848 research outputs found
Collective Participation of Water Users in Irrigation Management: A Case From Nepal
The study examines the factors associated with the process
of collective participation among the members of the water
users group (WUG)in irrigation management in one of the
government·managed irrigation projects in Nepal.
Two hundred randomly selected respondents from 40 WUGs
were interviewed on a pre-tested schedule. Additional insights
and data were derived from official records, direct
observation, informal interviews with officials and key
informant farmers.
Level of participation among the members of the WUGs as
measured by their involvement in group decision making in four
major tasks of irrigation management and actual resource
committed (labour, cash and material) for the maintenance of
tertiary structures were found to be relatively low. It was
found that the way the WUGS had been structured and its existing leadership pattern could in part be attributable to
this state-of-affair.
Three sets of factors namely situational, structural and
interaction process were included and their relationships with
the level of participation in irrigation management examined in
the study.
The findings of the study indicate that while each of the
three groups of factors has its own merit in explaining the
process of collective participation in irrigation management,
there was greater explanatory power when all three sets of
factors were combined and their relationships examined
Economic and financial returns of livestock agribusiness in high mountains of Nepal
Development partners and donor agencies often target programs and projects in poverty stricken and vulnerable regions around the world. However, there is paucity on economic and financial analysis of such investments. This study contributes to the literature by assessing financial internal rate of return (FIRR) and economic internal rate of return (EIRR) of livestock agribusiness, a vital component of ‘High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement’ (HIMALI) project supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from 2011 to 2018 in ten mountain districts of Nepal. The analysis employs a unique dataset on annual cost (investment, operation and labour) and revenue of 138 livestock agribusiness from 2013 to 2017. The study estimates the EIRR and FIRR of six important livestock species namely, goat, sheep, mountain goat known as chyangra, chauri (a cross-bred of yak and local hill cow), cattle and pig raised in high uplands of Nepal. The overall EIRR of livestock agribusiness is 15% with the highest EIRR observed for sheep (18%), followed by goat (16%), chauri (14%), chyangra (14%) and pig (12%) farm enterprises. By contrast, the overall FIRR of livestock agribusiness is just 12%. Sensitivity analysis shows that the livestock agribusiness is highly sensitive to changes in revenue and operation costs. Some of the major challenges identified are lack of veterinary services and capital to scale-up agribusiness, inadequate market linkages, and limited pastureland. Among livestock agribusiness, sheep, goat, chyangra, and chauri has a high potential in high mountains. The low FIRR indicates a high risk to agribusiness. The study therefore recommends local, provincial and federal governments to deliver reliable extension services, improve market access and provide financial support to ensure the financial sustainability of livestock enterprises in the most difficult and economically lagged region of the country
Understanding how children and young people with disabilities experience COVID-19 and humanitarian emergencies in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol
Introduction: People with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and
there is a need to understand the diversity of experience globally to plan and implement
responses. The experience of children and young people with disabilities is often overlooked as
research focuses on younger children or adults, and they are not often engaged in the design of
research methods to capture their experience. As part of a research project to develop
participatory methods with children and young people with disabilities in rural Nepal to research
their experience of COVID-19 (PARDAN), we sought to map the literature about experiences of
children and young people with disabilities in emergency and COVID-19 contexts, and describe
the methods used. This review will inform the development of our methods and will help identify
gaps in the literature. /
Methods: We will use Arksey and O’Malley’s (1) and Levac et al’s (2) framework to search for grey and
published literature. We will search Scopus, Web of Science, ASSIA, Jstor, Source, Google Scholar,
Academia.edu, Researchgate, and Google. We will also search websites of organisations working
in emergencies such as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), World Health
Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Humanity and Inclusion (HI), CBM
International, International Disability Alliance (IDA), Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), and
National Federation of the Disabled Nepal (NFDN). We will approach our advisory committee and
personal contacts in disabled persons organisations in the global south to help us locate
additional relevant grey literature. Predetermined inclusion
and exclusion criteria will be applied by five reviewers to determine study eligibility. Studies
published in English and Nepali and between May 2011 and May 2021 will be reviewed. Methods
and findings from literature will be extracted and a descriptive summary will be presented to an
advisory committee of disabled persons organisations in Nepal. /
Discussion: Through this review we will identify research gaps and develop implications of our findings which
will be presented in a webinar and in publications. The review will be an important resource for those seeking to conduct research about children and young people with disabilities and will
inform a global inclusive response to the pandemic which includes the perspectives of children
and young people
Soil Chemical Properties Under Conservation Agriculture and Cereal-Based Cropping System in Eastern Tarai of Nepal
Field experiments were conducted for four years (2014-2017) at five locations namely Salbani, Bhokraha, Simariya, Bhaluwa and Kaptanganj of Sunsari district to assess the changes in soil chemical properties under conservation agriculture (CA)-based practices in two cropping systems namely rice-kidney bean-maize at Salbani and rice-wheat at rest of the locations. In rice-wheat cropping system, there were four treatments: (1) conventional tillage (CT) for rice transplantation and subsequent wheat sowing, (2) conventional tillage rice transplantation followed by zero tillage (ZT) wheat, (3) unpuddled rice transplantation followed by zero tillage wheat, (4) zero tillage in both rice and wheat. Similarly, in rice-kidney bean-maize cropping system, there were four treatments; (1) conventional tillage for rice transplantation and sowing of both kidney bean and maize, (2) conventional tillage rice transplantation followed by zero tillage in both kidney bean and maize, (3) unpuddled rice transplantation followed by zero tillage in both kidney bean and maize, (4) zero tillage in all three crops. Soil samples were taken at initial and every year after rice harvest.The soil samples were analyzed for total nitrogen, available phosphorus, available potassium, pH and soil organic matter.Total nitrogen (N) showed a slightly decreasing trend in the first three years and showed a slight increase at the end of experiment under ZT in all locations. The total N under ZT changed from 0.12 to 0.13%, 0.05 to 0.06%, 0.10 to 0.12%, 0.11 to 0.08% and 0.09 to 0.13% in Salbani, Bhokraha, Simariya, Bhaluwa and Kaptanganj, respectively. All locations showed the positive values of available potassium; Salbani revealing considerable change of 64.3 to 78.5 mg/kg in CT while 68.4 to 73.3 mg/kg in ZT condition. The treatment where rice was transplanted in unpuddled condition and zero tilled to wheat, had a mean value of available phosphorus and potassium as 87.3 and 81.9 mg/kg respectively. Soil pH ranged from 4.8 to 7.1 in CT while it was 5.2 to 6.8 in ZT across the locations. The change in soil organic matter in CT of all locations except Salbani was narrower as compared to ZT
Subjective Quality of Vision Before and After Cataract Surgery
This article is made available in accordance with the publisher's public repositories policy.Objective To investigate the effect of cataract surgery on subjective quality of vision.
Methods The Quality of Vision (QoV) questionnaire (Italian translation) was completed before and 3 months after cataract surgery in 4 groups of patients recruited from September through December 2010: first eye with ocular comorbidity, first eye without ocular comorbidity, second eye with ocular comorbidity, and second eye without ocular comorbidity. The questionnaire measures 3 aspects of quality of vision: frequency, severity, and bothersome nature of symptoms. The Lens Opacities Classification System (LOCS) III was used for cataract grading. Friedman and Kruskal-Wallis H tests were performed to compare QoV scores within and between groups. Spearman rank correlations (rs) were calculated to investigate the correlation between LOCS III and QoV symptoms.
Results Two hundred twelve patients (mean [SD] age, 74.2 [8.7] years) were recruited, and 212 eyes were included in the study. Improvements in QoV scores were found in all 4 groups (P .05) differences among the 4 groups in the improvement in QoV scores or in the preoperative or postoperative scores. Blurred vision was correlated with posterior subcapsular cataract (rs = 0.420, P = .04).
Conclusions Cataract in one or both eyes causes a similar loss in subjective quality of vision, which is also irrespective of the presence of ocular comorbidity. Posterior subcapsular cataract causes the specific symptom “blurred vision.” Cataract surgery resulted in a large and comparable improvement in subjective quality of vision, regardless of ocular comorbidity and first or second eye surgery
Water rights, conflict and policy: Proceedings of a workshop held in Kathmandu, Nepal, January 22-24, 1996
IrrigationIrrigation managementWater rightsWater lawConflictFarmers' associations
Теоретичні основи безпосереднього народовладдя
Розглядаються
такі форми
безпосереднього
народовладдя,
як мітинги,
збори,
демонстрації.
Подано
пропозиції
щодо
удосконалення
чинного
законодавства,
яке регулює
проведення
зборів, мітингів, демонстрацій
в Україні.Рассматриваются
такие
формы
непосредственного
народовластия,
как митинги,
собрания,
демонстрации.
Поданы
предложения
по совершенствованию
действующего
законодательства,
регулирующего
проведение
собраний,
митингов,
демонстраций
в
Украине.Such forms of democracy as mass meeting, collections, demonstrations are examined in
this article. Insufficiency of set problem was emphasized. Suggestions are given concerning
current legislation improvement related to collections, mass meeting, demonstrations realization
in Ukraine
Price variation among different brands of anticancer medicines available in hospital pharmacies of Nepal.
Objective:To assess the variation in price among different brands of anticancer medicines available in hospital pharmacies at Nepalese cancer hospitals. Methods:The price of different brands of the same anticancer medicines available in the hospital pharmacies of two cancer hospitals was assessed. Prices of different dosage forms such as a single tablet, capsule and vial were calculated. The difference in the maximum and minimum price of the same drug manufactured by different pharmaceutical industries was determined, and the percentage variation in price was calculated. The prices of medicines (brands) were also compared with the price determined by the government where available. Results:Price variation was assessed for 31 anticancer medicines belonging to six broad categories. Prices were found to vary maximally among the following medicines, each belonging to separate categories: among alkylating agents, the price of temozolomide 100 mg capsule varied 308%; among antimetabolite agents, the price of pemetrexed 500 mg injection varied 134%; among hormonal drugs, the price of letrozole 2.5 mg tablet varied 200%; among antibody class, the price of trastuzumab 440 mg injection varied 73%; among natural products, the price of irinotecan 100 mg injection varied 590%; and among miscellaneous agents, the price of bortezomib 2 mg injection varied 241%. There was a significant difference in the mean MRP of the alkylating agents with the antimetabolites (p-value 0.006) and the monoclonal antibody (p-value <.001). Antimetabolites, natural products, hormonal therapy all had significant mean differences in their MRPs with the monoclonal antibodies. (p-value <.001) and the monoclonal antibodies had a significant mean difference in the MRP with the miscellaneous agents. (p-value <.001). Conclusions:There was a considerable variation in the price of different brands of anticancer medicines available in the Nepalese market. The Government of Nepal has regulated the prices of some medicines, including anticancer medicine. However, it is not enough as prices of the majority of anticancer medicines are still not regulated. Therefore, further strategies are needed to address the variation in the prices of anticancer medicines available in the Nepalese market
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