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Digos City Sentiment Analyzer Using Lexicon Based Approach
No full textCustomers \u27 opinions and reviews on hotels on the web are important sources of information in travel planning. Sentiment analysis or opinion mining is an important type of text analysis that supports decision-making by extracting and analyzing opinion-oriented text. It identifies positive and negative opinions. In this study, we present a Sentiment Analyzer using Lexicon Based Approach that collects such comments from the web, creates classified and structured overviews of such comments, and facilitates access to that information. It aims to create an efficient and reliable interactive website to present the overall polarity of review sites, identify the total reviews by classifying their polarities, and finally create a module that generates a graph from the classified polarity on each hotel. Lastly, the project proves itself effective. It presents a concise sentiment profile of any hotel at any particular location, and hotels in this system can also be conveniently compared
Earthquake preparedness of UM Digos College: An assessment
No full textThe study aims to assess the earthquake preparedness of the University of Mindanao, Digos College (UMDC) with regards to preparedness strategy, policy, and plan, warning capabilities, readiness to response, and emergency services and stand-by arrangements. It employed a descriptive research design conducted at the University of Mindanao, Digos College with a standardized questionnaire adapted from the City Government of Digos City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) Earthquake Drill Evaluation Form. Findings reveal that crouch and tuck head method was always practiced by the respondents and further consider it as an essential part of an earthquake preparedness drill, has high priority with the alarm system although evacuation routes further provided, readiness to response occur almost every time, and emergency services and stand-by arrangements had provided various teams
Health hazards of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) in Rizal Avenue, Digos City
No full textBirds are susceptible to many bacterial diseases common to humans and domestic animals (Broman, 2002). Barn swallow collections, precisely the fecal matter, have been a disease-causing agent. This study aims to identify the barn swallow assemblages that serve as indicators of disease occurrence in Rizal Avenue, Digos City. Particularly, the birds\u27 status in terms of morphometric measurements and estimated population were assessed. The bacteria found in barn swallow fecal matter and their possible health hazard were also identified in the study. This research employed a descriptive design in determining the status and possible bacteria present in fecal matter. A sample of 77 Barn Swallows was caught using mark-recapture in four identified areas. Morphometric measurements like bill length, bill depth, tarsus length, wing length, tail length, and body weight were obtained. Fecal matter was also collected and sent to Regional Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, which provided the results for identifying the bacteria present through an API 20E kit. A description of the identified morphometric measures revealed that the barn swallows of Digos City conform to the measurement done by Samuel (1971). Comparing the morphometric measurement between male and female barn swallows shows no significant difference in their bill length, bill depth, tarsus length, wing length, and body weight. However, there is a significant difference in tail length at 0.05 level of significance wherein males (6.18) have longer tailed than females (5.1) which confirms the methods used by Smith (2008) in identifying the sex of barn swallows. Furthermore, there were 8 bacteria identified using the API 20E kit, which was all gram-negative, and most of them are rod-type bacteria
An analysis of Paul Grice’s Maxims cooperative principle in sari-sari store conversation
No full textThe study entitled "An Analysis of Maxim\u27s Cooperative Principle in Sari-Sari Store Conversation aimed to analyze, scrutinize and identify how the cooperative principle used in a conversation. The study focused on the analysis to what extent the four maxims violate in the conversation between the buyer and the seller. Furthermore, it sought to find out if it is possible that only one of the maxims is opted in the conversation. Therefore, a cautious look to any conversational exchanges must be taking aside for. The study revealed that a specific sari-sari store the conversation exchanged violate the four maxims. From the results formulated, the findings concluded that although Cooperative Principle describes the best practices in communication, in order to facilitate the process of conversation to be smoother for both the listener and speaker, people frequently disobey these maxims in order to achieve certain purposes
Depiction of domestic violence in Nicholas Sparks\u27 "Safe Haven": A feminist approach
No full textThe study examines how the novel Safe Haven discloses several representations of woman as well as relevant gender-related issues that we are recurrently facing today. The dissection is made complete through the approach of feminist criticism particularly using Duluth model by Pence & Paymar (1993) and the three phases to descry multiple representations of the character as a woman, the role of domestic violence depicted in the story, and the impact of domestic violence to the main character. A feminist analysis of the novel reveals various themes such as domestic violence as an effect of gender inequality, domestic violence as a motivation to repel the abuse, and domestic violence as an effect of male extreme imbibition of alcohol. This analysis invites the readers for a feminist perception by highlighting the representations of the female character and dilating the violence, and gender patterns that led to domestic violence to women
Transformational leadership and quality of work-life of faculty members of UM Digos College
No full textThis study is conducted to determine the significant relationship between transformational leadership and the quality of work-life of UM Digos College faculty members. A survey questionnaire was utilized to gather data. Pearson product-moment correlation was used to determine the significant relationship between transformational leadership and the respondents\u27 quality of work-life. It is found out that the extent to the faculty members perceives their administrators in practicing transformational leadership are fairly often. The level of quality of work-life of UM Digos College faculty members has a descriptive level of neither agree nor disagree. There is a significant relationship between transformational leadership and the quality of work-life of UM Digos College faculty members. It is recommended that UM Digos College Administrators should come up with programs to transformational leadership and the quality of work-life of faculty members of UM Digos College
Library utilization as determinants of the Criminology graduates to pass the pre-review program
No full textThis study has examined the correlation between library utilization and the significance of passing the Pre-Rev Program among Criminology students. The data included 35 students from CCJE enrolled in S.Y. 2013-2014. The Pre-Rev Program\u27s passing was based on the library utilization according to the number and type of books read and components that included comprehension and vocabulary. The results indicated that a correlation did exist between reading and passing Pre-Rev Program. Examining each level individually yielded similar results. The correlation also appeared to grow in strength at passing the Pre-Rev. To better understand the students\u27 attitudes and practices regarding library-specific tools and roles in a university learning management system, log data for a period was analyzed. Thirty-five numbers of respondents within the department were surveyed regarding their perceptions and experience with the library tools. Librarians who use the tools were also surveyed to compare their perceptions of faculty tool and role use. While the survey respondents showed high levels of positive of librarians, they also exhibited low awareness of the library tools and little understanding of their use. Recommendations for encouraging wider adoption and effective usage are discussed
Revenue collections and government expenditures of Barangay Zone II, Digos City
No full textThe purpose of the study was to determine if the revenue collection and government expenditures of Brgy. Zone II, Digos City were properly allocated. Data gathering and profiling of records and their corresponding category using financial condition analysis determined the utilization of the calculated percentage of trends based on the past data. Also, an Input Process Output (IPO) type of research was used based on classic systems theory. This theory states that the general structure is as important in determining how effective it will function as its components. Furthermore, based on Local Government Code 1991 RA No. 7160, the surplus must not exceed 10% and all projects and activities funded from the Local Government Service Equalization Fund (LGSEF). Revenue/Collection allocation to the total expenditures of Barangay Zone II, Digos City, revealed that the year from 2013-2015 has positive results in terms of their variances which has a less than 10% surplus every year calculated. The year 2013 got a variance of P179,537.36 and convert into a percentage of 4.00, and Year 2014 got a variance of P 18,230.00, and it was converted to a percentage of 0.4. Lastly, they do not have variances in the year 2015. In implementing or executing the barangay budget, barangay officials shall ensure that the revenues as estimated are realized, that the approved programs and projects in the barangay development plan and the annual budget are implemented, that barangay funds are disbursed by the appropriation ordinance and reviewed annual budget, and that all financial transactions of the barangay follow accounting and auditing rules
Discourse analysis of the vision, mission, and goals of the University of Mindanao and its four branches
No full textThis study aimed to unveil the significant meaning of VMG and how it works in an institution. Specifically, the study aimed to reveal the deep and surface structures, and also its ideology, environmental influences, and strategic directions of the VMG of the University of Mindanao and its four (4) branches, namely: UM Digos, UM Bansalan, UM Tagum, and UM Main. The said philosophy deals with the lexical categories in terms of deep structure: the VP (verb phrase), NP (noun phrase), and Adj. (adjective). The surface structure reveals the actual presentation of the phrases in which nothing changed based on the original structure. Ideology reveals what the school believes in. This case shows that UM accepts students who wanted and have the freedom to enroll and study because they are democratized access. They want the students to explore and learn new things in this kind of institution. Environmental influence views as helping the students to grow or to progress. The university\u27s VMG aims to develop the behavior, ability, skills, and knowledge of the students that can lead them to success that the institution can produce highly competent graduates not just locally but globally. Strategic directions show the institution\u27s purpose and values in which these are the guidelines they need to follow. UM Digos\u27 purpose is to provide a learning environment and produce graduates that can serve society. UM Bansalan\u27s purpose is to provide an environment with the support of an academic organization. UM Tagum\u27s purpose is to provide services that are suitable to the needs of their students. The values of these institutions are responsiveness in which students can respond quickly and be innovative. It could respond quickly and be innovative in which it could help students create new things and methods and apply them in the workplace
Delineating the heat islands in Digos City: A factor in urban development
No full textThe development of urbanization in Digos City is at its peak. This rapid transformation of urban areas leads to the study of urban heat island (UHI) formation in the city. In detecting this UHI, images obtained from the remote sensors were used to determine heat islands in Digos City. To identify the land cover of this UHI, the Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper is used. Upon this process, four major types of land cover were determined: urban, agriculture, vegetation, and barren areas that were utilized to highlight the heat island prevalent areas. UHI was evident and can be detected by fractional vegetation cover. This vegetation cover was derived by computing the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from the images. The analysis of the difference of heat island areas between 2001 and 2007 was computed by subtraction method and verified by ground-truthing. With these processes, it is evident that there is heat island formation in Digos City