Filipino Students’ Standpoint on Going Back to Traditional Schooling in the New Normal

Schools worldwide have started opening doors to welcome back students who, for almost two years, have been stuck studying at home. This study looks at the standpoint of Filipino students on going back to regular face-to-face schooling. There were 2,274 students of different tiers of education (high school, collegiate, graduate) from different major island groups of the Philippines (Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao) who participated in the study. The study used a mixed-method of descriptive statistics to present the quantitative data gathered and thematic analysis of qualitative responses from the subjects. The majority of all the respondents favored going back to the physical classroom, and little only favored staying using the distance mode. In the qualitative analysis, the recurring reasons of the students varied from personal, economic, and fear of getting the virus. It was concluded that Filipino students want to go back to schooling. Moreover, a sizeable amount preferred hybrid while a small number preferred to stay in online or distance mode. Educational institutions should always observe the covid 19 protocol when students go back

A Survey of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in Marine Sediments, Influents/Effluents and Biosolids in Vancouver Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs)

The objective of this study was to apply a panel of yeast bioassays in the quantification and identification of chemicals from 4 different classes of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in marine sediments and wastewater samples from Vancouver wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In wastewater, estrogenic activity and AhR activity was detected in the ng/L range, while no glucocorticoid or androgenic activity was detected. There was also an observed general reduction in the estrogenic and AhR activity due to wastewater treatment. In marine sediments, estrogenic activity was detected in the ng/g range for 39% of samples, while AhR activity was detected in the µg/g range in 49% of samples. GC-MS analysis of select samples identified bisphenol A (BPA) in both wastewater and marine sediments, while dehydroabietic acid (DHAA) was found in only marine sediments. Overall, the yeast bioassay is a useful tool for use in biomonitoring of EDCs

An automated election system for the De La Salle University Manila student government elections

The automation of traditional elections posed new problems as seen during the 2010 Philippine national elections. Today, we have the technology that can solve most of the issues encountered during elections. In particular, technologies such as automated data capturing and encryption are seen as possible ways to lessen the occurrence of fraud in elections. Analysis of algorithms used in encryption, architectures for the transmission, and automated election system designs will be of use to constructing the proposed system. This paper proposes a voter verifiable automated election system that will be implemented in the De La Salle University student government elections however, only the server of this system will be the focus of this paper. The system incorporates the use of contactless smart and virtual private networks to ensure authenticity, data confidentiality and data integrity

Chemical Sciences, Computer and Mathematical

The Canadian Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences (CJPAS-ISSN 1715-9997) is a peer reviewed multi-disciplinary specialist journal aimed at promoting research worldwide i

A REVIEW ON THE EFFECTS OF SOME SELECTED PYRETHROIDS AND RELATED AGROCHEMICALS ON AQUATIC VERTEBRATE BIODIVERSITY

ABSTRACT Pollution in the aquatic ecosystem by pesticides, their metabolites and by-products is considered critical in the conservation of biodiversity and natural resources. Several studies have reported the toxicological issues and adverse effects of pesticides in aquatic biodiversity. After the development of the field ecotoxicology, researchers have expanded their studies towards the effects of pesticides in aquatic ecosystems. Pesticides containing chemicals such as Pyrethroids, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, cyphenothrin and other related compounds have been shown to cause adverse effects on the development, behaviour and mortality of different species of fish, birds, amphibians and aquatic mammals. This review article summarizes the adverse impact of the use of pesticides and related agrochemicals in populations of aquatic, amphibian and avian species