Brac University Journal: Recent submissions
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Enhancing learners' English language proficiency through service learning : an investigation on BRAC University perspective
(BRAC University, 2012)Service Learning concept shows the positive impacts on the active engagement of English language teachers as well as learners in creating appropriate scope for making a learning community both inside and outside the ... -
A comparative study on dispersivity of Arsenic among Surma, Sari and Volaganj sand
(BRAC University, 2011)Transport mechanism of Arsenic (As) through the Surma, Sari and Volaganj sand is the prime concern of this study. Three column leaching tests were performed to find the dispersivity property of As. Numerous physical ... -
Use of Mustard oil as an alternative and renewable substitute of Fossil diesel
(BRAC University, 2011)Energy is the prerequisite for modern civilization. Fossil fuel is still the main source of energy. But the endless consumption of fossil fuel has brought its reserve about to an end. As a result, fuel prices are growing ... -
Unplanned urbanization and hill cutting: a study on environmental change in sylhet
(BRAC University, 2011)Bangladesh is a developing country having diversified environmental issues especially in the city area. The present study was conducted in Sylhet City Corporation; one of the rapidly developing urban areas in the ... -
Estimating money demand function of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2011)Although money demand equations have been estimated for many western countries, yet only recently many researchers have investigated the demand for money in mixed economies like Bangladesh. Co-integration technique is ... -
Mathematical modeling of health service utilization data using multiple logistic regression
(BRAC University, 2011)Many women in Nepal experience life threatening complications during pregnancy and child birth. Place of delivery is an important aspect of maternal health services. By delivery at a health institution, women receive ... -
Same old, same old: from boring to creative presentation
(BRAC University, 2011)This study compares attitudes of tertiary-level students in Australia and Bangladesh towards the use of technology in lectures and seminars. Students were shown audiovisual recordings of two seminars. The content and ... -
Predicting labour unrest though the lenses of theory of planned behevior : cases from BEPZA
(BRAC University, 2010)Industrial dispute has been touted as a major constraint in the economy of Bangladesh. While poor management and inadequate institutional factors were widely blamed for the high propensity of industrial dispute, formation ... -
Application of sensitivity analysis in self purification of the Surma River , Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2010)The rivers which flow through a city show an appreciable decline in water quality but they are often difficult to specify the exact cause of deterioration. Also the treatment of pollution of river is very troublesome. This ... -
Transformation of spatial pattern and declining of social capital in Dhaka city , Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2010)In human settlement, there is a strong link between spatial quality and societal values. A space has two facts: physical phenomenon and a mental arena. Both of them are influenced by the social process (Sheikh, 2006). ... -
The notion of women as bearers of culture in Monica Ali's Brick Lane
(BRAC University, 2010)Alistair Cormack (2006) describes Brick Lane as a 'post-colonial story' with a 'realist narrative'; to a post-colonial critic, this has many implications. Yet looking at this text from a feminist point of view has many ... -
Promoting learner autonomy on a university course of English for academic purposes
(BRAC University, 2010)Promoting ‘learner autonomy’ on a course of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) seems to be widely problematic as they, ‘learner autonomy’ and EAP course, are expected to supply both skills and knowledge to the learners ... -
X-Ray studies and magnetic properties of Ni-Cu-Zn ferrite
(BRAC University, 2010)The effect of Cu2+ on the physical and magnetic properties of Ni-Zn ferrite prepared by the auto combustion technique has been studied. From the X-ray diffraction patterns it is seen that the sample has a single phase cubic ... -
Postmodern visions: consumer culture's (re)making of the gaze
(BRAC University, 2010)Contemporary societies have transformed traditional identities in such a way that we, as subjects of globalization and mass consumer culture, have become tremendously self-conscious of the ‘gaze’ which makes, breaks and ... -
Large scale thermal-solid coupling analysis using inexact balancing domain decomposition
(BRAC University, 2010)In this research, a system of thermal-solid coupling analysis is developed with the implementation of Inexact Balancing Domain Decomposition with a diagonal scaling (IBDD-DIAG) in both thermal and solid analysis. The ... -
Higher education in private universities of Bangladesh: A study on female students' enrollment behavior
(BRAC University, 2009)This paper investigates the enrollment behavior of the female students of private universities in Bangladesh. By collecting data from a sample of 900 female students of twelve private universities classified into two strata, ... -
Use of a nested numerical scheme in a shallow water model for the coast of Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2004)The coast of Bangladesh is very irregular in shape and the off-shore region is full of small and big islands. In this paper a nested finite difference scheme is used to solve the vertically integrated shallow water equations. ... -
Demographic and health scenario of tribal people in Rangamati Sadar Thana
(BRAC University, 2008)In South East Asia, Bangladesh is a densely populated country with a well-off tribal presence. Around 58 tribes are living in different parts of the country. Bangladesh has 1.2 million tribal people, which is just above 1 ... -
Teachers quality and teacher education at primary education sub-sector in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2008)The paper discusses the standard of teaching, skills and based on the standards the problems regarding the teachers’ qualification in Bangladesh. It highlights that insufficient knowledge about content pedagogy, not paying ... -
Health, Nutrition and human resource development: a crucial link
(BRAC University, 2006)Health and nutrition is one of the important components of human resource development. The relationship between health-nutrition and human resource development is reciprocal and takes a cyclical fashion. The first section ...
