An integration action research on process improvement for reporting and reconciliation of sales collection of KKK Wellness Company

The purpose of this research is to establish how the Accounting Department of KKK Wellness Company will improve its sales reconciliation process based on the recent strategic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as pre-pandemic difficulties. COSO Internal Control Framework helped in identifying proper actions to be implemented which contributed to the achievements of the three framework’s objectives. Relating the components and relevant principles of the internal control framework resulted in an improved process by addressing the root causes. The improved process was evidenced by the online banking, online dashboard, organized branch data, and formalized reports called Daily Monitoring Report and Monthly Summary Reports of Charges and Receivables. The first cycle resolved the issue generally except for one the online banking of its one major bank. The evaluation resulted in the Reporting Objective remark that pointed out the familiarization of the process flow. Addressing familiarization issues in the second cycle, the written and video job aids were done to serve as the basis for the process flow. The results of the second cycle, which included the major bank’s online banking, written and video job aids were reevaluated using COSO Internal Control Framework. The internal control embedded is to prevent errors in transactions involving cash, card, mobile wallet, and online vouchers. The learnings from the action research include reflective leadership, collaboration, the spirit of inquiry, objectivity, and compassion

The effects of social interaction grouping, and type of chemistry tasks on students\u27 metacognitive experiences in stoichiometric problem solving

This paper investigates the effects of social interaction, grouping, and type of chemistry tasks on students metacognitive experiences in stoichiometric problem solving. This study is anchored on Vygotskys zone of proximal development. This paper studies the educational dimension of social interaction like ability grouping and chemistry tasks and the social dimension of social interaction like metacognitive functions, transactive structures, and collaborative metacognitive activity. This descriptive study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods. The participants are the freshmen BS-Nursing students of Saint Marys University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya who are enrolled in the first semester of SY 2007- 2008. The conclusions of this study are as follows: students metacognitive functions, transactive structures, collaborative metacognitive activity, and metacognitive experiences vary across ability and chemistry tasks. Moreover, metacognitive functions and transactive structures are weakly correlated with ability grouping and with chemistry tasks. Students metacognitive functions, transactive structures, and collaborative metacognitive activity affect quantitatively students metacognitive experiences. The effects of metacognitive functions and transactive structures on students metacognitive experiences do not vary across ability but varies across chemistry tasks. The effects of collaborative metacognitive activity on students metacognitive experiences vary across ability and chemistry tasks. vi Across ability, assessment of strategy influences feeling of difficulty while the generation of new idea influences estimates of effort and time. Other monitoring influences feeling of difficulty and estimate of effort. Across chemistry tasks, assessment of results influences estimate of solution correctness and feelings of confidence and satisfaction. Other monitoring influences feeling of difficulty. For successful collaboration across ability, feedback requests and other monitoring on the assessment of strategy; and other monitoring on the assessment of understanding influences estimate of solution correctness and feeling of satisfaction. For successful collaboration across chemistry tasks, feedback requests and other monitoring on the assessments of strategy and understanding influences feeling of difficulty

Molecular Circuits of Resolution in the Eye

Lipid autacoids have well-established key roles in physiology and pathophysiology. Eicosanoids derived from ω-6 arachidonic acid (AA) have long been recognized for their roles in cardiovascular and renal functions, and vascular tone, as well as regulating inflammatory and immune functions. It is now appreciated that AA is a substrate for generating lipid mediators with anti-inflammatory and proresolving properties, namely lipoxins (i.e., LXA4), which are an integral component for the successful execution of beneficial and essential acute inflammatory responses. In addition to AA, the ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) also serve as substrates to generate potent and protective autacoids, such as resolvins and neuroprotectin (i.e., NPD1), respectively. These ω-3–derived signals may mediate the remarkable protective action of essential dietary ω-3 PUFAs. Formation and bioactivity of lipid mediators in the eye are relatively unexplored and of considerable interest, as the eye contains highly specialized tissues, including the transparent avascular and immune-privileged cornea, and the neuro-retina. A rapidly emerging field has identified key biosynthetic enzymes, receptors, and temporally defined endogenous formation of ω-3– and ω-6–derived protective lipid circuits in the eye. Protective endogenous roles of LXA4 and NPD1 have been established utilizing lipidomic analysis, knockout mice, and pharmacological, genetic, and dietary manipulation, providing compelling evidence that these intrinsic lipid autacoid circuits play essential roles in restraining inflammation, promoting wound healing, inhibiting pathological angiogenesis, and providing neuroprotection in the delicate visual axis

Describing the dynamic translational science landscape through Core Voucher utilization.

IntroductionCore facilities play crucial roles in carrying out the academic research mission by making available to researchers advanced technologies, facilities, or expertise that are unfeasible for most investigators to obtain on their own. To facilitate translational science through support of core services, the University of California, Los Angeles Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCLA CTSI) created a Core Voucher program. The underlying premise is that by actively promoting interplay between researchers and core facilities, a dynamic feedback loop could be established that could enhance both groups, the productivity of the former and the relevance of the latter. Our primary goal was to give translational investigators what they need to pursue their immediate projects at hand.MethodsTo implement this system across four noncontiguous campuses, open-source web-accessible software applications were created that were scalable and could efficiently administer investigator submissions and subsequent reviews in a multicampus fashion.ResultsIn the past five years, we have processed over 1400 applications submitted by over 750 individual faculty members across both clinical and nonclinical departments. In total, 1926 core requests were made in conjunction with 1467 submitted proposals. The top 10 most popular cores accounted for 50% of all requests, and the top half of the most popular cores accounted for 90% of all requests.ConclusionTracking investigator demand provides a unique window into what are the high- and low-priority core services that best support translational research