Vulnerability Assessment Using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and Open Source Data: Talomo District, Davao City, Philippines

In recent years, the city of Davao has been experiencing floods all throughout the year. Things like flooded streets, overflowing of rivers, stranded commuters, and residents fleeing to evacuation centres are now considered normal especially if an heavy rain will continue for more than an hour. The positive economic growth of the city is attributed to its strategic location and favourable climate since it is considered to be typhoon free unlike the national capital region Manila and other major cities in the Visayas region. But these changing climate patterns can affect these upward economic growth if the local government units will not act on these issues promptly. An up- to- date spatial information is needed to support authorities for a timely evidence-based decisions in disaster management. This study will assess the vulnerability of the exposed population and other entities of Talomo District in Davao City, Philippines. Emphasis on the vulnerability component of the United Nations framework on Risk which is Hazard x Vulnerability and the factors affecting vulnerability are exposure, susceptibility and capacity. An open source software (QGIS and MapWindow) where used to process digital elevation models (DEMs) in combination with other spatial data (OpenStreetMap) can be an important database for topography-related analyses

Desenvolvimento de um laboratorio basico de biomecanica

Orientador: René BrenzikoferDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação FisicaResumo: Este trabalho tem como objetivo instrumentar a área de ensino dos cursos de graduação em Educação Física, desenvolvendo e propondo um laboratório básico de biomecânica, através de uma metodologia de ensino como ciência experimental. Através do laboratório, visa-se ao treinamento do profissional de Educação Física no método científico para a análise de fenômenos presentes na sua área de atuação, oferecendo exemplos de experimentos ligados à área da Biomecânica. O material produzido apresenta uma estrutura básica compreendida em dois capítulos, cujos conteúdos tratam do método científico, que é a postura crítica desejada do pesquisador frente aos fenômenos manifestados na sua área, e dos exemplos de aplicação do método científico, que são fenômenos ilustrativos possíveis de serem estudados em laboratório. Todos os experimentos foram montados, realizados e analisados. A seguir, foram aplicados na prática, trazendo ao laboratório um turma de alunos. Com isso, pôde-se descrever as características que contribuem para a aplicação prática do Laboratório Básico de Biomecânica: 1. a seleção de fenômenos inseridos no contexto da Educação Física para o desenvolvimento de experimentos; 2. o preparo extra-classe para a realização dos experimentos; 3. a participação assídua tanto do professor quanto do aluno nas atividades experimentais; 4. a avaliação contínua do aluno, através da correção dos relatórios desenvolvidos e através do atendimento individualizado por parte do professor em relação às dificuldades apresentadas e 5. a utilização do método científico como orientador das atividades laboratoriaisAbstract: The aim of this master's dissertation is to instrument the teaching of undergraduate courses in Physical Education by developing and proposing a basic laboratory of biomechanics through a teaching methodology regarded as experimental science. The laboratory aims at the training of the Physical Education professional in the scientific method for the analysis of phenomena present in his/her specific line of action by offering experimental examples in biomechanics. The basic material produced and discussed comprises two chapters which deal with the scientific method, which is the desired critical stance of the researcher in regard to the phenomena that occur in his/her line of action, and deal with the examples of scientific method application, which are illustrative phenomena feasible of being studied in laboratory. All the experiments were prepared, carried out, analyzed and practiced by students in the laboratory. The major characteristics that contribute to the applicability of the basic laboratory of biomechanics may be described as follows: 1. selection of phenomena inserted in the Physical Education context for carrying out experiments; 2. extra-classroom study for carrying out the experiments; 3. teacher's and student's assiduous participation in the experimental activities; 4. continuous evaluation of the student by the teacher, through reports monitoring and assisting in special difficulties; use of the scientific method as the guide for laboratory activitiesMestradoMestre em Educação Físic

PENGEMBANGAN E-MODUL INTERAKTIF DENGAN APLIKASI BOOK CREATOR UNTUK MENDUKUNG PEMBELAJARAN BERDIFERENSIASI DI KELAS IV SD

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan e-modul interaktif dengan aplikasi book creator untuk mendukung pembelajaran berdiferensiasi di sekolah dasar khususnya pada mata pelajaran IPAS kelas IV materi tumbuhan sumber kehidupan di bumi. Penelitian ini termasuk dalam kategori penelitian dan pengembangan (R&D). Model pengembangan dalam penelitian ini adalah model ADDIE yang meliputi lima langkah pengembangan yaitu analisis, desain, pengembangan, implementasi dan evaluasi. Penelitian ini memanfaatkan aplikasi book creator untuk mengembangkan e-modul interaktif. Tingkat validitas e-modul interaktif memperoleh skor rata-rata 4,8 untuk tingkat validitas materi, 4,8 untuk tingkat validitas media, dan 4,5 untuk tingkat validitas bahasa. Skor rata-rata tingkat validitas keseluruhan adalah 4,7. Mengacu pada tabel interval skor validitas, skor validitas tergolong dalam kategori "sangat valid". Tingkat kepraktisan e-modul interaktif memperoleh skor rata-rata 5 dari pendidik, skor rata-rata 4,75 dari siswa pada uji coba kelompok kecil, dan skor rata-rata 4,77 dari siswa pada uji coba kelompok besar. Skor rata-rata keseluruhan untuk kepraktisan adalah 4,84. Mengacu pada tabel interval skor kepraktisan, skor tersebut tergolong dalam kategori "sangat praktis"

Land Suitability Assessment for Cash Crops Using Geospatial Techniques

Land suitability assessment studies for cash crop production in certain areas provide opportunities and limitations to decision makers and farmers. The objective of this study was to assess the suitability of land for banana, corn and cacao cultivation and production in Davao Region, Philippines. The methodology adopted combines most aspects of climate, temperature, slope and soil type that affect crop suitability at large. Suitability maps of the region for cash crop cultivation were established by scanning and digitizing the soil maps using geospatial techniques. Bananas are best suited for Davao del Norte. Corn are good for Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley Province. While cacao is best for Davao City, Davao del Norte and Davao del Sur

Adaptações da geometria da coluna vertebral e do dorso durante a corrida

Orientador: Rene BrenzikoferTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação FisicaResumo: As adaptações das curvaturas da coluna vertebral e do dorso de corredores são analisadas em função da velocidade. A pesquisa é realizada com dez atletas voluntários, com faixa etária entre 18 e 26 anos, com experiência esportiva, correndo sobre uma esteira regulada em oito velocidades. A curva da coluna vertebral é representada por marcadores retrorefletores circulares aderidos à pele ao longo da linha definida pelos processos espinhosos vertebrais entre a região cervical e sacral. São fixados ainda, sobre o dorso, seis pares desses marcadores, com a finalidade de acessar às oscilações do dorso e identificar regiões anatômicas representativas da pelve, das vértebras e dos acrômios. A localização 3D desses marcadores é obtida através de técnicas videogramétricas. Funções polinomiais são usadas para quantificar a curva da coluna nos planos de projeção sagital e frontal e para calcular a curvatura geométrica bidimensional correspondente. O componente neutro da coluna é construído a partir de duas curvas representativas da coluna, obtidas em dois momentos considerados bilateralmente simétricos, durante a passada. O componente oscilatório resulta da subtração da curva neutra, de cada uma das curvas representativas da coluna obtidas ao longo da passada. Durante a corrida, as amplitudes máximas das oscilações dos segmentos bilaterais que ocorrem no plano frontal apresentam magnitudes menores do que as encontradas no plano transverso. Os efeitos do aumento da velocidade parecem mais acentuados nas oscilações quantificadas no plano transverso. Os componentes neutros obtidos para cada corredor descrevem as características individuais, são independentes da velocidade e distintos da curva da coluna obtida na posição estática. A sobreposição das curvas do componente oscilatório da coluna no plano frontal forma duas regiões de maior amplitude na adaptação da curvatura ao longo da passada: a torácica e a lombar. Nessas regiões os picos de curvaturas acentuam-se com o aumento da velocidade e ocorrem em determinadas fases do ciclo da passada. Os picos de curvaturas positivos e negativos lombares são associados à fase de apoio dos pés e os picos positivos e negativos torácicos à fase de duplo balançoAbstract: Runners' back and spine curvature adaptations are analyzed in function of the velocity. The research is performed with ten 18-26-year-old sportive experienced volunteer athletes, running on a treadmill regulated into eight velocities.The spine's curve is represented by circular reflexive markers adhered to the skin along the line defined by the vertebral spinous processes between the vertical and sacral regions. Six pairs of these markers are still fixed on the back, with the purpose of both accessing the back's oscillations and identifying the pelvis, vertebrae and acromions representative anatomical regions. These 3D markers localization is obtained by videogrametric techniques. Polynomial functions are used to quantify the spine's curve on the sagittal and frontal planes, as well as to calculate the corresponding bidimensional geometric curvature. The spine's neutral component is constructed from two spine's representative curves, obtained in two bilaterally symmetrical moments, during the gait cycle. The oscillatory component results from the subtraction of the neutral curve of each spine's representative curve obtained during the gait cycle. Ouring running, the maximal amplitudes of the bilateral segments oscillations that occur in the frontal plane show less magnitudes than those found in the transverse plane. The effects of the velocity increase seem more accentuated in the transverse plane oscillations. The neutral components obtained for each runner describe the individual characteristics, they do not depend on the velocity, and they are distinct from the spine's curve obtained in the static position. In the frontal plane, the superposition of the spine's oscillatory component curves forms two regions of larger amplitude in the curvature adaptation along the stride: the lumbar and the thoracic ones. In these regions, the peaks of curvature are accented with the velocity increase and occur in certain phases of the gait cycle. The positive and negative lumbar curvature peaks are associated to the stance phase, and the thoracic ones are related to the double float phaseDoutoradoBiodinamica do Movimento HumanoDoutor em Educação Físic

Análise desenvolvimentista e do desempenho do salto vertical em escolares.

The vertical jump involves different levels of skill complexity and offers the individual a wide range of motor experiences. This study aimed to determine which movements in the developmental sequence performed by schoolchildren are associated with age and vertical jump performance. The sample consisted of 137 elementary school children of both sexes, aged 7-10y, with height of 1.19-1.63 m, and weight of 20-60 kg. All children were selected from first- to fourth-grade classrooms of a public school of the city of Maringá, state of Pa- raná, Brazil. A Gallahue & Ozmun matrix and a jumping platform were used as research instruments. During the experiment, each child performed three jumps. Simultaneous and coordinated upward arm lift was observed in 7-year-old children. In 9-year-old children, inconsistent preparatory crouch and lack of coordination between limb movements and trunk were observed. A prevalence of upper limb motor acts was observed when considering the significant associations found between elements of the developmental sequence and vertical jump performance. In children aged 7-10y, age group and jumping performance are associated with elements of the developmental sequence of the human body as a whole, especially with regard to the upper limbs.O salto vertical além de possuir complexidade coordenativa, agrega ao indivíduo diferentes experiências motoras.  O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar quais movimentos da sequência desenvolvimentista apresentados por escolares do ensino fundamental têm associação com a faixa etária e o desempenho no salto vertical. Fizeram parte deste estudo 137 escolares de um colégio do município de Maringá, Paraná, com idade entre 7-10 (anos), estatura entre 1,19 e 1,63 metros, massa entre 20 e 60 kg, de ambos os sexos e matriculados até a quarta série do ensino fundamental. Como instrumentos da pesquisa, foram utilizados a matriz de Gallahue e Ozmun e uma plataforma de salto. No procedimento experimental, cada criança realizou três saltos. Em crianças de sete anos, constatou-se a presença de elevação de braços coordenados e simultânea. Em crianças de nove anos, constatou-se a presença de agachamento preparatório inconsistente e a ação de braços não coordenados com o tronco e a perna. Foi observada prevalência da ação dos membros superiores quando consideradas as associações significativas entre os elementos da sequência desenvolvimentista e o desempenho do salto vertical. Na faixa etária entre 7-10 (anos), a faixa etária e o desempenho do salto estão associados aos elementos da sequência desenvolvimentista da configuração total do corpo humano, preponderantemente relacionados aos membros superiores

Peptidergic control in a fruit crop pest: The spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii

Neuropeptides play an important role in the regulation of feeding in insects and offer potential targets for the development of new chemicals to control insect pests. A pest that has attracted much recent attention is the highly invasive Drosophila suzukii, a polyphagous pest that can cause serious economic damage to soft fruits. Previously we showed by mass spectrometry the presence of the neuropeptide myosuppressin (TDVDHVFLRFamide) in the nerve bundle suggesting that this peptide is involved in regulating the function of the crop, which in adult dipteran insects has important roles in the processing of food, the storage of carbohydrates and the movement of food into the midgut for digestion. In the present study antibodies that recognise the C-terminal RFamide epitope of myosuppressin stain axons in the crop nerve bundle and reveal peptidergic fibres covering the surface of the crop. We also show using an in vitro bioassay that the neuropeptide is a potent inhibitor (EC50 of 2.3 nM) of crop contractions and that this inhibition is mimicked by the non-peptide myosuppressin agonist, benzethonium chloride (Bztc). Myosuppressin also inhibited the peristaltic contractions of the adult midgut, but was a much weaker agonist (EC50 = 5.7 μM). The oral administration of Bztc (5 mM) in a sucrose diet to adult female D. suzukii over 4 hours resulted in less feeding and longer exposure to dietary Bztc led to early mortality. We therefore suggest that myosuppressin and its cognate receptors are potential targets for disrupting feeding behaviour of adult D. suzukii

Ulasan Cerita Putri Tangguk dan Warisan Budaya di Daerah Sekitar Cerita Tersebut Berkembang

Indonesia merupakan negara yang memiliki keanekaragaman budaya yang sangat melimpah. Keanekaragaman tersebut meliputi suku, agama, seni, budaya, dan bahasa. Keanekaragaman yang ada harus kita lestarikan agar terus ada hingga kegenerasi masa depan. Pada penelitian yang dilakukan peneliti saat ini, peneliti meneliti keanekaragaman budaya yang ada di daerah kerinci dimana budaya tersebut merupakan salah satu warisan leluhur yang harus  dilestarikan dan dipertahankan. Warisan budaya yang dibahas dalam penelitian kali ini yaitu cerita rakyat Putri Tangguk serta beberapa warisan budaya lainnya yang ada dikerinci seperti alat musik daerah dan seni tari. Cerita rakyat Putri Tangguk merupakan salah satu cerita rakyat yang terbilang popular di Indonesia. Alat  musik dan tarian daerah setiap daerah memiliki ciri khasnya masing-masing. Penelitian kali ini menggunakan metode penelitian studi literatur. Dimana penelitian kali ini menggunakan sumber-sumber pengetahuan seperti buku, jurnal, dan sebagainya sebagai dasar untuk kajian penelitian yang dilakukan. Penelitian kali ini bertujuan menambah pengetahuan mengenai kekayaan kebuudayaan yang ada di daerah kerinci

Digital eye strain and academic performance among level 3 student nurses in a selected University in Iloilo City

Full text availableDue to the requirement to establish online learning during the quarantine period in this COVID-19 pandemic, the use of digital devices has increased significantly. Currently, as Covid 19 cases gradually decrease, online education shifts into the new norm known as blended learning, which combines face-to-face classroom experiences with online learning. As a result, students are still using gadgets to attend their online classes, work on their assignments, take quizzes using an online platform called Canvas, and even study for extended periods of time using their gadgets as their e-books or reviewers. This research aimed to determine the digital eye strain and academic performance among level 3 student nurses at a selected University in Iloilo City. With a total of 172 respondents, aged around 21 - 25 years old enrolled in the Nursing Department of Central Philippine University for the academic School Year 2022-2023. Using a descriptive and correlational quantitative design, an online survey was used to examine the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, and eye modifiers, digital eye strain, and academic performance. The completed questionnaire was collected, and the data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) through frequency distribution, Gamma, Cramer’s V, descriptive statistics, and Spearman’s Rho. The findings highlighted the relationship between digital eye strain and academic performance. Based on the data analysis and findings, the researchers concluded that there was no significant relationship between age and digital eye strain among student nurses in a selected private university. However, significant relationships were identified between sex and digital eye strain, as well as between eye modifiers and digital eye strain, among these student nurses. Conversely, age, sex, and eye modifiers did not exhibit a significant relationship with academic performance. Importantly, digital eye strain was found to have a significant relationship with the academic performance of level 3 student nurses at a selected private university in Iloilo City. The prominent symptoms that the respondents experienced are headaches 'always', tearing 'often', eye pain 'occasionally', and double vision 'never'. In terms of intensity, the prominent symptoms that the respondents experienced are increased sensitivity to light 'intense', headache 'moderate', and feeling of a foreign body 'low'. As shown in the results, respondents with digital eye strain are mostly likely to be affected in their academic performance.Includes bibliographical referencesBachelor of Science in Nursin