Welcome and thank you for joining the BKR community! This post summarizes some of the things that you can do now that you are a…
Sharing a random sampling of this week’s research papers from Philippine-based researchers. Jaculbia, et al, reported an enhancement of terahertz emission from SI-GaAs and n-GaAs…
Most published and posted commentaries on the RH bill show poor public understanding of science. I am sharing here a summary of my comments posted…
After a decade of campaigning by global health scientists and civic organisations, the survival of mothers, newborns, and children had finally been embraced as an…
It’s been awhile since we’ve updated or added features to the BKR database. Today, we are happy to announce additional features recently implemented to enhance…
This can be seen in his third SONA — whether his programs and claimed achievements are sustainable, whether the programs are guided by the accepted…
YBa2Cu3Oy (YBCO) belongs to a class of oxide materials collectively referred to as “high-Tc (critical temperature) superconductors (HTS),” i.e., materials that exhibit superconductivity above the…
In a recent paper entitled “Research productivity in education and psychology in the Philippines and comparison with ASEAN countries” published in Scientometrics, Lorelie Vinluan (University…
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is now soliciting research proposals from Filipino researchers working in local universities and research institutions for the DOST-JSPS…
About a year ago, I posted an article here in the BKR blog examining the country’s research productivity in terms of publications for the year…
The law of reflection states that with respect to an imaginary line that is perpendicular to the surface of the reflecting object, light will be…
From global terrorism and the spread of disease to the dangers of global warming, we are increasingly facing the sorts of threats for which governments…
By now it is likely that most PhDs outside the country must be aware of the UP Balik PhD Recruitment Program launched last February. In…
Nature is one of the top-notch interdisciplinary science journals available today. It publishes peer-reviewed research on the basis of its “originality, importance, interdisciplinary interest, timeliness,…
Several years ago, we reviewed the scientific publication performance of the Philippines and some of its neighboring countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Using…