Numerous bodies of water that provide benefits to man have been polluted nowadays due to accumulation of heavy metal wastes resulting from anthropogenic activity. Cadmium is one of those toxic metals known to create long-term ...

Mountain Province boasts of limestone forests and a cool weather that provide a suitable home for some Begonia species. To date however, the last taxonomic account of Begonia species in the said province is more than a ...

Rotavirus is the major cause of diarrhea in young animals and children worldwide. There is a lack of research done on porcine rotavirus in the Philippines hence, this study was conceptualized. This study aims to molecularly ...

The relationship between biomass soil fertility and aboveground is an important but poorly understood component of a tropical rain forest. No consistent trend connecting the two has been established in past studies (Castilho ...

Dengue is a major public health problem around the world transmitted by mosquitoes carrying an arbovirus. The study was initiated to determine and compare the relative indoor and outdoor densities of the primary dengue ...

This study aimed to assess the presence of Plasmodium sporozoites in Anopheles mosquitoes in Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac from November 2012 to January 2013. A total of 5,401 mosquitoes were using a commercial CO2 trap that utilized ...

A modified Allium test was used to screen the potential toxicity risk of water samples obtained from three freshwater ecosystems: Binosawan River, Pagcolbon Pond and Mistika Creek in Rapu Rapu Island, Albay, Bicol. There ...

Most of the studies conducted by researchers on the antimicrobial property of the chemicals produced by plants for defense and for inhibition of the microflora surrounding it, utilize dried and powdered form of the plant. ...

Reserpine, an indole alkaloid found in leaves of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don, is of pharmacological importance mainly due to its hypotensive effect. This study aimed to detect reserpine in callus culture of C. roseus. ...

Seven of the ten Philippine medicinal plants as stated by the Department of Health Philippines: Cassia alata, Momordica charantia, Allium sativum, Psidium guajava, Peperomia pellucida, Blumea balsamifera, and Mentha cordifola ...