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Knowledge and Perception of menstruation and menstrual hygiene among male and female of Nepal
(AUW, 2022-05)Background: Menstruation is the most significant physical transition that girls go through during puberty. It is a process in which the uterus sheds blood and tissues through vagina every month which typically lasts 2 ... -
A spatiotemporal analysis of land use and land coverage changes caused by shipwrecking activities: Using GIS to compare the expansion of Alang and Sitakundu shipwrecking yards between 2010 and 2021
(AUW, 2022)Shipbreaking which was previously run by industrialized nations had emerged as one of the leading industries in Bangladesh and India due to the high demand for recyclable and reusable materials, as well as the availability ... -
Financial Inclusivity for Women in Bangladesh
(AUW, 2022)This research sought to the aspect of Bangladesh's financial inclusion and the role of education and socioeconomic level in strengthening women's financial participation. It has been discovered that Bangladesh's strategy ... -
Electronic Gadget Use and its Impact on Academic Performance, Eating Habits and Quality Sleep among School Children in Thimphu, Bhutan: A Cross-Sectional Study
(AUW, 2022)Background: Technological gadgets are becoming popular in the nooks of the world and it has become a necessity for many people including children. Most children frequently use gadgets in settings where learning occurs ... -
Influence of a first-born child’s gender over mother’s bargaining power and household status
(AUW, 2022)Due to the prevalence of patriarchy in Bangladesh many families do not give women the equal decision-making rights as their husbands. Many studies have found that a woman’s bargaining power in the household is greatly ... -
Treated wastewater assessment of textile dyeing industries in Gazipur, Bangladesh
(AUW, 2022)Over the last several decades, the textile industry has grown to constitute a significant element of Bangladesh's economy. Many of the textile or garment industries are situated in Gazipur and many of them are dyeing ... -
Recruitment Practices and Precarious Working Circumstances of migrant women in the Readymade Garments of Bangladesh.
(AUW, 2022-08)This paper focuses on the recruitment process and the poor working conditions of the RMG sector of Bangladesh. To address the issues this paper discussed about the contribution of the female migrant workers to the growth ... -
Environmental Assessment of Household greywater in Chattogram City, Bangladesh
(AUW, 2021-05)Untreated greywater which negatively impacts our environment are directly discharged. This greywater have a huge potential in terms of treatment and reuse unlike the traditional wastewater which needs large-scale centralized ... -
Impact of Shrimp cultivation on mangrove forest of Bangladesh
(AUW, 2021-04)Mangroves are known for its environmental services that it provides for protecting the coastlines from erosion and inundation. The mangrove forest happens to fall near the sea surface which makes it vulnerable from the ... -
The Worth of Housewives’ Time: A Micro-level Analysis in Chattogram, Bangladesh
(AUW, 2021-05)The economic value of unpaid labour is undetermined even if it is an important indicator of economic development. The complex set of practices by housewives, and the time invested in household chores does not have any ... -
Evaluation of Ecotourism Initiatives in Bangladesh Using the Sitakunda Botanical Garden and Ecopark as a Case Study: Application of GIS and Formulation of a Conceptual Framework
(AUW, 2021)Ecotourism is increasingly being viewed as a tool that induces sustainable development. Bangladesh has huge potential for ecotourism due to it hosting several world-famous natural heritages, but ecotourism is not properly ... -
The Role of Indigenous Knowledge, Practices and Beliefs in Protecting the Environment: The Case of Paniya Community of Kerala
(AUW, 2021-05)The Anthropocene has seen human beings as a major driver of change and the planet is reaching tipping points. It is vital to protect our natural environments to reduce the rate of this environmental change. The main ... -
Psychological effects of domestic violence and mental health policy for children
(AUW, 2021-05)Domestic violence has been a prevalent issue all over the world. In a household where domestic violence is chronic, aside from the victim, the children from the violent household due to exposure to violence might influence ... -
Food Waste Management Systems in Boarding Schools: An exploratory study in Bhutan
(AUW, 2020-04)Boarding schools consist of students who spend their day and night in the boarding schools which raises the amount of food waste produced which is one of the rising concerns at the moment. With an increasing number of ... -
Well-Water Quality and its Risk Analysis (WQRA) in the Flood Affected Areas of Kerala, India
(2020-04)This research addresses the decline of well water-quality and its impact on human health after the 2019 massive flood havoc in Kerala. The research was carried out in the six villages of Kozhikode and Wayanad districts. ... -
Drinking Water Security Challenges in Rohingya Refugee Camps of Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh
(AUW, 2020-04)Since August 2017, more than 600,000 Rohingyas fled the brutal ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and seek refuge in Bangladesh. The massive scale influx and resource constraint led to a major humanitarian crisis surpassing the ... -
Study of Human-Elephant (Elephas maximus) Conflict in Host Community and Rohingya Refugee Camps of Cox's Bazar and Mitigation Methods
(AUW, 2020-04)Human-Elephant conflict has been an ongoing problem in Bangladesh. However, due to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Cox’s Bazar, the situation has become more complicated. Mass deforestation in that area for building camps ... -
Similarities between Platonic and Buddhist Concepts of the Soul, Reincarnation, and Knowledge
(AUW, 2020-04)The paper aims to examine similarities between Platonic and Buddhist philosophy in the concepts of soul, reincarnation, and knowledge. While there are no historical interconnections between the two ancient civilizations ... -
Climate-Induced Rural-Urban Migration: A Case Study on Rickshaw-Pullers in Chittagong City
(AUW, 2020-05)Climate-induced rural-urban migration is a growing concern for Bangladesh. In most cases, people being affected by climate change related problems migrate to the two largest cities, Dhaka and Chittagong, leading to one ...