bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Os homens de ciências da Coroa e as soluções para a agricultura do lado de cá do Atlântico
Authors: Pereira Milena da Silveira
Published: June 2022

No ocaso do século XVIII luso-brasileiro foram produzidos dezenas de opúsculos, memórias acadêmicas, manuais, pareceres, cartas e relatórios que registraram impressões diferentes daquelas que até então tinham marcado os escritos sobre a América portuguesa. Estas produções, pois, extrapolaram o universo religioso dos conteúdos sobre o Brasil, que caracterizaram grande parte do período colonial, e abriram novas trilhas aos letrados sobre a necessidade de conhecer a terra racionalmente e aproveitar as riquezas que ela tem para oferecer. A partir da análise dessas obras, especialmente as memórias científicas e os manuais agrícolas, o presente ensaio busca indagar, ainda que de forma embrionária, sobre o papel da agricultura na mudança de visão que os portugueses passaram a ter desta colônia do lado de cá do Atlântico, ou seja, os questionamentos giram em torno de um redimensionamento dos estudos luso-brasileiros sobre a agricultura no Setecentos. Em outras palavras, a proposta é dar a conhecer o que esses documentos, com um discurso assumidamente pedagógico, relataram a respeito das possibilidades de diversificação de culturas, de melhoramento nos manejos e nas técnicas de produção agrícola e, inclusive, sobre os erros do extrativismo e o desmatamento nas terras brasileiras.

Abstract: At the end of the Luso-Brazilian 18th century, dozens of booklets, academic memoirs, manuals, letters and reports were produced, recording impressions that were different from those that had hitherto marked the writings on Portuguese America. These productions, therefore, extrapolated the religious universe of contents about Brazil that characterized a large part of the colonial period and opened new paths for the intellectuals about the need to know the land rationally and take advantage of the riches it has to offer. Based on the analysis of these works, especially scientific memoirs and agricultural manuals, this essay seeks to investigate, albeit in an embryonic form, the role of agriculture in changing the view that the Portuguese started to have of this colony on this side of the Atlantic, that is, the questions revolve around a redimensioning of Luso-Brazilian studies on agriculture in the 18th century. In other words, the proposal is to make known what these documents, with an openly pedagogical discourse, reported about the possibilities of crop diversification, improvement in agricultural production management and techniques, and even about the errors of extractivism and the deforestation on Brazilian lands.

Keywords: Luso-Brazilian world. Academic memories. Agriculture. Nature.
Relatos e muitas histórias: a origem do publicitário em Ribeirão Preto
Authors: Justo Carmen Silva Porto Brunialti , Rufino Talena Abgail
Published: June 2022

A cidade de Ribeirão Preto (SP) registrou na década de 1920 intensa movimentação para instalação das primeiras emissoras de rádio do interior paulista. Em consonância com as atividades da capital paulistana, essa cidade guarda memórias e histórias dos primeiros comunicadores, jornalistas e publicitários que desbravaram e iniciaram essa atividade na região. Especificamente sobre os primeiros publicitários, as histórias relatadas registraram a presença de profissionais de diferentes localidades do país e o surgimento dos primeiros cursos de graduação. Nesse contexto, este estudo teve como objetivo investigar as origens da profissão publicitária na cidade de Ribeirão Preto (SP), bem como a sua contribuição para o desenvolvimento do mercado regional, através das histórias e depoimentos de alguns dos primeiros publicitários, que atuaram entre o final da década 1960 e as décadas de 1970/1980.  Para tanto, utilizou-se da pesquisa histórica para analisar os dados sobre o surgimento da atuação desse profissional nessa cidade, o contexto histórico da propaganda nacional e a história oral, como instrumento de coleta de dados para revelar, por intermédio dos relatos, como era o dia a dia dos primeiros publicitários, seus desafios e como a área da publicidade contribuiu para o desenvolvimento social e econômico do interior paulista. A conclusão aponta para a profissionalização da área, a partir da década 1980, na cidade de Ribeirão Preto.
Adequação ao fomento de demandas no Judiciário brasileiro
Authors: Weffort Ana Paula , Silva Alcides Belfort da
Published: June 2022

O intuito do presente trabalho consiste em demonstrar a importância dos métodos de solução de conflitos diversos da tutela jurisdicional, métodos trazidos pela Resolução 125/2010 do Conselho Nacional de Justiça, pela Lei 13.140/2015 e pelo Código de Processo Civil. Previstos no nosso ordenamento jurídico como meios de promover a humanização do acesso à justiça aos litigantes, uma redução substancial do tempo para a resolução do conflito, uma melhoria nas relações interpessoais e a consequente redução do desgaste emocional que uma demanda causa, a adoção de tais métodos contribuirá na mudança da mentalidade dos operadores do Direito e, inclusive, das partes, com a obtenção do principal escopo da jurisdição: a pacificação social, onde os próprios litigantes se tornam protagonistas da construção jurídica que regula suas relações.
A eficácia dos instrumentos de pacificação voltados ao efetivo acesso à Justiça
Authors: Silva Daiane Stefani da , Silva Alcides Belfort da
Published: June 2022

O presente trabalho tem por finalidade demonstrar sobre a importância do acesso à justiça, por meio dos instrumentos de pacificação de conflitos.  No ano de 2015, juntamente com a reforma do Código de Processo Civil, fora implantada a conciliação e mediação como formas opcionais de resolução de conflito, visando principalmente que a jurisdição é um instrumento social de pacificação e está em luta pela busca da harmonização. Não se pode ignorar o quadro social e a realidade do judiciário. Assim, o objetivo principal da pesquisa é demonstrar a importância das novas técnicas de resolução de conflito, a partir de uma crítica construtiva, onde se observará que apesar da implantação desses instrumentos no Novo Código de Processo Civil, o judiciário não está conseguindo aproveitar 100% dos seus recursos, uma vez que não basta utilizar os instrumentos somente como meio de reduzir o congestionamento de processos, é preciso, adotar uma nova cultura, que vise de forma clara incentivar a sua adequação. Ademais, há muitas falhas em sua utilização, pois apesar da existência, muitas vezes os recursos não são utilizados, por falta de estrutura para o devido funcionamento.
Relevância da dermatoscopia para o diagnóstico precoce de melanomas: uma revisão de literatura
Authors: Videira Botton Daniela , Gabriel Ribeiro Barbosa Diego , Alberto Cavalcante Junior Carlos , Silva e Sousa Fabiana , Sanches Moraes Daisi , Ortega Palhares Camille , Tefé-Silva Cristiane
Published: June 2022

Introdução: É conhecido a importância do diagnóstico prévio do câncer já que constitui um problema de saúde pública, exemplificado pelos dados epidemiológicos recentes e por sua alta taxa de mortalidade de câncer de pele, como o melanoma. A dermatoscopia é uma técnica desenvolvida para o rastreamento do melanoma, bem como é considerada, um método de imagem não invasivo, in vivo, tendo como aplicação fundamental o estabelecimento de diagnósticos precoces do melanoma e outras lesões melanocíticas e não melanocítica. Objetivo: O objetivo deste trabalho é descrever a relevância da dermatoscopia frente a diagnósticos precoces de câncer, em especial, do melanoma, por meio de uma revisão de literatura. Metodologia: Foi realizada uma revisão de literatura de artigos das bases de dados EBSCO e PubMed. No total 34 artigos foram incluídos para a análise e conclusão deste estudo. Discussão: De acordo com alguns estudos, a dermatoscopia apresenta uma sensibilidade diagnóstica maior em comparação aos métodos clínicos, além de maior eficácia e confiabilidade. Entretanto, é um método examinador dependente, estando altamente sujeito a experiência do profissional.  Conclusão: A dermatoscopia é uma ferramenta de baixo custo importante para o diagnóstico precoce de melanomas, bem como o monitoramento do desenvolvimento e diferenciação dos nevos e outras lesões de pele durante a prática clínica. Esse método exige treinamento dos seus profissionais, sendo muito útil quando realizado por profissionais experientes. Notadamente a técnica oferece bom custo-benefício e evita intervenções e procedimentos invasivos desnecessários.

 

Palavras-chave: melanoma, dermatoscopia, método diagnóstico
Perfil epidemiológico da tuberculose nos povos indígenas: revisão de literatura
Authors: Santos Bruna Andrade , Feitosa Vivianne Gomes , Orfão Nathalia Halax
Published: June 2022

Introdução e objetivo: Considerando a vulnerabilidade da população indígena no adoecimento por tuberculose (TB), esta revisão teve como objetivo descrever o perfil epidemiológico e a epidemiologia dos casos notificados de TB nos povos indígenas, de acordo com a literatura nacional e internacional. Materiais e métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa, a partir da questão norteadora: “Qual o perfil epidemiológico/epidemiologia dos casos notificados de TB nos povos indígenas?”, nas bases de dados LILACS, PubMed, Scopus e Embase com os descritores indexados e seus respectivos sinônimos no DeCS, Mesh e Emtree. Considerou-se como critérios de inclusão: artigos completos, em português, espanhol ou inglês, publicados nos últimos 10 anos, excluindo-se aqueles que estavam duplicados e que não se caracterizavam como artigos científicos. Foram selecionados os artigos que atendiam ao critério de elegibilidade sobre o perfil e a epidemiologia da TB nos povos indígenas, submetidos a análise através da leitura na íntegra e fichamento. Resultados: Dos 26 estudos, verificou-se alta incidência de TB, com média de idade de 25 anos. A maioria era do gênero masculino, residiam na zona rural, baixa escolaridade, forma clínica pulmonar e diabetes mellitus entre as doenças e agravos associados mais frequente. Baixa realização dos exames diagnósticos e controle mensal, além do teste para o HIV. Realizaram o tratamento diretamente observado e apresentaram elevado percentual de cura e baixo tanto para o abandono e como o óbito por TB. Conclusão: Diante destes achados, o adoecimento por TB entre os povos indígenas está relacionado com questões econômicas, sociais, ocupacionais e organizacionais dos serviços de saúde.
Bem-estar animal e enriquecimento ambiental na criação de cabras leiteiras
Authors: Furtado Amanda Carla , Dorigan Cláudia Josefina
Published: June 2022

A população de caprinos e o interesse do homem na obtenção dos seus produtos cresce há décadas e muitos desses animais são criados em sistemas confinados. Diante disso, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi o de realizar um levantamento bibliográfico visando analisar os dados literários disponíveis sobre bem-estar e enriquecimento ambiental em caprinocultura de leite. Verificou-se que, toda espécie animal têm suas necessidades que precisam ser atendidas e, além disso, é imprescindível que esses animais estejam sob conduta de bem-estar para que produzam de maneira adequada. Animais fora da condição de bem-estar estão sujeitos a adquirir enfermidades e ter a produção diminuida. Existem muitas formas de proporcionar o bem-estar para os animais, estando entre elas o enriquecimento ambiental. Entretanto, na literatura pesquisada foram raros os trabalhos que apresentaram informações sobre o uso do enriquecimento ambiental na caprinocultura leiteira, inclusive relacionando com a produção de leite. Diante disso, sugere-se que trabalhos na área sejam realizados para a obtenção de dados concretos sobre o assunto.
Prowincja dała mi wszystko, a ja jej oddanie służyłem
Authors: Dondzik Michał
Published: June 2022

Interview with director Andrzej Baranski who, after graduating from a film school in Łódź, began portraying the Polish countryside. He did this already in his debut, television film titled At home (1976), revealing the author’s unique style. In an interview the director talks about this film-arcane, shares his reflections on cinema, province and the conscious resignation from other film themes, declaring: Province gave me everything, and I served it devotedly. He also talks about the role landscape plays in his films, autobiographical themes and the functioning of his work in People’s Poland. The conversation is a kind of balance sheet that Andrzej Barański makes of his film life.
Impacts of Length Scale Parameter on Material Dependent Thermoelastic Damping in Micro/nanoplates Applying Modified Coupled Stress Theory
Authors: R Resmi , BABU V.Suresh , BAIJU M.R.
Published: June 2022

Among the different energy dissipation mechanisms, thermoelastic damping plays a vital role and need tobe alleviated in resonators inorder to enhance its performance parameters by improving its thermoelastic dampinglimited qualityfactor, QTED. The maximum energy dissipation is also interrelated with critical length (???????? ) of theplates and by optimizing the dimensions the peaking of energy dissipation can be diminished. As the size of thedevices is scaled down, classical continuum theories are not able to explain the size effect related mechanicalbehavior at micron or submicron levels and as a result non-classical continuum theories are pioneered with theinception of internal length scale parameters. In this paper, analysis of isotropic rectangular micro-plates based onKirchhoff model applying Modified Coupled Stress Theory is used toanalyzethe size-dependent thermoelasticdamping and its impact on quality factor and critical dimensions.Hamilton principle is adapted to derive thegoverning equations of motion and the coupled heat conduction equation is employed to formulate the thermoelasticdamping limited quality factor of the plates. Five different structural materials (PolySi, Diamond,Si, GaAs andSiC)are used for optimizing QTED which depends on the materialperformance index parameters. ThermoelasticDamping Index [TDI] and thermal diffusion length, lT. According to this work, the maximum QTED is attained forPolySi with the lowest TDI and Lcmax is obtained for SiC which is having the lowest lT. The impact of lengthscaleparameters (l), vibration modes, boundary conditions (Clamped–Clamped and Simply Supported), and operatingtemperatures on QTED and Lcare also investigated. It is concluded that QTED is further maximized by selecting lowtemperatures and higher internal length scale parameters (l).The prior knowledge of QTED and Lchelp the designers tocome out with high performance low loss resonators.
Vibration Energy Harvester (VEH) for a Free Body Moving in Space at Vibro Shock Mode
Authors: GAIDYS Rimvydas , STASYTIS Egidijus , DANIULAITIS Vytautas , NARIJAUSKAITĖ Birutė
Published: June 2022

The type of the generator was chosen to be piezoelectric because it is most widely used to capture the energy of mechanical vibrations and convert it into electricity. A 2D generator model was chosen for the analysis of the dynamics of the energy harvester (VEH) for a free body moving in space at vibro shock mode. The computational schemes of the model are presented. A mathematical model describing the dynamics is developed: generator casing, inertial mass, nonlinear contact/impact. The mathematical model is implemented by the Runge-Kutta numerical method in the Matlab system. Analysis of experimental and modeling results is performed: comparison of generator eigen frequencies, the logarithmic decrement and the damping coefficient – the error is in range of 5%. This generator can be used to collect mechanical energy of water waves, wind, human movements, and other environmental factors in the presence of the body's free movement trajectory in space.
Numerical Modelling of Emission Characteristic for a Single Cylinder Spark Ignition Engine
Authors: MENACER Brahim , KHATIR Naima , BOUCHETARA Mostefa
Published: June 2022

The main objective of this study is to elaborate an engine cycle simulation program using GT-Suite software to analyze the influence of equivalence ration and compression ratio on the main emissions of a four-stroke direct injection spark ignition engine. The experimental result is used to compare the cylinder pressure result obtained with the developed model. The present article is a study of the effect of compression ratio and equivalence ratio on the main emissions of the direct injection spark engine for a two-zone combustion analytical model and by using of the GT-Suite simulation software. The developed analytical model is validated by the use of experimental data. The analytical curve of the pressure in the combustion chamber is experimentally validated with a difference of the order of 6%.
Ballistic and Aerodynamic Characteristics Simulation for Trajectory Correction Projectile
Authors: DONG Fangdong , XU Yongjie , ZHENG Nana
Published: June 2022

Conventional ammunition easily deviates from the intended target. Its hit probability is reduced by such disturbance factors as fabrication errors, initial muzzle disturbance, initial velocity probable error, and stochastic wind effect. The effect of the above interference factors can be reduced by improving the shooting dispersion, ammunition, and gun or rocket engine structure. However, such improvements may fail to meet the operational requirements for modern warfare. Ballistic correction technique is a proposed trajectory control technique for precision strike with effective damage. Taking a 57mm calibre projectile as research object, trajectory correction projectile with different aerodynamic layouts were designed. The aerodynamic characteristic, static stability, exterior ballistic characteristic and firing density of each projectile has been studied through research method of theoretical analysis and numerical calculation. These findings are considered instrumental in the trajectory correction technology research and engineering application.
Study on the Fatigue of a Spherical Bearing Under Different Loading Conditions Considering Rotation Effect
Authors: FU Yadi , WANG Hangyu , FU Yanqing
Published: June 2022

In order to study the fatigue life of a large spherical bearing under actual working conditions, the finite element software ABAQUS was firstly used to establish the spherical bearing model and simulate the mechanical properties of the bearing at different rotation angles under four working conditions of pressure, tension, pressure shear, and tension shear. And the stress characteristics under the corresponding working conditions were obtained. On this basis, the stress results were imported into the fatigue analysis software, and the fatigue life of each component of the spherical bearing was calculated under the four working conditions. The results show that: the rotation angle of the upper bearing plate has obvious influence on the maximum stress of the bearing under various working conditions. The maximum stress is 554.5 MPa and locates in the wedge-shaped region of the lower bearing plate under the working condition of the joint action of tension and X-direction shear force, and when the rotation angle of the upper bearing plate is 1°. In other working conditions, the maximum stress of the bearing mostly occurs in the wedge-shaped position of the upper and lower bearing plates. The influence of the rotation angle of the upper bearing plate on the minimum fatigue life of the bearing shows the same trend as the influence on the maximum stress. The minimum fatigue life is 13,000 times and locates in the wedge-shaped region of the lower bearing plate under the working condition of the joint action of tension and X-direction shear force, and when the rotation angle of the upper bearing plate is 1°. In other working conditions, the lowest fatigue life of the bearing is also mostly found in the wedge-shaped area of the upper and lower bearing plates. So, the wedge-shaped area should be strengthened in the design.
UNIQUE LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH FACILITIES "SEISMIC INFRASOUND ARRAY FOR MONITORING ARCTIC CRYOLITOZONE AND CONTINUOUS SEISMIC MONITORING OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, NEIGHBOURING TERRITORIES AND THE WORLD"
Authors: Dyagilev R. A. , Sdelnikova I. A.
Published: June 2022

The description of the Unique Large-Scale Research Facilities "Seismic infrasound array for monitoring Arctic cryolithozone and continuous seismic monitoring of the Russian Federation, neighbouring territories and the world" (URF SIA MAC), its hardware and software components are presented. Methods and principle areas of research carried out using the URF are outlined. The URF SIA MAC includes 364 seismic stations throughout Russia and three infrasound arrays. The data obtained at the URF serve to provide domestic fundamental and applied research in the field of Earth Sciences (seismology, geophysics, geodynamics, geoecology) and to study catastrophic events of a natural induced nature. The modern URF data archive includes digital seismic records since 1993. In addition, there is a significant amount of analogue records (since 1904) available for further digitization. The URF SIA MAC provides seismological data to many Russian scientific, research and design organizations. The article presents the main results of the Federal Research Centre Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences obtained in recent years using the URF data.
Update on Guidelines for the Prevention of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis
Authors: Elshoury Amro , Schaefer Jordan K. , Lim Ming Y. , Skalla Deidre P. , Streiff Michael B.
Published: June 2022

Patients with cancer are at high risk of developing arterial and venous thromboembolism (VTE). They constitute 15% to 20% of the patients diagnosed with VTE. Depending on the type of tumor, cancer therapy, and presence of other risk factors, 1% to 25% of patients with cancer will develop thrombosis. The decision to start patients with cancer on primary thromboprophylaxis depends on patient preference, balancing risk of bleeding versus risk of thrombosis, cost, and adequate organ function. Currently, guidelines recommend against the use of routine primary thromboprophylaxis in unselected ambulatory patients with cancer. Validated risk assessment models can accurately identify patients at highest risk for cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT). This review summarizes the recently updated NCCN Guidelines for CAT primary prophylaxis, with a primarily focus on VTE prevention. Two main clinical questions that providers commonly encounter will also be addressed: which patients with cancer should receive primary thromboprophylaxis (both surgical and medical oncology patients) and how to safely choose between different anticoagulation agents.
Rarely Analyzed
Authors: McCormack Allison , Wittmann Rachel
Published: June 2022

The relationship between physical and digitized rare books can be complex and, at times, nebulous. When building a digital library, should showcasing a representative slice of the physical collection be the goal? Should stakeholders focus on preservation concerns, high-use items, or other concerns? To explore these conundrums, a special collections librarian and digital services librarian performed a comparative analysis of their library’s physical and digital rare books collections. After exporting MARC metadata for the rare books from their ILS, the librarians examined the place of publication, publication date, and broad subject range of the collection. They used this data to create a variety of visualizations with the open-source digital humanities tool Tableau Public. Next, the authors downloaded the rare books metadata from the digital library and created illuminating data visualizations. Were the geographic, temporal, and subject scope of the digital library similar to that of the physical rare books collection? If not, what accounts for the differences? The implications of these and other findings will be explored.
Initial longitudinal velocity resolved spiderlike photoelectron momentum distributions in hydrogen
Authors: He Yu-Fei , Zhang Gui-Zhong , Fu Guo-Yue , Sheng Quan , Shi Wei , Yao Jian-Quan ,   Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Published: June 2022

Tunneling ionization of atoms is the basis of many phenomena and techniques, which requires people to be able to comprehensively understand this crucial physical process. Recent experiments have demonstrated the existence of the nonzero initial longitudinal momentum spread at the tunnel exit. However, the initial longitudinal velocity is usually set to be zero in the adiabatic regime. In this work, we numerically study that the initial longitudinal velocity of ionized-out electrons plays the role in the spiderlike photoelectron momentum distributions in hydrogen atom by using the semiclassical rescattering model and the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. Nonzero longitudinal initial velocity, no matter whether it is an offset or an offset distribution, is considered in the semiclassical rescattering model. Longitudinal cut-plot and transverse cut-plot of the photoelectron momentum distribution are discussed. The final longitudinal momentum of the electron is found to be sensitive to the initial longitudinal velocity, which offers us a method of determining the information about the initial longitudinal velocity from a photoelectron momentum distribution according to this linear relationship. We unveil that either an offset or an offset distribution for the initial longitudinal velocity can perfectly reproduce the same spiderlike photoelectron momentum distributions. The semiclassical results are backed by the full quantum simulation. It is expected that more precise research is required to deepen the knowledge of the initial longitudinal velocity in strong field ionization of atoms.
Preparation of FeNiMo/SiO2 composite core and regulation of soft magnetic properties
Authors: Xiong Zheng-Wei , Yang Jiang , Wang Yu , Yang Lu , Guan Xian , Cao Lin-Hong , Wang Jin , Gao Zhi-Peng ,   Joint Laboratory for Extreme Conditions Matter Properties, School of Mathematics and Physics, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China,   China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 9th Research Institute, Mianyang 621010, China,   Institute of Fluid Physics, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China,   Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, Mianyang 621010, China
Published: June 2022

Nowadays, metal soft magnetic materials are mainly used in electronic components such as high-frequency inductors. Since all the elements in the soft magnetic alloys are transition metals, dense oxide layer is easily formed on their surfaces, which can affect the regulation of soft magnetic properties. In order to solve the problems, in this work, an innovative high-temperature pretreatment process in H2/Ar mixture is adopted to pretreat FeNiMo raw powders. We confirm that the high temperature treatment in reducing atmosphere can effectively remove metal oxides from the FeNiMo material surface and increase the content of elemental states, thereby further significantly improving the effective permeability of FeNiMo raw powders. The pretreated FeNiMo powder is evenly coated with SiO2 layers, forming the FeNiMo/SiO2 soft magnetic composites. Compared with the untreated FeNiMo powder coated with SiO2, the FeNiMo/SiO2 pretreated with H2/Ar mixture gas at high temperatures has high effective permeability and low loss. Our FeNiMo/SiO2 cores prepared by the synergistic effect of high-temperature pretreatment process in H2/Ar mixture and insulation coating process have more excellent soft magnetic properties than other iron-based soft magnetic composites. Therefore, the insulation coating after being pretreated at high temperature in reducing atmosphere can greatly improve the permeability and reduce the core loss of soft magnetic composites. This will provide a new strategy for enhancing the soft magnetic properties of the composite cores.
Assessing the Economic Benefits of Higher Education
Authors: Baltar Christia C.
Published: June 2022

The Philippines produces more than 1.5 million high school graduates and approximately 500,000 students who proceeded and graduated in college every year. The economic benefits of having a degree may attract students to pursue tertiary education. The researcher wanted to determine the economic benefit of higher education.  Secondary data from various government agencies were gathered and utilized in this study. A survey to 90 graduates of secondary education and 98 graduates of higher education was done using purposive sampling. The descriptive measures, chi-square test, and the correlation coefficient were employed for the analyses. Enrolling in higher education is quite difficult for some families who can't afford tertiary education which is influenced by three components; the government budget for education, the proportion of income spent for education, and employability. Findings clearly stated that there is a high income when you are a graduate of higher education.  The sex, age, and marital status do not have a significant relationship to the earnings of the graduates; however, the bachelors' degree is significantly related.  Finally, the researcher concludes that attaining higher education can be seen directly to the increased earnings.  The researcher recommends looking into other factors which affect the household income and its relationship to the attainment of tertiary education.
Sequential Teaching as a Strategy in Grade 10 Science Content Delivery: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Influences
Authors: Dongon Beth Catherine M.
Published: June 2022

The study examined the use of Sequential Teaching as a viable solution to the gap between science content delivery in junior high schools and science teacher education.  More specifically, it was conducted to examine the perceived advantages, disadvantages, and influence of sequential teaching to Grade 10 students' performance in science using four groups from varied curricular programs and two groups of teachers.  A three-question survey was given to 372 students, 18 science teachers, and 17 teacher advisers using the descriptive-survey research design. The highest percentage among respondents identified "varied teaching methods" and "teaching expertise" as advantages of sequential teaching while "follow-up" and "adjustment to teaching methods" as disadvantages.  The computed percentage of responses suggests a differing influence level of sequential teaching from respondent groups.  Teacher groups identified sequential teaching as a small disadvantage while a large number of student respondents identified sequential teaching as a large advantage to science performance.  Perceived influence of sequential teaching to students' performance in science differ by respondent groups using Kruskal-Wallis test of difference at 5% level of significance, X2 (5, N=406)=34.649, p<0.001. Sequential teaching seems to be influential in the delivery of science content and is recommended for further evaluation in other grade levels.
Determining factor in Mathematics Achievements of the Freshmen College Students in an Asian Country
Authors: Lagrimas Juliet C.
Published: June 2022

Mathematics Attitude Scale Instrument was designed to the measure attitude toward learning mathematics. Motivating students to learn has been a major issue for teachers; they find it difficult to make their students enthusiastic and interested to learn mathematics since it was viewed by many students as a difficult subject. In view of this, the determinants in mathematics achievement of the 105 freshmen college students were looked into. Descriptive design was utilized. Questionnaire and grade sheets were used to gather data which were interpreted using frequency counts and percentages, weighted mean, and chi-square. Findings showed that the level of determinants in terms of confidence in learning mathematics, motivation and teaching strategies in mathematics was high; the level of mathematics achievement was good; there was a significant relationship between the respondents' mathematics achievement and the confidence and motivation in learning mathematics; while there was no significant relationship existed between the respondents' mathematical achievements and strategies in teaching mathematics. This study concludes that the learners must be motivated either intrinsically or extrinsically. High-achieving students feel more positive about their problem-solving abilities.
Foreign Students’ Perception on Online Graduate Education in a Philippine University
Authors: Cuello Freshtille Mae
Published: June 2022

Online education is an academic offering being eyed by universities as a lucrative venture.  The offering of virtual courses allows institutions to intensify international competitiveness and presence. Most universities are determined to attract and reach the global student populace to stay ahead and secure their mark as game-changers in a contemporary academic race and make available online courses for foreign graduate students to experience independent intellectual development and professional advancement. It is the primary aim of this study to present the profile of foreign students of a Philippine university. Moreover, a data mine is also provided to preview their shared perception on a preferred instructional model for education from the following: traditional, virtual, or blended. The descriptive research method was employed in the study. The Likert Scale was also used to measure the attitude and strength of the self-assessment of the respondents. The foreign students were at the crossroads of embracing traditional education and virtual or online education for graduate courses. They perceived that traditional education gave the benefit of more personal communication between peers and professors, while online education delivered convenience and flexibility. These opportunities are in no way found in one method alone. Moreover, course offerings, the reputation of the university, and fewer class meetings are factors foreign students consider for online courses.
ICT Competencies among Public Secondary School MAPEH Teachers: An Assessment
Authors: Samonte Kenneth , De Guzman Pastora
Published: June 2022

The impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been felt in the educational school setting locally and internationally. It plays a vital role both in teaching and learning. This study aimed to assess the ICT competencies among MAPEH teachers of selected Public Secondary Schools in District IV of Nueva Ecija. Specifically, it aimed to (1) determine the profile of the MAPEH teachers; and (2) assess their level of ICT competencies in terms of technology operations and concepts and pedagogical skills. The researchers used the descriptive research method, specifically questionnaires, as the primary tool for data gathering.  Thirty Four (34) MAPEH teachers served as respondents. Frequency, percentage, and the weighted mean were used in this study. Results showed that respondents assessed their ICT competencies as "advanced" in terms of technology operations and concepts, and evaluated their pedagogical competence as "basic." Respondents have basic knowledge of ICT. Conversely, this is not enough to say that MAPEH teachers are already competent and skilled in ICT. Teacher professional development is a critical factor in the successful integration of computers in teaching. It is recommended that administrators must allocate a budget for ICT, most notably on the technological resources, and teachers shall undergo seminars and training that will help further enhance and improve their computer skills and knowledge.
Participation in Culminating Tasks of Students in an English Course
Authors: Vibar Regida
Published: June 2022

This research identifies the culminating tasks participated in by the junior and senior college students in an English course for AY 2018-2019 for the students to articulate their thoughts and feelings effectively using the verbal and non-verbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts, use of communication for a range of purposes, e.g., to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade, use multimedia technologies, and assess the global trend using a self-made rubric and communicate deliberately in diverse environments, including multilingual and contextualization to develop critical thinking skills and engage in collaboration and creative manifestations. It used the descriptive survey method to address the objectives that learning is better gained through participation in culminating tasks that have become a major global trend and an educational transformation that makes the classroom productive, creative, and an avenue to develop critical thinking skills. Based on the global educational principle that “no one must be left behind.” This innovation is recommended to be sustained. The culminating tasks in and out of the classrooms can be sustained for better preparedness for the present global society in learning life and career skills in a diversified way of a modern environment. These global trends and ideas are used to combat mediocrity and precautions to sluggishness in keeping abreast of 21st-century skills.
The Pedagogical Content Knowledge of the School of Education Pre-Service Teachers in Test Construction
Authors: Moreno Lorie Anne Socorro , Quileste Ronald
Published: June 2022

Pre-service teachers, as part of their training, are called to demonstrate skills in selecting, developing, applying, using, communicating, and evaluating their future students’ assessment information and assessment practices. The study sought to determine the pedagogical content knowledge of pre-service teachers in test construction. The study employed a descriptive research design and was conducted in the School of Education at Xavier University. The sampling method used is simple random sampling and made use of Cochran’s formula of estimation for getting the sample size. The results showed that the pre-service teachers have “Fair” pedagogical knowledge in the essentials of test construction and need to improve in writing instructional objectives and constructing the table of specifications. However, they have “Good” pedagogical knowledge in the majority of the objective-type tests, except in the construction of completion and multiple-choice test items. The results also showed that there is no significant difference between the respondents’ pedagogical content knowledge in the preliminaries or the essentials of test construction when grouped according to their undergraduate program. Also, there is no significant difference with the respondents’ pedagogical content knowledge in the construction of objective-type tests when grouped according to their Undergraduate Program.
Work Attitude, Practices and Environment as Drivers of Teachers Performance
Authors: Kintanar Gemma
Published: June 2022

A range of studies exploring what made a teacher perform has looked mostly into details about salary compensation as extrinsic motivation to reflect performance and effectiveness. As such, several studies have been conducted regarding the work performance of teachers as a pivotal issue in education but considered different variables in dealing with what has caused its deterioration. Anchored on the Balance theory and support theory on social learning and self-efficacy, this study examines what best drives teaching performance. This study is focused on finding out the relationship between work attitude, practices, and environment as drivers of teachers’ performance. The descriptive correlational research design was used to describe the levels of independent variables to teachers’ performance. Furthermore, multiple regression was employed to test the predictive power of independent variables to its dependent variable. Findings revealed on the level of work attitude of elementary teachers and job satisfaction gained the highest mean and self-efficacy as the lowest mean. It can also be gleaned on the results on the level of practices that student’s orientation got the highest mean and enhanced activities as the lowest. On the level of environment, classroom, and school-level indicators obtained the same mean. On determining teachers’ performance, it revealed that the effectiveness of teachers got the highest mean. The result implies that the three independent variables show a high correlation at a 0.01 level of significance. Analyses also showed that among all of the correlated variables, the work environment significantly predicts the teaching performance of the respondents.
Scaffolding Students’ Creative Writing Skills through Visual Arts
Authors: Superable Dina
Published: June 2022

The study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of utilizing visual arts to scaffold students’ creative writing skills. The study employed the Action Research Cycle process and the participants were Grade 11 Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) students in the Creative Writing class of the researcher herself. Total Population Sampling (TPS) was used; hence the entire class participated in the study. An intervention utilizing the visual arts to scaffold students’ creative writing abilities was used, which consisted of a series of writing tasks that were introduced for three weeks, one writing task per week. Reflective journaling was used in the analysis, supplemented by a one-on-one, retrospective, semi-structured interview immediately after the third and final writing task. In the thematic analysis conducted, the following themes emerged: “writing is made easy with pictures,” “painting to write makes the latter easier,” “writing is exciting, enjoyable, and fun,” “liberating and self-fulfilling,” and “boosts self-confidence.” On the whole, visual arts are powerful teaching and learning scaffolds that can help students overcome their apprehensions in writing. Thus, as instructional materials, they transform writing into a more familiar and less challenging learning experience for students by providing meaningful connections to their real-life experiences and authentic references to create mental pictures and generate ideas.
Facilitative Mentorship: A Grounded Theory on Moderating Campus Organizations
Authors: Friales Wilter
Published: June 2022

Moderating students in the campus organizations is one of the significant faculty tasks being designated to manage student organizations. This study aims to establish a theory that explains how advising or moderating students in campus organizations is being done. This study utilized the Qualitative Grounded Theory approach using an in-depth interview with the seven participants, of which three are campus advisers, and four are student leaders. The interviews were transcribed, coded, and initial analysis was done to identify initial categories. The analysis of this research study consists of three phases- open, axial, and selective coding. In the open coding, the researcher examined the text for salient categories that emerged. Using constant comparative analysis, the researcher attempted to saturate the categories to identify the central or the core phenomenon. Facilitative mentorship emerged as the core category which characterized the mentoring of campus advisers. The researcher then engaged in axial coding in which the database was reviewed and collected new data to provide more substantial insights into specific coding categories that further explained the core category in which four categories emerged, namely Empowering and Enabling, Interactive and Open Communication, support, and affirmation and their guiding presence.
Attitudes of Senior High School Students Towards Career Decision Making
Authors: Digamon Jayson , De La Pe?a Jerome
Published: June 2022

Choosing the best career is vital and needs a long process and serious planning for the students to make the right decision. This descriptive study investigated the attitude towards career decision-making of the 302 senior high school students of Gingoog City Comprehensive National High School, Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. Factors such as sex, grade level, and socioeconomic status were focused on determine their influence on students’ career decisions. The researchers utilized mean, frequency, and percentage, T-test, and F-test/ANOVA, Scheffe Post Hoc Testing, and Multiple Comparisons to organize the data in the study. The results reveal that parents stand as the most prominent factor in students’ career decisions. Likewise, males and females vary in their career choice such that males are more decisive in their career decision-making than females. Further, students who have lower family incomes tend to be more fixed in their career choice than those whose families earn high salaries. It was recommended that school guidance counselors provide counseling for students to be more aware of the possible courses they pursue and the factors that influence them as delineated in this study. Moreover, the parents let their children decide on the courses they desire to pursue in their tertiary education and the profession they carry out in the future.
Assessment of the Hybrid Education Learning Program (HELP) of the AHEAD Learning Platform of San Pablo Colleges
Authors: Ortega Araceli , Velecina Josefina , Lunar Bernardo
Published: June 2022

The distinctive strategy for learning continuity in the High School Department of San Pablo Colleges (SPC) during this pandemic is the Hybrid Education Learning Program (HELP). The descriptive study determined the self-efficacy for hybrid learning among selected Junior and Senior High School learners in SPC (n=917). The study also probed into learners’ perceptions of hybrid learning in relation to the interdependence of modular and online learning. The results showed that students were generally positive about hybrid learning, and they also acknowledge the interdependencies between modular and online learning. The majority of the students (82%) regard themselves with high self-efficacy for online learning. Students are one in saying (99.67%) that they can submit online assignments well.  Moreover, the majority of the students (78%) regard themselves with high self-efficacy for modular learning, but unlike in submitting online assignments (99.67%), students claim that a relatively lower percentage (65.31%) can submit offline assignments easily. The indicators with the least percentages of agreeing with the online and modular learning statements say that they can use the library’s online resources and focus on schoolwork when faced with distractions.  It is also evident that students still wish to be in the same room with their teacher and classmates based on the relatively low percentages of agreeing to the statements.
Exploring Self-efficacy, Research, and Teaching Skills among Undergraduate Thesis Advisers
Authors: Villena-Agreda Ma. Ivy
Published: June 2022

Research is now an active part of the academe. This descriptive-correlational study utilizing the purposive sampling technique was conducted to determine the level and relationships of self-efficacy, teaching skills, and research skills among the undergraduate thesis advisers of NIPSC-BVC. Using Hoy and Woolfolk’s (1993) Teacher Efficacy Scale and Research Skills and Teaching Skills Assessment Instruments, data were collected. Mean, ANOVA, Pearson’s r, and t-test were used in the analysis of data. Results revealed that the general teaching efficacy of the respondents is good while personal teaching efficacy is very good. The level of teaching skills of respondents’ ages 40-49 and 11-20 years of teaching experience is excellent, while respondents’ aged 20-39, 50 and above, with 0-10 and 21 or more years in service, possess the strong ability. Results also showed that agriculture thesis advisers have strong teaching skills while education respondents are excellent. A significant correlation was observed between respondents’ general teaching efficacy and teaching skills, research and teaching skills, and general teaching efficacy and research skills. The respondents’ level of general teaching efficacy, when grouped according to age and teaching skills according to the department, showed a significant difference. Based on the results of the study, instructional and research capability-building activities that enhance the respondents’ self-efficacy, research skills, and teaching skills were proposed and conducted.