Asia Life Sciences - 21 (1), 2012

Contents:

Mitochondrial genome of Tibetan wild ass (Equus kiang) reveals substitutions in NADH which may reflect evolutionary adaptation to cold and hypoxic conditions
YONGJUN LUO, YU CHEN, FUYU LIU, YUQI GAO

Antibacterial activity of organic acids on Salmonella and Listeria
MOHAMMAD RAFTAR, FARID AZIZI JALILIAN, AHMED SAHIB ABDULAMIR, SOBHAN GHAFURIAN, ZAMBERI SEKAWI, RADU SON, FATIMAH ABU BAKAR

Effects of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) and peppermint (Mentha cordifolia Opiz.) aromas on subjective vitality, speed and agility
ANGELITA B. CRUZ, SEUNG EON LEE, JEFFREY C. PAGADUAN, TAE HO KIM

Comparative analysis of nonlinear height-dbh models for Quercus species in South Korea
ROSCINTO IAN C. LUMBRES, YEON OK SEO, SUNG YONG KIM, MINA JANG, JUNG KEE PYO, YOUNG JIN LEE

Molecular phylogeny characterization of Malaysian fighting fish Betta pi (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) based on its 18S ribosomal DNA sequences
PATRICK KOK YUEN LEE, SWEE YEE NG, DENNIS YONG, XUE CHING CHAI, WAI FONG YIN, KOK GAN CHAN

Response of upperstorey birds to the environmental variables at different distances from the edge of an isolated forest reserve in Malaysia
ZAMRI ROSLI, MOHAMED ZAKARIA, ABDULLAH MOHD, ABIL YUSUF, GEOFFERY JAMES, A. KHAIRULMAZMI

Effects of demographic characteristics, financial literacy and management on saving behavior of Malaysian employees
NARGES DELAFROOZ, LAILY HJ PAIM

Transmission electron microscopy and immunohistochemical characterization of the angiosuppressive activity of the crude methanol extract and hexane fraction of Ardisia squamulosa Presl (Myrsinaceae) from Bataan, Philippines
ANNABELLE A. HERRERA, LERRIE ANN IPULAN, ANNA DANICA C. TAMETA

An empirical study of selected demographic variables on loneliness among youths in Malaysian university
CHIN SIANG ANG, ABU TALIB MANSOR

Morphological and sap yield variation in Nipa (Nypa fruticans Wurmb.)
EUFEMIO T. RASCO JR., RICHIE G. RAGAS, ROSELLA G. JUNIO

Effects of culture media on growth and spore occurrence of Fusarium oxysporum Schlecht. f. sp. cubense (E.F. Smith) W.C. Snyd. & H.N. Hans.
NUR RAIZAH BINTI AB RAHMAN, KHAIRULMAZMI AHMAD, PHILIP LEPUN, ZAMRI ROSLI, ARIFIN ABDU, WONG SING KING

Compost production from Jatropha press cake and compost quality evaluation in Jatropha seedlings
BAYANI M. ESPIRITU

Dance movement analysis of Tinikling: A portrayal of an agrobiodiversity landscape
MERITES M. BUOT

Development of height-dbh growth model and biomass estimation of Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon in La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines
ROSCINTO IAN C. LUMBRES, YOUNG JIN LEE, YEON OK SEO

Resource charge pricing for Laguna Lake’s raw surface water (Philippines)
NICOMEDES D. BRIONES

The herpetofauna of Mounts Sambilikan, Ararat and Berseba of the Diwata Range, Agusan del Sur, Philippines
OLGA M. NUNEZA, KARYL MARIE B. FABRICANTE, APOLINARIO A. ALICANTE, MILAGROS P. SUCALDITO, AMY G. PONCE

Bacterial abundance, activity via 5-Cyano-2,3-Ditolyl Tetrazolium Chloride (CTC) and viability with fluorescein diacetate (FDA) in Lake Timsah, Egypt
MAGDY BAHGAT

Effect of root growth potential, planting distance and provenance on the growth and survival of Gmelina arborea Roxb.
ONOFRE S. CORPUZ, WILFREDO M. CARANDANG

Decision Support System in improving the decision making process: A study on public and private universities in northern Iran
MOHAMMAD TALEGHANI, NARGES DELAFROOZ

Diversity of beetles (Coleoptera) at Gunung Benom, Pahang, Malaysia
FAUZIAH ABDULLAH, IBNU SINA, MOHD SHUKRI MOHD SABRI

Occurrence of Neoechinorhynchus sp. (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) in cultured Tilapia, [Oreochromis niloticus (L.), Perciformes: Ciclidae] from Sampaloc Lake, Philippines
CHRISTIAN PAUL P. DE LA CRUZ, VACHEL GAY V. PALLER

Farmers’ experiences with the use of Location-Specific Technologies in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
JOEL V. PASCUAL, ERNESTO L. BUMATAY

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