The main obstacles to a “good death” during the Covid-19 pandemic were strict limitations on comforting and communicating with patients

Dying is not a medical experience but also a social and psychological one. We would like to ease the suffering...

Researchers build a smart computer system that can accurately predict issues when two drugs are taken together

Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can be a serious problem in healthcare, causing around 30% of unexpected and dangerous medication issues. Over...

There is a clear correlation between planktonic foraminifera fluxes and seasonally changing environmental conditions

Planktonic foraminifera are calcareous zooplankton inhibiting the water column. They are sensitive to hydrographic stresses, and variations in their population...

Replacing gravel with coconut shell aggregates does not make concrete harder and less prone to corrosion

Utilizing coconut shell aggregates (CSA) in concrete benefits agricultural waste management and reduces the demand for mineral resources. Several studies...

Social media fueled widespread dissemination of disinformation narratives during the 2022 Philippine national election campaign period

Social media played a significant role in the 2022 Philippine national elections. Using various empirical sources, including an original pre-electoral...

The Sakdalistas focused on moral language in their writings while the Communists used a more economic-oriented tone

In Philippine historiography, there has been a tendency to either classify political movements using rigid and “elite” categories (fanatical vs...

Geophysical potential field investigation of the Macolod Corridor and adjacent regions: Crustal structure, heat flow, and deformation near the terminus of the Manila subduction zone

Researchers develop first marine plastics pollution database in Southeast Asia

The Southeast Asian region has been consistently tagged as among the top polluters of plastic in the oceans, with the...

Despite having positive views about queering English language teaching, teachers report limited knowledge of queer concepts

In the last two decades, there has been an increasing acknowledgement of and interest in the role of education in...

“No home birthing” policy affected the social and economic status of hilots and the well-being of mothers in a community

The paper aims to document the ways people understand, practice and experience pregnancy and childbirth in a community in Batangas,...

Filipino women exposed to violence between their parents are likely to be both a perpetrator and a victim of intimate partner violence

Violence can be transferred from one generation to another through social learning. Social learning theory posits that behaviors and values...

Children’s writers can present issues to young readers through words, linguistic structures and literary devices

This research focuses on the analysis of five stories for children written by Filipino authors and published in the Philippines...