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An Investigation of Interactive Metadiscourse in Research Papers of Arts and Science Disciplines Published in Yadanabon University Research Journal, 2022
Get PDFThis study investigates interactive metadiscourse in the published research papers of Arts and Science Disciplines from Yadanabon University Research Journal 2022. In this paper, the taxonomy of metadiscourse proposed by Hyland (2005) and the corpus software AntConc 4.2 were used to analyse the data. There are two categories of metadiscourse: interactive resources and interactional resources. This research only focuses on interactive metadiscourse, which is divided into five sub-categories: transitions, frame markers, endophoric markers, evidentials, and code glosses. The findings revealed that transitions were the most common interactive metadiscourse features in both disciplines. It is clear that the high use of transitions, representing internal connections in the discourse, is an important feature of academic writing. Moreover, it was also found that both disciplines employed all interactive metadiscourse features differently in terms of types and frequencies. If interactional metadiscourse could also be investigated, the results would be more reliable
ဗန်းမော်ညိုနွဲ့၏ ကဗျာဖွဲ့စပ်ပုံ
No full textဤစာတမ်းသည် ဗန်းမော်ညိုနွဲ့၏ ကဗျာစပ်ပုံကို လေ့လာတင်ပြထားသော စာတမ်းဖြစ်ပါသည်။ စာပေရှုထောင့်မှ လေ့လာထားခြင်းဖြစ်ပါသည်။ ဗန်းမော်ညိုနွဲ့၏ ကဗျာများတွင် တွေ့ရသောအကြောင်းအရာနှင့် လိုက်ဖက်သည့် စကားအသုံးအနှုန်း၊ အသံ၊ ကာရန် ဖွဲ့စပ်ပုံ၏ အရေးပါပုံကို ဖော်ပြလိုသော ရည်ရွယ်ချက်ဖြင့် လေ့လာထားပါသည်။ အလေ့အလာအဖြစ် ဗန်းမော်ညိုနွဲ့၏"လက်ရွေးစင်ကဗျာများ" စာအုပ်မှ ' အနုပညာဝေဒနာ'၊ ' သီတင်းကျွတ်၍'၊ ' အလှ'၊ "'အကြားအမြင်'နှင့် ' တကွေ့သံသရာ' ကဗျာတို့ကို ရွေးချယ်တင်ပြထားပါသည်။ ဗန်းမော်ညိုနွဲ့၏ ကဗျာဖွဲ့စပ်ပုံကို တင်ပြရာတွင် အချက်အလက်စုဆောင်းနည်း၊ ခွဲခြမ်းစိတ်ဖြာဆန်းစစ်နည်းတို့ကို အသုံးပြု၍ လေ့လာထားပါသည်။ မြန်မာစာပေတွင် အရေးပါသောကဗျာဖွဲ့စပ်နည်းတို့နှင့် လေ့လာတင်ပြထားသောကြောင့် ကဗျာလေ့လာလိုသူများအတွက် အထောက်အကူပြုနိုင်သော အကျိုးကျေးဇူးများ ရရှိနိုင်သည်ဟုယုံကြည်မိပါသည်
Study on Virgin Coconut Oil Preparation and Its Use in Body Butter Preparation
Get PDFIn this research, the flesh of coconut collected from Sanchaung Township, Yangon Division was used to prepare virgin coconut oil by fermentation and the prepared virgin coconut oil was used in the body butter preparation. In the preparation of virgin coconut oil, the coconut milk was fermented by varying fermentation time, fermentation temperature and amount of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). The maximum yield of virgin coconut oil with clear and nutty smell was obtained by fermentation using 1 g of yeast/L of coconut milk, 36 hr. fermentation time, 35ºC, fermentation temperature. Then the physio-chemical characteristic and free fatty acid composition of the virgin coconut was determined. In the preparation of body butter, the amount of prepared virgin coconut oil, the amount of beeswax and the amount of starch were varied to study their effect on the characteristics of body butter. The sun protective factor (SPF), pH, viscosity of prepared body butter were determined and skin irritation test and aging stability test were also carried out
Assessment of Heavy Metals Contamination in Sediments of Kandawgyi Lake in Chan Aye Thar Zan Township, Mandalay Region
Get PDFIn this research work, five sediment samples1 from different stations of the Kandawgyi Lake were studied to investigate the existence of heavy metals contamination of the sediments. The concentration of heavy metals in sediment samples were measured by EDXRF method. When analyzing these sediment samples, Chromium (Cr), Manganese (Mn), Nickel (Ni), Copper (Cu), Zinc (Z) and Lead (Pb) were found. To assess metal contamination in sediments, sediment quality guidelines of United State Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) were applied. According to the sediment quality guidelines, Cr is heavily polluted in sample S1. Sample S2, S3, S4 and S5 are moderately polluted. The element Cu is moderately polluted in sample S2 and sample S1, S3, S4 and S5 are nonpolluted. Other elements Ni, Zn and Pb are also non polluted. The observed degree of contamination is the range of 4.29. According to the degree of contamination values, the Kandawgyi Lake showed low degree of heavy metals contamination
Food Safety Awareness and Compliance of Prepackaged Food Products Enterprises in Pyinmana Township, Nay Pyi Taw (Zaw Myo Htet, 2025)
Get PDFThis study emphasizes food safety awareness and compliance of 39 prepackaged food products enterprises in Pyinmana Township, Nay Pyi Taw. Focusing on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The main objective of the study is to investigate food safety awareness and compliance of these businesses with national and international food safety standards. Descriptive method is used. The primary data is collected from 109 people who are owner, managers and supervisors
of these enterprises. Data collection was done during March 2025. The findings reveal that respondents generally possess strong knowledge of food safety practices, with high awareness of contamination prevention, hygiene standards, and regulatory compliance. Mostly know food safety practices to prevent contamination and ensure the safety of prepackaged food products. They have awareness about being part of job responsibilities in safe food handling to avoid contamination and disease. Majority
follow regularly conducting internal inspections to ensure compliance with food safety standards for prepackaged food products. However, gaps were identified in regular updates on food safety regulations, proper chemical storage, and strict adherence to labeling requirements. This study underscores the importance of continuous education and regulatory support in ensuring food safety within the prepackaged food sector
The Opportunities and Challenges of Logistics in Myanmar Red Cross Society ( Hla Myo Kyaw, 2024)
Get PDFThis study investigates the crucial role of logistics in humanitarian
organizations, focusing on the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS). As one of
Myanmar's oldest humanitarian institutions, MRCS has been integral in addressing
national crises, particularly in disaster management and public health. The study
assesses how logistics operations support the organization's efficiency and its ability
to meet the needs of vulnerable populations. The research employs a descriptive
analysis using both primary and secondary data. A survey was conducted among
MRCS staff, field officers, and volunteers to evaluate their perceptions of logistics
challenges, opportunities, and operational efficiency. Data was collected from 125
respondents, selected through random sampling, which includes directors, managers,
headquarters staff, and field workers. Key findings reveal that logistics functions such
as transportation, warehousing, and procurement are vital for timely aid delivery.
However, significant challenges such as inadequate infrastructure, funding
constraints, and technological limitations impede logistics performance. Despite these
hurdles, MRCS has demonstrated adaptability in crises by pre-positioning supplies,
ensuring effective fleet management, and fostering local partnerships to reach remote
areas. The thesis concludes with suggestions for improving MRCS's logistics
capacity, such as enhanced training, better coordination between departments, and
investment in modern technologies to streamline operations. These improvements are
critical to ensuring the continued success of MRCS’s humanitarian mission in
Myanmar
Service Quality and Policyholder Satisfaction of First National Insurance (General) Co.,Ltd ( Kyaw Kyaw,2025)
Get PDFThe objective of this study is to examine the effect of service quality on
customer satisfaction and it turns into effect loyalty in First National Insurance
(General) Co., Ltd. Quantitative research method is applied in this study. Both primary
and secondary data were employed, with a sample size of 150 active policyholders
selected from a total of 240 policyholders who made purchases between 2022 and 2024,
as calculated using the Yamane Formula. Primary data was obtained using an online
questionnaire. Secondary data was collected from several sources, including the First
National Insurance website, textbooks, prior theses, and pertinent periodicals. The
results demonstrate that several characteristics of service quality, such as tangibles,
reliability, empathy, technological aspects, and image, significantly influence customer
satisfaction at First National Insurance Company. The findings of the multiple
regression analysis indicate that the characteristics of tangibility, dependability,
technical quality, and reputation/image exert a substantial and positive influence on
customer satisfaction. However, the characteristics of assurance and responsiveness do
not significantly impact customer satisfaction at First National Insurance (General) Co.,
Ltd. The positive association results imply that customer loyalty is associated with
customer satisfaction. The firm must maintain the implementation of these critical
service quality criteria for sustained succes
Factors Influencing Customer Buying Decision Towards Insurance Products ( Myo Hein, 2025)
Get PDFThe purpose of this study is to examine the factors influencing customer buying
decision and renewal decision towards insurance products for their home, car, health,
factory and financial security. In this study, factors that influencing customer buying
decision and renewal decision towards insurance products include product knowledge,
insurance premium, company reputation and agent trustworthiness. This study used
both primary and secondary data. The primary data were collected from 91 customers
out of 113 customer of Kar Kwal Par Company Limited by using simple random
sampling technique. The secondary data is obtained from the websites, social media,
employee manual and marketing materials. The descriptive method and quantitative
method were mainly used. This study found that product knowledge, is the mostly
influence factors on customer buying decision towards the insurance products followed
by word of mouth, insurance premium, company reputation. The respondents
considered that the insurance companies to prioritize raising awareness about the
insurance product knowledge and ensure that the initial purchase experience is positive,
as this significantly influences the likelihood of renewal decision
"Removal of Dye from Textile Wastewater Using Charred Rice Husk and Charred Rice Straw Powder"
Get PDF"In this study, charred rice husk and charred rice straw were used as adsorbents for the color removal of Congo red dye and textile wastewater from an aqueous solution. Before the adsorption process, the physicochemical properties of charred rice husk and charred rice straw including moisture (12.63% and 6.29%), bulk density (0.6 gcm-3 and 0.34 gcm-3), ash content (1.469% and 1.409%), and pH (9.68 and 6.90) were determined by standard methods. The samples were characterized using Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF). The sorption capacity of charred rice husk and charred rice straw was determined as a function of initial contact times, concentrations, and dosages of sorbent. The maximum dye removal percentage was found to be 100 % for both charred rice husk and charred rice straw with a 60-minute contact time and a 0.5 g dosage. At a 60-ppm concentration, 87.74 % removal was achieved with charred rice husk and 96.54 % with charred rice straw. For textile wastewater green-coloured, the results showed that the adsorption colour removal efficiencies were 100% for both charred rice husk and charred rice straw with 120 min of contact time and a 0.9 g dosage. For purple-colored textile wastewater, the colour removal efficiency of charred rice husk and charred rice straw was 100% with 15 min contact time and a 0.9 g dosage. Agricultural waste by-products such as charred rice husk and charred rice straw can effectively remove dye from textile wastewater.
Design and Construction of a Smart Door Lock System
Get PDF"In this research, a component of smart home technology that uses Bluetooth in a mobile device to make it easier and more efficient to use. Aimed at enhancing safe security. Conducted this research in tow methods; Descriptive and Experimental. It is also based on the Android and Arduino platforms, which are both free and open source software. This research proposed and demonstrates a locking mechanism automation system using a bluetooth-enabled Android smartphone. The core of the system is built around an Arduino microcontroller, which manages inputs from various Bluetooth software and controls the locking mechanism. The software development & hardware designed are described first, followed by the design of a mobile application based on bluetooth for locking and unlocking the door, the hardware implementation for the door-lock system that includes an Android smart phone as the task master, a Bluetooth module as the command agent, and an Arduino microcontroller as the controller, and data processing center, and a solenoid acts as a door lock system.