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Perceived Benefits and Challenges of Management Graduates of Far Western University towards the Entrepreneurship Intention 远西大学管理学毕业生对创业意向的感知利益与挑战

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58275

Hari Shankar Pant

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Inequality and Education: A Critical Analysis of Class Theories in the Present Context 不平等与教育:当代语境下阶级理论的批判性分析

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58270

Bhawan Singh Chalaune

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Deudā: A Verbal Art of the Subaltern deudi ā:次等人的语言艺术

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58333

Narendra Bahadur Air

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Bhuwo Nāch: A Multifaceted Ritual Performance of Sudurpaschim Bhuwo Nāch: Sudurpaschim的多面仪式表演

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58338

P. Joshi

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Transformation of Built Environment in Karnali and Far Western Himalayan Region of Nepal: A Case Study of Settlements of Chandannath and Martadi 尼泊尔卡纳利和远西喜马拉雅地区建筑环境的转型——以昌达纳特和玛塔迪聚落为例

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58329

M. Neupane, K. Bhatta

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Actuarial Profession and Factor Impacting on the Role of Partly Qualified Actuaries in Insurance Companies of Nepal 尼泊尔保险公司部分合格精算师的职业及影响因素

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58337

Om Prakash Bhatt

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Awareness of Consumer Rights on Marketing Practices in Kailali District of Nepal 尼泊尔Kailali地区消费者权利对营销行为的认识

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58271

Dhavindra Rawal

{"title":"Awareness of Consumer Rights on Marketing Practices in Kailali District of Nepal","authors":"Dhavindra Rawal","doi":"10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58271","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58271","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to examine the awareness status of consumer rights on marketing practices in Kailali district of Nepal. The empirical study depends on a convenience sample of 418 consumers in different locations of Kailali district with a structured questionnaire to measure consumer awareness regarding four consumer rights: Right to safety, right to be informed, right to choose and right to be heard, utilizing a five-point Likert scale for measurement. The overall findings show that the current consumers’ awareness towards marketing practices related to protection of consumer rights is medium favorable. There is significant difference among the gender, age group, occupation and educational level except location of the consumers related to the consumer awareness. In addition, consumer awareness leads to a rational buying behavior, critical thinking, right decision to purchase, improved life skills, increased self-confidence and safe from market exploitations. The outcomes of the study become important to consumers, consumer forum, business firms, government units and policy makers for understanding the current status of consumer rights with implications for better business practices issuing on policy making for consumer protection.","PeriodicalId":413365,"journal":{"name":"Far Western Review","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131312040","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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Awareness on Risk Factors and Warning Signs and Belief about Cancer among General Public in a Community of Biratnagar, Morang 莫朗比拉特纳格尔社区公众对癌症危险因素和警告信号的认识及信念

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58341

Roshani Gautam, Bhagwaty Kalikotay, Deepika Khadgi Maskey

{"title":"Awareness on Risk Factors and Warning Signs and Belief about Cancer among General Public in a Community of Biratnagar, Morang","authors":"Roshani Gautam, Bhagwaty Kalikotay, Deepika Khadgi Maskey","doi":"10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58341","url":null,"abstract":"Globally, cancer is the leading cause of death and increasing in trend in Nepal. Lack of awareness on cancer, particularly of its risk factors, possible signs and screening guidelines is the barrier for early detection of cancer. Myths and misconceptions related to cancer screening need to be tackled through public health education programs. Hence, this study aims to assess the awareness about cancer risk factors, warning signs, and beliefs about cancer in the general public. Descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted, and a total of 188 households in a community at Biratnagar-8, Morang were included by using the systematic random sampling. Sampling frame was designed using interval of 17 (Kh interval) to meet the sample size. Face to face interview was conducted to collect data within a 4- week period. Data was analyzed in IBM SPSS version 16, and descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean were calculated and are presented in tables. Out of the 188 study participants, more than half belonged to 20-35 years age group, with a mean age 45.9 years, and two-thirds (69.7%) were female. The majority (80.9%) of study participants had inadequate awareness on risk factors and warning signs of cancer. However, half of them believed that cancer can be diagnosed at early stages (49.5%) and preventable (46.8%). The study concluded that study participants had inadequate awareness on risk factors and warning signs of cancer. Therefore, there is an urgent need to focus for the development and implementation of public campaigns to increase awareness on cancer.","PeriodicalId":413365,"journal":{"name":"Far Western Review","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129496310","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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Statistically Left Outs and Socio-Historically Legitimized Groups in Nepal 尼泊尔统计上被忽略的群体和社会历史上被合法化的群体

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58335

Nathuram Chaudhary

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Teaching Large Classes: What Teachers Say and Do? 大班教学:老师怎么说怎么做?

Far Western Review Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.3126/fwr.v1i1.58273

Gambhir Bahadur Chand

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