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UPV Digital Repository (UPV–DR)

The official Institutional Repository of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV)

UPV–DR serves as the institutional repository and digital archives that preserves and provides access to UPV's academic outputs. It aims to facilitate wider dissemination, increased societal use, and enhanced visibility of UPV faculty members, staff, and students’ researches, creative works, and innovations. It aims to promote UPV’s scholarly and artistic works, enhance collaborations between the academe and the industry, and amplify extension work and public service.

UPV–DR aims to preserve institutional records, permanent records, and university memories. It also aims to provide access to the intellectual outputs of UPV researchers, artists, and innovators, such as publications in journals, books, conference proceedings, theses and dissertations, and artistic works, among others. Access is generally unrestricted and is compliant with the Open Archives Initiative (OAI) protocol.

UPV–DR is managed by the UP Visayas University Library.

 

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American colonial education: A case study of selected local Filipino educators
Calibara, Ma. Christine A. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2014-04)
This research paper documents the life and experiences of the four local educators namely Adriano Cabardo, Esteban Amparo, Perpetua Amparo, and Elena Amaparo. As this paper aims to show and document their life, it also aims connects their life experiences particularly to the educational system introduced by the American colonizers, in which greatly affected the flow of their career. The educational system made them one of the pioneer teachers in their hometown due to the training that they have. The teaching career was not only the product of the said educational system for them, but also, this system gave them opportunities to improve their skills on their field such as in music, and writing. The researcher concludes that the educational system as used by the Americans in colonizing Philippines, it also became a room for opportunities for other people to improve their way of life as exemplified by the life and experiences of these four (4) local educators.
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Ding, ang poster!: A reception analysis of Filipino Gen Z on teleserye posters
Caleza, Candido Jose G.; Bacnutan , Zoe Milabeth B.; Roquillas, Sunday Vince T. (Division of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2024-06)
Posters are one of the promotional tools for creating awareness for an upcoming teleserye since they are the teleserye's official identity. By using the eight (8) design elements, particularly line, shape, texture, scale, tone, space, color, and typography, one may create a successful artwork. Accordingly, three (3) posters of Justin Besana, a graphic designer from ABS-CBN Star Cinema and Film Restoration, were used in this study, specifically Dirty Linen (2023), Darna (2022), and Ang Probinsyano (2021). in examining the Filipino Gen Zs’ perceptions of these visual elements in understanding the teleserye's themes and their motivation to watch the teleserye. Using purposive sampling, five (5) senior high school students from Miagao National High School were selected and interviewed in-depth using the crafted questionnaire based on the design elements, wherein the similarities and differences of their answers were analyzed using reception analysis. The study revealed that these elements were helpful in creating the respondents' prenoted (based on their experiences) or contextual meanings (based on other related elements) towards the posters. They were able to identity the teleserye’s themes and relate them to current Philippine issues, which concludes that through visualization, the respondents were able to make their own interpretation of the elements, resulting in them being either motivated or not to watch the whole teleserye. Thus, this study provides valuable insights for Communication and Media Studies students, graphic designers, and the public to better understand visual communication and literacy, as well as valuing the creative processes and visual storytelling through teleserye posters.
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Phytosociological study in Garantiangan Island, Taklong Island National Marine Reserve (TINMR), Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, Philippines
Calesterio, Krizha Marie C. (Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2018-12)
Each island has a unique set of characteristics attributed to differences in size, isolation, relief and climate, and origin. Such characteristic influence their floristic composition. Rapid development of tropical islands due to expansion of tourism thus put the flora under risks. In addition, the impact of climate change is also a big factor. There is a need to do baseline studies for proper management and conservation purposes. This study was conducted in Garantiangan Island (a part of Taklong Island National Marine Reserve) in Nueva Valencia, Guimaras, Philippines to assess the species composition, and community structure of flora present. Data were collected by establishing random plots from August 2016 to February 2017. Results showed a total of 45 species (7 unidentified) belonging to 26 families, were recorded. Rubiaceae was the most dominant family, having five representative species. Invasive species found were Leucaena leucocephala, and Lantana camara. Floras found belonged to two types of vegetation namely; littoral vegetation: herbaceous strand, littoral shrubland and littoral forest zone and mangrove vegetation. Total stand basal area was 16.63 m2 ha- 1 , with 4985.71 stems ha-1. The total seedling density (1943 individuals ha- 1) > total sapling density (1686 individuals ha- 1) > total tree density (1343 individuals ha- 1) suggests “good” regeneration status. 1. Tarenna littoralis had the highest relative density (18.05%) and frequency (8 %). Terminalia foetidissima had the highest relative dominance (26.70%) and was the most important species (37.04 %). Shannon-Weiner diversity index and Simpson evenness index values recorded were 1.33 and 0.89, respectively, which suggests low diversity and evenness in the island. Given that the biodiversity in the island is threatened, though the results are preliminary and full floral surveys were not carried out, data gathered can serve as a basis for conservation and management actions.
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Awareness and practices of the military in upholding the human rights of political prisoners
Calawod, Zeeba Grace B.; Estaris, Rubie Rizza F. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2005-03)
This research study is on the awareness and practices of the military in upholding the human rights of political prisoners. The main objective of the study is to determine the military’s and political prisoners’ awareness of the concept of human rights and how are these rights upheld and reflected in the practices of the military in dealing with political prisoners. The purpose of this study is to correct the common notion of the Filipinos on the violent and abusive culture of the military carried over by the Martial Law era to the present dimension. Descriptive research design was the method used in the analysis of the results. Thirty (30) military men from the 47th Infantry Battalion were selected using the lottery sampling. The second set of respondents, the political prisoners were determined through purposive sampling, all of them detained in jails within the Region Six were individually visited by the proponents of this study. A set of 48-item questionnaire was distributed among the two groups of respondents. As for the political prisoners, an interview was conducted prior to the introduction of questionnaires to extract their own concept of human rights. The group interview with the military was done across ranks. One group was composed of three highest ranking officials assigned in the battalion and the other three were military men with three lowest ranks in the hierarchy. The results revealed that the military possessed a higher awareness on the concept of human rights compared to the political prisoners. The military’s high awareness was brought about by the rigid human rights training programs facilitated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and other human rights advocate groups, and their significant educational background (a least two years of college education). The political prisoners on the other hand acquired their awareness from the popular education (“Pagtu-on”) they have received before joining the anti-government movement, and also from the human rights advocate groups they have met during their detention. Their limited or low awareness was explained by their lack of formal education (most of them were not able to finish elementary education). The military’s high awareness was reflected on the manner they deal with insurgents especially during their counter-insurgency operations. Most of the Human Rights violations experienced by the political prisoners happened during the detention phase of their imprisonment (i.e. unsanitary and overcrowded detention cells, inadequate food, and no free medical assistance) are upshots of insufficient budget from the government since the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is not on the top priority of the administration. The Philippine Society is confronted with more vital problems that need more attention by the government, problems that are more critical than contemplating on the welfare of what the public would call the outlaws. The researchers recommend that the military officers should instill t their subordinates the importance of the concept of human rights and the LGU should allocate sufficient funds for the maintenance of the detention centers to safeguard the welfare of the political prisoners.
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Determination of instrument detection limit and method detection limit of Varian 55B flame atomic absorption spectrometer for cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese and zinc using sips-10 and manual sample introduction methods
Calawigan, Roland Joseph C. (Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2009-04)
Determination of detection limits is an essential measure of performance for a quantitative laboratory, method or analyst. In this study, the Instrument Detection Limit (IDL) and Method Detection Limit (MDL) of F-AAS Varian 55B for cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese and zinc were determined using the SIPS-10 and manual sample introduction methods. For IDL determinations, EPA’s SW-846 method (Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste and Physical/Chemical Methods) was employed for both sample introduction methods where deionized water was analyzed for twenty times for three non-consecutive days. MDL determinations were done based on the definition given by the United States Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR part 136, Appendix B - Definition and Procedure for the Determination of the Method Detection Limit). In this procedure, MDLs were estimated by calculating the standard deviation from the analysis of a standard solution containing the analyte with a concentration determined from the estimated detection limit, which was also analyzed for twenty times. Results showed that for the determination of IDL, all of the elements have lower values (Cd 0.000887 mg/L, Cr 0.00435 mg/L, Cu 0.000128 mg/L, Fe 0.000816 mg/L, Pb 0.000742 mg/L, Mn 0.000985 mg/L, Zn 0.000585 mg/L) for the manual method than the SIPS-10 method (Cd 0.00399 mg/L, Cr 0.0150 mg/L, Cu 0.00222 mg/L, Fe 0.00913 mg/L, Pb 0.0217 mg/L, Mn 0.00132 mg/L, Zn 0.00445 mg/L). For MDL, the results showed variations for both the two sample introduction methods. The MDL values for cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, manganese and zinc are 0.0374 mg/L, 0.0235 mg/L, 0.00203 mg/L, 0.0197 mg/L, 0.0805 mg/L, 0.00325 mg/L and 0.00686 mg/L in the manual method, respectively and 0.0101 mg/L, 0.0429 mg/L, 0.00280 mg/L, 0.0186 mg/L, 0.19 7 mg/L, 0.00312 mg/L and 0.0103 mg/L in the SIPS-10 method, respectively. Both methods have comparable precision for copper, iron, manganese and zinc determinations while SIPS-10 method is more precise for cadmium, chromium, and lead analysis.