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Item Diversity and Habitat Association of Avifauna in Someshwor Range of Madi, Chitwan, Nepal(Department of Zoology, 2015) Thapa, BishnuThis study was carried out in and around Someshwor range Forest of Madi, Chitwan, Nepal with the objective of investigating the Avifaunal Seasonal Diversity and its association with vegetation structure. To facilitate the research objective, forest range were categorized into two different belts i.e. lower and upper belt on the basis of altitude. Bird surveys were conducted in two different seasons of a single year from January to June of 2014. For the survey, point count method was used for bird sampling on each 50m altitude difference. Human trail were taken as reference line for the plot setup and size of the Plots were of 50 m radius and vegetation character such as DBH, Basal area and tree diversity was measured from the same sampling plots where birds sampling were done. All the data were analyzed by using SPSS-17.0 software. Altogether, 101 bird species belonging to 11 orders and 32 families were recorded. Among them 65 bird species were resident, 22 species winter migrants and 14 species summer migrants. The highest number of species which was 59 was represented by the order Passeriformes. I found significant difference (P-value= 0.674, df = 1, χ2 =1.134) in species richness of birds between two different seasons. The species richness was higher in winter season and lowest in summer season. Easy availability of food, suitable climate, increased vegetation and flowering of plant in winter attracted large number of birds in winter. One way ANOVA revealed that there was a significant difference (F = 5.46, df= 1, P < 0.05) in bird species richness among the two different belt of the forest. The species richness was higher in Lower belt than the upper belt. Different Factors like availability of food and disturbances, elevation, heterogeneity and edge effect were the important factor for occurrence and distribution pattern of birds in different belts in the study area.Sharp effect of altitude variation was seen on the species richness and population of bird species. Tree species diversity and density were found more on lower belt but tree DBH and Basal area were found more on upper belt. The correlation between avian diversity parameters and vegetation structure revealed that Bird species richness was significantly positively correlated with tree species diversity (r = 0.69) and tree density (r = 0.71) but Negative correlation was found between bird species richness and tree DBH (r= -0.539).Habitat disturbances, forest fire, overfishing, Use of pesticides by the farmers near the forest, Hunting and rearing, lack of awareness education were the major threats to the avian community. Further research should be conducted to find out more interesting relation between birds and its habitats throughout the Someshwor range.Item Narrativization of Psychological Trauma in Don DeLillo’s Falling Man(Department of English, 2016) Thapa, BishnuThe research paper focuses on the personal trauma which is brought by September 11 terrorists’ attack. The text represents the psychic disorder and troubled life through the portrayal ofcharacters and their way of coping with the situation through the process of acting out and working through. In order to prove the research paper, the ideas of Dominick LaCapra, Kali Tal and Cathy Caruth are used as the theoretical tools. The significance of the study is to show how the particular incident affects the psychology of the characters and how they try to cope with the situation. Hence, the research concludes how the survivors act out to forget the traumatic situation through different creative works.Item Teachers' Percpetion towards Tasks Given in The Textbook New Generation English(Central department of English Education, 2012) Thapa, BishnuThe research entitled "Teachers' Perception towards the Use of Tasks Given in the Textbook "New Generation English" attempts to find out the teachers' perception towards the use of tasks given in the textbook. For this purpose, the researcher collected data from the teachers teaching at different colleges of Kathmandu district by distributing a set of questionnaire. The total number of teachers were 40, where 20 teachers were selected from government-aided colleges and 20 teachers were selected from private colleges. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed and interpreted to explore their perceptions towards the use of tasks given in the course book English for New Generation. According to the data collected from the respondents, teachers were familiar with the tasks given in the course. Similarly, they also opined that teachers' training is necessary to make effective use of tasks in teaching English in the context of Nepal. They also viewed that different factors like large class, untrained teachers, limited teaching materials, lack of library facilities, English as an academic barrier affect in the use of tasks in the classroom. This thesis consists of four chapters. Chapter one consists of general background, review of related literature, objectives, significance of the study, review of related literature and some definitions of the specific terms. In the same way chapter two deals with the methodology of the study. It encompasses the sources of data, population of the study, sampling procedure, tools for data collection and limitations of the study. Chapter three is concerned with the analysis and interpretation of the collected data. The data were tabulated and analyzed on the basis of collected information. Chapter four consists of the major findings and recommendation made after the analysis of the data which follows references and appendices.Item Women's Participation in Tourism: A Study of Female Trekking Guides in Pokhara(Department of Anthropology, 2010) Thapa, BishnuNot Available