; if we interpret them instead as susceptible of explanatory answers, this issue would disappear. The remaining two issues can be resolved if we redefine gihigatā as a woman having had the experience of life in a non-paternal household, and kumāribhūtā as one without. Moreover, the vast difference in minimum age requirements makes much more sense if we realize that the Buddha might have wished to keep a distance between kumāribhūtās and gihigatās after their admission to the Order so that the former’s innocence can be protected during their sensitive years of life.

The Prohibition of Non-given Food: A Response to Schlingloff

Ven. PANDITA 불교학연구회 2023 불교학연구 Vol.74 No.-

In this paper, I attempt to derive an interpretation of the Pācittiya rule no. (40) of the Pātimokkha for Buddhist monks from its background narrative; I call this “the narrative interpretation.” This version is different from the version that its canonical commentary gives, which I call “the canonical interpretation.” Then, based on legal logic and textual evidence, I argue that the narrative interpretation actually reflects the original intent of the rule. I also explore another context where the rule is implicitly referred to. Finally, I observe that this rule is a rare case where the background narrative has retained the original intent of the rule, whereas the canonical commentary has lost it. Consequently, I suggest the need to reconsider Oldenberg’s theory, which views the background stories as the youngest layer in the Vinaya.