scholarly journals Locating Optimal Coordinates of Police Deployment and Outpost in Santa Maria Bulacan Using Centroid 360: An Enhanced Centroid Initialization for K means Algorithm

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 695-698
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Optimum Location ◽  
Mobile Unit ◽  
Police Personnel ◽  
Incident Reports ◽  
The Town ◽  
Santa Maria

The number of police in the Philippines is way below than the declared number of police per population based on the Philippines Republic Act No. 6975, Chapter 3, Section 27 which states that one (1) policeman per five hundred (500) persons. Santa Maria Bulacan only have fifty-two (52) police personnel, and one (1) police outpost which is located in the town of Poblacion which is in the far south east of the whole municipality. This produces different speed when responding to incident reports. The police force’s response time vary based from the location of the incident. This research determined the optimum location to where police will be deployed as a mobile unit to be able to respond faster to more areas than staying in the outpost. Another thing that will be determined by this research is the optimum coordinates of a perfect scenario where each town in the municipality of Santa Maria Bulacan would have their own police outpost. The coordinates will be calculated based on the populations’ location by plotting all the houses and structures located in Santa Maria Bulacan based on Google Map Images, and the Optimum locations will be determined in the form of the converged centroids after applying enhanced K means clustering algorithm.

A population-based automatic clustering algorithm for image segmentation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad ◽  
Gerald Schaefer ◽  
Mahshid Helali Moghadam ◽  
Mehrdad Saadatmand ◽  
Mahdi Pedram
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Automatic Clustering

scholarly journals The Impact of Home Gardening amidst Climate Change

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Froilan D. Mobo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Community Gardens ◽  
Sudden Change ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Ozone Layer ◽  
Home Gardening ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town

Today’s climate is unpredictable there are so many natural calamities which took place in our country which is the Philippines, two weeks ago because of the sudden changes of the weather in the Province of Zambales, the Philippines a strong tornado hits the town of Castillejos, Zambales which some of the electrical wirings were severely damaged because of the sudden change of the climate. The researcher is thinking of implementing a home gardening to each Municipality in our Province. By doing this it can help lessen the pollution in the air and it will help heal our Ozone Layer faster. The empirical evidence for the benefits of gardening and the advocate of the development and testing of socio-ecological models of community resilience through the impact of community gardens, especially in urban areas is highly effective(Okvat & Zautra, 2011). As lessening the air pollution will have a greater impact on our Ozone Layer no to deplete but it will heal the would faster. The present study revealed that local experiences in the face of climate change adaptation have merits that need special consideration(Anik & Khan, 2012). Also, the Researcher will implement this project in the Municipality of Subic, Zambales.

scholarly journals Relationship between malocclusion and fonoarticulatory disorders

1998 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Milton Farret ◽  
◽  
Estela Jurach ◽  
Leticia Brandão ◽  
Dayanna Moraes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Class Ii ◽  
Tape Recording ◽  
Speech Sample ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Phonetic Transcription ◽  
Normal Occlusion ◽  
Division 1 ◽  
Division 2 ◽  
The Town ◽  
Santa Maria

The authors examined 113 subjects between the ages of 9 and i 4 years, 59 males and 54 females, in the town of Santa Maria, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Dental/ orthodontic assessment revealed that 12 had normal occlusion, and 66 had Class I, 18 had Class II division 1, 7 had Class II division 2, and 10 had Class Ill malocclusions. For the analysis of the speech articulatory disorders, the Yavas, Hernadorena & Lamprecht (1992) adapted test was used. A list of words was selected that had all phonemes of the Portuguese language, in all possible positions in the words. A tape recording was utilized for later analysis of the speech sample and a phonetic transcription of the words was done. Results indicated that the 12 subjects with normal occlusion did not have speech-articulatory disorders; however, there were correlations between malocclusion and articulatory problems. Twenty of the; 13 subjects (17.7%) were identified as having malocclusion and articulatory disorders. This study attempted to define possible relationships between malocclusion and fonoarticulatory disorders.

scholarly journals Cave-dwelling bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) and conservation concerns in South central Mindanao, Philippines

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (15) ◽  
pp. 8185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krizler C. Tanalgo ◽  
John Aries G. Tabora
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Status ◽  
Anthropogenic Disturbances ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Large Species ◽  
Local Disturbance ◽  
South Central ◽  
Bush Meat ◽  
High Species Richness ◽  
The Town ◽  
Effective Conservation

<p>The stable microclimate in caves provides a relatively constant habitat for many bat species in the Philippines, but human encroachment continues to disrupt this habitat and imperil many of the species roosting in the caves.  In South central Mindanao, the diversity and conservation status of cave bats remain undocumented and unexplored.  We employed mist-netting to capture bats from five different caves within the town of Kabacan, northern Cotabato, Philippines.  A total of 14 bat species were identified including the Philippine endemics <em>Hipposideros pygmaeus </em>and <em>Ptenochirus jagori </em>and the threatened <em>Megaerops wetmorei. </em>However, despite the declining conservation status of the bats, local disturbance such as bat hunting for bush meat and unregulated tourism are currently taking place in the caves.  Large species such as <em>Eonycteris spelaea </em>and <em>Rousettus amplexicaudatus </em>are killed almost every day for food and trade.  Therefore, the high species richness, and the presence of endemic and threatened species coupled with the occurrence of anthropogenic disturbances in caves suggests the need for an urgent and effective conservation intervention involving the local government and public community.</p><div> </div>

The Impact of Cataract on Time-use: Results from a Population Based Case-Control Study in Kenya, the Philippines and Bangladesh

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 372-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Polack ◽  
Hannah Kuper ◽  
Cristina Eusebio ◽  
Wanjiku Mathenge ◽  
Zakia Wadud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Case Control ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Control Study

Tropical cyclone genesis and trajectory characteristics in the western north Pacific

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Xiong ◽  
Mengqian Lu
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Cyclone ◽  
Zonal Wind ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
North Pacific ◽  
Western North Pacific ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Vertical Shear ◽  
Gaussian Kernel

&lt;p&gt;The western North Pacific (WNP) is one of the most active tropical cyclone (TC) regions, which can inflict enormous death and massive property damage to surrounding areas. Although many studies about tropical cyclone activities on multi-timescales have been done, most of them focus on the entire basin, variations within the basin deserve more investigations. Besides TC characteristics on different timescales, to investigate the impacts of environment variables on TC and provide informative factors for prediction is another concern in the research community. In this study, we adopt several data science techniques, including Gaussian kernel estimator, wavelet, cross-wavelet coherence and regression analyses, to explore the spatiotemporal variations of TC genesis and associated environmental conditions. Significant semiannual and annual variations of TC genesis have been found in the northern South China Sea (NSCS) and oceanic areas east of the Philippines (OAEP). In the southeast part of WNP (SEWNP), TC genesis shows prominent variations on ENSO time scale. With reconstructed TC series on those frequencies, we further quantify the influences of environmental variables on the primary TC signals over WNP. About 40% of the identified TC variance over NSCS and OAEP can be explained by variability in vertical shear of zonal wind and relative humidity. In the SEWNP, TC genesis reveals strong nonlinear and non-stationary relationships with vertical shear of zonal wind and absolute vorticity. Besides, A probabilistic clustering algorithm is used to describe the TC tracks in the WNP. The best track dataset from JMA is decomposed into three clusters based on genesis location and curvature. For each cluster, we analyze the relationships between TC properties, such as genesis location, trajectory and intensity, and associated environmental conditions using the self-organizing map. The spatial patterns of sea surface temperature have huge impacts on TC genesis location, while the trajectory is largely influenced by geopotential height.&lt;/p&gt;

From Traditional Faction to Machine: Changing Pattern of Political Leadership and Organization in the Rural Philippines

1974 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. G. Machado
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Political Competition ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Local Leadership ◽  
Leadership And Organization ◽  
Traditional Pattern ◽  
Mass Participation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town ◽  
Family Centered

In some areas of the Philippines, three important and interrelated changes in the traditional pattern of local leadership recruitment and faction organization had been taking place for several decades. Notables from old leading families were being replaced in positions of leadership by upwardly mobile “new men” from more humble backgrounds. Professional politicians were emerging in the local arena. Local factions were being transformed from traditional family-centered organizations into specialized machines. These changes were most likely to occur in areas of comparatively high social mobilization and low concentration of landownership. Changes are explained primarily by the impact of increasingly intense national political competition in rural communities and growing mass participation. These changes represent a decline in the autonomy of local elites, as they were accompanied by the latters' growing reliance on central resources to maintain their machines. These changes and the forces behind them are well illustrated by the pattern of political change in the town of Taal, Batangas during this century, which is reported in great detail.

Orthopedic Knowledge and Need in the Provincial Philippines: Pilot Study of a Population-Based Survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher S. Courtney ◽  
Thomas D. Kirsch
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Barriers To Care ◽  
Population Based ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Broken Bones ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
Orthopedic Injuries ◽  
Barrier To Care ◽  
Population Based Survey

AbstractIntroductionInterventions to reduce disability from acute orthopedic injuries require a primary assessment of knowledge and need. There are no previous studies to assess this need in the remote provincial islands of the Philippines, an area recurrently affected by natural disaster.ProblemA preliminary assessment of orthopedic knowledge and need was performed to be expanded for regional or national implementation.MethodsTwo independent surveys were conducted of households and mid-level providers who represent the first contact of care. The goal of the survey was to describe the local health care system, to identify barriers to care, and to assess gaps in knowledge for acute traumatic orthopedic injuries. Both surveys were conducted in June of 2015.Population proportional sampling assessed a total of 100 households from 25 local Barangay communities. Questions focused on existing knowledge of acute traumatic orthopedic injuries and barriers to care.The mid-level provider survey focused on knowledge and barriers to care regarding acute traumatic orthopedic injuries. A total of 10 school nurses and Barangay midwives representing 25 local Barangay were surveyed.ResultsIn the household population survey, 84% of respondents reported cost was either always or sometimes a barrier to care; 73% cited transportation as a barrier to care. A total of 68% of respondents reported that they would seek care at the provincial hospital for a suspected broken bone; 28% percent of respondents did not believe broken bones making an arm or leg crooked could be corrected without surgery. Only 55% percent believed care should be sought within six hours of injury, and 37% stated that more than three days after an injury was an appropriate timeframe to seek care.Of the mid-level providers surveyed, 90% reported that they would refer possible broken bones to a higher level of care. Aggregate ranking of barriers to care from greatest to least were: cost, transportation, knowledge of time sensitive nature of treatment, religious beliefs, and other (not specified). In all, 100% reported that an education initiative regarding acute orthopedic injuries would increase the number of patients seeking care within 12 hours.ConclusionThe survey describes perceived barriers to care and gaps in knowledge for acute orthopedic injuries. With some modification, this survey tool could be expanded and utilized on a regional or national level to assess gaps in knowledge and barriers to acute orthopedic care.CourtneyCS, KirschTD. Orthopedic knowledge and need in the Provincial Philippines: pilot study of a population-based survey. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(3):293–298.

A Population-Based Study of Fish Allergy in the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand

2012 ◽  
Vol 159 (4) ◽  
pp. 384-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary James Connett ◽  
Irvin Gerez ◽  
Elizabeth Ann Cabrera-Morales ◽  
Araya Yuenyongviwat ◽  
Jarungchit Ngamphaiboon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Fish Allergy
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