Research and Innovation
As the national university, we champion and support innovative research that addresses the country’s most pressing challenges.
02 Oct 2023
Smart-city projects will not “reduce inequality, hold policymakers accountable or address the root causes of Manila’s problems”
The Philippines is said to fall behind when it comes to adopting digital technologies and urged to catch up with...
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14 Sep 2023
The location and number of language areas in the brain differ among multilingual brain tumor patients
The location of the speech area in the brain may be different or located in several sites in patients who...
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05 Sep 2023
Agent-based model reveals a sustainable method of forest tree harvesting
The Philippines requires 6 million cubic meters of wood annually, based on its 2006–2014 average wood consumption. However, due to...
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29 Aug 2023
Adjusting the rice cropping calendar can improve the production and income of rice farmers
The study assessed the impact of an adjusted cropping calendar on the welfare of rice farming households in the Mekong...
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15 Aug 2023
Study reports the first cases of yaws, a chronic and highly contagious skin and bone infection, among the Aetas of Quezon
Yaws is a chronic, highly contagious skin and bone infection caused by a bacteria, Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, usually affecting...
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09 Aug 2023
Villages with a large population of women, older persons and agricultural households are most exposed to drought risk
Islands are highly vulnerable to natural disasters and extreme weather events due to their physical size, remoteness, and limited resources....
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04 Aug 2023
Continuing ignition practices have transformed Tau-Buhid Indigenous lands into “territories of fire”
The article challenges the assumption that land tenure is contingent on acquiring a land title. It argues that for Indigenous...
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02 Aug 2023
Occupational therapists can be tapped to design age-friendly cities and communities
Urban planning for age-friendly environments is an important issue, and occupational therapists and occupational scientists could contribute to planning such...
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31 Jul 2023
Injuries suffered by workers on the job such as from falls and contact with sharp objects had been fatal
Although Occupational Health and Safety has been introduced as early as 1971, the protection of workers remained insufficient globally as...
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27 Jul 2023
Human population growth threatens the largest and only protected key biodiversity area in Cebu Island
The continuing pressure on the natural environment exerted by human activities such as land conversion has been threatening to drive...
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25 Jul 2023
The seaweed Saccharina japonica, an important aquaculture crop, shows increased photosynthetic activity under blue light
Saccharina japonica kelps grow naturally in the subtidal zone up to more than 20 m, where blue light (400–500 nm) is...
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21 Jul 2023
Teachers are influenced by their own beliefs in how they promote scientific argumentation in class
This qualitative multiple-case study discusses the importance of investigating the alignment of four biology teachers’ beliefs and practices when teaching...
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