Asia Life Sciences

Abstract : The study aimed to identify the effect of sowing machine on wheat specification under SDBGR and SDBRO at different speeds and ranges of sowing depth. Two types of wheat sowing methods (SMBGR and SMBRO) were tested under three speeds (2.312, 3.011, and 4.192 Km .hr-1) and three levels of sowing depths (3.5, 4, and 6 cm). The experiments were conducted in a factorial experiment under a randomized complete block design with three replications. The results showed that the SMBGR was significantly better than SMBRO in all studied conditions. The study included fuel consumption, slippage percentage, power losses due to slippage machine efficiency, germination percentage, number of branches, weight of 1000 grains, number of grains in spike, and crop production. The sowing speed (2.312km hr-1) was significantly superior to the other two levels (3.011 and 4.192Km hr-1) in all studied properties, while the depth at a range of 3.5 cm was significantly superior to other two levels (4 and 6 cm) in all studied conditions

Abstract : Dealing with unpredictable events, medical care for acutely ill and traumatic patients, violence, acute life-threatening conditions, sudden death and overcrowding caused occupational hazards for the nurses worked in emergency department (ED) and this job stress is linked to higher rates of depression. The study aimed to determine the level of anxiety and depression among emergency nurses at government hospital in Selangor, Malaysia. A cross-sectional study involved 167 emergency nurses worked in five government’s hospital in Selangor, Malaysia. A total of 167 participants completed the questionnaire. Almost half of the nurses (45%) aged between 21 to 25 years old. Most of them (87.4%) were females and 73% of them experienced working less than 5 years. Majority of the emergency nurses experienced low level of anxiety (91%) while 71.3% of them in a normal level of depression. This study reported that the level of anxiety and depression were more significance among female nurses (r = 0.17, p-value =0.03). There was negative relationship between level of depression with age (r = -0.18, p-value =0.02) and years of services (r = -0.19, p-value =0.02). Prevalence of anxiety and depression among the ED nurses in this study was low and significantly among the female nurses. Depression were more significant among the younger nurses with work experiences less than 5 years. Strategies for managing occupational stress seem to be required in order to support the future ED nurses in order to ensure that quality patient outcomes are achieved