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and medium enterprises (SMEs),
since it eliminates outsourcing
the coating process, thereby leading to
more efficient use of the SMEs’ capital.
With assistance from PCIEERD and
OVCRD, Dr. Ramos was able to
collaborate with the Asian Semiconductor
Electronics Technologies (ASET)
Corporation for the market validation and
prototyping of CoaTiN® in preparation
for its commercial release.
While inventions like CoaTiN® take years
to be ready for commercialization, other
technologies require rapid deployment.
This is the case with ready-to-eat (RTE)
cooked rice and noodles developed by
Dr. Maria Patricia V. Azanza of the
College of Home Economics (CHE).
RTE cooked rice and noodles do not
require further cooking, reheating or
water hydration; moreover, they are
retrogradation-resistant and shelf-stable
for one month. These properties make the
RTE rice and noodles ideal for situations
where cooking is not an option, such as in
evacuation centers of calamity-stricken
areas and during military field operations.
When typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hit the
country, Dr. Azanza saw the opportunity
to help out, and immediately planned the
production of 5,000 units of 150-gram
packs of RTE rice and 10,000 units of
150-gram packs of RTE noodles. This
large-scale deployment effort was achieved
with the support of students, staff, and
faculty from CHE who volunteered for the
12-day production of the RTE rice and
noodles, and funding support from the
OVCRD’s Source of Solutions Grants
program.
ON THE UP DILIMAN PUBLICATIONS
The OVCRD Journals: Branding, Accreditation, and
Internationalization
As a research university, UP Diliman has
always endeavored to have a strong scholarly
publication program. The OVCRD, through its
Research Dissemination and Utilization Office
(RDUO), has been undertaking several
initiatives to support and enhance the
University’s scholarly publication thrusts. One
of the most important initiatives concerns the
OVCRD’s three peer-reviewed journals
themselves: Humanities Diliman (HD), Science
Diliman (SD), and Social Science Diliman
(SSD). In 2012, the RDUO began work on