vol. 13, no. 1 (2025)
Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal
Description
The Recoletos Multidisciplinary Research Journal is the official Journal of Higher Education of the University of San Jose-Recoletos, Cebu City, and is published bi-annually by the Center for Policy, Research & Development Studies (CPRDS), in December and June. It is an open venue dedicated to the promotion of knowledge in various disciplines. It adheres to the policy that all articles contained therein must meet the rigors of an independent peer review system and editing to ensure that the publication possesses scientific and academic merit.
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Table of contents
Front Matter
Editorial Board
Editorial Policy
Guide for Authors
Table of Contents
Articles
Advancing Vocational Education in Colonial Philippines: The Sociedad Económica de los Amigos del País and the Establishment of Escuela Profesional de Artes y Oficios
Roland Macawili
Discipline: History
On Type 2 Degenerate Poly-Frobenius-Euler Polynomials
Roberto B. Corcino | Cristina B Corcino | Waseem A. Khan
Discipline: Mathematics
Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Dengue in the Philippines: The Case of South Cotabato
Jessiryl Ygoña | Eveyth Deligero | Roel F Ceballos
Discipline: Environmental and Public Health
Knowledge Sharing among Educators in the Philippines
Mae Flor Posadas | Jony Berjes
Discipline: Education
The Use of the Focusing Modifier Only in Philippine English and American English: An Intercultural Rhetoric Study
Ivan Dolph Fabregas
Discipline: Linguistics
Quantifying Ecosystem Disservice in the Philippines through Water Release Potential Estimation Using ES-Based Model: The Case of Balanac Watershed
Gemmalyn Trespalacio | Annadel Sapugay | Nico Jayson Anastacio | J. Carl Ureta | Joan Ureta
Discipline: environmental sciences
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Filipino Smallholder Farmers under Contract Rice Farming within a Neoliberal Context
John Patrick Habacon
Discipline: social sciences (non-specific)
Ukraine's Customs Services and the Need for Reform
Iryna Sopilko | Olena Riabchenko | Oksana Slastonenko | Nataliia Novytska | Larysa Dibrova
Discipline: social policy
Abundance and Characteristics of Microplastic in the Selected Coastal Area of Pangasugan, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines
Abu Sayed Al Helal | Abu Bakar Siddique | Masum Howlader | Micaela Dador | Victor B. Asio
Discipline: environmental sciences
Economic Evaluation of Hydraulic Ram Pumps Using Life-Cycle Cost Analysis
Philip Jun Celerinos
Discipline: Mechanical Engineering
Effect of Mixing Eggshell-Carrot Nanofibers on the Compressive Strength of a Mortar Cement
Butch Roseanne Vosotros | Kaye Britney Mamugay | Nikki Ermenia Semense | German Iii Intano | Evaline Longos
Discipline: Civil Engineering
New Records of Subaerial Epilithic Algae from Elevated Rock Surfaces in Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve Laguna, Philippines
Eldrin Arguelles
Discipline: ecology and environmental biology
Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder Risk and Exercise Addiction in the Philippines
Lhorenz Payumo | Ritz Gwyneth Gengania | Ma. Andrea Grace Lachica | Khristine Joy Licupa | Jenan Mallare | Venice Ann Ocariza | Juzhina Psalm Quinopez | Danielle Caryl Santos | Sean Rae Suyat | Moira Joan Versosa | Ria Joy Padilla
Discipline: Psychology and Health
Labor History amid the Cultural and Linguistic Turns in Philippine Historiography: An Anti-Nationalist Critique
Jervy C. Briones
Discipline: History
Using Large Language Models to Transform Estate Planning
Richard Yeaw Chong Seow
Discipline: Artificial Intelligence
Advancing Women’s Access to Menstrual-Friendly Toilets towards Ending Period Poverty: A Public Health Imperative in the Philippines
Jerico Ogaya | Ryan Guinaran | Catherine Alesna | John Don Opina | Shaila Pilo | Vic Arthur Masliyan | Christian Joseph Ong | Pearl Irish De Paz | Carina Joane Barroso | Rheajane Rosales | Analyn Españo | Don Eliseo Lucero-prisno III
Discipline: healthcare science (non-specific)
The Impact of Debt-to-GDP Ratio on the GDP Growth Rate of the Philippines
Edgar Detoya | Jonecis Dayap | Joey Estorosos | Ma. Kresna Mansueto | Randy K. Salazar | Jesse Susada | Maria Teresa Vito | Jessica Magallon-avenido
Discipline: Economics
Modelling the Effects of Currency Exchange Rate Volatility on Philippine Balance of Trade Using Granger Causality Test
Charlotte Sarsaba | Izon Garret Diano | Jamaica Daro | Catherine Gonzaga | Karyme Ishe Pasulojan | Mary Joy C. Teodosio | Joey Estorosos
Discipline: Economics
Towards a More Impactful recoletos Journal: Addressing Contemporary Challenges in Scientific Research
Don Eliseo Lucero-prisno III | Mbn Kouwenhoven | Jessica Magallon-avenido
Back Matter
Back Matter