Ragas, R.E.G. Department of Biology and Environmental Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines Mangubat,, J. R. BD Agriculture Philippines, Inc., Pasig City, 1605, Philippines Rasco, E. T., Jr. National Academy of Science and Technology, Makati City, 1630, Philippines Abstract Weed management in the slope farms of a banana plantation poses a challenge because the banana canopy provides a condition that allows...

Abstract In this paper, we report on the chemistry of the rare South African Actinomycete Kribbella speibonae strain SK5, a prolific producer of hydroxamate siderophores and their congeners. Two new analogues, dehydroxylated desferrioxamines, speibonoxamine 1 and desoxy-desferrioxamine D1 2, have been isolated, together with four known hydroxamates, desferrioxamine D1 3, desferrioxamine B 4, desoxy-nocardamine 5 and nocardamine 6, and a...

Kojo Sekyi Acquah, Denzil R. Beukes , Digby F. Warner, Paul R. Meyers, Suthananda N. Sunassee , Fleurdeliz Maglangit, Hai Deng , Marcel Jaspars and David W. Gammon Abstract In this paper, we report on the chemistry of the rare South African Actinomycete Kribbella speibonae strain SK5, a prolific producer of hydroxamate siderophores and their congeners. Two new analogues, dehydroxylated desferrioxamines, speibonoxamine 1 and...

Mary Joyce L. Flores, Judith R. Silapan and Brisneve EdullantesDepartment of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City Abstract A survey of zooplankton composition and abundance was conductedon four nearshore waters last May 2014, 9 months after the oil spill by the passenger vessel “MV Saint Thomas Aquinas.” Samples from three sites hypothesized to represent different degrees of...

Jonathan de la Cerna, Karl Jade Cosido Psychology Department, University of the Philippines Cebu [email protected], [email protected] Abstract The literature on same-sex relationship is filled with studies pertaining to homosexual men. Few works have been done accounting the perspective of straight men who are involved in same-sex relationships. Drawing from 23 self-identified straight men who are and have been in romantic relationships...

by Felix S. Aca-ac Jr., Isabelle Sofia M. Baes, Angela Gabrielle Balbuena, Divine Grace Cañon, Romina Pauline P. Justiniani, Ikecraig Jean Laoagan, and Tiffany Adelaine Tan* Abstract For a robust economy, unemployment may be caused by job-mismatch, and job-mismatch is often associated with unemployable degree holders. A possible reason for this mismatch is the lack of a standard definition of what is quality higher education (HE) from the...