Multiconsult (Norway)

This study looks at how people feel about TikTok, especially how they use it, how it affects their mental health, and how it affects their professional growth. TikTok is a popular social media site that is mostly known for its entertainment value. It has become a global phenomenon, especially among young people. A quantitative methodology employing a descriptive research design was utilized, gathering data from 300 participants aged 18 and above. The results show that the main reason people used TikTok was for entertainment, with 81.5% of users saying it was fun. Other reasons, like making friends, being creative, and learning, were seen as less important. Even though many people liked TikTok, 78% of those who answered said they didn't think it helped them learn work-related skills. Also, 32% of users said that the platform could lead to addictive behaviors, even though it didn't have a completely bad effect on mental health. The study emphasizes TikTok's primary function as a source of entertainment, while also expressing apprehensions regarding its impact on productivity and mental health. Subsequent investigations ought to examine the enhanced application of TikTok in educational, corporate, and mental health domains.

Aftermath of Second World War a wave of national independent movement started against British colonialism in the world politics. Different political uprisings and movements broke out in different Asian and African countries. This study scrutinizes Orwell's autobiographical essay Shooting an Elephant along with the theoretical tool of Reader Response theory representing colonial mentality of imperial rule. Orwell fails to comprehend the positive response of Burmese native people despite his anti-colonial view against British Raj in Burma. Reader cannot notice any unbiased perception of Burmese people as he goes through the text. The narrator presents a wrong impression about the Burmese people as he describes them as nasty creatures, people of crowed and scornful faces minimizing their anthropological and separate identities.

This study examines four factors influencing graduate employability: University Curricula, Teamwork and Problem-Solving Skills, Practical Training, and Personality Traits.A quantitative, descriptive–correlational design was used, with data collected from 384 bachelor’s and master’s students from diverse academic backgrounds. Findings show that all four variables are positively related to employability, but their influence differs. Teamwork and Problem-Solving Skills (β = 0.401) and Practical Training (β = 0.276) are the strongest predictors, followed by University Curricula (β = 0.193). Personality Traits were significant in correlation but not in regression, indicating a weaker predictive role when stronger variables are considered together. The model explained 47% of the variance in employability, with all constructs showing high reliability (Cronbach’s Alpha > 0.70).In conclusion, bridging Nepal’s skills gap requires a holistic approach combining academic reform, practical training, and soft skills development to produce adaptable and competitive graduates.

Mangrove habitats serve vital functions; however, this habitat tends to face degradation affected by human activity. This study proposes to evaluate the diversity of flora and fauna in two mangrove habitats in South Sumatra, Indonesia: Banyuasin and Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI). Vegetation analysis was assessed using standard transect and plot-based methods, while fauna were recorded using a rapid assessment method. The results indicated that Banyuasin exhibited a superior flora diversity through a higher Shannon-Wiener Index (H' = 1.61) in contrast to OKI (H' = 1.04); however, the disparity was not statistically significant (p = 0.06). Banyuasin had a greater variety of mangrove trees, including Avicennia alba, Nypa fruticans, Sonneratia caseolaris, Kandelia candel, and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, than OKI, which only had A. alba and S. caseolaris. In Banyuasin, fauna observations found three mammal species, 17 bird species, and 6 herpetofauna species, compared to one mammal, 16 birds, and 4 herpetofauna in OKI. Species such as Trachypithecus cristatus, Prionailurus sp., and Elanus caeruleus were only found in Banyuasin. These findings conclude that higher human activity in OKI may lead to biodiversity degradation. Therefore, there is an urgent need for robust conservation policies and community-based management to preserve ecosystem services in the mangrove habitats of these regions. Keywords: biodiversity, conservation, mangrove, rapid assessment, vegetation analysis

Patient advocacy is essential for progress in healthcare to improve clinical practice and treatments, but advocacy is neither well understood nor supported. Advocacy work is often placed on those already negotiating social burdens, caregiving, and diagnoses. The Advocacy Exchange (TAE) rose as a community-led, public-private partnership, becoming the largest cross-cultural, cross-therapeutic, global network of health-related advocates. TAE is co-created with leaders from the nonprofit, healthcare, governmental, and business sectors as an innovative accelerator of advocacy-industry relationships, integrating patient experience into healthcare systems and supporting individuals on advocacy journeys, whether they are 3 days or 3 decades postdiagnosis. Across 4 years of online gatherings, resource sharing, and partnership-matching, TAE has reached 77,500 website visitors from 120 countries with 7100 registrants representing more than 325 organizations. Forty-five live sessions co-created with advocates show robust community participation for sessions on health equity, patient dignity, and patient voice, leading to 50-plus hours of YouTube content viewed 97,000 times with 15 million social media impressions. Survey data show an engaged community grateful for peer connections and collective problem-solving. Lessons learned can serve to accelerate public-private partnerships and amplify patient voices. Themes include: (1) individuals being forced into advocacy by need; (2) consistent presence of barriers and discrimination in healthcare; (3) importance of discussing hard subjects; (4) need for neutral meeting spaces; and (5) opportunities to bridge industries and advocacy for progress. TAE will broaden its umbrella by building more partnerships for community members, targeting access and equity in healthcare, and shaping the understanding of advocacy.

Khumbu, globally known for Mount Everest and Sherpa people, was historically a predominantly Sherpa region. However, people from other regions migrated to Khumbu in search of multiple opportunities in tourism sectors. Simultaneously, affluent Sherpas began relocating to Kathmandu, Europe and North America. The immigration of non- Sherpas and out-migration of Sherpas not only altered the demographic composition but also made Khumbu a multicultural community which led to change their everyday interaction. This paper argues that the increasing participation of non-Sherpa in Tourism of Khumbu has not only supplemented this sector but also challenged and questioned the Sherpa’s legacy and monopoly in the tourism. The paper also focuses on how Sherpas and non-Sherpas interact with each other through their ethnic based organizations. Based on the ethnographic field work: unstructured interviews and observation, the paper explores that both Sherpas and non-Sherpas have established their ethnic based organizations for maintaining ethnic identity. The organizations work as joint power and strengths of each ethnic groups. Simply, the organizations are social and cultural in nature but they are not limited within the given frame, most importantly the power and authority is embodied within them. I argue that the ethnic based organizations not only support the needs of each ethnic groups but also managed the interethnic relations and multiple identities with bargaining, exercising and balancing the power and authority within Sherpa and non-Sherpa groups in Khumbu.