COVID-19 pandemic has become an international concern. Policies to prevent the spread of disease, such as learning from home, are applied to university students. The present study examines the risk assessment in relation to physical, mental, and psychosocial condition of Indonesian students toward COVID-19 and learning from home. This study involves 838 Indonesian students. A questionnaire consisting of demographic data and constructs from a comprehensive literature study regarding COVID-19 related issues and learning from home issues was developed. Most Indonesian student respondents have a good knowledge of COVID-19 and have received accurate information from the government. The anxiety level during COVID-19 is mild. In relation to physical condition, most students reported musculoskeletal symptoms in the neck, shoulder, and back areas. The respondents conduct preventive behavior against COVID-19 spread, with lack of physical exercise. In relation to mental and psychosocial condition. In relation to mental and psychosocial condition, respondents report moderate mental workload and proper social support from lecturers and friends. In conclusion, most Indonesian university students have a good knowledge and proper attitudes toward COVID-19 and learning from home, which are important in combating and passing through the pandemic.
The decomposition of Li-ion battery (LIB) electrolyte has been a well-known challenge that needs to be overcome. The most common electrolyte on lithium-ion batteries is LiPF6 which has all-balanced properties, while LiBF4 has been proven for its superior stability. These lithium salts are often dissolved in Ethylene Carbonate (EC) to form liquid electrolyte systems. In this work, we investigate the decomposition mechanism of EC in the presence of LiPF6, LiBF4, and their delithiated counterpart by means of first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations. We found that the energy barrier of decomposition on LiBF4 presence is 0.42 eV lower than on LiPF6 presence, also on BF4 - presence is 0.22 eV lower than PF6 - presence. This suggests that LiBF4 and BF4 - presence reduces EC stability more than LiPF6 and PF6 - anion. Moreover, the presence of Li+ ion increases the energy barrier of decomposition (about 0.79 eV on PF6 - case, 0.59 eV on BF4 - case) but decreases enthalpy change significantly (about 1.58 eV on PF6 - case, 1.43 eV on BF4 - case). This suggests that while the Li+ ion causes the decomposition to be slower, its presence destabilizes the EC more.
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