{"id":5097,"date":"2001-01-08T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2001-01-08T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5097"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:51:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T03:51:45","slug":"volume-23-no-2-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5097","title":{"rendered":"VOLUME 23 NO.2 (2001)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/Cover-715x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5242 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/Cover-715x1024.png 715w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/Cover-174x250.png 174w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/Cover-768x1100.png 768w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/Cover-1072x1536.png 1072w, https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2001\/01\/Cover-1429x2048.png 1429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>For the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), held on July 11-12, 2001, at The Manila Hotel, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme &#8220;Science in the 21st Century.&#8221; The meeting explored the rapid advancements in science and technology and their potential to enhance human welfare while addressing critical challenges such as biotechnology, environmental sustainability, and the development of a responsive scientific community. Discussions emphasized the need for ethical and socially responsible science to ensure its benefits align with humanity&#8217;s needs, fostering national progress and global competitiveness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=1789\">FRONT MATTER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5351\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5351\">Editorial Staff (2001)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5345\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5345\">Board of Editors (2001)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5342\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5342\">Executive Council, NAST PHL (2001)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=115\">About the TRANSACTIONS NAST PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?page_id=123\">About the National Academy of Science and Technology PHL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plenary Papers<\/h4>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5100\">Deconstructing the Philippines for the Knowledge Era: The Role of the ICT Sector<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Federico M. Macaranas<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5103\">A Molecular Basis for the Onset of Turbulence<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Amador C. Muriel<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5105\">Engineering Antibodies for Human Therapy<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Eduardo A. Padlan<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5107\">Jose Encarnacion: A Memorial<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Raul V. Fabella and Emmanuel S. de Dios<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5109\">A Science Career in Rice<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Benito S. Vergara<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5111\">Learning How to Design Drugs from Fish-hunting Cone Snails<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Baldomero M. Olivera Jr.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5113\">Approaches in Developing Ringspot Virus Resistant Papaya<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Violeta N. Villegas<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5115\">The Development and Commercialization of the YY-Male Tilapia Technology<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Tereso A. Abella, Jose S. Abucay, Ruben C. Sevilleja, and Graham C. Mair<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5117\">Farmer-Scientist R&amp;D\/IE Training Program in a Corn-Based Production System for Sustainable Agricultural Development<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Romulo G. Davide<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5119\">Directions of Systematic Entomology in the Philippines<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Clare R. Baltazar<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5121\">Helminth Zoonoses in the Philippines: Public Health Problems Associated with Eating Habits and Practices<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Salcedo L. Eduardo<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5123\">Spiders: Natural Biological Control Agents Against Insect Pests in Philippine Rice Fields<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Alberto T. Barrion<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5125\">The Bacterial Wilt Organism: The Crop Nemesis with a New Twist<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Asuncion K. Raymundo<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5127\">Progress in the Control of Tuberculosis: How Much Has Been Attained in the Philippines Today?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Thelma E. Tupasi-Ramos<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5129\">The Human Genome Project: Health Prospects in the Post-Genomic Era<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bernadette L. Ramirez<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5133\">Philippine Surgery: The Past 25 Years and Into the New Millennium<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Enrique T. Ona<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5131\">On Atherosclerosis and Diseases of &#8220;Degeneration&#8221;<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Acd. Conrado S. Dayrit<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5135\">Membrane Pores<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Charles A. Pasternak<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5137\">Chaos in the Activated Sludge Process<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ely Anthony R. Quano<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5139\">Combinatorial Chemistry: Concepts, Strategies and Applications<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Evelyn B. Rodriguez<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5141\">Social Science in a War Zone<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">John J. Carroll, S.J.<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5143\">Gearing National S&amp;T Capability for Global Competitiveness in the 21st Century: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Camar A. Umpa<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5145\">Facing the Millennium: Substantive and Institutional Challenges to the Human Sciences<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Ma. Cynthia Rose B. Bautista<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/?p=5147\">Virtual Reality at Virtuous Reality: Mga Papel ng Agham Panlipunan at Pilosopiya sa Ika-Dalawampu&#8217;t-Isang Siglo<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Leonardo D. de Castro<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), held on July 11-12, 2001, at The Manila Hotel, the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines (NAST PHL) adopted the theme &#8220;Science in the 21st Century.&#8221; The meeting explored the rapid advancements in science and technology and their potential to enhance human welfare while addressing critical challenges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-past-issues","8":"czr-hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5097"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5097"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5097\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5355,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5097\/revisions\/5355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/transactions.nast.ph\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}