The Role of LIS Professional in Open Educational Resources and its impact in Bangladesh

Introduction- This study aims to explore of the role of LIS Professionals in open educational resources (OERs) and its impact on Bangladesh. In addition, there is a focus on raising awareness and improving open educational resources. Purpose – The purpose of the study is to provide quantitative information on the growth and development of the LIS professionals in OER in Bangladesh. In addition, the focus is on raising awareness and improving open educational resources. Research problem- The study is about acquiring data sources, facing huge problems related to field of LIS Professionals in OER in Bangladesh. LIS professionals in the field of OER challenge or overcome these problems. Objective- The study aims to examine the growth and development of open educational resource opportunities for academic development in Bangladesh. It also aims to examine issues that need to be considered when advancing research on Open Educational Resources (OER) for carrier and skill development in Bangladesh. Methodology– The relevant data for the study were obtained through a well-structured questionnaire followed by personal interview as required. Findings- The study shows that the role of LIS professionals in OER has gained significant momentum in the literature. However, this growth is mainly seen in Bangladesh due to the favorable atmosphere for such research

Assessment Of Nutritional Status And Eating Behavior Among Undergraduate Nursing Female Students Of Birbhum District Of West Bengal: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

One of the most common psychological and lifestyle disorders of adolescent girls of 21st century is eating disorder(ED) especially among students of heath background; characterized by preoccupation with food, body size and shape. Food restriction, overeating both are categorized under ED. The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of ED among female nursing students of Birbhum and its association with Body mass index(BMI), anemia and menstruation frequency. The pilot study was done on 100 students of a private nursing college of 19-20 years with self-reported Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire(EDE-Q). Participants were selected by random sampling method. Height, weight and skin fold measurements were taken. Clinical signs of anemia were checked. Pearson’s Correlation between ED and BMI, body fat percentage and Chi-square test for association of ED with anemia and menstruation frequency were done. 11% students were detected to have ED. Among them, 4 persons were overweight and 5 were obese. 24% population were detected with mild anemia among them 5 girls has ED. 3% students have both ED and irregular menstruation and only 4% students of the rest have irregular menstruation. Weight and shape concern of ED population was also found to be positively correlated. Overweight and irregular menstruations are associated with ED that should be taken into consideration during any ED prevention programme

Impact Of Eating Disorder On Nutritional Status And Dietary Pattern- A Cross-Sectional Study On Adolescent Girls Of North 24 Parganas District Of West Bengal

Introduction: Adolescent girls are very much concern about body image, follow disordered eating habits. In 21st century one of the public health problems is eating disorder (ED), characterized by obsession with body image, food habit. Food restriction, selective eating, meal skipping (MS), excessive exercise, laxative misuse are some common behaviors of adolescent girls even of developing countries to make perfect physical posture. Objective of the study is to find out prevalence of ED and MS among adolescent girls of North 24 Parganas district and to determine their association and significance on Body mass index (BMI). Method: 385 healthy adolescent girls were selected randomly from different schools and colleges of the district according to convenience. ED was detected using Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q). MS habit, frequency in a week and timing were asked individually. Statistical tests were performed in SPSS (IBM, version 16) for analysis of data. Result: 11.95% and 15.84% participants respectively had ED and MS tendency. Statistically significant difference in BMI was found between ED and control (p<0.01) and MS and non-MS (p<0.05) groups. There was significant association (p<0.01) between ED & MS. Weight concern had significant positive correlation with BMI (p<0.01). Conclusion: BMI was higher among ED and MS participants than others. Excessive weight concern and inappropriate practices to lose weight adversely affect weight and food habit and make psychologically distressed. Meal skipping may cause nutritional deficiencies during the crucial growing period of adolescence age

SAARC Countries and Primary Education : Developmental Programs

Education is a priority of all the government of the Globe. Strengthening the quality of education has become a universal agenda at all the educational levels and more so at primary level. Primary education is the basic stage of formal education. Because in this stage the children come into the contact of formal education, and it is also government affiliated and recognized stage of formal education. So, the question arises that what is the concept of primary education? It is stated that primary education is an initial stage of formal education coming between the age of 6-14 years children, which improve the basic literacy and numeracy among the children. The children will learn the simple rule of reading, writing and arithmetic.It is simply stated that SAARC is a common and popular word which is firstly used on December, 1977 later on December 8, 1985 as a recognized and affiliated organization it is come into existence. SAARC is an economic and geopolitical organization of the countries of Indian Subcontinent or southern region of Asia which is includes the core land of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, whose main objectives is to promote welfare of the people of South Asia and improve the quality of life and for which education is a very important weapons by which we can change everything.In the present study the authors tried to make a note on Special Initiatives taken by the authorities of some of the SAARC Countries

A Clinical Study on Chronic Anal Fissure by ligating Ksharasutra (medicated thread) w.s.r. to Sphincterotomy

The Ksharasutra is well known Ayurvedic treatment for fistula-in-ano with less chance of incontinence and recurrence. Thirty patients were selected from the OPD of Government Ayurveda College Hospital, Tripunithura, Kerala, India, satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria and follow up done upto 6 months. The ligating Ksharasutra is highly effective in relieving the subjective parameters such as Pain (≤0.001), Bleeding (≤0.001), Sphincter Spasm (≤0.001) and Straining (≤0.001)

Socio-economic Structure & Sustainable Development of Indigenous Society: A Study on the Munda Community

The main aim of this research is to determine how to develop sustainable development for the Munda community based on their current socio-economic structure in view of their current condition The study is mainly quantitative in nature Koira and Dumuria upazilas of Khulna district and Shyamnagar Debhata and Tala upazilas of Satkhira district were selected through convenient sampling techniques for the purpose of collecting primary data because a large part of the Munda community lives in these areas A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 250 respondents from five preselected areas The respondents were selected using a simple random sampling technique The data was analyzed in terms of statistical indicators of frequency and percentage The results of the study show that social indicators economic indicators and cultural factors are very weak among the Munda community Among the social indicators Munda women and men have very little interest in following hygiene rules sanitation birth control Economic indicators show income sources and job opportunities The Munda community has been facing many challenges recently Many educated boys and girls in the Munda community spend their days in agony due to a lack of suitable jobs which has a negative impact on everyone in the community Cultural factors show that the Munda community which is plagued by poverty can celebrate its cultural events in a grand manner so that other communities or ethnic groups do not get any idea about their culture This research will be of great help to those who work with the indigenous communities of Bangladesh especially the various ministries of the government NGOs policymakers and government and private research organization

Factors that Affect the Academic Results: A Case Study of Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh

The main objective of this study is to examine the existing situation of results of the graduate students at Islamic University in Kushtia Bangladesh as well as to identify the factors associated behind this issue An analysis has been performed by using the primary data which collected form the graduate students of Islamic University under simple random sampling technique Chi-square test for dependency checking has been performed as Bivariate analysis After performing Bivariate analysis Multinomial logistic regression analysis has been performed The result of the study has revealed that the factors like SSC and HSC results of the student Parental academic qualification Higher family income residential in hall student s class attendance study time without class period have a positive impact and the factors like students internet use for non-academic purpose political status mobile phone using for non academic purpose in the University have a negative impact of students academic result