Rice is a primary commodity in the Philippines and staple food for Filipino families. Climate change, low yield, decreasing number of Filipinos engaged agriculture lead to instability supply rice fluctuation market price affecting local farmers, millers, consumers. In an attempt address shortage lower retail prices, Republic Act No. 11203 or Tariffication Law was promulgated. Given contribution...

background: gingival recession is the most common and undesirable condition of the gingiva. the aim of study was to investigate the aetiology and severity of gingival recession in a greek adult population sample.     methods: the study was performed on 165 males and 179 females, 18-68 years old who sought dental treatment in a private dental practice and showed gingival recession. all subjects ...

Several researchers have measured and analyzed cognitive performance (Newcomb & Trefz, 1987; Cano, 1988; Pickford, 1988) and analyzed critical thinking abilities of students (Kahler, Millers, & Rollins, 1988; Arter & Salmon, 1987; Ennis, 1985). Past research has indicated that most students show little evidence of using critical thinking abilities when solving problems; in fact, most students c...

This study compared preferred rice varieties by millers and farmers in Bangladesh, hypothesizing that public breeders would focus on goods like disease resistance, whereas private profits the entire chain. Primary data were collected from 99 68 millers, who are among key stakeholders production system. A four-point rating scale was designed to assess level of preference for different traits sel...

AIMS To investigate the consequences of improvement in the workplace environment over six decades (1940-96) in asbestos miners and millers from a developing country (Brazil). METHODS A total of 3634 Brazilian workers with at least one year of exposure completed a respiratory symptoms questionnaire, chest radiography, and a spirometric evaluation. The study population was separated into three ...