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"Administrative simplification as a route to local administrative reform: The case of the One Stop Window Service (OSWS) in Battambang District, Battambang Province, Cambodia"
The study was conducted in Battambang District, Battambang Province, Cambodia, which is one of the pilot districts where the administration of the OSWS as an administrative reform in the local government has been implemented. It aimed to identify and... Read more.MPA in Local Governance and Development (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Comparative effects of mannan oligosaccharide (MOS) and doxycycline on the performance, nutrient digestibility, and intestinal morphology of swine [Sus domesticus (Erxleben)]."
Twelve male weanling pigs (initially 30 kg), Landrace-Large White x Duroc- Pietrain strain, were used to determine the comparative effects of mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) from yeast cell wall and doxycycline (antibiotics) on the growth... Read more.MS in Animal Science (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Determinants in the choice of contract arrangements in swine production in Hung Yen Province, Vietnam"
The study determined the factors that influenced the swine farmers’ decision to enter into a contract arrangement with buyers and input suppliers using multinomial logit and probit analyses. It also compared production and marketing costs... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Determinants of global competitiveness of the coffee industry in Lao PDR"
This study aimed to identify the determinants of global competitiveness of the coffee industry in Lao PDR. Results of t-test of means indicated that the average revealed competitive advantage (RCA) value of Lao PDR coffee improved between the... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Development, evaluation, and optimization of a microcontroller-based mechanical coffee roaster for small-scale roasting"
A microcontroller-based multi-crop mechanical roaster that can be used for small-scale roasting was designed, fabricated, and evaluated to establish the optimum combination of the operating parameters involved, namely: roasting temperature, time... Read more.PhD in Agricultural Engineering (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Economic assessment of mangosteen farmers’ adoption of good agricultural practice (GAP) in Rayong Province, Thailand"
Good agricultural practice (GAP) in Thailand involves farm management practices such that application of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides are minimized, among others. This is to assure the export market of food safety. Farmers attend a GAP... Read more.MS in Agricultural Economics (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Effect of soil tillage to soil characterization on Southern Slope Merapi Mountain, Sleman District, Yogyakarta"
The study aimed to determine the effects of soil tillage to soil characterization on soil physical properties, soil chemical properties, and soil mineralogy properties. Soil profiles were determined based on geology map, soil map, and land tillage... Read more.MS in Soil Science (Gadjah Mada University)"Efficacy of the predatory mite Neoseiulus longispinosus (Evans) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to control the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) on green bean and acceptability of the technology to farmers in Hano"
The study evaluated the efficacy of predatory mite Neoseiulus longispinosus as biological control agent against Tetranychus urticae in green bean through a series of tests starting from constructing its life table construction and analyzing its... Read more.MS in Entomology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Genetic diversity of natural populations of Bactrocera occipitalis (Bezzi) and B. philippinensis Drew and Hancock (Diptera: Tephritidae) in selected mango producing areas in the Philippines using microsatellites"
Using nine microsatellite loci, the genetic diversity of natural populations of Bactrocera occipitalis and B. philippinensis was investigated. Estimates of genetic diversity based on allele number (na and ne), heterozygosity (Ho and He), and Shannon... Read more.MS in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (University of the Philippines Los Baños)"Growth and yield models for Eucalyptus species using geospatial technology in Aek Nauli, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia."
This study was conducted primarily to develop a yield prediction model for forest plantation of Eucalyptus spp. in Aek Nauli, North Sumatra, Indonesia as a contribution toward sustainable forestry development and management. Specifically, it aimed to... Read more.PhD in Forestry: Forest Resource Management (University of the Philippines Los Baños)