Hansik and Hallyu: An Analysis of the Filipino Appropriation of Korean Cuisine as a Function of Imagining Korean Culture

Before the year 2000, Korean cooking, let alone Korean restaurants were practically unheard of in the Philippines. It took television, specifically the Korean drama Jewel in the Palace to introduce what Korean cuisine is all about. The gradual opening of Korean restaurants was originally intended to cater to Korean expatriates in the Philippines. However, as curiosity among Filipinos brought them to Korean restaurants, the general shock brought by spicy fermented vegetables or kimchi created the imagined concept that ―Korean food is altogether spicy.‖ While it created an ‗othering‘ exoticisation of Korean culture, it created at least two divergent attitudes among Filipino consumers: (1) dilution, or the search for toned down or Filipinised version of Korean cuisine, and (2) authenticity or the desire for ―authentic‖ Korean cooking. From these attitudes can be derived the opening that Korean culture can be understood through by Filipinos through a sustained fascination towards this foreign culture. Hansik is a product of millennia of cultural ecology in which Koreans created thousands of recipes based on topographic-environmental, religious-philosophical, and socioeconomic realities. This historical reality however lacks the necessary cultural interpretation and explanation. It is at this juncture that this paper explores the transmission and reception of hallyu through food production (cooking), presentation, and promotion in commercial restaurants, popular media, and government agencies such as the Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines and the Korea Tourism Organization. This paper looks at the Filipino imagining of Korean culture through the consumption of Korean cuisine, diluted or authentic

Assessing the Workforce of the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department For the Development of a Workforce Development Plan

The purpose of this project was to assess the capacity and needs of the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) workforce and to develop a workforce development plan that would meet the accreditation standards of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). An assessment survey was developed online through the Survey Monkey website using competency skills based on the guidelines established by the Council on Linkages Between Academia and Public Health Practice. The selected competency skills were reviewed and approved for relevance by the SWNPHD leadership and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Office of Public Health Practice (OPHP). A total of 57 questions across 8 domains of the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals were used to develop the survey and distributed to the SWNPHD staff. Data was collected based on assigned numerical values and exported to Excel spreadsheet. The information was, then, analyzed using descriptive statistics. One of the goals of the assessment survey was to measure the SWNPHD workforce’s perception of the levels of importance and capacity of each competency skills and to determine the training needs based on the difference in percentage between these levels. Competency skills with variance of 15% or more were considered training needs. By analyzing the workforce of the SWNPHD, it revealed the capacity and training needs of the organization, as well as provided the framework for the development of a workforce development plan in order to meet the PHAB accreditation requirements. Furthermore, it could provide opportunities for improvement to sustain both the current and future workforce

PENGGUNAAN ALAT PERAGA POTONGAN LIDI PADA MATA PELAJARAN MATEMATIKA MATERI PENJUMLAHAN DAN PENGURANGAN UNTUK MENINGKATKAN HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS I SDK PUUBHETO

The purpose of this study was to improve students' understanding of the material about addition and subtraction after using stick sticks. This research uses classroom action research (CAR) which consists of two cycles. The cycle stages are the planning stage, the action implementation stage, the observation stage and the reflection stage. The subjects of this study were students of class II SDK Puubheto, Ende District, Ende Regency, totaling 15 people with details of 7 men and 8 women. Data retrieval is done by using a test of mathematics learning outcomes in each cycle. The results of this study indicate that the use of stick sticks can improve students' understanding of class II SDK Puubheto. This can be seen from the increase in student learning outcomes from the increase in pre-action to the first cycle of 40%, the increase from the first cycle to the second cycle of 26.67%

Corn Breeding

The 100th anniversary of the inbred-hybrid corn concept was celebrated in 2008. It was in 1908 that G. H. Shull first presented the idea that corn could be improved by 1) selfing of plants to develop inbred lines, 2) making crosses (i.e., hybrids) among the inbred lines, 3) testing the hybrids in replicated trials to determine which hybrid has the best yield, and 4) reproducing the best hybrid and making seed available to the farmer. In the early part of the 20th century there was a rapid expansion in the interest and use of corn as a livestock feed in what we today call the “U.S. Corn Belt.” Acreages for producing corn increased, but one of the major obstacles was the relatively low yield of the open-pollinated varieties being grown at the time. From 1865 to 1935 (70 years), the average U.S. corn yields exceeded 30 bushels/acre in only four years. Hence, the question was: How can we increase corn yields? The information that G. H. Shull presented at the American Breeders Meetings in Omaha, NE in 1908, 1909, and 1910 was to have a profound affect on the type of corn grown in the 20th century. The inbred-hybrid corn concept of Shull often has been called the greatest plant breeding achievement of the 20th century

Improvement of Corn Germplasm

Corn is the most widely and intensively grown crop species in the world and ranks third in the world, behind rice and wheat, in total production. Corn originated in southern Mexico or northern Guatemala 5,000 to 10,000 years ago. Corn is extremely variable genetically, and selection pressures were effective in developing corn strains to meet the needs of the native inhabitants. Most of the genetic variability in corn was present before the European colonists arrived in the Western Hemisphere. Native Americans had developed races that were being grown in present-day southern Canada, the United States, Mexico, Central America, islands of the Caribbean, and throughout South America by 1492. Columbus collected corn on the northern coast of Cuba on his first trip. After corn was introduced in Spain in 1493, corn became distributed throughout the world, where it could be grown and cultivated within two generations (Manglesdorf, 1974). Corn breeding includes two separate, but equally important, components: 1) germplasm improvement and 2) development of inbred lines for use in hybrids. Genetic advance depends on the systematic improvement of germplasm, and all breeding programs should include both components

Towards Equitable Health Policy: A Critical Approach to Canadian Housing Insecurity and Homelessness as Informed by Political Economy and Social Determinants of Health

Major Research Paper (Master's), Health, Faculty of Health, School of Health Policy and Management, York UniversityHousing insecurity and homelessness is a complex phenomenon. Its causes are found in processes at the micro, meso, and macro-levels. In Canada, the rise of economic globalization and neoliberalism contributed to the decline of the welfare state with retraction of the national housing program and the transfer of housing responsibility from the federal to provincial and territorial governments, all of which contributed to the rise of Canadian housing insecurity and homelessness. The state of housing insecurity and homelessness in Canada is a national crisis. It is well established that housing insecure and homeless people have a higher prevalence of mortality and morbidity than the general population. Yet, Canada remains without national anti-poverty, affordable housing, and homelessness strategies, thus, the crisis persists. The current federal government housing and homelessness strategies may not be the best solutions to prevent and end housing insecurity and homelessness. What is required is the adoption of “A Critical Approach to Canadian Housing Insecurity and Homelessness as Informed by Political Economy and Social Determinants Of Health” that takes into account the broader economic, political, social, and cultural factors that shape housing insecurity, homelessness and health inequities. In the long term, this should prove to be a more promising policy approach to the housing insecurity and homelessness issue

Towards Equitable Health Policy: A Critical Approach to Canadian Housing Insecurity and Homelessness as Informed by Political Economy and Social Determinants of Health

Major Research Paper (Master's), Health, Faculty of Health, School of Health Policy and Management, York UniversityHousing insecurity and homelessness is a complex phenomenon. Its causes are found in processes at the micro, meso, and macro-levels. In Canada, the rise of economic globalization and neoliberalism contributed to the decline of the welfare state with retraction of the national housing program and the transfer of housing responsibility from the federal to provincial and territorial governments, all of which contributed to the rise of Canadian housing insecurity and homelessness. The state of housing insecurity and homelessness in Canada is a national crisis. It is well established that housing insecure and homeless people have a higher prevalence of mortality and morbidity than the general population. Yet, Canada remains without national anti-poverty, affordable housing, and homelessness strategies, thus, the crisis persists. The current federal government housing and homelessness strategies may not be the best solutions to prevent and end housing insecurity and homelessness. What is required is the adoption of “A Critical Approach to Canadian Housing Insecurity and Homelessness as Informed by Political Economy and Social Determinants Of Health” that takes into account the broader economic, political, social, and cultural factors that shape housing insecurity, homelessness and health inequities. In the long term, this should prove to be a more promising policy approach to the housing insecurity and homelessness issue

Kramers-Kronig Anomalous Dispersion on Single-Mode Fiber-Optic Couplers and Tapers

The Kramers-Kronig relations couple the real and imaginary part of the dielectric constant of a medium, namely the refractive index n(ω) and the extinction coefficient κ(ω). Changes in n(ω) due to normal and anomalous dispersion (Kramers-Kronig effect) are investigated for the first time using fiber optic couplers and tapers. Kramers-Kronig effect is induced by evanescent wave absorption in these devices. Couplers and tapers have oscillatory spectral outputs that are highly sensitive to the refractive index of the surrounding medium. Theoretical modeling of the Kramers-Kronig effect on couplers and tapers shows two distinct effects. First, the spectral outputs of these devices show a decrease in intensity due to evanescent wave absorption. Second, the spectral maxima and minima are shifted in wavelength due to Kramers-Kronig effect. Experimental studies clearly demonstrate Kramers-Kronig anomalous dispersion on fiber optic couplers and tapers. These devices are shown to be useful as chemical sensors

LOWER BODY CONTRIBUTIONS TO PELVIS ENERGY FLOW AND PITCH VELOCITY IN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL PLAYERS

The aims of this study were to examine the generation, absorption, and transfer of energy through the pelvis at the drive hip, stride hip, and lumbosacral joints and to determine predictors of ball speed during baseball pitching. Motion capture and ground reaction force (GRF) data from 20 collegiate pitchers were analysed using energy flow and LASSO regression analyses. Energy was transferred from the drive leg to the pelvis during the stride phase while energy was transferred from the pelvis to the stride leg and trunk during arm-cocking. Drive leg GRF, impulse, and stride hip generation contribute to pitch velocity

DO SOCIAL WORKERS REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? MEASURING CLIENT SATISFACTION IN AN OCCUPATIONAL SETTING

Considerable time, effort and money annually go into the provision of social work services. South African practitioners cannot, however, yet prove beyond a doubt that these services meet the needs of client systems. Especially one gap still remains on the accountability continuum. This is the extent to which clients themselves are satisfied with the services they receive. Part of this gap has now been filled with the development and testing of client satisfaction scales for an occupational setting. This paper will deal with the nature of these scales and the implications of their use for the broader social work field