University-Based Knowledge Product Outsourcing Model

Outsourcing is not new in this ever changing world. It refers to the process of subcontracting a process, such as product design or manufacturing, to a third-party company. Today, the IT outsourcing industry has matured. This paper highlights about outsourcing with emphasis on its scope of operation, importance and impact in the business process and industry in general. This paper describes the unique approach in a university-based knowledge product outsourcing. It presents a discussion on the different resources in the operation and management of the university-based knowledge enterprise. The inception stage in the development of the outsourcing model is also described in this paper. The outsourcing process model presented in this paper highlights the following: faculty and staff as the knowledge provider, infrastructure as the outsourcing facility, business sector as the knowledge seeker, University-based as the business process, and product cost and income as the sharing of limited practice of profession. This paper further describes the features in the development of an online knowledge product outsourcing as a platform for an innovative knowledge enterprise

IT Security in the Higher Education Institutions

This paper investigates the level of prioritization and degree of implementation of IT security in higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines. A total of 95 HEIs in the Philippines were evaluated in the study. The study reveals that the level of prioritization of IT security in the Philippines HEIs is high. This signifies that IT security is prioritized and there is need to be done in the next 3 years in these HEIs. The degree of implementation of IT security in the HEIs is moderately implemented indicating that although this component is in the strategic plan of the HEIs, little or no action has been undertaken in this regard. The study further reveals that the level of prioritization of IT security has a significant correlation at 0.01 level of confidence with the degree of implementation of IT security in the HEIs in the Philippines

Web blight

Web blight, caused by the fungus Thanatephorus cucumeris, is prevalent in tropical regions with high to moderate temp. and RH; more than 200 plant species serve as hosts to this pathogen. Hyphae can grow rapidly over healthy tissue of leaves, flowers, petioles, and pods. For efficient control, the use of disease-free seeds, elimination of harvest debris, crop rotation, mulching, using spaced furrows and intercropping; the use of adequate chemical products, the use of resistant var., and integrated control are also recommended. The symptoms and damage caused by the disease are illustrated in color. (CIAT)La mustia hilachosa, causada por el hongo Thanatephorus cucumeris, prevalece en las regiones tropicales con una temp. y HR entre moderada y alta; mas de 200 especies vegetales le sirven de hospedante al patogeno. Las hifas del hongo pueden crecer rapidamente en el tejido sano de las hojas, flores, peciolos y vainas. Para un buen control se recomienda el uso de semilla libre de patogenos, la eliminacion de residuos de cosecha, rotacion de cultivos, la utilizacion de cobertura vegetal, espaciamiento entre surcos y asociaciones; tambien se recomienda el control quimico, el uso de var. resistentes y el control integrado. Se ilustran a color los sintomas y danos causados por la enfermedad. (CIAT

Microstructure Evolution During Powder Compaction

The process of powder compaction consists of the synthesis of loose powders into a solid material. The applications of compaction of granular systems extend to pharmaceuticals, detergents, food, ceramic and metallurgical processes. It is indispensable to have a thorough understanding of the behavior of confined granular systems during compaction because the performance of the final desired product is related to the microstructural features that develop during the compaction process. To have a more realistic description of the compaction, it is also important to include the packing process of granular systems. However, there are different particle packing algorithms that account for the particle filling process. The Discrete Element Method (DEM) had been used to obtain a dynamic solution to this problem but requires high computational power. As an alternative to the computationally expensive DEM approach, a static based algorithm has recently been developed for the modelling and simulation of the particle packing process. The algorithm allows for the modelling of the packing process by placing spheres inside different shapes and sizes of containers. In this study, we present a new version of the nanoHUB Powder Compaction tool. It currently simulates the microstructure evolution of monodisperse, compressible granular systems up to high relative densities. The tool also models the plastic and elastic deformation of single particles described by different contact mechanics models. The new features use a general particle packing algorithm and thus allow the user to choose a particle size distribution in a specified range for the mean, standard deviation and number of particles to fill the die. The information is passed to the solver that in turn simulates the compaction in Purdue’s high-performance computer cluster

NICHO ECOLÓGICO DE Mazama temama EN EL CENTRO DE VERACRUZ, MÉXICO: IMPLICACIONES PARA SU MANEJO

Temazate (Mazama temama), is a deer with uncontrolled historical hunting use in México. Due to this situation and to demographic factors, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 place it into the categories of “In Danger” and “Threatened”, respectively. In the study of populations it is important to understand the ecological niche of the species in order to know the ideal environmental conditions that should be considered for the design of management programs. An ecological niche model for M. temama was elaborated for central Veracruz, México, through geographical coordinates of localities with historical hunting background, with the free software MaxEnt, evaluating 19 environmental variables and one topographic, obtained from WorldClim Database. An historical distribution map was obtained, as well as another one of the predicted ecological niche distribution for temazate; the variables of highest importance of the species niche are reported, in addition to showing their quantitative evidence in free living and captivity, through trail cameras and direct photography, with which its presence in the zones is corroborated. The implications of this study direct the suggestion of demographic studies, the declaration of closed season zones, and the establishment of UMAs for management and conservation of temazateEl temazate (Mazama temama), es un cérvido con uso cinegético histórico no controlado en México. Debido a esta situación y a indicadores demográficos, la IUCN y la NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010 lo ubican en Peligro y Amenazada (respectivamente). En el estudio de poblaciones es importante conocer la distribución del nicho ecológico de la especie para identificar las condiciones ambientales idóneas para su desarrollo, que deberán incluirse en el diseño de programas de manejo. Para contribuir a esto, se elaboró un modelo de nicho ecológico de M. temama para el centro de Veracruz, México, mediante coordenadas geográficas de localidades con antecedentes históricos de caza con el software libre MaxEnt, evaluando 19 variables ambientales y una topográfica, obtenidas de la base de datos WorldClim. Se generó un mapa de distribución del nicho ecológico protencial para el temazate en la zona centro de Veracruz, y se reportan las variables de mayor importancia del nicho para la especie, además de mostrar su evidencia cuantitativa en vida libre y cautiverio mediante cámaras trampa y fotografía directa, con lo cual se corrobora su presencia en la zona. Las implicaciones de este estudio direccionan el planteamiento de estudios demográficos, declaración de zonas de veda, el establecimiento de UMAs para gestión integral del temazate

FACILITATING AND HINDERING FACTORS OF TECHNOLOGY-ASSISTED TEACHING AND LEARNING: EVIDENCE FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

Information and communication technology (ICT) redefines the landscape of education. It changes the way teachers teach and students learn. However, achieving innovative teaching and learning is not an easy task because technology-assisted teaching and learning are affected by many variables. Teachers are challenged to utilize new teaching strategy to fill in the gap with the millennial learners. This paper presents the experiences of 16 teacher educators from the Philippines who underwent intensive training on the use and integration of ICT in the classroom. Specifically, this article describes the facilitating and hindering factors of innovative teaching and learning as experienced by the respondents. Likewise, this paper articulates the lessons learned of ICT integration as experienced by the respondents. Further, this article presents the recommendations to achieve innovative teaching and learning using ICT. Results reveal that portability, usability, creativity, independent learning, commitment, dedication and administrative support are the facilitating factors in ICT integration in the classroom. On the other hand, time constraint, lack of technical and administrative support, and poor flexibility of the technology are the hindering factors in technology-assisted teaching and learning. Results show that there is a positive change as experienced by participants in using the technology in the classroom, in spite of obstructions which are always present in any classroom integration of technology. The study concludes that innovative teaching and learning are a responsibility not only of teachers but all stakeholders in the teaching and learning processes. Innovative teaching and learning are possible, yet, they need enough time and investments, especially in a developing country like the Philippines

Lagrangian formulation for noncommutative nonlinear systems

In this work we use the well known formalism developed by Faddeev and Jackiw to introduce noncommutativity within two nonlinear systems, the SU(2) Skyrme and O(3) nonlinear sigma models. The final result is the Lagrangian formulations for the noncommutative versions of both models. The possibility of obtaining different noncommutative versions for these nonlinear systems is demonstrated.Comment: 8 pages. Revex 4.

Synthesis Of Dysprosium Oxychloride (DyOCl)

Dysprosium oxychloride, DyOCl, was synthesized using a simple hydrolysis method with DyCl3·6H2O. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) data was used to determine the crystal structure. The DyOCl compound is isostructural to the matlockite (PbFCl) crystal structure and crystallizes in the tetragonal P4/nmm (#129) space group. The crystal structure contains the alternating cationic layers of (DyO)n and anionic layers of nCl− along the c-axis. The structural data including unit cell, volume, and density of DyOCl were compared to other rare-earth oxychloride data from the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD) and our previous study on TbOCl. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy was performed on DyOCl and peaks observed at 543 and 744 cm−1 were attributed to Dy–O and Dy–Cl. Scanning electron microscopy analysis showed irregularly shaped crystals. Hot-stage XRD, thermogravimetry, as well as differential scanning calorimetry coupled to a gas chromatograph and a mass spectrometer (evolved gas analysis) were performed on DyCl3·6H2O to understand the phase transformation to DyOCl (and Dy2O3) as a function of temperature and time at temperature. Graphic Abstract: DyOCl compound with the tetragonal P4/nmm space group is composed of the alternating layers of (DyO)n and nCl− along the c-axis