Examining Extended DeLone and McLean Model for Online Public Grievance Redressal System of Nepal

K. C. Pramod,배득종 국제문화기술진흥원 2019 International Journal of Advanced Culture Technolo Vol.7 No.1

This paper is to explore the success factors of the online public grievance redressal system in the Nepal. It empirically tests the conceptual path model developed by DeLone and McLean which consists of six socialperception variables with regard to citizen's intention to use the system. The estimates from 577 respondentssupport all the 13 hypotheses generated from D&L model. People's attitude and social norms are the two mostimportant factors on the continuous usage of the system. It is suggested that the social factors are as muchimportant as technological aspects when it comes to the e-government implementation. It is also suggestedthat the government should pay more attention to human factors in upgrading the design and development ofe-grievance system in the foreseeable future.

SOCIAL RESILIENCY AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE CASE OF NEPAL EARTHQUAKE

( Pramod K C ),( Hyun Ok Lee ) 한국행정학회 2016 한국행정학회 학술발표논문집 Vol.2016 No.-

A great earthquake hit Nepal on April 25 2015, crossing many deaths, injuries and translated damage of $5 Billion dollars, which led its economy to push backward for 10 years. Having the immensity of disaster with increase of toll in human lives and financial costs, much research and policy remain focused on physical infrastructure- centered approaches to such events rather than community development. Recently, the literatures towards social resilience after the disaster have emerged subsequently but still lacks research in this part. The paper explores the importance of social resilience with its three dimensions for developing community and to have early recovery for solidarity economy to the effected people. Government organizations, humanitarian agencies and private organization has been disbursing heavily, realizing substantiation that it’s social, not physical who drive resilience. As disaster prone country Nepal; local people if provided adequate awareness, knowledge, skills by partnership among stakeholders (government, development agencies, and private sector) for social resilience they can be uplifted for betterment. This paper highlights the critical role of social resilience for early recovery and to boost the life of people towards solidarity economy through entrepreneurship, investment and networking. Following, definition on social resilience dimensions, disaster vulnerabilities and social capital are holistically viewed. To make the paper more reliable earthquake response cases are kept to see the recent progress in disaster effected area. The paper concludes with policy recommendations for government and non-governmental organizations for increasing social resilience and to strengthen the community for future preparedness to cope with bigger catastrophe.

Promoting Diversity in the Nepalese Public Sector

K. C. Pramod,Kim, Pan Suk(김판석) 한국아시아학회 2016 아시아연구 Vol.19 No.2

젠더와 인종, 종족과 민족, 신체와 정신장애 이슈는 다양성문제와 차별문제와 연관되어 많이 논의되어 왔다. 최근에는 전 세계적으로 성지향성과 관련된 정책이슈가 널리 부각되고 있다. 정부조직들은 사회변모와 인적자원구성의 변화를 점진적으로 수용하는 대처방법의 하나로 소수자 집단의 기본권 문제를 적절하고 공정하게 다루기 위한 차별금지법안을 제정 또는 개정해 나가고 있다. 따라서 오랜 기간 차별을 받아온 소수집단의 권리와 인권을 신장하기 위한 인적자원관리의 전략이 필요한 실정이다. 이러한 시대요구에 부응하는 조치로 네팔정부는, 오랫동안 소외되어왔으며 지금도 다수가 여전히 극심한 빈곤상태에서 살아가고 있는 소수자 집단의 권익을 보호하고자 2015년에 네팔의 헌법을 수정하였다. 그 결과의 하나로 성소수자의 권리와 인권이 신장될 전망이다. 헌법개정에 따른 후속조치로 네팔정부는 성소수자에 대한 고용개선과 차별해소를 추진중이다. 따라서 본 논문은 성소수자들이 처한 열악한 사회환경과 법적 시민권을 확보하기까지의 투쟁과정을 분석했다. 그리고 법으로 인정된 형식평등이 실질평등으로 나가기 위한 정책제안으로 네팔의 정부기관과 공공부문이 성소수자에게 일자리를 제공하는 고용기회의 확대와 고용창출의 새로운 모델이 될 것을 주문한다. Race and gender, ethnicity and disability are all social problems related to diversity. And sexual orientation is being raised as a hot issue around the world. Public sector organizations are very slow in adopting such changes as the law of anti-discrimination law enacted for addressing the alienation issues that many of minority groups face. The management of human resources needs some effective strategies to meet the rights of sexual minorities who have been excluded from society for a very long time. The sexual minorities of Nepal are not much different as an isolated group in that many of whom are living at or below the poverty line. The government policy for the law enforcement of anti-discrimination hence should be urgently carried out in order for them to enjoy their basic rights without bias. The Nepalese Constitution was amended in 2015, protecting the human rights substantial to sexual minorities. Through analyzing the current status of sexual minorities in Nepal, this paper proposes that the Nepalese public sector provides them fine jobs, whereby becoming a desirable model for the private sectors in creating a variety of work opportunities and employments for them.

Promoting Administrative Reform in Times of Political Transition in Nepal

K. C. Pramod(케이시 프라모드),Kim, Pan Suk(김판석) 한국아시아학회 2017 아시아연구 Vol.20 No.2

네팔의 민주화 운동은 네팔의 정치체제에 커다란 변화를 일으켰다. 공공부문의 행정문화 등이 아직 제대로 정착되지 않은 가운데, 네팔의 공무원제도는 과거의 전통과 복잡한 가치에 뿌리를 두고 있는 혼란스러운 정치체제 내에서 작동하고 있는 중이다. 범세계적으로 불기 시작한 세계화 바람 등이 네팔 공공부문의 책임성과 효과성 등에 영향을 끼치며 여러 질문을 제기하자 대중의 목소리가 커지게 되었다. 단일통합체제에서 연방체제로의 전환은 많은 기대와 도전을 초래하여, 네팔에서 광범위한 개혁열풍을 일으키고 있다. 그간 네팔 정부는 공공행정을 활성화하기 위한 여러 형태의 행정개혁위원회를 조직하여 운영해왔다. 하지만 정부 실패를 야기하는 정당의 부당한 간섭과 첨예한 이념적 논쟁 그리고 만연한 관료적 병리현상들로 인하여 행정개혁의 진정한 집행이 이뤄지지 못했고, 그 결과 기대하는 결실을 거두지 못했다. 따라서 이 논문은 민주화가 보장되기 시작한 1990년 이후와 여러 가지 구조적인 변화가 도입 된 2006년 이후의 네팔의 행정 개혁을 체계적으로 분석하고자 한다. Democratic movements have incurred significant changes to the political systemin Nepal, where the civil service has to work within a newpolitical systemrooted inmany diverse values to which the prevailing culture of the public sector is not accustomed. The transition froma unitary to federal systemwill certainly cause colossal reformto take place as it brings urgent and numerous challenges for reform, since globalization has made the public voicemore insistent in raising questions about accountability and the effectiveness of the public sector in Nepal. Although Nepal has had several administrative reformcommissions to strengthen public administration to date, the implementation of reformhas largely been neglected owing to the pervasive influence of political parties, ideological disputes, and bureaucratic pathologies that displayed increasing government failures. This paper thus explores administrative reformin Nepal after the assurance of democracy in 1990 and post-2006 after the introduction of structural changes.

다양한 농작업 환경 미세먼지 노출관련 농작업자 면역력 변화

Maharjan Anju(Maharjan Anju ),Acharya Manju(Acharya Manju ),DaEun Lee(DaEun Lee),K.C. Pramod Bahadur(K.C. Pramod Bahadur ),Kusma Sarina(Kusma Sarina ),Adhikari Manisha(Adhikari Manisha ),ChangYul Kim( 한국환경보건학회 2022 한국환경보건학회 학술대회 자료집 Vol.2022 No.5

생활환경 및 직업환경 노출 유해인자의 면역독성 평가 대체시험법 개발

Acharya Manju(Acharya Manju ),Maharjan Anju(Maharjan Anju ),Lee DaEun(DaEun Lee),K C Pramod(K C Pramod ),Kusma Sarina(Kusma Sarina ),Adhikari Manisha(Adhikari Manisha ),Kim ChangYul(ChangYul Kim),Kim 한국환경보건학회 2022 한국환경보건학회 학술대회 자료집 Vol.2022 No.5

Dietary Fatty Acids and Blood Cholesterol

K.C. Hayes,Pramod Khosla,Andrzej Pronczuk,Saralyn Lindsey 韓國營養學會 1991 Journal of Nutrition and Health Vol.24 No.4

Immunodysregulatory potentials of polyethylene or polytetrafluorethylene microplastics to mice subacutely exposed via intragastric intubation

Jo JiHun,Acharya Manju,K C Pramod Bahadur,Maharjan Anju,Lee DaEun,Gautam Ravi,Kwon Jung-Taek,Kim KilSoo,Kim ChangYul,Heo Yong,Kim HyoungAh 한국독성학회 2023 Toxicological Research Vol.39 No.3

Microplastics (MPs) have been recently recognized as posing a risk to human health. The adverse health effects of MP exposure have been recently reported, especially via the oral exposure route. The present study investigated whether subacute (4 week) exposure to polyethylene (PE) or polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE) MPs via gastric intubation caused immunotoxicity. Two different sizes of PE MPs (6.2 or 27.2 μm) and PTFE MPs (6.0 or 30.5 μm) were administered to 6-week-old mice of both sexes at 0 (corn oil vehicle control), 500, 1000, or 2000 mg/kg/day (n = 4/group). No significant differences were observed between groups in the major thymic or splenic immune cell populations, including thymic CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/ CD8+ T lymphocytes, and splenic helper T cells, cytotoxic T cells, and B cells. The ratio of interferon-gamma (IFNγ) to interleukin-4 (IL-4) in culture supernatants from polyclonally activated splenic mononuclear cells ex vivo (48 h) was dosedependently decreased in female mice that received small- and large-size PTFE MPs. The IFNγ/IL-4 ratio was also decreased in the female mice dosed with large-size PE MPs. The serum IgG2a/IgG1 ratio was dose-dependently increased in male and female animals dosed with small-size PE MPs, in female animals dosed with large-size PTFE MPs, and in male animals dosed with small-size PTFE MPs. The present study implies that immune functions could be affected in animals exposed to MPs via gastric intubation. These effects are dependent on MP size, MP dose, MP polymer type, and mouse sex. Further investigations with longer exposure periods could be necessary to more clearly define the immunotoxic effects of MPs.

Evaluation of the potential immunotoxicity in mice with single exposure to poplypropylene microplastics through intragastric intubation

Sarina Kusma,Manju Acharya,DaEun Lee,Pramod Bahadur K.C.,Anju Maharjan,Manisha Adhikari,JunHo Shin,YooRee Choi,Chang Yul Kim,Yong Heo 한국실험동물학회 2022 한국실험동물학회 학술발표대회 논문집 Vol.2022 No.7

Association of immunotoxicological indices with lung cancer biomarkers in poultry, grape, and rose farming workers

Maharjan Anju,Gautam Ravi,Acharya Manju,Jo JiHun,Lee DaEun,K C Pramod Bahadur,Lee Young-A,Kwon Jung-Taek,Kim HyoCher,Kim KyungRan,Kim ChangYul,Kim HyoungAh,Heo Yong 한국독성학회 2023 Toxicological Research Vol.39 No.4

Exposure to occupational hazards like dust, pesticides, diesel emission particles, or physical hazards in the agricultural sector is known to cause adverse health effects on farm workers. Our study aimed at addressing the association of immunomodulatory status with plasma levels of lung cancer biomarkers in farming population, attempting to recognition of vulnerable farming group. Blood samples from apparently healthy 51 chicken husbandry, 19 grape orchard, and 21 rose greenhouse workers were subjected to evaluate plasma levels of two representative lung cancer biomarkers, pro-gastrin releasing peptide (Pro-GRP) and cytokeratin fragment 19 (CYFRA 21-1). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from farmers were used for natural killer (NK) cell phenotyping and cytokines (interferon-gamma, IFN-γ and interleukin-13, IL-13) profiling in the culture supernatant. Compared to the rose greenhouse farmers, the grape orchard and chicken husbandry workers revealed a significantly upregulated plasma Pro-GRP and CYFRA 21-1 level. A low proportion of NK cells was observed among the female grape orchard workers and a lowered IFN- γ:IL-13 ratio was seen in the grape and chicken husbandry workers than the rose workers. Our findings imply that grape orchard and chicken husbandry workers have more disturbed immune homeostasis implicated with augmentation in the levels of lung cancer biomarkers than the rose greenhouse workers.