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All-female team of De La Salle University (DLSU) turned out in the recently concluded National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE) 2009. The finalists received the "Sibol Award-Outstanding Student Creative Research" on the college level with their research "Greenstick Fracture Detection and Diagnosis Using Image Processing and Analysis." The all-female team composed of Airi Bianca Beltran, Rachel Joyce Oaña and Cathlyn Marie Montano. The DLSU team, a blend of computer geeks and computer science majors, said it was the time when they were just starting that challenged them the most. They developed a system that performs image processing and analysis to detect fractures, specifically Greenstick fractures. These fractures are one of the most common fractures in children and, if undiagnosed and untreated, can lead to deformity and permanent disability.
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A bio-organic fertilizer, called Seed Growth, was developed by renowned inventor Engr. Glenn T. Castillo by using nanotechnology which deals with the development of materials or devices within the size of 100 nanometers or smaller in at least one dimension. This bio-organic plant supplement is made from fruit extracts and beneficial microorganisms can increase crop yields by as much as 30 percent while reducing the use of chemical fertilizer by 50 percent in the initial cropping. |
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JCI Senate Philippines and The Insular Life Assurance Co., Ltd. recently award their winners for the 2009 Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) awards. Given below are the names of the awardees in their respective field: Teotimo M. Aganon, Ph.D. for Science and Technology - distinguished himself a scientist, research and development administrator, socio-civic leader, and educator. He contributed greatly to the growth of pest management technology, particularly in rodent control and locust containment in central Luzon.
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Dr. Armando Espino of Central Luzon State University (CLSU) has developed a machine that can make goat feeds into pellets. The said machine is expected to help out ensure the continuous availability of high-protein, low-cost feeds of goats by using the surplus during the wet months as material for pelleted total mixed ration (TMR). Dr. Espino designed and fabricated the gadget to ensure a year-round feed supply for goats. The pelleted TRM is a mixture of napier, ipil-ipil, rice bran, copra meal, molasses, discaphos, ranzoni, and salt, a complete nutrient food for goats. With it, goats are guaranteed to have better food efficiency and greater starch digestibility.
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Filipino inventors of rescue boat barely showed interest in acquiring their work for several reasons. Mariano Griño, now 62 and one of rescue boat inventors, said that he cannot produce without orders due to lack of enough capital. Griño is the retired as division chief at the National Economic and Development Authority in Western Visayas. He is a reservist of the Regional Community Defense Center.
Because of his experience he has in producing rubber boats, he built a prototype boat in the backyard of his house in Jaro District in Iloilo City, utilizing imported and locally made materials. |
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