scholarly journals Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar’s Contribution in the Development of Bengali Language and Literature and Its Relevance in Present Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Roni Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Educational Plan ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Present Context ◽  
Bengali Language

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great person and great human being. He is known not only for his contribution in the field of educational and social reformation, but also for his literary works and contribution in the development of modern Bengali language. He is the pioneer who understood the problem of the then readers in understanding the complicated Bengali language, whose origin was purely Sanskrit. Thus, he took initiatives for simplifying and modernizing this language. Before him there was no such simple, easy and systematic text books for the learners. So, the researcher aims to find out the literary works of Ishwar Chandra, his contributions in the development of modern Bengali language and its present day relevancy in education. To fulfill these aims and objectives the researcher has framed some research questions. This is a Historical and Bibliographical research. Necessary data are collected from the primary and secondary data sources. For the analysis and interpretation of collected data, researcher used documentary analysis method. According to the researcher this research has significance from many aspects. One of them is, it will reveal the contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar as the first writer of Bengal in creating the simple and modern Bengali language. But the study is delimited by the researcher from the time period, i.e. only the time between 1820-1891 is considered as the period under study. After collecting necessary data, the researcher has found that, large number of books has been written by Ishwar Chandra and he has memorable contribution in the development of modern Bengali language. One of his popular creations is “Barna Porichay”. It is also found that he had done many activities like, writing of text books, grammar books, bio-graphical books and was actively involved in the writings of some magazines. Following the third research question, the research has found that Ishwar Chandra’s all activities are not somehow done by him, but those were much planned works. His report regarding the reformation of the educational system of Sanskrit college is considered as the first Educational Plan by the Indians. His works and activities regarding language development and literature support the principles of educational philosophy and psychology even after a long period of three centuries.

Importance of the Development Army in the Context of Nepal

Unity Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 41-53
Author(s):  
Bikash Gayawali
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Human Capital Development ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Present Context ◽  
Novel Concept ◽  
Capital Development

In the present context of Nepal, moves towards sustainable development, poverty alleviation, and employment generations in the country are the common expectations of all Nepalese people. Some innovative development strategies are essential to materialize the vision “Prosperous Nepal and Happy Nepali”. Development Army can be a novel concept to build up the foundation for sustainable development and upliftment of Nepal from developing country to developed country. In this concept, additional branch of the Nepal Army trained with a specific set of skills will specialize in mega-hydroelectricity generation and transmission, construction of mega-highways and human capital development. The research question of this article is formulated as “Is concept of Development Army viable for instantly responding to the needs of development and prosperity in present context of Nepal?” The major objective of this article is to create a spark in the mind of readers on importance of Development Army to combat major problems like poverty, unemployment, foreign employment and relative inefficiency of bureaucratic and private sectors to bring economic growth and climacteric changes in the country. Due to exploratory nature of the study, eff ort is being made to find new insights on involvement of Nepal Army in development activities with the help of secondary data. The major finding of this article is that the exquisite and valuable Nepal Army has huge potential to contribute in the development of Nepal by designing Development Army. It can be utilized in infrastructure development and skill based human capital development with the help of respective divisions.

The social progress on the development of global competitiveness

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ícaro Célio Santos de Carvalho ◽  
Luiz Carlos Di Serio ◽  
Camilla Maria Cavalcante Guimarães ◽  
Karina Santos Furlanetto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Social Progress ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
The Social

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the competitiveness of nations and seeks to answer the following research question: how does the competitiveness of nations include improvements in the quality of life, thus influencing and contributing to social progress in both social and economic indices? Design/methodology/approach This paper collected secondary data from the World Economic Forum and the socioeconomic dimensions of the Social Progress Imperative Index and considered the dimensions of these indices, which were demonstrated using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The main focus was on the documentary analysis that was carried out to explain the realities of 121 countries from 2014 to 2017 as taken from these indices, considering the 10 countries at the top and bottom. Findings This study showed the use of new measures for the performance of nations that are less dependent on economics and focus more on social development, which may be a trend for the future of nations, and produce a more holistic view for the study. “Innovation” is the factor with the weakest relationship with social progress, which is justified by a weaker relationship with one of the subcategories, “basic human needs”, when analyzed in isolation. However, when the authors analyze the best and worst nations, the authors observe that economic factors are still prevalent, with the “institutions” and “infrastructure” factors being effective for improving competitiveness and the quality of life. Research limitations/implications The findings represent a new, emerging configuration in country performance, but the study has its limitations, such as the use of only two pooled variables and the fact that it does not correlate their dimensions or variables. Originality/value This study can represents an expansion logic for measuring the performance of countries considering social factors. The main contributions of this study are its statistical evidence and documentary analysis of the relationship between economic and social variables. The main contribution of this paper is to show that over time (2014–2017) economic factors, as measured by the competitiveness index of nations, relate to aspects of social welfare, as measured by the social progress index.

scholarly journals Global media flows: A qualitative review of research methods in audio-visual flow studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 81 (6-8) ◽  
pp. 748-767
Author(s):  
Catalina Iordache ◽  
Leo Van Audenhove ◽  
Jan Loisen
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Visual Content ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Film And Television ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Media Flows

Recent developments in the online distribution and consumption of audio-visual content have brought relevant changes to the transnational flow of content. Thus, the need for a theoretical and methodological rejuvenation of flows research has been signalled. The aim of the present study is to analyse the different flow studies throughout time, following a series of parameters such as research question, methodology and scale of study. This article is a systematic literature review of 30 flow studies on film and television programmes, published between 1974 and 2014. The methods used by the studies are brought into focus and discussed thoroughly, in light of the method of data collection, the type of data used and the method of data analysis. Main findings show an evolution towards more detailed research, to include more contextual factors, an increased use of secondary data, as well as more focused regional and comparative studies.

ANALISIS PENYELESAIAN KREDIT MACET AKIBAT DEBITUR WANPRESTASI DALAM PERJANJIAN PEMBIAYAAN KONSUMEN DI KANTOR PT ARTHABUANA MARGAUSAHA FINANCE CABANG SURAKARTA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rio Ervandra Putra ◽  
Ambar Budhisulistyawati
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Internal Resistance ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Consumer Finance ◽  
Bad Faith ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Finance Company ◽  
Secondary Data Sources ◽  
Internal Barriers

<h1><em>Abstract</em><em></em></h1><p><em>In this articel is to discuss the bad debts in the consumer finance companies and efforts to resolve what is used and the obstacles experienced. This articel is included into law research or empirical sociological descriptive, with a qualitative approach. The data collected by the author using a structured interview techniques, literature on primary and secondary data, and content analysis of secondary data sources. The cause of the debtor in default, which is a factor in bad faith since going to do the financing agreement, can not resolve the principal and interest installments corresponding time period specified in the agreement, as well as the funds are planned to pay principal and interest debt used for other purposes. Loan resolution most ideal according to PT Arthabuana Margausaha Finance branch Surakarta can through two efforts, the efforts of non-litigation and litigation. Barriers experienced while performing loan resolution efforts due to the debtor defaults include the presence of internal resistance and external barriers.For external barriers party finance company requesting internal and external parties to resolve these obstacles. For internal barriers the companies subject to reprimand and sanctions applicable consumer finance company.</em></p><p><strong><em>Keywords</em></strong><em> : consumer finance companies , non performing loan , tort</em></p><p align="center"><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p>Dalam artikel ini membahas kredit macet di perusahaan pembiayaan konsumen dan upaya penyelesaian yang digunakan serta hambatan yang dialami. Artikel ini termasuk kedalam jenis penelitian hukum sosiologis atau empiris yang bersifat deskriptif, dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Data tersebut dikumpulkan penulis dengan menggunakan teknik wawancara terstruktur, studi literatur pada data primer dan sekunder, dan analisis isi untuk sumber data sekunder.Penyebab debitur melakukan wanprestasi, yaitu faktor itikad tidak baik sejak akan melakukan perjanjian pembiayaan, tidak dapat menyelesaikan angsuran pokok hutang dan bunga sesuai jangka waktu yang telah ditetapkan dalam perjanjian, serta dana yang direncanakan untuk membayar angsuran pokok hutang dan bunga digunakan untuk keperluan lainnya. Penyelesaiankredit macet paling ideal menurut PT Arthabuana Margausaha Finance cabang Surakarta dapat melalui dua upaya, yaitu upaya non litigasi dan litigasi. Hambatan yang dialami saat melakukan upaya penyelesaian kredit macet akibat debitur wanprestasi meliputi adanya hambatan internal dan eksternal. Untuk hambatan eksternal pihak perusahaan pembiayaan meminta pihak internal dan eksternal untuk menyelesaikan hambatan tersebut. Untuk hambatan internal pihak bagian perusahaan dikenakan teguran dan sanksi yang berlaku dari perusahaan pembiayaan konsumen.</p><p><strong>Kata kunci</strong> : perusahaan pembiayaan konsumen, kredit macet, wanprestasi</p>

scholarly journals A Sociological Approach to Institutional Communication: The Public Image in Organizational Administration in Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 79
Author(s):  
Sandro Serpa
Keyword(s):  
Public Image ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Disadvantaged Children ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Time Period ◽  
External Context ◽  
Institutional Communication ◽  
Organizational Administration

<p class="apa">Acknowledging that the external context visibly affects any organization, this investigation seeks to constitute a specific contribution to the study of the importance of public image in organizational administration. To that end, a collection and documentary analysis of news stories from the newspaper <em>O Fayalense</em> on the <em>Asylum for the Disadvantaged Children of Horta</em> [<em>Asilo de Infância Desvalida da Horta</em>], an institution located on Faial Island, Azores, Portugal, covering the time period of 1858 to 1895, is performed. In the presentation and discussion of the results, a comparison is made between two periods that involve a single president because they vary in the type of news stories published (at the level of sources and subjects). It is concluded that the news stories published cover three large types of references, which, given the period in question, vary substantially: factual information (on the celebrations occurring in the asylum, communications about donations received and appreciation of benefactors, or institutional information on the elections of the asylum directorate), praise (regarding the asylum’s mission, operation, or administration), and censures (including responses to external criticism, criticism of previous managements, and stories regarding the asylum’s precarious circumstances). The implication of the study is that the importance of a positive public image, especially a positive image that is supportive of the leadership, should not be overlooked for the organizational administration to have greater chances of success.</p>

Policy as Assemblage

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika Gorur
Keyword(s):  
International Student ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Research Work ◽  
National Policy ◽  
International Student Assessment ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Policy Work ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research World

In this article, the author tells the story of her search for appropriate tools to conceptualise policy work. She had set out to explore the relationship between the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Australia's education policy, but early interview data forced her to reconsider her research question. The plethora of available models of policy did not satisfactorily accommodate her growing understanding of the messiness and complexity of policy work. On the basis of interviews with 18 policy actors, including former OECD officials, PISA analysts and bureaucrats, as well as documentary analysis of government reports and ministerial media releases, she suggests that the concept of ‘assemblage’ provides the tools to better understand the messy processes of policy work. The relationship between PISA and national policy is of interest to many scholars in Europe, making this study widely relevant. An article that argues for the unsettling of tidy accounts of knowledge making in policy can hardly afford to obscure the untidiness of its own assemblage. Accordingly, this article is somewhat unconventional in its presentation, and attempts to take the reader into the messiness of the research world as well as the policy world. Implicit in this presentation is the suggestion that both policy work and research work are ongoing attempts to find order and coherence through the cobbling together of a variety of resources.

scholarly journals The ethical turn in the early writings of Pär Lagerkvist

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-66
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Szewczyk-Haake
Keyword(s):  
Moral Sense ◽  
Work Of Art ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Artistic Activity ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Unpublished Manuscripts

Abstract In the text presented, I have undertaken an analysis of the early essays of Pär Lagerkvist (dated 1915-1917), both the ones published in periodicals and the unpublished manuscripts in the possession of the Kungliga Biblioteket in Stockholm. In those essays, Lagerkvist paid considerable attention to the matters of the ethics of art and the conflict between the ethical and aesthetical criteria of assessment of the work of art, and those problems are discussed also in Lagerkvist’s letters from that time. The aim of the article is to present this less known area of the artist’s activity and to point to the fact that the consequences of those reflections can be tracked in Lagerkvist’s literary works written in the same time period. Moreover, it can be argued that the understanding of the ethical art and the moral sense of the artistic activity presented in the early texts became an import and lasting feature of Lagerkvist’s writing - and, consequently, it can be claimed that the essays under discussion have a formative effect on Lagerkvist’s later output.

scholarly journals 0854 Exploration Of Sleep Health Among Middle-aged And Older Adults

SLEEP ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. A325-A325
Author(s):  
R A Lorenz ◽  
S L Auerbach ◽  
C Li ◽  
Y Chang
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Composite Measure ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Using Data

Abstract Introduction Sleep health, a construct introduced to characterize the multidimensional attributes of sleep, has been explored in a variety of populations; however has not been adequately examined for middle-aged and older adults. As attributes of sleep may change with age, the dimensional structure of sleep health may differ in this population. This study aimed to validate a composite measure of sleep health among middle-aged and older adults using data from the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS). Methods Data from the 2014 Core survey of the HRS was used to create a composite measure of Sleep Health including sleep efficiency, duration, timing, satisfaction, and alertness. We standardized and averaged the original variables before transforming to T scores. Sleep Health T scores (ranging 0-100, higher scores indicating better sleep health) were examined using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA; CFA). Results Our sample included 6,095 adults with mean age of 68 years (SD=10.1; range 50-99 years). The majority were female (59.7%), white (77%), with high school education (53.9%). Sleep Health T scores ranged from 27-61 (mean=50; SD=6.7). EFA identified one factor. Timing was removed due to low factor loading (&lt;0.4). The revised four-dimension composite Sleep Health measure had acceptable reliability (Cronbach’s alpha 0.6). CFA showed a well-adjusted model (REMSA=0.097; NFI=0.964; RMR=0.035; GFI=0.990; AGFI=0.951). Conclusion These results suggest that the composite measure was valid for assessing sleep health among middle-aged and older adults. Limitations include the use of secondary data, as sleep health dimensions were based on variables not created specifically for our research question. Future research should further examine the role of sleep timing in overall sleep health among middle-aged and older adults. Support This study was supported by the University at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) funded by the National Institutes of Health (Lorenz, PI).

scholarly journals Indonesia's Diplomacy in North Natuna Sea in Confronting China to Protect National Interests

FOCUS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Gerald Theodorus Lumban Toruan ◽  
Adi Sunaryo
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
National Interests ◽  
The North ◽  
Fishing Vessels ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Right

North Natuna Sea is become a concern, at the end of 2019 to February 2020 this area was illegally entered by Chinese fishing vessels who wanted to fishing, this vessel was escorted by the Chinese Coast Guard. This escort is in order to protect their fishing vessels from the pursuit of Indonesian patrol vessels. According to the them that they did not violate Indonesian territory, they said that the North Natuna Sea still belongs to Chinese territory. In the perspective of the international relations what is done by China can disrupt the stability of regional security. This research is a qualitative descriptive with secondary data collection. The formulation of the research question is what kind of diplomacy is being carried out by Indonesia towards China in the North Natuna Sea. The purpose of this research is to find the right diplomacy concept in dealing with the China in the North Natuna Sea.

scholarly journals Impact of meteorological factors on number of new COVID-19 cases in Pune

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 4307
Author(s):  
Saurabh Mahajan ◽  
Ravi Devarakonda ◽  
Gautam Mukherjee ◽  
Nisha Verma ◽  
Kumar Pushkar
Keyword(s):  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Meteorological Variables ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Daily Number ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Indian Meteorological Department ◽  
The Impact

Background: Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can result in different types of illnesses, most commonly, as Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Researches have shown that the atmospheric variables and the density of population have affected the transmission of the disease. Meteorological variables like temperature, humidity among others have found to affect the rise of pandemic in positive or negative ways.  Respiratory virus illnesses have shown seasonal variability since the time they have been discovered and managed. This study investigated the relationship between the meteorological variables of temperature, humidity and precipitation in the spread of COVID-19 disease in the city of Pune.Methods: This record based descriptive study is conducted after secondary data analysis of number of new cases of COVID-19 per day from the period 01 May to 24 December 2020 in Pune. Meteorological data of maximum (Tmax), minimum (Tmin) and daily average temperature (Tavg), humidity and precipitation were daily noted from Indian meteorological department website. Trend was identified plotting the daily number of clinically diagnosed cases over time period. Pearson’s correlation was used to estimate association between meteorological variables and daily detected fresh cases of COVID-19 disease.  Results: Analysis revealed significant negative correlation (r=-0.3563, p<0.005) between daily detected number of cases and maximum daily temperature. A strong positive correlation was seen between humidity and daily number of cases (r=0.5541, p<0.005).Conclusions: The findings of this study will aid in forecasting epidemics and in preparing for the impact of climate change on the COVID epidemiology through the implementation of public health preventive measures.

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