Book of Abstracts: July 2013 Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman July 2013 | Page 3

University of the Philippines Diliman University of the Philippines Diliman OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Quezon City Quezon City Greetings, colleagues and fellow researchers! It is this time of year again when Research and Development takes center stage as we showcase our research and creative output and share it with the rest of the University. The success of Paliwanagan sa UP Diliman in the last two years in creating public awareness and appreciation of R&D, regardless of discipline or area of specialization, is proof enough that we care not only about our own work in our small unit but also recognize the initiatives of our colleagues in the larger UP community. More importantly, it reflects our willingness to collaborate, to understand, and to celebrate each other’s work. Looking at the next pages of this Book of Abstracts will make us realize the breadth, scope, and depth of the research and creative output of our fellow faculty from fourteen academic units who will engage in a dialogue and discourse in the spirit of enlightened exchange of knowledge. Topics that range from alleviating poverty to understanding the Filipino psyche, from the Bangsamoro struggle to Philippine music history, from creating sustainable communities to marking a milestone in statistics, and from dev ?????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e??????????)????????????????????U????????e??????????????????????????????????)????????????e????????????()%???????????????????????????????????????A????????????U@???????)=Y I? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????=?? ?????????U?????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????%???????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)=?? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????M?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]??????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)]?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????U??????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????e?9???????U????????() ????????????????=Y I???????????????????????????? ???????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????)????????????????????()A???? MH???M1=5??A?) ?????????)U@???????((?A????????????U@???????()A???? 9%Q