Looking at Conditions of Persons with Disability in Metro Manila

How comprehensive and accurate is our knowledge and understanding of one vulnerable sector in our society--the people with disability? How can the government help improve their lives in the long run so that they will become more productive members of society? This Policy Note looks into this concern.persons with disability

Child Poverty in the Philippines: More Children Suffer as Poverty Rises

Who suffer most in times of poverty, crises, and calamities? What is the current situation of children in the Philippines amid poverty and hunger? Reyes and Tabuga show that as poverty worsens, more children suffer. Read more.poverty, child poverty

Distribution and Efficiency of Hydrocarbon-Oxidizing Bacteria in a Freshwater Reservoir

Hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacteria were identified from three stations on DeGray Reservoir, Arkansas. The organisms were primarily gram-negative rods representing 9 taxa and 37 biotypes Pseudomonas spp. were the most common isolates. The largest populations were found in areas most frequently used by boaters, although seasonal fluctuations were apparent during the spring and fall. The degradation of outboard motor oil by the five most rapidly growing isolates was studied. Each species had a different decomposition profile, and substrate oxidation rates were variable Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus was the most efficient decomposer

Trauma-Informed Child Client Advocacy (TICCA) Plan: Conceptualization and Case Study

The Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC; Ratts et al., 2016) and the American Counseling Association (ACA) Advocacy Competencies (Lewis et al., 2003; Ratts et al., 2010; Toporek & Daniels, 2018) formalized the advocacy process for counselors. Nevertheless, the literature focused on the advocacy competencies does not provide child client advocacy examples or a concise plan for advocacy efforts for clinical mental health counselors to follow with children. To bridge this gap, this article is in place to describe a new advocacy plan, Trauma-Informed Child Client Advocacy (TICCA), followed by a case study providing context for how this plan can be effectively utilized in a clinical setting with children

Remote sensing in the coastal and marine environment. Proceedings of the US North Atlantic Regional Workshop

Presentations were grouped in the following categories: (1) a technical orientation of Earth resources remote sensing including data sources and processing; (2) a review of the present status of remote sensing technology applicable to the coastal and marine environment; (3) a description of data and information needs of selected coastal and marine activities; and (4) an outline of plans for marine monitoring systems for the east coast and a concept for an east coast remote sensing facility. Also discussed were user needs and remote sensing potentials in the areas of coastal processes and management, commercial and recreational fisheries, and marine physical processes

Camber Design Study for Concrete Pipe Culverts

When a pipe culvert is constructed on or near the natural ground surface and covered by a highway fill or embankment, the weight of the embankment compresses and consolidates the foundation soil, settlement occurs, and the culvert subsides or sags below the original line as illustrated in Fig. 1. The amount of settlement depends, of course, upon the fill height or load, the depth of foundation soil, and the susceptibility of the foundation soil to consolidation. In addition, and toward the toes of the embankment, the structure may tend to lengthen. It may lengthen slightly, however, simply because the distance along the sag or the settlement curve is greater than the straight grade distance. These movements are damaging to the drainage structure and should be minimized or otherwise compensated in design insofar as practicable

Growing strawberries in Missouri

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Growing tomatoes for home use

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Growing fall potatoes

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Growing potatoes in Missouri

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