This study aimed to investigate the information literacy (IL) self-efficacy of business students in Pakistan using a cross-sectional survey research design. The data were collected through a questionnaire containing an information Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale along with personal and academic variables. The results revealed that the business students were confident and competent in basic IL skills whereas they were less comfortable in developing and limiting search strategies, referencing, managing citations, using different types of libraries and lacking advanced levels of IL skills. In addition, there was no correlation of students’ perceived IL self-efficacy with gender, social background, ICT trainings received, and IL instructions received. Conversely, the students’ age, program of study, stage of study, and ICT proficiency appeared to be predictors of IL self-efficacy. The results generated pragmatic insights which can be used as a guide in developing useful directions for a need-based information literacy curriculum as well as programs.

Self-efficacy toward information literacy is and has been demonstrated as an essential and fundamental key for academic performance and lifelong learning of students at all levels. This research reported the results of a cross-sectional survey carried out to investigate the correlatives of information literacy self-efficacy among business students at the University of Management and Technology, Lahore. The questionnaire contained an Information Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale, which along with sociodemographic and academic variables was utilized for collecting data from 350 students. The survey participants were recruited through a convenient sampling procedure due to accessibility issues and time limitations. The data were analyzed by applying both descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS. The results revealed that the business students had high self-efficacy for basic information literacy skills and low self-efficacy for advanced-level information literacy skills. Age, study program, study stage, proficiency for computer, and English language appeared to be the correlatives of students’ information literacy self-efficacy. The pragmatic insights generated in this research might be used as a guide by university librarians, especially those who are engaged in information literacy instructions for designing a need-based and student-centered curriculum for information literacy instruction programs.

Grapevine rupestris vein feathering virus (GRVFV) belongs to the genus Marafivirus, family Tymoviridae. It was first described on a Greek grapevine cv. Sultanina and then reported in America, Europe, China, New Zealand and Korea (Daldoul et al. 2018). As part of a grapevine virus survey in Pakistan, the presence of GRVFV was investigated in 35 samples of seven autochthonous grapevine cultivars (Toran, Tarasha lal, Kishmish, Shundo Khani, Askari, Speen Lal, Kings Ruby Seeded and Sahibi), collected during the summer 2017 in two districts (Quetta, Mastung and Pishin) of Balochistan province. Plants, all self-rooted, did not show symptoms potentially caused by GRVFV. The specific identification of GRVFV was performed by RT-PCR using primers 6156G/6600R (Reynard et al. 2017) and total RNA extracted with the CTAB method. A 445 bp fragment corresponding to the end of the polyprotein gene was amplified from 15 out of 35 samples. The fifteen positive samples belonged to cvs Toran, Kishmish, Shundo Khani (from Quetta district), Tarasha lal (from Mastung district) and Askari (from Pishin district). To confirm RT-PCR results, an amplicon from Toran was cloned and two different sequences were * Andrea Gentili

Analyses of repetitive incidents across OMV revealed that many learning opportunities were being missed as investigations either did not reach the root cause or the recommendations made as a result of investigations did not address the root cause. This realization led to the top management committing to personally investigating all high potential (HiPo) incidents, wherever in OMV locations they may occur. Management was convinced that quality investigation of these ‘warning signals’ will eventually help reduce the number of high consequence accidents and is therefore well worth investing time and effort. Since the introduction of the program in 2013, OMV's senior management has diligently investigated all such incidents where the failure of a single barrier could have led to a fatality. This has not only brought about a marked improvement in the quality and consistency of investigations and consequently fewer incidents but has also served as a practical demonstration of HSE being the highest priority for the Company and its management. This paper presents OMV's experience of establishing the management-led investigation program. The workings of the program as well as the challenges and lessons learned by OMV during implementation are expected to provide useful guidance to organizations intending to refine their investigation processes.

This paper shares an overview of how OMV was able to achieve environmental excellence in Pakistan in a remote, rural, socio-economically deprived environment. OMV Pakistan operates in a challenging environment in the Sukkur and Khairpur districts of the province of Sindh. Major issues facing the country in general and Sindh in particular are poverty, low education levels and lack of adequate infrastructure. As is often the case with developing countries, the provision of basic social needs takes precedence over environmental considerations. This paper describes how despite these challenges, OMV Pakistan established a worldclass environment management system at its sites in stark contrast to the external factors and the conditions just outside its perimeter.