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Delivery of Economic, Investment, and Tourism Promotion Programs in Buruanga, Aklan
No full textThis study assessed citizen satisfaction with the delivery of economic, investment, and tourism promotion programs in Buruanga, Aklan. The study utilized the Citizens’ Satisfaction Index System (CSIS), a tool developed by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). The research evaluates awareness, availment, satisfaction, and the need for action regarding local initiatives. A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving 150 respondents (75 male and 75 female), aged 18 years and older, all of whom had resided in Buruanga for at least six months. Key findings indicate that awareness levels vary significantly across programs. High awareness was noted for Livelihood Programs (54.67%) and Development and Maintenance of Tourist Attractions (53.33%), while Public Employment Services (28.67%) and Regulation and Supervision of Businesses (33.33%) exhibited low awareness. Availment rates highlighted strong utilization of tourism-related services (82.5%), contrasting with a low availment rate of Public Employment Services (11.63%). Satisfaction ratings were notably high across most programs, with 100% satisfaction reported for public employment services and 98.48% for tourism promotion activities. Despite high satisfaction levels, a considerable percentage of respondents expressed a need for action, particularly regarding investment promotion activities (31.91%) and tourism initiatives (24.24%). This study contributes to existing literature by highlighting the importance of citizen feedback in refining economic and tourism initiatives. It highlights the need for local governments to enhance awareness and accessibility while continuously evaluating program effectiveness to meet community needs. By addressing these gaps, local government units can tailor services to better meet community demands, ultimately enhancing governance strategies in Buruanga, Aklan
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Citizen’s assessment in the delivery of environmental management programs of the local government unit of Banga, Aklan
Get PDFThis study evaluated the citizens’ assessment ofthe delivery of environmental management programs of the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Banga, Aklan employing the CitizenSatisfaction Index System (CSIS). Particularly, the study determined the awareness, availment, satisfaction,and need for action on the LGU’s environmental management programs. The study applied a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. The samples were determined by applying the Multi-Stage Random Probability Sampling technique to give all the citizens an equal chance to be selected as a participant. The 150 respondents were drawn from barangays with larger shares of the population. The qualified sample respondents were identified using the Kish Grid. All respondents were 18 years old and above. An odd-numbered questionnaire was administered to male respondents while an even-numbered questionnaire was targeted to female respondents. The reasons for their response were likewise gathered. The study concluded that most of the respondents were aware of the clean-up programs/projects. On the other hand, a low awareness was attained on projects such as air pollution control programs and solid waste management. A high percentage of respondents had availed of environmental management programs offered in the LGU. Overall, many respondents were happy with the local government unit's environmental management activities, indicating that less action is necessary. The LGU should improve its air pollution control and solid waste management initiatives, according to the recommendations. Appropriate measures must be used to persuade people to participate, particularly those who burn their trash. Seminars and courses on appropriate trash disposal are held and conduct of regular tree-planting activities may be carried out to help resolve this problem
Citizens’ Assessment of the Environmental Management Programs Delivered by the Local Government Unit of Lezo, Aklan
Get PDFThe performance in the delivery of environmental management programs of the local government of Lezo,
Aklan, Philippines was evaluated in this study. Through the Multi-Stage Random Probability Sampling
technique, 150 respondents from barangays’ share in the municipal population were determined based on the
Philippine Statistical Authority’s Data on Census Population and Housing for the 2015. The probability
respondents were selected using the Kish Grid where female respondents were given even numbered
questionnaires while male respondents were assigned odd numbers. The four major core concepts namely
awareness, availment, satisfaction and need for action were used in measuring the ratings presented in
frequency and percentage distributions. Interview was also conducted to gather reasons for their ratings. The
study inferred that majority of the respondents were highly aware of the community-based greening project.
However, low awareness was attained on projects such as air pollution control program and waste-water
management. A high percentage of respondents have availed the environmental management programs except
for solid waste management. Overall, majority of the respondents were satisfied of the environmental
management programs rendered by the local government unit and therefore needs less action. It is
recommended that the local government unit strengthen air pollution control program
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