2015: Proceedings of the 33rd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress | Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas

Invited Presentations

Prospects and challenges for the optical inspection of micro- and nano- structures

Wolfgang Osten

SPP-2015-PS-01
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The light fantastic: From optical manipulation, neurophotonics to quantum microscopy

Vincent Daria

SPP-2015-PS-02
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Prediction of two dimensional topological insulators in honeycomb structure

Feng-Chuan Chuang

SPP-2015-PS-03
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Microscopy beyond imaging

Chien-Cheng Kuo

SPP-2015-PS-04
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Optical properties of topological insulators and their applications for pulsed solid-state lasers

Chao Kuei Lee

SPP-2015-PS-05
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Optical imaging at the nanometer scale through tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Prabhat Verma

SPP-2015-PS-06
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PHL-MICROSAT-1: Developing the Philippines first microsatellite for scientific Earth observation

Joel S. Marciano

SPP-2015-PS-07
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Biophotonic applications for measuring and controlling intra-cellular reactions

Nicholas Smith

SPP-2015-PS-08
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Optical beams endowed with orbital angular momentum: generation, some new appication, and outlook

Nathaniel Hermosa

SPP-2015-PS-09
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Raman tags in the cell-silent region as biological probes

Almar F. Palonpon, Mikiko Sodeoka, Satoshi Kawata, Katsumasa Fujita

SPP-2015-1A-01
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Ultrafast dynamics of InN thin films

Der-Jun Jang

SPP-2015-1B-01
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Big data analytics: From Twitter to Facebook

May T. Lim

SPP-2015-1C-01
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Divergent series just got more convergent

Eric Galapon

SPP-2015-2B-01
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Binary neutron-star mergers

Luca Baiotti

SPP-2015-3B-01
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Workshops and Tutorials

Different approaches to overcome existing limits in optical micro and nanometrology

Wolfgang Osten

SPP-2015-2A-01
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Versatile Instrumentation System for Science Education System (VISSER) Workshop

Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-2C-03
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Complex Systems, Atmospheric Physics, Biophysics, and Medical Physics

Effect of convective cloud parameterization calibration on thunderstorm events in Metro Manila

Gerry Bagtasa

SPP-2015-1C-02
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A study of scattered radiation in cephalometric radiography

Merry Jaine Ortillo, Alvin Baclig, Sarah Johnson, Isabel Elona

SPP-2015-1C-03
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Investigating the role of quarantine and screening efficiency in dengue epidemics

Pio Gabrielle B. Calderon, Raul V. Destura, Johnrob Y. Bantang

SPP-2015-1C-04
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Geographical nearest-neighbor networks of Philippine public schools

Rene Batac, Clarissa David, Antonino Paguirigan Jr., Anjali Tarun

SPP-2015-1C-05
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Characterization of Filipino folk songs using a network approach

Ma. Christina Jamerlan, Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas Villanueva, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-1C-06
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Percolation phase transition in random geometric networks

John Paolo R. Maulion, Johnrob Y. Bantang

SPP-2015-4C-01
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Comparing one-truck-lane with random scheme using Nagel-Schreckenberg and tailgating models

Louella Alva V. Presbitero, Johnrob Y. Bantang

SPP-2015-4C-02
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Safety assessment of radiopharmaceuticals handling in the nuclear medicine departments

Shannen Christelle A. Andrade, Alvin C. Baclig, Sarah C. Johnson, Phoebe Alejo

SPP-2015-4C-03
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Spatiotemporal analysis of the recurrent avalanche events in the sand pile model

Anjali Tarun, Antonino Paguirigan, Rene Batac

SPP-2015-4C-04
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Assessment of leakage and scattered radiation of C-arm fluoroscopy units

Bianka Mandac, Sarah Johnson, Alvin Baclig, Isabel Elona

SPP-2015-4C-05
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Reducing congestion in complex networks using targeted capacity improvement

Gerold C. Pedemonte, May T. Lim

SPP-2015-4C-06
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Free-flow regime and overhead cost of vehicle size in traffic flow

Damian Dailisan, May Lim

SPP-2015-4C-07
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Characterization of the Kuramoto model using information theoretic techniques

Gabriel Dominik E. Sison, Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-4C-08
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Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science

Calcium adsorption on silicon carbide nanotube for hydrogen storage application: A first principles study

Jessiel Siaron Gueriba, Allan Abraham Bustria Padama, Melanie David, Nelson Arboleda, Hideaki Kasai

SPP-2015-1B-02
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Copper oxide nanowires as photocatalyst in the degradation of methylene blue organic dye

Lheander G. Gerna, Horace Andrew F. Husay, Rome Anthony C. Garcia, Jermaine Nicole A. Barce, Arnel A. Salvador, Elmer S. Estacio, Armando S. Somintac

SPP-2015-1B-03
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Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of the temperature programmed desorption of deuterium (D₂) from diamond C (100) surface

Rovi Angelo B. Villaos, Allan Abraham B. Padama, Jason R. Albia, Marvin A. Albao

SPP-2015-1B-04
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Piezoelectric nanogenerator based on zinc oxide nanowires and surface-textured p-silicon

Al-Khadeem Ahmad, Christopher Jude Vergara, Laureen Ida Ballesteros, Anthony Tuico, Horace Andrew Husay, John Paul Ferrolino, Elmer Estacio, Arnel Salvador, Armando Somintac

SPP-2015-1B-05
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Manganese inclusion on the Ba site of bulk cuprate superconductors (Gd-123 and Y-123)

Shielo B. Namuco, Ana Marie P. Geronimo, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-1B-06
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Fluorine-doped SnO₂ thin film as chemiresistive gas sensor for room temperature monitoring of fish freshness

Laureen Ida M. Ballesteros, Christopher Jude T. Vergara, Armando S. Somintac

SPP-2015-3C-01
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Simulation of a capped carbon nanotube nanoaccelerator with an Ice (Ih) Proton Source

Myles Allen H. Zosa, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-3C-02
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XPS surface analysis of as-deposited titanium nitride on silicon fabricated using a modified magnetized sheet plasma source

Janella Mae R. Salamania, Matthew Bryan P. Villanueva, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-3C-03
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Island size distribution of one-dimensional aluminum chains on Si(100):2x1: A kinetic Monte Carlo study

Jomar U. Tercero, Jason R. Albia, Marvin A. Albao

SPP-2015-3C-04
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Catalyst-free deposition of ZnO nanorods on silicon (100) using femtosecond pulsed laser deposition in oxygen background gas

Joseph A. De Mesa, Annaliza M. Amo, Hernanie Salazar, Jayne Miranda, Roland V. Sarmago, Wilson O. Garcia

SPP-2015-3C-05
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Transfer of graphene from copper to SiO₂/Si by soft paraffin scaffold

Bess G. Singidas, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-3C-06
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RAFT synthesis of temperature-responsive random copolymers of PEGMEMA and MAA

Eduardo T. Atayde, Lizette M. Lao, Monica C. Berenguel, Rachelle Anne Geline P. Ureta, Susan D. Arco

SPP-2015-3C-07
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Fabrication of photoswitch device based on zinc oxide nanorods

Archel S. Escaro, Erick John Carlo Solibet, Anthony Tuico, Vernalyn Copa, Armando Somintac

SPP-2015-5B-01
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Hydrogen adsorption on calcium-decorated single layer germanene: An ab initio study

Kurt Irvin M. Rojas, Nelson B. Arboleda

SPP-2015-5B-02
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Optical characterization of tin oxide-coated porous silicon

Joybelle M. Lopez, Arven I. Cafe, Laureen Ida M. Ballesteros, Lorenzo Lopez, Jr., Maria Angela B. Faustino, Arnel A. Salvador, Armando S. Somintac

SPP-2015-5B-03
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Crystal structure of h-2D aluminum for electrochemical systems computational studies

Dominic P. Guaña, Al Rey C. Villagarcia, Nelson B. Arboleda, Melanie Y. David

SPP-2015-5B-04
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Preparation of caffeine-imprinted polymeric membrane for ion-selective electrodes

Rizzie Kimberly M. Raguindin, Marleane Rovi R. Ferrer, Susan D. Arco

SPP-2015-5B-05
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Temperature dependent photoluminescence spectroscopy of epitaxially lifted-off GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum wells bonded to Si and MgO substrates

Deborah Anne Lumantas, Gerald Catindig, John Daniel Vasquez, Arnel Salvador, Elmer Estacio, Armando Somintac

SPP-2015-5B-06
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Structural and optical properties of ZnO microrods as fast and efficient UV scintillator materials

Hernanie T. Salazar, Alexandra Santos Putungan, Arnel A. Salvador, Roland V. Sarmago, Melvin John F. Empizo, Kohei Yamanoi, Ren Arita, Toshihiko Shimizu, Nobuhiko Sarukura

SPP-2015-5B-07
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Surface analysis of n-type silicon after contact electrification using magnetic force microscopy

Jose M. Esmeria, Romeric Pobre

SPP-2015-5B-08
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Imaging and Microscopy

Tracking and analysis of football player movements using multiple static cameras

Maria Isabel S. Saludares, Maricor N. Soriano

SPP-2015-4A-01
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Phase-shift profilometry calibration through filtering in Fourier domain and background subtraction with bicubic interpolation

Ritz Ann Aguilar, Maricor Soriano

SPP-2015-4A-02
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Low-cost spectrometer using light emitting diode array

Norman Mascariñas, Mary Angelie Alagao, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-4A-03
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Determining relationship between river path changes and flooding through alignment of historical and current maps

Phoebe B. Gallanosa, Maricor N. Soriano

SPP-2015-4A-04
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Exposure of the human colon cancer cell line (HCT116) to various light wavelengths

Rachel Jean S. Cabangon, Kristine Faith J. Roque, Sonia D. Jacinto, Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-4A-05
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Instrumentation and Plasma Physics

Synthesis of hydrogenated amorphous carbon films via CH₄-H₂ plasma in a DC hollow-cathode discharge facility

Aiko Love del Rosario, Catherine Joy Dela Cruz, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-4B-01
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Enhanced wettability of poly(ethylene terephthalate glycol) (PETG) sheets using oxygen reactive ion etching

Hernando S. Salapare, Frédéric Guittard, Walid Ouakkad, Achraf Ouakkad, Hannah Shamina O. Cosiñero, Beverly Anne T. Suarez, Miguel Y. Bacaoco, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-4B-02
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Density measurement in helium glow discharge using absorption spectroscopy

Cherrie May Olaya, Rommil Emperado, Lean Dasallas, Wilson Garcia

SPP-2015-4B-03
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Hydrophilic polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) by nitrogen-argon plasma treatment

Sung Joon Park, Michael Jallorina, Ivan Culaba

SPP-2015-4B-04
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Temperature calculation for an atmospheric pressure plasma jet by optical emission spectroscopy

Henry V. Lee, Leo Mendel D. Rosario, Martin Francis D. Bartolome, Julie S. Ting, Roy B. Tumlos, Luis Ma. T. Bo-ot, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-4B-05
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Optimization of solderability of copper sheet with Sn-Ag-Cu alloy by variations of atmospheric microwave plasma jet (AMPJ) parameters

Joey Kim T. Soriano, Michael Andrei C. Paguio, Leo Mendel D. Rosario, Henry Ramos, Roy Tumlos

SPP-2015-4B-06
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Ground movement detection using a wireless accelerometer

Chelsi Grace Mendoza, Norman Mascariñas, Maria Clarissa Carasco, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-4B-07
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Photonics and Terahertz, Optics and Signal Processing

High-resolution spectroscopy of the (4,0) band of the A¹Π–X¹Σ⁺ system in carbon monoxide

Florence Ramirez, Mingli Niu, Edcel John Salumbides, Wim Ubachs

SPP-2015-1A-02
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Imaging and orientational properties of single molecule detected by a high NA objective lens

Lean Dasallas, Rafael Jaculbia, Maria Vanessa Balois, Wilson Garcia, Norihiko Hayazawa

SPP-2015-1A-03
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Prototype terahertz photoconductive antenna detector based on a low-temperature-grown gallium arsenide substrate

Anthony Tuico, John Paul Ferrolino, Gerald Catindig, Ma. Herminia Balgos, Clairecynth Yu, Elizabeth Ann Prieto, Joselito Muldera, Armando Somintac, Arnel Salvador, Elmer Estacio

SPP-2015-1A-04
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Image encryption by visual cryptography with error analysis

Mario S. Onglao, Percival F. Almoro

SPP-2015-1A-05
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Compressive sampling on hologram phase maps

Roland Albert A. Romero, Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-1A-06
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Spatially-resolved spectroscopic measurements on the regions of an argon DC glow discharge

Rommil B. Emperado, Jenny Lou B. Sagisi, Joshua Immanuel I. Beringuela, Wilson O. Garcia

SPP-2015-3A-01
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Antireflection and light emission properties of silicon nanopyramids

Mark Jayson Felix, Deborah Anne Lumantas, Joselito Muldera, Armando Somintac, Arnel Salvador, Elmer Estacio

SPP-2015-3A-02
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Tomographic reconstruction based on phase retrieval and compressive sensing

Einstom L. Engay, Percival F. Almoro

SPP-2015-3A-03
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Influence of ultrathin films on the terahertz emission of germanium

Eloise Anguluan, John Daniel Vasquez, John Herber, Armando Somintac, Arnel Salvador, Elmer Estacio

SPP-2015-3A-04
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Enhanced terahertz emission of semi – insulating gallium arsenide with metal grating structures

Maria Angela B. Faustino, Lorenzo F. Lopez, Jessica Pauline Afalla, Mark Jayson Felix, Joselito Muldera, John Paul Ferrolino, Arnel A. Salvador, Armando S. Somintac, Elmer S. Estacio

SPP-2015-3A-06
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Optical beam generation via incoherent superposition of phases

Nina Angelica Zambale, Nestor Bareza, Nathaniel Hermosa

SPP-2015-5A-01
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Demonstration of second-harmonic generation microscopy

Lorenzo P. Lopez, Maria Angela B. Faustino, Joselito E. Muldera, Armando S. Somintac, Arnel A. Salvador, Elmer S. Estacio, Imee S. Martinez

SPP-2015-5A-02
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Determination of thickness and index of refraction of ZT (ZrO₂+Ta₂O₅) thin film using Swanepoel method

Rufino A. Badiola, Oliver Semblante, Claude Ceniza, Regine Loberternos, Roland Balat, Raymund Sarmiento

SPP-2015-5A-03
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Temperature-dependent photoluminescence studies of MBE-grown InAs/GaAs quantum dots

Crizia C. Alcantara, John Daniel E. Vasquez, Arnel A. Salvador, Armando S. Somintac, Elmer S. Estacio

SPP-2015-5A-04
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Measurement of orbital angular momentum of light by polygon apertures

Nestor Bareza, Esmerando Escoto, Nathaniel Hermosa

SPP-2015-5A-05
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Externally applied magnetic field-effects on the teraHertz emission from p-type and n-type InAs wafers

Alexander De Los Reyes, Sheryl Ann Vizcara, Joselito Muldera, Hannah Rillera Bardolaza, Lorenzo Lopez, Ramon Delos Santos, Armando Somintac, Arnel Salvador, Kohji Yamamoto, Masahiko Tani, Elmer Estacio

SPP-2015-5A-06
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Simultaneous acquisition of confocal reflectance image and optical beam-induced current map of an EPROM 2764 operating in read mode

Betz Sacyap Hayag, Elijah Marie Quinicot, Dexter Manalili, Raymund Sarmiento

SPP-2015-5A-07
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Physics Education

Modeling middle school students preconceptions and inclination to STEM-related careers using neural networks

Abigail Mae C. Jayin, Isabelo Miguel R. Castro

SPP-2015-2C-01
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VISSER as an effective teaching tool: Determining the immediate impact of VISSER in cognitive learning

John Raymond P. Pingol, Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas Villanueva, Paul Leonard Atchong Hilario, Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-2C-02
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Theoretical and Computational Physics

Second-order Z⁰ boson leg loop corrections in the decay of Z⁰ boson to Leptons

John Adrian Villanueva, Jose Perico Esguerra

SPP-2015-2B-02
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Rényi entanglement entropy of the spin-partitioned BCS ground state

Xavier M. Puspus, Francis N. C. Paraan

SPP-2015-2B-03
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An information measure leading to highest energy state as the most probable state

Ezron Cabrera, Eric Galapon

SPP-2015-2B-04
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Moments of the steady-state wealth distribution in a Boltzmann-type kinetic model of gambling for arbitrary exchange distributions

Jane Bernadette Denise M. Garcia, Jose Perico H. Esguerra

SPP-2015-2B-05
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Simulation of Grover's algorithm with position-variation of the ancilla qubit

Neris Ilano, Ronald Banzon, Cristine Villagonzalo

SPP-2015-2B-06
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Weak measurement of the kinetic and potential energies of the quantum harmonic oscillator subject to a ground state pre-selection

John Paul A. Besagas, Eric A. Galapon

SPP-2015-3B-02
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Polarization fluctuation can partially order entangled qubit states

Aura Mae B. Villaruel, Francis N. C. Paraan

SPP-2015-3B-03
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Quantum measurement with minimal state alteration

Janus B. Advincula, Eric A. Galapon

SPP-2015-3B-04
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Electron spin polarization along a one-dimensional wire with periodic Rashba and a uniform Dresselhaus spin-orbit couplings

Carlos Baldo, Cristine Villagonzalo

SPP-2015-3B-05
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Separability criterion based on direct tensor product factorization

Marvin M. Flores, Eric A. Galapon

SPP-2015-3B-06
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Time of arrival of free relativistic particles

Eric A. Galapon, Joseph Raphael R. Bunao

SPP-2015-5C-01
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Longitudinal diffusion of chiral active Brownian swimmers confined in narrow channels

James N. Vance, Jose Perico H. Esguerra

SPP-2015-5C-02
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Non-equilibrium collective transport in an Ising chain with Kawasaki dynamics

Gene M. Itable, Cristine Villagonzalo

SPP-2015-5C-03
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Lateral motion of a spherical particle suspended in Couette flow

Robert C. Tacbad, Zed Harold E. Fernandez, Francis N. C. Paraan

SPP-2015-5C-04
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Scattering of massless scalar field by a wormhole background

Jan Tristram Acuña, Jose Perico Esguerra

SPP-2015-5C-05
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The resolvent operators of the confined time of arrival operators

Philip Caesar Flores, Eric Galapon

SPP-2015-5C-06
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Spin polarization and its fluctuation in a two-dimensional electron gas with Rashba spin-orbit interactions

Rona F. Barbarona, Francis N. C. Paraan

SPP-2015-5C-07
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Bound state energies for single and double Dirac delta well via path integration and perturbation expansion in space-fractional quantum mechanics

Mary Madelynn Nayga, Jose Perico Esguerra

SPP-2015-5C-08
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Poster Session PA

Controllable Bessel-like beams self-reconstruct

Jobenn Sabanal, Mayvilyn Bondoc, Nathaniel Hermosa

SPP-2015-PA-01
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Imaging and polarization properties of CdSe quantum dot at an interface detected by a high NA objective lens

Rafael B. Jaculbia, Norihiko Hayazawa, Lean Dasallas, Maria Vanessa Balois, Satoshi Kawata

SPP-2015-PA-02
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Effects of object spatial frequency on the performance of the multiple-plane phase retrieval method

Timothy Joseph T. Abregana, Percival F. Almoro

SPP-2015-PA-03
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Multiple-plane iterative phase retrieval for objects hidden around a corner or behind a diffuser

Esmerando R. Escoto, Roseanne A. Novesteras, Percival F. Almoro

SPP-2015-PA-04
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Reflection beamshifts of visible light due to graphene

Nathaniel Hermosa

SPP-2015-PA-05
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Suppression of the zeroth order diffraction via destructive interference with a correction beam

Wynn Dunn Gil D. Improso, Maria Eloisa M. Ventura, Paul Leonard Atchong C. Hilario, Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-PA-06
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Radiation forces on an elliptically symmetric dielectric in the ray optics regime

Kristine Faith J. Roque, Giovanni A. Tapang, Caesar A. Saloma

SPP-2015-PA-07
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Effect of KCl and quenching temperature on the formation of YBCO film via sedimentation deposition

Jerome C. Taguba, Rusty A. Lopez, Carlo A. Arcilla, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PA-08
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Synthesis of YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ (Y123) High-T_c superconductors from Y:Ba:Cu = 3:5:8 stoichiometric ratio

Jerine A. Amado, Carlo A. Arcilla, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PA-09
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Diamagnetism and weak link behavior of In-doped Bi-2212

Francesca Isabel N. de Vera, Jerine A. Amado, Shielo B. Namuco, Isabel Ophelia D. Fernando, Xyrus A. Galapia, Carlo A. Arcilla, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PA-10
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Borax addition in the MgB₂ bulk system

Xyrus A. Galapia, Francesca Isabel N. de Vera, Isabel Ophelia D. Fernando, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PA-11
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Intense UV emission and lasing action of a single, free-standing and post heat-treated ZnO microribbon

Jamaica N. Pangasinan, Hernanie T. Salazar, Jr., Arnel A. Salvador, Roland V. Sarmago, Ren Arita, Melvin John F. Empizo, Kohei Yamanoi, Yuki Minami, Toshihiko Shimizu, Nobuhiko Sarukura

SPP-2015-PA-12
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Preliminary results on the Fe-doping of ZnO microstructure grown by carbothermal reduction method

Luce Vida A. Sayson, Hernanie T. Salazar, Roland V. Sarmago, Melvin John F. Empizo, Kohei Yamanoi, Toshihiko Shimizu, Nobuhiko Sarukura

SPP-2015-PA-13
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Enhanced Ferromagnetism in Zn_0.5(Co)_0.5O alloy: DFT calculations

Alexandra B. Santos-Putungan, Joshua Gregor A. Dizon, Darwin B. Putungan, Francis N. C. Paraan

SPP-2015-PA-14
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Growth of ZnO on silicon (100) with oxygen background gas using femtosecond pulsed laser deposition

Joseph A. De Mesa, Annaliza M. Amo, Hernanie Salazar, Jessa Jayne Miranda, Roland V. Sarmago, Wilson O. Garcia

SPP-2015-PA-15
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Surface topographic analysis of Er:YAG on silicon grown by femtosecond pulsed laser deposition

Floyd Willis I. Patricio, Arriane P. Lacaba, Lean L. Dasallas, Wilson O. Garcia

SPP-2015-PA-16
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Spontaneous growth of CuO nanowires through direct thermal oxidation of Cu sheets

Rome C. Garcia, Horace Andrew F. Husay, Mae Agatha Tumanguil, Arnel A. Salvador, Armando S. Somintac

SPP-2015-PA-17
Investigation of the thermal oxidation of Ti_1˗xAl_xN using image processing techniques

Janella Mae R. Salamania, Aimee B. Rarugal, Maria Isabel S. Saludares, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-PA-18
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Development of zinc oxide film as an anti-reflection coating for low-temperature-grown gallium arsenide infrared photodetector

Anthony Tuico, John Paul Ferrolino, Gerald Angelo Catindig, Philippe Martin Tingzon, Vernalyn Copa, Elizabeth Ann Prieto, Elmer Estacio, Arnel Salvador, Armando Somintac

SPP-2015-PA-19
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Optical emission spectroscopy of femtosecond pulsed laser produced aluminum plasma

Jessa Jayne Miranda, Joseph De Mesa, Wilson Garcia

SPP-2015-PA-20
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Structural and morphological characterization of Nd:YAG on Silicon (100) grown by femtosecond pulsed laser deposition with nitrogen and oxygen background gases

Arriane P. Lacaba, Floyd Willis I. Patricio, Annaliza C. Amo, Lean L. Dasallas, Wilson O. Garcia

SPP-2015-PA-21
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Frequency components analysis of piano and violin 4th octave notes for musical instrument detection

Fatima B. Selerio, Paul Leonard Hilario

SPP-2015-PA-25
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Automating vehicular traffic estimation using optical flow analysis

Aldrich A. Suratos, May T. Lim

SPP-2015-PA-26
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Application of Gerdien condenser to 13.56 MHz atmospheric-pressure plasma pen

Ma. Camille Lacdan, Motoi Wada

SPP-2015-PA-27
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FTIR characterization of plasma-treated Bambusa vulgaris in preparation for flame resistance testing

Gerard L. Lumain, Martin Francisco Litonjua, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-PA-28
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Effect of hollow cathode inner diameter on the I-V characteristic and carbon nitride concentration in CH₄-N₂ mixture plasma

Ralph Aaron S. Aguinaldo, Catherine Joy M. Dela Cruz, Aiko Love B. del Rosario, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-PA-29
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Plasma sputter-type negative ion source deposition of zirconium nitride on aluminum substrate

Hannah Shamina O. Cosiñero, Anthony R. Tuico, Floyd Willis I. Patricio, Meryll Angelica J. Viernes, Ron Darell A. Aves, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-PA-30
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A prototype Arduino-Raspberry Pi-based three-axes computer numerical control milling machine

John Carlo Elmaguin, Clint John Plaza, Bryan San Diego, Reynold Luna, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-PA-31
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Novel application of a plasma globe as source of chemically reactive dielectric barrier discharge

Emil Krisnan C. Peñafiel, Karol Giuseppe A. Jubilo, Hannah Shamina O. Cosiñero, Roy B. Tumlos, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-PA-32
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Predicting human mobility in the Philippines using the radiation model

Cephas Olivier V. Cabatit, Johnrob Y. Bantang, Pio G. Calderon

SPP-2015-PA-33
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SIR disease potency in an agent-based island network

Ariel Carlos A. Cañete, May T. Lim

SPP-2015-PA-34
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Network structure of responses to a reading-attitude survey

Joshua Neal H. Abuel, Joanne Reandelar-Bantang, Johnrob Y. Bantang

SPP-2015-PA-35
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Patterns in the word length distribution of synonymous words in the English language

Jessica T. Nasayao, Christian M. Alis, May T. Lim

SPP-2015-PA-36
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Unknotting of chains on a vibrating platform

Josemaria R. Grana, Wilson O. Garcia

SPP-2015-PA-37
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Robustness of diffusionless Lorenz equation under Gaussian noise

Albert Yumol, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-PA-38
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An assessment of occupational exposure to radio frequency radiation from a macro cell antenna base station in Rodriguez, Rizal

Jacob L. Mata, Randy Joseph G. Fernandez, Realyn Joy L. Uy, Annie Lorraine B. Joyas, Herbert B. Domingo

SPP-2015-PA-39
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Temporal analysis of C-5 traffic data

Jan Parvin Zoluaga, Aimee Rarugal, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-PA-40
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Wavefront engineering for advanced undergraduate optics class

Einstom Engay, Ma. Christina Jamerlan, Roseanne Novesteras, Nathaniel Hermosa

SPP-2015-PA-41
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Measuring cognition and learning in physics laboratory classes

Maria Teresa Pulido, Dante Sauquillo

SPP-2015-PA-42
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Effect of STM on surface diffusion of antimony (Sb) dimers on Si(100)

Anna Patricia S. Cristobal, Jason R. Albia, Marvin A. Albao

SPP-2015-PA-43
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Electric field and spin precession effects on spin injection to semiconductors in three-terminal ferromagnet insulator-nonmagnetic junctions

April Cortez, Cristine Villagonzalo

SPP-2015-PA-44
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Effect of increasing spin in the fidelity of quantum communication through a tripartite spin chain

Art Graeson Dumigpe, Eric Galapon

SPP-2015-PA-45
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Velocity distribution evolution for colliding one dimensional hard-core gases

Noel Lamsen, Jose Perico Esguerra

SPP-2015-PA-46
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Partonic cross section for muon pair hadroproduction with Higgs boson mediator

Justin I. Alvarez, Alvin Kristopher C. Bendicio

SPP-2015-PA-47
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Exact expression for the work fluctuation in a quenched transverse field Ising chain

Francis A. Bayocboc, Jr, Francis N. C. Paraan

SPP-2015-PA-48
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Finite square well with a time varying distortion: Application of the Wei-Norman Factorization

Denny Lane B. Sombillo, Eric A. Galapon

SPP-2015-PA-49
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Higgs pair production via graviton in the Randall-Sundrum model at 13 TeV

Alvin Kristopher C. Bendicio

SPP-2015-PA-50
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Extracting accurate numerical approximations from divergent integrals via "superasymptotic" integration

Raiseth John T. Fajardo, Anton B. Hilado, Eric A. Galapon

SPP-2015-PA-51
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Poster Session PB

Video-based wave topography mapping and particle tracking on the surface of propagating waves

Alfred P. Abella, Maricor Soriano

SPP-2015-PB-01
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Gaussian filters for off-axis digital holography via angular spectrum method

Esmerando R. Escoto, Percival F. Almoro

SPP-2015-PB-02
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Enhanced images via shower curtain effect using adhesive tapes

Roseanne A. Novesteras, Percival F. Almoro

SPP-2015-PB-03
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Investigation of terahertz mechanism in GaAs-on-Si(100)

Joselito E. Muldera, Maria Herminia M. Balgos, Lorenzo Lopez, Elizabeth Ann Prieto, Karl Cedric Gonzales, Cyril P. Sadia, Armando S. Somintac, Arnel A. Salvador, Elmer S. Estacio

SPP-2015-PB-04
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Correction of multiple optical vortices

Mario Onglao, Percival F. Almoro

SPP-2015-PB-05
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Bessel beam scanning without mechanical movement

Maria Eloisa Ventura, Paul Leonard Atchong Hilario, Giovanni Tapang, Caesar Saloma

SPP-2015-PB-06
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Detecting multiple optical vortices numerically

Nestor D. Bareza, Nathaniel Hermosa

SPP-2015-PB-07
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Goos-Hänchen and Imbert-Federov shifts induced by silver, gold and copper

Gerald John H. Doblado, Nestor D. Bareza, Nathaniel Hermosa

SPP-2015-PB-08
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Effects of thermal annealing on the composition of the metal-oxide phases in copper oxide thin films

Jermaine Nicole Barce, Anthony Tuico, Horace Andrew Husay, Mae Agatha Tumanguil, Elmer Estacio, Arnel Salvador, Armando Somintac

SPP-2015-PB-09
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The effect of colloidal processing using KCl as supporting electrolyte on colloid stability and films of superconducting Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ

Maricar M. Rosete, Myles Allen H. Zosa, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PB-10
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Seeded hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanorods on different substrates

Verdad C. Agulto, Hernanie T. Salazar, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PB-11
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Comparison of the performance of thermally deposited aluminum thin films on etched PCB as a capacitive humidity sensor before and after aging

Jacqueline L. Lee, Ivan B. Culaba

SPP-2015-PB-12
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Phase dissociation of Bi₂Sr_2−xIn_xCa₁Cu₂O_8+δ thick films fabricated via sedimentation process

Francesca Isabel N. de Vera, Jonalds L. Tacneng, Xyrus A. Galapia, Carlo A. Arcilla, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PB-13
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Resistance response of a nanoporous silicon gas sensor in the presence of alcohol vapour

Michaelrey A. Cainglet, Arnel A. Salvador, Armando S. Somintac

SPP-2015-PB-14
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Electrical properties of Schottky-Ohmic pair contact compared to Schottky-Schottky and Ohmic-Ohmic pair contact in planar configuration

John Paul Ferrolino, Lance Kristoffer Pulutan, Armando S. Somintac

SPP-2015-PB-15
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The Investigation of Ag-TiO₂-Ti as possible surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate

Armando S. Somintac, Jamie P. Mendoza

SPP-2015-PB-16
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Investigation on the effect of substrate heat treatment on the optical properties of MBE-grown GaAs on silicon substrates

Gerald Angelo Catindig, Rhenish Simon, Karl Cedric Gonzales, Cyril Sadia, Elizabeth Ann Prieto, John Daniel Vasquez, Sheryl Ann Vizcara, Crizia Alcantara, Horace Andrew Husay, Elmer Estacio, Armando Somintac, Arnel Salvador

SPP-2015-PB-17
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Effects of Mn on the surface morphology of doped GdBa_2-xMn_xCu₃O_7-δ sample

Shielo B. Namuco, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PB-18
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Effect of substrate heat treatment on femtosecond pulsed laser deposited Nd:YAG films

Lean L. Dasallas, Arriane P. Lacaba, Wilson O. Garcia

SPP-2015-PB-19
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Carbon-polydimethylsiloxane composites as paste electrodes: Electrochemical characterization and surface morphological analysis

Stephanie Ann O. Bermudez, Angelo Gabriel E. Buenaventura, Francisco I. Flores, Roma S. Lopez, Allan Christopher C. Yago

SPP-2015-PB-20
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Graphite films grown via f_s-pulsed laser deposition at different temperatures

Mary Ann Calleja, Jessa Jayne Miranda, Wilson Garcia

SPP-2015-PB-21
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Observation of the crystal structure and impurity phases of Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_Y films grown with polycrystalline Al₂O₃

Victor DC Andres O. Vistro, Roland V. Sarmago

SPP-2015-PB-22
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Development of aluminum nitride as temperature sensor for clinical applications

Erick John Carlo Solibet, Archel Escaro, Anthony Tuico, Evan Angelo Mondarte, Vernalyn Copa, Armando Somintac

SPP-2015-PB-23
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Effective refractive index determination of porous silicon based Distributed Bragg reflector for liquid sensor application

Arven I. Cafe, Joybelle M. Lopez, Lorenzo P. Lopez, Arnel A. Salvador, Armando S. Somintac

SPP-2015-PB-24
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SnO₂: F film on ZnO nanorods as ammonia and humidity sensor

Christopher Jude T. Vergara, Laureen Ida M. Ballesteros, Precy Mae Calaque, Armando S. Somintac

SPP-2015-PB-25
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Temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectroscopy of silicon nanowires grown via silver assisted chemical etching

Alexander De Los Reyes, Eloise Anguluan, John Daniel Vasquez, Joselito Muldera, Philippe Martin Tingzon, Arvin Mabilangan, Joseph Christopher Ragasa, Elmer Estacio, Arnel Salvador, Armando Somintac

SPP-2015-PB-26
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Evaluation on the applicability of fringe projection profilometry in warpage measurement of semiconductor packages

Angelie B. Palarion, Mary Ann Rendon, Oliver Semblante, Regine Loberternos, Claude Ceniza, Michael Lawrence Castañares, Francis Tallo, Renante Violanda, Erwin Victor Cruz, Raymund Sarmiento

SPP-2015-PB-27
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Optical emission spectroscopy of CH₄:H₂ plasma via DC hollow-cathode discharge facility

Aiko Love del Rosario, Catherine Joy Dela Cruz, Carmencita Lumban, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-PB-28
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Thermal analysis and infrared spectroscopy of acetic anhydride plasma treated chitosan films

Sidney M. Palardonio, Philippe Martin B. Tingzon, Apollo R. Agcaoili, Henry J. Ramos, Rinlee Butch M. Cervera

SPP-2015-PB-29
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Modified configuration of TiN film deposited on stainless steel substrate using magnetized sheet plasma source

Ar Jay C. Sura, Hamdy Abdel Moneim Abdou, Erwin Abergas, Marcedon S. Fernandez, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-PB-30
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Synthesis of amorphous Zirconium nitride films at different Ar/N₂ ratios via the plasma sputter-type negative ion source

Ron Darell A. Aves, Jenica Rozette Y. Uy, Aren Renz Y. Centeno, Henry J. Ramos

SPP-2015-PB-31
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Construction and characterization of a tipping bucket rain gauge automated by an Arduino microcontroller board

Michael Angelo F. Montalban, John Raymond Pingol, Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-PB-32
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Prediction of Dengue cases in National Capital Region, Philippines using artificial neural networks

John Paolo R. Maulion, Raul V. Destura, Johnrob Y. Bantang

SPP-2015-PB-33
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Network analysis of Dengue epidemics in the Philippines

Jaime Lorenzo C. Olivares, Raul V. Destura, Johnrob Y. Bantang

SPP-2015-PB-34
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Determination of circularity distribution of Metropolitan Manila landscape

Michelle T. Cirunay, Antonino A. Paguirigan, Rene C. Batac

SPP-2015-PB-35
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Effect of node deletion in language networks on student comprehension of texts

Pamela Anne Pasion, Josephine Jill Cabatbat, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-PB-36
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A spatiotemporal characterization of fuel pricing in the Philippines

Aimee B. Rarugal, Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas Villanueva, Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-PB-37
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Exposure of the general public to radiofrequency radiation of omnidirectional picocell antennas inside the Philippine General Hospital

John Paul O. Bustillo, Randy Joseph G. Fernandez, Annie Lorraine B. Joyas, Realyn Joy L. Uy, Herbert B. Domingo

SPP-2015-PB-38
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Simulation of theoretical light curves during an occultation

Mary Angelie Alagao, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-PB-39
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Human traffic during MRT evacuation

Carlo Vincienzo G. Dajac

SPP-2015-PB-40
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Investigating the effects of grouping criteria on physics laboratory classes

Maria Teresa Pulido, Dante Sauquillo

SPP-2015-PB-41
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A survey of high school science teachers’ access to modern teaching tools and laboratory

John Raymond P. Pingol, Ranzivelle Marianne Roxas Villanueva, Giovanni A. Tapang

SPP-2015-PB-42
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Energy levels of a quantum particle on a corrugated tube in a uniform electric field

Reginald Christian S. Bernardo, Jose Perico H. Esguerra

SPP-2015-PB-43
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Resummation on the Poincare asymptotic expansion of the Hankel Integral via Borel summation

Raiseth John T. Fajardo, Eric A. Galapon

SPP-2015-PB-44
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Quantum cloaking of a hard sphere

Philip Jordan D. Blancas, Eric A. Galapon

SPP-2015-PB-45
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H₂ interaction on Pt-adsorbed silicene

Shaira Jehsarine C. Narido, Nelson B. Arboleda

SPP-2015-PB-46
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Entanglement entropy of Silbey-Harris polaron ansatz for a spin-boson model

Rafael S. dela Rosa, Francis N. C. Paraan

SPP-2015-PB-47
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Exact calculation of the average work done in a quenched quantum Ising model

Salvador T. Laurente, Jr, Francis N. C. Paraan

SPP-2015-PB-48
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Discrete time elephant walk noise: A noise process with full memory

Miguel Antonio D. Fudolig, Jose Perico H. Esguerra

SPP-2015-PB-49
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Determination of Reynold’s number in a small-scale wind tunnel

Dwight Angelo Bruzon, Jan Pierre Pizarro, Maria Clarissa Carasco, Giovanni Tapang

SPP-2015-PB-50
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Simultaneous preparation of qubits through control of environment

Roberto S. Vitancol, Eric A. Galapon

SPP-2015-PB-51
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