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Research is one of the major functions in a university that should be nurtured and fostered in order to advance quality education. The capability of an instructor to conduct research is expedient in addressing the pressing issues in the society starting with the classroom. This study assessed the research capability of faculty members at Cebu Technological University (CTU) - Moalboal Campus anchoring Bandura's Self Efficacy Theory. The works of literature dictate that there's no study about research capability of college instructors initiated in Visayas, Philippines where Cebu is one of the provinces. This prompted the researchers to elicit pertinent information about the demographic profile of the instructors and their research capability (2.89) through a validated researcher-made instrument. All faculty members (69) participated the study. Utilizing descriptive-correlation research design, the researchers established significant relationship of the dependent and independent variables through Pearson-correlation coefficient. The results derived that age (0.13), gender (0.56), and number of papers completed but were not published (0.59) were not significant at 0.05 significant level. Number of years in service (0.04), number of years in conducting research (0.00), number of papers published (0.00), and number of local and international conferences attended (0.02) were significant. The findings of the study ensued a creation of research management plan that provides mechanisms on how to address the concerns and challenges of respondents in conducting research. In this way, college instructors are assisted and guided in completing and publishing their research article, thus, improving the research culture of the university. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Body weight information of livestock animals is significant for trade, routine animal health monitoring and dosage calculations for treatment of diseases. Under field conditions, a convenient body weight estimation formula in goats (Capra hircus) using body measurements was developed and evaluated. A total of 300 adult goats in Barili, Cebu were used for the development of the formula, and 66 goats from the VSU Goat Project, Baybay City, Leyte and Ubay Stock Farm, Bohol were used for its field reliability testing. Animals were selected by convenience sampling regardless of sex and breed. In the univariate level of analyses, all body measurement parameters (rump height [RH], body length [BL], heart girth [HG], and wither height [WH]) showed significant correlation (P<0.05). In the multivariate level (stepwise regression), the wither height was removed in the final equation [estimated live weight={((2xRH)+(4XBL)+(6XHG))/10}-53] which resulted into a stronger correlation with the actual live weight (R=0.899, R2=0.81, P<0.05). Body weight estimatior from other authors were compared with the current formula developed. Results revealed that the technique utilizing this formula demonstrated high reliability in goats in the study areas, implying good potential for generalized applicability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]