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The study is undertaken to compare the use of non-alphanumeric characters in the titles of articles published in the IASLIC Bulletin (IB) and the Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS). This study is based on the total 567 publications appeared on IB and ALIS between the year 2011 and 2021. This study includes the distribution of publications by year, patterns of authorship, and the use of five often used non-alphanumeric characters: colon, comma, hyphen, question mark, and parenthesis. ALIS published 336 papers and IB published 231 articles over the study period, with an average relative growth rate (RGR) of 1.63 %. Cooperative authoring is more prevalent in both journals. The outcome also shows that 389 titles-216 in ALIS and 173 in IB-of the total 567 contributions appeared with non-alphanumeric characters. The colon (:) is the most often used alpha numeric character; in ALIS (78.85 %) and IB (64.51 %), double authors use it frequently. The study is an original research work intends to have a profound and noteworthy effect on researchers and library patrons who delve into the world of non-alphanumeric characters in research paper titles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Byline: Gayatri. Palat, Caroline. Stenlander, Jean. Jacob, Sudha. Sinha, Vineela. Rapelli, Thomas. Wiebe, Eva. Brun, Mikael. Segerlantz Aim: This study aimed to compare the quality of life (QoL) of cancer [...]

The present study is an attempt to evaluate the authorship and collaboration pattern in IASLIC bulletin during the year 2011-2018. Total 162 articles published during the study period and out of which only 59 articles are published by single author and rest 103 articles are published by two or more than two authors. So it is clear from the study that multiple authorship patterns are prominent in the journal. In the study it has been counted that the average collaboration index is 1.76, average degree of collaboration is 0.64, average collaboration coefficient is 0.56, and average modified collaboration coefficient is 0.34, average relative growth rate is 0.25 and average doubling time is 2.92 during the year 2011-2018. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A study comparing Japanese and American mothers' regulation of their children's behavior was replicated in India. Whereas the Americans used their own authority and power for compliance from the children, the Indians and Japanese reported appeals based on feelings and consequences. But, unlike the Japanese and Americans, the Indians used a nonimperative approach. (KH)

Context: Nurses in India often practice in resource-constrained settings and care for cancer patients with high symptom burden yet receive little oncology or palliative care training. Aim: The aim of this study is to explore challenges encountered by nurses in India and offer recommendations to improve the delivery of oncology and palliative care. Methods: Qualitative ethnography. Setting: The study was conducted at a government cancer hospital in urban South India. Sample: Thirty-seven oncology/palliative care nurses and 22 others (physicians, social workers, pharmacists, patients/family members) who interact closely with nurses were included in the study. Data Collection: Data were collected over 9 months (September 2011-- June 2012). Key data sources included over 400 hours of participant observation and 54 audio-recorded semi-structured interviews. Analysis: Systematic qualitative analysis of field notes and interview transcripts identified key themes and patterns. Results: Key concerns of nurses included safety related to chemotherapy administration, workload and clerical responsibilities, patients who died on the wards, monitoring family attendants, and lack of supplies. Many participants verbalized distress that they received no formal oncology training. Conclusions: Recommendations to support nurses in India include: prioritize safety, optimize role of the nurse and explore innovative models of care delivery, empower staff nurses, strengthen nurse leadership, offer relevant educational programs, enhance teamwork, improve cancer pain management, and engage in research and quality improvement projects. Strong institutional commitment and leadership are required to implement interventions to support nurses. Successful interventions must account for existing cultural and professional norms and first address safety needs of nurses. Positive aspects from existing models of care delivery can be adapted and integrated into general nursing practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) changed significantly with the advent of targeted therapy with imatinib. Clear markers predictive of response to imatinib therapy and disease-free survival in patients with GIST have not been identified. Even RECIST criteria are inadequate for predicting response to therapy, especially in patients with stable disease. Data collected at a tertiary care cancer center from 2003 to 2005 in south India were analyzed retrospectively to assess clinical, pathologic, and cytogenetic profiles of patients with GIST. In addition, radiologic responses to therapy were evaluated for correlation with the disease-free survival., Methods: GIST was defined as a mesenchymal spindle/epitheloid cell lesion arising in the GI tract with CD117 positivity. Only data from patients with locally advanced or metastatic disease were analyzed. Clinical and pathologic details of the patients were noted from case records. NCCN guidelines were followed for the treatment. Radiologic response to therapy was reassessed according to RECIST, and progression-free survival calculated for all analyzed patients using intent-to-treat analysis., Results: The mean age of presentation was 42.8 ± 5.3 years (24-60), with a male-to-female ratio of 1.5:1. Small intestine was the most common disease site (60%), followed by stomach (20%), mesentery (7.2%), colorectal regions (7.2%), and other sites (5.6%). The most frequent pathologic finding in patients having recurrence was high mitotic rate. Initial tumor size (either in the metastatic setting or in local recurrence) had no bearing on progression-free or overall survival, nor did initial anatomic location or site of metastasis. Histologically, however, patients with a mixed-cell morphology had shorter survival compared to the other morphologies. Those patients having any cytogenetic abnormality had worse outcome compared to those with normal karyotype. Similarly, among patients who achieved remission, those who did so within 12 weeks had better overall survival than did those with a delayed time to remission. Overall survival of patients having stable disease and late partial responses (after 3 months) was similar and superior to survival for patients whose disease progressed while on therapy., Conclusion: GISTs characterized by a high mitotic rate and mixed-cell morphology and any cytogenetic abnormalities are associated with poorer outcome. Similarly, shorter time to response was more important than the actual response to therapy. Initial disease site, the site of metastasis, and tumor size had no bearing on outcomes to therapy.