Kathmandu Valley
Morphological study on particulate matter of Kathmandu valley
... Air borne particulate matter (PM) depending on size, shape, concentration, and chemical composition can cause multitude of health issues. In this study, we report the morphological study of dust samples obtained from ...
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Risk Assessment of Land Subsidence in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Using Remote Sensing and GIS
... Hazard, in general can be defined as a phenomenon that has the potential to disrupt and damage people, property and their immediate environment. The hazard of land subsidence refers to the intensity and the probability ...
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Knowledge and practice on menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of selected slums in Kathmandu valley
... This study reveals that more than half of adolescent girls of selected slums in Kathmandu valley had inadequate knowledge regarding menstruation. Menstrual hygiene practice was good among a large proportion ...
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People's understanding about the earthquake risk: A case study of core settlements of Kathmandu valley
... of Kathmandu Valley is becoming vulnerable from the earthquake threat is due to low level of Knowledge and technical capabilities in the community for earthquake ...
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Factors associated with contraceptive use among sexually active Nepalese youths in the Kathmandu Valley
... gendered power relations influence knowledge of SRH and access to, and utilisation of, SRH services among youth in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. In this paper we present the cross-sectional household survey ...
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<p>Sexual harassment in public transportation among female student in Kathmandu valley</p>
... This study was undertaken in fi ve out of nine health science campuses in the Kathmandu valley from mid-June to the end of August, 2018. The study focuses only on the female (both married and unmarried) ...
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Establishing a reference rock site for the site effect study in and around the Kathmandu valley, Nepal
... the Kathmandu valley, ...the Kathmandu valley, whereas the others are rock ...around Kathmandu valley would be significantly underestimated in the frequency range from 4 to 10 Hz ...
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HIV awareness and safe sexual behaviors among female sex workers in Kathmandu valley of Nepal
... Purpose: Knowledge on HIV and safe sex practices are the main determinants for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS transmission. The aim of this study was to assess HIV awareness and safe sexual behavior among the ...
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Study of good pharmacy practice in community pharmacy of three districts of Kathmandu valley, Nepal
... Dispensing and prescription handling practice of Kathmandu valley districts were average. The studied showed some personnel working in the pharmacy opting to extract patient information from the ...
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Multifunctional Peri-Urban Agriculture and Local Food Access in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Review
... The Kathmandu Valley comprises about half the country’s urban population because of the presence of cumulative infrastructure ...the Kathmandu Valley where all the urban residents cannot ...
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WRF and WRF-Chem v3.5.1 simulations of meteorology and black carbon concentrations in the Kathmandu Valley
... In addition to the meteorology, also a good representation of the emissions is crucial in order to simulate air pollu- tants such as black carbon concentrations correctly. Using the state-of-the-art emission database ...
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Exploring the impact of urban growth on land surface temperature of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
... The study revealed high rate of urban growth in Kathmandu valley. The main drivers of such growth are high population influx and improper land use plan. As a result, productive agricultural land, open area ...
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Diurnal and Monthly Variation of Aerosol Optical Depth and Angstrom’s Parameters in Kathmandu Valley
... AOD in Kathmandu Valley have observed variation throughout the days of observation period. This variation is impacted by the changes in the meteorological parameters. The Angstorm’s parameters, α and β also ...
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Determination of Heavy metals in Street Dust from Different Types of Land Use of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
... Significant levels of heavy metals were observed in bulk as well as particle size fractions of all the five land uses. Enrichment factors revealed that the Kathmandu valley dust is contaminated with Cu and ...
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ASSESSMENT OF VEHICULAR EMISSIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN URBAN AREAS OF KATHMANDU VALLEY, NEPAL Ashim Ratna Bajracharya*
... Kathmandu valley (KV) ...Total valley emission is estimated from the fuel consumption data which is obtained by the share of Kathmandu valley out of National ...The Kathmandu ...
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Comparison of Pathogenic Bacteria in Water and Fecal-Source Samples in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Using High-Throughput DNA Microarray
... Citation: R Ghaju Shrestha, K Sawada, D Inoue, H Yoshinaga, B Malla, S Tan- dukar, D Bhandari, Y Tanaka, K Sei, J B Sherchand, E Haramoto. Comparison of Pathogenic Bacteria in Water and Fe- cal-Source Samples in the ...
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Sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men: a quantitative cross sectional study in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
... This study provides information about the sexual behaviors of the most at risk population – MSM in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The majority of respondents practice unsafe sexual behaviors which include ...
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Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cyclospora cayetanensis infections among people living in a slum area in Kathmandu valley, Nepal
... One of the water sources, tanker water, seemed to be associated with a higher prevalence of intestinal parasites including the coccidian parasites. Tanker water was not treated water; the infection rate of C. ...
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Why Low Adult Immunization? An inquiry into the case of Hepatitis B Vaccine in the Peri Urban Areas of Kathmandu Valley
... This study focuses on assessing the underlying factors responsible for low adult immunization in the peri-urban areas of Kathmandu Valley using the individual level information. We attempt to assess the ...
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Access to improved water and its relationship with diarrhoea in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: a cross-sectional study
... Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, is typical of areas in devel- oping countries where rapid urbanisation has ...this valley increased from 1 645 091 in 2001 to 2 510 788 in ...this valley, in 2003, ...
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