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Farmers’ Satisfaction with the Services of National Irrigation Administration: The Case of Irrigation Systems in Bulan, Sorsogon

The Philippine National Irrigation Administration (NIA) is mandated to help the agriculture sector both in the lowland and the upland farming communities in improving farmers’ income through irrigation development. This descriptive research aimed at determining the extent of satisfaction of national irrigation systems farmer-beneficiaries in Bulan, Sorsogon. There were 45 respondents selected through stratified random sampling. The researchers used a surveyquestionnaire that gave both quantitative and qualitative data. Findings revealed that the farmers were moderately satisfied with the services provided by National Irrigation Administration (NIA). Specifically, the younger farmers who are members of irrigators’ association under San Ramon Irrigation System located in the upstream and have average seasonal yield of more than 75 sacks per hectare were more satisfied than the other beneficiaries of National Irrigation Administration. It is recommended for NIA to continue the construction of agricultural infrastructure projects, especially the concreting of irrigation canals in order to supply water to different areas, particularly to those in the downstream. Similarly, NIA should also take into consideration the experiences of older farmers in determining irrigation problems and designing solutions. NIA should likewise focus on giving technical assistance to those who have lesser yield, especially that their productivity is mostly affected by the amount of water supply. Moreover, the implementation of IMT must be revisited and be intensified with emphasis on educating the irrigators’ associations about their roles and responsibilities as differentiated with the role of NIA.
Multimodal trainings of physical performance in elderly

The study compared the effect of 12-week multimodal training programme performed twice a week at the regular exercise facility (REF) with the 12-week multimodal training programme performed three times per week as a part of the research programme (EX). Additionally, the study analysed how the experimental training programme affect the physical performance of cognitive healthy and mild cognitive impaired elderly (MCI). The REF training group included 19 elderly (65.00±3.62 years). The experimental training programme combined cognitively healthy (EXH: n=16; 66.3±6.42 years) and age-matched individuals with MCI (EXMCI: n=14; 66.00±4.79 years). 10m maximal walking speed (10mMWS), Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSS), maximal and relative voluntary contraction (MVC & rel. MVC) were analysed. The REF group improved in 10mMWS (t=2.431, p=.026), the MVC (t=-3.528, p=.002) and relative MVC (t=3.553, p=.002). The EXH group improved in FTSS (t=5.210, P=.000), MVC (t=2.771, p=.018) and relative MVC (t=-3.793, p=.004). EXMCI improved in FTSS (t=2.936, p=.012) and MVC (t=-2.276, p=.040). According to results, both training programmes sufficiently improved walking speed and muscle strength in cognitively healthy elderly. Moreover, the experimental training programme improved muscle strength in MCI elderly.
Influence of Sport Type on Metatarsophalangeal and Ankle Joint Stiffness and Hopping Performance

While individual ankle and metatarsophalangeal joint stiffness is related to training intensity and sport performances, sport athletes may develop specific passive joint stiffness among the spectrum from endurance to powerful types of sports. The objective of this study examined whether marathon runners, basketball players, and other sports athletes would demonstrate distinct passive ankle and metatarsophalangeal joint stiffness as well as vertical stiffness. Fifteen marathon runners, nineteen basketball players, and seventeen other sports athletes performed both joint stiffness measurement and single-leg hopping tests. We used a computerized dynamometer to control foot alignment and speed for passive ankle and metatarsophalangeal joint stiffness measurements. We calculated vertical stiffness by body deceleration and body mass displacement during hopping on the force platform. One-way ANOVA was performed to identify the group differences. Bivariate correlation test was also performed among ankle, metatarsophalangeal, and vertical stiffness. The basketball group displayed 13% higher ankle passive stiffness than the other sports players group (P = 0.03). Metatarsophalangeal joint passive stiffness in sitting and standing positions was 23% higher in the basketball group than the runner and other sports athlete groups (P < 0.01). However, there was no significant group differences in metatarsophalangeal joint passive stiffness and vertical stiffness. Significant correlations among all stiffness variables were determined (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that ankle and metatarsophalangeal joint passive stiffness, rather than vertical leg stiffness, would be in relation to types of sports participation. Ankle and toe strengthening exercises could improve basketball players' performance and prevent injury.
IMPACT OF BROWN ALGAE SUPPLEMENTATION IN DRINKING WATER ON GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND INTESTINE HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES OF BROILER CHICKS

Limited research suggests the effect of brown seaweed in animal nutrition for improving gut health and performance, but there isn't any research suggests the effect of oral liquid seaweeds brown algae in broiler nutrition. So, this study was aimed to evaluate the effect of liquid brown seaweed algae (Ascophyllum nodosum) supplementation on broiler chick's performance and their intestine histology. The experimental chicks (total number of 120, one - day old, Indian River chicks) were used and fed the same diets during the experimental period (1–35 days). Brown seaweed algae were added in fresh water at the concentrations of 0 and 1 ml/ liter fresh water. Results indicated that chicks received 1 ml liquid brown algae/1 liter of drinking fresh water had the greatest body weight gain, better feed conversion ratio, significant increases in total protein, albumin, and globulin and significantly decreases in total lipids and total cholesterol than that in the control chicks. On the other hands, water consumption and relative weight of carcass were not significantly affected by the algae supplementation. Histological observations concluded that birds, which received brown algae in drinking fresh water, had better intestinal health in terms of well-developed villi with their columnar epithelial lining, which indicative of an increase of the digestive and absorptive surface area leading to better nutrient utilization. These results suggested that liquid brown algae have a beneﬁcial effects on the growth performance, intestinal development without any side effects and we can replace it with powder brown algae in broiler chicks, but we need more researches to confirm this item.
Physicochemical Traits of Pork Loin

Comparison of Effects of Two Aging Methods on the 1 Physicochemical Traits of Pork Loin 2 3 Sang-Keun Jin, Dong-Gyun Yim* 4 5 Department of Animal Resources Technology, Gyeongnam National University of Science 6 and Technology, Jinju, 52725, Korea 7 Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life 8 Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea 9 10 11 12 13 Corresponding author : Dong Gyun Yim, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and 14 Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, 15 Korea 16 Tel: +82-33-730-0537 17 Fax: +82-33-730-0503 18 E-mail : tousa0994@naver.com 19
Markets on the edge: Beach kiosk TripAdvisor consumer online reviews as dataset to compare Australian and Brazilian beachfront collective representations

Consumer online reviews are written by amateurs, are published very fast, and are freely accessible by anyone having internet access, bringing analytical challenges to the Social Sciences. In this exploratory paper, we compare Australian and Brazilian beach kiosk TripAdvisor Written Reviews (TWRs) and argue that they are a useful source to perceive differences in beachfront collective representations. We also argue that to better understand the socio-logics of beachfront collective representations, the content analysis of TWRs alone can be limited; therefore, we draw on other qualitative methods, such as document analysis and field observation. By combining such methods, we conclude that Australian and Brazilian beachfront collective representations differ in categories of time and space. Understanding beachfront collective representations of different countries can bring consistent knowledge to help politicians tackle current coastal challenges, especially the balance between commercial development and natural conservation of the beachfront.
SPORTS SPECIALIZED RISKS FOR REINJURY IN YOUNG ATHLETES: A 2+ YEAR CLINICAL PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION

Background We previously demonstrated an independent risk of sports specialization in young athletes. However, there is no longitudinal study on the risks of sports specialization and reinjury in young athletes. Objective To determine the longitudinal risk factors for sports specialization in a clinical population of young athletes. To outline the patterns of reinjury in this clinical population. Design Prospective cohort observational study. Setting Multicenter clinical study from sports medicine clinics and pediatric/family medicine offices. Patients (or Participants) Young athletes 7–18 years old presenting for sports-related injury to a sports medicine clinic or for for a sports physical. Interventions (or Assessment of Risk Factors) Each subject is enrolled at baseline and then given follow up survey every 6 months for up to 3 years. We assessed the following risk factors: Sex, Age, Age of specialization, degree of sports specialization, training volume (organized, free play), year round training (>8 months). Main Outcome Measurements Injury, injury type (acute, overuse, serious overuse), clinical diagnosis. Results There were 1191 subjects analysed at baseline, with a total of 1083 follow up evaluations for up to 3 years of follow up. There were 39.4% (427/1083) injured follow up evaluations, 60.6%(656/1083) uninjured. Of the 427 injuries, 69.6% (297/427) were a reinjury (142 repeat injury (same location) and 155 recurrent injury. There were 134 new injuries. Injured follow up subjects were more likely to be female (p<0.02), report age of specialization <12 (p=0.03) and participate in year round training>8 mths/yr (p<0.03), and a higher proportion were more highly specialized. Conclusions Young athletes are more likely to develop a reinjury than a new injury on follow ups up to 3 years. Athletes specializing <12 years old and female young athletes were more likely to develop injury. Similar to baseline, there was a higher proportion of injured highly specialized athletes.
Influence of temperament-related genes on live weight traits of Charolais cows

Abstract We investigated whether a panel of molecular markers previously associated with temperament has an effect on live growth traits. Phenotypic data from 412 Charolais cows categorized according to their age in adult and young cows were used to determine Pearson’s correlations between birth (BW), weaning (WW), and yearling live (YW) weight and temperament traits (measured as exit velocity [EV] and temperament score [TS]). For association analysis, selective genotyping of a group of 80 cows identified as the most docile [. ]
Evolutionary significance of the variation in acoustic communication of a cryptic nocturnal primate radiation (Microcebus spp.)

Abstract Acoustic phenotypic variation is of major importance for speciation and the evolution of species diversity. Whereas selective and stochastic forces shaping the acoustic divergence of signaling systems are well studied in insects, frogs, and birds, knowledge on the processes driving acoustic phenotypic evolution in mammals is limited. We quantified the acoustic variation of a call type exchanged during agonistic encounters across eight distinct species of the smallest‐bodied nocturnal primate radiation, the Malagasy mouse lemurs. The species live in two different habitats (dry forest vs. humid forest), differ in geographic distance to each other, and belong to four distinct phylogenetic clades within the genus. Genetically defined species were discriminated reliably on the phenotypic level based on their acoustic distinctiveness in a discriminant function analysis. Acoustic variation was explained by genetic distance, whereas differences in morphology, forest type, or geographic distance had no effect. The strong impact of genetics was supported by a correlation between acoustic and genetic distance and the high agreement in branching pattern between the acoustic and molecular phylogenetic trees. In sum, stochastic factors such as genetic drift best explained acoustic diversification in a social communication call of mouse lemurs.
Hygrothermal Treatment of Tepa (Laureliopsis philippiana Looser) Fibers

The present study consisted in determining the effects of a hygrothermal treatment on wood fibers from the Laureliopsis philippiana Looser species. The fibers were treated in autoclave at 150 °C for 90 minutes at a pressure of 430 kPa, which was generated during the evaporation process of the water in autoclave. Physical properties, color, and water retention capacity of hygrothermically treated and untreated fibers were analyzed. The chemical properties determined were the extractable amount in sodium hydroxide, toluene ethanol, hot and cold water, the cellulose, holocellulose and lignin contents, the pH value, the percentage of volatile and washable acids, and the buffer capacity. In hygrothermically treated fibers, a change of color was detected as well as a reduction in the water retention capacity and an increase in the percentage of extractable, cellulose, lignin and a decrease of holocellulose. Also an increase in acidity, amount of volatile and washable acids and buffer capacity were determined. Due to the chemical changes observed in the treated fibers, these would present advantages in the manufacture of fiberboards, facilitating the setting of the amino resins.
Comparison Between needle-less injection system and Conventional injection Technique to Perform anesthesia In Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Background: Needle-free injection technology was developed to reduce the pain. A comprehensive literature review was completed regarding needle-free injection technology and its applications, advantages over needle injections. This review describes needle-free injection technology involving the generation of force by using compressed gas in order to deliver anesthesia at very high speed through a nozzle. This review also describes injection methods that use a spring load jet injector. An overview of marketed products, recent trends and other needleless delivery systems is given. Needle-free injection technology is growing and has the potential to make the administration of anesthesia more efficient, safe and convenient Methods: Thirty patients recorded using a facial pain scale-revised (FPS-R) Results: The results indicated patients treated with needless injection system had less postoperative pain compared to patients treated with the conventional injection technique.Conclusion: needless injection system procedure would always be more accepted with minimal postoperative pain by the children patients than the conventional one.
Motivators for Demotivators Affecting EFL Learners in Chinese Secondary Vocational School

The study investigated secondary vocational school students’ motivational level to learn English and the demotivating factors perceived by them in the current school stage. To this end, questionnaires were administered to students in a national key secondary vocational school located in Shanxi, China and 62 valid questionnaires were collected. The results revealed that 75.8% of respondents had already been demotivated in English learning before the secondary vocational school, and the main causes were their dislike of teachers, too much homework and the lack of learning methods. However, there were not so many respondents thinking that they had been further demotivated in learning English in the current vocational school. Concerning the demotivators perceived by participants, the experience of failure was the most dominant whereas the teacher-related factors were the least significant, and the internal factors were more influential than the external ones in impairing participants’ learning enthusiasm. New demotivating factors like the perceived increasing roles of Chinese and failing to see the practical significance of English in future jobs and life were also found in this study. Based on the findings of demotivation peculiar to students at secondary vocational schools, the specific motivational strategies were also suggested.
INFLUENCE OF CADMIUM ON PLANT GROWTH AND SOME NUTRIENTS CONTENT OF LETTUCE PLANT

A water culture experiment was conducted in summer season 2009 to evaluate the effect of increasing cadmium concentrations; (0.0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mg l -1 ) on growth and some nutrients content of tow species of lettuce plant (Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and Crisp Lettuce (lactuca Sativa Varity Crispa)). The results could be summarized as follows: 1-The dry matter yield (shoots and roots) of the tow Varieties were decreased by increasing cadmium concentration. 2-Cadmuim uptake by plant was increased by increasing concentration in growth media. 3-Concentration of cadmium in roots was higher than the concentration of shoots for tow species. 4Excluding Fe content, the Zn, Mn, Cu, P and K decrease with increasing cadmium concentration of plant shoots. 5Excluding K content, the Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu and P increase with increasing cadmium concentration of plant shoots as compared with the control. 6The Lettuce (lactuca varity) at the low concentration was higher tolerant more than the Crisp Lettuce Varity; while at the highest concentration the Crisp Lettuce Varity was better in tolerant than the Lettuce Varity.
Shot the spots: A reliable field method for individual identification of Amolops formosus (Anura, Ranidae)

Natural body patterns in amphibians are widely used for individual recognition. In this study, we photographed individuals of Amolops formosus for four days of sampling without handling them. We processed 301 photographs of dorsal blotch pattern in HotSpotter software and verified them visually for confirmation. We identified 160 unique individuals of A. formosus based on the images taken in the field, resulting in an abundance estimate of 180 individuals. The success rate in identifying individuals of A. formosus using the HotSpotter software was 94.3%. We tested the effect of image quality and distance on recognition efficiency. Poor image quality reduced the recognition efficiency of the software but with a careful user review it was possible to identify the individual. The difference between using only the software and software plus human confirmation was very small. This protocol is useful for rapid population estimation of frogs with natural body patterns.
The Effectiveness of Personality-Based Gamification Model for Foreign Vocabulary Online Learning

Currently, there is a growing interest for applying gamification in e-learning due to innovations in technologies and pedagogies. However, motivation and engagement related problems can arise when the gamification elements are not personalized to match the individual’s needs. Therefore, this research proposes a Hybrid Learning Model that combines both Gamification and Personality Traits to increase academic achievement and motivation for students who are studying foreign languages online. The methodology for the Hybrid Learning Model includes three different stages: pre-play stage where the students’ personalities are gathered using the Big Five Personality questionnaire, gameplay stage where students’ dominant personalities are examined to create gamified learning systems based on the Felder-Silverman Learning Style Model, and the post-play stage where the effectiveness of the Hybrid Learning Model is measured through a recall test to measure achievement and an ARCS motivation questionnaire to measure motivation using various statistical analysis. The Hybrid Learning Model is applied to a language learning web application named VocaManager and tested the Korean vocabulary skills of non-native students who were learning Korean at a local language center in Indonesia. Using SPSS software, the results showed that students who studied under the Hybrid Learning Model had a significant improvement in both their learning achievements and motivation. In addition, the research revealed a significant positive correlation between students’ motivation and students’ academic achievements.
Approximation of the Fixed Point of Multivalued Quasi-Nonexpansive Mappings via a Faster Iterative Process with Applications

In this paper, we approximate the fixed points of multivalued quasi-nonexpansive mappings via a faster iterative process and propose a faster fixed-point iterative method for finding the solution of two-point boundary value problems. We prove analytically and with series of numerical experiments that the Picard–Ishikawa hybrid iterative process has the same rate of convergence as the CR iterative process.
EFFECT OF OLIVE OIL SUPPLEMENTATION ON GROWTH, CARCASS TRAITS AND GENERAL HEALTH OF RABBITS UNDER HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS

The aim of this experiment is to estimate the effects of olive oil treatment at different levels on growth performance, feed utilization, blood components and immunity indices of weaned New Zealand White (NZW) rabbits. A total of 40 weaned NZW rabbits, aged 5 weeks at the start of the experiment and weighed 702.58±12.70 g live body weight (LBW) were assigned randomly into four similar experimental groups of 10 rabbits in each group (5 males and 5 females). Rabbits in all groups were fed commercial pelleted diet (CPD) containing about 18% CP, 13% CF and DE (2800 Kcal/kg). Rabbits in the 1st group (G1), 2nd group (G2) and 3rd group (G3) were fed CPD supplemented with 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6% olive oil, respectively. Rabbits in 4th group (G4) were fed un-supplemented CPD and served as a control group. Results showed that rabbits fed olive oil diets (G1, G2 and G3) consumed less (P<0.05) feeds, had heavier LBW (P<0.05), average daily gain and had better (P<0.05) feed conversion ratio than those fed control one (G4). Olive oil treatments did not affect (P≥0.05) on carcass traits, and concentration of total proteins, glucose, cholesterol and HDL concentrations, as well as immunity indices. The histological examination indicated normal liver and kidney function of both treatment groups and suggested higher absorptive surface area of small intestine in G3 than in other groups. In conclusion, adding olive oil at different levels to the diet (0.2, 0.4 and 0.6%) had positive effects on growth performance parameters, without adversely effects on blood biochemicals, enzyme activity, carcass traits and general health status of growing rabbits during the age interval from 5 to 13 weeks of age under heat stress conditions. Dietary addition of olive oil at a level of 0.6% showed the best results.