00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862388629 Buklod 20210322193633.0 m | | ta 210322s2019 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00039569057 STII-DOST BAG rda eng ARTICLE-2814 Morales, Marie Paz E. author. Coupling school risk reduction strategies with LAMESA (life-saving automated "mesa" to endure seismic activity) for kindergarten by Marie Paz E. Morales, Ira C. Valenzuela, Edna Luz R. Abulon, Nilo M. Arago, and Ma. Carmela T. Mancao. 2019. pages 137-149 illustrations 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-149) The study linked school risk reduction and disaster preparedness strategy using a designed automated study desk for kindergarten. This desk, LAMESA (Life-saving Automated ?Mesa? to Endure Seismic Activity), aimed to provide the education system with a resilient study desk for kindergarten. Design and development research used lightweight but highly strong and elastic materials to build the automated desk conforming to the kindergarten standards. The system and program designs ensured good peak ground acceleration (PGA) and a fix response time (4 sec.) to effectively and efficiently facilitate ?duck (drop), cover, hold? actions of kindergartens to shield them from debris in the eventuality of a strong seismic activity. Purposively chosen experts (engineers, scientists, and programmers) and stakeholders (kindergarten teachers, the laboratory school principal, parents, and district supervisor) evaluated the automated desk as excellent in features, design, and visual; as a warning system when earthquakes occur; as safety infrastructure for students; and as a learning tool. For holistic packaging, the desk may undergo strength test and is also recommended to include ad materials and training kits. (Author's abstract) Automated earthquake desk. Disaster preparedness. Disaster risk reduction. Kindergarten. Response time. Science and technology. Mancao, Ma. Carmela T. author. Arago, Nilo M. author. Abulon, Edna Luz R. author. Valenzuela, Ira C. author. The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 148, no. 1, March 2019. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 22 March 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-2814 Analytics