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An Optimization Model for the Hard Time Windows Vehicle Routing Problem with Moving Shipments at the Cross Dock Center 交叉码头中心移动货物硬时窗车辆路径问题的优化模型

Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7569

S. R. Gnanapragasam, W. Daundasekera, Mr S. R. Gnanapragasam

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Influence of Socio-Demographic Factors on Entrepreneurial Intentions Among Senior Secondary School Adolescents in Osogbo Local Government, Osun State, Nigeria 社会人口因素对尼日利亚奥松州奥索博地方政府高中青少年创业意向的影响

Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7548

Alebiosu Yejide Olulani, Odede Olaitan Adekemi

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Karmayoga Analysed through Spinoza’s Perspective on ‘Eternity’ and Bergson’s ‘Élan Vital’Karmayoga Analysed through Spinoza’s Perspective on ‘Eternity’ and Bergson’s ‘Élan Vital’

Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7599

S. Bhandari

{"title":"Karmayoga Analysed through Spinoza’s Perspective on ‘Eternity’ and Bergson’s ‘Élan Vital’Karmayoga Analysed through Spinoza’s Perspective on ‘Eternity’ and Bergson’s ‘Élan Vital’","authors":"S. Bhandari","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7599","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to unveil the dimensions of karmayoga on duty and action exposed in the Bhagavad Gita from the philosophical perspective of eternity postulated by Spinoza and the concept of élan vital (the vital force or impulse of life) propounded by Bergson. The karmayoga, the yoga of action, postulates the theory of niskama karma, the action that disregards the results. Likewise, it also advocates for renunciation in action: performing actions without being mentally attached to them leads one to an ideal stage because what one thinks becomes one’s will. If the doer performs actions with craving or desires, the purity of action manipulates itself. When the doer rises above these binding factors of action, the banalities of the mundane world become puny. Then one realizes that the creation dwells within, and attains liberation, attaining reality in the whole integrated form. The karmayoga paves the path for the welfare of living beings. This philosophy of action finds its vibrations in the philosophical tenets of Spinoza and Bergson. To explore these concepts, this study implements the qualitative approach to research and exploratory methods. Likewise, Spinoza’s perspective of eternity and Bergson’s élan vital have been applied as the major theoretical lens to unravel the underlying contents and themes of karmayoga. The study opens new perspectives to understand the concepts of the karmayoga from new standpoints.","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"96 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124673627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Move Analysis of Sri Lankan Legal Letters of Demand for Teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP) 斯里兰卡法律需求函对特殊用途英语教学的影响分析

Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7583

C. Kothalawala, Thamara Kothalawala, Sujeeva Sebastian Pereira

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Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7564

K. Piratheeban, Mr K. Piratheeban

{"title":"School-related Factors that Favoured Significant Achievements in the Science Subject at the G.C.E (O/L) 2020: A Contextual Analysis on the Kilinochchi District, Sri Lanka","authors":"K. Piratheeban, Mr K. Piratheeban","doi":"10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7564","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7564","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to investigate the school-related factors that favoured the students’ Science achievement in the Kilinochchi district at G.C.E (O/L) 2020. The research was conducted through contextual analysis. Quantitative method research design was adopted. The samples for questionnaire survey were selected through random sampling method and to build up the conceptual framework for this study, interviews were conducted with the samples for the interviews selected through purposive sampling technique. A questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. The data collected were analyzed using the descriptive analyzing techniques: Frequency, Percentage, and Garrett Ranking Technique. The findings of the study indicate that the most dominant factors favoring achievement in Science were the target-oriented work of teachers and the use of appropriate learning-materials with the contribution of supervision, both external and internal, being at 8th and 10th in the Garrett Ranks. Furthermore, the factors such as time spent with students, scientifically well-planned zonal activities, continuous examinations, remedial activities, and motivated teachers were identified as secondary factors. Despite Science being a skill-oriented subject, the influence of laboratory work was also not considerable, as indicated by its Garrett Rank of 9. It is recommended that Science education in Sri Lanka be enhanced by specifically identifying the factors that are conducive to the development of Science achievement by conducting similar ground-level studies in the other districts.","PeriodicalId":105560,"journal":{"name":"Ousl Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130775671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The Historiography of the Social, Environmental, Economic and Political Systems of Pesalai, A Village in the Mannar District, Sri Lanka: A Content Analysis 斯里兰卡马纳尔地区佩萨莱村社会、环境、经济和政治制度的史学研究:内容分析

Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7506

J. Gnanaseelan

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Syntheses of Au(III) and Au(I) Complexes of 3,4,5,6-Tetraphenyl-2,2´-bipyridine 3,4,5,6-四苯基-2,2′-联吡啶配合物Au(III)和Au(I)的合成

Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2023-09-07 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v18i1.7600

S. D. Perera

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Control of Anthracnose in Banana Cultivar Kolikuttu (Musa sp.) with Essential Oils and Bio-safe Fruit Coatings 香精油和生物安全果皮防治香蕉炭疽病的研究

Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v17i2.7562

P. H. I. Sanjeewani, K. Karunanayake, L. Jayakody, Y. Samithri

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Synthesis of Tricarbonyl Re(I) Complexes of N and P Donor Ligands 氮磷给体三羰基Re(I)配合物的合成

Ousl Journal Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v17i2.7578

S. D. Perera