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Item Dystopic Side of Science and Technology in Crichton's State of Fear(Central Department of English, 2019) Gnawali, RatnamaniThis research paper analyzes Michael Crichton’s novelState of Fearfrom the angles of utopian and dystopian possibilities of science and technology. The novel is an environmental techno-thriller that presents the dark side of science and technology and the predicamentof common human life that the truston science and technology hoping for autopian societycan turn tobean illusion.Scienceis in the control of few rich elites and scientists; giving raise to the possibility that in the quest for material power and personal gain, they can abuse it and create a chaotic, dystopic future instead. Morton is a main donor to National Environmental Resource Fund(NERF), which is committed to fight against global warming and climate change. But Nicolas Drake wants to amass more and more funds showing the horrible impacts of the climate change; for this, he abuses the fund financing it for ELF, an eco-terrorist group to create man-induced disasters worldwide.This paper emphasizes on the significance of dystopian fiction that there is a need of corrective measures that should be taken by the scientists, social elites and policy makers if they want to use science and technology for the betterment of the society rather than to abuse it for the fulfillment of their personal interests. Key Words:Utopia, dystopia, science and technology, terrorism, environment, global warming, climate changeItem Spatio.Temporal Variation of Fish Assemblage Structure in Dobhan Khola of Palpa District, Nepal(Central Department of Zoology, 2020) Ale, MinaThe present study deals with the spatio-temporal variation of the fish assemblage structure in Dobhan Khola, Palpa district. The fish samples were collected from different sampling stations by using cast net during autumn, winter and spring season. A total of 14 species of fishes belonging to 3 orders, 5 families and 10 genera were recorded from Bhutaha, Beure, Jhyangla and Dobhan. Among the collected fishes Cyprinidae (50%) was recorded to be the most dominant family and followed by Cobitidae (29%), Balitoridae (7%), Sisoridae (7%) and Channidae (7%) respectively. Garra rupecula was the most common fish species followed by Barilius bendelensis, Garra gotyla gotyla and Puntius terio. The highest Shannon-Weiner diversity index value was recorded at station D (2.43) and lowest at station A (2.19). The maximum Species richness was found at station D (3.04) while minimum at station A (2.28). The highest Shannon-Weiner diversity (2.49) and Species richness (2.87) were recorded during spring season (May). The lowest Shannon-Weiner diversity (2.39) and Species richness (2.53) were recorded during winter season (October).The environmental variables such as water temperature, dissolved oxygen, free carbon-dioxide and pH were correlated with the fish assemblage structure. Redundancy analysis (RDA) revealed a significant relationship between fish assemblage, seasons and environmental variables.