19,246 research outputs found
CUSTOMER PERCEPTION ON LIFE INSURANCE SERVICE OF AUNG MYINT MOH MIN INSURANCE Co.,Ltd ( Min Aung, 2019)
No full textThis study focuses on customer perception on life insurance services provided
by Aung Myint Moh Min Insurance Co.,Ltd. The objectives of the study are to explain
the nature and the types of insurance service offered by the company and the customer
perception on the life insurance service provided by AMMM Co.,Ltd. Descriptive
research method was used to study the customer perception on insurance service
provided by AMMM Co.,Ltd. Primary data were collected from the 100 respondents
who are randomly selected by using simple random sample method from the
customers who came to AMMM Co.,Ltd offices within two months from 1st July to the
end of August. The secondary data were collected from the relevant books, on lines,
previously prepared research paper and internet website. Most of the customers of
AMMM Co.,Ltd are army personnel who tend to follow the rules and regulation
obediently laid down by their superiors. According to the survey results, it was found
out that despite slow progress of overall insurance services in Myanmar, life insurance
service operated by AMMM insurance Co.,Ltd has grown significantly. Based on the
findings, it is recommended that the government should remove the restriction on the
entry of foreign insurance companies so that local insurance company can merge with
foreign insurance companies which are much more experienced in international
insurance service and they can share their knowledge with local companies. In addition,
dissemination of insurance service knowledge should be made among Myanma people
so that insurance services grow in Myanmar
Theoretical and Textual Approaches to Contemporary Humanitarian Narrative: The Cases of Roberto Saviano’s Gomorra, Aung San Suu Kyi’s Letters from Burma, Jerry Piasecki’s Marie in the Shadow of the Lion and Nadine Gordimer’s The Ultimate Safari
No full textThe purpose of this thesis is to describe how some forms of fictional and non-fictional texts can be configured as and within the framework of humanitarian practices. In exploring the definitions and features of humanitarianism and humanitarian literature, the thesis attempts to answer the question of what purpose these texts try to serve. In examining the works Marie in the Shadow of the Lion (2000) by Jerry Piasecki, The Ultimate Safari (1989) by Nadine Gordimer, Gomorra (2006) by Roberto Saviano and Letters from Burma (1996) by Aung San Suu Kyi, we will argue that the scope of these books can be located by analogy to social and political humanitarian practices. Beyond their differences in genre, style and subject matter, these texts share a common feature: they are performative, namely they strive to do things with words. The humanitarian texts discussed in this thesis can be shown to act in the world in order to implement the values proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction Towards Services of Call Center at First National Insurance General Co.,Ltd ( May July Aung, 2025)
No full textThis study analyzes the effect of service quality on customer satisfaction within
the call center operations of First National Insurance General Co., Ltd. (FNIG). Data
were collected from 195 customers using a simple random sampling method, who
interacted with the FNIG call center between November and December 2024. A
quantitative research method was applied in this study. Among the service quality
dimensions, customer perception of empathy achieved the highest mean value, while
other variables remained within the agree level of customer perception. The overall
customer satisfaction mean score also fell within the agree level. According to the
regression analysis, all the variables such as tangibility, responsiveness, assurance, and
empathy had a statistically significant impact on customer satisfaction, except for
reliability. Among these, assurance had the most substantial and statistically significant
positive effect. Based on the findings, it is recommended to train staff to consistently
fulfill promises, establish a robust follow-up process, and implement performance
metrics to monitor service delivery. Introducing a ticketing system can further improve
service consistency and accountability, ultimately strengthening customer satisfaction
and service quality. This study contributes to a broader understanding of how service
quality influences customer satisfaction on FNIG and offers implications for improving
service operations and ensuring long-term customer retention
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO PADDY FARMER’S POVERTY LEVEL IN AUNG CHAN THAR VILLAGE, SHWEBO TOWNSHIP
No full textPoverty is a problem everywhere in the world, affecting both urban and rural areas. The majority of the impoverished farmers in rural areas earn a living
by growing food crops, especially paddy. This study is concerned with the factors affecting on poverty of paddy farmer’s households. The objectives of the tudy are to study the poverty situations of paddy farmers, to analyze the factors affecting on expenditure of paddy farmers and to analyze the factors contributing to paddy farmer’s poverty level in Aung Chan Thar village. Data were randomly collected 178 farmers from 380 households in that village. escriptive analysis, multiple regression analysis, principle component analysis using wealth index and binary logistic regression are applied from primary ata. ost of the household heads are male and monastic educational level. Income of households per month is usually between 2 lakhs and 4 lakhs. In multiple egression analysis, total income, number of acre, summer total yield, rice capital, and farmland ownership are statistically significant. In Binary logistic regression, the coefficient of number of family member, loan, farmland ownership, yield in rainy, income, education and irrigated farming system are statistically significant. So, income, number of family member, loan, farmland ownership, yield in rainy, education and irrigated farming system are ontributed to paddy farmer’s poverty level. Income is statistically and practically significant. The vast majority of paddy farmers are poor, attention should be paid to the ocioeconomic situation. Therefore, the government should focus and support education, loan and irrigated farming system to increase the income level and uplift the socio-economic life of households in Aung Chan Tha villag
General Aung San – the Father of Burma’s Independence
No full textThe author presents General Aung San (1915-1947) as a dedicated fighter for independence and through his complicated biography outlines the crucial period of Burma’s history: the end of the British colonial rule. The paper also presents the cultural differences that complicated Burmese-British relations.
It appears that Aung San’s nationalist spirit had been already shaped in his childhood. He became famous as a student leader during his education at Rangoon University in the 1930’s. In 1938 he had been elected the Secretary General of the most significant nationalist force: the Association We-Burmese (Do-Bama Asi-Ayone). On the one hand he was involved in lawful political activity, on the other he tried to acquire weapons by all possible means to start an armed struggle for independence. He created numerous political organizations of different political orientation (including the Communist Party of Burma). Eventually he arrived in Japan, where he received military training. In 1941, with the help of Japanese agents, he was able to create the Burma Independence Army in Thailand, which entered Burma together with the Japanese troops in 1942.
His co-operation with the Japanese forces was tortuous and painful, but he served as the Minister of War in their puppet Burmese Government. When it became obvious that the Allies will win, he established contacts with them and in August 1944 founded the Anti-Fascist Organisation. On March 27, 1945 he started an anti-Japanese uprising to help the British forces entering the country. At the end of the war his relations with the British authorities were very complex: the civil administration wanted to arrest him and bring him to justice as a war criminal, but the military commanders appreciated his help and wanted to collaborate with him and his Burmese forces. The second approach prevailed and in 1946 he headed the Burmese colonial government under the British Governor. In January 1947 he successfully negotiated Burma’s independence in London. The famous Panglong Agreement reached with the leaders of national minorities in February constituted another success of his. In April his party won the majority in the elections to the Constitutional Assembly and Aung San started his work on the constitution. In July, during feverish preparations for independence, he was assassinated together with six other members of the government. U Nu, his old friend and political successor completed his task of building up the independent state. The present military junta constitutes the first Burmese government, which does not respect General Aung San much owing to the prodemocratic activities of Aung San Suu Kyi, his daughter
Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1997
No full textValdosta Project Change. “Valdosta Project Change Scrapbook, July 1997.” Lowndes County Historical Society, repository. Digital Copy—Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, Valdosta Project Change Collection, 1997-2003. Retrieved from https://vtext.valdosta.edu/xmlui/handle/10428/6886. 1 pdf document, 31 pages, 529 MB (555,178,001 bytes).7/2- Public transportation worthy of study- no author; 7/2- City schools group sets priorities- Pamala J. Williams; 7/3- BOE attorney holding interviews in ongoing investigation- Pamala J. Williams; 7/3- BOE has responsibility to parents- Charlene Davis, Valdosta; 7/4- City school investment not ‘paying off’- Wesley Force, Valdosta; 7/6- Officials shouldn’t bow to special interests- William M. Eanes, Valdosta; 7/7- Does Valdosta Middle School discriminate?: Federal investigation seeks to determine whether classes are grouped by ability or race- Pamala J. Williams; 7/7- There is a better way than ability grouping- Sheryl Giddens, Valdosta; 7/7- Gifted program reaches out to minorities- Pamala J. Williams; 7/9- Race is not the issue in school controversy- Chris Keener, Valdosta; 7/11- Hardee (from page 1-A)- no author; 7/12- Parent’s mad over math test with drug, murder questions- Associated Press; 7/13- There is hope for city school system- Ernest and Gwendolyn Robinson, Hermitage TN; 7/14- The betrayal of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall- Nat Hentoff; 7/14- Teachers respond to federal review- Pamala J. Williams; 7/14- School board got no mandate to restructure- Jacqueline Clark, Valdosta; 7/14- Parents important to students’ success- Pamala J. Williams; 7/15- BOE (from page 1-A)- no author; 7/15- Segregation in integrated public schools?- Kirk Johnson Jr., Valdosta; 7/15- Speakers question BOE policies- Pamala J. Williams; 7/22- Transcripts from investigation read in BOE closed-door session- Pamala J. Williams; 7/22- BOE- Pamala J. Williams; July 1997- Hardee looking ahead- Jodi M. Scott; July 1997-Twin Lakes VFD- Shelby G. Spires; July 1997- Hardee leaving VSU- Jodi M. Scott
Author headings for the official publications of the State of Kansas
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (page x).This list of author headings covers all official agencies as found in the laws of the territory and the laws of the state of Kansas from May 30, 1854 through July 1955; also agencies created by Executive Order, and administrative divisions, or boards, created within a department of the state. Agencies included are:
1. All departments, bureaus, divisions, commissions, courts, legislative bodies and special committees created by the laws or joint resolutions of the territory or state of Kansas, or by Executive Order*
2. Subdivisions of the respective departments, bureaus, commissions and committees even though not expressly created by acts of the legislature, but which are included in the official reports of the agencies*
3. Legislative bodies and their committees, if created by law, or if their reports were published.
4. Societies supported wholly, or in part, by the state.
5. All state and territorial institutions (including educational, charitable, correctional and penal)
Valdosta Project Change, Scrapbook, July 1998
No full textValdosta Project Change. “Valdosta Project Change Scrapbook, July 1998,” Lowndes County Historical Society. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, MS-181: Valdosta Project Change Scrapbook Collection, 1997-2003. 1 PDF document and scans, 11pages. 219 MB (229,985,195 bytes).7/5- Racial politics still with us- Bill Shipp; 7/7- Three men indicted in dragging death- no author; 7/13- Even Clinton can’t bridge a racial gap- Marsha Mercer; 7/14- NAACP president Mfume calls Supreme Court members ‘hypocrites’- Associated Press; 7/15- Are we will really ready to live with the truth? - Charles Moore; 7/15- Powell urges NAACP to empower black youth- no author; 7/16- Assessing the Value of Desegregation (Two Copies)- Bill Maxwell; 7/17- Black Civil War soldiers remembered at Arlington- no author; 7/17- NAACP convention closes, saluting return of civil rights- Associated Press
Liphistius pinlaung Aung, Xu, Lwin, Sang, Yu, Liu, Liu & Li 2019
No full textLiphistius pinlaung Aung, Xu, Lwin, Sang, Yu, Liu, Liu & Li, 2019 Figs 1, 3C, 15, 16 A-J Liphistius pinlaung Aung, Xu, Lwin, Sang, Yu, Liu, Liu & Li, 2019: 34-37, figs 4-5 (description of males and females). Types: CBEE; male holotype (XUX-2018-164), 1 male and 5 female paratypes (XUX-2018-162, 167, 169, 169A, 169B, 169J); Myanmar, Shan State, Pinlaung Township, about 14 km to Pinlaung from Pekon, 20.02°N, 96.79°E, 1410 m; 19.VII. 2018; leg. D. Li, F.X. Liu, X. Xu and L. Yu. New material: MHNG, BRCM (sample MT-14/31); 10 males (matured 20.VI., 21.VI., 28.VI., 20.VIII., 17.IX., 23.IX.2014, 23.XI., 2x end of XII.2014, 4.VII.2015) and 10 females; Myanmar, Shan State, 1.5 km W of Pinlaung, near Wingabar Taung and Tong Htiwaw (= Taung Hti Bwar) Temple, 20°04’29”N, 96°46’13”E, 1470 m; 16.VI.2014; leg. P. Schwendinger & S. Huber. Diagnosis: Medium-sized species with uniformly dark body in both sexes. Copulatory organs quite similar to those of L. birmanicus. Palpal organ distinguished by having a fairly circular outline in distal view (Fig. 15A; in L. birmanicus oval and relatively wider, Fig. 13A) and a relatively longer and narrower pigmented area with a more steeply inclined distal margin at base of membranous embolus part (Fig. 15C; in L. birmanicus much wider, its distal margin horizontal or only slightly inclined, Fig. 13D). Vulval plates usually, but not in all cases, with a relatively wider poreplate than in L. birmanicus and with an axe-blade-shaped or widely elliptical posterior stalk with a widely arched posterior margin (Fig. 16; posterior stalk angular, mostly with a straight posterior margin in L. birmanicus, Fig. 14). Additions to description of male: Tarsal scopulae: I - thin, covering 3/4 of ventral side, distinct in distal half, more or less distinct in proximal half; II - thin but slightly denser than on tarsus I, covering distal 5/6 of ventral side; III-IV - denser than on tarsi I-II, covering 5/6 of ventral side. Male palps with tibial apophysis quite distinctly set back from distal margin of tibia (more so than in the L. birmanicus males examined; but see Xu et al., 2021: fig. 8A-B), triangular in ventral view, depth/length ratio ~ 1.9 (see Aung et al., 2019: fig. 4D-E); paracymbium quite short, its distal surface indistinctly conical, its retrolateral surface flat, with a moderately developed, widely rounded retrolateralproximal heel (Fig. 15G); very strong bristles on low cumulus overlapping strong bristles on ventral side of palpal tarsus (Fig. 15G); contrategulum with quite large, distad-directed proventral process (Fig. 15A, C-E; very similar to that of L. birmanicus, Fig. 13A, D-F), with a pronounced proximal ledge on retrodorsal side (Fig. 15A), and with a moderately wide distal edge with a few weak ridges and a narrowly rounded dorsal apex (Fig. 15 A-B); tegulum large, with finely dentate and bent proximal edge (Fig. 15D, F), distal margin not elevated [in some specimens a fairly long ridge is present just below the distal margin (in addition to a long median ridge) which can be misinterpreted as an elevated edge, Fig. 15F]; para-embolic plate short, about as long as retroventral edge of embolus complex and separated from it by a shallow invagination (Fig. 15D); embolus proper narrowly divided, its sclerotised part strengthened by 4-5 longitudinal ribs reaching apex and carrying denticles distally; area at base of membranous embolus part quite long and narrow, distinctly pigmented, with numerous longitudinal wrinkles, its distal margin widely truncate and steeply inclined (this area is much wider in L. birmanicus, its distal margin is not or only slightly inclined, Fig. 13D). Taxonomic remarks: As can be seen from the relatively light body colouration and from the partly collapsed paracymbium, the male holotype was obviously killed and preserved very soon after its final moult. Metatarsus and tarsus of both its legs IV were very pale when still alive, and additionally deformed (due to a weak sclerotisation of the new cuticle) in the preserved specimen (Aung et al., 2019: figs 2D, 4B). These leg articles obviously got stuck in the exuvia during the final moult, and were not able to become fully pigmented and sclerotised before the spider was killed. Therefore the light-coloured left metatarsus and tarsus IV of the holotype are an artefact caused by a moulting accident, and they are not a diagnostic character of the species as incorrectly stated by Yu et al. (2021: 37, incorrectly spelled “ L. pinglaung ”). The fact that the proventral process of the contrategulum is distad-directed, which is characteristic for L. pinlaung as well as L. birmanicus, is not mentioned in the original description or visible in the corresponding illustrations (Aung et al., 2019: 36, fig. 4). Variation: For carapace measurements and prefoveal setae counts see Table 1. In all specimens the AME are distinctly developed. In all males examined the extent of the tarsal scopulae is essentially the same, but in some specimens the proximal borders of the scopulae are less distinctly outlined than in others. Variation in details of the male palp is given in Fig. 15. The number of very strong bristles on the cumulus ranges 4-7: in most males examined (apart from one) they overlap strong bristles on the ventral side of the palpal tarsus (Fig. 15G). In five males examined there is a more or less distinct ridge below the distal margin of the tegulum of both palps (and in one male on only one palp; Fig. 15F), which can be misinterpreted as an elevated distal edge. A real elevated distal tegular edge is present in L. platnicki sp. nov. (Fig. 23 I-M), in L. nabang (Yu et al., 2021: fig. 3A-B, D-E) and in males of other species groups. Small females have distinctly annulated legs, in large females the annulations have become indistinct. Variation in the shape of the vulval plate is considerable, especially in shape and size of the anterior lobes and the distance between them, and in the shape of the posterior stalk (Fig. 16 A-J; Aung et al., 2019: fig. 5). The posterior margin of the posterior stalk is mostly straight in all three female paratypes illustrated in Aung et al. (2019: fig. 5), much like in females of L. birmanicus (Fig. 14), whereas in the females examined by us it ranges from straight (Fig. 16 D-E), to widely rounded (Fig. 16 I-J) and very widely V-shaped (Fig. 16C). The poreplate of the smallest female examined has an exceptionally small receptacular cluster and relatively large pores (some much larger than the CDO; Fig. 16 I-J). This appears to be a general feature of young (immature?) females rather than a case of individual variation in this species. The same female also has a single hair between the poreplate and the posterior stalk, which is unusual for species of the birmanicus -group (but see vulval plates of some species in Peninsular Malaysia, Schwendinger, 2017: figs 7, 9, 13, 14I-J). Relationships: Despite pronounced differences in body colouration of females and juveniles, similarities in male (especially in the distad-directed proventral contrategular process) and female copulatory organs indicate a close relationship between L. pinlaung and L. birmanicus. Liphistius hpruso may also be very closely related, but that needs to be confirmed by the discovery of its male or by genetic analysis. Distribution: Liphistius pinlaung is known from two localities near Pinlaung Village in the western part of the Shan State (Fig. 1). Biology: The specimens examined were collected from earth banks on the sides of a road and of rice fields. All burrows were simple and unbranched, closed by a single trapdoor. The largest trapdoor in females was 2.0 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, those of penultimate males 1.2- 1.7 cm long and 1.7-2.4 cm wide. Burrow entrances had 6-8 signal lines attached, the longest measuring 5 cm. The first three males matured within two weeks after being captured, a fourth one over three months later; maturation in November of the following year and of July of the year after that are presumably due to conditions in captivity. Most females moulted twice per year, in June to July and again in October to December; old females moulted only once per year.Published as part of Schwendinger, Peter J., Huber, Siegfried, Lehmann-Graber, Christina, Ono, Hirotsugu, Aung, Mu Mu & Hongpadharakiree, Komsan, 2022, A taxonomic revision of the Liphistius birmanicus-group (Araneae: Liphistiidae) with the description of five new species, pp. 375-424 in Revue suisse de Zoologie 129 (2) on pages 402-404, DOI: 10.35929/RSZ.0083, http://zenodo.org/record/776148
Role of AIP1 during Drosophila oogenesis.
No full textEpithelial cells line the surfaces of organs and tissues in a continuous and tightly packed manner, thereby functioning as a protective barrier between the tissue and the external environment known as the epithelium. During development, the epithelium undergoes a series of morphogenetic events which alters the shape and size of epithelial cells, enabling them to perform tissue specific functions in mature tissue. During morphogenesis, cells sense the mechanical forces and establish polarity through cell proliferation and rearrangement according to morphogenetic signalling pathways. This manoeuvre is achieved by the underlying actin cytoskeleton network which enables cells to resist the tension and stresses of morphogenesis via alteration of filament dynamics and network architecture.
In vivo, numerous actin-regulatory proteins generate various polymerized forms of straight, branched, or contractile actin-myosin filaments, regulating dynamic actin filament turnover. The robust actin cytoskeleton provides the cell with protrusive and contractile forces that enable cells to migrate, maintain, and change its shape and form during morphogenetic events. Actin filament depolymerization is accomplished by ADF/cofilin (Drosophila homolog twinstar) binding to actin monomers (G-actin) and actin filaments. However, ADF/cofilin alone is not very efficient in promoting disassembly of actin monomers, especially in subcellular regions where ADF/cofilin is highly concentrated. AIP1 (Drosophila homolog flare) then enhances actin depolymerization via preferential binding to ADF/Cofilin rich regions in vitro.
The aim of my thesis was to study the localization and roles of AIP1 and cofilin in follicular epithelium during Drosophila oogenesis.
My results showed that Actin-Interacting-Protein-1 (AIP1) was expressed throughout oogenesis. AIP1 expression was increased in cell type-specific manner and AIP1 showed spatiotemporal localization in follicular epithelium during oogenesis. Silencing of AIP1 led to accumulation of ectopic F-actin aggregates, localization of which may reflect the cellular sites of dynamic actin reorganization in the follicular epithelium. My results also indicate that AIP1 may be indirectly responsible for maintaining epithelial integrity as its silencing resulted in formation of epithelial gaps throughout follicular epithelium. Also delays in border cell migration were observed.
Considering the above, understanding how AIP1 functions in Drosophila morphogenetic events would therefore pave the way for a greater understanding of how this protein works in other organisms. The knowledge gained may also be used to extend the current understanding of the role of actin binding proteins in diseased states
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