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Marine sediment-derived Streptomyces strain produces angucycline antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus harboring SCCmec type 1 gene
(MDPI, 2020-09-23)The Philippine archipelago is geographically positioned in the tropics with rich areas of marine biodiversity. Its marine sediments harbor actinomycetes that exhibit antibacterial activity. Screening of actinomycetes ... -
Mental health and well-being of children in the Philippine setting during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2021-08-18)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has subjected the mental health and wellbeing of Filipino children under drastic conditions. While children are more vulnerable to these detriments, there remains the absence ... -
Modeling the Philippine cities' competitiveness toward a sustained development amid COVID-19 pandemic
(Department of Trade and Industry, 2020)Cities and urban centers are viewed as drivers of regional and national development. The COVID19 pandemic and the subsequent enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) implemented by the Philippine government and related public ... -
A modified Otsu-based image segmentation algorithm (OBISA)
(Newswood Limited, 2019-03-13)Image thresholding is usually a preprocessing step in a number of image processing algorithms. The segmented images are input for image analyses, computer vision, and visualizations and object representation. Otsu thresholding ... -
Mother tongue: for teaching and learning
(LORIMAR Publishing, Inc., 2016)In the midst of curricular changes in education, we felt the need to proactively share ideas and assist future teachers to unravel so many questions on how to teach our own mother tongue. Our dedication to take part in ... -
Mothering from a distance: The lived experiences of Filipina transnational mothers in Singapore
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2021-12-01)Transnational motherhood continues to grow among Filipina mothers. It resulted in economic prosperity and quality of life of Filipino families but caused family pressures within the sphere of motherhood. This qualitative ... -
Multi-country study on the prevalence and clinical features of peripheral arterial disease in Asian type 2 diabetes patients at high risk of atherosclerosis
(Elsevier, 2007-04-01)Objective: PAD-SEARCH was the first international study to investigate the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in Asian type 2 diabetic patients and to demonstrate the relationships between putative risk ... -
Multi-level attribute-based matching approach towards energy-efficient resource provisioning in cloud data centers
(Little Lion Scientific, 2018-01-31)In this paper, we present a resource provisioning technique which classifies data center entities through their attributes as characterized by their resource requirements. The classification process enables the multilevel ... -
Multiple level information security using image steganography and authentication
(World Academy of Research in Science and Engineering, 2019-12)The security of information during transmission in the open network is crucial. While sharing digital data on the internet, it is essential to observe information security goals: confidentiality, integrity, authenticity, ... -
Neural network model using back-propagation algorithm with momentum term for credit risk evaluation system
(The SCIence and Engineering Institute (SCIEI), 2016)This paper present the results of an experiment made with the aid of KangarooBPNN, a graphical user interface software in order to find the Mean Squared Error (MSE) of a supervised neural network model. In the previous ... -
A Novel approach for determining distributed generations penetration level using Least Square Minimization (LSM) curve fitting
(Fuji Technology Press Ltd., 2016-09-01)With the publicized benefits offered by renewable energy resources, more and more households embrace the utilization of stand-alone installations ranging from small to medium scale systems. In literature, several studies ... -
Oculomotor and visual axis systems sparing in spinocerebellar ataxia type 13R420H
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On the use of multi-lingual approach for a cloud-based transcription system for the ‘Ilonggoish’ dialect
(Science and Engineering Research Support Society, 2018)The study is aimed at the development of a Transcription System for ‘Ilonggoish’ Dialect, which is a widely-spoken local language in the Philippines. It is a software that records speech in .wav file format, transcribes ... -
Optimistic but tired of hearing about COVID: Optimism as a predictor of COVID-19 information and behavioral fatigue among Filipino youth
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021-10-08)Because of prolonged exposure to unresolved adversities due to COVID-19, people in developing countries are at risk of developing pandemic fatigue. Cognizant of the role of optimism in the way individuals deal with health ... -
Optimized H− extraction in an argon–magnesium seeded magnetized sheet plasma
(Elsevier B.V., 2008-06)The enhancement and optimization of H− extraction through argon and magnesium seeding of hydrogen discharges in a magnetized sheet plasma source are reported. The paper first presents the modification of the production ... -
Performance evaluation of lightweight advanced encryption standard hardware implementation
(Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication, 2019-07-02)Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is one of the most secured encryption algorithm because of its robustness and complexity. Because of its complexity, AES has slow computation. This paper presents a Lightweight Advanced ... -
Phenomenology of "Lubag" or X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2002-06-24)X-linked dystonia-parkinsonism (XDP), or Lubag syndrome, is known to cause progressive dystonia, with or without parkinsonism, among Filipino male adults with maternal roots from the Philippine island of Panay. We present ... -
Photovoice as a tool for understanding sustainability in the Anthropocene
(Springer, Cham, 2017-10-15)This chapter considers how a learning community comprised of prospective and practicing teachers, together with university faculty, engaged with issues of sustainability in a rural community of the Philippines. Photovoice ... -
Potential for the use of vocal individuality as a conservation research tool in two threatened Philippine hornbill species, the Visayan Hornbill and the Rufous-headed Hornbill
(Cambridge University PressBirdLife International, 2009-03-01)This study presents the first multivariate analysis of hornbill vocalizations and the first bioacoustic study of any Philippine hornbill species. We analyzed loud calls of two Philippine hornbill species, the Rufous-headed ... -
Potential for the use of vocal individuality as a conservation research tool in two threatened Philippine hornbill species, the Visayan hornbill and the Rufous-headed hornbill.
(Cambridge University Press, 2009-03-01)This study presents the first multivariate analysis of hornbill vocalizations and the first bioacoustic study of any Philippine hornbill species. We analyzed loud calls of two Philippine hornbill species, the Rufous-headed ...