The work scholarship program of Holy Cross of Davao College: Process-product evaluation and comparative analysis of cost of work scholars and full-time employees

This study evaluates the work scholarship program using the process and product evaluation models and performs a comparative analysis of the cost of work scholars and full-time employees. The descriptive method of research was used in gathering information about the mechanisms for implementing the Work Scholarship Program, the extent to which the program objectives were achieved and the cost of work scholars and full-time employees. The total population of 68 scholars accomplished the process evaluation questionnaire. The fourth year scholars were also asked to answer the checklist of skills. Test instruments such as the personality inventory and the school\u27s entrance test were used and so were the school records obtained from the offices of the Registrar, Comptroller, Guidance Counselor and Dean of College. The members of the committee on the Work Scholarship Program were also interviewed. A Non-directional t-test of significance for independent samples at alpha .05 was used in testing the significance of the difference between the means of the academic grades of fourth year work scholars and a comparable group of regular students while a directional t-test for dependent samples also at alpha .05 was employed in testing the significance of the mean difference between the pretest and posttest results in the personality inventory and entrance test of fourth year work scholars. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that the structure of the Work Scholarship Program was inadequate as some committee members did not have specified job assignments and terms of office. Also, some policies of the program were formulated and implemented without consulting the scholars and without considering the scholars\u27 total development. The flow of communication between work scholars and committee members needed improvement. The mechanism for assigning duties to work scholars was adequate and the relationship between work scholars and office heads was satisfactory. It was also found that the academic achievement of fourth year scholars was equal to the academic achievement of a comparable group of regular students. The program has achieved its objectives of developing skills related to the academic interests of the scholars, which were also needed for future full-time employment. The program has provided the scholars with non-monetary benefits such as training and work experience but the financial assistance given was not enough for the scholars\u27 basic needs. The program has contributed towards the improvement of the academic abilities of the work scholars but has not provided activities needed to develop the total personality of the scholars. The retention rate of the program was an indicator of the program\u27s success for it has achieved its objective of providing needy high school students an opportunity to pursue college education. It was also found that full-time employees were more expensive to hire than work scholars

A Comparison of Beef Cattle Crossbreeding Systems Assuming Value-Based Marketing

This study simulated total life-cycle expenses and income under value-based marketing to arrive at predicted net returns for crossbreeding systems. The simulation used a deterministic model of totally contained beef breeding systems and evaluated 14 breeds and their crosses from biological data collected at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska. Comparing beef cattle crossbreeding systems under value-based marketing will aid us in understanding the interactions of the total system. Besides value of carcasses, feed requirements, level of milk production and other characteristics are important in determining net returns

Global and risk-group stratified well-being and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in adults: results from the international COH-FIT Study

International studies measuring wellbeing/multidimensional mental health before/ during the COVID-19 pandemic, including representative samples for >2 years, identifying risk groups and coping strategies are lacking. COH-FIT is an online, international, anonymous survey measuring changes in well-being (WHO-5) and a composite psychopathology P-score, and their associations with COVID-19 deaths/restrictions, 12 a-priori defined risk individual/cumulative factors, and coping strategies during COVID-19 pandemic (26/04/2020-26/06/2022) in 30 languages (representative, weighted non-representative, adults). T-test, χ2, penalized cubic splines, linear regression, correlation analyses were conducted. Analyzing 121,066/142,364 initiated surveys, WHO-5/P-score worsened intra-pandemic by 11.1±21.1/13.2±17.9 points (effect size d=0.50/0.60) (comparable results in representative/weighted non-probability samples). Persons with WHO-5 scores indicative of depression screening (2 years. The most subjectively effective coping strategies were exercise, internet use, social contacts. Identified risk groups, coping strategies and outcome trajectories can inform global public health strategies

Validation of the collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times (COH-FIT) questionnaire for adults

Background. The Collaborative Outcome study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT; www.coh-fit.com) is an anonymous and global online survey measuring health and functioning during COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to test concurrently the validity of COH-FIT items and the internal validity of the co-primary outcome, a composite psychopathology “P-score”. Methods. The COH-FIT survey has been translated into 30 languages (two blind forward-translations, consensus, one independent English back-translation, final harmonization). To measure mental health, 1-4 items (“COH-FIT items”) were extracted from validated questionnaires (e.g. Patient Health Questionnaire 9). COH-FIT items measured anxiety, depressive, post-traumatic, obsessive-compulsive, bipolar and psychotic symptoms, as well as stress, sleep and concentration. COH-FIT Items which correlated r≥0.5 with validated companion questionnaires, were initially retained. A P-score factor structure was then identified from these items using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) on data split into training and validation sets. Consistency of results across languages, gender and age was assessed. Results. From >150,000 adult responses by May 6th, 2022, a subset of 22,456 completed both COH-FIT items and validated questionnaires. Concurrent validity was consistently demonstrated across different languages for COH-FIT items. CFA confirmed EFA results of five first-order factors (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic, psychotic, psychophysiologic symptoms) and revealed a single second-order factor P-score, with high internal reliability (ω=0.95). Factor structure was consistent across age and sex. Conclusions. COH-FIT is a valid instrument to globally measure mental health during infection times. The P-score is a valid measure of multidimensional mental health