International Journal of Applied Science and Research

Glecie Joy S. Morillo 1, Cecilia Q. Velasco 2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5901

ABSTRACT: The study aimed to determine the relationship between school learning action cell and innovative work behavior among teachers. Using the descriptive-correlation research approach to conduct a thorough analysis of the study, the researcher used a survey questionnaire. The data revealed that most of the schools that conduct School Learning Action Cell choose topics for their training that can cater to the needs of the teachers in terms of content and pedagogy. Among the areas of implementation, organization of learning groups for school-based learning activity is highly implemented. Regarding with the indicators of monitoring and evaluation, among the indicators, respondents observed that it is very satisfactory that SLAC objectives are clearly stated. In terms of opportunity exploration, teachers highly practiced that they look for opportunities to improve an existing teaching strategy, learning resources and work relations. In idea generation, they find new approaches in effective delivery of learning, and expressing personal ideas for improvements and innovations in their workplace are highly practiced. Teachers highly practiced, in terms of idea championing, the promotion of educational innovation so that they have a chance to be implemented. Lastly, the results revealed that that there is significant relationship between School Learning Action Cell in planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and Innovative Work Behavior of the respondents in terms of: Opportunity Exploration; Idea Generation; Idea Championing; and Idea Application. Among the domains, very high correlation was observed between school learning action cell and innovative work behavior.

Keyword: Innovative Work Behavior, School Learning Action Cell.

Sichangi Rebecca 1*, Professor Joseph Kahiga Kiruki 2 , Dr. Rev. Kenneth Makokha 3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5902

ABSTRACT: Freedom is a concept frequently used in our daily lives as we interact with one another in society. Everyone wants to be free. We realize that it is a concept that is not clearly understood by many people causing misunderstandings among people. It is an existential problem that continues to persist. It is a topic that philosophers such as Simone De Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Maurice Merleau-Ponty have addressed. De Beauvoir is an existential philosopher who has extensively dealt with freedom in her works. It is impossible to discuss freedom while ignoring the problem of human dignity. It is also noted that certain circumstances undermine the girl child's dignity as she attempts to define and find purpose in her life, making her appear unauthentic. Therefore, our main concern in this article is to show how De Beauvoir understood dignity. Then using her views on freedom, we elucidate how it enhances the dignity of the girl child today. The article expresses why the girl child and not boy child by using the example of the Maasai community in Kenya. Lastly, the researchers give some objections and conclude the findings.

Keyword: De Beauvoir, Freedom, Enhancement, Dignity, Girl Child, Today

Ezie Victor 1 and Nwodo G.O. 2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5903

ABSTRACT: The ecosystems of many cities in emerging nations are changing and being modified. Approximately 10 million hectares of the global forest cover are being used for various purposes. Between 1995 and 2025, agriculture in Nigeria is expected to rise by 10 million hectares, while forest cover is expected to decline by 1.9 million hectares. This shows that Nigeria has been through a wide range of changes to its land use and land cover. This study examines the patterns and trends of land use and land cover changes in Udu Local Government Area, Southern (Niger Delta area) Nigeria from 2000 to 2020 with the goal of providing appropriate information for accurate monitoring and efficient planning. The research made use of Landsat 8 satellite imagery of 2000, 2010 and 2020. Remote sensing and Geographical Information System techniques as well as supervised image classification method were used to assess the magnitude of changes in the city over the study period.

Keyword: Land use, Land cover, Remote sensing, Geographic Information System, Supervised classification

Halah Ahmad Abd Almeneem Mhamd 1,2, *,

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5904

ABSTRACT: It is undeniable that high temperatures, especially those that are above 35 degrees Celsius, make people feel "uncomfortable," which impairs their ability to work and think clearly, makes them irritable, hinders their capacity to attain their typical productivity, and makes them frustrated. One turns to what drives him to work— coffee, tea, and chocolate —to get over this dissatisfaction. Therefore, predicting per capita of coffee and caffeine consumption is essential and requires the identification of powerful and effective methodologies capable of deducing random dependency between the past and the future and creating an accurate prediction of future behavior. In this study, we use deep learning models for time series prediction with multiple steps ahead and evaluate their effectiveness, in forecasting the three-time series; KSA per-capita coffee consumption data from 1961 to 2019, KSA Percentage distribution of Employment-to-Population Ratio from Age of 15 Years Old from the Second Quarter (Q2) in the year 2016 to Second Quarter in the year 2022, and Average temperatures in some province from north to south of Saudi Arabia. Realizing the direction of the curve of these data statistics through extracting effective features in prediction by learning from the raw inputs. Experimental analysis shows that the suggested one-dimensional approaches; the convolution neural network 1D-CNN, convolution Long Short-Term Memory networks or 1D-ConvLSTM, and Encoder-Decoder LSTM or ED-LSTM can predict future values of coffee per capita consumption with high predictive accuracy.

Keyword:Per-capita Coffee Consumers, Multi-Step prediction, 1D-CNN, MSE.

Joan C. Tinaytina, PhD

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5905

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to determine the level of technology research management among elementary teachers of Zamboanga City and its significant influence on their research engagement. Furthermore, it sought to figure out the significant difference between elementary teachers' technology research management and research engagement as the data is compared based on their sex, generation, position, and years of engagement as a researcher on their schools' research projects. It tried to find out the challenges met by elementary teachers regarding technology research management. Moreover, this study gathered 159 elementary teachers who have involvement in schools' research projects across Zamboanga City who were selected through a purposive sampling method to share their technological managerial practices in research and their engagement. Also, it employed mixed method design to gain the answers to all aforementioned research problems. The study examined the relationship between teachers' technological research management and their research engagement. The findings revealed that teachers were moderately skilled in managing technology research and highly engaged in research. The cognitive aspect of research engagement was positively influenced by social media communication, while the behavioral and affective aspects were influenced by technical writing and social media communication. This suggests that teachers' technological research management significantly influences their research engagement. Demographic profiles did not show a significant difference in technological research management and research engagement. However, challenges such as time flexibility, limited resources, lack of competence, and limited opportunity hindered teachers' technology research management and engagement. The study recommends including technology research management and engagement in Schools' Improvement Plans to promote research culture and integrating technology management in schools. It also suggests developing technology research training to enhance teachers' competence and addressing the challenges to encourage educational research in schools, aligning with the vision of the Department of Education.

Keyword:technology research management, engagement, elementary teachers

Gideon Makhanu Wafula 1 & David Minja 2

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5906

ABSTRACT: Globally, corporate social responsibility has gained attention from media, academicians, politicians, practitioners and among business managers. More so, the increased economic engagement between China and Africa has heightened concerns about Chinese companies' social responsibility practices in the region. This article conducts a meta-analytic review of existing relevant literature on the evolution, controversies, and practical implications for corporate social responsibility in Sino-Africa relations. This review investigated the development of social responsibility and identified areas that will inform future studies. The study methodology was pegged on a review of articles on CSR and content analysis of CSR reports from several Chinese companies operating in Africa. In conclusion, the authors argue that there is need for a consensus to have a working definition of corporate social responsibility that suits African perspectives. Furthermore, legislation of CSR in Africa could provide clear guidelines for Chinese companies, particularly those that are smaller in size often do not publish CSR reports and struggle to meet their CSR commitments.

Keyword:corporate social responsibility, evolution, controversies, Sino-Africa relations, meta-analysis

Ryan C. dela Peña,Ph.D., Maricris A Malto, MBA, Angeleca SJ. Villena, DBA (c), Jennifer B. Zabala, MBA Roma Elaine D. dela Cruz, MBA, Hernani S. Saluna,Jr., MBA (c)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5907

ABSTRACT: The creation of comprehensive flexible learning programs tailor-fit to modality adjustments, was one of the primary educational landscape challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic. In line with the CHED Memo 4 s. 2020 that outlined the necessary features of programs for flexible learning, the College of Accountancy and Business Administration (CABA) at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Valenzuela (PLV), implemented the Flexible Learning Development Plan (FLDP). This study gauged the performance of the faculty members involved in its execution during the first semester of the Academic Year 2020–2021 as a factor in a proposed improvement plan meant to enhance best practices and professional development. A descriptive quantitative design that utilized the Weighted Mean, ANOVA, and Tukey's HSD test was used to answer critical questions pertaining to faculty performance in terms of: (1) personal, student, and supervisor evaluations in delivering the FLDP; (2) significant difference between the evaluations; and (3) areas that may be interpreted as strengths and weaknesses. After the rigorous testing and subsequent analysis, the results suggest that the FLDP is more than effective, since the grand weighted means of all eight key areas (i.e. communication, reaching out to every student, experience of learning provided to students, assessment, time management, interaction between and among students, viable plans for every student's active participation, and essential deliverables) are highly satisfactory. Despite this, there are key areas in the FLDP that must be preserved, sustained, or improved; all of which will be accomplished by the strategies suggested in this study.

Keyword:open learning, adaptive teaching, educational enhancement, educational management, professional development

Debra Gray, Herman Tang

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5908

ABSTRACT: The future market for food packaging calls for the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly products that meet the criteria of the FDA for safe consumer usage. Molded fiber processing techniques can be applied to achieve this need. However, bacteria control in a wet pulp mill environment can be challenging. This case study effectively analyzes bacteria sources and creates a solution to bacteria control, applying DMAIC methodology, along with noting the effects on the process and finished product.

Keyword:molded fiber, food packaging, pulp process, bacteria, biofilm, DMAIC

Anathory Lubao 1*, Rev. Dr. Munguci D. Etriga 2, AJ, Dr. Nafula Fredrick Wanjala 3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5909

ABSTRACT: The definition of authenticity is still debated among philosophers and remains mainly obscure in the views of the majority of people. Our culture, for example, has believed for generations that one should "be oneself," an imperative known as authenticity. The term 'authenticity' refers to an agreement between how something appears and what it actually is in all its applications. It implies something true and permanent. Furthermore, the ideal of "being oneself" necessitates the possibility of being "not oneself," which makes it difficult to imagine how any individual could be anything other than who they are. Jean-Paul Sartre describes authenticity as an ideal ontological state. It is an approach to the predicament and absurdity of human existence as political, social, and metaphysical beings. At the core of Sartre's conception of freedom is the notion of ‘radical freedom,' which holds that humans have the capacity to choose whatever life they wish to live, but such a choice is equally forcefully and tied to responsibility. Humans must be able to bear the consequences of their choices in order to be authentically free. Sartre finds such freedom both liberating and frightening. This freedom places upon us the value of introspection, personal choices and the potentially transformative power of accepting the right to live as we choose. This study analyses the ethical relevance of Sartre’s concept of authenticity. We argue that, for authenticity in people's lives, freedom in their daily endeavors and solidarity in their social and personal lives are indispensable. We pursue this inquiry by distinguishing between authenticity and concepts such as bad faith. We maintain that authenticity must account for personal liberation from the entanglement of societal norms and conventions that may sometimes limit our human potential and creativity. Accordingly, we contend that we can be ourselves by acting in accordance with our necessary dispositions in a given context.

Keyword:Authenticity, Freedom, Existentialism, Phenomenological, Ontological, Bad Faith, Moral Relativism

Noor Sarinah Mohd Noor 1, Yusnita Yaacob 2 and Erny Sabrina Mohd Noor 3

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5910

ABSTRACT: This paper discusses the preparation and morphology of nanosilica produced from rice husk ash powder (WRHAP) by the precipitation method. There were three steps involved in the production of nanosilica from WRHAP using the precipitation method which involved extraction of silica from WRHAP, formation of silica gel and extraction of pure silica through the reflux process. The precipitation process of WRHAP was carried out using chemical treatments. The morphology of nanosilica particles observed under Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) showed the agglomeration of particles with spherical shape with diameters of 87 nm, 53 nm and 2 nm. The presence of siloxane bond was evident with the appearance of strong peaks in the silica nanosilica powder analysed using Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR). A broad peak centred at 2θ angle of 22o was detected in the x-ray spectra (XRD) of nanosilica powder indicated an amorphous structure of pure silica, with the presence of small peaks due to some residues from the precipitation process.

Keyword:agriculture waste, white rice husk ash, rice husk, precipitation process, silica, microstructures

NKEIRUKA JOY UJUNWA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5911

ABSTRACT: Training and development programs often include educational activities that broaden a worker's knowledge and increase motivation to improve job performance. These efforts assist employees in learning and acquiring new skill sets, as well as gaining the necessary professional knowledge to advance in their jobs. The goal of this research is to investigate and establish how an organization develops via the function of development and training. This article will examine the structure and components of an employee training and development program with beneficial effects for both people and employers. Organizations struggle to remain competitive in today's global market. Employee development programs are becoming increasingly important for firms looking to gain a competitive advantage. Employees are valuable resources to the business, and their performance determines the organization's success or failure. As a result, many firms invest heavily in staff training and development initiatives. Furthermore, in training programs, it is beneficial for organizations to emphasize employees' knowledge, competence, and abilities. Professionals and scholars have had extensive discussions about the impact of development programs on both employees and organizations. The study provided here is a thorough review of the literature on the fundamentals of employee development programs and their advantages to both businesses and individuals.

Keyword:Training and development, training component, training benefits

NKEIRUKA JOY UJUNWA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5912

ABSTRACT: Healthcare management involves coordinating various components within facilities to ensure smooth operations and top-notch patient care. It encompasses planning, organizing, and supervising personnel, resources, and processes to achieve organizational goals while meeting patient needs. Personnel evaluation is crucial in assessing healthcare professionals' performance and capabilities, ensuring they deliver quality care and adhere to standards. Resource management is pivotal, involving wise allocation of human, financial, and material resources to enhance efficiency and patient care delivery. Healthcare administrators face challenges like staffing shortages and financial constraints. Solutions include ongoing training for workers to keep informed and smart resource allocation. By prioritizing personnel evaluation and resource management, healthcare facilities can optimize standards, improve patient outcomes, and advance healthcare delivery.

Keyword:Resources, Healthcare, Administration.

NKEIRUKA JOY UJUNWA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5913

ABSTRACT: Training spending is important for staff development. A structured strategy guarantees that money gets where it is most needed, which improves the organization's efficiency. Companies that prepare properly may ensure that training aligns with their aims, fostering learning and new ideas. This helps to focus resources where they are most valuable, allowing staff to perform better at their professions. Employee performance determines whether a company succeeds or fails. As a result, senior management recognized the value of investing in training and development to improve employee performance. This conceptual paper sought to investigate the impact of training on employee performance and development, as well as to make recommendations for how businesses might increase employee performance through effective training programs. This research study goes on to examine and comprehend the relevance, importance, and advantage of training to improve employee development through training and development programs, as well as its impact on employee performance. and, based on a review of the current evidence of such a relationship, makes recommendations to top management in the form of a checklist, appropriate for all businesses, to assess employee performance and determine the true cause(s) of the performance problem so that it can be resolved in a timely manner through the desired training program.

Keyword:Training, Employee performance, Development

NKEIRUKA JOY UJUNWA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5914

ABSTRACT: Financial responsibility and effective database use are critical practices for account officers in today's quickly changing company environment. This essay delves into the importance of financial responsibility, the role of database use in the current company environment, and recommended practices for account officers to preserve these values. This article emphasizes the relevance of these practices in building organizational success and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards by providing practical insights and realistic examples. Account officers play an important role in ensuring financial integrity and promoting corporate success, from maintaining correct financial records to using data-driven insights for informed decision-making. Account officers may improve their performance and contribute to their businesses' overall success by undergoing strategic training and implementing best practices.

Keyword:Accountability, Database, Business, Environment.

NKEIRUKA JOY UJUNWA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56293/IJASR.2024.5915

ABSTRACT: In the complex organizational scenery, administrative officers play a central role, ensuring smooth communication and efficient operations. They serve as primary conduits for information flow, disseminating directives, and maintaining open channels for effective communication. Administrative officers also handle day-today operational tasks, managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and optimizing resources to meet objectives promptly. To excel in their roles, administrative officers employ clear communication strategies, actively listening to stakeholders and adapting their approach as needed. Leveraging technology further enhances their efficiency in facilitating collaboration and streamlining processes. Administrative officers' proactive efforts in communication and operations are pivotal for organizational success. By recognizing their importance and investing in their development, organizations can maintain cohesion, productivity, and innovation, ensuring sustained growth without deviating from the central focus.

Keyword:Administrative, Organizational, Communications.