The Role of Resilience for Migrants and Refugees’ Mental Health in Times of COVID-19

Migrants and refugees need international protection, particularly during a crisis such as the current health pandemic. The aim of this research was to examine the mental health and attitudes towards COVID-19 in migrants and refugees compared to the general Spanish population. Moreover, the nature of resilience was examined as a mixed component though life experiences. For this proposal, an interview was carried out in a sample of 245 participants who volunteered to participate in the study. The sample was divided into Spanish non-migrants, Spanish migrants, non-Spanish migrants and refugees. Attitudes towards COVID-19, resilience (based on BRCS) and mental health (based on DASS-21) were measured. The results obtained can be described as follows: (i) Migrant participants indicated worse mental health than non-migrants, and within the migrant group, refugees presented worse scores; (ii) No differences were found in attitudes towards COVID-19 in any of the subgroups; (iii) A moderating effect of group was found for the relationship between resilience and mental health but not between resilience and fear of COVID-19. These results might be of great interest in making visible the vulnerability of migrants and specifically refugees, and the proposal of intervention programs based on resilience training.

Uji Stabilitas pH dari Daun Mangga Hasil Ekstraksi Dengan Menggunakan Metode Spektrofotometer

Ekstraksi merupakan proses pemisahan dan isolasi zat dari suatu zat dengan penambahan pelarut tertentu untuk mengeluarkan komponen campuran dari zat padat atau zat cair. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan ekstraksi klorofilid dari daun mangga untuk mengetahui stabilitas reduksi klorofil hasil ekstraksi berupa ekstrak dan rafinat. Ekstraksi klorofilid dilakukan dengan alat ekstraktor berpengaduk yaitu dengan memotong daun mangga 1 cm kemudian di ekstraksi dengan pelarut Aquadest 25%:75% Isopropil Alkohol. Pemilihan pelarut merupakan faktor yang menentukan dalam proses ekstraksi. Hal-hal yang perlu diperhatikan dalam pemilihan pelarut adalah selektivitas, sifat pelarut, kemampuan untuk mengekstraksi, tidak bersifat racun, mudah diuapkan dan harganya relatif murah. Karakteristik ekstrak klorofilid menggunakan spektrofotometer untuk mengetahui absorbansi klorofil optimum dalam suatu variabel ekstrak dan rafinat serta uji pH untuk mengetahui stabilitas pH yang baik untuk mereduksi klorofil daun mangga. Hasil absorbansi klorofil optimum pada suhu 60OC dan waktu 70 menit pada ekstrak dan hasil stabilitas pH untuk mereduksi klorofil didapatkan pada pH 9 asam serta pH 2 basa.Extraction is the process of separating and isolating substances from a substance by adding a particular solvent to remove a mixed component of a solid or a liquid. In this study, extraction of chlorophyllid from mango leaves to determine the stability of chlorophyll reduction in the extract and raffinate. Extraction of chlorophyllid was done by stirring extractor that is by cutting mango leaves 1 cm then in extraction with Aquadest solvent 25%: 75% Isopropyl Alcohol. Selection of solvents is a decisive factor in the extraction process. Things to note in the selection of solvents are the selectivity, the properties of the solvent, the ability to extract, not toxic, easily evaporated and the price is relatively cheap. Characteristics of chlorophyll extract using spectrophotometer to determine the absorbance of optimum chlorophyll in an extract and raffinate variables and pH test to find out good pH stability to reduce mango leaf chlorophyll. The optimum chlorophyll absorbance results at 60OC and 70 minutes on the extract and the pH stability result to reduce chlorophyll was found at pH 9 acid and pH 2 base.

Removal of multiple heavy metal ions using a macromolecule chelating flocculant xanthated chitosan

In this paper, the removal performance and mechanism of xanthated chitosan (XCTS) towards heavy metal ions are investigated. XCTS possesses both strong chelating abilities and excellent flocculation properties, which can effectively remove several kinds of heavy metal ions, such as Cr3+, Cu2+, Mn2+, Ni2+, Pb2+ and Zn2+. It has a good potential for practical application. In a flocculation test of a mixed component solution, the removal rates of Cr3+, Cu2+ and Cd2+ reach 100%, 100% and 99.1%, respectively. The removal rates are significantly greater than that of a single component solution. It indicates that there is a synergistic effect between different metal ions. Moreover, the selectivity of XCTS for Cr3+ and Cu2+ is obviously superior to that for Cd2+; XCTS is easier to combine with the heavy metal ions belonging to hard acids.