CoVID19 guidance

CoVID 19 guidance
NHS ENGLAND  recently shared directives in different languages. Please spread to others
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my safety my responsibility

Assalamualaikum

 I hope by now you have realised the severity and how dangerous CoVID19 is. To avoid public transport and using my electric bike instead with all the safety gear. 

WindowsVerse to MacVerse

Living in windows-OS ecosystem, I have seen it evolve from Windows 95, all the way to Windows 10. I would have not even thought of taking the hyperjump to MacVerse. But unimaginable, and unthinkable happens when you lease expect it and catches you kind of off guard, unprepared at first.  I must admit occasional InterOS travels from WinVerse to LinuxVerse only for exploratory puruposes, visiting here and there with no plan of living there, as the main base has always been in Winverse

InterOS-verse migration

Now that I have joined the new job, I was given a brand new MacBook Pro. I should be happy right? But inside I was afraid to key in and start the migration. I was hinted to go ahead and keep Base at Winverse however given the fact that  rest of the fleet would be in Macverse I took the challenge and decided to interOS-verse immigrate after living in WinVerse for all of my conscience years.

First few days, I was feeling for the keyboard, even the scroll was upside down or down side up which ever way you call it. 

I would keep you posted nevertheless.

The road to Resilience

References

[1] ‘What is Resilience?’ American Psychological Association. Available at:

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/roadresilience. aspx (accessed 01 May 2015).

[2] Kerry Hannon, ‘6 Steps for Career Resilience’, Forbes (26 December 2012). Available at:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryhannon/2012/12/26/6keystepsforcareerresilience/

(accessed 01 May 2015).

[3] Rod Warner and Kurt April, ‘Building Personal Resilience at Work’, Ashridge Business School

(2012). Available at: https://www.ashridge.org.uk/MediaLibrary/Ashridge/PDFs/Publications/BuildingPersonalResilien

ceAtWork.pdf (accessed 11 May 2015).

[4] Claire Newton, ‘Resilience: The Bounce Back Factor!’ Available at:

http://www.clairenewton.co.za/myarticles/beingresilient.html (accessed 11 May 2015).

[5] ‘Factors in Resilience’, American Psychological Association. Available at:

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/roadresilience.aspx (accessed 01 May 2015).

Materials in the Flatland by Prof Novoselov at NUS

In theory we could design any new material, layer by layer, for any new application.

— Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov, NUS Materials Science and Engineering

Professor Novoselov remains at the forefront of an entirely new area of multidisciplinary research which was formed after his discovery of graphene, the world’s first two-dimensional material

Basic Life support and First Aider Training can save lives

My First Aider at Work card

Call me paranoid or overly sensitive, I have always been a believer that We must be prepared for dangers of life. What better way to prepare ourselves and make a useful contribution to the lives of people around us than get Basic life support training!

I had the first stint while I was a lecturer at COMSATS University Islamabad, in 2012/13. I developed a habit of keeping ready to use the first-aid box at home (wherever I lived in the last 10-15 years) within reach, and even while travelling. I remember while I was a PhD student at the Jeju National University, Pakistani students planned to go to the Udo Island, a wonderfully beautify island to  BBQ and camp overnight in the open air. I was laughed at for keeping the first aid in the bag. It turned out that when one of our friends got injured, all we had was this first aid kit.

Anyway, today I completed my First aider at Work training through University of Manchester.
It was a 6-hour long rigorous training

Aim of Qualification

The aim of the qualification is to enable learners to attain the knowledge and competencies needed to deal with a range of emergency first aid situations. Learners should be able to demonstrate the practical administration of safe, prompt, effective first aid in emergency situations with an understanding of the role of the first aider. The Emergency First Aid at Work (EFAW) qualification is designed to offer appropriate training for those who will be offering First Aid cover in lower hazard working environments such as offices, shops and libraries.

The certificate is valid for three years, and the course will need to be repeated to maintain the qualification.

Course Content

1. The role of the Emergency First Aider
2. Preventing cross-infection
3. Recording incidents and actions
4. Use of available equipment
5. Emergency Procedure
6. Unconscious casualty
7. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
8. Choking
9. Bleeding
10. Shock
11. Minor injuries (small cuts, grazes, bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters)

Assessment Method

1. Practical Assessment completed throughout the course
2. Multiple choice question paper

EDIT: 

I also completed a lifesaver course
An estimated 60,000 people each year in the UK have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and, sadly, less than 10% of those people will survive. Yet, if someone starts CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) before an ambulance arrives, they can double a person's chances of survival. In addition, if an automated external defibrillator (AED) is used, this can further improve the person's chances.

The Resuscitation Council (UK) has combined forces with production company UNIT9, to develop Lifesaver – a revolutionary new way to learn CPR.

Teaching Staff and Students CPR and how to use an AED has the potential to save numerous lives.

Lifesaver focuses on those CPR skills most likely to save a life:

• Recognizing cardiac arrest
• Calling for help
• Starting chest compressions
• Giving rescue breaths if able to do so
• Using an AED (automated external defibrillator) located across the campus

Thank you Mendeley

I would like to thank Mendeley, for acknowledging my efforts to popularize the use of Mendeley. They have sent merchandise for future attendees of my Mendeley workshops in the twin cities.

It is a free reference manager and academic social network. It has been acquired by Elsevier and can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research:

• Automatically generate bibliographies
• Collaborate easily with other researchers online
• Easily import papers from other research software
• Find relevant papers based on what you're reading
• Access your papers from anywhere online
• Read papers on the go,