Search Results - "Bhutan"
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Factors associated with under-five mortality in Bhutan: An analysis of the Bhutan National Health Survey 2012
Published 2018“…The factors influencing UFM are not adequately understood in Bhutan. Methods: The most recent dataset of the Bhutan National Health Survey (BNHS) 2012 was used in this study. …”
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Sustainability in an emerging nation: The Bhutan case study
Published 2018“…We show this integration and then synthesize some core findings from a literature review on the theory and practice of sustainable development through the lens of the three integrated goals of Bhutan, thereby placing the case of Bhutan into the wider literature. …”
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Carbon neutral policy in action: the case of Bhutan
Published 2018“…However, Bhutan is likely to face significant challenges in maintaining this status as the country balances its desire to grow in economic opportunities (GDP) and in human happiness (GNH). …”
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Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Thimphu, Bhutan
Published 2016“…Inspite of its location in one of the most active seismic zones in the world, Bhutan has no seismic design code of its own and no detailed study on the performance of buildings under expected earthquake ground excitation has been carried out. …”
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PSB in Bhutan: Countering Foreign Invasion with Local Contents
Published 2019“…Bhutan has been a latecomer to the world of public service broadcasting (PSB). …”
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First Report of Turtles from the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
Published 2012“…An analysis of distributions of other turtle species in adjacent eastern Nepal and Northeast India suggests that additional country records of turtles may be found in Bhutan, especially in the southern lowlands of the country.…”
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Mindfulness in counselling and psychotherapy: narratives from practitioners in Bhutan and Australia
Published 2016“…In Western countries therapeutic mindfulness has claimed positive physical benefits and improved mental wellbeing. The Kingdom of Bhutan is addressing social problems through emerging counselling and psychotherapeutic services. …”
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Bhutan’s first library qualification, background and development / Sylvia Ransom
Published 2011“…During a six month contract with the Royal University of Bhutan, the author was required to develop the initial stages of a first library qualification to be offered in Bhutan. …”
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Identifying occupational hazards among healthcare workers in Australia and Bhutan
Published 2021“…This research project examined the epidemiology of occupational exposures to hazardous chemicals and agents among healthcare workers in Australia and Bhutan. Data from three population-based cross-sectional studies conducted in 2011, 2014 and 2016 in Australia were analysed and a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2019 in three hospitals in Bhutan. …”
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Women's work motivation and the influence on human capital development in Bhutan
Published 2016“…Bhutan has implemented specific interventions such as empowerment of women and formal policies aimed at removing workplace gender bias and improving gender equity (UNDP Bhutan Country Office 2007; Royal Government of Bhutan 2003). …”
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Spatio-temporal analysis of spatial accessibility to primary health care in Bhutan
Published 2015“…Accessibility values from 2010 to 2013 for Bhutan were analysed both spatially and temporally by producing accessibility ranking maps, plotting Lorenz curves, and conducting spatial clustering analysis. …”
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Bhutan: Can the 1.5 °C agenda be integrated with growth in wealth and happiness?
Published 2018“…© 2018 by the authors. Bhutan is a tiny kingdom nested in the fragile ecosystem of the eastern Himalayan range, with urbanisation striding at a rapid rate. …”
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An evaluation of high-resolution gridded precipitation products over Bhutan (1998-2012)
Published 2015“…With relatively few validation studies over the Eastern Himalayan region, this study examined seasonal and interannual skills of four gridded precipitation products including the regional gauge-based APHRODITE (Asian Precipitation-Highly Resolved Observational Data Integration Towards Evaluation of Water Resources) and three near-global satellite-based products: Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), Climate Prediction Centre (CPC) MORPHing (CMORPH), and Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation (CHIRP) using in-situ rain gauge data from Bhutan for the period 1998–2012. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to assess the dominant rainfall patterns over Bhutan. …”
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Construction Claim Types and Causes for a Large-Scale Hydropower Project in Bhutan
Published 2015“…This report details a case study performed on a large-scale hydropower project in Bhutan. The findings of this case study indicate that differing site conditions are the major contributor of impact and change claims and 95% of total claims can be settled by negotiation, whereas 5% of claims can be settled by arbitration.…”
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Challenges of young agripreneurs in Eastern Bhutan / Tashi Dendup, Rekha Chhetri and Choeying Dolma
Published 2021“…Bhutan encourages youth to engage in agribusiness. …”
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