E-Women in E-Business: Philippine Digital Entrepreneurship Initiatives during the Economic-Pandemic Struggle

Catherine V. Hernando, Mymar Denise B. Nellas, Richelle S. Seares, Jan Brithney L. Navales, Rizza J. Sanchez, Ana Leah Dungog-Cuizon ABSTRACT This chapter explores the experiences of Filipino women entrepreneurs and their use of the Internet for Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-based businesses as means for income-generating ventures during the Philippine economic-pandemic struggle. With the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impinging...

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Multivariate Travel Time Forecasting in a Traffic Network Using Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping

Author Dharyll Prince Mariscal AbellanaDepartment of Computer Science, University of the Philippines Cebu Abstract Traffic forecasting is a crucial component in the implementation of efficient traffic management and control. While various works have been made in this area, most of the current works focus on traffic flow forecasting. Although traffic flow is an important feature in traffic modeling, other variables such as travel time, are also...

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Labor Union Membership and Minimum Wage in the Philippines

Author   Ma. Kresna MansuetoSchool of Management, University of the Philippines Cebu Abstract This recent empirical study investigates the effect of labor union membership on minimum wage. After the diagnostic tests to select an appropriate estimation for this panel data, the study estimates the model using pooled-ordinary least square. The result indicates that across the Philippine regions, memberships to labor unions have positive,...

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FB Consumption, Number of FB Friends, and Avoidant and Anxious Attachment Styles of Young People as Predictors of FB Relationship Satisfaction

Author   Jonathan C. dela CernaCollege of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Cebu Abstract The topic of online relationship satisfaction is a new area of interest in Psychology.With limited works exploring this topic, the current study aimed to test the predictiveinfluence of FB Use, Perceived Number of Friends, and Attachment Styles on FBrelationship satisfaction. Drawing data from a local University FB study, the...

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Physicochemical and sensory properties of carabeef treated with Bacillus subtilis (Ehrenberg) Cohn protease as meat tenderizer by Kenneth Joseph Bureros et al.

Abstract This study investigated the use of Bacillus subtilis protease powder (CTC E-ssentials™ MT-70N) as a carabeef tenderizer. The effect of the bacterial protease on the characteristics of carabeef was determined, and its effectiveness was compared to a commercial meat tenderizer containing papain. Only B. subtilis protease showed significant enzyme activity (80–190 U/g), while the commercial meat tenderizer had no activity (0 U/g). Results...

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