Impact of Teledermatology on Skin Cancer Patients During COVID-19 by Yanara García Leyva, Kenia González González, Leyanis Elena de la Rosa Pérez, Dayana Céspedes García, Keimys Leyva Hernández

“…<strong>Background:</strong> during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was difficulty in accessing dermatology consultations, making it impossible to prioritize skin cancer cases. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Genome-Based Severity Predictions Correspond to Lower qPCR Values and Higher Viral Load by Martin Skarzynski, Erin M. McAuley, Ezekiel J. Maier, Anthony C. Fries, Jameson D. Voss, Richard R. Chapleau

“…The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has demonstrated the importance of predicting, identifying, and tracking mutations throughout a pandemic event. …”
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Estimating the trend of COVID-19 in Norway by combining multiple surveillance indicators. by Gunnar Rø, Trude Marie Lyngstad, Elina Seppälä, Siri Nærland Skodvin, Lill Trogstad, Richard Aubrey White, Arve Paulsen, Trine Hessevik Paulsen, Trine Skogset Ofitserova, Petter Langlete, Elisabeth Henie Madslien, Karin Nygård, Birgitte Freisleben de Blasio

“…Estimating the trend of new infections was crucial for monitoring risk and for evaluating strategies and interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic revealed the utility of new data sources and highlighted challenges in interpreting surveillance indicators when changes in disease severity, testing practices or reporting occur. …”
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Latest revisions to the International Health Regulations will fail to prevent future travel chaos by Kelley Lee, Julianne Piper

“…The poor management of public health risks associated with travel by most countries proved among the most contentious issue areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence from previous outbreaks suggested travel restrictions were largely unnecessary and counterproductive to timely reporting. …”
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Mitigation of the biosafety risks of sars-cov-2 at bsl-3 laboratories by Mustafa Sencer Karagül, Orbay Sayı, Mevlüt Demirbaş, Fahriye Saraç, Mustafa Hasöksüz

“…<b>Aim:</b> The aim of this study is to reduce the biosafety risks of laboratory exhaust air due to SARS-CoV-2 at a biosafety level-3 laboratory used for vaccine development against COVID-19 pandemic.<p> <b>Materials and Methods: </b>In this study, the infrastructure and the organisation of the containment laboratory, which aimed to be used to struggle with pandemic, was used for risk assessment. …”
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Vaccine diplomacy and the South African Sovereignty Maintenance Struggle within BRICS cooperation by Farai Joseph Chidhume, Taderera Herbert Chisi

“… The Covid 19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented litany of challenges diplomatically and in medical technology.  …”
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PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: Spain (18th April 2020) by Hooi-Leng Ser, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Learn-Han Lee

“…Zooming into European countries, Spain is no stranger to coronavirus-related pandemics, given that this country was the first to publicly report the 1918 flu pandemic caused by the H1N1 coronavirus. …”
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Kajian pendidikan karakter dimasa pandemi covid-19 studi kasus pada sekolah berasrama by Marlina Marlina, Zulfi Hendri

“…Pembelajaran selama pandemic hanya dilakukan dengan daring, sehingga ini menjadi tantangan SMA Taruna Nusantara dalam proses melaksanakan pendididkan karakter.  …”
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Strategic Health Diplomacy: An Indonesia’s Approach in Securing COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Supplies by Deasy Silvya Sari, Mas Halimah, Akim Akim, Renata Maximillian, Fakhri Sabiq Muawal, Nathanael Jusac Lie

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a rapid and coordinated international response, particularly in the procurement of life-saving vaccines. …”
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Situation of Pediatric Patients with Testicular Torsion in Times of COVID-19 by Marta Komarowska, Małgorzata Kowalska, Kamil Grubczak, Alicja Pawelczyk, Adam Hermanowicz, Wojciech Debek, Ewa Matuszczak

“…To assess whether the COVID-19 pandemic had an influence on presentation of testicular torsion and/or increase in the frequency of orchiectomy. …”
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Quantifying the Regional Disproportionality of COVID-19 Spread: Modeling Study by Kenji Sasaki, Yoichi Ikeda, Takashi Nakano

“… Abstract BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious health, economic, and social consequences worldwide. …”
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Postgraduate psychology students’ mental health and coping during COVID-19: Lessons learnt by Tasneem Hassem, Victor de Andrade, Sumaya Laher, Nabeelah Bemath, katherine Bain

“…For these students, their mental well-being has been further threatened due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent switch to emergency remote teaching. …”
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Physical health and ecological momentary assessments during COVID-19: Data from the ‘Corona Health’ app usersZenodo by Johannes Allgaier, Felizitas Eichner, Stefan Störk, Peter Heuschmann, Rüdiger Pryss

“…These questionnaires cover health-related topics, including medical history, cardiovascular risk factors, lifestyle habits, and the impact of the pandemic on health behaviors. The resulting dataset offers insights into health trajectories and behaviors during the pandemic and can be utilized for further research on physical health, user engagement, and the efficacy of EMA and digital phenotyping in health monitoring. …”
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Challenges in data collection for enhancing productivity in Brazilian industrial processes by Haroldo Lhou Hasegawa, Rafael Sene de Lima, Vidal Dias da Mota Junior, Ricardo Luiz Perez Teixeira

“…Limitations of the Investigation: The primary limitations include the reluctance of companies to provide detailed data, challenges in maintaining improvement programs due to the pandemic, and restricted access to internal information owing to industrial confidentiality. …”
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Post Covid-19 Strategies and Pupils' Academic Performance in Rubuguri Town Council Kisoro District. by Twesigye, Posiano

“…Overall, this study contributed to the growing body of knowledge on post-pandemic education and informed evidence-based decision-making for educational stakeholders in Rubuguri Town Council, Kisoro District, and beyond.…”
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Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in a population-based pediatric cohort by Jakob Höppner, Christoph Maier, Anne Schlegtendal, Anna Hoffmann, Astrid Petersmann, Thomas Lücke, Nicole Toepfner, Folke Brinkmann

“…Abstract During the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines becoming available, seroprevalence rates rose in children and adolescents. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of a nationwide simulation-based course for artificial life support. by Mateusz Puslecki, Marek Dabrowski, Marcin Ligowski, Bishoy Zakhary, Ahmed S Said, Kollengode Ramanathan, Elaine Cooley, Lukasz Puslecki, Sebastian Stefaniak, Piotr Ziemak, Ilona Kiel-Puslecka, Agata Dabrowska, Tomasz Klosiewicz, Maciej Sip, Radoslaw Zalewski, Malgorzata Ladzinska, Wojciech Mrowczynski, Piotr Ladzinski, Lidia Szlanga, Konrad Baumgart, Piotr Kupidlowski, Lukasz Szarpak, Marek Jemielity, Bartlomiej Perek

“…<h4>Background</h4>Successful implementation of medical technologies applied in life-threatening conditions, including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) requires appropriate preparation and training of medical personnel. The pandemic has accelerated the creation of new ECMO centers and has highlighted continuous training in adapting to new pandemic standards. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 large scale restriction on environment and economy in Indonesia by R.E. Caraka, Y. Lee, R. Kurniawan, R. Herliansyah, P.A. Kaban, B.I. Nasution, P.U. Gio, R.C. Chen, T. Toharudin, B. Pardamean

“…This research analyzes the difference of CO, HCHO, NO₂, and SO₂ density in Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, and South Sulawesi  before and during the pandemic. Also, this study assesses the effect of large scale restrictions on the economic growth during COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. …”
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Breast Cancer Survivors’ Diet and Physical Activity Preferences and Barriers: How COVID-19 Changed the Intervention Landscape by Xin Chen, Chungyi Chiu, Helen Hoi Ting Cheung, Sylvia L Crowder, Xi Chen, Linda Trinh, Anna E Arthur

“…Descriptive analysis compared pre-COVID-19 (pre-C) and during-COVID-19 pandemic (during-C) subsets. Results: There were 224 participants. …”
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Sustainable Development Goals and Food Remittances: COVID-19 Lockdowns, Digital Transformation, Lessons and Policy Reflections from South Africa-Zimbabwe Corridor by Sean Sithole, Mulugeta Dinbabo, Daniel Tevera

“…The article begins by assessing the characteristics of food remittance transfers during the pandemic. It then highlights key lessons learned regarding the role of various transfer channels amid significant disruptions. …”
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