scholarly journals Enhancement of Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles Recycling in Mauritius Through the Creation of a Mobile Application

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Karishma Jankee
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Recycling Rate ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Plastic Recycling ◽  
The World ◽  
Technological Tool ◽  
Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles ◽  
Gathering Data ◽  
Recycling Behavior

One million plastic bottles is currently consumed every minute in the world. This consumption trend is expected to further increase thereby worsening the problem of plastic pollution across the globe. Mauritius is also not left unaffected by plastic pollution and an increase in consumption of plastic bottles. Although plastic recycling is encouraged on the island, low recycling rate has been recorded (40%). In this context, this research attempts to enhance the solid waste management methods of Mauritius, more specifically in terms of PET beverage bottles, by creating a persuasive technological tool that promotes recycling behavior among the citizens of Mauritius. The persuasive technological tool developed is a mobile application which allows its users to locate their nearest recycling bins while also providing them with facts about the effects and significance of plastic pollution and recycling respectively. The tool also included a survey page for gathering data on demographic, the recycling attitude/ behavior of the users prior to and after the introduction of the tool and on the functionalities of the tool itself. The results showed that the tool helped 80% of the users in initiating their recycling activities while the rest reported that the tool helped them increase those activities.

scholarly journals KARAKTERISTIK SAMPAH LAUT DI PANTAI TUMPAAN DESA TATELI DUA KECAMATAN MANDOLANG KABUPATEN MINAHASA

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Nafiri C. Patuwo ◽  
Wilmy E. Pelle E Pelle ◽  
Hermanto W.K. Manengkey ◽  
Joshian N.W. Schaduw ◽  
Indri Manembu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Marine Debris ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
The World

The coastal region is the transitional area between the terrestrial and marine environment that has a great change of experiencing pressure due to pollution. This matter can caused by the strong population of Indonesia, quite high tourist activities, sea transportations, and large infra structure development. Marine debris in particular plastic is a big problem, not only in Indonesia, but also around the world. Hence, Indonesia is considered to be the second largest plastic waste producer in the world. Marine debris is part of a broader problem regarding waste management. Solid waste management has become a challenge for public health. In this research, garbage observation was done by adapting the shoreline survey method based on the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA, 2013). The results of observations of the research found that the type of macro-debris and meso-debris collected in the transect of observations were 228 items with a total weight of 2062.32 grams. Plastics debris were found in most quantities followed by rubbers, glasses and metals. The main factor for the abundance of marine debris in the coastal area of Tateli dua village Mandolang subdistrict Minahasa regency was the household waste, indicating that land-based sources provide a key factor for plastic pollution on the coastal area. Keywords: Marine debris, shoreline survey, pollution, coastal environment, Minahasa regency. AbstrakWilayah pesisir yang merupakan sumber daya potensial di Indonesia, adalah daerah peralihan antara daratan dan lautan. Sumber daya ini sangat besar yang didukung oleh adanya garis pantai sepanjang sekitar 81.000 km. Garis pantai yang panjang ini menyimpan potensi kekayaan sumber alam yang besar.Potensi itu diantaranya potensi non hayati dan hayati. Disamping potensi sumberdaya alam yang tersebar luas di pesisir Indonesia, potensi pencemaran terhadap lingkungan pesisir dan laut pun memiliki peluang yang cukup besar.Peluang ini dapat disebabkan oleh padatnya penduduk Indonesia, aktivitas wisata yang cukup tinggi termasuk transportasi, dan pembangunan yang besar.Sampah laut khususnya plastik merupakan masalah besar, bukan hanya di Indonesia, tetapi di seluruh dunia.Indonesia juga dianggap sebagai produsen sampah plastik ke laut terbesar kedua di dunia.Sampah laut merupakan bagian dari masalah yang lebih luas terkait pengelolaan sampah.Pengelolaan sampah padat telah menjadi tantangan kesehatan masyarakat.Pengamatan sampah dilakukan dengan adaptasi metode shoreline survey methodology berdasarkan National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA, 2013). Hasil pengamatan di lokasi penelitian di temukan jenis sampah makro-debris dan meso-debris yang dikumpulkan pada transek pengamatan sebanyak228 item dengan bobot total 2062,32 gram. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa plastik debris ditemukan dalam jumlah terbanyak diikuti oleh karet, kaca dan logam. Faktor utama penyebab kelimpahan sampah laut di Pantai Tumpaan Desa Tateli Dua, Kecamatan Mandolang, Kabupaten Minahasa adalah sampah aktivitas penduduk yang menunjukkan bahwa sumber-sumber berbasis lahan menyediakan input utama untuk polusi plastik di pantai tersebut. Kata Kunci: Sampah laut, survey garis pantai, pencemaran, lingkungan pesisir, Kabupaten Minahasa

scholarly journals Increased Emergency Calls during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: A National Retrospective Study

Healthcare ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Ahmed Al-Wathinani ◽  
Attila J. Hertelendy ◽  
Sultana Alhurishi ◽  
Abdulmajeed Mobrad ◽  
Riyadh Alhazmi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Emergency Medical Services ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Healthcare Systems ◽  
Emergency Calls ◽  
The World ◽  
Staffing Patterns ◽  
The Impact

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has a direct and indirect effect on the different healthcare systems around the world. In this study, we aim to describe the impact on the utilization of emergency medical services (EMS) in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic. We studied cumulative data from emergency calls collected from the SRCA. Data were separated into three periods: before COVID-19 (1 January–29 February 2020), during COVID-19 (1 March–23 April 2020), and during the Holy Month of Ramadan (24 April–23 May 2020). A marked increase of cases was handled during the COVID-19 period compared to the number before pandemic. Increases in all types of cases, except for those related to trauma, occurred during COVID-19, with all regions experiencing increased call volumes during COVID-19 compared with before pandemic. Demand for EMS significantly increased throughout Saudi Arabia during the pandemic period. Use of the mobile application ASAFNY to request an ambulance almost doubled during the pandemic but remained a small fraction of total calls. Altered weekly call patterns and increased call volume during the pandemic indicated not only a need for increased staff but an alteration in staffing patterns.

An Overview of Solid Waste Management and Plastic Recycling in Qatar

2011 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Al-Maaded ◽  
N. K. Madi ◽  
Ramazan Kahraman ◽  
A. Hodzic ◽  
N. G. Ozerkan
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Plastic Recycling

Greenhouse Gas Emission of Organic Waste Composting: A Case Study of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Green Campus Flagship Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hesam Kamyab ◽  
Jeng Shiun Lim ◽  
Tayebeh Khademi ◽  
Wai Shin Hod ◽  
Rahmalan Ahmad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Gas Emission ◽  
The World ◽  
Green Campus

Waste generation nowadays is rising in the world and it seems hard to prevent it. Solid Waste Management (SWM) has been a major problem worldwide in most of the fast growing towns and cities among the developing countries all around the world. Food waste and green waste constitute high volumes of municipal solid waste (MSW). The application of compost in the agricultural sector can contribute to sustainable soil health and other co-benefits. The compost produced from biological waste does not contain any chemicals unfavorable to living soil. The objective of this research was to calculate the greenhouse gas emission from the compost processed from the food and green wastes generated on-campus in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) as a pilot project. The result indicated that the composting process promotes the university as a green campus by converting organic wastes into valuable products such as organic fertilizer.

scholarly journals Blended Learning Through an Interactive Mobile Application for Teaching Autistic Kindergarten Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 132-146
Author(s):  
Mohammed Yousif
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
Interactive Learning Environment ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The World ◽  
Therapy Sessions

The mobile applications industry has had significant growth in the last few years. Mobile phones are everywhere since we use them in every part of our daily lives for entertainment, communication and other various uses. Unfortunately, there was also a substantial increase the number of autism cases in kids around the world, which has prompted for a dire need of a therapy method that is cheap, reliable and accessible for everyone who needs it. Researchers have tried several methods, like robotics and virtual reality, to help in the therapy of autistic children. While their results were promising, these technologies are still out of reach of most users due to their high cost. Mobile phones, however, are much more accessible since everyone has one, and they have a wide array of useful gadgets that can be used in making the therapy sessions more engaging and fun such as cameras, accelerometers, speakers, microphones and others. This project aims to design and implement an interactive learning environment based on a mobile application for teaching kids with special needs. 

scholarly journals PERANCANGAN APLIKASI PEN+ BERBASIS MOBILE UNTUK MEMUDAHKAN KINERJA DOSEN PADA PERGURUAN TINGGI

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Untung Rahardja ◽  
Nikita Jova Tejosuwito ◽  
Fernanda Setyobudi Armansyah
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Application Development ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Student Test ◽  
Design And Testing ◽  
Device Technology

Kecanggihan  teknologi  device  yang  semakin  merambah  di  dunia  pengetahuan  dan  teknologi membuat pengembangan sistem pemanfaatan baru seperti aplikasi Pen+ berbasis mobile yang dimanfaatkan oleh dosen dalam menginput hasil nilai ujian mahasiswa. Seluruh orang di dunia pasti  memiliki  handphone.  Teknologi  yang  digunakan  pada  handphone  kini  telah  menjadi smartphone yang lebih banyak fitur-fitur aplikasi yang canggih menggunakan jaringan internet. Oleh  karena  itu  dengan  mengembangkan  suatu  aplikasi  Pen+  berbasis  mobile  yang  dapat  di akses  secara  online  untuk  dosen  bisa  melakukan  penginputan  nilai  lebih  cepat  dan  efektif. Aplikasi  Pen+  berbasis  mobile  yang  digunakan  juga  mempermudah  pelayanan  dengan  lebih dahulu   login   dengan   email   secara   pribadi   dan   lebih   nyaman   dibutuhkan   kapan   saja. Pengembangan  aplikasi  Pen+  juga  melalui  perencanaan,  desain,  dan  pengujian.  Maka  hasil dari  penelitian  ini  yaitu  dimana  aplikasi  Pen+  berbasis  mobile  dapat di download  dengan mudah dan kapan saja untuk memudahkan penilaian secara online. Kata Kunci : Aplikasi, Pen+, Mobile, Dosen The sophistication of device technology is increasingly pervasive in the world of knowledge and technology makes the development of new systems such as the utilization of Pen + based mobile application  that  is  used by lecturer in entering the results of student test scores. All the people in  the  world  would  have  a  mobile.  The  technology  used  in  mobile  phones  have  now  become more  smartphone  features  advanced  application  uses  the  internet.  Therefore, by developing a Pen + based mobile application that can be accessed online to the lecturer can make inputting values more quickly and effectively. Pen + based mobile application that is used also facilitate service  with  advance  login  with  your  email  private  and  more  comfortable  whenever  needed. Pen + application development also through planning, design, and testing. So the results of this analysis,  which  Pen  +  based  mobile  application  can  be  downloaded  easily and at any time to facilitate the online assessment. Keywords : Applications, Pen +, Mobile, Lecturer  

scholarly journals Improving the management of poultry production: Mobile application development and validation

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e4019108806
Author(s):  
Raquel Baracat Tosi Rodrigues da Silva ◽  
Irenilza de Alencar Nääs ◽  
Arilson José de Oliveira Júnior ◽  
João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis ◽  
Nilsa Duarte da Silva Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Application ◽  
Poultry Production ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Broiler Production ◽  
Good Production ◽  
The World ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
Development And Validation

The broiler production chain is productive, and chicken meat has achieved high export rates to several countries in the world. This study aimed to develop a mobile application that helps the producer to audit the issues of good production practices. The application was developed for Android and programmed in Java. For its development, questions were used, with different weights according to their importance for production. These questions were removed from the items that make up the manuals of good practices used in Brazil. A test was carried out with users to determine the possibility of using the application in the field. After answering all the questions, the user gets a score ranging from 5 to 1 (excellent to bad). It also indicates which questions they did agree with good practices. The test with users showed that the application was easy to understand and enabled users to make decisions that would improve broiler production.

scholarly journals A project for analyzing the ecology and phylogeny of western Pacific echinoids

Zoosymposia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87
Author(s):  
K. KANAZAWA ◽  
M. SAITOH ◽  
N. WAKAYAMA ◽  
M. OBUCHI ◽  
S. NAKACHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
The West ◽  
The World ◽  
The Western Pacific ◽  
Gathering Data ◽  
Northern Japan

In 2017 we started a project to analyze the ecology and phylogeny of western Pacific echinoids. As the first step, we are establishing methods to infer their phylogenetic relationships using molecular data; we developed effective methods to obtain complete mitochondrial DNA sequences, and determined their effectiveness in phylogenetic analysis. We have also been gathering data concerning the ecology and systematics of Japanese extant echinoids, which arguably has among the highest genus-level diversities in the West Pacific or perhaps even in the world. We have collected 58 species from middle and southern Japan representing 48 genera. In the next year, we will collect sea urchins from northern Japan, and within 2 years we will finish collecting data on ecology and systematics of Japanese echinoids, and provide a set of standardized data that will be useful for many researchers studying western Pacific echinoids. At that time, we will start comparative analyses of echinoid faunas distributed in the western Pacific.

scholarly journals SMK BAHANG STUDENTS PERCEPTIONS REGARDING RECYCLING PROGRAM

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (33) ◽  
pp. 162-182
Author(s):  
Oi Min Chong ◽  
Mohammad Tahir Mapa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Quantitative Approach ◽  
Recycling Rate ◽  
Design Review ◽  
New Approach

The issue of solid waste management through recycling programs in our country has long been debated. However, the issue is still not taken the proper attention. recycling rate is still low at only 11 per cent compared to developed countries has reached 70 percent. The situation is alarming because its impact on health and sanitation as well as an area of the landfill is increasingly limited. Therefore, one of the steps that can be taken to solve the problem is through the implementation of various recycling programs in schools. This study was conducted to identify the perception and involvement of various recycling programs. Recycling is an effort to collect, process and reuse of materials use. This study uses a design review by applying the quantitative approach. Data were analyzed using SPSS by using the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics with the percentage obtained for use in the analysis of the study. The sample involves four students who were randomly selected in a secondary school in order to get feedback on the implementation of a recycling program. The results showed that students know the various recycling programs and they are well aware of the importance of recycling for analyzing the theories, but this practice is quite difficult. The overall analysis shows that perception and involvement of the recycling program is low. Therefore, all parties should school their energy and effort to make students aware of the importance of the implementation of recycling programs in order to solve the garbage problem in the school which in turn foster the practice of recycling among students. It is expected that the school can design a comprehensive new approach to attract the attention and interest of students to the various recycling programs, as well as to educate students to love the environment and maintain the cleanliness of the school grounds.

Paper-based products as promising substitutes for plastics in the context of bans on non-biodegradables

BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 7309-7312
Author(s):  
Wei Liu ◽  
Huayu Liu ◽  
Kun Liu ◽  
Haishun Du ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Paper Properties ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
The World ◽  
Plastic Products

As a global environmental problem, plastic pollution has attracted worldwide attention. Plastic wastes not only disrupt ecosystems and biodiversity, but they also threaten human life and health. Countries around the world have enacted regulations in recent years to limit the use of plastics. Paper products have been proposed as promising substitutes for plastics, which undoubtedly brings unprecedented opportunities to the pulp and paper industry. However, paper products have some deficiencies in replacing certain plastic products. Research and development to improve paper properties and reduce production costs is needed to meet such challenges.

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