Diversified Rice Farms with Vegetable Plots and Flower Strips Are Associated with Fewer Pesticide Applications in the Philippines by Finbarr G. Horgan, Enrique A. Mundaca, Buyung A. R. Hadi, Eduardo Crisol-Martínez

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The Effects of Uneventful Phacoemulsification on Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness by Paris Tranos, Victoria Dimacali, Despoina Vasileiou, Spyridon Koronis, Achilleas Rasoglou, Georgios D. Panos, Penelope B. de Politis, Renato Ambrosio, Zisis Gatzioufas

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Ni-Co Mineralization in the Intex Laterite Deposit, Mindoro, Philippines by Carmela Alen J. Tupaz, Yasushi Watanabe, Kenzo Sanematsu, Takuya Echigo, Carlo Arcilla, Cherisse Ferrer

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Antecedents of behavioral intentions for purchasing safety tools among women by Ardvin Kester S. Ong, Tyrone Wyeth O. Arceno, Allyza R. Padagdag, Wayne Ralph Lee B. Saragat, Hershey Reina Mae S. Zuñiga, Ma Janice J. Gumasing

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Health economic assessment of a rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis program compared with post-exposure prophylaxis alone in high-risk age groups in the Philippines by Beatriz Quiambao, Lijoy Varghese, Nadia Demarteau, Ruth Faye Sengson, Jenaline Javier, Piyali Mukherjee, Leah Cheryl Manio, Scott Preiss

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Why are street foods consumed? A machine learning ensemble approach to assess consumption intention of street foods by Eric R. Tacardon, Ardvin Kester S. Ong, Ma. Janice J. Gumasing

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Determining Factors Affecting the Acceptance of Medical Education eLearning Platforms during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: UTAUT2 Approach by Yogi Tri Prasetyo, Ralph Andre C. Roque, Thanatorn Chuenyindee, Michael Nayat Young, John Francis T. Diaz, Satria Fadil Persada, Bobby Ardiansyah Miraja, Anak Agung Ngurah Perwira Redi

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Determinants of satisfaction and continuance intention towards online food delivery service users in Indonesia post the COVID-19 pandemic by Adji Chandra Kurniawan, Nur Layli Rachmawati, Miftach Muthia Ayu, Ardvin Kester S. Ong, Anak Agung Ngurah Perwira Redi

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Contents Vol. 36 No.2 July-December 2021 by Philip J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

“…EDITORIAL 4   COVID-19 and Climate Change: Signing Up for Our Impossible Dream Lapeña JFF  SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 6   Global Health Community Calls for Climate Action Ahead of COP26 to Avert “Biggest Health Threat Facing Humanity”   ORIGINAL ARTICLES 8   Pre-Operative Temporal Bone CT Scan Readings and Intraoperative Findings During Mastoidectomy Toral DB, Laganao CRD     13   Endoscopic Type I Tympanoplasty in 70 Patients with Chronic Otitis Media: A Preliminary Report Singh B, Pal P, Osahan HS, Sood AS     18   Determination of Ambient Noise Levels in the Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Units and Adult Ward of the Makati Medical Center Chan-Zamora JP, Cedeño JRR, Guzman PB, Bigalbal JL     22    Cerebro-Spinal Fluid Leak in Skull Base Reconstruction Using Hadad - Bassagasteguy Flap after Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Case Series Formalejo JP, Amable JP     25   Nasolabial Flap Reconstruction for Orofacial Defects: A Case Series Diaz RZ, Cabungcal AC     30   Application of Open-Source 3D Planning Software in Virtual Reconstruction of Complex Maxillofacial Defects Caro DJ, Pamintuan FG     CASE REPORTS 36   Approach to a Sewing Needle in the Parapharyngeal Space: A Case Report Bettadahalli V, Bhargava R, Kumar S     40   Single Stage Transoral Cordectomy and Medialization Thyroplasty in Early Glottic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report Regalado -Go JAF, Flores TJ, Santiago AE   SURGICAL INNOVATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION 44   Aerosol and Droplet Particles Contained by Inexpensive Barrier Tent During Mastoidectomy: A COVID-19 Innovation Mangubat AD, Labra PJP     49   Addressing Difficulty in Communication While Wearing a Respirator Mask During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Using a Laryngophone Kongsun Ching LVC, Liu PLAA  FEATURED GRAND ROUNDS 52   Pyoderma Gangrenosum Initially Presenting as an Ulceration of the Ear Lobule Dulnuan HG, Garcia CV, Tirona-Remulla A   FROM THE VIEWBOX 55   Post-traumatic Malleo-Incudal Complex Dislocation Yang NW   UNDER THE MICROSCOPE 57   Acantholytic Squamous Cell Carcinoma Maganito SC, Carnate JM   CAPTOONS 59   Doknet’s World Billones WU   PASSAGES 60   Joselito B. …”
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Prevalence and burden of vitiligo in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America by Anwar Al Hammadi, Caio Cesar Silva de Castro, Nisha V. Parmar, Javier Ubogui, Nael Hatatah, Haytham Mohamed Ahmed, Lyndon Llamado

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Interferon-free treatment for hepatitis C virus infection induces normalization of extrahepatic type I interferon signaling by Pil Soo Sung, Eun Byul Lee, Dong Jun Park, Angelo Lozada, Jeong Won Jang, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon

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Inclusive Landscape Governance for Sustainable Development: Assessment Methodology and Lessons for Civil Society Organizations by Koen Kusters, Maartje De Graaf, Louise Buck, Katherine Galido, Alphonse Maindo, Heidi Mendoza, Tran Huu Nghi, Edi Purwanto, Roderick Zagt

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Posterior Segment Ocular Findings in HLA-B27 Positive Patients with Uveitis: A Retrospective Analysis by Or C, Lajevardi S, Ghoraba H, Park JH, Onghanseng N, Halim MS, Hasanreisoglu M, Hassan M, Uludag G, Akhavanrezayat A, Nguyen QD

“…Chris Or,1 Sherin Lajevardi,1 Hashem Ghoraba,1 Jung Hyun Park,1 Neil Onghanseng,1,2 Muhammad Sohail Halim,1 Murat Hasanreisoglu,3 Muhammad Hassan,1 Gunay Uludag,1 Amir Akhavanrezayat,1 Quan Dong Nguyen1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Makati Medical Center, Manila, Philippines; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Koç University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, TurkeyCorrespondence: Quan Dong Nguyen, Spencer Center for Vision Research, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University, 2370 Watson Court, Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, USA, Tel +1 650 725 7245, Email ndquan@stanford.eduPurpose: To describe the prevalence and characteristics of posterior segment manifestations in patients with HLA-B27-associated uveitis using wide field imaging.Methods: Medical records of patients diagnosed with HLA-B27-associated uveitis from a tertiary uveitis clinic were reviewed. …”
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An international observational study to assess the impact of the Omicron variant emergence on the clinical epidemiology of COVID-19 in hospitalised patients by Bronner P Gonçalves, Matthew Hall, Waasila Jassat, Valeria Balan, Srinivas Murthy, Christiana Kartsonaki, Malcolm G Semple, Amanda Rojek, Joaquín Baruch, Luis Felipe Reyes, Abhishek Dasgupta, Jake Dunning, Barbara Wanjiru Citarella, Mark Pritchard, Alejandro Martín-Quiros, Uluhan Sili, J Kenneth Baillie, Diptesh Aryal, Yaseen Arabi, Aasiyah Rashan, Andrea Angheben, Janice Caoili, François Martin Carrier, Ewen M Harrison, Joan Gómez-Junyent, Claudia Figueiredo-Mello, James Joshua Douglas, Mohd Basri Mat Nor, Yock Ping Chow, Xin Ci Wong, Silvia Bertagnolio, Soe Soe Thwin, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Leonardo Salazar, Asgar Rishu, Rajavardhan Rangappa, David SY Ong, Madiha Hashmi, Gail Carson, Janet Diaz, Rob Fowler, Moritz UG Kraemer, Evert-Jan Wils, Peter Horby, Laura Merson, Piero L Olliaro, ISARIC Clinical Characterisation Group

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Exploring the Issue of Ecological Crisis Through the Four Paths Of Matthew Fox’s Creation Spirituality by Ma. Emperatriz Gabatbat

“…The New American Bible. Makati City, Philippines: St. Paul’s Philippines. 2004. …”
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Combined Effects of Soil Silicon and Host Plant Resistance on Planthoppers, Blast and Bacterial Blight in Tropical Rice by Quynh Vu, Gerbert Sylvestre Dossa, Enrique A. Mundaca, Josef Settele, Eduardo Crisol-Martínez, Finbarr G. Horgan

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Identifying drivers of change during the recent two decades in the Visayan Sea using a trophic modeling approach by Regina Therese M. Bacalso, Regina Therese M. Bacalso, Regina Therese M. Bacalso, Giovanni Romagnoni, Matthias Wolff

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Intra-Annual Identification of Local Deforestation Hotspots in the Philippines Using Earth Observation Products by Arnan B. Araza, Gem B. Castillo, Eric D. Buduan, Lars Hein, Martin Herold, Johannes Reiche, Yaqing Gou, Maya Gabriela Q. Villaluz, Ramon A. Razal

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Displacement-related stressors in a Sri Lankan war-affected community: Identifying the impact of war exposure and ongoing stressors on trauma symptom severity by Fiona C. Thomas, Simon Coulombe, Todd A. Girard, Tae L. Hart, Shannon Doherty, Giselle Dass, Kolitha Wickramage, Chesmal Siriwardhana, Rajendra Surenthirakumaran, Kelly McShane

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Slab rollback and microcontinent subduction in the evolution of the Zambales Ophiolite Complex (Philippines): A review by Graciano P. Yumul, Jr., Carla B. Dimalanta, Ricky C. Salapare, Karlo L. Queaño, Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava, Edanjarlo J. Marquez, Noelynna T. Ramos, Betchaida D. Payot, Juan Miguel R. Guotana, Jillian Aira S. Gabo-Ratio, Leo T. Armada, Jenielyn T. Padrones, Keisuke Ishida, Shigeyuki Suzuki

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