The ACTA MANILANA is the official publication of the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas. It is a multidisciplinary journal dedicated to cover research and development in all areas of the natural and applied sciences. It features research papers, short communications and review papers which have been peer-evaluated and recommended for publication.
The ACTA MANILANA is indexed and abstracted in the Web of Science Master Journal List (Clarivate Analytics), Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, and Google Scholar.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Acta Manilana is the official publication of the Research Center for the Natural and Applied Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas which aims to serve as a venue for the dissemination of the research findings in the diverse areas of the natural and applied sciences.
SCOPE
The Acta Manilana features peer-reviewed research articles, short communications and review papers in the following fields:
- Advanced and Nano Materials
- Biodiversity, Ecology, Systematics and Taxonomy
- Chemical Sensors and Biosensors
- Engineering Process Design, Intelligent and Embedded Systems, and Automation
- Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
- Molecular Diagnostics and Therapeutics
- Natural Products, Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals
- Pure and Applied Microbiology
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor-in-Chief
Fortunato Sevilla III, Ph.D.
Associate Editor
Mario A. Tan, Ph.D.
Managing Editor
Bernard John V. Tongol, Ph.D.
Section Editors:
Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro, Dr. rer. nat. (Biological Sciences)
Christina A. Binag, Ph.D. (Chemical Sciences)
Agnes L. Castillo, Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Michael Francis D. Benjamin, Ph.D. (Engineering and Mathematics)
Manuscript Editor
Jose H. Bergantin Jr., Ph.D.
Web Editor
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD
Seong Soo A. An, Ph.D.
Gachon University, South Korea
Nicanor Austriaco, O.P., Ph.D.
Providence College, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
Dominic C. Y. Foo, Ph.D.
University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Malaysia
John Holdsworth, Ph.D.
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Chih-hao Hsieh, Ph.D.
National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Bambang Kuswandi, Ph.D.
Universitas Jember, Indonesia
Arben Merckoçi, Ph.D.
Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Barcelona, Spain
Pornchai Rojsitthisak, Ph.D.
Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Sangaraju Shanmugam, Ph.D. Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea
Bertram Emil Shi, PhD
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Stephen Stephenson, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas, U.S.A.
Mike Thiv, Ph.D.
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany
LATEST ARTICLES
VOLUME 72 : 2024
Isolation and Identification of Fungal Endophytes Associated with Leaves of Rhizophora mucronata Lamk.
Jayzon G. Bitacura, James Kennard S. Jacob and Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.72.2024.sger2382
PAGE 1-17
Online Publication Date: April 2024
Association of MTNR1B rs10830963 C>G Polymorphism with the risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: An Updated Meta-analysis
Joe Anthony H. Manzano, Sasha Mikole Gutierrez, Marlan T. Magdalaga, Omar A. Albuaimi and John Donnie A. Ramos
PAGE 18-32
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.72.2024.aryw4782
Online Publication Date: April 2024
Predicted Inflammatory Protein Targets of Tinosporacordifolia Secondary Metabolites: ADMET and MolecularDocking Studies
Loraine Jewel P. Burayag, Yara Haifa R. Acmad, Carmela P. Alberto, Bernadette Nicole F. Ang, Marie Ericka V. Arona, Vincent Raphael R. Balajadia, Giselle Ann R. Bautista, Alanis Renei L. Berja, Jamille Anne C. Caringal, Alessandra E. Castillo, Maria Salvacion A. Esmalla, and Agnes L. Castillo
PAGE 33-54
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.72.2024.esli3249
Online Publication Date: May 2024
Selective Candida tropicalis inhibitory bisanthraquinonerugulosin A potentially targets NADPH-cytochrome P450reductase in silico
Joe Anthony H. Manzano, Allan Patrick G. Macabeo, and Nicanor Austriaco
PAGE 55-67
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.72.2024.saer2165
Online Publication Date: May 2024
Waste to Power: Optimization of Pyrolysis and Treatment Conditions of Rice Straw Biochar as Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Applicationctase in silico
David Joseph G. Alzate, Felicidad Christina R. Peñafiel, and Christina A. Binag
PAGE 68-80
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.72.2024.hawe3780
Online Publication Date: December 2024
Association Between the FOXO3a Gene Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (rs13217795) and Allergic Asthma: A Meta- Analysis
Omar A. Albuaimi,Roselyn M. Anter, Elyka Charlette E. Antonino, Mitch Azile Garcia, Joseph Carl Louis B. Laroga, and John Donnie A. Ramos
PAGE 81-95
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.72.2024.kasf6583
Online Publication Date: March 2025
Antitubercular Potential of Essential Oils from Selected Philippine Plants
Alicia M. Aguinaldo, Cecilia M. Villaraza, Bernard S. Canusa, Gladys Ann B. Bautista, Anthony A. Geronimo, Mark Joseph Palec, Florence C. Navidad, Delia D. C. Ontengco†
PAGE 96-109
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.72.2024.ehyf7092
Online Publication Date: March 2025
Performance of deep divergence and shallow learning approaches in clustering wireless multipaths
Jojo Blanza, Lawrence Materum & Melvin Cabatuan
PAGE 110-120
ARTICLE DOI: https://doi.org/10.53603/actamanil.72.2024.ldgn3482
Online Publication Date: March 2025
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