Research and Innovation
As the national university, we champion and support innovative research that addresses the country’s most pressing challenges.
09 Jun 2025
There is a weak relationship between 3D mandibular shape and diet in extant primates
This is a study that uses 3D shape analyses to investigate if there is a relationship between mandible shape in...
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09 Jun 2025
The presumed invisibility and “mute” voices of Pinay lesbian writers parallel the similar invisibility of nature in Philippine anthologies
In the introduction to Tingle: Anthology of Pinay Lesbian Writing (2021), the anthology’s editor, Jhoanna Lynn B. Cruz, points to...
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03 Jun 2025
AI can enhance conceptual understanding and boost self-confidence in mathematics
AI is increasingly integrated into educational settings, offering personalized learning experiences that adapt to individual needs. While AI has the...
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28 May 2025
SPECIAL FEATURE: How did Filipino athletes cope with the Covid-19 pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic deeply affected social and economic life around the world. To protect public health, many countries enforced lockdowns...
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21 May 2025
Machine learning holds great promise for advancing hadron physics and deepening our understanding of the subatomic world
We investigated a peak signal around MeV in the invariant mass spectrum, which has intrigued physicists as a potential candidate...
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20 May 2025
Cigarette demand varies with changes in price
This study looks into how recent tax reforms on cigarettes and fermented liquor in the Philippines have affected people’s consumption...
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08 May 2025
There is a weak positive correlation between land surface temperature and concentrations of carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide
This study looks at how land surface temperature (LST) from satellite data, elevation, and air quality parameters are related in...
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07 May 2025
Proper water management and soil sanitation can help prevent crop losses caused by the Paramyrothecium fungus
Paramyrothecium is a fungus that can cause plant diseases like coffee leaf spots, muskmelon crown rot, and eggplant crater rot....
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02 May 2025
Simulations show that rosette nanotube is a potential vehicle for anticancer drugs such as paclitaxel
Anticancer drugs such as paclitaxel (PTX) affect the healthy cells apart from the cancer cells, causing severe side effects. Targeted...
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30 Apr 2025
Leni Robredo’s presidential campaign offered supporters spaces that reflected their hopes by highlighting gender and sexuality issues
This paper examines how Leni Robredo’s presidential campaign during the 2022 Philippines elections used language and visuals to create a...
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30 Apr 2025
Researchers propose a modified inelastic bouncing ball model that includes collision time between the ball and its container
The behavior of granular materials subjected to shaking or vibration remains a complex puzzling phenomenon. A reliable strategy in science...
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25 Apr 2025
A method has been developed to determine the minimum aperture size that a digital micromirror device can accurately render
A digital micromirror device (DMD) is a programmable pixelated instrument that uses an array of tiny individually switchable mirrors as...
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