Paul Joshua Marquez, Eureka Teresa Ocampo, Menandro Loresco, Ma. Lourdes Edaño, Agapita J. Salces
{"title":"Improvement of Forage Productivity by Intercropping Pakchong 1 and Napier Grass with Mungbean and Soybean in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines","authors":"Paul Joshua Marquez, Eureka Teresa Ocampo, Menandro Loresco, Ma. Lourdes Edaño, Agapita J. Salces","doi":"10.62550/fp16104025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.62550/fp16104025","url":null,"abstract":"Forage demand is rising in the Philippines, and to sustainably boost agronomic performance, the beneficial impact of intercropping was investigated. This study characterized the performance of high-yielding forages, namely Napier grass (NG) and Pakchong 1 (PK), when intercropped with soybean (SB) and mungbean (MB) under rain-fed conditions in Los Banos, Laguna. The experiment was conducted in a repeated-measures RCBD replicated 3 times with grass species and cropping system as main factors, resulting in the following treatment combinations: Sole NG, Sole PK, NGSB, NGMB, PKSB, and PKMB. Grasses were ratooned, legumes were harvested, and legume seeds were re-sown every 45 to 50 d. This was repeated 6 times after the 70 d of initial establishment. Plant height, tiller count, dry matter (DM) yield, root biomass, and competition indices were measured. Data were analyzed using linear mixed-effects models, and means were compared using estimated marginal means at α = 5%. Key findings highlight that intercropping increased tiller count in Napier grass and grass yield in both species by more than 50%, but also decreased legume hay yield by more than 50%. PKMB produced the highest total grass yield amounting to 35.11 t ha−1 after 6 ratoon cycles. The significant main effect of grass species indicated that Pakchong 1 was inherently taller, produced and maintained more root biomass, and marginally yielded more than Napier grass, but bore fewer tillers compared to the latter. Land equivalent ratio (LER) values showed that all intercropping treatments were advantageous over monocropping. Aggressivity and competitive ratio values indicated that the grasses dominated the legumes in intercropping. These findings provide empirical evidence that legume intercropping with mungbean and soybean improves Napier grass and Pakchong 1 agronomic performance and productivity.","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"109 1","pages":"83-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148672258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julienne Ivan D Soberano, Mary Abigail Hernandez, Marysol C Cacciata, Jo Leah A Flores, Erwin William A Leyva, Josefina A Tuazon, Lorraine S Evangelista
{"title":"A Comparative Study on Health Risks, Lifestyle Behaviors, Health Perceptions, and Health Seeking Patterns between Older and Younger Filipinos in the Rural Areas.","authors":"Julienne Ivan D Soberano, Mary Abigail Hernandez, Marysol C Cacciata, Jo Leah A Flores, Erwin William A Leyva, Josefina A Tuazon, Lorraine S Evangelista","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Worldwide trends in health risks, lifestyle behaviors, health perceptions, and health-seeking patterns suggest alarming disparities among individuals from low- and middle-income countries. Such international comparisons are particularly troubling for older individuals (≥ 60 years).</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aims to compare health risks, lifestyle behaviors, health perceptions, and health-seeking patterns between younger (<60) and older (≥60) Filipinos from rural communities in the Philippines.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comparative cross-sectional study was employed with 863 younger and 427 older Filipinos. Data were analyzed using frequencies, chi-squares, and T-tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Older participants were more likely to be single/widowed, ≤ high school education and had higher rates of hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and depression. They reported poorer health status and went to the village health center when sick. Furthermore, they were less likely to drink alcohol and see a physician.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There were significant differences in modifiable health risks and lifestyle behaviors and differences in health perceptions between younger and older cohorts of Filipinos living in rural areas in the Philippines. Our findings suggest the need to design separate health promotion interventions that target older and younger Filipinos' unique needs from rural communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"93 1","pages":"3-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10888510/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139973830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Primary health care.","authors":"D. Sanders, N. Schaay, Suraya Mohamed","doi":"10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00353-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00353-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"50 4 1","pages":"5-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00353-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54168143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiahui Gu, Shuli Wang, Lina Zheng, Jingman Wang, Yingmin Lu
{"title":"Detection and Elimination of Four Viruses in Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.)","authors":"Jiahui Gu, Shuli Wang, Lina Zheng, Jingman Wang, Yingmin Lu","doi":"10.62550/jg355361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.62550/jg355361","url":null,"abstract":"Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) is one of the most popular cut flowers throughout the world. However, it is seriously damaged by virus infection. Four viruses were detected and eliminated from three popular carnation cultivars (‘Master’, ‘Pink’ and ‘Liberty’). The coat protein gene sequence-based primers were designed and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) was optimized for the detection of four viruses: Carnation mottle virus (CarMV), Carnation ring spot virus (CRSV), Carnation latent virus (CLV) and Carnation necrotic fleck virus (CNFV). The detection sensitivity level of this method was up to pg 10-12. The PCR product homologous sequences were compared with most isolate nucleotides in GenBank, and no significant differences were found. The nucleotide sequence homology of CarMV, CRSV, CLV and CNFV was more than 88%. Chemotherapy, thermotherapy and microapical culture were applied to eliminate viruses, and virus-free plants from the three cultivars were obtained. Chemotherapy was found to be the most efficient way for virus elimination due to its short duration, high efficiency and practicability.","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"97 4","pages":"355-361"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147877741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Filipino-American Nurses' Knowledge, Perceptions, Beliefs and Practice of Genetics and Genomics.","authors":"Leorey N Saligan, Reynaldo R Rivera","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>There is limited information on the knowledge, perceptions, beliefs, and practice, about genetics and genomics among Filipino-American nurses. The National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Organizations (NCEMNA), in which the Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA) is a member organization, conducted an online survey to describe the genomic knowledge, perceptions, beliefs, and practice of minority nurses. This study reports on responses from Filipino-American survey participants, which is a subset analysis of the larger NCEMNA survey.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge, perceptions, beliefs, practice and genomic education of Filipino-American nurses.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An online survey of 112 Filipino-American nurses was conducted to describe the knowledge, perceptions, beliefs, and practice of genetics/genomics. Survey responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most (94%) Filipino-American nurses wanted to learn more about genetics. Although 41% of the respondents indicated good understanding of genetics of common diseases, 60% had not attended any related continuing education courses since RN licensure, and 73% reported unavailability of genetic courses to take. The majority (83%) of PNAA respondents indicated that they would attend genetics/genomics awareness training if it was offered by their national organization during their annual conference, and 86% reported that the national organization should have a visible role in genetics/genomics initiatives in their community.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Filipino-American nurses wanted to learn more about genetics and were willing to attend genetics/genomics trainings if offered by PNAA. The study findings can assist PNAA in planning future educational programs that incorporates genetics and genomics information.</p>","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"84 2","pages":"48-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4587565/pdf/nihms667163.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34057322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interpersonal relationships between the nurses and the doctors, professional performance and quality of care.","authors":"E Y Kim","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"64 1","pages":"17-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18733824","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical responsibilities of the nurse.","authors":"P T Marfori","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"64 1","pages":"2-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18733826","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The relationship between holistic care and therapeutic healing.","authors":"M A Thomas, L Layo-Danao","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"64 1","pages":"7-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1994-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18735041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A conceptual framework for the integration of primary health care in the BSN curriculum.","authors":"L Layo-Dano","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35612,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Nursing","volume":"63 1","pages":"18-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19289460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}