Publications
Articles in Refereed Journals
Date | Author(s) | Title of Paper | Publication Details |
December 2013 | Diana Marie R. De Silva, Roxanne B. Calibo, Victor A. Rodulfo, Jr., Jewel Joanna S. Cabardo, Nanette A. Aquino, Kristina Concepcion Q. Saraos | Perception on Quality Attributes as Value-Drivers of Milled Rice in CALABARZON, Philippines | Philippine Journal of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering volume 10, page 48-56 |
December 2013 | Haerold Dean Z. Layaoen | Evaluation and Analysis of Two Village Level Models for Sweet Sorghum Cane Processing in Ilocos Norte, Philippines | Philippine Journal of Crop Science (PJCS) Volume 38, Issue 3, pp. 18-30 |
June 2014 | MIG Isip | Effect of a Standing Body Position during College Students’ Exam: Implications on Cognitive Test Performance | Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Volume 13, Issue 2, pp.185-192 Publisher : Korean Institute of Industrial Engineers DOI : 10.7232/iems.2014.13.2.185 |
June 2015 | Josefa Angelie D. Revilla Mikel Angelo B. Yap Haerold Dean Z. Layaoen Michael John S. Ramos | Baseline Measurement and Analysis of Hand-Arm Transmitted Vibration of an Ergonomically Designed Two-Wheel Tractor | Philippine Agricultural Scientist Volume 98, Issue 2, pp.185-192 Publisher : Univ. of the Philippines Los Banos |
June 2015 | Haerold Dean Z. Layaoen, Mikel Angelo B. Yap, Romelyn Mae Palomar, Clarissa M. Pesigan | Optimal Handle Grip and Engine Mount Combination for Minimized Hand Vibration from Gasoline Hand Tractors | Philippine Agricultural Scientist vol. 98 issue 2 pp. 157-165 Publisher: Univ. of the Philippines Los Banos |
October 2015 | Maria Morissa D. Lu, Diana Marie R. De Silva, Engelbert K. Peralta, Alvin N. Fajardo, Milagros M. Peralta | Effects of Nanosilica Powder from Rice Hull Ash on Seed Germination of Tomato (Licopersicon esculentum) | Philippine e-Journal for Applied Research and Development retrieved from: http://pejard.slu.edu.ph/vol.5/2015.08.06.pdf |
December 2015 | Ronalyn Luansing, Clarissa Pesigan, Eduardo Rustico | An e-trike ICE Project-Innovative, Concrete and Ergonomic: Systems Design to Support Sustainable e-trike Commercialization | Procedia Manufacturing vol. 3 pp. 2333-2340 Publisher: Elsevier |
Completed Research Projects
Title | Involvement | Funding Agency |
Optimizing the Combination of Commercially Available Handle Grips and Engine Mounts To Reduce the Vibration Transmitted to Hand Tractor Operators | Haerold Dean Z. Layaoen (Project Leader) Mikel Angelo B. Yap (Assistant Project Leader) | UPLB Basic Research Fund |
Baseline Measurement and Analysis of Hand-Arm Transmitted Vibration of UPLB-AMD Ergonomically Designed Two-Wheeled Tractor | Josefa Angelie D. Revilla (Project Leader) Mikel Angelo B. Yap (Assistant Project Leader) | UPLB Basic Research Fund |
Efficiency Improvement of the Inventory System through Plant Layout Optimization and Web -Based Inventory System Development of Supply and Property Management Office of the University of the Philippines Los Banos | HDZL (Project Coordinator OVCA-IED-SPMO) CMP (Project Leader of OVCA-SPMO Project) | UPLB |
Establishment of Incoming Quality Control Inspection System for Common Use Supplies in SPMO, UPLB | HDZL (Project Coordinator OVCA-IED-SPMO) CMP (Project Leader of OVCA-SPMO) | UPLB |
Energy Audit in the Rice Supply Chain in Region IVA Through Value Analysis | Diana Marie R. De Silva (Project Leader) | DA- RFUIVA |
Establishment of a Centralized Warehouse for the Construction, Electrical and Mechanical Supplies Used in Maintenance and Rehabilitation Projects in UPLB College, Laguna | HDZL (Project Coordinator) CMP(Project Leader) MLTeodor (Study Leader) | OVCPD |
Establishment of a Supplier Database and Performance Evaluation System through Systems Analysis and Design at SPMO, UPLB, College, Laguna | HDZL (Project Coordinator) CMP(Project Leader) SMResurreccion (Study Leader) | OVCA |
Establishment of an Incoming Quality Control System for Common-Use Supplies at SPMO, UPLB | HDZL (Project Coordinator) CMP(Project Leader) SMResurreccion (Study Leader) | OVCA |
Determination of the Best Combination of Commercially Available White and Beige Colored Paints and Floor Tiles Based on IESNA Standards | HDZLayaoen (Study RLCatriz (Co-Leader) | UPLB |
Evaluation of the Different Lighting Alternatives for the World Class Setting of UPLB Classrooms and Offices | HDZLayaoen (Study Leader) RLCatriz (Co-Leader) | UPLB |
Development of a Program for the Determination of the Best Lighting Alternative Based on IESNA Standards and Lowest Equivalent Annual Cost | HDZLayaoen (Study Leader) RLCatriz (Co-Leader) | UPLB |
Improvement of the Document Process Flow of the UPLB Cashier’s Office through Establishing Time Standards, Elimination of Non-Value Adding Non-Essential Activities, and Providing Layout Enhancements | JADRevilla (Study Leader) HDZLayaoen (Co-Leader) | UPLB |
Systems Evaluation and Improvement through Process Streamlining and Facility Layout Analysis of the UPLB Accounting and Cashier’s Office | CMPesigan (Study Leader) HDZLayaoen(Co-Leader) | UPLB |
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
Date | Author(s) | Title of Paper | Conference Details |
2013 | MAB Yap, RAU Po | Design modification, development, and testing of the UPLB anthropometrically fitted lowland hand-tractor for optimal reduction of HAV exposure of the Filipino farmer | 14th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society (APIEMS) 2013 Conference Proceedings Paper #4021 Retrieved from: http://www.apiems.org/conf2013/conf2013/4021.pdf |
2013 | MIG Isip | Effecting Position and Duration in College Students Exam Performance | 14th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society (APIEMS) 2013 Conference Proceedings Paper #4022 Retrieved from: http://www.apiems.org/conf2013/conf2013/4022.pdf |
2013 | JAD Revilla, IAG Martinez | Investigation of Learning Remission in Manual Work Given that Similar Work is Performed During the Work Contract Break | Proceedings of the Institute of Industrial Engineers Asian Conference 2013 Pages: 1147-1155 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4451-98-7_136 Print ISBN: 978-981-4451-97-0 Online ISBN: 978-981-4451-98-7 Publisher: Springer Singapore |
2012 | MAB Yap | Modification of NIOSH Lifting Equation (1991) Based on the Anthropometric Measurements of Filipino Farmers in Laguna, Philippines | 4th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) 2012 at San Francisco California, USA; Conference Proceedings Paper # 1032 |