Browsing Class of 2018 by Title
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ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS ON THE PLANT DIVERSITY IN WETLANDS OF PHOBJI AND GANGTEY, BHUTAN
(AUW, 2018-12)Plant diversity in the wetlands of Phobji and Gantey represents an important aspect of the overall wetland ecosystem. However, over the years, the increasing trend in population has initiated the building of many ... -
Assessing the Prevalence and Impact of Domestic Violence on Mental Health: Urban Health Survey 2006
(AUW, 2018-04)Introduction: Domestic violence, often referred as intimate partner violence, is an emerging public health concern, which contributes to the mortality and morbidity of women worldwide and has adverse impacts on both ... -
Association between Eating Disorders and History of Having Feeding Problems in Adolescence
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: Eating disorders is a common disorder in adolescence. Community studies that used dimensional measures in youths have also shown prevalence of disordered eating behaviors is from 14% to 22% [1]. Participants ... -
Association between Physical Activity and Body Fat Measurement in Female University Students: A Cross Sectional Study in Asian University for Women
(AUW, 2018-04)Background Obesity is a growing health problem in Asian countries and worldwide. Obesity is associated with chronic health consequences like cardiovascular diseases. One of the risk factors thought to be associated with ... -
Awareness of obstetric complications during pregnancy among women of childbearing age in Pakistan
(AUW, 2018-04)Objective: To assess the awareness level and determinants of obstetric complications during pregnancy among women aged 18 years and older in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Method: A descriptive cross sectional study of ... -
Calculating the Carbon Footprint of Asian University for Women– aUniversity Located in an Asian Developing Country
(Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018)Many of our day-to-day activities emitgreenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The impacts on the environment of an organization, product or person can be measured by calculating the carbon footprint. This study attempts to ... -
Cyberbullying Detection in Social Media Using Supervised Machine Learning Techniques
(Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018)With the increasing use of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, more and more people are connecting with each other throughout the world. People use these social media platforms to express their ... -
CYBERBULLYING VICTIMIZATION, COPING STRATEGIES AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AMONG VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
(AUW, 2018)Background: Cyberbullying is a new public health issue emerging recently and rapidly due to the development of the electronic media. Objectives: This study aimed to study the association between coping strategies and ... -
EFFECT OF Zn (NO3)2 CONCENTRATION ON THE ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTY OF ALOE-VERA, CUMIN SEED AND GARLIC
(Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018)Antioxidants from organic compounds can reverse the adverse effect of skin aging by reacting with the free oxygen radical formed during the process of skin aging. This property of antioxidants has contributed in their ... -
Extraction and Purification of Alpha Amylase from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Identification of the Strain by 16s rRNA Gene Sequencing
(Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018)In the present study, alpha amylase was produced from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in optimized condition by submerged fermentation technique. Biochemical tests were performed to identify the bacteria. The enzyme was ... -
Factors Associated with Non-Adherence to Recommended Lifestyle Modification among Young Adults and Older Adults Diagnosed with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: Diabetes occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. The prevalence of diabetes is growing faster among not only the older ... -
Family Planning Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among the Married Women and Men in Gilgit, Pakistan
(AUW, 2018-04)This paper presents the findings of a cross sectional qualitative assessment, aimed at exploring knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding family planning in two Districts of Gilgit, Pakistan and also assess the ... -
Health Outcomes among Roadside Shopkeepers using Face Mask
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: Air pollution is considered to be one of the most prominent environmental pollution mostly seen in industrialized towns and mega/urban cities. Hazardous compounds due to the degrading quality of air results ... -
Impacts of Climate Change Induced Salinity Intrusion on Nitrogen Fixing Microbial Community of Sesbania bispinosa and Histo-Architecture Changes of Eichhornia crassipes and Enydra fluctuans tissues
(Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018)The salinity intrusion due to the effect of global climate change is a major concern in the coastal regions of the world. It has severe effect of making surface-water and ground-water saline which hampers the ecosystems ... -
Impacts of Climate Change Induced Salinity Intrusion on Physiological Parameters of Some Aquatic Hydrophytes
(Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2018)Changing temperature, precipitation regimes, sea-level rise- all of these are associated with the global phenomenon; climate change. An inevitable consequence of this global phenomenon is salinity intrusion which is the ... -
Knowledge, Attitudes, Preferences and Utilization of Contraceptive Methods in Thimphu, Bhutan.
(AUW, 2018-04)Background: Studies report that the economic development and family planning is central to gender equality and women’s empowerment, and it is a key factor in reducing poverty. Objective: This study aims to find the ... -
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN OF AGE 18-35 MONTHS IN THIMPHU, BHUTAN
(AUW, 2018-04)Purpose: My objective to do this research was to see the vocabulary development of children of age 18-35 months in Thimphu, Bhutan by using Language Development Survey and compare with U.S with respect to: Effect of ... -
Lexicon Development in Bengali: A Cross- Linguistic Comparison using the Language Development Survey
(AUW, 2018-04)Language Development Delay is one of the significant development problems in children. When children do not reach the specific milestones of language development for their age, they are classified as slow talkers. For ... -
Maternal Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Infant and Young Feeding Practices and Its Impact on Growth of Babies Aged 6-24 Months: A Cross- sectional study from Jaffna District of Sri Lanka
(AUW, 2018)Background: Appropriate nutrition intake during first two years will reduce child mortality and morbidity rate and minimizes the risk of incidence of adult age diseases. Inappropriate feeding practices pose major negative ... -
Prevalence of menstrual knowledge, hygiene management practices and school absenteeism: a cross sectional study of adolescent girls in Dagana district, Bhutan
(AUW, 2018)Background Menstruation is a normal biological process however it is associated with social misconceptions and mal practices leading to adverse health outcomes. Good management of menstruation is essential but many women ...