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"Economic Values of Soil Erosion in Inle Lake Watershed at Nyaung Shwe Township, Myanmar"
The study was conducted to estimate the economic values of soil erosion and sedimentation in Inle Lake Watershed at Nyaung Shwe Township, Myanmar. On-site impacts of soil erosion in the uplands of the eastern side of Inle Lake were valuated... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of Genetic Variation on Growth and Gall Rust Disease Resistance in Falcataria moluccana (Miq.) Barneby and J.W. Grimes in Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia"
Batai (Falcataria moluccana [Miq.] Barneby and J.W. Grimes) is one of the valuable multipurpose tree species for forest plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia. However, since 1993, gall rust disease had been identified as dangerous malady of... Read more.MS in Tree Improvement (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Effects of Organic-based and Foliar Fertilizers on the Growth, Yield, and Quality of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)"
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of different types of fertilizers on cocoa growth production and quality of cocoa beans. Field experiment was undertaken to study the effects of organic-based and foliar fertilizers on soil fertility... Read more.MS in Soil Management (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Environmental Management of the Stung Mean Chey Solid Waste Disposal Site in Phnom Penh City, Cambodia"
Stung Mean Chey dumpsite, the only disposal site in Phnom Penh City, is still being used now and will be full by 2010. There is an urgent need to manage this dumpsite so that its productive lifespan can be extended while waiting for a new... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Evaluation of the Distribution of Chemical Constituents and Parameters for Near Infrared Spectra of Total Soluble Solids and Dry Matter Content for Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus) as an Index of Maturity"
The nondestructive technology, near infrared spectroscopy (NIR) was applied to predict the total soluble solids and dry matter content of dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus [HAW.]). The principle of this technology is the absorption of C-H, O-H... Read more.PhD in Food Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Evaluation of the Hypoglycemic Activity of Spray-dried Banaba [Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.] Powder on Alloxan-induced Diabetic ICR mice"
This study was conducted to evaluate the hypoglycemic activity of spray-dried banaba [Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.] powder (250 and 1,000 mg/kg), banaba decoction (20 ml/kg), and glibenclamide (10 mg/kg) on alloxan-induced diabetic male... Read more.MS in Veterinary Medicine (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Factors Relating Farmer's Adoption of Rice Register Seed Cultivation Tha Dock Kham 1 in Saythany District, Vientiane, Lao PDR"
The research target group was farmer households who cultivate rice register seed for Napock Rice Seed Multiplication Center in Saythany District, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Farmers from 11 villages and 78 families from four zones; namely, Veunkham... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Extension (Kasetsart University)"Forest Land-use Change in Ngoc Phai Commune, Cho Don District, Bac Kan Province, Vietnam (1990-2005)"
This study aimed to determine forest land use change (FLUC) for the last 15 years (1990-2005) during Doi Moi (Renovation) era in Ngoc Phai Commune, Vietnam. Village surveys were conducted to gather biophysical and socioeconomic characteristics... Read more.MS in Forest Resource Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Genetic Diversity Assessment of Myanmar Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Varieties using Morphological Characters and SSR Markers"
This study was conducted to assess the genetic diversity of Myanmar rice varieties using morphological characters and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Genetic diversity of Myanmar rice varieties was analyzed using Shannon Weaver... Read more.MS in Plant Genetic Resources Conservation and Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Impact of Investment Inflows on Regional Disparity in Indonesia"
Some tactical policies related to regional development, whether they were intended or not, were implemented since the early 1970s. Moreover, some policies were formulated in the 1990s to reduce regional disparities. However, they were more in... Read more.PhD in International Economics (Universiti Putra Malaysia)