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Predictors of Forgiveness in Asian Female University Students
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)The present research re-examined the relationship between thinking styles (analytic and holistic) and willingness to forgive, and causal attribution as the mediator of the relationship. It also studied alternative ... -
Assessment of Risk Zone by Nuclear Explosions in Proposed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Bangladesh
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)Energy demand is significantly increasing in Bangladesh whereas the production to meet growing demands is very negligible. To meet energy need for economic development and modern lifestyles, the Bangladesh Govt. is going ... -
Flood Risk Assessment of the Proposed Nuclear Power- Plant in Bangladesh
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)To satisfy the increasing energy demand, Bangladesh has started building a nuclear power-plant. Before building a power-plant, environmental impact assessment of the location is very crucial. In a country like Bangladesh, ... -
Salman Rushdie: The Postcolonial and The Global
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)Salman Rushdie is a pioneer among postcolonial authors, whose novels enter the debates around postcolonial theories. My thesis is an analysis of Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children (1980) and The Ground Beneath Her Feet ... -
An Assessment of Ship Breaking Yard and Lead Generation on the Coastal Zone of Chittagong, Bangladesh
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)Ship breaking Industry is one of the most economically important and growing industries in the coastal regions of Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the 3rd leading Ship breaking industry in the world. However, ship breaking yards ... -
Sexual Harassment in Public Places of Afghanistan
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)Afghanistan has seen many changes in the political and social arenas as a consequence of different wars. Afghan women, in particular, are the most vulnerable citizens of Afghanistan as they experience gendered violence, ... -
Comparative Assessment of Cow Manure Vermicompost and NPK Fertilizer on the Growth of Zinnia (Zinnia Elegans) Plant
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)A pot experiment was carried out to explore the comparative effect of cow manure vermicompost and NPK fertilizer on the growth of Zinnia (Zinnia Elegans). An air dried sandy loam soil was mixed with three rates of ... -
Traditional Medicine Use during the Third Trimester of Pregnancy and Lower Birthweight in Rural Cambodia
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)Background: Prenatal use of traditional medicine (TM) is universal despite the inadequate evidence of its effectiveness of these therapeutic options. In Cambodia, most women prepare TM at the beginning of the 4th or 5th ... -
Effects of Money Supply on Investment Decision, Analysis of Bangladesh Economy
(Asian University for Women, Bangladesh, 2014)Investment is the part of optimal operating financing decision, and this verdict become more crucial when it is related to the uncertain capital or stock market and risky assets. Currently the money supply is very high ... -
Does the idea of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P) Re-conceptualize State Sovereignty?
(Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2014)The idea of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ (R2P) is an emerging norm aimed at protecting civilians from mass atrocities. The R2P principle recognizes ‘sovereignty as responsibility’ and obligates states to protect civilians ... -
Assessment of Mental Health condition of Tiger Widows
(Asian University for Women, 2019)In Sundarbans, many people fall prey to tiger attacks and lose their lives. The widows and widowers of the victims are stigmatized because of the villagers’ superstitions that the tiger attacks were somehow their faults. ... -
Understanding of Sexual Consent Among Youths in Bangladesh
(Asian University for Women, 2019)Sexual consent is a topic that impacts nearly everyone on a regular basis, while simultaneously not having enough open discussions. Questions of what exactly constitutes as consent differ from person to person, and from ... -
Sexual Harassment of Women in the Streets of Kabul, Afghanistan Asian University For women (AUW)
(Asian University for Women, 2019)Sexual harassment of women is one of the most pressing problems for women in Afghanistan. Many women in Afghanistan not only suffer from illiteracy, gender discrimination at work place and patriarchal oppression at home, ... -
The Collision of New Mothers and Perinatal Depression in Bhutan
(Asian University for Women, 2019)The main aim of the study was to bring perinatal depression into spotlight since most of the people in Bhutan are not aware of what perinatal depression is. We also found out through our literature review that there are ... -
Project Mayu: Understanding the reproductive health of Doya Women (Lhops) through an ethnographic exploration of their family planning practices.
(Asian University for Women, 2019)Project Mayu was a research project that focused on women in Doya, an indigenous community residing in Bhutan’s southern foothills of Samtse. The project aimed to understand the reproductive health of these Doya women ... -
Socio-economic Empowerment of Women through Apricot Farming in Hunza, Pakistan
(Asian University for Women, 2019)Hunza is an agrarian society where women are actively engaged in farming apart from looking after their homes and raising their children. Apricot farming has been practiced for here decades which women learn as a home ... -
SOCIETIAL ATTITUDES AND CHALLENGES FACED BY LGBT PEOPLE OF BHUTAN
(Asian University for Women, 2019)LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. This term describe people’s sexual orientation and gender identity. Officially the concept of LGBT in Bhutan started in early 2010 where not much research has been ... -
EFFECTS OF APPLICATION OF LHERZOLITE IN GROWTH OF SPINACIA OLERACEA L. AND SOIL MICROBES IN CADMIUM CONTAMINATED SOIL IN CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH
(Asian University for Women, Chittagaong, Bangladesh, 2015)Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals for both plants and animals. Generally, availability of Cd in agricultural soils causes suppression in plant growth by increasing the concentration of Cd in plant parts. ... -
The Impact of Returnee Migrant Women on the Social and Political Involvement of Women in Post-conflict Countries
(Asian University for Women, Chittagaong, Bangladesh, 2015)This paper attempts to quantitatively find an answer for the puzzle: why an increase in the number of returnee migrant/refugee women increases women’s social and political involvement in some post-conflict countries, but ... -
WOMEN AND POLITICS: Underrepresentation of Women in National Parliament in Developing States
(Asian University for Women, Chittagaong, Bangladesh, 2015)“Can a woman be a Prime Minister?” My answer would have been different if I had been asked this question 10 years ago. Generally women’s political behavior has received less attention, and women’s low representation in ...