INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH -GRANTHAALAYAH

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Authors: Ibrahim I. O. 1 , Markus S. 2

The paper investigates the efficacy of non-linear two point boundary value problems via shooting and finite difference methods. It was observed that the shooting method provides better result as when compared to the finite difference methods with dirichlet boundary conditions. It was observed that the accuracy of the shooting method is dependent upon the integrator adopted.

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Authors: Robert J.J *1, Chineke T.C 2 , Chiemeka I.U 3

This study focused on analyses of particulate matter generated from construction at some selected building sites in Obio-Akpo Local Government Area (latitudes 4°45'N and 4°60'N and longitudes 6°50'E and 8°00'E) Nigeria. The method of sample collection was direct deposition method under gravity. The masses of particulate matter collected from two construction sites (sampling sites 1 and 2) and a residential building for sampling site 3(control) for a period of three weeks and two days (April 19th – May 10th, 2017) were 0.06g and 0.04g for sampling sites 1and 2, while sampling site 3 being the control was 0.02g. The Atomic Absorption Spectroscopic analyses of the particulate matter samples revealed the presence of thirty three (33) elemental components which include; beryllium(Be), sodium (Na), magnesium(Mg), aluminium(Al), potassium(K),calcium(Ca), vanadium(V), chromium (Cr 52 & Cr 53), manganese(Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt(Co), nickel(Ni), copper(Cu), zinc(Zn), arsenic(As), molybdenum(Mo 95,& Mo 98), cadmium(Cd106,Cd108 & Cd 111), silver(Ag), indium(In), tin(Sn), antimony (Sb), barium(Ba), terbium(Tb), thallium(Tl), lead(Pb), bismuth(Bi), thorium(Th), and uranium(U). A good number of research works have shown that some of these elements constitute serious health problems to man when they are inhaled or ingested, hence the need for proper safety mechanisms to be put in place in order to protect construction workers and individuals living within the environment from their harmful effects.

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Authors: Nchor A. A. *1 , Agbor C. O. 2

The role of local communities’ attitudes and perceptions in the determination of tourism development in host destination are critical and cannot be overemphasized. The study sought to determine the perceptions of local residents towards tourism development in Iko-Esai Community of Cross River State, Nigeria. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect primary data while secondary data was sourced from documents in CERCOPAN Office, journals, as well as past studies in the area. A total of one hundred and forty-six (146) questionnaires were administered to respondents in two (2) selected wards in the community. Data was analyzed using frequencies and percentages. Results showed overwhelming agreement by respondents that the community is fully involved in all the activities of tourism development in the area including benefit sharing, decision making, as well as the overall management of tourism. 54.11% of respondents agreed that ecotourism has contributed positively to poverty alleviation while 57.54% of the respondents sampled were of the opinion that profit form ecotourism is distributed directly or indirectly to indigenes. Ecotourism has successfully enhanced cooperation between the local communities and external bodies as reflected in the position of 97.94% of the respondents. The respondents were of the views that CERCOPAN – an NGO operating a primate rehabilitation project in the community has been working closely with them to save the primates in the area from further population depletion. On benefit sharing, 91.78% of the respondents sampled agreed that the community participated in sharing economic benefits from ecotourism while 67% of the respondents were of the opinion that length of residency in the community affects people’s attitudes and perceptions towards tourism development. Though there was a report of human-wildlife conflicts in the area, a greater percentage of the respondents (69.87%) were of the opinion that the conflicts were not a problem in the community as the challenge was averted because of the fencing of the area by CERCOPAN. CERCOPAN should encourage the community to step up their support for tourism development in the area through increased benefit sharing and the development of some basic infrastructures like health centers and water projects in the community.

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Authors: Bhawana Sain *3 , Dr. Vandana Sharma 1 , Ashok Kumar Sharma 2 , Mr. Rakesh Goyal 2 , Mr. Mukesh Sharma 2 , Shimala Saini 3

Antibiotics (from ancient Greek αντιβιοτικά, antiviotika), also called antibacterials, are a type of antimicrobials drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. Cellulitis is an infection that involves the outer layers of the skin. It is commonly caused by bacteria known as beta-hemolytic streptococcus or Staphylococcus aureus. You may experience pain, swelling, tenderness, warmth, and redness in the infected area. Complicate skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are common for both outpatient and hospitalized patients and traditionally include various clinical symptoms ranging from minor superficial infections to necrotizing fasciitis with high rates of mortality. Delafloxacin (DLX) is a new FQ pending approval, which has shown a good in vitro and in vivo activity against major pathogens associated with ABSSSIs and CARTIs. It also shows good activity against a broad spectrum of microorganisms, including those resistant to other FQ, and stability against multiresistant strains.

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Authors: Menul T Riyanti *1 , Dodi Setianto 2

Indonesia is an archipelago. It is one of the biggest archipelagos in the world. Indonesia it is 14th. Indonesia is devided by territories and each territory has its own culture. Indonesia has 245. 000.000 people as the inhabitant. The capital city of Indonesia is Jakarta and the original culture of Jakarta is Betawi. Betawi as the original culture of Jakarta has a lot of stories and one of the popular stories is “Si Pitung”. The story of “Si Pitung” is being told very often by Indonesian community and becomes a legend and an inheritance from Betawi or Indonesia. Si Pitung” sometimes is beingtold as a ballad, a poem or a folk thetare. Koesasi(1992), “Si Pitung” is identified as a prominent figure from Betawi who is very humble. He is a Muslim. He is very patient and he likes to help people. He is also a person who works very hard. He is a model of social justice. Based on the folktale from Betawi culture, the authors would like to introduce the story of “Si Pitung” to be well known by people from other cities in Indonesia. The authors also hope that children and teenagers from Indonesia know the story of “Si Pitung” as he is one of the hero in Indonesia. The digital comic of “Si Pitung” can be downloaded through electronic media such as mobile phone, PC Tablet or other gadgets easily.

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Authors: Francisco Fernandes *1 , Abdul Latief Abadi 2 , Luqman Qurata Aini 2

Red onion (Allium ascalonicum L.) is one of many horticultural crops consumed by humans as a mixture of spices. For household consumption of about 635 700 tonnes, non-household consumption such as the manufacturing industry amounted to 719 200 tonnes, the sum total of 1.35 million meaning that the deficit for the onion. The purpose of this study was to gain insight about PGPR in increasing the growth and yield of onion, PGPR role in controlling the disease in onions, PGPR concentration in controlling the disease in onions and certain PGPR concentration in the application to control diseases in onion. Using a randomized block design (RAK) factorial 5 x 3 and repeated 3 times. The first factor is the concentration of PGPR with 5 levels ie: p0 (control), P1 (5 ml / liter of water / 2 plants), P2 (10 ml / liter of water / 2 plants), P3 (15 ml / liter of water / 2 plants) and P4 (20 ml / liter of water / 2 plants) and the second factor is the interval provision of PGPR with 3 levels namely: I1 (1 week, 1 x application until the age of 60 days, I2 (2 weeks, 1 x application until the age of 60 day) and I3 (3 weeks, 1 x application until the age of 60 days). the results showed that the onion crop by PGPR could increase plant height (21, 67 cm), number of leaves (32.70 cm), the number of tubers per plant (17.69 g), the wet weight of tuber per plot highs (3460.00 g) and dry weight of tuber per plot (3010.20 g). the provision of PGPR can control fusarium wilt on the red onion. the higher concentration of PGPR with intervals of 3 weeks administration can suppress disease. fusarium wilt PGPR concentration of 20 ml/liter of water with intervals of 3 weeks administration can suppress disease attacks fusarium wilt the lowest (5.22%).

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Authors: Dr.K.Vijaya Venkateswari *1

Technological Innovations have the potential to continue to significantly transform the financial services industry and benefit society. They can replace individual banks’ legacy systems, enhance processes, improve efficiencies and strengthen controls. They can also provide opportunities for the creation of new products and services that benefits customers. Ultimately, technological innovations hold great promise for the identification of new customers and the provision of financial services to the unbanked or under banked community in a safe and sound manner. This paper aims at studying the need for Omni-channel services and the benefits of digitalisation in banking services.

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Authors: Dr. Pooja Pattanshetti 1 , Dr. P. K. Dash 2

Jaundice is the most common finding during neonatal period. It is observed during the 1st week of life in approximately 60% of term infant and 80% of preterm infants. Level of serum bilirubin is not raised that much so as to cause fatal brain damage. It is the most common disease during neonatal period occurring mostly due to increased hemolysis, decreased hepatic clearance, enterohepatic circulation, immaturity, blood group incompatibility and infections. Its management includes 1] Phototherepy 2] Exchange transfusion are two major effective therapeutic modalities available today. Additional options include Pharmacotherapy in the form of phenobarbital and high dose intravenous immunoglobulin.

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Authors: Domingos Pereira Gama 1 , Budi Prasetya 2 , Soemarno 2

The research aimed to know growth of maize and soil moisture retention of the Luro-Entisol by application of organic matter. Field research was carried out in the Odofuro / Luro Timor Leste, analysis of soil samples was done in the Soil Physics Laboratory, Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, and Malang. Field experiment used the split plot design, consisting of two factors and four replications, resulting in 24 units of experiments. The first factor is organic matter (P) consisting of cow manure (P1) and sheep manure (P2), and the second factor is dosage of manure, including without fertilizer (D0), manure 5 tons ha-1 (D1) and manure of 10 tons ha-1. Results showed that dosage of manure has significantly effects on plant height, stem diameter, fresh weight and dry weight of stalk, but not significant effected the soil particle density, soil bulk density, total soil porosity and soil moisture.

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Authors: Dennis M. Bautista, M.A.T *1

This paper determined the level of religiosity and morality of the students. This utilizes descriptive survey and correlational design that use quantitative data. In this approach, the researcher primarily use post positivist claims for developing knowledge and employ survey to collect data. The survey design will yield holistic views of the respondent regarding morality and religiosity through statistical inquiry. The correlational design will measure the degree of association between two or more variables using also statistical procedure of correlational analysis. The respondents are male and female belonging to different age brackets. Most of the respondents are Roman Catholics since Catholicism is still the religion in the Philippines that has the most number of believers. The result reveals that the power of media, side by side with one’s family and environment can be influential to a person’s religiosity and morality. Despite the varying views among the respondents, it was found out that there is a significant relationship among the two variables specifically on factors such as family’s social spectrum and the perceived religious effects of the chosen media. This study is a replication of another study about the religious perspective of students conducted in the same university.

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Authors: Junhel Dalanon *1, 2 , Liz Muriel Diano 1 , Ma Paciencia Belarmino 1 , Rika Hayama 2 , Mayu Miyagi 2 , Yoshizo Matsuka 2

This 2016 cross-sectional inquiry used quantitative and thematic content analysis to determine the organizational climate (OC) with empirical and theoretical relation to the teachers’ performance (TP) and management competencies (MC) of a rural, K-12, private school in the Philippines. Analyses from a focus group discussion (FGD) was done using strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis and a balanced score card. The study revealed that the Philippine rural school’s level of OC, TP, and their subdomains were high, but MC yielded basic proficiency. Under OC, it was found out that the higher the designated position the greater is the sense of teamwork. High-positioned females that have attained tenure were also found to be more committed. In terms of TP, this study also established between the ability of younger teachers with experience to better handle diverse students, master their pedagogy, do better in planning, assessing, and reporting the learners’ outcomes, create better learning environments, and has social regard for learning. Male teachers tend to acknowledge better the management competence in terms of personal integrity and interpersonal effectiveness. The findings of this study are intended to supplement to the dearth of researches in the database of rural education in the Philippines.

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Authors: Tejal Barkhade *1

Synthesis of nanoparticles by biological process is good alternative as compare to physical and chemical processes because it’s very easy, non-toxic, eco-friendly, and cheap. Biological synthesis combines biological principles (i.e., reduction/oxidation) by microbial enzymes. The advantages of fungal-mediated biosynthesis of nanoparticles have turned the attention of scientists to the kingdom of fungi. The present research study shows the biological synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by using filamentous fungus Penicillium sp. The biomass was harvested after 72 hours of growth by sieving through a plastic sieve and from this biomass cell filtrate was obtained for the synthesis process. The synthesis process was quite fast; when silver ion was interact with cell filtrate, within few minutes. After 24 hour of incubation period in dark condition, colorless cell filtrate solution with AgNO3 solution was turns in to brown color solution; that means synthesis process of silver nanoparticles was confirmed due to color change reaction. The characterization of synthesized Silver nanoparticles was done by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), UV-Visible spectroscopy.

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Authors: Flávia Fernandes Fonseca 1 , Ana Carolina Silva Pereira 2 , Ivna do Rosário Olivera 3 , Luiz Augusto de Araujo Duarte Oliveira 4 , Dr. Paulo Lourenço Domingues Jr 5

The aim of the study was through a research of a company linked to the construction sector in Brazil; identify the strengths and weaknesses that the organization has. The subjects covered were: the company's goals, addressing how this works in relation to planning; the company management in order to demonstrate how it is performed its management in general and if it is done properly; legislation in which note the importance of compliance with laws within a company linked to the construction sector and finally, people management in which attempts to show how it is done within the organization and what are the improvements so that the company can best achieve the goals. Regarding methodology, directly applying questionnaire was used and interview with the owner of the organization. Thus, through the results and final discussions, it is important to note that many companies, large or small must be willing to always improve and innovate so that it has a differential in the market. Moreover, the importance of a link between all areas is great because through it, the company can improve its performance in a huge percentage.

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Authors: Pooja Bhatt 1 , Anita Rani 2 , Manisha Gahlot 3

India is marked by its rich traditional heritage of tribal/folk arts and culture. Since the days of remote past, the diversified art & cultural forms generated by the tribal and rural people of India have continued to evince their creative magnificence. Apart from their outstanding brilliance from the perspective of aesthetics, the tribal/folk art and culture forms have played an instrumental role in reinforcing national integrity, crystallizing social solidarity, fortifying communal harmony, intensifying value-system and promoting the elements of humanism among the people of the country. India has been endowed with a rich tribal culture, which despite modernisation has kept its unique traditions and values intact. Tribal Jewellery still bears a definite earthy charm. On the other hand, being different from the conventionally manufactured jewellery items, the rarity of ethnic jewellery is cherished by many. In the present study documentation of the tharu and buxa jewellery was done, and many similarities were observed.

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Authors: Mohammad S. Al-Ajely *1 , Kareema M. Ziadan 2 , Rafed. M. Al-Bader 3

The aim of the present study was to prepare a calcium fluoride (CaF2NP) Nano particle which is used in dental composites as dental filling compo glass type. CaF2 Nano powders were prepared using a Co-precipitation method using binary liquid. Crystal Structural characteristics and Elemental composition of (CaF2NP) Nanoparticles were predicted by X-ray diffraction (XRD), which showed crystalline peaks of this material. Elemental composition was obtained from EDX analysis. Morphology and diameters of the Nano fibers were studied by scanning electron Microscope (SEM). The size of the particles was also measured from SEM images about 58 ± 21 nm.

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Authors: Shripad Bhat 1 , Ashok C. Naik *1 , Sanjiva D. Kholkute 1

Traditional Medicine (TM) medicine is a health care system that has ancient roots, faith of the rural community and cultural background. The study was conducted to out the attitudes and beliefs of patients visiting traditional healers. Ten traditional healers in rural area of Belagavi district representing different categories of non-codified traditional healing practices were included in the study. The data was collected on patients who were willing and agreed to answer the questionnaire. Forty questionnaires were tested and the preliminary results were assessed for validity. The questionnaire data was entered in Microsoft Excel and analysis was carried out using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version16.0 software. The results are based on the descriptive data of 322 patients. Most of the participants were younger than 40 years old (62.1%). 201 (62.4%) patients visited traditional practitioner minimum 2 times in their life time. Among them, 94.5% of patients reported satisfaction with TM. 263 (81.7%) patients had previous history of treatment from other systems of medicine for the same health problems before visiting traditional healers. Among them 191 (72.6%) patients were dissatisfied with previous treatment, out of which 181 (94.8%) had taken modern medicine. The majority 256 (79.5%) patients visited because of their positive attitudes and beliefs towards traditional medicine. The study indicates that people do visits traditional healers and have a faith in traditional healers and their medicine.

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Authors: Radhakrishnan 1 , Dr K G Selvan 2

The Construction Industry is the source for widespread employment for people of all walks of life, next only to Agriculture. The industry is picking up very well now after the shake of demonetisation. The builders have also understood the importance of RERA and majority of the builders are ensuring total compliance to it. The GST which was initially looked at as a blow is being viewed in its proper perspective. The current trend in the construction field is to offer “ready to occupy homes”. This is, basically, due to two reasons. Large numbers of builders are in the field doing construction, in almost the entire city and the outskirts. This healthy competition has necessitated offering maximum benefits to customers and whatever possible to retain them in their fold. In a way, the customers are being attracted so nicely that they have to only pay the initial amount at the time of booking, forget about the bother of EMI, till physical possession. Since almost all the builders follow the same thing, the customers stand to gain very well.

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Authors: Dr. Sohaib Masood *1

In this paper an attempt has been made to identify the important determinants of retained earnings in profitable steel companies in steel sector of India and which have impact on the retention of earnings of steel companies under study. Multiple linear regression is used to identify the determinants of retained earnings for a period of sixteen years. Also the importance of retained earnings as a source of finance for steel sector companies is also studied in the paper.

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Authors: डाॅ0 शुचि गुप्ता ’1

मनुष्य ईश्वर द्वारा निर्मित श्रेष्ठतम् रचना है। जन्मोपरान्त में ही वह सक्रिय मस्तिष्क का धनी होता है। यहां तक की निद ्रा अवस्था में भी उसका मस्तिष्क क्रियाशील रहता है। मस्तिष्क की प्रवृति अत्यन्त संवेदनशील होती है क्योंकि वह इन्द्रियों क े वशीभूत होकर कार्य करता है। बाहरी वातावरण एवं आन्तरिक कारण उसके व्यवहार को प्रभावित करत े है। इन कारको की अधिकता अतिसंवेदनशील, मानसिक अवस्था, मनोविकारो क े लिए उत्तरदायी होती है। ज ैसा कि पूर्व कथित है कि मनोविज्ञानी शारीरिक दोष, ज ैविक कारण, सामाजिक कारण, मनोरोगो क े लिए उत्तरदायी मानते है। परन्त ु कभी-कभी मनोविकार अत्यन्त तीव्र गति से मनुष्य के मन मस्तिष्क पर अतिक्रमण करते है। कहने का तात्पर्य यह है कि मन ुष्य में मानसिक रोगो की पहचान लक्ष्णो क े आधार पर त ुरन्त हो जाए तो उसका निदान संभव है। निदानात्मक चिकित्सा पद्धति मनोरोगियों क े लिए वरदान स्वरुप सिद्ध हुई है। यदि रोगी अपनी मानसिक स्थिति को बता पाने में सक्षम है और उस विकृत अवस्था का कारण स्पष्ट है तो निश्चित की संगीत चिकित्सा मनोभावो को नियंत्रित करके उपचार हेतु प्रयोग की जाती है।

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Authors: Liborio Ximenes 1 , Pratiwi Trisunuwati 2 , Muharlien 2

The study was conducted to know blood glucose and triiodothyronine levels of broiler starter due to heat stress and different initial-time feeding. The material used in this study was 64 male DOC broilers of Lohmann strain with the average initial weight of 47.98 ± 2.24 g. The experiment was designed based on randomized block design with a 2x2 factorial and four replications. The treatment combinations as follow: S1W1 = low temperature, feeding 12 hours post-hatching; S1W2 = low temperature, feeding 24 hours post-hatching; S2W1 = high temperature, feeding 12 hours post-hatching; S2W2 = high temperature, feeding 24 hours post-hatching. The Data were Analyzed by using ANOVA. If there was a significant effect (P <0.05) or very significant effect (P <0.01) in Followed by Duncan's test. The result Showed that heat stress treatment significantly affected (P <0.05) to the triiodothyronine level, while initial feeding treatment had no significant effect. Also, blood glucose levels had no significant effect due to the treatments. It concluded that heat stress negatively affected by the blood glucose and triiodothyronine levels of broiler starter. The initial-time feeding has no effect on the blood glucose and triiodothyronine levels. Interactions between treatment and different temperature-time initial feeding have no effect. Nevertheless, the low temperature treatment and initial feeding of 12 hours post-hatching shows the best results with blood glucose 246.25 ± 9.91 mg / dl and triiodothyronine of 2.05 ± 0.14 ng / ml.

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Authors: Kathare Alfred 1 , Otieno Argwings 2 , Kimeli Victor 3

The use of gold standard procedures in screening may be costly, risky or even unethical. It is, therefore, not admissible for large scale application. In this case, a more acceptable diagnostic predictor is applied to a sample of subjects alongside a gold standard procedure. The performance of the predictor is then evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic curve. The area under the curve, then, provides a summative measure of the performance of the predictor. The Receiver Operating Characteristic curve is a trade-off between sensitivity and specificity which in most cases are of different clinical significance. Also, the area under the curve is criticized for lack of coherent interpretation. In this study, we proposed the use of entropy as a summary index measure of uncertainty to compare diagnostic predictors. Noting that a diseased subject who is truly identified with the disease at a lower cut-off will also be identified at a higher cut-off, we substituted time variable in survival analysis for cut-offs in a binary predictor. We then derived the entropy of the functions of diagnostic predictors. Application of the procedure to real data showed that entropy was a strong measure for quantifying the amount of uncertainty engulfed in a set of cut-offs of binary diagnostic predictor.

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Authors: František Synák *1, Vladimír Rievaj 1 , Monika Kiktová 1 , Tomasz Figlus 2

The amount of fossil fuels consumed has direct impact on global pollution and health status of the human population. An increasing amount of fuel consumed leads to the increase using of non-renewable resources of energy. This article deals with possibilities of reducing the fuel consumption by covering the loading capacity of tipping semi-trailer. The introduction of this paper describes the impact the amount of fuel consumed on production of carbon dioxide. The ratio of driving resistances to fuel consumption is shown in the graph. In the second part of the article there is the methodology of the measurements. The measurements were conducted by driving test. The fuel consumption of tipping semi-trailer was measured during the driving with uncovered and covered loading capacity. The importance of this paper lies in the quantified the possibilities of reducing the fuel consumption by covering the loading capacity of tipping semitrailer designed to carry bulk materials.

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Authors: Shivangi Jaiswal *1 , Pankaj Joge 2

Psychological empowerment is the oil that lubricates the exercise of learning. Talented and psychological empowered human capital is becoming the prime ingredient of organizational success. If an employee is psychologically empowered, that means that he feels free to express his ideas and thus the employees would perform better in the job. Psychological empowered human capital is becoming the prime ingredient of organizational success. A critical feature of successful teams, especially in knowledge-based enterprises, is that they are invested with a significant degree of psychological empowerment, or decision-making authority. Psychologically empowered employees are always an asset to any organization because they will be self-driven and motivated to perform well in their work. This research will enable us to know what the impacts of psychological empowerment on employee retention are. For the research, the sample units were 75 faculties of 5 technical institutes in Durg and Bhilai. Questionnaire was used to collect the data. The analysis of the data was done through SPSS software, using Regression analysis. Through this research it was found that psychological empowerment does contribute to employee retention.

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Authors: Arvin D. Dizon 1 , Anthony B. San Pedro 2 , Marijune M. Munsayac 3 , Josephine Padilla 4 , Maria Cecilia G. Pascual 5

This paper measured the level of implementation of the Results-Based Performance Management (RPMS) as a performance management tool. It focused on the teachers as well as the nonteaching employees of the Department of Education Division of Gapan City, Gapan City, Philippines. The study used the Control Theory of Performance Management System to measure the level of implementation of RPMS. The level of implementation of RPMS was measured in terms of the following phases: a) performance planning and commitment, b) performance monitoring and coaching, c) performance review and evaluation, and d) performance rewards and development planning. The study used as a research tool the survey questionnaire divided into two parts, namely: 1) level of implementation of the RPMS, and 2) challenges in the implementation of the RPMS. The study showed the need for periodic evaluation of the implementation of the RPMS as well as the strict compliance with the RPMS Guidelines.

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Authors: Dr. Kalina Peycheva 1 , Prof. Mariela Deliverska 2

Regardless of what both patients and medical professionals might think, nowadays there is no free medicine. The need of changing the pattern is emphasized and people should become more responsible for their own health. The aim is to find a connection between the trust in GPs, prophylactic check-ups, new methods of treatment and the willingness of patients to pay for the received medical services. Material and Method: A questionnaire was prepared for the purposes of the study. The methods utilized were a direct individual anonymous questionnaire, statistical – descriptive, analytical (Chi-square). The answers were examined and statistically processed according to age, gender and education level of the participants. Results: 1. The results regarding the trust in GP is very unconvincing – only 14,5 % believe in their GP. 2. The percentage of believers in prophylactic check-ups is high - 57,9%. 3.The percentage of those who believe in the new methods and means for treatment is high, over 80%, while no difference is found with respect to the patients’ education level. 4. The patients often (86%) pay for the treatment of a specialist. 5. People with higher education more readily pay for medical care. Conclusions: 1. The lack of trust in GP combined with the strong belief in prophylactic check - ups and the new methods for diagnostic and treatment of diseases lead to higher expectations of patients towards the medical services and their readiness to pay for these services. 2. The patients indicate readiness to pay for medical services which is a part of the patients’ readiness to take care for their own health.