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The paper traces as the prime objective, the students’ perspective towards online studies amid COVID-19 pandemic outbreak which has turn out to be of utmost importance due to increased demand to opt for online learning as the only method of teaching and learning. It must also be addressed that the future of online learning is more promising and challenging as well. Overall rating for the acceptance towards online sessions, comfort level of students, ease of classes, access to and submission of the assignments and assessments, delivery of faculties, level of infrastructure available, existing technologies and internet connectivity of the students were recorded. Data was collected from the students of Department of Hospitality Management of a renowned deemed to be university in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India through questionnaire over eight weeks lockdown period through 84 respondents between April and May 2021. The sample was made up of the undergraduate students. The paper shares a conceptual framework of Students’ Perspective towards Online Studies amid COVID-19 Outbreak. © 2022 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.
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The worldwide economy has been severely damaged by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The education system is not shielded from the harmful impacts of lockdown, especially in South Asia. Schools and institutions have been forced to close permanently as a result, and traditional classroom instruction is being quickly replaced by online learning. This study is topical in that it explores teachers' perceptions of online instruction and the difficulties they face when doing so during the pandemic in light of recent developments. A search of electronic databases with a specific goal in mind to find literature;a quest for reliable summaries, various sources, including books, have detailed conceptual and theoretical studies, handbooks, and gray literature;we took a look at what social experts have been working to discover the parameters that allow challenges faced by teaching staff during virtual learning. A literature search was done systematically of various journal indexes such as PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, and others. The study's findings demonstrate that, on average, teachers believe virtual education is a smart option for reducing the learning gap and shaping students' futures during the crisis, during COVID-19. Despite this, they ran into a number of roadblocks and other issues. The educational institution's management should provide sufficient training on learning software to teachers, allowing them to successfully instruct and lead students. © 2022 Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University ;Published by Wolters Kluwer-Medknow.
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Currently, in the COVID-19 pandemic, few nations have effectively diminished their contamination rate early, while others have been overpowered. There are various reasons behind effective decrease in the rate of contamination in different nations but,the one that stands out is the distinguished rate which decides on how the information has been provided by the government and other networks and its effective adaptation and implementation by the public. This global disease has disturbed people psychologically;henceforth, effective communication, if overlooked, can be endangered for susceptible populations. Herein, this article gives an insight view of the basic structure for effective communication during the pandemic which should be understandable and practiced by the medical and dental experts and other health-care workers for developing a good rapport for treating COVID-19 patients. Effective communication aims at providing information to the public that may seem senseless at first instance, as well as aims at increasing their self reliance to react on the details they have that may also be beneficial. To develop a way for preventing and controlling future viral illnesses, especially those as dangerous as COVID-19, we need to move forward by building trust and developing multidisciplinary voices which help in utilizing effective communication for various objectives and audiences, so that clear, compassionate, and practical messages can be delivered. © 2022 Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University ;Published by Wolters Kluwer-Medknow.
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Purpose/Objectives: Gram-negative bacteria including E. coli and P. aeruginosa can survive for months on dry hard surfaces, and SARS viruses can persist for days. These contaminated surfaces along with patients' damaged skin barriers, due to wounds or central line insertion sites, increase the risk healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) and subsequent serious complications. Furthermore, with increased frequency and duration of hospitalizations due to the current pandemic, the number of HAIs is on the rise. Currently there are no antimicrobial surfaces that provide both instant and long-lasting antimicrobial protection against a broad spectrum of infectious microbes. Liquid- or radiation-based disinfection techniques are kill microbes quickly, but their effect does not last long before needing reapplication. Antimicrobial surfaces based on heavy metals remain antimicrobial for long durations, but complete disinfection can take hours. In this work, we developed a new class of plant-inspired antimicrobial surfaces and wound dressings that incorporate plant secondary metabolites capable of rapid disinfection (> 4-log reduction) of common bacteria and viruses and maintain their efficacy over time (> 6 months). Methodology: We developed a method for stabilizing naturally antimicrobial essential oils components from plants such as, alpha terpineol (AT) and cinnamaldehyde (CMA), within a polyurethane polymer. Using a modified standard method for evaluating the performance of different nonporous solids (ISO 22196) and median tissue culture infection dose assay, these antimicrobial polyurethane coatings were tested and found to be effective in killing E. coli, P. aeruginosa, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), and SARS-CoV-2. The durability of the coatings was tested by linear abrasion, UV and airflow exposure. Application methods such as spray coating and dip coating allow the coating to be applied to a variety of surfaces. Results: Polyurethane surfaces containing 35% AT content (PU-35%AT) showed a ∼5.8-log reduction in E. coli colony forming units per cm2 (CFU/cm2) in under 2 minutes, a shorter time than common commercial disinfectants. Additionally, when subjected to 8 consecutive rounds of inoculation the PU- 35%AT surface reduced the E. coli by >99.99% for all 8 rounds. We achieved a ∼5.8-log reduction of MRSA within 5 minutes on PU-60%AT. The PU-35%AT surfaces showed a 4.0-log reduction in SARS-CoV- 2 in 60 minutes. A PU-70%AT showed a 1.6-log reduction after 10 minutes and maintained virucidal capabilities after 2 weeks. PU+35%AT surfaces maintained a ∼5.3-log reduction in CFU/cm2 in MRSA and E. coli after 1000 abrasion cycles, 12 hours of UV exposure, 25 hours of exposure to -17°C, or 5 months of air flow. Lastly, to demonstrate the coating's real world functionality the PU+35%AT coating was successfully applied to a computer keyboard, cell phone screen protector and medical gauze. Conclusion/Significance: This work demonstrates a novel approach for fabricating a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antiviral polymer surface based on plant essential oil components. This antimicrobial polyurethane coating has not only rapid bactericidal and virucidal capabilities but maintains this efficacy over time. Additionally, the coating can be applied to a variety of surfaces including medical gauze to create wound dressings that significantly reduce bacterial burden and decrease chances of HAIs.
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Covid19 has already killed more than two million people in the world. The pandemic had a deep impact on the emotional, social, and spiritiual life of the public. Due to lockdown, self isolation, quarantine protocols hospital and health care facilities are closed to visitors due to which family members are unable to be with their closed ones in their final moments. some are not able to see them personally, some are not able to bid goodbye to their loved ones, some cannot attend the funeral rights and some cannot perform the final mourning rituals. Investigators are concerned that the corona virus pandemic will give rise to serious and prolonged sorrow disorder. death circumstances during covid19 pandemic (no moral or family support,or limited chances for death customs)can also gain the grief process, yet no research has specially label this issue..this article is all about the complicated process of death, dying, and grief and ways to learn dealing with the loss caused by the covid19 pandemic. Objective - to examine if severity of grief and sorrow was higher before or during the covid19 pandemic. METHOD- a survey that included questions on socio demiographic and the terms related to loss quiz and a sorrow measure was managed in a group of 1700 distressed persons, who took part previously or throughout this pandemic, including adults who have lost their closed ones before the pandemic or during the pandemic. RESULT- No remarkable difference was found between grief levels in persons who took part previously or throughout the pandemic, although being lately distressed throughout the pandemic experienced more acute grief than previously. CONCLUSION- Among all distressed people, the severity of grief was not different throughout the pandemic as compared to before the pandemic although loosing someone recently has more grief and sorrow reactions than before pandemic may be due to ongoing health crisis. © The Electrochemical Society