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Working capital management practices and earnings per share of manufacturing companies in Nepal
(Faculty of Management, 2026-02) Kushatha, Urusha; Keshar Singh Khati
The main objective of this study is to study what influence does the components of working capital like Current Ratio, Quick Ration, Inventory Turnover, Average Receivable Period and Average Payment Period has on Earnings Per Share. This study is done to examine the Working Capital Management practices and Earnings Per Share of manufacturing companies in Nepal. In this study, quantitative research design has been implemented using secondary data of eight NEPSE listed manufacturing companies for over a twelve-year period. The statistical tools like Descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and regression analysis has been used to analyze the influence of working capital management on Earnings Per Share of the companies.
The findings of correlation analysis imply that the companies which take longer time to pay the suppliers tend to have a higher Earnings Per Share. Hence, Average Payment Period show a significant impact on EPS. The results of regression show that Average Receivable Period and Average Payment Period are the only variables that has significant impact on Earnings Per Share amongst all variables.
The overall findings of the study show that if the management of components of working capital is efficient the Earnings Per Share of the company is enhanced. The study recommends that managers focus optimizing the working capital cycle especially by reducing inventory holding period and improving receivables collection efficiency to strengthen firm value.
Kumbha Mela as Assemblage: A Performative Study of Rajeev Gautam’s Sprits of Moksha
(2026) Neupane, Bharat; Shiva Rijal
The main claim of this thesis is that territorialization and deterritorialization
allow the Kumbha Mela to adapt to changing social, political, cultural, and technical
conditions while maintaining its customs. The Kumbha Mela is a living assemblage
of people, places, ceremonies, physical artifacts, institutions, and communications
that takes place throughout India. Drawing on assemblage theory as articulated by
Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari and Manuel DeLanda, and performance theories
proposed by Victor Turner, Catherine Bell and Richard Schechner, this thesis
explores the interaction among pilgrims, ascetics, sacred waterways, ritualistic
customs, mythic stories and media technologies in the formation of a transient yet
potent sacred space.
The purpose of this dissertation is to critically analyze the documentary Spirit
of Moksha directed by Rajeev Gautam. The representation of the Kumbha Mela in the
documentary film will be the focus of the thesis. The documentary shows the festival
as a global spiritual quest, but leaves out the political, economic, environmental or
institutional components of the event. According to recent study, the documentary is
beneficial in creating and promoting religious experiences for audiences around the
world. It provides a framework for analyzing performative assemblage in big
religious gatherings by integrating assemblage theory and performance studies. The
interaction of physical entities, places, rituals, technological development, institutions
and symbolic activities produces sacred experiences.
Exploring the bacterial communities in the soils suppressive to Fusarium wilt of banana Tropical Race 4
(2026) Pandey, Basanta; Pramod Poudel
Banana is one of the most traded agricultural commodities globally. With the discovery of Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) also known as Panama wilt caused by a soilborne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubesne (Foc), it has raised concern for the future of banana industry globally. Among all the races of Foc, Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is considered to be more devastating. The pathogen has been spread globally and the discovery of disease in major banana growing districts of Nepal such as Nawalparasi (West), Kailali and Chitwan, has raised a threat upon Nepali banana industry. With no effective control methods developed so far, researchers are looking for the robust biological management for the disease. In this study, four different soil types were used to evaluate the natural suppressive potential of the soils. Soils from various ecosystem such as virgin land, healthy banana field, diseased field and the autoclaved sterilized soils were used to evaluate their suppressiveness for FWB in greenhouse. The banana plants grown on virgin soil showed significantly the least disease revealed by area under disease progress curve and disease severity index which was 12.83±17.38 and 16.67±12.91 respectively for the first trial and 10.5±15.8 and 25±15.81 respectively for the second trial as compared to sterile soil which showed 78.17±54.39 and 75±38.73 respectively for the first trial and 100.91±52.63 and 87.5±20.91 respectively for the second trial. These different soils were then subjected for DNA extraction after which they were proceeded for 16S amplicon sequencing. From the results, it was observed that the virgin soil had balanced distribution of key antagonistic phyla such as Proteobacteria (30%), Firmicutes (15.23%), Actinobacteria (13.71%) and Acidobacteria (12.53%) and which contributed to the suppressiveness nature of virgin soil against the pathogen. The findings suggest the potential usage of bacteria belonging to these phyla for the control and management of TR4 in consortium. The results further clarify the role of native soil microbiomes in the management of soilborne pathogens such as Foc TR4 for sustainable food production.