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"Transaction-cost Politics in Environmental Regulation and the Case of Hazardous Wastes in the Philippines."
This study attempts a conceptual unification of the works on transaction-cost politics by Avinash Dixit and other literature on the Coase theorem and transaction costs as applied to regulation and to politics. The analytical framework developed... Read more.MS in Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Wheat Decision Support System (WDSS): A Decision Support System for Determining Wheat Potential Areas in Lombok Island"
Wheat is one of Indonesia’s major food, which is imported from producer countries. In 1986, import value of wheat and its derivative products was about USD 296 million. In 2001, the value reached USD one billion (BPS 2002). ... Read more.MS in Agricultural Engineering (Bogor Agricultural University)"Altitudinal Gradient Distribution of Pteridophytes on Mt. Banahaw de Lucban, Luzon Island, Philippines"
An altitudinal transect study of pteridophytes was conducted at the northeastern slope of Mt. Banahaw de Lucban. Ninety-three species representing 47 genera and 24 families were found in the study area, 15 percent of which were Philippine... Read more.MS in Botany (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Assessment of the Role of Wood Products in Mitigating Climate Change"
Timber harvesting and production of wood products are important components of the Philippines’ carbon budget. However, there is no information available on the amount of carbon released and stored from forests, wood products down to their... Read more.PhD in Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Biological Responses of Inhaling Gas and Particulate Matter from Biomass Burning on the Respiratory System of Rats"
Trans-boundary air pollution from biomass burning like forest fire is a recurrent environmental problem in Southeast Asia. This raises inevitable issues of the impact of increasing air pollution on human health. Biomass burning releases large amount... Read more.MS in Animal Physiology (Universiti Putra Malaysia)"Carbon Storage of Land Cover Types in the Western Margin of Mt. Makiling, Laguna, Philippines"
Carbon storage of land cover types that represent stages of a common land use system in Barangay Puting Lupa, Calamba City at the western margin of the Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve was determined. The land cover types were open kaingin... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Carbon Storage of Land Cover Types in the Western Margin of Mt. Makiling, Laguna, Philippines"
Carbon storage of land cover types that represent stages of a common land use system in Barangay Puting Lupa, Calamba City at the western margin of the Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve was determined. The land cover types were open kaingin... Read more.MS in Environmental Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Comparative and Competitive Advantage Analysis of Vegetables Crop Pattern in Serayu Catchment Area, Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia"
The objective of this study was to analyze the sustainability aspect of the farming system, revenue ratio toward the cost, domestic resource cost, and the most priority commodity in Serayu Upper Catchment Area in Wonosobo, Central Java... Read more.MS in Agricultural Development (Gadjah Mada University)"Control of Solanaceous Bacterial Wilt Disease (Ralstonia Solanacearum) by Reducing the Amount of Initial Inoculum"
Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the main problems for many crops in tropical and subtropical regions. One of the alternative strategies that can be done to control this bacterial disease is by reducing the amount of... Read more.MS in Phytopathology (Gadjah Mada University)"Determinants of Global Competitiveness of the Philippine Coconut Industry"
The study assessed the global competitiveness of the Philippine coconut oil industry. Revealed comparative advantage (RCA), competitive advantage measures, and comparison of quality competitiveness of Philippine coconut oil with international... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)