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Cecilia A. Geronimo,Audie L. Geronimo ASCONS 2020 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING MULTIDISCIPLINAR Vol.4 No.4
Background/Objectives: This study intends to explore the challenges encountered by freshmen engineering students in terms of intellectual, financial, emotional, environmental, physical, and social. Methods/Statistical analysis: The mixed method of descriptive research was employed in this study. For purpose of data collection, a locally constructed and validated twenty-two item questionnaires were distributed and interviews were conducted. The randomly selected 300 students were the respondents of the study enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 2018-2019. Findings: The general weighted average of the first semester ranges from 1.50 to 2.50 which mean average intelligent quotient, and majority enrolled the regular course loads of the second semester of the academic year 2018-2019. Also, from the twenty-two-item survey questionnaire administered in the six dimensions of challenges encountered, the Intellectual, Environmental, and Physical got an average weighted mean of 4.01, 3.87, and 3.7, respectively with a verbal interpretation of agree. Furthermore, the next dimensions of challenges encountered were Emotional, Financial, and Social which had an average weighted mean of 3.46, 3.30, and 2.98, respectively and all had a verbal interpretation of slightly agree. Moreover, from the eight engineering programs, four programs such as Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing agreed to those six dimensions of challenges encountered while the other four programs like Civil, Computer, Electronics, and Mechatronics slightly agreed. Interviews were also conducted with randomly selected freshmen engineering students from the eight engineering programs. Improvements/Applications: The cited challenges may be remedied through this 21st Century learning intervention programs.
Higher Education Institution's Solid Waste Manasement : Practices, Needs, and Opportunities
Cecilia A. Geronimo,Audie L. Geronimo ASCONS 2018 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING MULTIDISCIPLINAR Vol.2 No.3
Solid waste management is everybody’s concern. Every individual is a producer of waste that is why in the University all contributors of waste were involved in the study. Production of wastes is one thing, the type of waste produced is another, especially, solid waste and yet the produced waste is managed is another issue. The study used mixed methods through questionnaire and interviews to gather data on status, practices, needs, and opportunities of solid waste management. The findings revealed that the status of solid waste in the University in terms of its types are biodegradable, non-biodegradable and recyclable; with regards to the quantity of waste produced every day, during weekdays an average of 50 bags, where bag has a dimension of 100 square centimeters, Saturdays an average of 20 bags and Sundays about 10 bags. There is a disposal area, where all the waste bags are dumped, with a total area of 200 sq. meters, tools such as shovel, spade, cart, and rake are used and segregation of waste is being enforced; participation in trash to cash program is encouraged to lessen the waste to be disposed and collected by the waste collector or hauler, and allotted budget of approximately six thousand pesos per dump truck load per week. The students and non-teaching personnel agreed on most of the items which described needs and opportunities of solid waste management while the faculty members agreed on practices and strongly agreed on the needs and opportunities on solid waste management in the University. There are needs to be addressed and plans to improve the current practices on solid waste management and optimize the identified opportunities to be recognized as a Clean and Green University.
Nature of anion-templated π<sup>+</sup>–π<sup>+</sup> interactions
Geronimo, Inacrist,Jiten Singh, N.,Kim, Kwang S. Royal Society of Chemistry 2011 Physical chemistry chemical physics Vol.13 No.25
<P>Interaction between positively charged aromatic groups (π<SUP>+</SUP>–π<SUP>+</SUP>) is characterized by anti-parallel, displaced-stacked structures in the presence of counteranions. Binding energies of pyridinium, <I>N</I>-methylpyridinium and <I>N</I>-methylimidazolium dimers are much larger than that of benzene–pyridine (π–π) and pyridinium–benzene (π<SUP>+</SUP>–π). Stabilization is attributed to attractive electrostatic interaction with significant dispersion contribution.</P> <P>Graphic Abstract</P><P>Anion-templated π<SUP>+</SUP>–π<SUP>+</SUP> interaction is demonstrated as a major driving force for crystal growth and assembly. <IMG SRC='http://pubs.rsc.org/services/images/RSCpubs.ePlatform.Service.FreeContent.ImageService.svc/ImageService/image/GA?id=c1cp20348g'> </P>
Geronimo, Franz Kevin F.,Maniquiz-Redillas, Marla C.,Kim, Lee-Hyung Balaban Publishers 2013 Desalination and water treatment Vol.51 No.19
<P> Stormwater best management practices (BMPs) commonly employ only one function that is sometimes insufficient to achieve its necessary efficiency. The method of integrating several functions of BMP technologies and incorporating them in one treatment system is referred to as hybrid BMP. This study developed, investigated, and compared the efficiency of two laboratory-scale hybrid BMP in reducing stormwater pollutants and runoff volume. The laboratory-scale hybrid BMPs developed were composed of treatment tanks arranged in series referred to as infiltration, storage or retention and final tanks that have different media configuration. Based on the results, both hybrid types were effectual in pollutant removal and flow volume reduction since both hybrid types significantly reduced the inflow volume and all pollutants including total suspended solids, chemical oxygen demand and total metals (p < 0.05). Hybrid type A was more advantageous for designs considering greater volume for groundwater recharge, less pollutant discharged to sewer systems and good removal efficiency for shorter hydraulic retention time. Meanwhile, hybrid type B was more appropriate for designs considering greater volume for stormwater reuse and less cost in terms of filter media usage. Depending on the design consideration, either one of the hybrid BMP types may be applicable. </P>