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(Top) A young man has his blood pressure taken for free using the RxBox in the ongoing 2015 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.  A project of the UP Manila-National Telehealth Center and DOST’s Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, RxBox is a portable medical device for taking a patient’s ECG, heart rate, blood, pulse rate, and blood oxygenation. It allows medical experts to assist in the management of patients in rural areas thru video consultation and by storing patient data and transmitting this info via the Internet. The technology is one of many being showcased in NSTW which runs until July 28, 2015. For more information, log on to www.nstw.dost.gov.ph and www.science.ph. (S&T Media Service)

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Schoolchildren try the Shaking Table which simulates the shaking motion of an earthquake on the opening day of the 2015 National Science and Technology Week (NSTW) at SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.  NSTW is organized by the Department of Science and Technology and features interactive exhibits, scale models, robotics, local inventions, product displays from small enterprises, career talks and fora on science and technology, among others. The Shaking Table is one of the many exciting learning tools and features in the event which runs from July 24-28, 2015. Admission is free. For more information, log on to www.nstw.gov.ph and www.science.ph.  (S&T Media Service)

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Science used to be just one of those esoteric topics rarely spoken about in discussions and conversations. But it has broken through that mold. Now, science and technology are more widely used and benefited from by Filipinos.

Gracing the opening ceremony of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) National Science and Technology Week on July 24, DILG Secretary Mar A. Roxas affirmed this welcome development in his keynote address.

“No longer is S&T just for talking purposes or for compliance purposes; it is in fact in the very fabric of decision making for national development,” he said during the ceremony attended by DOST officials and staff, members of the scientific community, stakeholders, and special guests.

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The Philippines’ first digital science library – the internationally recognized STARBOOKS or Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station – is set to connect with more Filipinos as the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), through its Science and Technology Information Institute (STII), formalizes its partnership with the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) on July 25, 2015 as part of DOST’s National Science and Technology Week (NSTW).

Under the partnership, pilot municipal libraries in Quezon City, Manila, Pasig, Marikina, Malabon, Navotas, Las Piñas, Makati, Taguig, Tondo, Mandaluyong and Pateros will be able to beef up their library resources with the addition of STARBOOKS with NLP content into their collection.

Developed by STII, STARBOOKS is a user-friendly digital library which may be accessed without Internet connection. It contains local and foreign science and technology resources in text, video, and audio formats. Included in its contents are Britannica Ultimate Encyclopedia, journals, investigatory materials, and livelihood videos, covering topics such as food and nutrition, health and medicine, energy, environment, livelihood technologies, and others.