Factors Influencing Women’s Satisfaction in Beauty Parlour Business

This study investigates the factors influencing satisfaction of women entrepreneurs associated with beauty parlour business in Butwal sub-metropolitan city of Rupandehi district of Nepal. Using a sample of 50 beauty parlours in the study area and applying Probit Model, the results show that the probability of BPE's satisfaction decreases by 0.103 for those who have relatively big family. The probability of BPE's satisfaction increases by 0.0186 for those who are married. The probability of BPE's satisfaction increases by 0.049 for those whose husbands are helpful. The probability of BPE's satisfaction increases by 0.096 for those who think that society has positive attitude towards BPB. The probability of BPE's satisfaction increases by 0.2 for those who think that BPB has decreased discrimination against woman. The study reveals that the beauty parlour business can enhance the women’s satisfaction by enabling them contributing to their families in fulfilling the household demands.

Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Nepal

This study examines the impact of trade openness on economic growth in Nepal over the period 1975-2019. Using ARDL bounds testing approach to co integration in the multivariate framework, the study results reveal that there exists a long-run relationship between Nepal’s foreign trade and economic growth over the study period. The long-run estimates of ARDL models how that the level of trade openness in Nepal predicts the rate of economic growth of the country positively and significantly in the long-run. The study also reports the positive and significant long run effect of investment level on growth in Nepal over the study period supporting the trade induced investment growth hypothesis. It postulates that trade openness affects economic growth through the channel of investment. The growth enhancing role of trade openness implies that Nepal Government should promote international trade by eliminating trade barriers and making the procedures of foreign trade simple and convenient. Besides, Nepal’s import policy should promote investment environment particularly in capital intensive sectors to take the advantage of technology transfer from technologically advanced country. Furthermore, Nepal should pay proper attention and come up with effective human resource development policy that can uplift human knowledge and skills to make use of technologies from developed countries.

Age: A Demographic Factor Matters To E-Learning in Nepal

COVID-19 worldwide pandemic has created the new environment of ability transformation of teachers from organizing traditional classroom learning to manage behavior of their students in electronic learning demanding skill of new technology. It is challenging to achieve positive educational outcomes in Nepal through sound behavior management establishing the environmental context that makes the good instruction and highly effective learning possible. Highly effective instruction reduces, but does not eliminate, students’ behavior problems in both traditional class room and e-learning management. The purpose of this paper is to provide information related to effectiveness of e-learning to improve positive outcomes of teaching regarding educational demographics. Various intellectual properties are reviewed to fulfill the purpose of this paper. Teachers able to break resistance of new technology would be only effective to implement strategies of e-learning and then can appropriately manage the behavior of targeted group of students is crux of this study.

Performance Assessment of Nepalese Banks Based on Learning and Growth Perspective

The purpose of this paper is to assess performance of Nepalese banks under the learning and growth perspective of the BSC model and to study comparative status of learning and growth in three types of banks - the state owned, private and joint venture banks. This paper follows descriptive research design approach. The questionnaire survey has been applied as primary tool for collecting required information and 466 responses were collected from bank managers. To assess the responses to the BSC model's learning and growth perspective, a five-point Likert-type scale of strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5) has been used. The findings of study have indicated that joint venture banks stood at top, state owned banks in second and private banks in the bottom to adopt learning and growth perspective performance. The descriptive analysis has shown satisfactory status of the banks. Among the fourteen items used for assessment of learning and growth performance, improving employee capabilities, teamwork, and better culture and leadership were more emphasized areas by the banks to enhance learning and growth performance.

On Some New Results in M-Fuzzy Metric Space

This paper concerns our sustained efforts for introduction of M-fuzzy metric spaces and study their basic topological properties by introducing the Generalized metric space. As an application of this concept, we prove some Convergences, Cauchy and continuous properties related in M-fuzzy metric space and introduce some related examples in support of our results.

Open Defecation Free Zone And Practice in Jorayal Gaunpalika

This study is based on Open Defecation Free Zone and Their Practice in Jorayal Gaunpalika -4, Doti District. The main objective of the study is to analyze the practice of open defecation free zone. Out of 310 total households, only 150 households were selected for the study. The cluster sampling method was applied to collect necessary information. The study area was divided into 6 clusters and from each cluster 25 households were selected randomly. According to the study, hand wash practice is very high, that is, 85.3 percent wash their hands with soap and water and 14.7 percent use soil and water. The high majority of the respondents (88.7%) said that they maintained the garden and the toilet, 7.3 percent said that they kept the courtyard of the house plain. Most of the respondents (82.7%) cleaned the toilet every day. Most of the respondents (70.7%) expressed that they defecated in the field, and 28.7 percent respondents said that they defecated along the riverside and remaining others used the road. Based on study findings, the government and non-government sectors are suggested to support such open defecation free zone area ensuring adequate environmental sanitation. The municipality should make people aware of the importance of a good environmental hygiene.

English Teachers’ Perceptions And Practices of Integrating ICT in ELT

This study explores the English language teachers’ perceptions and practices of information and communications technology (ICT) in ELT incorporating key skills. Furthermore, it investigates the benefits and challenges of integrating ICT. The study was carried out within the theoretical framework of constructivism theory. The study adopted the interpretive research paradigm to bring lived experiences of the participants. To achieve the purpose of the study, four teachers were purposively selected as the participants. In-depth interview was used as major technique for collecting information. The study reveals that the English language teachers have good and positive perception of integrating ICT skills as they involve students in cognitive engagement through ICT tools and devices. The study contributes to enhance students’ creativity and better language proficiency in English. Moreover, lack of sufficient ICT knowledge and skills of teachers, limited resources and infrastructure in schools, lack of ICT trainings have been realized as challenges for effective integration of ICT in English.

Murraya Koenigii (L.) Spreng-Curry Leaves/Mitho Nim- A Miracle Plant

Murraya koenigii is a leafy medicinal as well as a green leafy aromatic shrub that belong to the family Rutaceae of angiosperms. The various pharmacological activities of the plant have been seen such as activity on Antidiabetic, cholesterol-reducing property, antimicrobial activity antiulcer activity, Antioxidative property, anti-diarrhea activity, anti-cancer activity with mucother phagocytic activity.

Stakeholders’ Perception Toward Resource Mobilization in Rupandehi

This paper analyzes the perception of the stakeholders toward resource mobilization in Rupandehi district. Using the questionnaire survey on purposive sample of 80 respondents representing government employees, former officials of LBs, representatives from civil societies and NGOs, and experts on fiscal decentralization and local development, the study reports that many of the stakeholders are not satisfied with the current local resources mobilization practices of Rupandehi district. As the study indicates, there is resource gap in local level to meet the aspiration and demand of people. Thus, the study results show that, in order to mobilize effectively the local resources in development activities, the capacity of local bodies needs to be enhanced.

Evaluation of Physico-Chemical Parameters of Pouch Milk Samples Available In Butwal

In the present study four different brands of pouch milk samples viz, DDC, Lumbini, Godhuli and Panchamrit commercially available in Butwal city were collected and the physicochemical characteristics including- moisture, pH, casein and fat were analyzed. It was found that all measured parameters were found as per recommended standard as compared with reported nutritional quality of milk from various countries. The main objective of the study is to determine some of the physico-chemical properties of milk sample and to provide nutritional benefits for health. All these tests were carried out in Chemistry laboratories of BMC and DDC in ButwaI industrial Area. The value of pH ranged from 6.69 to 6.72, moisture ranged from 90.5% to 91.45%,the casein ranged from 3.12 to 3.4 and fat ranged from 2.87% to 3.06%, where Lumbini pouch milk had highest pH while Godhuli had highest moisture content and casein also while Lumbini had highest fat content. These parameters were determined and data were analyzed from period of15 March 2019 to 30 May 2019.