Alis, Realm R., De la Rama, Sharon Rose B., Gepes, Reah P.
Philippine Science High School Western Visayas Campus – Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PSHS WVC), Brgy. Bito-on, Jaro, Iloilo City 5000, Philippines
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to determine the effect of chronotherapy on iron deficient Mus musculus. It is hypothesized that there exists no significant difference in terms of weight and intellectual ability of the test organisms before and after chronotherapeutic treatment. A scale was used to determine the intellectual ability test organisms both individually and by groups. The mean weight of each group was compared before and after the study. Results of the study were subjected to descriptive statistical tests, namely, mean and standard deviation. Inferential statistical tests, namely, T-test, and One-Way Analysis of Variance, all set at 0.05 level of significance, was employed to test the hypothesis. Results of the study showed that iron supplement was effective in increasing the weight and improving the intellectual ability of the iron deficient Mus musculus. It also showed that chronotherapy was not effective, since the mean weight and the mean intellectual ability scores among the Mus musculus that did not undergo chronotherapy were higher that the mean weight and the mean intellectual ability scores of those that underwent chronotherapy. And lastly, chronotherapy was not effective, in the sense that the mean weight and mean intellectual ability scores of Mus musculus undergoing chronotherapy in different schedules were not significantly different at all.