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Psychosocial determinants of corruption
Get PDFPsychosocial determinants of corruption was recommended in order to give emphasis that corruption is innate in nature in which discontentment and security takes place as a motivating factor; why a certain person committed corruption. The researchers used Maslow’s hierarchy of needs which determines the self-actualization as the higher needs of man or a belief that he/she was fully used all their potentials as a result of full satisfaction. In sociological and psychological perspective, man has its own individual characteristics, ability to perceive what is right and what is wrong, as well as the ability to observe and adopt what is being observed. As determinants of corruption two (2) theories are anchored by Bandura’s observation Learning Theory: (1) The Freudian theory which asserts man Id, ego and super –ego; and the (2) second theory eventually imitate observable antisocial acts that would immediately satisfy their needs. Derived propositions are the following: (1) people with low sense of guilt will eventually imitate observable anti-social acts that would immediately satisfy their needs; (2) some people prefer to commit corrupt acts because it has greater payoff but with less threat on legal punishment; and (3) individual with great sense of his moral conscience can achieve self-actualization; (4) actualized people will never engage in corruption; and (5) self-actualized people are incorruptible
Fractal analysis of AIDS prevalence across economic demographics
Get PDFThe percentage of reported AIDS infections differ from one country to another. Thus, this paper illustrates the prevalence of AIDS among different countries across the globe. The data shows that the number of people who gets infected with AIDS does not follow a normal distribution. The analysis of this AIDS prevalence has been observed to follow a fluctuating pattern and so the researchers attempt to present a fractal model of the said phenomenon. Results reveal a seemingly considerable fractal dimension of prevalence. It further exposes that countries with high percentage of reported AIDS cases follow a more fractal distribution than those in countries with lower percents reported. Furthermore, majority of the countries have AIDS prevalences which are concentrated near or on the mean fractal dimension value. s which are concentrated near or on the mean fractal dimension value
Analysis of non-detectable cases of Cyber Crime Law
Get PDFCybercrime is emerging and it covers the limelight of today’s generation. The extreme growth of new technologies have always brought solutions that aid human innovations in all aspect. But enabled criminals with complex and sophisticated knowledge to use computers in illegal ways that may result to crimes and human rights violations. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is the first law in the Philippines that define and penalized cybercrimes. There are several types of cybercrimes under cybercrime law: (1) illegal access; (2) illegal interception; (3) data interference; (4) system interference; (5) misuse of devices; (6) cyber-squatting; (7) computer-related forgery; (8) computer-related fraud; (9) computer-related identity theft; (10) cybersex; (11) child pornography; (12) libel and the three cases which falls in the accomplices and liabilities of cyber criminals; (13) aiding or abetting in the commission of the crime; (14) attempt in the commission of the cybercrime; and (15) corporate liabilities. That defines the scope of its authority to exercise control within the juridical person either with or without supervision or control in committing such acts
Societal offenders in prison
Get PDFThis study examines the relationship between a country’s human development index (HDI) and the number of societal offenders in jail (Off Index) for the country. Traditional analysis of this nature strongly veers towards linear (regression) analysis which may be inappropriate for the present case because of the high variabilities viz. fractality, of the data for the number of offenders in jails. Results revealed that: (1) the one-dimensional plot reflects the variability of human development indices throughout the world; (2) the one-dimensional plot of offenders’ index is far more fragmented than the HDI with a fractal dimension of 1.5795 reflecting a smoothness deviation of close to 60% (57.95%); (3) the two-dimensional plot reflects the impact of the variability of HDIs to the roughness of the number of incarcerated offenders; and (4) it follows that the key to minimizing the occurrence of deviant social behavior is the development of human potentials as reflected in the various dimensions of the human development index. The fractal correlation coefficient (fractogram) and the correlation of the fractal dimensions in tandem give a clearer picture of the degree of relationship induced by one highly variant variable on another variable than using the ordinary correlation coefficient. This is illustrated in the case of the relationship between the human development index and the number of incarcerated offenders in the various countries in the world
Perceptions on illness among terminally ill clients
Get PDFThe study utilized a correlational design. It was conducted in the Hemodialysis Center and Cancer Center of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. A total of 40 terminally ill clients were the respondents of the study selected through a purposive sampling. The data from a paper and pen questionnaire were statistically treated using the simple percentage, chi-square, and Cramer’s V. The demographic profile and perceptions of terminally ill clients towards their illness were correlated. Generally the patients have positive perception about their illness which implies that despite the terminal experienced by the respondents, they are still positive about their perceptions on their illness. The younger patients are more positive than the older ones on feeling that they are the same person as they were before their illness and on feeling that their illness experience has made them a better or stronger person. All the other areas of concerned reveal that whether young or old there is no difference. Gender reveals no bearing on being negative or positive about being terminally ill. Patients with less educational attainment are more positive about their illness. The service worker, shop and market sales worker have more positive outlook on their illness over the other types of occupation. Terminally ill patients who have been suffering for over 60 months feel more positive about their illness compared to those with shorter experience. Patients with medical diagnosis of colon cancer reveal more positive perceptions as compared to all the other terminal illness cases. The partially positive perceptions among terminally ill clients which emerged in the study strongly affirms the Symbolic Interactionism Theory. The profiles among these terminally ill clients had greatly affect their perception on illness
Review of Fractal and Fractal Derivatives in relation to the Physics of Fractals
Get PDFFractional and fractal derivatives are both generalizations of the usual derivatives that consider derivatives of non-integer orders. Interest in these generalizations has been triggered by a resurgence of clamor to develop a mathematical tool to describe “roughness” in the spirit of Mandelbrot’s (1967) Fractal Geometry. Fractional derivatives take the analytic approach towards developing a rational order derivative while fractal derivatives follow a more concrete, albeit geometric approach to the same end. Since both approaches alleged to extend whole derivatives to rational derivatives, it is not surprising that confusion will arise over which generalization to use in practice. This paper attempts to highlight the connection between the various generalizations to fractional and fractal derivatives with the end-in-view of making these concepts useful in various Physics applications and to resolve some of the confusion that arise out of the fundamental philosophical differences in the derivation of fractional derivatives (non-local concept) and fractal derivatives (local concept)
Contributory factors and prevalent causes of medication errors among nurses in Cebu City
Get PDFThe researcher determined the contributory factors and prevalent causes of medication errors among nurses in Cebu City. The increasing incidence of medication errors nowadays prompted the researcher to explore the different factors and causes of this healthcare concern. This is something of value since it served as a basis in formulating a plan of preventive measures. This study utilized a quantitative correlational research with a descriptive qualitative method. Basically, there were 100 nurses who participated in the study. These nurses were chosen based on a specified criteria and data collection was conducted on these participants who came from different tertiary public and private hospitals in Cebu City. With the help of SSPS, the findings of this study revealed that the topmost common contributory factors of medication error are high workload, stress and level of tiredness, communication problem, and working environment while topmost common prevalent causes are illegible physician’s order, computing the wrong dose, and not identifying the right patient. Further, it revealed that generally the most of the items from the contributory factors and prevalent causes of medication errors do not have significant relationships with each other. This study was inspired by the Human Error theory by James Reason. It explained that mistakes or errors are human-nature. In this study, a proposed preventive measure was formulated to help combat the occurrence of medication errors. These measures include professional and systemic reforms. These reforms aimed to change not only the person but the whole system or organization, as well
Cebuano nurses in non-nursing doctoral degrees
Get PDFHistorically, a number of famous nurses finished non-nursing doctoral programs. The melting of different body of knowledge into the paradigms of nursing helped into the development of its own innovative frameworks. Inasmuch as these learnt concepts borrowed and shared from other discipline helped in the development of nursing theories, there is a need to recognize that doctoral education for nursing should be in nursing science. In Cebu City, Philippines, it was observed that nurses were taking doctoral programs that are not in the mainstream of nursing. It was the intention of this research to explore the lived-in experiences of these nurses and the reasons behind their choices utilizing Collaizi’s seven steps data analysis. Furthermore, it attempted to identify the weaknesses, demands and scenario of the doctoral nursing offering in the area. Results revealed that: (1) nurses are forced to take non-nursing programs because of inaccessibility; (2) only one nursing school is offering a doctoral program and Gerontology is the sole major; (3) they tend to look for alternative programs that is related to their field of interest; (4) less access to scholarships for schooling in other places; and (5) there is a conflict in matching specific nursing interest with the non-nursing programs they are taking. With the call for transformation and advancement in nursing and its practice, nurses must grow professionally by taking doctoral program in different nursing concentrations and not with other or related disciplines
Binaybayon: A dance composition
Get PDFThe purpose of this study was to compose a dance for the Baybayanons (people of Baybay City, Leyte), with the aim of developing a video documentation based on the dance composition. The study utilized the descriptive design and ethnographic. Twenty-five were selected from the potential informants and 12 from the 25 approached where chosen purposively as key informants. As a largely farming and fishing community, the people always asked for the Blessed Immaculate Conception’s blessings to give them good harvests and bountiful catch. Since then, the Baybayanons offered a “Sidong” – which means a dance of veneration and thanksgiving as an expression of their fervent love, devotion and gratitude to the Blessed Mother. There were no basic steps being followed by the people. They danced according to what they feel. But more than thirty years had passed and this religious practice almost faded out and was no longer observed by many Baybayanons. It was in 2008 that the Baybay Tourism Investment and Promotion Office (BTIPO) officially revived the “Sidong” with its new name “Binaybayon”. The researcher being a member of the Festival Committee in Baybay, Festival Choreographer and Dance Director was commissioned by this office to compose dance steps that are authentic binaybay in character as a veneration and thanksgiving to the Blessed Immaculate Conception – The Patroness in Baybay for the new generation to learn and emulate
Bombings and violence in Mindanao
Get PDFSpatio-temporal data obtained from 1980 to 2013 on the incidence of bombings in Mindanao were subjected to fractal analysis. The inter-bombing times were analyzed through a multi-fractal formalism introduced by Padua (2012) while the spatial data were plotted as points on the map of Mindanao. Results revealed that there is a substantial, albeit, geometric escalation of terrorist attacks through bombings in the last fifteen (15) years. In terms of the inter-event times, fractal analysis showed that the time intervals between bombings are getting shorter (from the previous 6 months to as short as 1 day). Geometric fractal analysis similarly revealed that bombings are targeted to sustain maximum damage in areas defined by triangles whose vertices are found in Davao City, Zamboanga City, Jolo/Sulu/Basilan, Cotabato, Lanao and General Santos City. Relative roughness analysis also demonstrated a 200% increase or double the number of bombings in the period 2000-2013 as compared to the two decades covered in the period 1980-1999. The forces that shaped the fractal dimension of hostilities and bombing incidents in the last fifteen years are discussed in the paper