Coping mechanism on family separation of foreign students in De La Salle Health Sciences Institute

The researchers used descriptive, non-experimental research design. The respondents of the study were foreign students with citizenship other than just Filipino, male or female, ages 18-50 years old, currently enrolled in DLSHSI SY 2015-2016 across colleges, separated from their parents regardless of time and either living with a relative or living alone. The respondents were selected using the purposive sampling. The tool used was the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WAYS) by Lazarus and Foldman. Data was analyzed using percentage distribution, mean, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), standard deviation, and t-test. The study arrived at the following conclusions: (1) most of the respondents were 18-20 years old, male, currently taking nursing course, have dual citizenship, living alone and have been living in the Philippines for less than 6 months; (2) the coping mechanisms on family separation used most of the times of the respondents were positive reappraisal, accepting responsibility, planful problem solving, and self-control and distancing. Coping mechanisms used sometimes only were: seeking social support, escape-avoidance and confrontive coping. The age and course of foreign students did affect their coping mechanism on family separation while their citizenship, living condition and time away from parents did not affect their coping mechanism on family separation

Systematic review of Carrageean hydrogels : drug delivery system for controlled-release

The methodological and analytical approach of the researchers were based on the Preferred Reporting Items of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement in order to assess the eligibility of chosen literature based on the aim of the study and the the chosen studies were selected through the used of databases and Boolean operators that fit the chosen criteria. Studies regarding the rate of absorption, the onset of action, duration of action and the Nano composites of carrageenan were gathered. Several studies have shown that the use of carrageenan increases the rate of absorption of the drug through excellent mechanical, swelling and absorption properties. Carrageenan can also increase the porosity of hydrogel which is directly proportional to the diffusion of drugs but up to a certain extent because very high porosity would not translate to higher drug release. Studies have stated that high pH of the media can lead to a higher release of drug content. A concentration of the carrageenan gels can also effect the sustained release increasing the encapsulation efficiency and may cause burst effect of the drug, which in turn is responsible for sustaining drug release in a prolonged period of time. Studies have also mentioned that carrageenan may enhance the bioavailability of the drug. Lastly, for the Nano composites, kappa-carrageenan can be used as an ideal drug delivery for controlled-release of drugs as it is considered thermoreversible and provides a more stable swelling behavior