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EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF SAFETY MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IN THE CONTEXT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
Authors: Nik Him Nik Fadhilah , Noor Aina Amirah  , Hassan Azmi 
Published: April 2020

Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was carried out to develop appropriate questionnaire items as research instruments. This study has developed and certified the instruments of safety management commitment and safety administration through the EFA study. It is applied in the context of occupational safety and health management (OSH) of construction industry. This study was divided into two constructs namely Safety Management Commitment (SMC) and Safety Administration (SA) to measure safety attitude. Safety administration construct was measured by safety programs and safety monitoring. Whereas, safety management commitment construct was measured by safety planning and safety management. This study was conducted to evaluate the contractor’s safety management attitude to the safety culture at the construction site. About 100 respondents were selected through simple random sampling to fill out the survey. Based on the reliability test, this study has set an instrument consist of eight items to develop two components for the construct of safety management commitment. While, for the construct of safety administration consist of six items for two components. This setting is based on the internal reliability value (Alpha Cronbach) for measurement of the instrument. The procedure is described in detail to carry out an EFA analysis to develop the instrument’s construct of SMC and SA. For the future, researchers can develop a study by applying instruments thoroughly in various fields of research.
Keywords: Safety management commitment, safety administration, occupational safety, construction industry
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly . A Broad look at the Adaptation of Technology in Education
Authors: Ilin Vladislav 
Published: April 2020

Technology in education is a global phenomenon affecting learners of all ages. The breadth and variety of available tools make it difficult to implement a standardized method for assessing the impact of technology on learning. The lack of a consensus on good and bad practices results in inconsistent application and mixed learning results. This article takes a look at the adaptation of technology to education and examines the various tools used to enhance learning. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using technology, as well as review methodologies for evaluating the impact. The essay concludes by identifying several problems with the way technology is evaluated and offers suggestions for further research to address those problems.
PERBEDAAN SIKAP TERHADAP KEMATIAN BERDASARKAN KARAKTERISTIK PERAWAT
Authors: Perangin-angin Mori Agustina 
Published: April 2020

Facing death is not the expected experience for nurses, but nurses cannot avoid this situation. Death attitude is the most important factor influencing healthcare’s professionalism. This study aimed to identify the death attitudes based on nurses’ characteristics using the Mann-Withney and Kruskal Wallis test. The Spearman rho test was also carried out to see the relationship between the dimensions of death attitudes. The instrument used was the Death Attitudes Profile-Revised (DAP-R) questionnaire consisting of 32 statements divided into 5 categories: fear of death (7 statements), death avoidance (5 statements), neutral acceptance (5 statements), escape acceptance (5 statements), approach acceptance (10 statements) using 7 Likert scales. The result of this study was there is no significant difference between gender, level of education, length of work and palliative training (sig> 0.05). There is a significant relationship between fear of death and neutral acceptance (sig value of 0.014 <0.05). It is needed further study to identify factors that influence nurses' death attitudes.
Keyword: death attitudes, nurse, palliative
Menghadapi kematian bukan pengalaman yang diharapkan perawat, namun perawat tidak bisa menghindari situasi tersebut. Sikap terhadap kematian merupakan salah satu faktor yang paling penting yang mempengaruhi prilaku profesional tenaga kesehatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi perbedaan sikap terhadap kematian berdasarkan karakteristik perawat dengan menggunakan uji non parametric Mann-Withney dan Kruskal Wallis. Uji Spearman rho juga dilakukan untuk melihat hubungan diantara dimensi sikap terhadap kematian. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah kuesioner Death Attittudes Profile-Revised (DAP-R) yang terdiri dari 32 pernyataan yang dibagi menjadi 5 kategori yaitu takut terhadap kematian (7 pernyataan), menghindari kematian (5 pernyataan), menerima kematian sebagai bagian alamiah (5 pernyataan), menerima kematian sebagai bentuk kelepasan dari penderitaan (5 pernyataan), menantikan kehidupan setelah kematian (10 pernyataan). Kuesioner ini terdiri dari 7 skala Likert. Hasilnya adalah tidak terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan antar jenis kelamin, tingkat pendidikan, lama kerja dan pelatihan paliatif (sig > 0.05). Terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara takut terhadap kematian dengan menerima kematian sebagai bagian alamiah, dengan nilai sig 0.014 < 0.05. Perlu dikaji lebih dalam faktor faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi sikap perawat terhadap kematian.
Kata kunci: Sikap terhadap kematian, perawat, paliatif
Commercial Production and Chemical/Physical Characterization of Natural and Nutritious Coconut Sap Food Products (Cocosap Juice and Cocosap Concentrate) at Tawan-tawan, Baguio District, Davao City, Southern Mindanao, Philippines
Authors: Millicent I. Secretaria  
Published: April 2020

The processing of natural and nutritious coconut sap juice and coconut sap concentrate for commercial production was conducted by the members of the Samahang Magniniyugan ng Tawan-tawan (SMT) at Barangay Tawan-tawan, Baguio District, Davao City, Southern Mindanao, Philippines from February to May, 2007. The processing of coconut sap juice and concentrate involves simple, easy to follow procedures and few equipment are required.
Results of the chemical analysis revealed that coconut sap juice, an oyster-white liquid and coconut sap concentrate, a sticky, golden orange syrup has 84.3% and 25% moisture content; 0.24% and 0.94% crude protein; 18.99 and 63.79 mg/100 mg sodium (Na); 0.85 and 1.51 mg/100 g calcium (Ca) and 0.05 and 0.33 mg/100g iron (Fe), respectively indicating that these coconut sap food products are nutritious and good for one’s body. While physical (color) analysis showed that these products are pure and natural since no food coloring was detected. A partial budgeting analysis on the profitability of producing coconut sap juice and coconut sap concentrate over the traditional fermented toddy indicated an additional profit or net income of Php19,728.00 and Php21,402.00 per month, respectively (Php41= $).
The benefits derived from the commercialization of the technology on coconut sap food products by the adaptors were discussed. Factors for successful adoption and commercialization of coconut sap juice and concentrate were likewise recommended.
Preliminary Study on Heavy Metals in Coconut and Coconut Products
Authors: Warsakoon, W.M.M.P.D.K.  
Published: April 2020

Coconut is one of the major plantation crops which plays a pivotal role in the economy of Sri Lanka. The objective of this study is to investigate the presence of heavy metals in fresh coconut kernel and in some coconut products in Sri Lanka.
Levels of lead (Pb), Chromium (Cr), Aluminum (Al), Ferrous (Fe), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Cadmium (Cd), Zinc (Zn), and Arsenic (As) were determined in samples of fresh coconut kernel, coconut milk, coconut milk powder, and coconut cream using the Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) method. Fresh coconut kernel and coconut products were found to contain Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn. Fresh coconut kernels showed the highest content of these metals. Coconut cream and coconut milk samples demonstrated the lowest levels of these metals. Potentially toxic heavy metals such as Pb, Cd, As, and Al were not detected in the tested samples. The occurrence of the heavy metals in all the coconut products tested was below the permissible levels suggested by the USDA, World Health Organization, and the Quality Standards of CODEX Vol. 1 Section 6, 1991.
Opportunity to Sustain Coconut Ecosystem Services through Recycling of the Palm Leaf Litter as Vermicompost: Indian Scenario (A Technology/ Research Note)
Authors: Murali Gopal  
Published: April 2020

Coconut (Cocos nucifera) is one of the important tropical oilseed crops grown in more than 80 countries. It is called the ‘Tree of Life’ because every part of the palm finds one or other use in everyday life. India is one of the leading coconut producing countries in the world and many millions of Indians are dependent on this crop for their livelihood.
Many research experiments are in progress to increase the yield of this crop as well as develop post-harvest products that will improve the socio-economic status of the farmers who cultivate it. The coconut cropping system, being unique, offers a wide range of ecosystem services which has not been studied in much detail. A recent paper from Philippines, however, throws some light on the importance of ecosystem services offered by coconut types.
In this article we attempt to enunciate the ecosystem services provided by coconut in Indian scenario and the possibility of sustaining it through the recycling of coconut leaf litter as vermicompost.
Optimum Physico-Chemical and Processing Parameters for the Preservation of King Coconut Water
Authors: K.D.P.P. Gunathilake  
Published: April 2020

King coconut (Cocos nucifera var. aurantiaca) water is a natural, nutritious and healthy beverage. However, it is underutilized in terms of value addition with extended shelf life. Therefore, an attempt was made to develop the physico-chemical and processing parameters for the value addition of King coconut water with extended shelf life. King coconut water was analyzed for sugar, minerals and vitamin C content based on reviewed methods. Studies were conducted to identify the optimum pH, total soluble solid (TSS), type of acidulant and pasteurization conditions based on sensory properties of the product using semi trained panelists. Processed King coconut water was packed in three different packages and stored at refrigerated (4°C) condition for two months. Changes in pH, TSS and titratable acidity were evaluated in two weeks intervals throughout the storage period. The results showed that optimum pH, TSS, type of acidulant and pasteurization conditions were 4.4, 9, malic acid and 70˚C/15 sec., respectively. The product was microbiologically (less than 50 CFU/ml) safe for consumption even after 8 weeks of storage. These storage studies revealed that the changes in pH, TSS and titratble acidity of King coconut water packed in three packaging materials had no significant difference (p<0.05) during refrigerated storage.
Synthesis of Nanocellulose from Coir Pith
Authors: Subha P.V  , Anita Das Rabindranath  
Published: April 2020

Coir pith is lignocellulosic in nature and abundantly available by-product of the coir industry. It is a pollutant as it is resistant to biodegradation in the environment. It is mainly composed of cellulose (28%), hemi cellulose (9.5%) and lignin (31%). In this study, cellulose was extracted from the coir pith, and treated generally for the production of nanocellulose. Cellulose is proved to be a versatile material due to its unique chemical structure, which provides a superior platform for several new biomaterials. Nanophase materials are prepared from inorganic materials and hardly any are reported from natural products. When particles are made up to nano size their reactivity increases. FT-IR, TGA, XRD and SEM characterized the extracted cellulose and nanocellulose. The hydrolyzed nanocellulose was found to be the mixed crystalline forms of cellulose I and II. Conversion of this lignocelluloscic biomass to nanocellulose will lead to the preparation of new-nano composites materials for biomedical applications.
Productivity and Profitability of Abaca Varieties/Hybrids (Musa textiles Nee) Under Mature Tall Coconuts in Davao City, Southern Mindanao, Philippines
Authors: M.N. Eroy  
Published: April 2020

Two abaca varieties; Tangongon and Maguindanao, and two hybrids; Magino and Bongtang were grown under mature Laguna Tall coconuts spaced 9x9 m triangular in Bago Oshiro, Davao City from 2006-2010. The growth, yield and economic performance of these varieties/hybrids were evaluated to identify varieties/hybrids suitable as coconut intercrop and to show its suitability as coconut+abaca intercropping.
Magino, a cross between Maguindanao and Inosa, was the consistent highest yielder. It had good yield attributes like good suckering ability, taller and bigger plants contributing to high fiber yields and high economic returns i.e. NPV and BCR. Maguindanao variety and Bongtang hybrid had comparable performance with Magino hybrid. Tangongon variety is the consistent lowest yielder with yield and yield attributes inferior to the rest of the plants tested affecting its profitability.
Crop Fertilizer Use Efficiency (CFE) using fiber yield as an index revealed that top yielding entries are more efficient in converting fertilizer inputs into economic yield as reflected by their high CFEs.
Abaca is a highly suitable intercrop for coconut and coconut areas could be used as expansion areas for growing the crop. Profitability of abaca farming under coconut is influenced by the variety used. Some drawbacks in abaca farming and good practices are discussed.
Nanocellulose from Diseased Coconut Wood Biomass
Authors: Jayaraj A P  , Anita Das Ravindranath  , Sarma U S  
Published: April 2020

Cellulose is the most widespread biopolymer on earth. In biosynthesis, cellulose polymers aggregate to form substructures, microfibrils, which in turn aggregate to form cellulose fibers. By applying effective methods these fibers can be disintegrated into cellulose substructures with micro- or nano-size dimensions. This article covers some aspects related to the sources of cellulose micro- and nanofibers and the most important methods for their isolation. One of these methods, acid hydrolysis, was experimentally used to obtain cellulose nano-fibers from diseased coconut wood biomass. They were studied by Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and Scanning electrom microscope (SEM).
The ‘Replanting and Rejuvenation of Coconut Gardens’ was the sponsored scheme of the Coconut Development Board with an objective to eliminate all disease- affected coconut palms in eight districts of Kerala state in India. The main components of the scheme included cutting and removal of all old, unproductive and disease-hit palms followed by a replanting exercise. The present work was carried out under the Board sponsored project entitled “Diversified uses of diseased coconut wood”.
Performance of Coconut Hybrids in United Plantations Berhad and Commercial Production of Seed Nuts
Authors: Xaviar Arulandoo  
Published: April 2020

United Plantations Berhad began its first coconut planting in 1912. Since then, it has been the responsibility of the breeding team in its research department to sustain a high standard of plant breeding techniques in the development of future planting materials aligned with the objectives of the company. The yield performance of Tall x Tall, Dwarf x Dwarf and Dwarf x Tall hybrids as well as salient points in the commercial production of hybrid seed nut is highlighted.
Current plantings at UPB consist of older generation of MAWA+ with average yields of 30,000 nuts per hectare per year and newer generations of MATAG* with yields comparable to MAWA but with improved nut characteristics. Breeding strategies are now in place to produce hybrids (Dwarf x Tall) capable of out-performing the MATAG in terms of yield and nut characteristics with minimum yields per hectare of 40,000 nuts and eight tonnes copra.
Amongst the Tall x Tall hybrids and pure lines of Tall, highest yields were achieved with Tagnanan followed by West African with yields of 24,190 and 23,514 nuts per hectare, respectively, adopting a planting density of 178 palms per hectare. The highest yielding Dwarf x Dwarf cross and self is the Aromatic Green (AGD) and CAMMA++, which provided a similar yield magnitude of 40,000 nuts per hectare planted at a density of 265 palms per hectare. However, as they had lower copra yield as dry nut and lower water content as fresh nut, Dwarf x Dwarf was not the desired commercial planting material. Hence, the breeding programme emphasized in the creation of Dwarf x Tall hybrids aimed at exploiting the large nut size from the tall and high nut number from the dwarf. Amongst the hybrids evaluated in UPB, MATAG hybrid though with lower nut yields had 53.9% higher copra yields per hectare than both AGD and CAMMA making it at present the preferable choice for commercial planting. Newer hybrids are currently being evaluated which shows promise of similar nut yield but improved nut characteristics.
The commercial seednut production field is confined to a block of 25 hectares and is operated by the Research Department with a maximum production capacity of 110,000 saleable hybrid seednuts (4 months old) germinated seednuts per year. With escalation in costs of inputs and wages, the cost of seednut production has risen to RM30 per seednut in 2014. However, with good agricultural management practices complementing the superior hybrid planting materials, the production cost of a mature coconut from the plantations is relatively low, thus ensuring a sustained profitability of the coconut plantations in United Plantations Berhad.
Preparation and Quality Assessment of Yoghurt Prepared from Dairy Milk and Coconut (Cocos nucifera, L) Milk
Authors: S.R Priya  
Published: April 2020

Yoghurt was produced using dairy and coconut milk. Five variants of yoghurt namely plain dairy and coconut yoghurt (variant I), dairy and coconut yoghurt with natural grape pulp (variant II), dairy and coconut yoghurt with synthetic grape flavour (variant III), dairy and coconut yoghurt with natural pineapple pulp (variant IV) and dairy and coconut yoghurt with synthetic pineapple flavour (variant V) were prepared. Among these five variants dairy and coconut yoghurt with pineapple pulp (variant IV) had received the highest mean scores for all the sensory criteria, and was selected for the further study. Physicochemical properties and selected nutrient components were analysed for the pineapple flavoured yoghurt prepared with dairy milk and coconut milk. Yoghurt made with coconut milk had scored higher values for all the analysed nutrients (energy - 142.49 ± 2.63, carbohydrate - 9.55 ± 0.12, protein – 8.02 ± 0.005 and fat – 13.03 ± 0.05) than yoghurt made with dairy milk (energy - 93.76±0.25, carbohydrate - 4.46 ± 0.05 , protein – 7.26 ± 0.11 and fat – 9.82 ± 0.02). The results of current study demonstrated that the addition of fruits to the yogurt significantly improved the product acceptability and also yoghurt produced from coconut milk can be a match able substitute for normal yoghurt.
Genetic Diversity Evaluation of MARDI’s Coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) Germplasm using Simple Sequence Repeats
Authors: H.N. Khairun  
Published: April 2020

A total of 18 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers have been optimized and used to genotype coconut (Cocos nucifera L.). These markers were used to genotype 23 coconut varieties that were maintained in MARDI’s germplasm collection. Fifteen SSR loci were polymorphic markers while the remaining three SSR were monomorphic. The number of alleles ranged from 2 to 19 with a mean number of 8.53 per locus. The expected heterozygosity values in each variety ranged from 0.07 to 0.61, with an average value of 0.52. Several varieties could be successfully differentiated by using these 15 SSR markers such as Cameroon Red Dwarf x West African Tall hybrid, Mawa hybrid, Malayan Tall x Cameroon Red Dwarf hybrid, Malayan Red Dwarf x Rotuman hybrid, Catigan, Pandan and Laguna. A UPGMA Dendogram showed Niu Damu as an outlying group with high dissimilarity from all other varieties. Analyses using the STRUCTURE software showed all 23 varieties to be clustered into 21 genotypic groups. This new information will greatly contribute towards characterization of the MARDI’s coconut germplasm collection and to develop a SSR tool for the identification of new coconut varieties in Malaysia.
DESAFIOS DA RESSIGNIFICAÇÃO DA EDUCAÇÃO QUANTO AS TECNOLOGIAS EM TEMPO DE PANDEMIA
Authors: Carolina M. de C. Martins Ana , Marques Melo da Silva Andreia , Pinheiro Teodozio dos Santos Ghislaine , Assis de Oliveira Gisele , Montez Jorge 
Published: April 2020

Frente à dimensão da tarefa docente de reinventar-se para criar soluções urgentes para os problemas de ensino e aprendizagem m ducação remota, reescrevendo currículos (inclusive os ocultos), onde múltiplos atores e diferentes ideias eram expostas, este rabalho tem como objetivo promover a reflexão sobre as contribuições das Tecnologias Digitais de Informação e Comunicação TDIC) no desenvolvimento de web currículos em tempos de pandemia. Com objetivos exploratórios, nossa pesquisa aplicada buscou s conhecimentos a fim de responder questões sobre o diagnóstico do acesso e uso da tecnologia; respostas do poder úblico frente ao distanciamento social; como alcançar a qualidade e a equidade nesse panorama diverso e contribuições da eurociência. Para impulsionar a discussão dos atores da educação pública brasileira na contemporaneidade levantamos panoramas intervenções na escola e fora dela.
Identification of a Group III CEMP-no Star in the Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Canes Venatici I
Authors: Yoon Jinmi , Whitten Devin D. , Beers Timothy C. , Lee Young Sun , Masseron Thomas , Placco Vinicius M. 
Published: April 2020

Abstract
CEMP-no stars, a subclass of carbon-enhanced metal-poor (CEMP) stars, are one of the most significant stellar populations in galactic archeology, because they dominate the low end of the metallicity distribution function, providing information on the early star formation and chemical-evolution history of the Milky Way and its satellite galaxies. Here we present an analysis of low-resolution (R ∼ 1800) optical spectroscopy for a CEMP giant, SDSS J132755.56+333521.7, observed with the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), one of the brightest (g ∼ 20.5) members of the classical dwarf spheroidal galaxy, Canes Venatici I (CVn I). Many CEMP stars discovered to date have very cool effective temperatures (T
eff < 4500 K), resulting in strong veiling by molecular carbon bands over their optical spectra at low/medium spectral resolution. We introduce a technique to mitigate the carbon-veiling problem to obtain reliable stellar parameters, and validate this method with LBT low-resolution optical spectra of the ultra-metal-poor ([Fe/H] = −4.0) CEMP-no dwarf, G 77–61, and seven additional very cool CEMP stars, which have published high-resolution spectroscopic parameters. We apply this technique to the LBT spectrum of SDSS J132755.56+333521.7. We find that this star is well described with parameters T
eff = 4530 K, log g = 0.7, [Fe/H] = −3.38, and absolute carbon abundance A(C) = 7.23, indicating that it is likely the first Group III CEMP-no star identified in CVn I. The Group III identification of this star suggests that it is a member of the extremely metal-poor population in CVn I, which may have been accreted into its halo.