scholarly journals Livelihood status of Sundarbans dependent people at Shymnagar Upazila of Satkhira, Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abul Kalam Azad ◽  
Md. Najmus Sayadat Pitol ◽  
MD. GOLAM RAKKIBU
Keyword(s):  
Group Development ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Aquatic Resources ◽  
Nypa Fruticans ◽  
Village Doctors ◽  
The People ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
Group Feeding ◽  
Development Support ◽  
Tube Well

Abstract. Azad AK, Pitol MNS, Rakkibu MG. 2020. Livelihood status of Sundarbans dependent people at Shymnagar Upazila of Satkhira, Bangladesh. Asian J For 5: 28-35. The study aims to know the livelihood status and dependency on Sundarbans at Shymnagar Upazila in the Satkhira district. A questionnaire survey was carried from 130 respondents in three unions. Most of the respondents (65%) were middle-aged (30-50 years old) and 22% of them were female and 78% were male. Among them about 51% were illiterate, 24% had primary education, while 25% had secondary education. About 72% of respondents were fully dependent and 21% were partially dependent on Sundarbans for their livelihood. Only 37% of people in these areas had their shrimp farm (gher). The respondents collected fuelwood (92%), aquatic resources (80%), small timber (54%), honey (27%), goran (Ceriops decandra) (8%), and golpata (Nypa fruticans) (6%) from Sundarbans. Only 63% of respondents had their livestock like cows (2%), poultry (68%), and goats (30%), whereas 84% of respondents were involved with different NGOs. Among the respondents, 70% had the access to disaster warnings, whereas only 24% had shelter facilities. Only 28% of respondents had access to drinking water from deep tube-well and 33% from ponds. About 50% of respondents did not get better medical treatment and were dependent on village doctors and only 8% of respondents received treatment from Government hospitals. It was alarming to know that about 91% of respondents did not know co-management in Sundarbans. Most of the people living here were not satisfied with their present occupations and about 98% of them were eager to start a new occupation. Only 11% of respondents got benefitted from government Vulnerable Group Feeding / Vulnerable Group Development support.

scholarly journals Study on Knowledge about Arsenic Contamination in Drinking Water among the People Living in Selected Villages of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Akbar Hossain ◽  
Afroza Begum ◽  
Khursheda Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Arsenic Contamination ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Arsenic Toxicity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The People ◽  
Tube Well

Background: Excessive amounts of arsenic (As) in the groundwater in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries are also a major public health problem.Objective: The purpose of the present study was to find out the knowledge of arsenic contamination in drinking water and health hazards due to chronic arsenic toxicity among the people living in selected villages of Bangladesh.Methodology: This cross sectional descriptive type of study was conducted purposively among the people of the selected two villages of Bhanga Upazilla of Faridpur district from January 2007 to June 2007. All the relevant socio-demographic characteristics and data were collected by face to face interview.Results: A total number of 360 people were recruited. It was found that 273(85.3%) of the respondents family member used tube well water for drinking purpose of the respondents, 317(99.1%) persons heard of arsenic contamination in drinking water. About 284 (88.8%) respondents had the correct knowledge about identifying color of arsenic contaminated and arsenic free tube well. It was found that l76(55.5%) people knew the correct answer about the duration of use of arsenic contaminated water to causes chronic arsenic toxicity. It also revealed that 107(33.4%) respondents did not know about sign of chronic arsenic toxicity.Conclusion: Excellent knowledge on arsenic contamination in drinking water and health hazards due to chronic arsenic toxicity is found among the people living in selected villages of Bangladesh.J Shaheed Suhrawardy Med Coll, 2014; 6(2):57-59

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBERIAN ENZIM DENGAN KONSENTRASI BERBEDA PADA PAKAN IKAN NILA (Oreochromis niloticus) TERHADAP KONSENTRASI AMONIAK, NITRIT, DAN SULFIDA DALAM MEDIA PEMELIHARAAN (The Influence of Enzime Provision with Different Concentration of Enzimes on Tilapia Fish Feed (Oreochromis niloticus) Towards The Concentration of Ammonia, Nitrite, and Sulfide in Media Maintenance)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 530-535
Author(s):  
Uswah Hasanah ◽  
Haeruddin Haeruddin ◽  
Niniek Widyorini
Keyword(s):  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Ammonia Concentration ◽  
Fish Feed ◽  
Aquatic Resources ◽  
Digestion Process ◽  
The People ◽  
Sulphide Concentration ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Maintenance Time ◽  
Water Volumes

Kegiatan budidaya pada setiap prosesnya menghasilkan limbah yang dihasilkan dari sisa-sisa pakan dan kotoran yang berasal dari ikan budidaya, terutama budidaya Ikan Nila yang merupakan salah satu jenis ikan tawar yang sudah di budidaya secara komersial oleh masyarakat indonesia. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada Mei-Juni 2017 di Laboratorium Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Ikan dan Lingkungan, Departemen Sumberdaya Akuatik, Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan, Universitas Diponegoro. Pada penelitian ini ditambahkan enzim pada pakan ikan, suatu enzim yang mengandung protease, lipase, amilase, pepsin, tripsin, dan kemotripsin dalam dosis yang sudah ditentukan untuk memaksimalkan proses pencernaan. Ikan Nila yang digunakan  berukuran 7-9 cm dipelihara di dalam akuarium dengan kapasitas 2 ekor Ikan Nila dalam 1 akuarium dengan volume air 9 l. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui konsentrasi amoniak, nitrit, dan sulfida (H2S) dan membandingkan pengaruh pemberian enzim dengan konsentrasi yang berbeda didalam pakan terhadap konsentrasi amoniak, nitrit, dan sulfida (H2S). Metode yang digunakan adalah metode eksperimental skala laboratorium. Desain penelitian berdasarkan rancangan acak lengkap (RAL), dengan menggunakan lima perlakuan yaitu dengan perbedaan konsentrasi enzim. Setiap perlakuan dilakukan 3x pengulangan. Analisis data menggunakan uji two way anova. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian enzim dengan konsentrasi berbeda tidak berpengaruh nyata, lama waktu pemeliharaan berpengaruh nyata terhadap konsentrasi amoniak, dan sulfida, kombinasi dari keduanya tidak berpengaruh nyata terhadap konsentrasi amoniak, nitrit, dan sulfida. Cultivation activities in each process produce waste generated from the remnants of feed and feces from the fish cultivated, especially the cultivation of tilapia which is one type of fresh bonds that have been cultivated commercially by the people of Indonesian. The research was conducted in May-June 2017 at the Fish and Environmental Resource Management Laboratory, Aquatic Resources Department, Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, Diponegoro University. The materials on this research are combining the fish feed with an enzime which contains protease, lipase, amylase, pepsin, trypsin, and chemotrypsin in prescribed doses to maximised the digestion process. Tilapia as research object has length of 7 to 9 cm and its kept in an aquarium with capacity (water volumes) of 9 ls which contains of 2 tilapias. The purposes of this research are to know the concentration of ammonia, nitrite and sulfide (H 2 S) in and to compare the effect of the enzyme provision with different concentration in fish feed with the concentration of ammonia, nitrite and sulfide (H 2 S). This research used laboratory-scale experimental method. The study design was based on Complete Randomized Design (RAL), using five treatments with different enzyme concentrations. Each treatments was done by three repetitions. The data was analysed using two-way ANOVA test. The results showed that enzyme with different concentration had no significant effect, maintenance time had significant effect on ammonia concentration, and sulfide, the combination of both did not significantly affect the ammonia, nitrite and sulphide concentration.

Women Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Rural Development in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 246-259
Author(s):  
Badal Chandra Das ◽  
Sebak Kumar Jana
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Sustainable Rural Development ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
The People ◽  
Current Context ◽  
Development Support ◽  
Unemployed Youth

Rural development implies both the economic betterment of the people living in rural areas as well as bringing out holistic development. Accordingly, government has made paradigm shift from individual-centric rural development support to creation of gainful self-employment as well as wage employment among rural masses. Entrepreneurship, in this direction, has become an important consideration. Economic growth of a region largely depends on the involvement of poor and marginal sections into the process of entrepreneurship development. Globally, a large number of unemployed youth and women are becoming self-employed through entrepreneurship and creating employment opportunities for others. Researchers have worked on women's empowerment, economic development, and their role on micro-credit movement. The work on role of women in sustainable development is very limited. This chapter has tried to analyse issues related to women entrepreneurships in light of sustainable rural development in India to meet the research gap in the current context of Indian rural economy.

scholarly journals Species diversity, distribution and status of fishes in Chitwan district and adjacent areas, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 85-101
Author(s):  
Dilip Kumar Jha
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Aquatic Systems ◽  
Adjacent Area ◽  
River Systems ◽  
Aquatic Resources ◽  
Number Of Species ◽  
Central Nepal ◽  
The People ◽  
First Time

Chitwan district is endowed with varied aquatic resources which harbor diverse fish species in central Nepal. A total of 111 fish species were collected from different sampling sites of several tributaries of Trisuli, Rapti and Narayani river systems in Chitwan district and adjacent areas from August 2011 to July 2016. These species belong to 9 orders, 27 families and 72genera. Among the orders, Cypriniformes had the highest number of species (49%) followed by Siluriformes (30%), Perciformes (12%), Synbranchiformes (3%), Osteoglossiformes (2%) while Anguiliformes, Beloniformes, Clupeiformes and Tetraodontiformes represented each by about 1%. Cyprinidae has the highest number of species (40%) among the families followed by Sisoridae (12%), Bagridae (7%), Cobitidae (5.4%), Schilbeidae (4.5%), Channidae (3.6%), Balitoridae (2.7%), Mastacembelidae (2.7%), Siluridae (2.7%), Notopteridae (1.8%), Ambassidae (1.8%), Nandidae (1.8%) and Mugilidae (1.8%). Other families accounted forabout 1% were Anguillidae, Belonidae, Clupeidae, Psilorhynchidae, Anabantidae, Gobiidae, Belontidae, Synbranchidae, Amblycipitidae, Pangasidae, Clariidae, Heteropneustidae, Chacidae and Tetraodontidae. The Botia geto was reported for the first time from Rapti river of Chitwan and adjacent area. Different fish species are naturally maintained in aquatic systems and support livelihoods of the people. Catches of major food fishes are declining due to overexploitation of resources, therefore, appropriate measures are needed at once to maintain and conserve the indigenous stock.

scholarly journals A centralized global automation group in a decentralized organization

2000 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 195-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Ormand ◽  
Jimmy Bruner ◽  
Larry Birkemo ◽  
Judy Hinderliter-Smith ◽  
Jeffrey Veitch
Keyword(s):  
New Technology ◽  
Group Development ◽  
Laboratory Automation ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Development Support ◽  
Automation Strategies ◽  
And Training ◽  
A Current

In the latter part of the 1990s, many companies have worked to foster a ‘matrix’ style culture through several changes in organizational structure. This type of culture facilitates communication and development of new technology across organizational and global boundaries. At Glaxo Wellcome, this matrix culture is reflected in an automation strategy that relies on both centralized and decentralized resources. The Group Development Operations Information Systems Robotics Team is a centralized resource providing development, support, integration, and training in laboratory automation across businesses in the Development organization. The matrix culture still presents challenges with respect to communication and managing the development of technology. A current challenge for our team is to go beyond our recognized role as a technology resource and actually to influence automation strategies across the global Development organization. We shall provide an overview of our role as a centralized resource, our team strategy, examples of current and past successes and failures, and future directions.

Exploitation of Lagoon Water Bodies and Conflicts of Use: the Case of The Lagoons of Grand-Lahou (Cote D’ivoire)

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 536-544
Author(s):  
Kouadio Augustin ALLA
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Economic Issue ◽  
Aquatic Resources ◽  
Demographic Pressure ◽  
The People ◽  
Export Crops

Demographic pressure, the reduction of arable land and the instability of income generated by export crops have forced the people of Grand-Lahou to show more interest in fishing activities. Thus, the exploitation of water bodies is an important strategic and economic issue for the neighbouring populations. However, in recent years, this exploitation of aquatic resources has led to conflicts between operators. The aim of this article is to analyse the procedures for resolving these conflicts and to assess their effectiveness. The methodological approach has integrated field observations and analyses carried out on the basis of information collected through interviews with stakeholders. The results reveal various forms of conflict resolution with relative levels of effectiveness. This situation is a hindrance to the efficient use of Ivorian aquatic areas. It is therefore desirable for the State to play its role by proposing more effective ways of managing these conflicts.    

Drinking water in rural India: a study of deficiency, quality and some social implications

Water Policy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 885-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pradip Kumar Biswas ◽  
Kasturi Mandal (Mitra)
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Public Provision ◽  
Integrated Water Management ◽  
The People ◽  
Tube Well

There is no doubt that accessibility of drinking water for rural households in India has increased over the decades, partly owing to concerted efforts by the state and partly owing to a rise in income of the people. Public provision of drinking water is primarily made through the tap whereas private provision is through the tube well. Households opt more for a tube well than for other sources owing to its reliability. The study finds a highly significant positive correlation between overall deficiency index and poverty ratio, a significantly negative relationship between the literacy rate and the percentage of cholera cases at times of deficiency. Drinking water in rural India is contaminated and about 18% of rural households are reported to have filtered their drinking water but very few have scientifically treated it before drinking. All this indicates that there is a greater need to improve the water supply including quantity, quality, accessibility and dependability. An integrated water management approach has to be adopted to improve and build upon the existing structure which is highly decentralized and dispersed. This would have important bearing on poverty reduction, environmental sustenance and sustainable economic development.

scholarly journals History of Health Professional Education in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
Hemang Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Prime Ministers ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Past ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
The People ◽  
Government Hospitals ◽  
History Of ◽  
Made In

The introduction of Western medicine in Nepal took place during Jung Bahadur’s time as Prime Minister and was slowly disseminated during the tenure of subsequent Rana Prime Ministers Bir, Chandra, Bhim and Joodha. The provision of healthcare in the country was taken as a form of charity provided to the people by the rulers. Whilst the first two government hospitals were started at Kathmandu and Birgunj, others followed as would be rulers were banished to places such as Dhankuta, Tansen or Doti. It was only after the dawn of democracy in 1950 that the Department of Health Services was established. During the past 67 years more hospitals and academic centres for teaching health sciences have come up in different parts of Nepal. Strides have made in the delivery of health care and health sciences education. Much more needs still to be done.Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, Vol. 6, No. 4, Issue 22, Oct.-Dec., 2017, Page: 161-166

scholarly journals Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Possible Therapeutic Options for COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Asad Ullah ◽  
Yusha Araf ◽  
Bishajit Sarkar ◽  
Abu Tayab Moin ◽  
Riyan Al Islam Reshad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Therapeutic Options ◽  
Medical Complications ◽  
Vulnerable Group ◽  
Contagious Nature ◽  
The People ◽  
The World

The recent pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has spread so rapidly and severely affected the people of almost every country in the world. The highly contagious nature of this virus makes it difficult to take control of the present pandemic situation. With no specific treatment available, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) presents a threat to people of all ages including the elderly people and people with other medical complications as a vulnerable group to this disease. Better understanding of viral pathogenesis, appropriate preventive measures, early diagnosis and supportive treatments of the infected patients are now the general solutions to fight against this viral transmission. But, as an emerging disease, most about it remains still poorly understood. This article holds an overview on the origin and structure, pathogenesis, diagnosis and possible therapeutic options for the causative agent, SARS-CoV-2 and disease, COVID-19. However, few therapeutic options, laboratory experiments and other strategies proposed here need to be further clinically tested.

scholarly journals A Review on Adaptation Practices of Affected People with Riverine Floods in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 251-260
Author(s):  
Romana Afrose Meem ◽  
Arif Ahmed ◽  
Md. Shamim Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Adaptation Strategies ◽  
Adhatoda Vasica ◽  
The People ◽  
Tube Well ◽  
Riverine Floods ◽  
Mitigation Action ◽  
Adaptation Practices ◽  
Holy Basil

Bangladesh is a riverine country. Every year flood devastated Bangladesh. Therefore, response and adaptation strategies of flood affected people are important for planning future mitigation action. Present study focuses to review on adaptation practices of affected people with riverine floods in Bangladesh to reduce vulnerability of awaited flood. Consequently, they adopt several adaptation techniques by their life long experience. The major adaptation practiced of the people are raise homesteads using ‘dig-elevate-dwell’ principle of settlement, cultivate flood tolerant paddy (e.g. bona aman), cultivate vegetables in floating bed, tube well have been placed on an elevated base or raised with an additional pipe, and cementing the base of tube well. People also use their indigenous knowledge to cure diseases during flood. Hence, holy basil, and basak (Adhatoda Vasica) are used to treat colds and fevers. On the contrary, durba grass, gando badal (Gaultheria Fragrantissima), garden mint, and Indian pennywort are used for diarrhea and dysentery. Basically, people’s indigenous adaptation techniques have helped them to reduce damages of property and lives as well. Therefore, various types of adaptation should incorporate at the local level plan and implement by the concerned authority.

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