Students’ cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies towards hands-on science

Cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies are geared towards giving autonomy to every learner in their studies. Students’ affordances on cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies in their studies are believed to predict their academic success and performances in their learning tasks. This study determined the cognitive and metacognitive learning strategies in science among the 278 education students in the three campuses of a state university in the Philippines as bases in crafting a developmental plan to bolster the science instruction in the university. Using the descriptive-inferential research and employing a questionnaire on the cognitive and metacognitive strategies of education students, the following are known: incomparable affordances of the students along planning and information management practices while comparable affordances were determined on the respondents’ cognitive learning strategies; and incomparable affordances along procedural knowledge while comparable affordances along declarative and conditional knowledge were determined on the respondents’ metacognitive learning strategies. Based on the results, a developmental plan was designed to bolster the science courses in the education programs of the university centering on the inclusion of research camp, research expo, shepherding on research through the niche program, immersion, and hands-on science. It was recommended that the proposed enhanced science program will be implemented in the university system as there is only one science course in their respective programs in the new curricular plot.

Evaluación de las fallas estructurales del pavimento flexible de la avenida centenario en el distrito de Santa Maria-2021

Esta investigación aspira evaluar los defectos estructurales de la carpeta asfaltada de la Av. Centenario, en la jurisdicción de Santa María, conociendo la situación de su conservación a través del método (PCI). La estrategia metodológica el cual se plasmará en el trabajo es descriptivo no experimental; además se empleó para la recogida de datos el método de la observación y se utilizó una hoja, con la finalidad de registrar datos de campo. Con el objetivo de procesar el reporte que se reunió durante la evaluación ocular se utilizó Excel y EvalPav. El primero mencionado captura y procesa la información sobre los fallos de la inspección visual, así como resumir resultados a partir de la creación de gráficos estadísticos. El segundo permitía calcular el ICP y exportar los resúmenes de los resultados. El PCI se calculó con el fin de evaluar el hormigón asfaltado en la Av. Centenario, en la zona de Santa María, utilizando 11 unidades de muestreo y los métodos de muestreo adecuados. Se identificaron cinco de los 19 fallos establecidos en la guía del PCI, incluyendo agrietamiento de bloques, grietas longitudinales, parches y vacíos, lo que indica el deterioro del pavimento. Se concluyó lo siguiente de la muestra, tiene un PCI de 34 y estado muy pobre de 9.09%, estado pobre 81.81% y en un estado regular el 9.09%, lo cual, según la clasificación del (PCI) lo define como un pavimento pobre. A partir de los antecedentes recolectados, lograremos interpretar que el enfoque del PCI es fiable y preciso a la hora de evaluar la capa superficial de asfalto

Improving Local Data to Deliver High Quality Maternal and Child Health and Family Planning Services to the Poor in the Philippines

Locally-generated data facilitates strategic provision of high level family planning (FP) and maternal and child health (MCH) services to its constituents. However, generation of such data remains to be a complex undertaking at the local level owing to both financial and technical capacity constraints. The USAIDassisted HealthGov Project, in collaboration with its regional and local counterparts, has facilitated innovations to improve existing information on health program coverage and identification of unmet need for FP and MCH and to generate new information on logistics and service delivery capacity of the supply side. Such innovations motivate the use of information not only in planning but real-time provision of FP and MCH services. The Department of Health (DOH) continues its efforts and technical assistance to sustain such innovations so that generation and analysis of data becomes an inherent part of the provision of services at the local level

Relación del nivel de uso de la fan page TV Norte Cajamarca con el posicionamiento de marca de la compañía TV Norte, en el año 2018

RESUMEN La actual investigación profundiza el conocimiento sobre la relación entre el nivel de uso de la fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca con el posicionamiento de marca de dicha entidad. Se trata de una investigación correlacional. Para lo cual, el presente estudio tuvo como problema de investigación el determinar cuál es la relación del nivel de uso de la fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca con el posicionamiento de marca de la Compañía Tv Norte, en el año 2018, donde finalmente se logró conocer con veracidad la relación que existe entre las variables en estudio. La hipótesis propuesta en la investigación fue que en definitiva, existe una relación directa entre el nivel de uso de la fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca con el posicionamiento de marca de la compañía Tv Norte, en el año 2018; tal como lo evidencia el coeficiente de Pearson el cual es de 0.254; en donde se observa que dicha relación es positiva baja tal como lo expresa Hernández, Fernández y Baptista (2014). Así mismo, se obtuvo que la correlación obtenida es significativa, puesto que el pvalue (0.002) es menos a 0.05; permitiendo afirmar que la hipótesis de investigación es cierta y que sí existe una relación directa entre las variables de estudio. Este estudio se desarrolló a través de la ejecución de la técnica de la encuesta, en una muestra conformada por 150 clientes de la compañía. En consecuencia, a partir de los resultados de dicha investigación, se llegó a la conclusión de que, el buen uso de la red social Facebook, en su modo Fan Page, contribuye con el posicionamiento de marca de las empresas, por ende, es trascendental reforzar las estrategias de este tipo en la compañía, con la finalidad de ir intensificando su nivel de posicionamiento de marca en el mercado. PALABRAS CLAVE: Gestión de contenidos, público objetivo, fan page, contenido multimedia, Community Manager, marketing de contenidos, comunidad virtual, redes sociales, nivel de interacción, posicionamiento.ABSTRACT The current research deepens the knowledge about the relationship between the level of use of the fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca with the brand positioning of said entity. This is a correlational investigation For which, the present study had as a research problem to determine what is the relationship of the use level of the fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca with the brand positioning of the Tv Norte Company, in 2018, where it was finally achieved know with truth the relationship that exists between the variables under study. The proposed research hypothesis was that ultimately there is a direct relationship between the level of use of the fan page Tv North Cajamarca with brand positioning of the TV company Norte, in 2018, as evidenced by the coefficient Pearson which is 0.254; where it is observed that this relationship is positive low, such as the expresa Hernández, Fernández and Baptista (2014). Likewise, it was obtained that the correlation obtained is significant, since the p- value (0.002) is less at 0.05; allowing to affirm that the research hypothesis is true and that there is a direct relationship between the study variables. This study was developed through the execution of the survey technique, in a sample formed by 150 clients of the company Consequently, based on the results of this research, it was concluded that the good use of the social network Facebook, in its Fan Page mode, contributes to the brand positioning of companies, therefore, it is transcendental reinforce the strategies of this type in the company, in order to intensify its level of brand positioning in the market. KEYWORDS: Content management, target audience, fan page, multimedia content, Community Manager, content marketing, virtual community, social networks, interaction level, positioning

Relación del nivel de uso de la fan page TV Norte Cajamarca con el posicionamiento de marca de la compañía TV Norte, en el año 2018

RESUMEN La actual investigación profundiza el conocimiento sobre la relación entre el nivel de uso de la fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca con el posicionamiento de marca de dicha entidad. Se trata de una investigación correlacional. Para lo cual, el presente estudio tuvo como problema de investigación el determinar cuál es la relación del nivel de uso de la fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca con el posicionamiento de marca de la Compañía Tv Norte, en el año 2018, donde finalmente se logró conocer con veracidad la relación que existe entre las variables en estudio. La hipótesis propuesta en la investigación fue que en definitiva, existe una relación directa entre el nivel de uso de la fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca con el posicionamiento de marca de la compañía Tv Norte, en el año 2018; tal como lo evidencia el coeficiente de Pearson el cual es de 0.254; en donde se observa que dicha relación es positiva baja tal como lo expresa Hernández, Fernández y Baptista (2014). Así mismo, se obtuvo que la correlación obtenida es significativa, puesto que el pvalue (0.002) es menos a 0.05; permitiendo afirmar que la hipótesis de investigación es cierta y que sí existe una relación directa entre las variables de estudio. Este estudio se desarrolló a través de la ejecución de la técnica de la encuesta, en una muestra conformada por 150 clientes de la compañía. En consecuencia, a partir de los resultados de dicha investigación, se llegó a la conclusión de que, el buen uso de la red social Facebook, en su modo Fan Page, contribuye con el posicionamiento de marca de las empresas, por ende, es trascendental reforzar las estrategias de este tipo en la compañía, con la finalidad de ir intensificando su nivel de posicionamiento de marca en el mercado. PALABRAS CLAVE: Gestión de contenidos, público objetivo, fan page, contenido multimedia, Community Manager, marketing de contenidos, comunidad virtual, redes sociales, nivel de interacción, posicionamiento.ABSTRACT The current research deepens the knowledge about the relationship between the level of use of the fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca with the brand positioning of said entity. This is a correlational investigation For which, the present study had as a research problem to determine what is the relationship of the use level of the fan page Tv Norte Cajamarca with the brand positioning of the Tv Norte Company, in 2018, where it was finally achieved know with truth the relationship that exists between the variables under study. The proposed research hypothesis was that ultimately there is a direct relationship between the level of use of the fan page Tv North Cajamarca with brand positioning of the TV company Norte, in 2018, as evidenced by the coefficient Pearson which is 0.254; where it is observed that this relationship is positive low, such as the expresa Hernández, Fernández and Baptista (2014). Likewise, it was obtained that the correlation obtained is significant, since the p- value (0.002) is less at 0.05; allowing to affirm that the research hypothesis is true and that there is a direct relationship between the study variables. This study was developed through the execution of the survey technique, in a sample formed by 150 clients of the company Consequently, based on the results of this research, it was concluded that the good use of the social network Facebook, in its Fan Page mode, contributes to the brand positioning of companies, therefore, it is transcendental reinforce the strategies of this type in the company, in order to intensify its level of brand positioning in the market. KEYWORDS: Content management, target audience, fan page, multimedia content, Community Manager, content marketing, virtual community, social networks, interaction level, positioning

Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving: Can Preservice Teachers Think Creatively and Solve Statistics Problems?

Math prospective teachers must be able to think creatively and solve problems. The study looked into preservice teachers’ creative thinking and problem-solving abilities in statistics. The investigation was guided by a correlational design in a public university in the Philippines. Stratified random sampling was used to select the 103 study participants from two teacher education programs. Through google forms, data were collected using Torrance et al. (2008)’s tests of creative thinking and researcher-made statistics problem test. The findings revealed that preservice teachers have commendable creative thinking, particularly fluency, flexibility, and elaboration skills. Still, they lack problem-solving skills in statistics, specifically with central tendency, dispersion, and position measures. The correlational analysis revealed no link between creative thinking and problem-solving. Still, creative thinking and problem-solving courses are recommended to help preservice teachers develop their fundamental skills as mathematics educators

Evolution of Thermal Response Properties in a Cold-Activated TRP Channel

Animals sense changes in ambient temperature irrespective of whether core body temperature is internally maintained (homeotherms) or subject to environmental variation (poikilotherms). Here we show that a cold-sensitive ion channel, TRPM8, displays dramatically different thermal activation ranges in frogs versus mammals or birds, consistent with variations in these species' cutaneous and core body temperatures. Thus, somatosensory receptors are not static through evolution, but show functional diversity reflecting the characteristics of an organism's ecological niche

Mycoflora and Co-Occurrence of Fumonisins and Aflatoxins in Freshly Harvested Corn in Different Regions of Brazil

Natural mycoflora and co-occurrence of fumonisins (FB1, FB2) and aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2) in freshly harvested corn grain samples from four regions of Brazil were investigated. Fusarium verticillioides was predominant in all samples. Analysis of fumonisins showed that 98% of the samples were contaminated with FB1 and 74.5% with FB1 + FB2, with toxin levels ranging from 0.015 to 9.67 μg/g for FB1 and from 0.015 to 3.16 μg/g for FB2. Twenty-one (10.5%) samples were contaminated with AFB1, seven (3.5%) with AFB2 and only one (0.5%) with AFG1 and AFG2 Co-contamination with aflatoxins and fumonisins was observed in 7% of the samples. The highest contamination of fumonisins and aflatoxins was observed in Nova Odessa (SP) and Várzea Grande (MT), respectively. The lowest contamination of these mycotoxins was found in Várzea Grande and Nova Odessa, respectively

HLA-Driven Convergence of HIV-1 Viral Subtypes B and F Toward the Adaptation to Immune Responses in Human Populations

BACKGROUND: Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte (CTL) response drives the evolution of HIV-1 at a host-level by selecting HLA-restricted escape mutations. Dissecting the dynamics of these escape mutations at a population-level would help to understand how HLA-mediated selection drives the evolution of HIV-1. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We undertook a study of the dynamics of HIV-1 CTL-escape mutations by analyzing through statistical approaches and phylogenetic methods the viral gene gag sequenced in plasma samples collected between the years 1987 and 2006 from 302 drug-naive HIV-positive patients. By applying logistic regression models and after performing correction for multiple test, we identified 22 potential CTL-escape mutations (p-value<0.05; q-value<0.2); 10 of these associations were confirmed in samples biologically independent by a Bayesian Markov Chain Monte-Carlo method. Analyzing their prevalence back in time we found that escape mutations that are the consensus residue in samples collected after 2003 have actually significantly increased in time in one of either B or F subtype until becoming the most frequent residue, while dominating the other viral subtype. Their estimated prevalence in the viral subtype they did not dominate was lower than 30% for the majority of samples collected at the end of the 80's. In addition, when screening the entire viral region, we found that the 75% of positions significantly changing in time (p<0.05) were located within known CTL epitopes. CONCLUSIONS: Across HIV Gag protein, the rise of polymorphisms from independent origin during the last twenty years of epidemic in our setting was related to an association with an HLA allele. The fact that these mutations accumulated in one of either B or F subtypes have also dominated the other subtype shows how this selection might be causing a convergence of viral subtypes to variants which are more likely to evade the immune response of the population where they circulate

Plasmodium vivax Sub-Patent Infections after Radical Treatment Are Common in Peruvian Patients: Results of a 1-Year Prospective Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: There is an increasing body of literature reporting treatment failure of the currently recommended radical treatment of Plasmodium vivax infections. As P. vivax is the main malaria species outside the African continent, emerging tolerance to its radical treatment regime could have major consequences in countries like Peru, where 80% of malaria cases are due to P. vivax. Here we describe the results of a 1-year longitudinal follow up of 51 confirmed P. vivax patients living around Iquitos, Peruvian Amazon, and treated according to the Peruvian national guidelines. METHODOLOGY: Each month a blood sample for microscopy and later genotyping was systematically collected. Recent exposure to infection was estimated by detecting antibodies against the P. vivax circumsporozoite protein (CSP) and all PCR confirmed P. vivax infections were genotyped with 16 polymorphic microsatellites. RESULTS: During a 1-year period, 84 recurrent infections, 22 positive also by microscopy, were identified, with a median survival time to first recurrent infection of 203 days. Most of them (71%) were asymptomatic; in 13 patients the infection persisted undetected by microscopy for several consecutive months. The genotype of mostly recurrent infections differed from that at day 0 while fewer differences were seen between the recurrent infections. The average expected heterozygosity was 0.56. There was strong linkage disequilibrium (I(A) (s) = 0.29, p<1.10(-4)) that remained also when analyzing only the unique haplotypes, suggesting common inbreeding. CONCLUSION: In Peru, the P. vivax recurrent infections were common and displayed a high turnover of parasite genotypes compared to day 0. Plasmodium vivax patients, even when treated according to the national guidelines, may still represent an important parasite reservoir that can maintain transmission. Any elimination effort should consider such a hidden reservoir