Design of a point-of-care facility for diagnosis of COVID-19 using an off-grid photovoltaic system

Alva-Araujo, Jean Poll; Escalante-Maldonado, Oscar; Ramos, Ruddy Alfredo Cabrejos

doi:10.1007/s10668-020-01153-7

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“…The PVsyst program was used to assess the viability of the off-grid solar system, which has an installed capacity of 2.79 KWp and is made up of 4 monocrystalline photovoltaic modules, a XMR of 0.522, with full battery losses being higher (31.77%). According to this study, the suggested point-of-care diagnostic system satisfies all criteria for setting up and running molecular techniques to diagnose infectious diseases like COVID-19 with safe and eco-efficient energy, good laboratory conditions, and support for the health plan to stop and control the spread of the virus (Alva-Araujo et al, 2021).…”

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Assessment on the Acceptability of the Off-Grid Solar Panel Installation Trainer Board

NAPIZA

2023

IJRP

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The Off-Grid Solar Panel Installation Trainer Board is an innovative tool for teaching the fundamentals of solar panel installation. It provides a comprehensive platform for learning the necessary skills for solar panel installation. The board features a detailed diagram of a solar panel system, along with step-by-step instructions for each component of the system. Additionally, it includes an interactive testing environment, allowing students to practice their skills before they take on an actual installation job. The board is also equipped with a variety of tools and accessories, ensuring that students have everything they need to complete a successful installation. With the Off-Grid Solar Panel Installation Trainer Board, students can gain the confidence and knowledge they need to become successful solar panel installers. In line with this, the researcher wants to evaluate the parameters in assessing the acceptability of the Off-grid Solar Panel Installation Trainer Board by looking into its level of functionality with regards to providing instructions, direct learning experience, collaborative learners, and quality assessment, its level of quality in terms of extensive usage, low maintenance, and eco-friendly, and its extent of effectiveness relative to increase cognitive skills, increase psychomotor skills, and laboratory opportunities, as well as to determine if the functionality and quality of the Off Grid Solar Panel have significant influence to its effectiveness.Moreover, the researcher used descriptive research in this study with 100 research respondents from LSPU having electrical technology major. In gathering the data, the researcher employed a self-made questionnaire that undergo content validation. In addition, statistical tool like mean and standard deviation were used to analyzed the data.Consequently, the study found that the Off-Grid Solar Panel is highly acceptable in terms of functionality, quality and effectiveness, as observed by the students. The functionality and quality of the Panel had a significant influence on its effectiveness.Likewise, the impact of Off-Grid Solar Panel on cognitive, psychomotor, and laboratory skills is strong enough to disprove the hypothesis that the technology has no influence on its effectiveness. Thus, the hypothesis is not accepted. Additionally, the effectiveness of the Off-Grid Solar Panel in terms of its ability to Increase Cognitive Skills, Increase Psychomotor Skills, and Provide Laboratory Opportunities is strongly linked to its qualities of Extensive Usage, Low Maintenance, and Eco-Friendliness. This confirms the hypothesis.Furthermore, this study recommends increasing the accessibility and promotion of off-grid solar panels, providing regular maintenance and servicing, developing more effective learning materials and activities, and conducting further research and studies on the effectiveness of the panels.

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Assessment on the Acceptability of the Off-Grid Solar Panel Installation Trainer Board

NAPIZA

2023

IJRP

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From blackouts to breakthroughs: Examining electricity's relevance in healthcare during COVID-19 and the future role of renewable energy

Lazo

Escobar

Watts

2023

Energy Research & Social Science

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Novel triplex nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay for rapid detection of Nipah virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Reston ebolavirus

Chingtham,

Kulkarni,

Sivaraman

et al. 2024

Animal Diseases

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We report the development of a triplex nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay (NALFIA) for the detection of the genomes of Nipah virus (NiV), Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Reston ebolavirus (REBOV), which are intended for screening bats as well as other hosts and reservoirs of these three viruses. Our triplex NALFIA is a two-step assay format: the target nucleic acid in the sample is first amplified using tagged primers, and the tagged dsDNA amplicons are captured by antibodies immobilized on the NALFIA device, resulting in signal development from the binding of a streptavidin-colloidal gold conjugate to a biotin tag on the captured amplicons. Triplex amplification of the N gene of NiV, the UpE gene of MERS-CoV, and the Vp40 gene of REBOV was optimized, and three compatible combinations of hapten labels and antibodies were identified for end point detection. The lowest RNA copy numbers detected by the triplex NALFIA were 8.21e4 for the NiV N target, 7.09e1 for the MERS-CoV UpE target, and 1.83e4 for the REBOV Vp40 target. Using simulated samples, the sensitivity and specificity for MERS-CoV and REBOV targets were estimated to be 100%, while the sensitivity and specificity for the NiV target were 91% and 93.3%, respectively. The compliance rate between triplex NALFIA and real-time RT‒PCR was 92% for the NiV N target and 100% for the MERS-CoV UpE and REBOV Vp40 targets.

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Design of a point-of-care facility for diagnosis of COVID-19 using an off-grid photovoltaic system

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

Assessment on the Acceptability of the Off-Grid Solar Panel Installation Trainer Board

Assessment on the Acceptability of the Off-Grid Solar Panel Installation Trainer Board

From blackouts to breakthroughs: Examining electricity's relevance in healthcare during COVID-19 and the future role of renewable energy

Novel triplex nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay for rapid detection of Nipah virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and Reston ebolavirus

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