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"Some Socioeconomic Determinants of the Nutritional Status of Pre-school Children in Five Rural Barangays of Batangas and Laguna"
The study determined the extent of malnutrition among pre-school children; evaluated the relationship of socioeconomic variables such as income, occupation of parents, household size, food expenditure, educational attainment of parents, and food... Read more.MS in Applied Nutrition (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Systems of Housing and Feeding of Pigeons for Squab Production"
Three experiments were conducted to evaluate the reproductive performance of a meat breed of pigeons for squab production. Results showed that paired pigeons kept in cages significantly laid more eggs, produced more squabs, consumed more feed... Read more.PhD in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Teachers' Reactions Toward Population Education in Public Secondary Schools"
The study tried to determine the relationship of some selected communication-related variables which influenced the teachers' reactions toward population education in public secondary schools. It involved 300 teachers from 12 public secondary... Read more.PhD in Development Communication (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Effect of Photoperiod and Light Intensity on the Laying Performance of Coturnix Coturnix Japonica"
The study evaluated the effect of the duration of lighted periods minimum as the normal day length (NDL, approximately 12 hrs as minimum) compared with varying lengths of additional hours of artificial light as in: NDL + 2 hrs, NDL + 4 hrs, NDL + 8... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Impact of Maejo Institute of Agricultural Technology Social Laboratory Among Farmers in Four Vilalges in Chiangmai, Thailand"
The study surveyed 200 household head farmers in four villages covered by the Maejo Institute of Agricultural Technology (MIAT) Social Laboratory in Chiangmai, Thailand. The study aimed to describe socioeconomic characteristics of the farmers and to... Read more.MS in Extension Education (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"The Impact of the Rice Intensification Loans on Land Productivity, Input Use, and Income Distribution: The West Java Case, Indonesla"
The impact of the Bimbingan MassaI (BIMAS) Rice lntensification Loans (RIL) on land productivity, input use, and income distribution were analyzed. Data from the lndonesian Consequences of Small Rice Farm Mechanization of the lntenational Rice... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Yield Production Models for Pinus Merkusii Plantations in Java, Indonesia"
This study sought to find an appropriate formulation and specification of a yield prediction model and to construct yield tables for Pinus merkusii plantations in Java, Indonesia. The study aimed to: 1) explore the use of the simultaneous equations... Read more.PhD in Forest Resources Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Correlates of Affective and Behavioral Involvement of Farmers' Organization Members in Two Rural Communities"
The study explored some of the factors influencing the affective and behavioral involvement of farmers' organization members. It also attempted to assess some of the factors which explain the variability of affective and behavioral involvement in... Read more.PhD in Community Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Economic Incentives and Comparative Advantage in Philippine Agriculture: The Case of the National Cotton Development Program"
The impact of broad government policies and specific programs on the incentive structure in the cotton industry and the relative competitiveness of domestically-produced cotton with respect to imported cotton were studied. Results indicated that... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of IBA, Nitrogen Fertilizer, and Soil Moisture Content on the Growth Responses of Molave (Vitex Parviflora Juss) and Mahogany (Swietenia Macropylla King) Seedlings"
In the first experiment, molave seeds treated with 90 percent H2SO4 concentration produced the best germination of 63 percent in 30 days, while 87 percent of mahogany seeds germinated in 47 days when treated with cold water. Molave and mahogany... Read more.PhD in Forestry (University of the Philippines Los Baños)