Planning a User-centered Process Improvement for Academic Libraries: A Pathway of Satisfying Users’ Needs

The purpose of this study is to design a user-centered process improvement for academic libraries. The study proposes a theoretical framework to continuously improve the existing library service processes thus improving user satisfaction, loyalty and retention. The paper is based on a review of literature collected through the secondary sources such as books, research reports and journal articles. This paper attempts to gather and review the literatures on relevant topics and give a theoretical analysis as we try to draw up a conceptual foundation of user-centered process improvement methods and techniques for academic libraries. The proposed framework may provide librarians understanding about what their users’ needs and wants, identifying how they can best meet these needs, let them to know how to ensure quality across the library functions, strengthen users’ satisfaction and loyalty, and thus achieving the library’s goal

Media and Information Literacy: Responsibilities of LIS Professionals

Activities of media and information literacy (MIL) in Bangladesh The role of LIS professionals in pursuing MIL from formal to non-formal initiatives Difficulties to implement MI

RESEARCH AND REVIEWS: JOURNAL OF MATERIAL SCIENCES Renewable Okra Bast Fiber Reinforced Phenol Formaldehyde Resin Composites: Mechanical and Thermal Studies

ABSTRACT Okra bast fiber (OBF) reinforced thermoset phenol formaldehyde (PF) resin composites were prepared by compression molding methods. In order to found better wetting of filler and matrix, OBF was treated with NaOH. The properties of composites were studied by mechanical tests, thermal methods and water uptake. The mechanical properties such as tensile strength (TS), Young's modulus (YM), tensile elongation, flexural strength (FS) and flexural modulus of composites were varied with NaOH concentration, treatment time and fiber loading. TS and FS were found to increase for fiber loading upto 30% and then decreased whereas YM, FM and tensile elongation were increased with increase of weight fraction. About 21% more TS and 85% more FS was found for 10% alkali treated fiber composite than untreated fiber composite. Treated fiber composites also showed greater thermal stability and lower water absorption property

バングラデッシュにおけるリハビリテーション医療と専門職養成

バングラデッシュにおけるリハビリテーション医療の現状は、"患者1千5百万人に対して専門医35人"といわれるように、先進国の規準からみれば遅れている. しかし、リハビリテーション専門医や理学療法士の組織化が進み、それら組織団体の国際基準を視野に入れた活動によって、リハビリテーション医療の活性化や教育システムの整備が改善されつつある. また、NGOや政府の努力によって、市民の障害者の人権や福祉に対する理解が深まりつつある.The present state of the rehabilitation medicine service in Bangladesh is described as "35 certified physiatrists for 15 million patients" as mentioned in the article of the Dairy Star which is below the standard in comparison to developed countries. But, there are organizations in Bangladesh of physiatrists and physiotherapists and their activities are based on the international standard which are pushing up the level of rehabilitation services and along with it the educational system is also improving. Moreover, efforts by NGOs and the government can make a better platform of understanding in the mind of the mass in favor of the human rights and welfare of these disabilities in Bangladesh

Achieving Bangladesh's Tourism Potential: Linkages to Export Diversification, Employment Generation and the 'Green Economy'

Bangladesh's international image is not as a popular tourism destination, and many people might be surprised to learn it has three World Heritage sites, including the Sundarbans tiger reserves. Moreover, it is part of important travel circuits for cultural and religious tourism, and has demonstrated potential for sports tourism. The objective of this working paper is to critically test the assertion that pro-poor "green" tourism is one of the best development options for the majority of least developed countries (LDCs) - a challenging task in Bangladesh in the face of the country's success as an exporter of readymade garments - by comparing tourism to the available alternatives with regard to the crucial government priorities of export diversification, employment generation and the "green economy". It is well-known that Bangladesh is under strong pressure to diversify its exports, to generate new employment (especially in rural areas), and to respond to critical environmental issues. The government has identified over 30 "thrust sectors" (including tourism) to help address these challenges, but otherwise tourism is rarely mentioned as a major trade and development option for Bangladesh. Within the limitations of data availability, this working paper reaches the conclusion that greater efforts to develop "green" tourism would be highly beneficial for facilitating rural development, environmental and cultural protection, gender equality, and export diversification in services. The most obvious current impediments are inadequate infrastructure, lack of investment and (typically election year) political conflict, but behind these factors appear to be a serious lack of stakeholder coordination, insufficient regulatory and administrative transparency and coherence, as well as some government reluctance to relinquish greater commercial autonomy in tourism to the private sector. This paper offers extensive analysis and some suggestions to help address the impediments, including the recommendation to create a Bangladesh Tourism Stakeholders Forum

Combating Acid Violence in Bangladesh, India and Cambodia

This Report is the first comprehensive, comparative study of acid violence that examines the underlying causes, its consequences, and the multiple barriers to justice for its victims. Acid attacks, like other forms of violence against women, are not random or natural phenomena. Rather, they are social phenomena deeply embedded in a gender order that has historically privileged patriarchal control over women and justified the use of violence to “keep women in their places.” Through an in-depth study of three countries, the authors of the Report argue that the due diligence standard can be a powerful tool for state and non-state actors to prevent and adequately respond to acid violence with the aim of combating it. In this respect, they identify key ways in which acid violence can be addressed by governments and corporations

Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Without General Anaesthesia- An Initial Experience in NICVD,

Objective: our initial experience with 15 patients operated on without general anesthesia is reviewed to explore the validity of our surgical strategy. Material and Methods: 15 males between 45-65 years underwent off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) with high thoracic epidural anesthesia (HTEA) between April to September 2006. Target vessels involved were the single vessel in 5, double vessel in 7 and triple vessel disease in 3 patients. CABG was performed through a median sternotomy in 13 patients and through limited access in 2 patients. Results: Among 15 patients, patients remain awake or were lightly sedated breathing spontaneously in 9 cases. In 3 patients pneumothorax was observed during surgical intervention. Average length of ICU stay was 1 day (range 1 to 2 days). In all cases, patients showed lack of treatable cardiac dysrhythmias and stabl