A school tracer study is a research method used to track the progress and outcomes of a school's graduates over time. In addition, school tracer studies can help to identify trends and patterns in education and employment outcomes across different countries and regions, allowing for cross-country comparisons and the identification of best practices. A tracer study on the Master of Science Graduates in Disaster Risk Management of the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture determined the employability of the Master of Science in Disaster Risk Management (MSDRM) graduates to provide input to curriculum innovation. The majority of the tracer studies reviewed were from the undergraduate and master’s levels. This tracer study on graduates of the doctoral programs, EdD and PhD of Bicol College Inc. is a novel undertaking. The descriptive–quantitative research design was used employing the saturated sampling technique. A database of these graduates was established, and it was found that lifelong learning and service to the community are very relevant among doctoral degree graduates. Open career for postdoctoral studies is a challenge to them. Results showed that the majority of the respondents are females, with ages ranging from 40-60 years old. It took them 3-5 years to complete the degree, enroll in the degree program for professional growth and mostly be promoted after completion. Ten respondents obtained recognition and awards at the local, regional, national, and international level. One graduate even passed the Career Executive Service Written Examination, a qualification for directorship.
Reseña del libro Díaz Parra, I. y Barrero Rescalvo, M. (ed.) Turismo, desarrollo urbano y crisis en las grandes ciudades andaluzas. Granada: Comares, 2022
The variety of handball playing positions produces implications on the physical, motor and physiological particularities of the players, being necessary an individualization of the training according to the specific requirements of the playing position. The development of strength capacity is done during all phases of the training, and the content used to optimize strength capacity at senior handball players of the group subjected to the experiment was varied, diversified and adapted to each trainingsession. The aim of the research was to design and apply a training methodology that would lead to the optimization of strength capacity at senior handball players with consequences in terms of performance and level of game efficiency. The following control tests were used to assessthe subjects' strength indices: test 1 maximum repetition for semiflexion, chest push-up and chest lift, and the plate test was used for the isometric strength. The results obtained by the experimental group at the strength tests applied in research aredue to the specific strength training used for a period of 6 months. The designed strength program for handball players was implemented considering the characteristics of the handball game, athletes’ particularities in order to achieve a better efficiency in training and competition. The intergroup statistical analysis of the final testing indicates statistical significance in favor of the experiment group, which confirms the efficiency of the means used in the training, ensuring an optimal framework for obtaining performance in competitions.
Neutral potassium clusters of two different mass distributions generated either by a sonic or a conical nozzle were photoionized at several ionizing energies. By combining different nucleation conditions with several photoionization situations, variations of ion mass spectral patterns reflecting either neutral or ionic stabilities were obtained. The spectra show peaks or steps for those neutral and ionized clusters which contain 8, 20, and 40 electrons. These can be understood in terms of electronic shell structure for both neutral and ionized potassium clusters. However local irregularities appearing for the small cluster sizes reveal the influence of their geometrical structure. Moreover ionizing laser power dependencies taken at various photon energies were used to study fragmentation effects following ionization.
The unimolecular dissociation of metastable photoionized mass-selected heterogeneous alkali clusters is investigated using a tandem time-of-flight spectrometer. NaK+n and Nan K+ are found to dissociate by evaporation of either a single neutral atom or a neutral dimer of the most abundant constituant. This behavior differs from the evaporation of heterogeneous neutral clusters which might always evaporate potassium in order to explain the sodium enrichment in the NaxKy neutral cluster distributions. This difference in the dissociation patterns of neutral and ionic heterogeneous clusters puts into evidence the influence of the charge in unimolecular dissociation processes.