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Accessing the Compliance Standards of Selected Projects of Thabang Rural Municipality, Nepal
No full textPurpose: A project is assumed to be sold before construction based on its accepted quality standards conformed through specification. Standards and specifications are used as benchmarks, and compliance checks are used to ensure that they are met. Accessing standard compliance based on chosen case projects is an attempt to learn about the status of Thabang Rural Municipality construction projects.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The compliance status of RCC and masonry building and the motorable road was checked by field observation with help of a checklist and their result are shown through bar graphs. For water supply projects water demand compliance was checked by field observation and water tariff calculation was done based on the possible yearly expenses of water supply management along with effective analysis of Detail Project Reports, Design, and Drawings.
Findings/Result: Compliance status 20 RCC and 12 masonry building shows major non-compliance in the spacing of stirrups, lap length in column and beam, chair bars of the slab, provision of the crossing of reinforcement in the staircase. In masonry building, major non-compliance was observed in band/through stone, vertical bars at corners, and corner stretching by dowel bars. Roadway width was checked in two selected road projects and Tutu Praja Bhitrivan motorable road found non-compliance in the major portion of the road. Water demand compliance, water tariff calculations were done in Yebang Chabang Water Supply project.
Originality/Value: This study helps policymakers and local level government to assure construction with compliance of standards. It makes it easier for policymakers to incorporate the development needs without compromising quality through regulatory provision.
Paper Type: Action and Policy Research
Crossref DOI: https://doi.org/10.47992/ijmts.2581.6012.018
The Evolution of the Female from Suppression to Supremacy in the Select Novels of Postmodern Retellings of the Epic- A Review of Literature
No full textPurpose: Man, in contrast to other creatures, is concerned with spiritual issues such as cognitive, social, artistic, and political concerns. A deep relationship has existed between faith and humanity since the dawn of time, if not before. The various religious and cultural beliefs are reflected in myths. As a result, the history of civilizations is primarily linked to and identified with mythology and religion. With the guidance of mythology and culture, people can better understand their world and the meaning of life. Thousands of years had passed since the epic narratives were penned. However, the astonishing stories continue to uncover conspicuousness in every genre of art and continue to engulf and overwhelm us even today. Epic narratives are still loved not only for their poetic grandeur but also for the highest philosophical principles they contain, which educate us about the art of living. As a result, the Mahabharata is one of the most important writings in Indian culture, and its stories, which practically everyone has grown up hearing, are still relevant today. It is a true embodiment of a useful scripture that offers the modern man with a traditional, moral, and liturgical grounding even in the contemporary society. It is not just a story of morality to be narrated from the generations, but an unending source of study. Plenty of critics have studied the text from many perspectives, still much remains to be discovered and researched. The study intends to read four new retellings of the Mahabharata novels and look afresh into the four powerful female characters, namely, Sathyavati, Gandhari, Kunti, and Draupadi. The study discovers the quest for self-crisis of the four prominent female characters by applying feministic study, power politics, and gender views. The study mainly focuses on the comparison and contrast between the concept of western and Indian feminism.
Methodology/Approach: The Literature Review is carried out by the information collected from different sources like educational websites, peer-reviewed journals, and online sources. The proposed research will be carried out relying on the data collected through research journals, doctoral thesis, scholarly articles, and websites. This qualitative approach is conducted mainly based on collecting, examining, and interpreting existing knowledge on the selected topic by focusing on the keywords "Feminism, Prominence, Relevance, Retelling, Self-Crisis, and Western". The methodology of the study is the textual analysis and comparative method.
Findings/Result: Vast reading of mythology will enhance the further areas of study. The gap between western feminism and Indian feminism helps to identify the discrimination of women in a clear way. The detailed study of the construction of gender views over the years makes it insightful about the issue. Discover that there is a connection between feminist studies with other theoretical frameworks. Modern retellings of the epic novels widen the scope and understanding of the original work. The scope and relevance of feminism in India are become more clear by comparing and contrasting the Indian and western concepts of feminism.
Paper type: Exploratory research paper
Psychological Capital and Self-Perceived Success among Senior Citizens in Community Based Geriatric Settings
Get PDFPurpose: India is witnessing a phenomenon called population aging that is not only altering the shape of the population pyramid but also bringing regarding new needs, demands for new and increased resources and new opportunities as well. In India, family is still the major caregiver for the elderly. The conventional joint family arrangement is giving way to the nuclear family systems as people become more mobile. The social life of the elderly is undergoing changes. The changing and demanding requirements of the elderly are not taken care properly in the traditional old age care centres and homes. While the Western World is advanced with institutionalized support systems for the elderly population, India lacks adequate institutionalized support system and policy support mechanism. In this context traditional system of geriatric care and upcoming Community based geriatric care is reviewed systematically in this paper. The basis of secondary data the concept of community-based geriatric care in India and psychological capital, flourishing and hope among older persons in the community-based geriatric care is analysed.
Design: The codes are taken from the literature and used in the review of literature. This paper analyses the notion of community-based geriatric care in India, as well as psychological capital, flourishing, and hope among older people in community-based geriatric care, using secondary data. Desktop research was conducted using the internet platform. A total of 80 research articles were examined in depth and methodically to identify the research gap.
Findings: The factors, for instance, Community based geriatric care, psychological capital, flouring among old age people, and the geriatric care system in India are reviewed and analysed. The various theories are examined to comprehend psychological capital and flourishing. The hedonic and eudemonic theories were collected by the literature and studied to develop the concepts in this study. It also highlights the importance of community-based geriatric care for healthy aging.
Originality: A new conceptual geriatric care system is introduced called community - based geriatric care.
Paper Type: Review type paper
Role of Migrant Labours in the Kerala State Economy
Get PDFPurpose: Migrant labour contributes to the economic growth of the economy. Agriculturalists, manufacturers, and service providers are increasingly turning to poor migrant labour for operations, according to field evidence and micro studies. Employers can practise a hire-and-fire strategy with migrant workers since they supply the most flexible workforce. Kerala has a large number of cyclical migrant workers. These workers have been crucial in keeping and growing Kerala's economy. The impact of migration of labour can be analysed in areas like the labour market, the public purse (tax revenue) and economic growth. The goal of this research is to see how much native labour is available in the rural labour market and to look at the current migratory worker structure.
Methodology: The methodology used in this study is Descriptive Research, which is mainly concerned with secondary data sources. Books, newspapers, journals, articles, and government websites are used to gather secondary data.
Originality: The breadth and function of migrant workers in Kerala's present labour market, as well as the availability of native labour in the casual rural labour market, are all discussed.
Value: By examining the sectoral-wise distribution of employment, the study will aid in determining the role of migrants in the Kerala economy.
Findings: In India, the rural labour market is shifting away from agriculture and toward secondary and tertiary industries. The overall employment in agriculture is declining every year whereas in the industrial and services sectors there is a gradual increase in the workforce. The lack of manual labourers is a key issue for the government. The influx of migrant workers into Kerala's labour market provided relief to the state's manual labour shortage since they provided a cheaper labour force. Migrant workers play a vital role in the labour supply and play a significant part to the state's economic development by imparting labour for a variety of economic activities that would otherwise be impossible to sustain owing to a labour shortage.
Paper Type: Descriptive stud
Analysis of the Aggregate Strength Variation along Different Sections of the River Basin
No full textPurpose: There is high demand of aggregates material in the construction industry of Nepal. Till date, river borne aggregate material fulfills major part of the demand. Among various rivers, Biring River is one of the major rivers in Province 1. The objective of this research was to analyze the strength of Aggregate variation along the selected section river basin with a case of Biring.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The selected section of Biring River is about 20 Km of Arjundhara Municipality from which 6 sites along the river was selected on the basis of accessibility and deposition for aggregate sources. Lab Test for Physical properties and mechanical properties were conducted on that sample to evaluate their quality for the construction works. Also 18 cubes (3 each from 6 selected sites) were casted to evaluate their compressive strength variation. A linear relationship between the ACV, AIV and LAA value with longitudinal variation of river was established. Also the economic analysis of revenue collected by selling the aggregate of Biring River was done.
Findings/Result: After conducting the lab test of physical properties of aggregate, Fineness Modulus, Water Absorption and Specific Gravity were found in the range of (7.16-7.49)%, (0.72-1.15)% and and (2.616-2.712) %. A linear equation for the longitudinal variation in the LAA, AIV and ACV value was established. For a longitudinal variation equation for LAA value y=-0.352x+37.41 ACV value an equation y=-0.212x+29.88 and AIV value an equation y=-0.0189x+27.15 where y = Value of LAA, AIV and ACV value and x = distance in km from upstream origin point. The average compressive strength for 7 and 28 days of all cubes were found to be within standard required. The economic contribution of revenue collected by selling the river bed materials as aggregate of Biring River on the total internal revenue of Arjundhara Municipality was found to be significant that is about 30.86%.
Originality/Value: The study contributes that the aggregate material becomes more suitable in their hardness, toughness and strength on moving from upstream towards the downstream along the Biring river. The lower part of stream was assessed to have somewhat better quality of aggregates.
Paper Type: Applied Researc
Case Study on Certara’s Simcyp PBPK Simulator to Eliminate Lengthy Clinical Trials
No full textBackground/Purpose: Analysis and new interpretation of the existing information are equivalent to creating new knowledge. A case study is an example of exploratory research and allows researchers to analyze the available information using a systematic analysis framework. In this paper, a case study on a clinical research simulation software product called Simcyp is offered by a global company Certara to its clients in the pharmaceutical industry.
Objective: To know the current status of model-based drug development simulation software, with special emphasis on Certara’s Simcyp software, its features, and variations, its client’s usage pattern to prepare new drugs, its usage in research and developmental contribution during the last 22 years, and analysis of Symcyp as a research division of Certara using SWOC framework and analysis of the Symcip as simulation software using ABCD analysis framework as stakeholder analysis.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The case study uses an exploratory research approach where the information is collected from various sources including the company website, its competitor’s website, various magazine articles, and scholarly articles from Google Scholar. The collected information are analyzed systematically using company analysis frameworks, product analysis framework, SWOC analysis framework, and ABCD analysis framework.
Findings/Result: Based on the analysis, it is found that Symcyp is a most admired simulation software in the pharmaceutical industry for model-based drug design and development for different varieties of diseases. The strategy of Simcyp division of Certara to satisfy, delight, and enlighten its clients is also discussed.
Originality/Value: The case study is based on a systematic analysis of a software product of a company using company analysis frameworks, product analysis framework, SWOC analysis framework, and ABCD analysis framework thereby contributing to interpret the existing knowledge in a new way through new interpretation.
Type of Paper: Academic research based case study
Prospects of Joint Venture in Local Road Bridge Construction of Nepal
No full textPurpose: The trend of forming a Joint Venture (JV) to enter into the bidding procedure is high in local road bridge construction (LRBC) in Nepal. As we know that the construction industry is complex, firms are facing a new type of problem in every next project. In such an unpredictable working environment working jointly with different firms is a challenge. So, this study was carried out to analyze the prospects of JV in LRBC in Nepal.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The study covers the bridges which are built by DoLIDAR under different projects. Various data collection tools were used for the study. Primary data were collected from a questionnaire survey, sample bridges of DoLIDAR, field observations, and focus group discussions. Secondary data were collected from reports, journals of previous studies, and trends of JV formation in international constructions. Strength Weakness Opportunity and Threat (SWOT) analysis based on a questionnaire survey was also carried out.
Findings/Result: It was also found that to fulfill the gap between the documentation and implementation of JV, a policy is required. As the client's intention for provision of JV is the actual requirement of the project, no to change the scope and scale of contractors so, JV must be formed and followed as per the requirement of the project. Joint ventures should make a detailed agreement among themselves clarifying the roles and responsibilities of each partner, usage of the resources, and the implementation of the project. For the proper management of JV, a management committee should be formed which shall manage the working team and resources suitably as per the requirement for the project. The presence of at least one partner from each partner in every meeting should be made mandatory by the client. A separate policy should be formulated focusing on detailed agreement clause, institutional arrangement for better functioning of JV. The database system of active contractors should be maintained by MoPIT which shall be used as a major tool while evaluating as well as awarding contracts.
Originality/Value: The scope of this study is to identify the practice and prospects of JV's in LRBC. It addresses the understanding of clients and contractors about the JV. The study area covers the bridges built by DoLIDAR funded by GoN, SDC, World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), etc. The study includes local bridges built in DRCN roads covering the Himalayan region, mountain region, and Terai region.
The study outcome is significant for the construction stakeholder to overcome the challenges of JV for taking the benefits of JV. The study is significant for policymakers for formulating policies to reduce the problems of JV.
Paper Type: Action Researc
A Comprehensive Overview of Telegram Services - A Case Study
No full textBackground/Purpose: Telegram is an internationally available, free, instant messaging service. Over the years, Telegram has established itself as a trailblazer and innovative choice in the domain of instant messaging services. Telegram supports a wide range of devices and is available for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows as well as Linux. Telegram’s cross-platform support is one of the reasons why it has achieved over a billion downloads and 500 million monthly active users. This paper investigates the features of the Telegram app, services offered, its corporate background and financial information related to the Telegram as an organization. The authors have also presented a SWOT analysis on Telegram, along with their observations and recommendations for improving Telegram’s services.
Objective: To examine the features and services of Telegram in depth and look at the aspect that contributed to its success.
Design/Methodology/Approach: Undertaking a case study by collecting data from secondary sources and presenting a comprehensive SWOT analysis on the subject of study.
Findings/Result: Telegram's ultimate aim, according to research conducted through numerous resources and analysis of facts and figures, is not to earn money, and it provides a plethora of security features that have made it popular in recent years.
Originality/Value: A study based on existing literature and online resources to create a comprehensive overview of the subject of study.
Paper Type: Case study analysis
Management Students’ Perception of Industrial Internship Programme at Srinivas University, Mangaluru, Karnataka
No full textPurpose: The central idea of the study is to identify and examine the affecting factors towards management students’ perception of Industrial Internship programme at Srinivas University, Mangaluru, India for the academic year 2021-22.
Design: Secondary data is collected by referring journal papers and books. The study includes ABCD factor analysis framework. Primary data was collected from selected 219 management students’ groups. The data was run through Jamovi software for descriptive analysis and SMART PLS 3.0 for causal analysis. SEM model was developed and IPMA analysis were analyzed.
Findings: Industrial Internship programme is an essential method to enhance the students learning experience. Student industrial internship unit and host company has a significant impact of student perception towards industrial internship programme. The study proposes a model for understanding the student perception about the internship programme they have undergone and managerial implications are suggested.
Originality: The study highlights the importance of Industry Internship programme for management students’ along with academic curriculum to be offered by higher education institutes and empirically proves the model.
Paper Type: Case Study with Empirical Analysi
Direct to Consumer using Livestream as an Innovative Marketing Medium during COVID-19
Get PDFPurpose: Owing to COVID, when many of the physical retail areas were closed and customers were inside, brands were always considering inventive ways to associate with the customers. The accessibility of customers to sellers remained. The live stream was an awesome way to access customers and multiply engagement.
Design/Methodology/Application: Establishing a conceptual notion based on model development using the emphasis group - learning method and model analysis using the ABCD listing methodology.
Findings/Result: The analyst has recognized that engagement must not be restricted to buyers alone. Livestream is an amazing stage to lock in accomplices as well as internal employees within the company. Livestreaming is long-term of retail and e-commerce. The coronavirus pandemic devastated almost all sectors of the business.
Research limitations/implications: Businesses across the country and across the world experienced their supplies, business relations adversely hampered. The demand for most of the products and services reduced to a great extent. The business interruption insurance policy can come to the rescue but unfortunately, if a particular business is not listed on, the policy is not covered. It becomes inevitable to review and reiterate the policies. In many places, in almost all sectors, all spheres, all levels, from the rich to the poor, the losses and damages caused by coronavirus havoc are irreparable. No agency or organization ponders over their compensation of them.
Originality/New knowledge/Interpretation/Value: The objective of this paper is to exhibit the most recent patterns and upgrades in live streaming. Moreover, the feasibility of utilizing Livestream as an integrated marketing communication channel is explained.
Paper Type: Conceptual researc