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"Gross morphology and histology of the uterine tubes of matured Philippine water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis Linn.)"
The gross morphology and microscopic anatomy of the uterine tubes of matured Philippine water buffalo were described using 60 specimens from apparently healthy animals. All specimens were subjected to gross characterization. For the... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (Central Luzon State University)"Household andcommunity level practices toward attaining food security in Long District, Luang Namtha Province, Lao PDR"
The study determined the practices of the households and the communities in attaining food security in Long District, Luang Namtha, Lao PDR. Specifically, it aimed to: (1) describe the social and economic characteristics of the respondents, and the... Read more.MS in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Improvement of resistant starch of modified uli banana flour prepared by controlled fermentation and evaluation of prebiotic characteristics"
Under the direction of Betty Sri Laksmi Jenie, Nur Richana, and Suliantari, resistant starch type 3 (RS3) is potential as prebiotic source due to its physiological function. The objectives of this study were to increase the RS3 level of modified uli... Read more.MS in Food Science (Bogor Agricultural University)"Integrating information technology and local knowledge to detect and measure forest degradation"
Forest degradation, in the context of carbon emission, is difficult to detect and measure. Forest degradation can be defined as “persistent reduction of carbon stocks due to human activities but which does not result in the conversion of forest... Read more.PhD in Forestry: Forest Resources Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Land cover changes and resource use patterns of selected communities in Phou Phanang National Protected Area, Sangthong District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR"
The study determined the relationship of land cover changes and resource use patterns in 1989–2011 of the three selected villages in the Phou Phanang National Protected Area of Sangthong District, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR. It adopted the... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Life cycle assessment of tomato, eggplant, cucumber, and string beans production systems in Nagcarlan, Laguna Province, Philippines"
Increasing population brings high demand for agricultural products which, in turn cause adverse environmental impacts during both production and transport. Environmental burdens of smallholder production of tomato, eggplant, cucumber, and string... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Morphology and anatomy of bamboos and rattans commonly used in Lao People’s Democratic Republic"
Bamboos and rattans have been intimately associated with the livelihoods and traditions of the Lao people for centuries. These two groups of plant have provided many raw materials and products widely used in Lao PDR. However, there was confusion on... Read more.MS in Forest Biological Science (Kasetsart University)"Nutritive value of rain tree [Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.] pods for Philippine native goats (Capra hircus Linn.)"
Eighteen male and female Philippine native goats, six to eight months of age with an average body weight of 7.86 ± 1.28 kg, were assigned to three groups using a completely randomized design to evaluate the nutritive value of rain tree pods at... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Reproductive behaviour, hematologic profiles, testosterone level, and semen quality of male timor deer (Cervus timorensis Blainville) under captivity"
Four experiments were conducted to evaluate the reproductive behavior, phenotypic characteristics, hematologic profiles, testosterone concentration, and semen quality of male Timor deer in different dominant hierarchy groups. Twelve males (4.25 years... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Sea cucumber (Stichopus horrens) as bioremediation agent against waste production in milkfish floating cages"
The capacity of sea cucumber Stichopus horrens to mitigate pollution and its suitability for co-culture with milkfish were investigated in 120-day field study in oversea finfish cage farm in Carcar Bay, Carcar, Cebu from April 30 to August 28, 2009... Read more.MS in Aquaculture (University of the Philippines Visayas)