Innovation for Making Portable Induction Furniture as a Solution for System Waste Handling Post-vaccination COVID-19 Vaccine by Ridwan Abdurrahman, Ahmad Kafrawi Nasution, Ayub Satria

“…The use of personal protective equipment in the community during a pandemic resulted in an increase in the amount of medical waste. …”
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Patterns of Democracy Matter in the COVID-19 Crisis by Nils C. Bandelow, Patrick Hassenteufel, Johanna Hornung

“…With a great level of uncertainty regarding the roots, distribution, prevention, and effects of the pandemic, and with scientific insights and recommendations changing on a daily basis, politicians face the difficult task of reacting quickly but justifiably to the developments. …”
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The Impact of Intellectual Capital on Bank Profitability during COVID-19: A Comparison with China and Pakistan by Jian Xu, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Irfan

“…The findings show that, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, IC has managed to sustain its positive influence on bank profitability in China and Pakistan. …”
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A cost/benefit analysis of clinical trial designs for COVID-19 vaccine candidates. by Donald A Berry, Scott Berry, Peter Hale, Leah Isakov, Andrew W Lo, Kien Wei Siah, Chi Heem Wong

“…Using epidemiological models calibrated to the current pandemic, we simulate the time course of each clinical trial design for 756 unique combinations of parameters, allowing us to determine which trial design is most effective for a given scenario. …”
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Das capitais às comunidades tradicionais. Fases de interiorização da Covid-19 na Amazônia brasileira by João Paulo Soares De Cortes, Rui Massato Harayama, Emilie Stoll

“…The proposed phases are discussed according to the perception of community leaders regarding the pandemic and health actions carried out by the State. …”
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Adaptive public spaces. Exploring digital transition for social and environmental benefit by Bianca Andaloro, Martijn de Waal, Frank Suurenbroek

“…The pandemic offered a ‘natural experiment’ to explore and develop new perspectives, making public spaces more resilient. …”
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KINETOPROPHYLAXIS OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE POST COVID PERIOD by Zavalişca Aurica, Zavalişca Aurica

“…The introduction of restrictionsduring the COVID-19 pandemic had profound effects on global health, both directly through the sequelae caused by the infection and indirectly, including the relative neglect of chronic disease management. …”
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BRICS immigration policies and visa regimes, strategic cooperation for a future BRICS African agenda by Arina Muresan

“…This paper explores how the BRICS may make a meaningful contribution to its Africa outreach project and global economic reform through the analysis of BRICS’ immigration policies such as visa regimes to African countries in the context of a poly-pandemic world. The paper explores the international arena attempting to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic in the context of immigration policies and visa regimes as power levers, the BRICS’ position on migration and their strategic engagement with Africa. …”
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RECONFIGURING THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS THROUGH THE USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT by Alexandra IANCU

“…In this paper I aim to highlight the profound changes brought to the educational process through the use of digital technologies and the impact they have had during the pandemic and post pandemic period, as the method of computer-assisted instruction and online course delivery is still used today in combination with the traditional method, especially in university settings. …”
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Cam teach and prosper? EFL teachers’ attitudes, well-being, and coping strategies in an online setting by Martinović Anna, Dumančić Dino

“…The global Covid-19 pandemic led to the turn toward online learning and the need to adapt to new ways of English foreign language (EFL) teaching. …”
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Foreign experience of digital business transformation by L. M. Rubaeva, A. A. Datieva

“…Therefore, the relevance of scientific work is manifested in the peculiarities of organisation management in the digitalisation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The subject of the study is the experience of applying digital business transformation in foreign companies. …”
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IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 DISEASE ON THE APPLICATION OF VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEMS IN PRACTICE by Luka Olivari, Srećko Đuranović

“…Optimizing logistics processes is especially important during a pandemic when resources are limited, and disruptions can endanger human lives. …”
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#mycityoftomorrow. A think tank on cities and territories of tomorrow by Francesco Alberti, Stefania Cupillari, Eleonora Giannini, Sara Naldoni, Lorenzo Nofroni

“…The pandemic of Covid-19 represents a chance to rethink the equilibrium of our territories and cities. …”
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Potential Output, EU Fiscal Surveillance and the COVID-19 Shock by Philipp Heimberger

“…Abstract This paper discusses how the technical foundations of the EU’s fiscal rules constrain the fiscal space in EU countries in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. We review the evidence on how estimates of potential output, which are at the heart of essential control indicators in EU fiscal surveillance, were revised in the ten years running up to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how these revisions affected the fiscal stance of EU countries. …”
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DIREITOS SEM DINHEIRO: Do Novo Regime Fiscal à COVID-19 by Davi Augusto Santana de Lelis

“…There is a predominance of the economics of engineering in the current legal regulation and budget formation, which allows a perception of reduction in the realization of rights both in ordinary times and in times of COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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Nöd och död i Norrland by Elisabeth Engberg

“…In 1920, Sweden experienced a severe outbreak of pandemic influenza, primarily affecting the rural areas in the north. …”
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A Narrative Review of Existing Options for COVID-19-Specific Treatments by Wasey Ali Yadullahi Mir, Abdul Hasan Siddiqui, Gautam Valecha, Shawn Patel, Fatima Ayub, Riddhi Upadhyay, Sana Ahmed Alhajri, Suman Gaire, Dhan Bahadur Shrestha

“…The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic in early 2020. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected morbidity and mortality tremendously. …”
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Covid-19 : le retour à la plage dans quatre grandes villes méditerranéennes après le confinement du printemps 2020 : Marseille et Nice (France), Barcelone et Valence (Espagne)... by Samuel Robert, Brieuc Cabioch, Marie-Laure-Tremelo, Nelly Pares, Éric Carroll, Alexandra Schleyer-Lindenmann

“…This article reports on the specific case of the return to the beach in four major Mediterranean cities (two in Spain and two in France), where a user survey and field observations were conducted to identify the effects of the pandemic on practices and management. Between apprehension of the risk and desire for sociability, between the presence and relative absence of public authorities, the study reveals a clear distinction between the Spanish and French situations, directly related to the unequal violence of the shock caused by the first wave of the pandemic in these two countries.…”
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Facing covid-19 in Ecuador: a blueprint for monetary policy and food sovereignty by Katiuska King, Pablo Samaniego, César Carranza

“…In Ecuador, in a context of social and political conflict, the pandemic has revealed structural problems that are becoming increasingly acute for a country with a dollarized economy. …”
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Testing the Validity of Spatial Beta Convergence for the Countries of Southern Europe by Dora Szendi

“…However, the first and second waves of the economic and financial crisis and the pandemic had an uneven impact on the region's counties, which further increased territorial disparities. …”
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