The Transactions of the National Academy of Science and Technology (ISSN 0115-8848) has been published by the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) since 1979. Transactions NAST PHL has traditionally published papers presented during the Academy’s Annual Scientific Meeting to promote science-based policy discussions of and recommendations on timely and relevant national issues as part of its functions as a national science academy.
Starting with Volume 43 (2021) this journal is open to contributions from the global scientific community in all fields—agricultural sciences, biological sciences, engineering science and technology, health sciences, mathematical and physical sciences and social sciences. The types of papers this journal will publish include the following: plenary papers presented at NAST PHL Annual Scientific Meetings, perspectives/commentaries, original articles, review articles, feature articles, brief reports, and auto/biographical essays of members of NAST PHL and other outstanding men and women of science. All contributed papers will be subjected to double-blind peer review.
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Conference Proceedings
The theme of the conference “PAGTANAW 2050: Agham Tungo sa Mabuting Kinabukasan (Foresight 2050: Science for a Sustainable Future)” was chosen by NAST PHL for its 44th ASM and for the 2022 Regional Scientific Meetings (RSM) in order to promote awareness among the STI community of futures thinking and a sustainable blue and circular economy for the Philippines. The RSMs were conducted before the ASM in cooperation with the regional offices of the Department of Science and Technology in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Proceedings of the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting of NAST PHL
Theme
- Message – DOSTSec. Renato U. Solidum, Jr., DOST Secretary
- Message – NEDAAcd. Arsenio M. Balisacan, NEDA Secretary
- Message – NAST PresidentAcd. Rhodora V. Azanza, NAST President
- Message – Chair Steering CommitteeAcd. Fabian M. Dayrit, Chair, Steering Committee
- ResolutionsDelivered during the 44th Annual Scientific Meeting (13-14 July 2022) of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines
Plenary Paper
Feature
Brief Report
- Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)Patricia D. Simon, Allan B.I. Bernardo
Articles
- A Sustainable and Inclusive Blue Economy for the Philippine ArchipelagoRhodora V. Azanza, Katherine Sanchez-Escalona, and Danilo B. Largo
- Drivers of Blue Economy in Luzon, Philippines: Its Status, Threats, and Potentials for DevelopmentKatherine P. Sanchez-Escalona
- Commercially Caught Freshwater Fishes in the Philippines: Status, Issues, and RecommendationsRafael D. Guerrero III
- Circular Plastics Economy: Redesigning Technology and Reimagining SocietyFabian M. Dayrit