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A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE YOUNG LEADERS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME AT THABYAY EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Maung Aung Min, 2019)
Get PDFThe number of youth leadership development programme has increased quickly in Myanmar in recent years to empower the youth to be positive change makers but the effectiveness of them has come under question. The specific objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Community Leadership and Social Studies (CLASS) programme at Thabyay Education Foundation. A self-administered questionnaire is used and distributed to all alumni from CLASS programme. The results reveal that there are positive correlations among four variables. However, both behaviour and results are not significantly correlated with reactions. Overall mean scores and overall standard deviations show positive evaluation of the programme in relation to reactions, learning and behaviour but level 4 determining results of the training receives the lowest overall mean scores. The study concludes that the programme has the positive impact on improving youth leadership skills and recommends the school management to continue the current practices to retain the effectiveness of this programme
An analysis of the dynamics of the US commercial air transportation system
Get PDFThesis (S.M. in Transportation)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2003.This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.Includes bibliographical references (p. 59).Major trends in the airline industry are analyzed to highlight key dynamics that govern the US domestic air transportation system. The hypothesis is that air travel supply and demand equilibriums, a reliance on outside capital, and intra-industry competition are among the most critical forces that are driving the current restructuring of the airline industry. Data on airline operational and financial performance is used to trace these dynamics as the industry evolved through periods of industry deregulation, an economic growth bubble, and the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001. The thesis identifies the post-deregulation development of hub-and-spoke networks and yield management systems as the key forces that would set the stage for a bifurcation of the air travel market during a cycle of economic growth in the late 1990s. During this bubble economy, the dynamics of supply and demand fundamentally shifted as the major carriers focused on high-revenue, high-cost operations and travelers began to flock to newer low-fare, low-cost carriers. With the end of the economic growth cycle in 2000, the bifurcation of the airline industry began to affect revenues and profits at the major carriers. Massive and unprecedented industry losses would ensue, and would be compounded by the attacks of 9/11. Airline operational strategies in response to 9/11 and longer-term restructuring efforts are discussed in order to further identify the key dynamics affecting the air transportation system. These dynamics are synthesized and then discussed within the broader context of the air transportation system, the impact of air travel on the economy and mobility, and the role of government.by Ryan Aung Min Tam.S.M.in Transportatio
A Study on the Perceptions of TB Patients in Accessing TB Treatments (Case Study: Insein Township, Yangon Region) (Aung Min Oo, 2025)
Get PDFThis study examines the Perceptions of TB Patients in Accessing TB Treatments
(Case Study: Insein Township, Yangon Region) in Myanmar. The main objective is to
access the awareness of TB patients on TB Treatments and explore perceptions of TB
patients on TB Treatments in Insein Township. The study used a descriptive analysis
with primary data. This study highlights key strategies to enhance tuberculosis (TB)
care. The finding of the survey revealed that most were middle-aged males with
moderate education, often married or unemployed, and many had low incomes.
Awareness of TB frequently arose through social networks, with private clinics being
the initial care source. Diagnosis was timely for most, with minimal barriers aside from
some issues with distance and wait times. Patients typically lived close to treatment
centers, used public transport, and demonstrated strong adherence and satisfaction with
care, despite facing stigma and awareness gaps. Emotional support was the greatest
unmet need, and community support was generally positive. Respondents favoured
involving community leaders, NGOs, increased awareness campaigns, expanded local
facilities, and emphasized financial and nutritional aid, with strong support for
government-led initiatives to improve TB care access
Effects of Plant Extracts and Commercial Bactericides on Erwinia Chrysanthemi Rhizome Rot Bacteria in Banana Plants
No full textIsolation of Erwinia chrysanthemi rhizome rot bacteria from infected rhizome of banana plants in Twentay Township, Yangon Region was conducted in Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Yangon. Antibacterial activity on Erwinia chrysanthemi from the nine selected plant species and the four chemical bactericides were evaluated by paper disc diffusion methods. The solvent extracts of the eight plant samples Capsicum annuum L., Curcuma longa L., Languas galangal L. Stuntz, Nicotiana tobacum L., Piper nigrum L., Synzygium aromaticum L. Merr. Perry, Zingiber barbatum Wall. and Zingiber officinale Rose indicated bioactivity on E. chrysanthemi. However, the extracts of Piper betel L. did not show antibacterial activity on E. chrysanthemi. Chemical bactericides Agri mycin 17, Ariston, Bio save and Blocker 4E showed the weak activity on E. chrysanthemi. Ko Tin | Sithu Aung Min "Effects of Plant Extracts and Commercial Bactericides on Erwinia Chrysanthemi (Rhizome Rot Bacteria) in Banana Plants" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5 , August 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd27862.pd
Regional catalytic economic impacts and noise-damage costs of aviation growth
Get PDFThesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2008.Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-230).There is growing recognition that transportation or infrastructure improvements can have longer-term catalytic impacts economic productivity, which are in addition to the direct, indirect, or induced household spending impacts. These economic catalytic effects are fundamentally different from traditional measures of the impacts from spending in the air transport sector. In contrast to the generally positive regional economic benefits of aviation, however, aircraft noise has emerged as a major negative externality of the air transportation system and continues to be a controversial issue in communities around airports. In this analysis, I develop a methodology to highlight interrelationships between airport flight operations and noise impacts on surrounding communities, and between air transport industry and regional economic growth. I calculate the noise-damage costs under different airport growth scenarios at London Heathrow and the East Midlands airport, and then apply an econometric input-output model to estimate the regional catalytic economic impacts associated with the growth of the air transport industry under these same scenarios. I find that the local airport noise damages are very small compared to the regional economic impacts from aviation. Furthermore, I find that the wider catalytic economic impacts due to increased productivity and accessibility are greater than the economic impacts from aviation sector itself at the regional level.by Ryan Aung Min Tam.Ph.D
Using GPS tracking to investigate outdoor navigation patterns in patients with Alzheimer disease: cross-sectional study
No full textBackground: Spatial disorientation is one of the earliest and most distressing symptoms seen in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and can lead to them getting lost in the community. Although it is a prevalent problem worldwide and is associated with various negative consequences, very little is known about the extent to which outdoor navigation patterns of patients with AD explain why spatial disorientation occurs for them even in familiar surroundings.Objective: This study aims to understand the outdoor navigation patterns of patients with AD in different conditions (alone vs accompanied; disoriented vs not disoriented during the study) and investigate whether patients with AD experienced spatial disorientation when navigating through environments with a high outdoor landmark density and complex road network structure (road intersection density, intersection complexity, and orientation entropy).Methods: We investigated the outdoor navigation patterns of community-dwelling patients with AD (n=15) and age-matched healthy controls (n=18) over a 2-week period using GPS tracking and trajectory mining analytical techniques. Here, for the patients, the occurrence of any spatial disorientation behavior during this tracking period was recorded. We also used a spatial buffer methodology to capture the outdoor landmark density and features of the road network in the environments that the participants visited during the tracking period.Results: The patients with AD had outdoor navigation patterns similar to those of the controls when they were accompanied; however, when they were alone, they had significantly fewer outings per day (total outings: P<.001; day outings: P=.003; night outings: P<.001), lower time spent moving per outing (P=.001), lower total distance covered per outing (P=.009), lower walking distance per outing (P=.02), and lower mean distance from home per outing (P=.004). Our results did not identify any mobility risk factors for spatial disorientation. We also found that the environments visited by patients who experienced disorientation versus those who maintained their orientation during the tracking period did not significantly differ in outdoor landmark density (P=.60) or road network structure (road intersection density: P=.43; intersection complexity: P=.45; orientation entropy: P=.89).Conclusions: Our findings suggest that when alone, patients with AD restrict the spatial and temporal extent of their outdoor navigation in the community to successfully reduce their perceived risk of spatial disorientation. Implications of this work highlight the importance for future research to identify which of these individuals may be at an actual high risk for spatial disorientation as well as to explore the implementation of health care measures to help maintain a balance between patients’ right to safety and autonomy when making outings alone in the community
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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