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"Rural Poverty and Indebtedness: A Study in Three Thai Villages in Nongbua District, Nakhonsawan Province"
The nature and characteristics of rural indebtedness and poverty in three villages in Thailand were investigated. The study revealed that commercialization of agriculture increased cost of farmers' investment in farming. Their way of life... Read more.PhD in Rural Sociology (Universiti Pertanian Malaysia)"The Effects of Rattan Ban on the Industrial Growth and Distribution of Economic Rent in Indonesia"
Rattan export bans helped develop the rattan industry in Indonesia, especially rattan furniture manufacturing. Sumatera, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi were the major suppliers of rattan raw materials while Java had taken the lead in value-adding... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (Institut Pertanian Bogor)"The Relationship of Anatomical Features to the Permeability of Kaatoan Bangkal (Anthocephalus chinensis Rich Ex Walp)"
Samples from five kaatoan bangkal (Anthocephalus chinensis Rich Ex Walp) trees were collected from the Makiling Experimental and Demonstration Forest at Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. Disk samples of 10 cm thickness were cut from each tree at... Read more.PhD in Wood Science and Technology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Training Officers' Perception of and Performance in Relation to Components of Different Extension Approaches in Thailand"
The study evaluated the effect of selected individual factors, components of extension approaches, and task environment on the training officers' role performance in Thailand's Department of Agricultural Extension (DOAE). One... Read more.PhD in Extension Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Women Entrepreneurs of the Cordillera Administrative Region: Their Characteristics, Motivations, and Gains"
The study described the socioeconomic characteristics, motivations, and nature of the enterprises and the gains of the Cordillera Administrative Region's (CAR) women entrepreneurs. Two hundred and twelve women entrepreneurs from five... Read more.PhD in Rural Development (Central Luzon State University)"Adoption of Social Forestry Technologies in Pagkalinawan, Jalajala, Rizal: An Assessment of Some Related Factors and Selected Case Studies of Adoption Dynamics"
This study investigated the dynamics of adoption of the recommended social forestry technologies in the learning s ite of the Department of Social Forestry, University of the Philippines Los Baños, in Pagkalinawan, Jalajala, Rizal... Read more.MS in Social Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Aerobic Bacteria Isolated from Canine Vagina"
This study determined the types of aerobic bacteria present in the vagina of 51 dogs. In study I (longitudinal study), the aerobic bacteria from normal and abnormal postpuberal dogs were compared. Vaginal swab specimens from six apparently... Read more.MS in Veterinary Medicine (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"An Analysis of the Factors Causing the Pollution of Parongking River, Pangasinan"
The study aimed to find out the extent of pollution of Parongking River in Pangasinan, Philippines to determine the interrelationship among the various river system components in relation to resource use and management. To assess the degree... Read more.MS in Environmental Studies (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Clinicopathologic Observations of Natural Infectious Coryza in Chicken (Gallus domesticus Linn.)"
Clinical and gross pathological observations, bacterial isolation, and light and electron microscopic examination were conducted in five chickens showing symptoms of infectious coryza. Present findings on natural infectious coryza showed... Read more.MS in Veterinary Medicine (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Community Participation in a Government-assisted Traditional Irrigation System in Tanjung Kurung, Kota Agung, Lahat, South Sumatera, Indonesia"
Generally, the study sought to determine the extent of the government's assistance to farmers' participation in the maintenance and repair of the irrigation system, particularly the traditional irrigation. It was conducted at Tajung... Read more.MS in Development Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)