Emotional Intelligence among Baccalaureate Students at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study

Emotional intelligence (EI) is seen as a necessity in health care practices, especially the nursing practice. Assessing levels of EI and ascertaining its progression among nursing students is essential for ensuring effective nursing education and competent professional nursing skills before graduation. This study aimed at assessing the level of emotional intelligence among baccalaureate students at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, and determining its development over the academic semesters. The study followed a cross-sectional descriptive design. It was conducted at the Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, on 450 randomly selected students who registered in four semesters. A Socio-demographic and Academic Data Questionnaire, and Emotional Intelligence Scale, were used to collect data. The results indicated that the majority of the studied students in the four semesters had moderate levels of EI. The mean score of EI of the eighth semester's students was slightly increased by the end of the same semester. It was recommended that the student’s level of EI should be considered prior to entrance into the Faculty of Nursing, and EI concept should be incorporated into the nursing curriculum. Keywords: Emotional intelligence, Nursing students, Nursing education

Appreciatively Efficient Sorption Achievement to U(VI) from the El Sela Area by ZrO₂/Chitosan

The need to get uranium out of leaching liquid is pushing scientists to come up with new sorbents. This study uses the wet technique to improve the U(VI) sorption properties of ZrO2/chitosan composite sorbent. To validate the synthesis of ZrO2/CS composite with Zirconyl-OH, -NH, and -NH2 for U(VI) binding, XRD, FTIR, SEM, EDX, and BET are used to describe the ZrO2/chitosan wholly formed. To get El Sela leaching liquid, it used 150 g/L H2SO4, 1:4 S:L ratio, 200 rpm agitation speed, four hours of leaching period, and particle size 149–100 µm. In a batch study, the sorption parameters are evaluated at pH 3.5, 50 min of sorbing time, 50 mL of leaching liquid (200 mg/L U(VI)), and 25 °C. The sorption capability is 175 mg/g. Reusing ZrO2/CS for seven cycles with a slight drop in performance is highly efficient, with U(VI) desorption using 0.8 M acid and 75 min of desorption time. The selective U(VI) recovery from El Sela leachate was made possible using ZrO2/CS. Sodium diuranate was precipitated and yielded a yellow cake with a purity level of 94.88%

Zirconium oxide with graphene oxide anchoring for improved heavy metal ions adsorption: Isotherm and kinetic study

Heavy metal contamination is a major environmental issue worldwide and a significant public health risk. However, developing environmentally sustainable and technically viable solutions or adsorbents for treating water contamination caused by heavy metals is urgently needed. In this work, an eco-friendly approach of obtaining a new composite material called ZrO2/GO that was prepared from the synthesized nano zirconium oxide (ZrO2) and graphene oxide (GO) prepared from spent carbon rods in zinc carbon batteries. ZrO2/GO was analyzed by XRD, SEM, BET, EDX, and FTIR to learn more about its composition and structure. The batch approach determined the optimal sorption conditions, including pH4, 50 mg ZrO2/GO, 150 mg/L U(VI), and 50 min of sorption time. ZrO2/GO was found to have a 128 mg/g sorption capacity. The Langmuir and 2nd-order kinetic equations can be exploited to elucidate the adsorption approach with reasonable accuracy. Since sorption is exothermic when it occurs naturally, thermodynamic restrictions were also envisioned. ZrO2/GO retains over 92% heavy metal ions (VI) removal efficiency even after 7 cycles. ZrO2/GO shows assurance as a potent sorbent material to extract hexavalent heavy metal ions and adsorption capacity from massive solution volumes

Characteristic Aspects of Uranium(VI) Adsorption Utilizing Nano-Silica/Chitosan from Wastewater Solution

A new nano-silica/chitosan (SiO2/CS) sorbent was created using a wet process to eliminate uranium(VI) from its solution. Measurements using BET, XRD, EDX, SEM, and FTIR were utilized to analyze the production of SiO2/CS. The adsorption progressions were carried out by pH, SiO2/CS dose, temperature, sorbing time, and U(VI) concentration measurements. The optimal condition for U(VI) sorption (165 mg/g) was found to be pH 3.5, 60 mg SiO2/CS, for 50 min of sorbing time, and 200 mg/L U(VI). Both the second-order sorption kinetics and Langmuir adsorption model were observed to be obeyed by the ability of SiO2/CS to eradicate U(VI). Thermodynamically, the sorption strategy was a spontaneous reaction and exothermic. According to the findings, SiO2/CS had the potential to serve as an effectual sorbent for U(VI) displacement