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Project Implementation Constraints with Examples from Affordable Housing and Infrastructure Efforts
Authors: Ilberg Antje
Published: December 2012

Comprehensive approaches to sustainable, affordable housing and infrastructure development often prove challenging in developing countries. Several ideas for low cost housing and infrastructure in urban Sub-Saharan Africa appear to have nearly perfect technical characteristics responding to current urban planning and development experience, but yet the project execution of these concepts reveals significant shortcomings. Additionally, the long-term effects of a project often have unintended side effects, and still, similar projects continue to be repeated. To consider these numerous aspects simultaneously is crucial for success. This chapter details three projects with potentially successful concepts for sustainable infrastructure, but which did not succeed fully due to the project framework and imperfections therein. Described are responses to common problems in Sub-Saharan Africa from Rwanda and Malawi in low cost housing, domestic infrastructure, and communal, decentral infrastructure, respectively. Besides describing their realistic solutions and their integration of environmental and social concerns, and despite being based on the principle of multi-level networking and support, the chapter goes beyond the technical description to analyze shortcomings and constraints of implementation. For the discussion of success factors when implementing a project, two additional best practice examples are used.
A Healthcare Project
Authors: Reina Rocco , Cetani Teresa , Lacroce Assunta , Ventura Marzia
Published: December 2012

The paper aims at analysing the complex relations between knowledge management and project management on an empirical case in healthcare system represented by Electronic Medical Record (EMR); the effective goal is to underline the approach and the practical methods used by the project teams to maximize the level of knowledge plugged in EMR in two selected Italian hospitals. First, the research analyzes the main references about knowledge management and project management; then, it shows the job research, based on interviews and questionnaires given to the key professionals involved in the project.
Hearing Loss in Older Critical Care Patients: Participation in Decision Making
Authors: Hardin Sonya R.
Published: December 2012

Older adults with hearing loss who receive care in the noisy environment of a critical care unit can be disadvantaged in their ability to understand speech, thus limiting their participation in decision making. Providing optimal outcomes for such patients can be understood through use of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Synergy Model. When older adults are admitted to a critical care unit, their spouses, children, and friends are in positions to participate in the patients’ care. The AACN Synergy Model patient characteristic of participation in care is useful in enhancing optimal outcomes for older patients.
Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Critical Care
Authors: Wood Stephen P.
Published: December 2012

Contrast-induced nephropathy is an iatrogenic disease caused by the administration of iodinated contrast material to certain at-risk patients. The clinical features include renal failure, with oliguria, anuria, and electrolyte derangements. Contrast-induced nephropathy can prolong hospitalization, result in greater morbidity and mortality, and increase patients’ costs. A variety of preventive and treatment strategies exist, including use of alternative imaging. Critical care nurses need to understand the nephropathy and the patients at risk and to develop a familiarity with prevention, treatment, and outcome.
Wavelet transform based power quality events classification using artificial neural network and SVM
Authors: Saxena D , Verma K.S.
Published: December 2012

This paper demonstrates classification of PQ events utilizing wavelet transform (WT) energy features by artificial neural network (ANN) and SVM classifiers. The proposed scheme utilizes wavelet based feature extraction to be used for the artificial neural networks in the classification. Six different PQ events are considered in this study. Three types of neural network classifiers such as feed forward multilayer back propagation (FFML), learning vector quantization (LVQ), probabilistic neural network (PNN) are analyzed for effective classification of PQ events. The results show the superiority of PNN over FFML and LVQ. The test simulations show that SVM has higher performance than ANN with feed forward multilayer back propagation (FFML), learning vector quantization (LVQ), probabilistic neural network (PNN).Keywords: Power Quality, Daubechies, Multi Resolution Analysis, Feature Extraction, Neural networks, SVM
A statically balanced and bi-stable compliant end effector combined with a laparoscopic 2DoF robotic arm
Authors: Lassooij J. , Tolou N. , Tortora G. , Caccavaro S. , Menciassi A. , Herder J. L.
Published: December 2012

Abstract. This article presents the design of a newly developed 2DoF robotic arm with a novel statically balanced and bi-stable compliant grasper as the end effector for laparoscopic surgery application. The arm is based on internal motors actuating 2 rotational DoFs: pitch and roll. The positive stiffness of the monolithic grasper has been compensated using pre-curved straight guided beams that are preloaded collinear with the direction of actuation of the grasper. The result is a fully compliant statically balanced laparoscopic grasper. The grasper has been successfully adapted to a robotic arm. The maximum force and stiffness compensations were measured to be 94% and 97% (i.e. near zero stiffness) respectively. Furthermore, the feasibility of adjusting for bi-stable behavior has been shown. This research can be a preliminary step towards the design of a statically balanced fully compliant robotic arm for laparoscopic surgery and similar areas.
Effects of Farmers’ Field School on the Technical Efficiency of Cocoa Farmers in Nigeria
Authors: Oguntade Adegboyega , Fatunmbi Temitope , Okafor Chris
Published: December 2012

Nigeria is blessed with natural resources, among which cocoa is key. Over the years cocoa production has been declining and various interventions have been directed to improving production and productivity of cocoa in Nigeria. One of these interventions is the Farmers’ Field School (FFS) approach. FFS employs a non formal approach to pass across new knowledge of improved and good agricultural practice to farmers. Therefore, the study aimed to examine the effects of Farmer Field School (FFS) on the Technical Efficiency (TE) of cocoa farmers in Cross River and Ondo States, Nigeria. The study areas for this study were the two major cocoa-producing states in Nigeria; Cross River and Ondo States. A total of 120 cocoa farmers were interviewed. This sample size was divided between both states equally. Thus, 60 respondents were selected randomly from around FFS communities for each state. Among the 60 respondents in each state, 30 were FFS participants while the other 30 were Non Farmer Field School (NFFS) participants. The study revealed that the FFS participants had an efficiency score of 0.84 while the NFFS participants’ technical efficiency score was 0.77. The study therefore concluded that the FFS participants were more efficient in the use of factors of production that their NFFS counterparts.
The Meta-Utopian Metatext: The Deconstructive Dreams of Ulysses and Finnegans Wake
Authors: Charles Alec
Published: December 2012

Ulysses is a novel of immense and endless structuration, but one that resists structure itself, which eschews the closure and determinism of stereotypically Utopian mythologization. Joyce's work acknowledges that we continue to cling to our Utopian dreams, despite all the material evidence. Yet Joyce advances a mode of Utopianism that, in recognizing the tensions inherent to its relationship with the real, not only self-consciously deconstructs but also therefore sustains itself. If the Utopian breaks down upon its contact with material history, then perhaps by inscribing—and, more importantly, integrating—its antithesis and its own absurdity within itself, it might achieve a balance and a self-awareness sufficient to sustain it beyond the moment of its conception, the revolutionary or revelatory moment, and to translate its abstraction into the very materiality that had originally threatened to extinguish it. Joyce reveals Utopian literature's potential for self-deconstruction while at the same time rehearsing the hypocrisy and tyranny of literalist political interpretations of that discourse. Ulysses explores this process at a literary-political level; but it is Finnegans Wake that, in its dissolution of the dictatorship of the aesthetic, enacts the innate failure of the project of perfectibility at the level of language itself.
“A Monument of Union”: Social Change and Personal Experience at the Manea Fen Community, 1839–1841
Authors: Langdon John
Published: December 2012

This case study uses the nineteenth-century community of Manea Fen as an example to explore the differing ways community was viewed and the issues this raised. Manea Fen was one of a number of British communities influenced by the communitarian ideas of Robert Owen. The study first considers the national context, locating Manea Fen and its founder, William Hodson, in the debates on community within the Owenite movement. It then focuses on the individuals involved in the community, considering their expectations of community life and their reaction to its realities. By focusing on two families whose lives, most unusually for rank-and-file Owenites, can be traced for many years after Manea Fen, the study attempts to show the failed venture's value and place within their broader life histories. This examination of a single community reveals the dual nature of a community, at once inward and outward looking, a blend of social engagement and more personal motivations.
Gene action for pre and post harvest traits in F2 wheat populations
Authors: Jadoon Sultan Akbar , Mohammad Fida , Ullah Hidayat , Khalil Iftikhar H
Published: December 2012

The inheritance mechanism for plant height, days to heading, spike length, grains spike− 1 and biological yield traits in 8 × 8 half diallel F2 wheat populations was studied at Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan, during 2006-07. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block (RCB) design having four replications. Each experimental unit was assigned a four-row plot of 5 m length with row-row space of 30 cm. Analyses of variance displayed significant genotypic differences for studied traits. Diallel analyses reflected significance of both additive and non-additive components in the inheritance of these traits, however, genetic components revealed the importance of a non-additive component. The average degree of dominance being greater than unity indicated involvement of over-dominance for phenotypic expression of all traits studied. Broad-sense heritability values were much higher than narrow-sense and thus delayed selection till advance generations are suggested.
Not All Critically Ill Obese Patients Are the Same: The Influence of Prior Comorbidities
Authors: Rahman Adam , Stapleton Renee D. , Heyland Daren K.
Published: December 2012

Purpose. Data suggest that obesity in critical illness is associated with improved outcomes. We postulate that these findings may be influenced by preillness comorbidities. We sought to determine if critically ill obese patients without significant comorbidity had improved mortality compared to obese patients with multiple comorbidities. Materials and Methods. We analyzed data from a prospective observational study conducted in 3 tertiary ICUs. Severely obese (body mass index ≥30) adults in the ICU for ≥24 hours were identified and classified into limited comorbid illnesses (0-1) or multiple comorbidities (≥2). The primary outcome was the odds ratio (OR) of mortality at day 28. Important secondary outcomes were ICU length of stay and ICU free days in the first 28 days. Results. 598 patients were enrolled; 183 had BMI ≥30. Of these, 38 had limited comorbidities and 145 had multiple comorbidities. In unadjusted analyses, obese patients with multiple comorbidities were 4.70 times (95% CI 1.07–20.6) as likely to die by day 28 compared to patients with limited comorbidities (P=0.04). After stratifying by admission diagnosis and adjusting for APACHE II score, the influence of comorbidities remained large and trended toward significance (OR 4.28, 95% CI 0.92–20.02, P=0.06). In adjusted analyses, obese patients with multiple comorbidities tended to have longer ICU duration (3.06 days, SE 2.28, P=0.18) and had significantly fewer ICU free days in the first 28 days (−3.92 days, SE 1.83, P=0.03). Conclusions. Not all critically ill obese patients are the same. Those with less comorbidity may have better outcomes than those with multiple comorbidities. This may be important when considering prognosis and discussing care with patients and families.
Efficacy of a Mosaic Long-Lasting Insecticide Net, PermaNet 3.0, against Wild Populations ofCulex quinquefasciatusin Experimental Huts in Togo
Authors: Dery Dominic B. , Ketoh Guillaume K. , Chabi Joseph , Apetogbo George , Glitho Isabelle A. , Baldet Thierry , Hougard Jean-Marc
Published: December 2012

PermaNet 3.0 was evaluated againstCulex quinquefasciatusin experimental huts in Lomé. Endpoints were deterrence, exophily, blood feeding inhibition, and mortality. Insecticide susceptibility ofCulex quinquefasciatuswas assessed with permethrin (1%), DDT (4%), bendiocarb (0.1%), deltamethrin (0.5%, 0.05%), carbosulfan (0.4%), and chlorpyrifos methyl (0.4%). Total of 1,223Cx. quinquefasciatusfemales were collected. PermaNet 3.0 unwashed deterred 16.84%Culexmosquitoes. After 20 washes, it deterred 5.79% mosquitoes compared to 6.84% deterrence by unwashed PermaNet 2.0. PermaNet 3.0 induced mosquitoes to exit huts 50.48% and inhibited blood feeding 70.97% in unwashed state. After 20 washes, the net induced 42.91% mosquitoes to exit and inhibited 67.06% mosquitoes from blood feeding. PermaNet 3.0 gave 76% personal protection at zero wash and 69% protection after 20 washes. The net retained 7.1% insecticidal effect in the unwashed state and after 20 washes 6.5%.Cx. quinquefasciatuswas resistant to tested insecticides (6%–50% mortality). PermaNet 3.0 is a good control tool against mosquitoes. However,Cx. quinquefasciatusis less affected by PermaNet 3.0. The evaluation depicts the success of vector control innovations using pyrethroids and nonpyrethroids in combination on nets. Additional studies withCulexspecies are recommended to know whether the difference in blood feeding is interspecific (difference in vector behaviour) and not due to intertrial variability.
Waiting times and decision-making behind acute plastic surgery referrals in the UK
Authors: Gorman Mark , Lochrin Chris , Khan Muhammad Adil Abbas , Urso-Baiarda Fulvio
Published: December 2012

Over the past decade, Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in the United Kingdom have struggled to cope with a doubling in patient attendances and the combined impacts of the ‘four-hour rule’, the European Working Time Directive and Modernising Medical Careers. Our previous prospective study suggested that A&E referrals to Plastic Surgery may not always be clinically motivated, but could have been affected by lack of blinding to the Plastic Surgery department participating in the study. The current study aims to corroborate those findings retrospectively, thereby overcoming this bias, and to conduct a detailed analysis of the reasons for observed referral behaviours.   Medical notes of one hundred consecutive A&E referrals to a single Plastic Surgery Unit were retrospectively reviewed, documenting patient demographics, referral reason, time taken for referral and review, patient transfer time and referral appropriateness, defined by the need for hospital admission, surgery or senior review. ‘Appropriate’ and ‘inappropriate’ referrals were compared statistically for Referral Time, Transfer Time and Review Time using the independent samples t-test. To explore the reasons for observed referral patterns, six semi-structured interviews were carried out with all grades of A&E staff members using the previously-documented ‘framework analysis method’ of deductive analysis to investigate emerging and assumed themes systematically.   73 referrals from A&E to Plastic Surgery were included in the study, most commonly for adult males with upper limb injuries. The most frequent treatment outcomes were conservative management or wound exploration with no identifiable deep injury. Mean Referral Time and Review Time was 1:53 hours and 0:58 hours respectively. 69% of referrals were considered Appropriate according to the study definition. As in the previous study, inappropriate referrals were referred significantly more quickly than appropriate ones, whereas review time was similar irrespective of referral appropriateness. Interview themes analaysis revealed junior doctor inexperience, resource constraints and unintended consequences of targets and protocols to be major non-clinical determinants of whether a referral was made. This study confirms that priorities other than clinical need may influence A&E referral behavior and provides valuable insights into the challenges and drivers determining it. A significant proportion of referrals from A&E to Plastic Surgery are inappropriate and quicker referrals are more likely to be inappropriate. Many junior doctors currently lack the confidence and competence to manage routine cases that fall under the remit of Plastic Surgery. Significant change is needed to address the current situation. The insights of this study may help to inform such change.
Father and Daughter across Europe: The Journeys of Clara Wieck Schumann and Artemisia Gentileschi in Fictionalised Biographies
Authors: Lajta-Novak Julia
Published: December 2012

German pianist Clara Wieck Schumann and Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi were both tutored by their fathers from an early age and made their mark as great European artists. Their art took them both across the continent, where they met many other famous historical persons. Their lives have not only been recorded in biographies but have also been retold in several novels, or ‘fictionalised biographies’. The fictionalised biography is an interesting hybrid genre, placed somewhat uncomfortably between historiography and the art of fiction, which permits it to disregard certain expectations raised by so-called ‘factual’ biographies (e.g. that authors should strive for ‘objectivity’ or ‘truthfulness’). The relationship between fact and fiction can thus be re-negotiated, following the author’s ideological inclinations and their imaginative closure of historiographical gaps. Beginning with some general remarks on fictionalised biographies of ‘exemplary women’, this paper then examines Janice Galloway’s Clara (2002) and Susan Vreeland’s The Passion of Artemisia (2002), focusing on the complex father-daughter relationships that Clara Wieck Schumann and Artemisia Gentileschi undoubtedly experienced, and which offered the authors ample ground for a critique of historical gender relations and hierarchies. The analyses will concentrate on the heroines’ journeys in Europe. The paper examines the ways in which the two fictional rewritings of historical women artists’ lives foreground gender aspects and make use of the narrative privileges of fictionalised biography to project contemporary feminist ideas onto historical characters and events, and explores the function of the featured European locales with regard to the protagonists’ personal development in the novels.The heroines’ ventures into foreign lands are revealed to function as an impulse towards a changing perception of their fathers as well as themselves.
El neologismo ἁσυμβίβαστος en Teófilo antioqueno
Authors: de Navascués Patricio ,   Instituto Patristico Augustinianum
Published: December 2012

Sometimes Theophilus used neologisms in his apologetic presentation of the faith. This is the case with ajsumbivbastoç. The term corresponds to a Christological interpretation of Is. 40,13-14 in an anti-Hermogenian context (anti-middle platonic). We should translate it as “not counsel - able”, an allusion to the Creator God's self-sufficiency, who deliberates with his Logos-counsel without resorting to eternal matter.
A Practical and Efficient Cellular Substrate for the Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Adults: Blood-Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells
Authors: Geti Imbisaat , Ormiston Mark L. , Rouhani Foad , Toshner Mark , Movassagh Mehregan , Nichols Jennifer , Mansfield William , Southwood Mark , Bradley Allan , Rana Amer Ahmed , Vallier Ludovic , Morrell Nicholas W.
Published: December 2012

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have the potential to generate patient-specific tissues for disease modeling and regenerative medicine applications. However, before iPSC technology can progress to the translational phase, several obstacles must be overcome. These include uncertainty regarding the ideal somatic cell type for reprogramming, the low kinetics and efficiency of reprogramming, and karyotype discrepancies between iPSCs and their somatic precursors. Here we describe the use of late-outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells (L-EPCs), which possess several favorable characteristics, as a cellular substrate for the generation of iPSCs. We have developed a protocol that allows the reliable isolation of L-EPCs from peripheral blood mononuclear cell preparations, including frozen samples. As a proof-of-principle for clinical applications we generated EPC-iPSCs from both healthy individuals and patients with heritable and idiopathic forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension. L-EPCs grew clonally; were highly proliferative, passageable, and bankable; and displayed higher reprogramming kinetics and efficiencies compared with dermal fibroblasts. Unlike fibroblasts, the high efficiency of L-EPC reprogramming allowed for the reliable generation of iPSCs in a 96-well format, which is compatible with high-throughput platforms. Array comparative genome hybridization analysis of L-EPCs versus donor-matched circulating monocytes demonstrated that L-EPCs have normal karyotypes compared with their subject's reference genome. In addition, >80% of EPC-iPSC lines tested did not acquire any copy number variations during reprogramming compared with their parent L-EPC line. This work identifies L-EPCs as a practical and efficient cellular substrate for iPSC generation, with the potential to address many of the factors currently limiting the translation of this technology.
Welfare Benefits and Working Conditions of Teachers in The Schools Division in Northern Mindanao, Philippines
Authors: Dadulo Evangeline P. , Canencia Oliva P.
Published: December 2012

This study explored how effective is the implementation of the project for the teachers' assistance for optimum well-being specific to welfare benefits and working conditions of teachers in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. This also identifies major problems/issues and concerns/gaps encountered by public school teachers in relation to the welfare benefits and working conditions of DepEd teachers in Northern Mindanao. A survey questionnaire was given to 210 teachers in Northern Mindanao (Region X) which comprised the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon and Misamis Occidental. Descriptive statistics was employed in this study while inferential statistics was used in the analysis of selected variables. Findings revealed that welfare benefits extended to the DepEd teachers in Region 10 were: health care benefits, scholarships, trainings and seminars extended. In terms of housing benefits, generally only very few teachers availed of housing benefits specifically availed from PAGIBIG through housing loans and followed by GSIS housing loans. The rest of the teachers availed thru Home Mortgage Loan, Cooperative and FICCO. Only few teachers availed on the scholarship programs, especially the doctoral degree. This is so because only few scholarships were offered to teachers and in most cases, teachers obtained their master's and doctoral degree using their own personal expense. As to the trainings and seminars attended by teachers, most of these were sponsored by DepEd specifically on Basic Education Curriculum.
Rice Production in the Philippines and the Inverted U (Environmental Kuznets Curve) Hypothesis
Authors: Del Prado Grace Edmar Elizar
Published: December 2012

Proponents of the EKC hypothesis say that economic growth brings both improving and worsening environmental performance at different phases of the development process. At low-income level, the environmental impact per dollar GDP increases with increasing GDP per capita, while at high income it declines. Nobel Prize winner Kenneth Arrow and a few critics more conceded the validity of the hypothesis explaining that this has to be valid only for pollutants involving local short-term costs. Redefining such framework, variables on population, land area used for rice production, temperature, average rainfall and amount of particulates in the atmosphere were regressed to find each individual and collective impact to the country's rice production trend from 1991-2004. Results supported the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis showing that rice production increased over time as rainfall and temperature accelerate but reversed its direction as these factors escalate excessively.
Teacher Characteristics and Pupil Performance in Science and Health in the National Achievement Test of Iligan City Division
Authors: Hinay Joveniana C.
Published: December 2012

The research determined the educational qualification, experience, and the level of training objectives attainment of science teachers in relation to the level of performance of Grade VI pupils in Science and Health in the National Achievement Test (NAT) during the school year 2008-2009 of the rural and urban schools in the Division of Iligan City. The study used the descriptive research design and employed the 81 grade VI science teachers, 71 school administrators and 125 sample pupil respondents to answer the researcher- made questionnaire Data drawn from the data gathering process were analyzed using mean, t-test and multiple regression. Science teachers are not so interested about their own advance education. Science teachers are averagely experienced in teaching the subject. They highly attained the training objectives of the seminars they had attended. The advance education, experiences and the attainment of the training objectives of teachers did not affect the way pupils performed in the NAT.
Species Diversity, Density and Diameter of Different Bamboo Species in Maasin, Iloilo, Central Philippines
Authors: Mendoza Joselito Trandio P.
Published: December 2012

Maasin is known as the bamboo center in the province of Iloilo. The annual "Tultugan" festival which highlights the central role played by the bamboo plant in the lives of the people is a unique celebration in the municipality. The bamboo industry is one of the main sources of livelihood and income to its local folks and residents. However, baseline information on the various bamboo species, its density and diameter is lacking. Hence the need to establish the data on this area is of paramount importance. This study used survey method, quadrat sampling and actual measurement on the different variables such as species diversity, density and diameter respectively. The results of the study showed that there are fifteen (14) species of bamboo belonging to five (5) genera that have been found. Out of the species identified thirteen exhibits erect growth habit and two species are considered climbing bamboos. Most of the species were introduced in the locality but Dinochloa sp. And Schizotachyum as climbing species are endemic to the place. Of the given five commonly found erect bamboo species, Bambusa vulgaris has the highest density per square meter. Dendrocalamus asper or "giant bamboo" has the biggest diameter.
Occurrence of soft and hard corals at Igang Bay and Villa Corazon, Nueva Valencia Guimaras: A Comparative Survey
Authors: Magramo Melchor , Esmaña Mary Mar , Flores June Raymond Peter , Terunez Marlon
Published: December 2012

In the waters off Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, Philippines, researchers compared the health of coral communities at Igang Bay and Villa Corazon. This study examined differences in soft and hard coral cover and colony abundance between the sites, along with variations in the overall coral health. Additionally, the team evaluated the physico-chemical properties of the water to understand potential environmental influences on these coral reef ecosystems.
Anthelmintic Effects of Processed Mature Betel Nut as Dewormer to Native Chicken and Small Ruminants (Sheep And Goats)
Authors: Tangalin Moises Glenn G.
Published: December 2012

This study was conducted from September 1, 2006 to December 10, 2006 covering a period of 3 months at the College of Agriculture, WMSU-Dumingag Campus. It aimed to determine the anthelmentic effects of processed matured betel nut (Areca catechu) and commercial dewormer to native chicken, sheep and goats. The study consisted of four treatments: for chicken; treatment I, administered with 1g powdered betel nut per 1 kg body weight; treatment II, administered with 2 grams powdered betel nut per 1 kg body weight; treatment III, administered with 3 grams powdered betel nut per 1 kg body weight; and treatment IV, administered with commercial dewormer, mebendazole niclosamide. Results reveal that after thorough laboratory examination of feces, round worms, tapeworms and parasite eggs were expelled by the processed matured betel nut. Among the treatments used, treatment I, is the most effective. However, those administered with 2 and 3 grams of powdered betel nut is also effective but the chickens showed unhealthy condition. Among goats and sheeps; treatment I, administered with 20g/20kg.BW; treatment II, administered with 30g/20kgLW; treatment III, administered with 40g/20kgLW; and treatment IV, administered with 1 ml/10 kgBW using albendazole, a commercial dewormer. Results revealed that processed native betel nut can expel eggs and adult parasites like roundworms and tapeworms, while commercial dewormer can expel only roundworms. Among levels of powdered betel nut used, treatment II, 30g/20kgBW showed better result.
Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity of the Guagua Community in Pampanga
Authors: Cosio Rogelio D. , De Jesus Norman G. , Soriano Jr Honorio M.
Published: December 2012

The study specifically endeavored to identify the pattern of climate variability that affected the study site and assess its social and economic impacts, determine the adaptation strategies employed by the municipal local government unit (LGU) and its constituents, improve their awareness on the climate change phenomenon and on the urgency to take action and plan accordingly, and, propose measures to enhance the adaptive capacity of the affected sectors and stakeholders. Necessary data were collected through community consultations, key informant interviews and focus group discussion. Continuous rain is the most harmful or destructive climate change related event in Guagua as its adverse impact on all identified most vulnerable groups or sectors (agriculture, fishery, business, students, transport service, households and LGU) is considerably large. Agriculture, on the other hand, is most vulnerable sector followed by the group of students, LGU, HH, transport service and fishery sector. The municipal LGU is implementing innovative adaptation strategies at the local level, such as the establishment, effective recording, and appropriate use of the rain gauge information to reduce adverse impacts of typhoons/heavy rains. Human resource capacity is very important for promoting effective adaptation. The enhancement of adaptive capacity is a necessary condition for reducing vulnerability.
High Volume Low Density Culture of Milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) in Floating Net Cages at North Bais Bay Manjuyod-side, Negros oriental
Authors: Manzano Roger Ray S. , Uy Peter L. , Ganancial Jr Renato H.
Published: December 2012

The study was conducted at Resources Production Technology (REPROTECH), Incorporated in north Bais Bay (Manjuyod side), Negros Oriental. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the feasibility and viability of milkfish (Chanos chanos forsskal) cultured in 180-m3 (6m x 6m x 5m) High Volume Low Density (HVLD) floating net cages and established a benchmark for cage farmers using a technology that offers a promising strategy that can have enormous impact on both socio-economic growth and food security. Results showed that bangus attained an average body weight (ABW) of 376.32 grams, after an average day of culture (DOC) of 163. It also showed an excellent survival rate of 111% and a very satisfactory feed conversion ratio (FCR) of 2.4. The average production per unit cage reached 2,480 kg or 13.78 kg/m3 of cage volume. The project realized a profit margin of Php. 34.94 per kilogram, indicating that even if the market price per kilogram is reduced by 10% the project is still gaining. Milkfish production in HVLD floating cages is economically viable for small and medium enterprise (SMI) fish farmers and promises a very attractive Return of Investment (ROI) estimated at 64.18% and a payback period of 0.4 year.
Industrial Technology Program Quality Assurance: A Preliminary Industry-Academe Skills Competency Study on Concurrent Engineering Demands
Authors: Cuasito Sr Ruvel J. , Namoco Consorcio S.
Published: December 2012

This paper provides fundamental insights on industrial technology program quality assurance with regards to the latest trends in concurrent engineering and mechatronics in the manufacturing industries. It tackles on the curricular program analysis that attempts to examine existing program relevance to concurrent engineering needs and practices in Region X. The fundamental arguments are anchored on the issue of industry-academe imbalance relative to human resource quality. Issues presented in this paper points to some academic shortcomings and industry's lackluster academic involvement. This imbalance are confirmed and validated through the academic and industry assessment process which attempted to compare industry's actual skills competency needs and the quality of human resources supplied by the academe and or other training institutions. Appropriate complementary curricular program initiatives and industry collaboration were undertaken to address prevailing arguments. The study outcome is perceived to provide sustainable quality assurance in industrial technology program offerings of Mindanao University of Science and Technology in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
Teaching Strategies to Enhance Science Learning among Diverse and Multicultural Learners
Authors: Sarmiento Chona Quezon
Published: December 2012

This paper presents teaching strategies in science for students having â€œdeficitsâ€, negative attitudes, with inadequate content knowledge and communication skills in learning science. It provides teachers useful ways on how to enhance teaching among students with varied needs in a multicultural context. These strategies were recommended based from Sarmiento's (1998) case study on the specific needs of multicultural learners across multicultural setting. The study was done on three case schools identified with deficits in learning science. The students deficiency were caused by cultural factors specifically language and values on schooling shaping students understanding thus a substantial level of their interest, performance and achievement in science were affected. The results of the same study also revealed that the effectiveness of teaching science depends on the teaching practice and the strategy used by the teachers irrespective whether a class is non-ethnic or multiethnic. To enhance the effectiveness in teaching to similar group of learners, the use of various teaching pedagogy will help them become successful in science. From the case study results, the following strategies were recommended to promote science interest, build positive self-concept to raise levels of achievement among diverse learners in multicultural context including teacher related limitations.
Student Teachers' Instructional Performance of a College of Teacher Education
Authors: Romo Necy Cesaria V. , Forneas Sixto
Published: December 2012

This study looked into the teaching performance of the Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEEd) student teachers of the College of Teacher Education, University of Northern Philippines, and School Year-2010. It looks into the level of teaching and academic performance of the student teachers. It also sought the level of academic performance and mastery of their subject matter and determined its significant relationship between the level of teaching performance and academic performance. The study used the descriptive survey method of research that analyzed the teaching performance pointed out by the student teachers. Mean, percentage and frequency counting, and the Pearson Product Moment coefficient of Correlation were used. Results showed that the student teachers' academic performance was very good. Most of them have a 94 percent mastery of the subject matter. Teacher's personality got the highest mean rating among the different criteria and Questioning Skills tend to be the lowest among them, but still fell on a very good descriptive rating.
Implementation of Field Study Courses in the Pre-Service Teacher Education Program in Selected Higher Education Institutions in Caraga
Authors: Patan Juvy P.
Published: December 2012

This study aimed to assess the extent of implementation of Field Study Courses in the Pre-Service Teacher Education Program in the Selected Higher Education Institutions in Caraga. Specifically, this study was conducted in the Teacher Education Institutions of Fr. Saturnino Urios University, Saint Paul University System, Surigao State College of Technology, and Surigao del Sur Polytechnic State College Academic Year 2009-2010. The respondents of this study were the HEI's deans and supervising deans; DepEd principals and field study resource teachers; and field study students in the selected HEI's in Caraga. The implementation of curriculum through course syllabus, requirements, deployment and assessment should be properly observed. There is a need to increase the honoraria of resource teachers to compensate their efforts in sharing inputs to the students of Field Study courses. Regular orientation and re-orientation should be done among the students of Field Study courses on work and values enhancement to improve students' attitudes and behavior for better performance.
Factors Influencing Adoption of Instructional Technologies by Faculty Members of the Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology
Authors: Mores Ma. Concepcion L. , Zamora And Jesse T.
Published: December 2012

This paper investigates the level of instructional technology adoption by faculty members at Mindoro State College of Agriculture and Technology (MinSCAT) through empirical research. It identifies factors influencing their technology use. The study found that faculty members primarily used instructional technologies for class preparation and student activities only a few times a year. Even less frequent was technology use for classroom instruction, documenting and evaluating instruction, and professional email (once or twice a year). Interestingly, the level of adoption significantly correlated with age, gender, and tenure, but not with factors like civil status, education level, academic discipline, teaching experience, teaching load, academic rank, recent technology training, or holding an administrative position. However, faculty members' perceived value of technology, self-efficacy in using it, and their perceptions of instructional resources, professional development opportunities, and college leadership all showed significant positive correlations with their technology adoption level. To improve technology adoption, the paper proposes the creation of an Instructional Technology Unit at MinSCAT. This unit would focus on activities like programming professional development workshops, building faculty core values regarding technology use, promoting equitable technology access, standardizing technology systems and procedures, developing equipment maintenance and repair programs, and expanding internet access.
Correlates of Word Problem Solving Capabilities in Algebra of the First Year Engineering Students
Authors: Lugo Melanie D.
Published: December 2012

Word problems are topics in Algebra which are abhorred by most students. The study aimed at identifying the correlation that contribute to problem solving capabilities of freshmen college students who were enrolled in Algebra of De La Salle Lipa. It was anchored on three groups of correlates that contributed to problem solving capabilities of students; personal, cognitive, and social factors. The respondents' entrance examination result in Math; word problem solving scores were considered in the findings of the study. Results showed that respondents' attitude towards problem solving had affected their capabilities to a large extent. Study strategies have been affected to a large extent, while only one affected their capabilities to a small extent. There is a significant relationship between the problem solving capabilities of the students in the three factors. The common problems exhibited were wrong representation, wrong computation, and use of trial and error method, misinterpretation, forgotten formulas, and forgotten concepts. The cognitive and the social factors had a significant effect on the problem solving capabilities of the students.
Attitudes of High School Students Towards Sex: Implications to Sex Education and Guidance
Authors: Baliton Fructuoso C.
Published: December 2012

A major source of sexual learning is sex education classes in school (Levy 1992). In the absence of effective sex education, the immature adolescent must make major decisions without adequate knowledge (Bjorklund 1998). This descriptive survey correlation method of research was undertaken to come up with findings on attitude towards sex of Villaba National High School students. It was also its purpose that this study may be instrumental in the proper guidance of the said students particularly in the area of adolescent sexuality. Simple frequency counts were used to determine their Attitude towardss the various aspects of sexual relationships and average scores determined their Attitude towards the ten aspects of sexual relationships. Z-test was used to test the null hypothesis which states that, "there is no significant difference between the attitudes of boys and girls on the ten aspects of sexual relationships," at the significance level of 0.05. This research finally concluded that there are differences between the attitudes of boys and girls towards the various aspects of sexual relationships particularly on courtship, petting, pre-marital sex, and trial marriage or live-in. Z-test established a significant difference between the attitudes of boys and girls on the ten aspects of sexual relationships.
Rhodium Interaction with Human NRG1 Gene of Schizophrenia
Authors: Nawaz Rukhsana , Zahir Erum , Kaneez Fatima Shad
Published: December 2012

Abstract - Rhodium (II) acetate [Rh2 (O2CCH3)4] could be used as an indicator for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) involved in the onset of schizophrenia. Rhodium (Rh1) has affinity to make covalent interactions with neuregulin (NRG1) gene at SNPs mutation. Binding effects of Rh1 has been studied under different molar concentrations at different time periods. In this study we used Rh1 to evaluate its interaction with NRG1 gene in Schizophrenic patients of Pakistan. Rh-NRG1 adduct were amplified by PCR and visualized on agarose gel electrophoresis. Here we show Rh1 binding with NRG1 gene was inhibited with increasing concentration ranges from 0.5 -3µM. It has been noted that upon binding with NRG1 gene Rh1 decreased the mobility and intensity of the DNA bands. Noticeably Rh1 didn’t inhibit the activity of Mun1 restriction enzyme having specific CAAA cleavage site. After the digestion of NRG1 gene having SNPs mutation combining with Rh1 proves its covalent binding only with Guanine or Thymine and not with Adenine or Cytosine. This is a novel study that shows rhodium can covalently binds with human dsDNA and can inhibit its amplification. The effect of Rh1 to target different SNPs mutations (normally occurs in genetic diseases such as schizophrenia) can be identified by using this technique. There are variations between human populations, so a SNP allele that is common in one geographical or ethnic group may be much rarer in another, and Rh1 can act as a useful tool to identify SNPs of schizophrenic genes.
Gender Capability of Elected Offi cials and Civic Leaders in Public Speaking
Authors: Arong Cecilia D.
Published: December 2012

In Southern Leyte, thousands of elected/appointed male/female village officials and civic leaders give public speeches. Very few of them receive training in public speaking. Culture claims that male officials are better than female in decision making, running the village, leading an organization, setting disputes and giving public speeches as the father's decision in the family is final and his word is firm and executor. This study compares the speaking abilities of male and female village officials/civic leaders as to: manner of presenting speeches, self-confidence; thought organization, voice quality, eloquence, and audience impact. Officials/leaders of Sogod villages are trained in Public Speaking for ten consecutive Sundays at Mahayahay Public Stage. After every lecture, participants' speeches followed. During the culmination, every participant presented a public speech composed of opening remarks, welcome address, inspirational talk, closing remarks, introduction of guest speaker, interviewing, panel discussion, broadcast speech, necrological services and campaign speeches rated by three judges using pre-established criteria. Mann-Whitney Test, non-parametric test, used ordinal data to compare the male and female abilities in public speaking. Significant results showed that male and female officials have comparable manners of presenting speeches, self-confidence, thought organization, eloquence, voice quality, and audience impact.
Lygdamis Of Halikarnassos
Authors: Ruzicka Stephen
Published: December 2012

Lygdamis of Halikarnassos, son or grandson of Artemisia, was the tyrant – or, more accurately, dynast – of Halikarnassos in the 460s or mid‐450s
BCE
.
Megara Hyblaea
Authors: Longo Fausto
Published: December 2012

Megara Hyblaea was an ancient city of eastern Sicily, founded by colonists from Megara Nysaea led by Lamis.
Metapontum
Authors: Lomas Kathryn
Published: December 2012

Metapontum is located on the Gulf of Tarentum, between the Bradano, Basento, and Cavone rivers, dominating a large and fertile territory of about 200 km2.
Mytilene
Authors: Constantakopoulou Christy
Published: December 2012

Mytilene was one of thepoleisof the island of Lesbos, situated on the southeast coast.
Nomothetai
Authors: Rubinstein Lene
Published: December 2012

In connection with the restoration of their democracy in 403/2
bce
, the Athenians introduced new measures establishing a distinction between
nomoi
(”laws”) and
psephismata
(”decrees”). While the assembly was still fully authorized to ratify
psephismata,
the enactment of a
nomos
now required the assembly to submit any proposed change or addition to the existing laws to ratification by a board of
nomothetai
(”legislators”). It is widely assumed that the designation
nomos
was normally applied to enactments of general and permanent validity, whereas the designation
Psephisma
referred to enactments of limited duration, or which concerned only specific and named individuals.