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Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University

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PRACTICAL RESEARCH I

ASADDI, SHARADA G.

Submitted to the Faculty of Senior High School Department

Zamboanga Peninsula Polytechnic State University
In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the practical research.

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INTRODUCTION

The aim of this research is to differentiate the context of each topic that is discussed by
the speakers. The main focus will be on the details that are being explained and the
ideas to the subject presented. These chapters will highlight the reasons why research
is captivating in an individual, the outcome of pursuing research, and the curiosity
research has driven us to conduct such. It will also provide an overview by briefly
outlining the context.

1.1 The concise yet clear and detailed narration of the discussion made by each
speaker of the two TED Talks on research.

The contexts that are talked about in the TED Talks on Six Reasons Why Research is
Cool: Quique Bassat at TED x Barcelona Change explained the problem of how the
poor started to become sick spontaneously. Finding innovative solutions to improve the
health of those who need it. The job of being a researcher is considered ‘cool’ because
it forces you to think outside of the box. It wants to have an impact, it needs to think
differently. And not only computer designers get to have this privilege. There are some
reports indicating a major problem in the environment also known as the
‘neglected-diseases’. Researchers need the media to embark with them, to join, and to
help them disseminate messages. The media has the power to magnify our voices, to
multiply our reach. They ensure that the needs of the poorest of the poor are taken into
account. We need post-mortem science to guide us. This needs to apply the technology
in a field where research has also been dead for many decades, to develop the tools
that could give us some insight on what people are dying of. The tools that may be
applicable in places under different religious and cultural backgrounds. The tools that
could be used in places where full autopsies are impossible to perform. These are the
tools that can provide real and actionable answers. So to conclude, let's move away
from the silly idea that research can only be performed in a semi-obscure indoors lab by
nerds and geeks. This is not true. Research can be done in the field where most major
public health problems occur and are visible, where it can provide positive disruption
into the lives of millions of people.

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To share experience of pursuing a career in scientific research, speaker Allen Chan

started a general survey. A lot of young people are interested in science but only a few
of them would choose scientific research as their lifelong career. They explained the
perception of their career. They initially trained and after they graduated from school,
they received specialist training in gastroenterology. But, after finishing the specialist
training, they decided to go back to school to study for a PhD in molecular biology. So
actually this choice was quite unusual because for gastroenterologists in Hong Kong, it
is not uncommon to have a monthly income of over a million, it is quite reckless to go
back to school and give up that income. But afterwards, in the later phase of their
career, the feeling that licensing all these technologies to overseas big biotech
companies may not be of the best interest to Hong Kong because the young talents in
Hong Kong would lack the training and opportunity to develop these technologies
further.

1.2 The significant key points presented by each speaker on how research
operates in specific fields and how it helps in addressing the problems of our
society.

Quique Bassat emphasizes finding innovative solutions to improve the health of those
who need it and to have an impact, it needs to think differently and not only computer
designers get to have this privilege. He states that the media is beneficial and essential
when it comes to locating the residence. Research can be done in the field where most
major public health problems occur and are visible, where it can provide positive
disruption into the lives of millions of people.

Allen Chan exhibits lack of job security and relatively low income compared with other
professions like medical doctors and lawyers are some considerations not to choose
scientific research as a lifelong career. He demonstrates the impact on addressing and
improving an individual and to its profit.

Both participants highlight the power and the use of their corresponding fields in
research and its role to showcase the importance and to address the problem and
issues in the social environment. They encourage the audience to pursue a career in
researching and how we can contribute in the near future.

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SOURCE
- Six Reasons Why Research is Cool: Quique Bassat at TEDxBarcelonaChange
- Pursuing a Career in Scientific Research: Allen Chan at TEDxYouth@DBSHK

2.1 How does each TED Talk speaker highlight the importance of research in
science and STEM :

The importance of research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics

mainly focuses on the impact it has on society and to the impact it makes in the
economy. With the rapid increase in the number of scholarly publications on STEM
education in recent years, reviews of the status and trends in STEM education research
internationally support the development of the field. TED Talk speakers highlight the
importance of research in the field mainly in medicine. In Medical Research, research is
essential to find out what treatments work best, and more specifically what treatments
work best for what patient. It can provide important information about how effective a
medical intervention is and its possible adverse effects. Yaws and Malaria were
mentioned as examples of topics that are highlighted by the speaker.

2.2 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1475-2875-9-115

This article titled ‘Malaria in Brazil: An Overview’ from Springer Link explained the major
public health problem of malaria especially in Brazil and that people registered
approximately thousand cases and as a result of the fight against the disease, the
number of malaria cases decreased over the years. Here are the key points from the
article;
- the changing pattern of P. falciparum and P. vivax transmission;
- malaria fatality rates and number of hospitalizations due to the disease in the
Brazilian Amazon from 1999 to 2009;
- unusual clinical complications associated with P. vivax in the Brazilian Amazon;
- number of cases of autochthonous malaria seen outside the Amazon region;
- some information arisen from the study of the naturally acquired immunity; and
- a survey of the groups working on different aspects of malaria in Brazil was made
in 2007 to facilitate and promote contacts with malariologists outside Brazil.

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CITATION
Oliveira-Ferreira, J., Lacerda, M.V., Brasil, P. et al. Malaria in Brazil: an overview. Malar
J 9, 115 (2010).
https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-9-115

2.3 https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-024-04838-w

This article titled ‘Evaluation of malaria outbreak detection methods, Uganda, 2022’
from Malaria Journal evaluates the background method of malaria and the outbreak of
its disease that are spreading in some certain countries. Here are the key points from
the article;
- malaria transmission levels and reporting rates over time for the study districts;
- outbreak weeks detected per threshold approach and the difference in weeks
detected for specific threshold approaches;
- weekly malaria cases and thresholds on the currently used 75th percentile and
mean + 2SD for the year 2022 for the high transmission Yumbe District in West
Nile Region, Northern Uganda;
- weekly malaria cases on the currently used 75th percentile and mean + 2SD for
the year 2022 for the medium-transmission Bundibugyo District in Tooro Region,
Western Uganda;
- weekly malaria cases on the currently used 75th percentile and C-SUM for the
year 2022 for the low transmission Alebtong District in Lango Region, Northern
Uganda; and
- weekly malaria cases on the currently used 75th percentile and C-SUM for the
year 2022 for the low transmission Kisoro District in Southwestern Region,
Uganda. This image shows clearly how the C-SUM method smooths out outliers
in the data.

CITATION
Zalwango, M.G., Zalwango, J.F., Kadobera, D. et al. Evaluation of malaria outbreak
detection methods, Uganda, 2022. Malar J 23, 18 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-04838-w

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2.4 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8680937/

This article titled ‘Yaws: The forgotten tropical skin disease’ from National Library of
Medicine, elaborately explains the infectious and spread of the said disease known as
yaws. This article shows how many case report are spreading in wildfire because of this
disease, and this are the key examination of the forgotten tropical skin disease;
- nodule with yellow crust on the patient’s left ankle shows the ‘mother yaw’;
- granulomatous lesions on the left gluteus and right thigh. B. Closer view of the
granulomatous plaques on the posterior and lateral aspect of the right thigh
following a lymphatic drainage pattern; and
- the granulomatous plaques became flat and hypopigmented at 1-week post
treatment with IM benzathine penicillin G.drainage pattern;

CITATION
Malays Fam Physician. 2021 Nov 30; 16(3): 104–107.
Published online 2021 Sep 8. doi: 10.51866/cr1275

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https://youtu.be/1b3iteSyg1I?si=TO8gSQq1fPv95-yx
https://youtu.be/LhU9PduyZAU?si=s5sDVQZngbdOll6f
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114143
https://infiuss.com/blog/the-importance-of-medical-research-zRce
https://www.usaid.gov/innovation-technology-research
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/1475-2875-9-115
https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-024-04838-w
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8680937/

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