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"People’s perception of the readiness and capacity building needs for municipal autonomy in Bobonaro, Timor-Leste"
This study was an assessment of people’s perception of the readiness and capacity building needs for municipal autonomy in Bobonaro, Timor-Leste. The study was conducted in Bobonaro District as the first pilot project of decentralization had... Read more.MPA in Local Governance and Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Physio-morphological and agronomic responses of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to fertilizer management and water stress at different reproductive growth stages"
The study conducted two experiments (pot experiment at the Crop Science Cluster, UPLB from January to May 2010 and field experiment at the Central Experiment Station (CES), UPLB from October 2010 to February 2011) to investigate the morphological... Read more.PhD in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Physiologic responses of heatstressed broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus L.) subjected to early thermal conditioning and feed restriction"
Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the physiologic consequences of early thermal conditioning (ETC) and early feed restriction (EFR) in broiler chickens. In Study 1, chicks were exposed to ETC (ambient temperature of 36 ±... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Physiological and biochemical bases of sprout inhibition in stored onion Allium cepa L. cv. Red Creole bulbs by pre- or postharvest application of ethylene"
The physicochemical and physiological bases of sprout inhibition with pre- and postharvest application of ethylene were investigated in ‘Red Creole’ onion bulbs during storage at 6–8ºC and under ambient conditions... Read more.PhD in Horticulture (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Pollination biology of Coffea liberica W. Bull ex Hiern var. liberica in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines"
The floral biology and pollination of Coffea liberica var. liberica in an agroecosystem in Lipa, Batangas, Philippines was studied. The inflorescences were non-terminal and blooming was asynchronous. The flowers were herkogamous and highly variable... Read more.PhD in Botany (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Price volatility and supply response of poultry in the Philippines: The autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic (ARCH) approach."
The study analyzed the price volatility and supply response of Philippine poultry through live broiler, dressed chicken, chicken eggs, and duck eggs. The autoregressive conditional heteroscedastic (ARCH) approach was used to estimate the expected... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Quality analysis of brown rice using computer vision system (CVS)"
Responding to the need of an automated milling quality assessment for brown rice, a computer vision system (CVS) was implemented to reduce the tedious and subjective manual method of evaluation. An ordinary flatbed scanner and a digital... Read more.MS in Agricultural Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Selection, characterization, and infectivity of entomopathogenic fungi against the spider mite (Tetranychus kanzawai (Kishida) (Tetranychidae: Acarina)."
Six isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Bb1–Bb6), seven isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae (Ma1–Ma7), and one isolate of Paecilomyces lilacinus (P1) from Philippines and Indonesia were evaluated for their infectivity to Tetranychus kanzawai... Read more.PhD in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Spatial integration and price transmission of chicken markets in Central Java, Indonesia"
The study analyzed the spatial market integration and price transmission, and proposed policy directions to enhance market efficiency of the chicken markets in Central Java Province, Indonesia for the period 2004–2009. Broiler and native... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Sufficiency economy philosophy process implementation and outcomes: The case of Naso, Yasothon Province, Thailand"
This research focused on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP), which was developed and advocated by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. It aimed to describe and determine the process of SEP implementation and outcomes. The survey method and... Read more.PhD in Rural Development (Central Luzon State University)