Development of Earthquake Emergency Response Plan for Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal

Pandey, Bishnu; Ventura, Carlos E.; Moser, Terry

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“…Actinobacteria are Gram-positive, free-living saprophytes found predominantly in soils (Kavitha and Vijayalakshmi, 2007;Mohan and Vijayakumar 2008), and many of these have been identified as possible heavy metal bioremediators. Because of their filamentous nature, actinobacteria are considered as an intermediate group between bacteria and fungi (Pandey, 2004). Their metabolic diversity, particular growth characteristics, mycelial form, and relatively rapid ability to colonize selective substrates, make them well-suited for use as agents for bioremediation of inorganic and organic compounds.…”

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Indigenous microorganisms as potential bioremediators for environments contaminated with heavy metals

Colin

Villegas

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2012

International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation

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Indigenous microorganisms as potential bioremediators for environments contaminated with heavy metals

Colin

Villegas

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2012

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“…Te overall prevalence of trematode cercariae infections in snails at 19.87% is higher than that reported by Baldwin et al [59] in the Omo Gibe riverbanks in Ethiopia (3.6%), Devkota et al [60] and Pandey [61] in Chitwan (3.5%) and Kavre (1.7%) districts in Nepal, Ngonseu et al [62] in intermediate hosts of schistosomes in Cameroon (0.08%), and Steinauer et al [63] in Lake Victoria (1.04%). However, Olkeba et al [52] reported a higher prevalence in the Rift Valley lake (30.5%).…”

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Abundance, Distribution, and Diversity of Freshwater Snail and Prevalences of Their Infection by Cercaria of Fasciola gigantica and Schistosoma spp at Mayo-Vreck River, Far North Region of Cameroon

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Eteme Enama,

Kalmobe

et al. 2023

Journal of Tropical Medicine

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Malacological and parasitological studies were conducted from April 2020 to March 2021 to determine the abundance and distribution of molluscs and cercariae of Schistosoma spp and Fasciola gigantica. Collected molluscs are exposed to strong light to induce cercarial release. Mollusc densities were higher at station 1 (Gamak) than in station 8 (Patakai), with Bellamya unicolor and Biomphalaria pfeifferi more abundant and Bulinus truncatus, B. tropicus, and B. globosus less abundant. The overall prevalence of cercariae (19.87%) is higher in station 3 (Yaye orchard), station 9 (Gougni), station 4 (Madiogo), station 5 (Madiogo pasture), and station 6 (Ziam 3). It varies significantly between 15.76% in station 8 and 25.77% in station 3, between 8.48% in B. truncatus and 25.53% in B. globosus, and between 19.27% for cercariae of Schistosoma spp and 21.60% for those of F. gigantica. Cercarial emissions in L. natalensis and B. pfeifferi were higher in hot and cold dry seasons; on the other hand, cercarial emissions in B. globosus were higher in hot dry seasons (31.48%) and rainy seasons (23.38%). Emissions of cercariae from S. haematobium are related to areas of human activity and defecation, while those of F. gigantica in L. natalensis, Schistosoma haematobium in B. tropicus, and S. mansoni in B. pfeifferi are related to grazing areas. Mayo-Vreck is a site that favors the endemicity of fascioliasis and human schistosomiasis.

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“…Nepal has been receiving foreign aid and technical assistance in health sector development, and that of other sectors, as noted above, since the early 1950s, at the time of gaining its first multiparty democracy [1–5]. It began by receiving foreign aid from neighbouring countries in Asia: namely India and China.…”

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New forms of development: branding innovative ideas and bidding for foreign aid in the maternal and child health service in Nepal

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BackgroundNepal has been receiving foreign aid since the early 1950s. Currently, the country’s health care system is heavily dependent on aid, even for the provision of basic health services to its people. Globally, the mechanism for the dispersal of foreign aid is becoming increasingly complex. Numerous stakeholders are involved at various levels: donors, intermediary organisations, project-implementing partners and the beneficiaries, engaging not only in Nepal but also globally. To illustrate how branding and bidding occurs, and to discuss how this process has become increasingly vital in securing foreign aid to run MCH activities in Nepal.MethodThis paper is based on a qualitative study. The data collection method includes Key Informant Interviews, the review of relevant policy documents and secondary data, and finally field observation visits to four maternal and child health (MCH) projects, currently funded by foreign aid. Through these methods we planned to gain a comprehensive understanding of the aid dispersing mechanism, and the aid-securing strategies, used by organisations seeking funds to provide MCH services in Nepal.ResultsStudy findings suggest that foreign aid for the provision of MCH services in Nepal is channeled increasingly to its beneficiaries, not through the Government system, but rather via various intermediary organisations, employing branding and bidding processes. These organisations adapt commercial models, seeking to justify their ‘cost-effectiveness’. They argue that they are ‘yielding good value for money’, with short-term target oriented projects. This ethos is evident throughout the aid dispersing chain. Organisations use innovative ideas and intervention packages, branded internationally and nationally, and employ the appropriate language of commerce in their bid to secure funds. The paper raises an important question as to whether the current mechanisms of channeling foreign aid in the MCH sector, via intermediary organisations, can actually be cost-effective, given the complex bureaucratic processes involved.ConclusionsThe study findings are very important, for Nepal’s development in particular, and for international development in general. The paper concludes by recommending strongly that foreign aid should concentrate on supporting and strengthening the national government system. Complex bureaucratic process must be minimised and streamlined in order to provide quality care to the beneficiaries.

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Development of Earthquake Emergency Response Plan for Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal

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Indigenous microorganisms as potential bioremediators for environments contaminated with heavy metals

Indigenous microorganisms as potential bioremediators for environments contaminated with heavy metals

Abundance, Distribution, and Diversity of Freshwater Snail and Prevalences of Their Infection by Cercaria of Fasciola gigantica and Schistosoma spp at Mayo-Vreck River, Far North Region of Cameroon

New forms of development: branding innovative ideas and bidding for foreign aid in the maternal and child health service in Nepal

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