49 research outputs found
Systematic investigation of trench filling with photo materials
No full textAuthor Amal Dev Raj VilayilMasterarbeit Universität Linz 2022Arbeit auf den öffentlichen PCs in den Bibliotheken der JKU+Medizin abrufba
Microbial Quality of Pork Meat Marketed in Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City, Nepal
No full textThis study aims to access the microbial quality of the pork meat marketed in Dharan sub-metropolitan city of Nepal. A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to October of 2019 among 7 established meat shop that sells pork meat in Dharan. Meat and swab samples from the hand of the butchers, chopping board, and knife were collected from all meat shop in triplicate manner. The average TPC in pork meat, chopping board, knives and butchers’ hand of seven meat shop was found to be 181×105 cfu/g, 287×102, 49×102 and 274×102 cfu/cm2 respectively. The average total coliform in meat samples and swabs of the butchers hand, chopping board, knives were 176×101 cfu/cm2, 918×101 cfu/g and 133×101, 106×101 and respectively. All meat samples were found E. coli and S. aureus positive with four out of seven meat samples were detected salmonella positive, whereas six among seven samples were found positive with Shigella. From the data obtained it is inferred that the hygienic and sanitary conditions are not satisfactory to assure meat safety in Dharan
Barriers to sexual health services for young people in Nepal
No full textAlthough sexual and reproductive health education and services are provided to young people, current
rates of HIV infection and pregnancy are increasing in Nepal, indicating that young people do not always
use sexual health services. Health facilities have apparently failed to provide young people with specialized
sexual health education and services. This study explored the barriers to using sexual health services, including
condom-use among young people in Nepal. Participants from 10 focus groups and 31 in-depth interviews,
carried out by a same-sex researcher, reported many socioeconomic, cultural and physical
norms that impose barriers to accessing information on sexual health and relevant services. It is concluded
that the establishment of youth-friendly service centres in convenient places might help encourage young
people to use sexual health services
Cost Benefit Analysis of Mushroom Farming in Nepal
No full textThis study was conducted in Kathmandu valley, capital of Nepal and related with actual condition of mushroom farming. This study is focused in mushroom farming in Balambu, Matathirtha and Thankot of Chandragiri municipality. Cost benefit ratio was an important task of this research work so that actual condition of mushroom farming can be explored. 33 farmers were taken as a sample with random sampling technique of this study. Data were collected from 2016-2020, it was found that total production and productivity decline. 692 kg of production is breakeven point (cut off point) in 12 x 30 x 8 meter tunnel implies at least 692 kg of mushroom should be produced to stay in production. Area of mushroom cultivation decreased as well as production per ball decreased from 4 kg to 2.7 kg. The study reveals that benefit from mushroom farming is decreasing in Kathmandu valley. Indian farmer can produce in cheaper cost than in Nepal and labor became more expensive due to outflow of domestic labor
Sex trafficking of girls and women : Evidence from Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh
No full textA crucial gap in the trafficking literature from India is the dearth of primary data and micro studies that could be used for vulnerability mapping of the source areas and addressing the identified risk factors. The present paper is a small attempt to contribute to plugging the gap in the context of Andhra Pradesh, identified as a hot spot in the trafficking literature. This paper is based on case studies of 78 women who had been trafficked from their places of origin in Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh to metropolitan cities across India and who have since returned to their homes. The paper attempted to identify the individual and family circumstances that contribute to the causes of trafficking, to highlight in particular the gendered vulnerabilities that set these women up for trafficking, and to capture the process of the trafficking experience. The findings of the study are located in the dynamic interplay of the social structural context and specificities of the district that contribute to causes of trafficking and the individual circumstances and agency of the women. The case studies reported in this paper are a pointer to the compelling urgency of interventions that will go beyond the forced / voluntary divide in trafficking and sex work.Andhra Pradesh, India, trafficking
Deviations in tribimaximal mixing from sterile neutrino sector
No full textAbstractWe explore the possibility of generating a non-zero Ue3 element of the neutrino mixing matrix from tribimaximal neutrino mixing by adding a light sterile neutrino to the active neutrinos. Small active–sterile mixing can provide the necessary deviation from tribimaximal mixing to generate a non-zero θ13 and atmospheric mixing θ23 different from maximal. Assuming no CP-violation, we study the phenomenological impact of sterile neutrinos in the context of current neutrino oscillation data. The tribimaximal pattern is broken in such a manner that the second column of tribimaximal mixing remains intact in the neutrino mixing matrix
Parents’ and teachers’ perspectives on children’s sexual health education: a qualitative study in Makwanpur Nepal
No full textSex education is taught to secondary school students in Nepal. Nevertheless, there are concerns that the school-based sexual health education is not effective and adequate to address young people’s necessities. We carried out a qualitative study comprising key informant interviews with teachers (n=8) and parents (n=6) in Makwanpur district in Nepal. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and translated into English. Thematic analysis was performed to identify patterns or themes within the qualitative data. Most participants (both teachers and parents) had thought of delivering sex education preferably from grade seven to avoid the effects of globalised mass media and the internet. The practical aspects of school sex education programme and the importance of parent-child communication were of major concerns. Comprehensive training to health teachers, an informal approach to teaching sex education and seeking outside health professionals, such as health facilitators were the frequently reported issues. There is a need to offer sexual health services along with sex education to protect young people from potential dangers of STIs including HIV infection. Particularly, health teachers should be trained properly to mitigate the social and cultural impacts, and to allow a smooth sex education discussion in the classroom. The curriculum for sex education should be relevant, engaging and developmentally suitable with clear progressive avenues for learning experience
Sexual and reproductive health status and health service utilisation of adolescents in four districts in Nepal
No full textThis study is the first part of an impact evaluation that documents the effectiveness of the National Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programme in Nepal led by the Family Health Division. It was under the leadership of the German organisation GFA Consulting Group
Opportunities and challenges in school-based sex and sexual health education in Nepal
No full textThis article identifi es and addresses opportunities for and challenges to current school-based sex and sexual health education in Nepal. Key literature searches were conducted of electronic databases and relevant web-sites, furthermore personal contact with experts and the hand searching of key journals was included. The review of this literature generated the following challenges: Limitations to teaching including lack of life skill-based and human right-based approach, inappropriate teaching aid and reliance on conventional methods, existing policy and practice, parental/community support, and lack of research into and evaluation of sex education. Diverse methodology in teaching, implementation of peer education programme, partnership with parents, involvement of external agencies and health professionals, capacity building of teachers, access to support and service organisation, and research and evaluation in sex education have been suggested for improving the current practice of sex and sexual health education in Nepalese schools
