Rapid Response Team Education in Improving Bedside Nurses` Knowledge and Skills

Rapid response system (RRS) is considered a powerful tool in patient safety (Simmes, et al., 2013). It is a process where critical care expertise is brought to the patient`s bedside. It is an initiative designed to prevent patient deaths and to improve patient outcomes (Institute of Healthcare Improvement, 2011). The practice issue is, at the medical-surgical floors at a large medical center in one hospitals of Northeastern New York, there is a failure to rescue on their medical-surgical patients secondary to issues concerning delays in activating the rapid response team and delays in recognizing patients` signs and symptoms of deterioration by the medical-surgical nurses. The purpose of this project is to determine if rapid response team (RRT) education will improve bedside nurses` knowledge and skills in activating the team as evidenced by an increase of RRT activation and to determine if RRT education will enhance bedside nurses` clinical decision making in activating the team. The main goal of this project is to provide an effective and timely response to patients` deterioration on the floors. The project` objectives are identified as increasing number of RRT activation by 50%, decreasing munber of patients transferring to the intensive care unit (ICU) by 10%, recognizing patients` conditions early, providing immediate patient intervention(s), and enhancing bedside nurses` clinical decision in activating the team. This project was implemented through provision of a sixty-minute RRT education to the medical-surgical floor nurses covering RRT education obtained from IHI website, pre and post-tests surveys and statistical analysis. Survey showed mixed results – on analytical statistical analysis, RRT education showed negative correlation and no significance on the nurses` confidence level in activating the team. Meanwhile, pre and post-test results showed that RRT education increased the nurses` confidence level in activating the team

GENDER AND LANGUAGE VARIATION ON THE COMMENTS OF VIRAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS

This study aims at analyzing the language variations between female and male comments on YouTube viral videos as to abbreviations, emojis, laughter variants, and spelling variants of personal pronouns, utilizing a mixed-method design. This study revealed that males tend to use abbreviations in their comments in the leisure domain. Females used more abbreviations in the information and knowledge domains and emojis in the two domains. The female users used haha, hehe, and jaja more frequently than male users in the leisure domain. Male and female users used the laughter variant more often in the leisure domain than in the information and knowledge domain. Women preferred to write the standard spelling of the personal pronouns "I" and "you." Moreover, both men and women used abbreviations to express their views immediately to speed up the typing of messages. Women were more familiar with positive and negative emojis than men. Language varies according to YouTube users' preferences in using the language when posting comments online, and the core social attributes influencing language use are social class, social networks, sex and gender, ethnicity, and age. Thus, infographic material with meanings and examples can be distributed to students and teachers

GENDER AND LANGUAGE VARIATION ON THE COMMENTS OF VIRAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS

This study aims at analyzing the language variations between female and male comments on YouTube viral videos as to abbreviations, emojis, laughter variants, and spelling variants of personal pronouns, utilizing a mixed-method design. This study revealed that males tend to use abbreviations in their comments in the leisure domain. Females used more abbreviations in the information and knowledge domains and emojis in the two domains. The female users used haha, hehe, and jaja more frequently than male users in the leisure domain. Male and female users used the laughter variant more often in the leisure domain than in the information and knowledge domain. Women preferred to write the standard spelling of the personal pronouns "I" and "you." Moreover, both men and women used abbreviations to express their views immediately to speed up the typing of messages. Women were more familiar with positive and negative emojis than men. Language varies according to YouTube users' preferences in using the language when posting comments online, and the core social attributes influencing language use are social class, social networks, sex and gender, ethnicity, and age. Thus, infographic material with meanings and examples can be distributed to students and teachers

Discovery of New Antibacterial Accramycins from a Genetic Variant of the Soil Bacterium, Streptomyces sp. MA37

Funding: F.M. is thankful to the University of the Philippines Faculty, Reps, and Staff Development Program (FRAS DP) for funding the doctoral studies. H.D. and K.K. are grateful for the financial support of the Leverhulme Trust-Royal Society Africa award (AA090088) and the jointly funded UK Medical Research Council–UK Department for International Development (MRC/DFID) Concordat Agreement African Research Leaders Award (MR/S00520X/1). Supplementary Materials: The following are available online at http://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/10/1464/s1.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Targeted isolation of indole alkaloids from Streptomyces sp. CT37

Q.F. is grateful to the University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Scholarship and Scottish Funding Council/ScotCHEM for financial support through the PEER/PERCE Funding. F.M. thanks the University of the Philippines for the Faculty, Reps, and Staff Development Program (FRAS DP) for the PhD grant fellowship. H.D. and K.K. thank the financial supports of Leverhulme Trust-Royal Society Africa award (AA090088) and the jointly funded UK Medical Research Council-UK Department for InternationalmDevelopment (MRC/DFID) Concordat agreement African Research Leaders Award (MR/S00520X/1).Peer reviewedPublisher PD

A Co-Culturing Approach Enables Discovery and Biosynthesis of a Bioactive Indole Alkaloid Metabolite

FM thanks the University of the Philippines Faculty, Reps, and Staff Development Program (FRASDP) for the PhD grant fellowship. HD and KK are grateful for the financial support of the Leverhulme Trust‐Royal Society Africa award (AA090088) and the jointly funded UK Medical Research Council–UK Department for International Development (MRC/DFID) Concordat Agreement African Research Leaders Award (MR/S00520X/1). RE is grateful to British Council/Newton Fund for financial support through the Institutional Links scheme (Project No. 261781172). QF is grateful to the University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Scholarship and the Scottish Funding Council/ScotCHEM for financial support through PEER/PERCE FundingPeer reviewedPublisher PD

Accramycin A, a New Aromatic Polyketide, from the Soil Bacterium, Streptomyces sp. MA37

Funding: FM thanks the University of the Philippines for the Faculty, Reps and Staff Development Program (FRAS DP) for the PhD grant fellowship. HD and KK thank the financial supports of Leverhulme Trust-Royal Society Africa award (AA090088) and MRC African Research Leaders Award (MR/S00520X/1). R.E. and S.S. are grateful to British Council/Newton Fund for financial support through the Institutional Links scheme (Project No. 261781172). QF is grateful to the University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Scholarship and Scottish Funding Council/ScotCHEM for financial support through the PEER/PERCE Funding.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Assessment of the organic pollution level in rivers of Philippines

The organic pollution levels of Buhisan, Bulacao and Lahug Rivers were assessed using temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) as test parameters. Samples were taken monthly for a period of six months from three established sites in each river designated as upstream, midstream and downstream. Results were compared with the DENR Administrative Order 90-34 criteria for surface waters. The mean values of all the parameters observed at Bulacao River except for % O2 saturation (30.45 %) at the downstream site were within the acceptable limits. For Buhisan and Lahug Rivers, the mean values for DO and BOD did not comply with the Class D standard set by the DENR. Among the three rivers, Bulacao River appeared to have the lowest levels of pollution which could be due to better implementation of solid waste management observed in Bulacao compared to Buhisan and Lahug. Moreover, the river banks of Bulacao River were observed to be less populated thus, lesser amount of wastes discharged in the area. Apparently, there is a need for a collaborative effort among the community, the academe, the NGOs as well as the LGUs for the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of these rivers

Signalling and Bioactive Metabolites from Streptomyces sp. RK44

Q.F. is grateful to the University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Scholarship and Scottish Funding Council/ScotCHEM for financial support through the PEER/PERCE Funding. FM thanks the University of the Philippines for the Faculty, Reps and Staff Development Program (FRAS DP) for the PhD grant fellowship. HD and KK thank the financial supports of Leverhulme Trust-Royal Society Africa award (AA090088) and the jointly funded UK Medical Research Council-UK Department for International Development (MRC/DFID) Concordat agreement African Research Leaders Award (MR/S00520X/1).Peer reviewedPublisher PD