Biomedical Engineering
Bone is a hierarchically structured tissue composed of a collagen-based organic matrix reinforced with hydroxyapatite (HAp). Replicating this complexity using sustainable materials remains a…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Overexpression of BCL-2 and XIAP proteins inhibits caspase-mediated apoptosis in mutated cells, promoting survival and driving chemoresistance, leading to poor clinical prognosis, highlights…
Materials Science
ILLUMINA is a multilayer biomass-based film that has been created to assist homes and rural schools struggling with expensive lighting solutions by converting wavelengths and controlling opt…
Biomedical Engineering
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, yet 2.3 billion women lack access to screening due to the prohibitive cost of commercial computer-aided detection systems (~$50…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The outbreak of the coconut scale insect first occurred around May to August 2014, becoming a threat to the Philippines' coconut industry. The pest recurred around October 2017 and May 2025.…
Physics and Astronomy
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are targeted by 30-40% of FDA-approved drugs, yet structure determination remains hindered by cryogenic conditions of conventional methods such as macromo…
Software Design
Living alone should not mean dying alone, yet loneliness and unattended deaths continue to rise as global isolation increases; research shows a 32% increase in mortality among solitary indiv…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The growing need for an efficient small-scale wind energy system led to the investigation of a biomimetic combination of hammerhead shark-inspired tubercles and golf ball dimple surface roug…
Translational Medical Science
Conventional methods for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) early diagnosis are often considered not cost-effective and sometimes invasive. Although recent AD studies focus on blood biomarker-based me…
Materials Science
Quasicrystals are materials with ordered but aperiodic atomic arrangements, which can be contrasted from traditional crystals that possess a periodic structure. Their unique thermal and elec…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This study focuses on the sustainable use of biomass wastes (carbonized green mussel shells, abaca fibers) as possible electrode layers to build a reinforced composite assembly for energy st…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Mangroves play a crucial role in coastal protection, biodiversity support, carbon sequestration, and water purification. However, between 1996 and 2020, the Philippines lost 7,934 hectares o…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The therapeutic value of traditional plants in the Philippines remains underexplored. Thus, this study investigates the neuroprotective potential of Premna odorata leaf extract for Alzheimer…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Project SEAS is a smart buoy monitoring system designed to overcome the issues of monitoring marine sanctuaries, especially in remote locations. This system employs an ESP32 microcontroller…
Biomedical Engineering
Skin cancer is a common yet curable disease if diagnosed early. This study developed SKIMP, a portable artificial intelligence-based diagnostic device, to facilitate early detection of skin…
Mathematics
This study aimed to develop a theorem that algebraically calculates the maximum number of spheres inscribed within a ring torus and its resulting total volume. A ring torus is a circle with…
Environmental Engineering
In the Philippines, where one-third of employment is in the agricultural sector, low agricultural productivity has hindered economic growth. Thus, AGRIGENT was developed to improve greenhous…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Lung cancer ranks as the third leading cause of deaths in the Philippines and a major global contributor to cancer-related mortality. It is recognized that several natural products have anti…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This research addresses the pivotal role of the agricultural sector in the Philippine economy, constituting 9.43 percent of the GDP and engaging 30 percent of the labor force. Corn, the seco…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Philippines, ranking as the third most vulnerable nation to natural disasters on a global scale, faces escalating danger posed by typhoons and floods, resulting in significant human casu…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fourth Award
Strongyloides, a group of parasites identified in ruminants, had displayed a growing resistance against commercial anthelmintic treatments which has caused economic losses in livestock and a…
Materials Science
In 2019, 455 million global occurrences of acute or chronic bone fracture symptoms and 178 million fractures were recorded. In the Philippines, hip fractures are projected to escalate to 175…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This study focuses on efficient biodiesel production using rice bran oil as a renewable resource, aiming to determine the optimal conditions for transesterification. The free fatty acid cont…
Embedded Systems
Motorcycle-related accidents are one of the major problems in the Philippines; most of these are caused by driving under the influence of alcohol and the absence of helmets. Also, motorcycle…
Animal Sciences
Alcohol consumption, which leads to complex disorders involving neurological deficits, is one of the main contributors in chronic diseases around the world with overall global death reaching…
Plant Sciences
Nypa fruticans Wurmb. is a coastal plant widely sourced by communities as thatching material, wine, and vinegar. Several literature supports its use in sourcing renewable energy and fermenta…
Chemistry
Increasing heavy metal pollution needs efficient water monitoring. Hence, this study optimized N-doped Carbon Quantum Dots (NCQDs) for heavy metal sensing. Incorporating an emerging approach…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oil spill causes serious depletion to marine life around the world. In the Philippines, managing oil spill remains a challenge due to unexplored technology for clean up and retrieval. This s…
Materials Science
Organic pollutants cause detrimental effects to aquatic communities living in them; thus, becoming a threat to the Philippines' river water system. To address this, graphene oxide was magnet…
Plant Sciences
About 20 typhoons devastate the Philippines annually. This, along with lengthy rainy seasons, caused wastage of over 12.5 million tons of rice since 2001. Moreover, Filipino farmers have no…