Workers’ Remittances and Economic Growth in the Philippines

This paper considers the present issues surrounding the role of workers remittances and its contribution/effect on economic growth and development. In particular, this paper focuses on how such remittances have been able to spur development and growth. As a case study, the paper focuses on the Philippines, one of the countries in the world with a long history of sending workers abroad. In 2005, the Philippines received approximately US$11Bn of remittances, almost 10% of its GDP. It ranks as the 3rd largest recipient of remittances in the world after India and Mexico. Along this line, the paper looks into the following areas: (a) remittance and overall growth, (b) linkages between remittances and microfinance, (c) tracing the contribution of remittances to countryside development, and (d) relationship between worker remittances and structural reform policies. We are also concerned at how these remittances have impacted the poor in general. This is important as the expected benefits have generally been unfelt at the level of the poor. We hypothesize that workers’ remittance have not been properly utilized into productive and investment uses in the Philippines. There are strong anecdotal evidences that show that most of these resources are being used to fund conspicuous consumption. Hence, we would like to find ways where these resources can be harnessed into funding development needs of the country.Remittances, Development, Migrant Workers

College and University Ranking Systems: Global Perspectives and American Challenges

Examines how higher education ranking systems function, how other countries use ranking systems, and the impact of college rankings in the United States on student access, choice, and opportunity

Publications on Religions in China, 1981-1989

The publication of Laurence G. Thompson\u27s Chinese Religion in Western Languages: A Comprehensive and Classified Bibliography of Publications in English, French, and German through 1980 (Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 1985) was a great milestone in the study of Chinese religions. For the first time, a complete bibliography of English, French and German writings on Chinese religions was assembled into a single research source. The entire field of Chinese religious studies is indebted to Professor Thompson for this extraordinary feat of bibliographic research. At the request of Professor Julian F. Pas, I compiled Western Language Publications on Chinese Religions, 1981-1987 (in Pas 1989) as a supplement to Chinese Religion in Western Languages. Due to limitations of time and library resources, I could not possibly prepare a research tool anywhere near as comprehensive nor as cogently organized as Professor Thompson\u27s bibliography. The present bibliography corrects some errors and supplies many entries missing in my previous list, and also brings the coverage forward to 1989. The coverage is also expanded to include Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Nestorianism, and Manichaeism in China. Unfortunately the bibliography is still limited to being a list of articles from a small number of common journals, monographs and collections, including many references (which I could not verify) taken from published bibliographies and footnotes. Although the bibliography is very incomplete, I hope it will be of some use while we await Professor Thompson\u27s next installment of Chinese Religion in Western Languages

BRIDGING THE GAP: INSTILLING MORAL COURAGE AND IMPELLING MORAL ACTION IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY SPHERE

The credibility and legitimacy of law enforcement agencies are largely contingent on the moral behavior of their workforces. Recent and historical instances of moral failure have reduced public trust in law enforcement organizations and undermined their missions. A better understanding of the determinants of moral behavior and drivers of moral failure in policing is needed to craft meaningful strategies that enhance the moral competence of individual officers. Using a relational developmental systems (RDS) approach, this thesis investigates the individual, team, organizational, and situational dimensions of law enforcement to identify conditions that influence moral behavior. The Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart CRASH scandal, Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force scandal, and death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police are used as case studies to test theoretical assertions and provide consistency. This research affirms the linkage between the individual and context, as posited by RDS. Findings of this work include the importance of value congruence, a multidimensional preference for disengagement, and the power exercised by salience, socialization, and self-efficacy in manifesting moral action. From these conclusions, this thesis recommends integrating ethical considerations throughout law enforcement training, reimaging the field training program as a moral apprenticeship, and adopting a just-culture approach to ethical accountability.Civilian, City of Yuma Fire DepartmentApproved for public release. Distribution is unlimited

BAHASA SAMURAI DALAM DRAMA SAMURAI HIGH SCHOOL KARYA YUMIKO INOUE

Abstrak Bahasa samurai adalah bahasa yang diciptakan dengan tujuan untuk mempermudah komunikasi samurai diseluruh penjuru Jepang dan termasuk bahasa register. bahasa register adalah bahasa suatu kelompok atau komunitas tertentu. Adapun yang melatarbelakangi penelitian ini adalah mengenai status bahasa samurai itu sendiri. Bahasa samurai termasuk dalam bahasa kuno yang menggunakan perpaduan bahasa penampilan seni Jepang seperti noh, kyogen, youkyoku. Selain dari pada itu bahasa kuno jarang sekali dipelajari di sekolah maupun diperkuliahan. Sehingga dipenelitian ini bisa menambah pengatahuan pemelajar bahasa Jepang. Pada penelitian ini terdapat dua rumusan masalah yang diteliti. Permasalahan pertama adalah mengenai bentuk dan yang kedua adalah mengenai makna. Permasalah pertama mengenai bentuk dianalisis menggunakan teori Sudjianto dan Dahidi, dan yang kedua mengenai makna dianalisis menggunakan teori Fatimah Djajasudarman. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data penelitian ini adalah drama Samurai High School, dan datanya berupa tuturan bahasa samurai. Hasil penelitian yang telah dilakukan dijelaskan sebagai berikut. Bentuk bahasa register samurai diklasifikasikan berdasarkan tiga bentuk yaitu wago, kango, dan konshugo. Wago diklasifikasikan menjadi enam yaitu, nomina ada pronomina dan nomina, verba, adjektiva-i dan adjektiva-na, adverbia, expression, dan interjection. Kemudian kango diklasifikasikan menjadi tiga yaitu, nomina ada pronomina dan nomina, verba, dan adjektiva. Yang terkhir adalah konshugo yang diklasifikasikan menjadi dua yaitu wago + kango, dan kango + wago. Pada penelitian ini menggunakan aspek makna perasaan. Dengan tujuan agar bisa memahami tuturan bahasa samurai secara mendalam. Sehingga ketika menggunakan tuturan bahasa samurai, bisa tau mana kata yang sesuai untuk konteks yang dihadapi. Aspek makna diklasifikasikan menjadi tiga yaitu positif, negatif, dan netral. Aspek makna positif diklasifikasikan menjadi tiga yaitu merendahkan diri, senang, dan ramah. Merendahkan diri diklasifikasikan lagi menjadi dua yaitu, pernyataan dan permintaan/memohon. Kemudian senang dibagi menjadi dua yaitu mendapatkan sesuatu dan tujuan tercapai. Aspek makna negatif diklasifikasikan menjadi tiga yaitu meninggikan diri, tidak pantas dan penolakan. Pada klasifikasi tidak pantas dibagi menjadi dua yaitu kasar dan kesal. Yang terakhir adalah aspek makna netral, pada klasifikasi ini dibagi menjadi dua yaitu bertemu dan berpisah dan pernyataan. Pada klasifikasi pernyataan dibagi menjadi dua yaitu khusus dan umum.                 Kata Kunci: bahasa samurai, bahasa register, makna   要旨 侍言葉の目的は侍のコミュニケーションを簡単することである。そして侍言葉はレジスタ言語である。レジスタ言語とはあるグループかコミュニティの言語である。このテーマを選んだ理由は侍言葉のステータスについてである。侍言葉は古い言葉である。侍言葉は芸能ブレンドを使用する古代言葉に含まれていて、たとえば能、狂言、謡曲である。一方は古代言葉がめったに学校で勉強してない。だから紺研究は学生に知識を増やす。本研究では二つの課題がある。一番目はレジスタ言語の形式である。二番目は意味である。 一番目に答えるために、Sudjianto とDahidiの理論を使用する。二番目に答えるために、Fatimah Djajasudarmanの理論を使用する。本研究は定性的で記述的という研究方法を使用する。本研究の源データは「サムライ・ハイスクール」である。そしてこの研究のデータがサムライ言葉の話である。本研究の結果はこのあとで説明する。 サムライのレジスタ言語の形式は三つに分けられる。それは「和語」、「漢語」、「混種語」である。和語では六つに分けられる。それは「名詞、代名詞」、「動詞」、「い形容詞、な形容詞」、「副詞」、「エキスプレッソン」、「感動詞」である。そして漢語は三つに分けられる。それは「名詞、代名詞」、「動詞」、「形容詞」である。最後混種語は二つに分けられる。それは「和語＋漢語」と「漢語＋和語」である。 この本研究は感じ意味の側面を使用する。目的は詳しい侍言葉の話を理解ができるようである。ですから侍言葉を使用するときに、文脈で正しい言葉を使用ことができる。感じ意味の側面は三つに分けられる。それは「ポジティブ」、「ネガティブ」、「ニュートラル」である。ポジティブの感じ意味の側面は三つに分けられる。それは「謙譲」、「嬉しい状態」、「親密さ」である。謙譲は二つに分けられる。それは「明言を言うとき」と「お願い」である。そして嬉しい状態はまた二つに分けられる。それは「何かをもらうこと」と「目的が叶うこと」である。ネガティブの感じ意味の側面は三つに分けられる。それは「高慢」、「悪いこと」と「断ること」である。悪いことは二つに分けられる。それは「粗野」と「不快感」である。最後はニュートラルの感じ意味の側面は三つに分けられる。その二つは「会うことと分離」と「明言」である。明言にはまた二つに分けられる。その二つは「特別」と「一般的」である。   キーワ―ド：侍言葉、レジスタ言語、意

LU Factorization of Sparse, Unsymmetric Jacobian Matrices on Multicomputers: Experience, Strategies, Performance

Efficient sparse linear algebra cannot be achieved as a straightforward extension of the dense case, even for concurrent implementations. This paper details a new, general-purpose unsymmetric sparse LU factorization code built on the philosophy of Harwell’s MA28, with variations. We apply this code in the framework of Jacobian-matrix factorizations, arising from Newton iterations in the solution of nonlinear systems of equations. Serious attention has been paid to the data-structure requirements, complexity issues and communication features of the algorithm. Key results include reduced communication pivoting for both the “analyze” A-mode and repeated B-mode factorizations, and effective general-purpose data distributions useful incrementally to trade-off process-column load balance in factorization against triangular solve performance. Future planned efforts are cited in conclusion

Investigation of Solution Polymerizations in Microgravity and 1 G

The in-situ dielectric spectra for the solution polymerization of polydiacetylene has been successfully measured. The results show a distinct difference between the response for the bulk solution and surface polymerization. It also shows a low frequency peak in the dissipation factor which is present in both the bulk and surface polymerizations. These features may prove to be significant indicators for important polymerization processes. Future studies will investigate the mechanisms responsible for these dielectric responses. This technique will eventually be used to monitor microgravity polymerizations and provide in-situ data on how microgravity affects solution polymerization

A Portable Multicomputer Communication Library atop the Reactive Kernel

Sophisticated multicomputer applications require efficient, flexible, convenient underlying communication primitives. In the work described here, Zipcode, a new, portable communication library, has been designed, developed, articulated and evaluated. The primary goals were: high efficiency compared to lowest-level primitives, user-definable message receipt selectivity, as well as abstraction of collections of processes and message selectivity to allow multiple, independently conceived libraries to work together without conflict. Zipcode works atop the Caltech Reactive Kernel, a portable, minimalistic multicomputer node operating system. Presently, the Reactive Kernel is implemented for Intel iPSC/1, iPSC/2, and Symult s2010 multicomputers and emulated on shared-memory computers as well as networks of Sun workstations. Consequently, Zipcode addresses an equally wide audience, and can plausibly be run in other environments