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ASIA LIFE SCIENCES The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences

ISSN 0117-3375

Beyond Excellence ©

VOLUME 24(2) JULY-DECEMBER 2015

e-mails: [email protected] [email protected]://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/ALS

©Rushing Water Publishers Ltd., 2015 Printed in the Philippines

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Printed in the Philippines

ASIA LIFE SCIENCES The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences Beyond Excellence©

©Rushing Water Publishers Ltd. 2015

ASIA LIFE SCIENCES - The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences (ISSN 0117-3375) is a non-profit, non-stock refereed scientific journal devoted to the publication of original research in the Life Sciences and related disciplines. Articles originating from anywhere in the world are most welcome. Two issues a year make a volume

BOARD OF EDITORS - Asia Life Sciences 24(2), 2015Chairman & Chief Editor: Dr. William Sm. Gruèzo, Institute of Biological

Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), College 4031, Laguna, Philippines.

Members: Dr. Liding Chen, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Haidian, Beijing 100085, China. Dr. Leonila A. Corpuz-Raros, Crop Protection Cluster, College of Agriculture, UPLB, College 4031, Laguna. Dr. Maribel L. Dionisio-Sese, Plant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, CAS-UPLB, College, Laguna. Dr. Irineo J. Dogma Jr., Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, España St., Manila. Dr. Agustine I. Doronila, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. Dr. Victor P. Gapud, Crop Protection Cluster, College of Agriculture, UPLB, College 4031, Laguna. Dr. Krishlex G. Gruèzo MD, 81 Gov. F.T. San Luis Avenue, Masaya, Bay 4033, Laguna. Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III, National Academy of Science and Technology, Level 3, Science Heritage Building, Deparment of Science and Technology Complex, Bicutan, Taguig City, MetroManila. Dr. Tai-hoon Kim, Department of Convergence Security, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, Korea. Michael G. Price, P.O. Box 468, Mi Ctr, Michigan 49254, USA.

Technical Production Manager: Ydred Harriss G. GruèzoDeadlines for submission of manuscripts. First issue-01 June; Second issue-01 January.

Please contact the Chief Editor/Chairman, ALS Board of Editors concerning information for contributors (see addresses below).

Subscription Prices. Foreign: Institutional - US$1000; Individual - US$800 (including Volumes 1-23,1992-2014 + 10 Supplements). Local: Institutional - PhP10,000; Individual - PhP8000 (including Volumes 1-23, 1992-2014 + 10 Supplements). Prepayment of order/back order is required. All issues are to be sent by air mail. Back orders will have an additional packing-handling and postage cost.

Send manuscripts, subscription orders and correspondence to: Dr. William Sm. Gruèzo, ASIA LIFE SCIENCES, The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences, 81 Gov. F.T. San Luis Avenue, Masaya, Bay 4033, Laguna, Philippines. Mobile phone no. (63)(49) 0915-360-4660. e-mails: [email protected] [email protected] website: http://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/ALS

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ASIA LIFE SCIENCES The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences

ISSN 0117-3375Volume 24, Number 2 July-December 2015

CONTENTS469 A new distribution record of Hoya espaldoniana

Kloppenburg, Siar & Cajano (Section Acanthostemma: Apocynaceae) A.S. Hadsall, M.A.O. Cajano, I.A.F. Lambio & M. Alejado

477 Relationship between above- and below-ground biomass for 18-year-old Abies holophylla under different stand conditions H.-H. Lee & D.-H. Lee

493 The Philippine genus Stilbotes Stal and a new tribe of Asopinae (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) V.P. Gapud

499 Competitive ability of weedy rice against cultivated rice in the Philippines E.C.Martin & I.R. Tanzo

507 Formulation of an environment and social impact assessment tool for small scale economic activities in coastal areas in the Philippines C.A. Cabrido, Jr.

537 Morphological variations of the white goby (Glossogo-bius giuris Hamilton 1822, Teleostei: Gobiidae) in three lakes of Southern Luzon, Philippines J.G. Campang & P.P. Ocampo

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Reviewers for this Issue: Dr. Nelly S. Aggangan, Prof. J.V. Bariuan, Prof. A.R. Buan, Dr. Y.-C. Byun, Dr. L.A. Corpuz-Raros, Dr. V.P. Gapud, Dr. K.G. Gruèzo, Dr. Wm.Sm. Gruèzo, Dr. Y. Janous, Dr. R.L. Lapitan, Dr. X. Liu, Dr. J. Ma, Prof. M. Mallari-Cuerdo, Prof. J.A. Margate, Prof. A.P. Mercado, Prof. R.N. Monte, Prof. O. Motlagh, Dr. O.M. Nuñeza, Prof. R.R. Saplaco, Dr. M. Shojafar, Dr. R. Wang & Dr. D. Zhang.

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559 Guideposts in land use planning and allocation in the Philippines C.A. Cabrido, Jr. & M.L.T. Munarriz

575 Enhancement of growth and yield of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) by actinomycetes J.A. Cruz, E.F. Delfin & E.S. Paterno

585 Using Surestream and High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) networks to construct ubiquitous learning environment K.-T. Sun & H.-T. Chan

601 Nature farming and himalayanisation: Food subsistence strategies by the Mangyan Alangan Tribe of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines A.M.Caringal & J.A.D. Guarde

629 A flowchart-based programming environment for improving problem solving skills of Cs minors in computer programming D. Hooshyar, R.B. Ahmad, S. Shamshirband, M. Yousefi & S.-J. Horng

647 Body image, body mass index and the experience of Hiya in physical education among Filipino female university students Z.R.T. Brebante & J.Y. Cagas

661 Strategic global sourcing: Procurement decision concepts in the aviation manufacturing industry C. Kowalski & M. Fiedler

679 Outdoor activities: Source of healthy living and cultural legacy R.N. Monte, A.R. Buan & J.S. Dela Cruz

689 Effects of microhabitat factors on the distribution of black shama (Copsychus cebuensis Steere) in Argao Watershed Reserve, Cebu, Philippines A.B.B. Malaki

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Contents703 Comparison of exercise versus sport participation motives among Filipino university students J.Y. Cagas, E.J. Manalastas, B. Torre & C. Sanchez-Pituk715 Grain-filling process in lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.

‘PSB Rc18’) under water deficit is enhanced by nitrogen fertilization B.U. Tizon-Salazar, P.C. Sta. Cruz, B.M. Salazar, E.A. Aguilar & R.B. Badayos

727 Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) phosphorylates BimEL Ser69 via ERK1/2 pathway Y. Sun, Y. Mao, S. Gu & Y. Xie737 Stressors and stress responses of Filipino college students M.R. Dy, K. Espiritu-Santo, M.P. Ferido & R.D. Sanchez761 Mangamaru: A creative indigenous Kapampangan folkdance (Philippines) M.E. Santos, J.G. Tubera & J.T. Martin 777 Termiticidal activity of wild mushroom species (Agaricus and Hebeloma) C.T. Navalta & T.A. Estrabo789 Family correlates of adolescent volunteerism B.A. Lalap & M.R. Dy809 Characterization and analysis of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) karyotypes O.A. Hagelamin &

A.M.M. Alzahrani823 Strategic logistics planning for flood disaster prevention of economic zones in the Greater Manila Area, Philippines J.T. Castro 841 Determinants of employee’s acceptance of a compressed workweek scheme: A case study

M.B. Sundo, S. Fujii, M.S. Madlangbayan, E.V. Ana & P.P. Velasco

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Contents857 Enhancing learning performance using grouping optimization based on social relationships and genetic algorithm C.-Y. Chang, C.-T. Chen, M.-H. Chen, R.-C. Chen & S.-P. Suen865 Reviewers -Asia Life Sciences Volume 24, No. 2, 2015869 Board of Editors -Asia Life Sciences Volume 24, No. 2 2015

Beyond Excellence©

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©Rushing Water Publishers Ltd., Philippines 2015

The papers published in Asia Life Sciences are indexed in theBiological Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CAB Global Health,

Zoological Record, SciSearch®/Science Citation IndexExpanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, BIOSIS

Previews, ISI Web of Science®, ISI Web of Knowledge®and are covered by the

Thomson Reuters-Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), USAand CABI, Wallingford, Oxon, UK.

Asia Life Sciences has an Impact Factor of 0.259.

Asia Life Sciences is a recipient of the Journal AccreditationAward of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),

Republic of the Philippines (2010-2015).

Printed on acid-free papers

Actual Date of Publication: Asia Life Sciences Volume 24, Number 2 (July-December) 2015 - 30 March 2015.

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ASIA LIFE SCIENCES 24(2): 865-868, 2015The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences

Actual date of publication - 30 March 2015 ALS 24(2) 2015©Rushing Water Publishers Ltd. 2015

REVIEWERS - ASIA LIFE SCIENCES Volume 24, Number 2 (July-December) 2015*

Dr. Nelly S. AgganganScientistNational Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (BOTECH)University of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines

Prof. Juanito V. BariuanCrop Prtection ClusterCollege of AgricultureUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines.

Prof. Aivi R. BuanAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Human KineticsCollege of Arts and SciencesUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines.

*Disclaimer: The use of trade names in this publication does not imply endorsement or criticism of the products named.

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Dr. Yung-Cheol ByunProfessor/Ph.D.Department of Computer Engineering Jeju National University102 Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea, 690-756

Dr. Leonila A. Corpuz-RarosProfessor EmeritusCrop Protection ClusterCollege of AgricultureUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines.

Dr. Victor P. GapudProfessor EmeritusCrop Protection ClusterCollege of AgricultureUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines.

Dr. Krishlex G. Gruèzo MD81 Governor F.T. San Luis AvenueMasaya, Bay 4033, Laguna,Philippines

Dr. William Sm. GruèzoProfessor 12Plant Biology DivisionInstitute of Biological SciencesCollege of Arts and SciencesUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines.

Dr. Yoha JanousNo. 202, Department of Computer ScienceCollege of Engineering, Azad UniversityRoodehen Branch, Iran

Dr. Renato L. LapitanProfessorInstitute of Renewal and Natural ResourcesCollege of Foretry and Natural ResourcesUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines

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Dr. Xiangyu LiuResearch ScientistInstitute for Cancer GeneticsColumbia University1130 St. Nicholas Avenue, New YorkNY 10032, USA

Dr. Jinxia Ma, MDW. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and ImmunologyJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA

Prof. Marla Mallari-CuerdoAssistant ProfessorCollege of Human KineticsUniversity of the PhilippinesDiliman 1101, Quezon CityPhilippines

Prof. Jiye A. MargateAssistant ProfessorCentral Bicol State University of AgricultureSan Jose, Pili, Camarines SurPhilippines

Prof. Athenee P. MercadoAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Social SciencesCollege of Arts and SciencesUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines

Prof. Rowena N. MonteAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Human KineticsCollege of Arts and SciencesUniversity of the Philippines Los BañosCollege 4031, Laguna, Philippines.

Prof. Omid MotlaghCSIRO Ecosystem Sciences 37 Graham Road, Highett 3190 Victoria, Australia

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Dr. Olga M. Nuñeza, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Biological SciencesMindanao State University-Iligan Institute of TechnologyTibanga, Iligan City 9200Philippines

Prof. Romel R. SaplacoLecturer of Information Technology for the FPT-Greenwich Programme FPT University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Computer Consultant at Byromedia Computer Consulting.

Dr. Mohammad ShojafarDepartment of Information Engineering Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET),University Sapienza of Rome,Via Eudossiana 18, P.O.Box 00184, Rome, Italy.

Dr. Rui WangDepartment of Biology University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA Dr. Daoyong Zhang Stowers Institute for Medical Research1000 E. 50th StreetKansas City, MO 64110, USA

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The papers published in Asia Life Sciences are covered by theThomson Reuters-Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), USA

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Asia Life Sciences 24(2) 2015

ASIA LIFE SCIENCES - The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences (ISSN 0117-3375) is a non-profit, non-stock refereed scientific journal devoted to the publication of original research in the Life Sciences and related disciplines. Articles originating from anywhere in the world are most welcome. Two issues a year make a volume

BOARD OF EDITORS - Asia Life Sciences 24(2), 2015Chairman & Chief Editor: Dr. William Sm. Gruèzo, Institute of Biological

Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences (CAS), University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), College 4031, Laguna, Philippines.

Members: Dr. Liding Chen, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing Road 18, Haidian, Beijing 100085, China. Dr. Leonila A. Corpuz-Raros, Crop Protection Cluster, College of Agriculture, UPLB, College 4031, Laguna. Dr. Maribel L. Dionisio-Sese, Plant Biology Division, Institute of Biological Sciences, CAS-UPLB, College, Laguna. Dr. Irineo J. Dogma Jr., Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, España St., Manila. Dr. Agustine I. Doronila, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia. Dr. Victor P. Gapud, Crop Protection Cluster, College of Agriculture, UPLB, College 4031, Laguna. Dr. Krishlex G. Gruèzo MD, 81 Gov. F.T. San Luis Avenue, Masaya, Bay 4033, Laguna. Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III, National Academy of Science and Technology, Level 3, Science Heritage Building, Deparment of Science and Technology Complex, Bicutan, Taguig City, MetroManila. Dr. Tai-hoon Kim, Department of Convergence Security, Sungshin Women’s University, Seoul, Korea. Michael G. Price, P.O. Box 468, Mi Ctr, Michigan 49254, USA.

Technical Production Manager: Ydred Harriss G. Gruèzo

Deadlines for submission of manuscripts. First issue - 01 June; Second issue - 01 January. Please contact the Chairman, ALS Board of Editors concerning information for contributors (see addresses below).

Subscription Prices. Foreign: Institutional - US$1,000; Individual - US$800 (including Volumes 1-24, 1992-2015+Supplements). Local: Institutional - PhP10,000; Individual - PhP8000 (including Volumes 1-24, 1992-2015 + Supplements). Prepayment of order/back order is required. All issues are to be sent by air mail. Back orders will have an additional packing-handling and postage cost.

Send manuscripts, subscription orders and correspondence to: Dr. William Sm. Gruèzo, ASIA LIFE SCIENCES, The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences, 81 Gov. F.T. San Luis Avenue, Masaya, Bay 4033, Laguna, Philippines. Mobile phone no.(63) 0915-360-4660; e-mails: [email protected] [email protected] website: http://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/ALS

Actual Date of Publication/Issue - 30 March 2015 - Asia Life Sciences 24(2) 2015.

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ASIA LIFE SCIENCES The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences Beyond Excellence©

Asia Life Sciences 24(2) 2015

Beyond Excellence©

81 Governor F.T. San Luis Avenue, Masaya, Bay 4033Laguna, Philippines

Celfone nos. (063) (049) 0915-360-4660; 0921-374-9752; 0916-526-0164Landline telephone no. (063)(049) 501-2957

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http://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/ALS

©Rushing Water Publishers Ltd., Philippines 2015

The papers published in Asia Life Sciences are indexed in theBiological Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CAB Global Health,

Zoological Record, SciSearch®/Science Citation IndexExpanded, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, BIOSIS

Previews, ISI Web of Science®, ISI Web of Knowledge®and are covered by the

Thomson Reuters-Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), USAand CABI, Wallingford, Oxon, UK.

Asia Life Sciences has an Impact Factor of 0.259.

Asia Life Sciences is a recipient of the Journal AccreditationAward of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),

Republic of the Philippines (2010-2015).

Printed on acid-free papers

Actual Date of Publication: Asia Life Sciences Volume 24,

Number 2 (July-December) 2015 - 30 March 2015.

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ASIA LIFE SCIENCES The Asian International Journal of Life Sciences

ISSN 0117-3375Volume 24, Number 2 July-December 2015

CONTENTS469 A new distribution record of Hoya espaldoniana

Kloppenburg, Siar & Cajano (Section Acanthostemma: Apocynaceae) A.S. Hadsall, M.A.O. Cajano, I.A.F. Lambio & M. Alejado

477 Relationship between above- and below-ground biomass for 18-year-old Abies holophylla under different stand conditions H.-H. Lee & D.-H. Lee

493 The Philippine genus Stilbotes Stal and a new tribe of Asopinae (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) V.P. Gapud

499 Competitive ability of weedy rice against cultivated rice in the Philippines E.C.Martin & I.R. Tanzo

507 Formulation of an environment and social impact assessment tool for small scale economic activities in coastal areas in the Philippines C.A. Cabrido, Jr.

537 Morphological variations of the white goby (Glossogo-bius giuris Hamilton 1822, Teleostei: Gobiidae) in three lakes of Southern Luzon, Philippines J.G. Campang & P.P. Ocampo

Cont. Inside Back Cover

Reviewers for this Issue: Dr. Nelly S. Aggangan, Prof. J.V. Bariuan, Prof. A.R. Buan, Dr. Y.-C. Byun, Dr. L.A. Corpuz-Raros, Dr. V.P. Gapud, Dr. K.G. Gruèzo, Dr. Wm.Sm. Gruèzo, Dr. Y. Janous, Dr. R.L. Lapitan, Dr. X. Liu, Dr. J. Ma, Prof. M. Mallari-Cuerdo, Prof. J.A. Margate, Prof. A.P. Mercado, Prof. R.N. Monte, Prof. O. Motlagh, Dr. O.M. Nuñeza, Prof. R.R.Saplaco, Dr.M.Shojafar, Dr. R. Wang & Dr. D. Zhang.

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Contents 559 Guideposts in land use planning and allocation in the

Philippines C.A. Cabrido, Jr. & M.L.T. Munarriz

575 Enhancement of growth and yield of upland rice (Oryza sativa L.) by actinomycetes J.A. Cruz, E.F. Delfin & E.S. Paterno

585 Using Surestream and High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) networks to construct ubiquitous learning environment K.-T. Sun & H.-T. Chan

601 Nature farming and himalayanisation: Food subsistence strategies by the Mangyan Alangan Tribe of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines A.M.Caringal & J.A.D. Guarde

629 A flowchart-based programming environment for improving problem solving skills of Cs minors in computer programming D. Hooshyar, R.B. Ahmad, S. Shamshirband, M. Yousefi & S.-J. Horng

647 Body image, body mass index and the experience of Hiya in physical education among Filipino female university students Z.R.T. Brebante & J.Y. Cagas

661 Strategic global sourcing: Procurement decision concepts in the aviation manufacturing industry C. Kowalski & M. Fiedler

679 Outdoor activities: Source of healthy living and cultural legacy R.N. Monte, A.R. Buan & J.S. Dela Cruz

689 Effects of microhabitat factors on the distribution of black shama (Copsychus cebuensis Steere) in Argao Watershed Reserve, Cebu, Philippines A.B.B. Malaki

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Contents703 Comparison of exercise versus sport participation motives among Filipino university students J.Y. Cagas, E.J. Manalastas, B. Torre & C. Sanchez-Pituk715 Grain-filling process in lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.

‘PSB Rc18’) under water deficit is enhanced by nitrogen fertilization B.U. Tizon-Salazar, P.C. Sta. Cruz, B.M. Salazar, E.A. Aguilar & R.B. Badayos

727 Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) phosphorylates BimEL Ser69 via ERK1/2 pathway Y. Sun, Y. Mao, S. Gu & Y. Xie737 Stressors and stress responses of Filipino college students M.R. Dy, K. Espiritu-Santo, M.P. Ferido & R.D. Sanchez761 Mangamaru: A creative indigenous Kapampangan folkdance (Philippines) M.E. Santos, J.G. Tubera & J.T. Martin 777 Termiticidal activity of wild mushroom species (Agaricus and Hebeloma) C.T. Navalta & T.A. Estrabo789 Family correlates of adolescent volunteerism B.A. Lalap & M.R. Dy809 Characterization and analysis of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) karyotypes O.A. Hagelamin &

A.M.M. Alzahrani823 Strategic logistics planning for flood disaster prevention of economic zones in the Greater Manila Area, Philippines J.T. Castro 841 Determinants of employee’s acceptance of a compressed workweek scheme: A case study

M.B. Sundo, S. Fujii, M.S. Madlangbayan, E.V. Ana & P.P. Velasco

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Contents857 Enhancing learning performance using grouping optimization based on social relationships and genetic algorithm C.-Y. Chang, C.-T. Chen, M.-H. Chen, R.-C. Chen & S.-P. Suen865 Reviewers -Asia Life Sciences Volume 24, No. 2, 2015869 Board of Editors -Asia Life Sciences Volume 24, No.2, 2015

Beyond Excellence©

e-mails: [email protected] [email protected]

http://journals.uplb.edu.ph/index.php/ALS

©Rushing Water Publishers Ltd., Philippines 2015

The papers published in Asia Life Sciences are covered by theThomson Reuters-Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), USA

and CABI, Wallingford, Oxon, UK.

Asia Life Sciences has an Impact Factor of 0.259.

Asia Life Sciences is a recipient of the Journal AccreditationAward of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),

Republic of the Philippines (2010-2015).

Printed on acid-free papers

Actual Date of Publication: Asia Life Sciences Volume24, Number 2 (July-December) 2015 - 30 March 2015.