Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) is a major crop among coastal regions in Asia including the Philippines. However, due to the decline in the economic production of coconut, the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) created a ...

The forests of Ilocos Norte are relatively unexplored and under-collected compared to other forests of the Philippines. Due to this, little is known about the Begonia species of Ilocos Norte. A botanical exploration on the ...

The marine habitat is known as an exceptional reservoir of many bioactive natural products which exhibit features not found in terrestrial natural products. This study involves the determination of the (1) elemental ...

Equine influenza virus (EIV) is considered the most important pathogen of horses that causes acute upper respiratory tract diseases. There is no study assessing the prevalence of EIV in animals used for transportation and ...

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) serves as the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. One important yield-related trait in rice is grain size. However, haplotypes in rice which may be associated with grain size, ...

Presence of thermotolerant Escherichia coli has been detected in different food sources including street foods indicating fecal contamination. Even though not all strains are pathogenic, E. coli has been known to acquire ...

Taurine is a widely-used amino acid that has shown antioxidative properties. Since past studies have partially attributed teratogenicity to oxidative stress, the researchers sought to elucidate if Taurine would induce ...

Controlling mosquitoes at the larval stage is an effective measure to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. Chemical larvicides are known to raise several environmental and public health concerns; thus, non-toxic and biodegradable ...

The City of Manila, Philippines has undergone rapid urbanization and industrialization in recent years. This has resulted in the unabated accumulation of heavy metals in urban soils that could pose health risks to the ...

This study aimed to determine the phytochemicals present in the methanolic, ethanolic, and aqueous extracts of pineapple crown leaves and test their antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli (BIOTECH 1634), Bacillus ...