Decision-making under epistemic, strategic and institutional uncertainty during COVID-19: findings from a six-country empirical study by Clare Wenham, Alexandra L Phelan, Winifred Ukponu, Sumegha Asthana, Tahmina Shirin, Claire J Standley, Adachioma Chinonso Ihueze, Sanjana Mukherjee, Ibrahim B Gobir, Mohannad Al Nsour, JJ Woo, Mohammad Mushtuq Husain, Nevashan Govender, Roujia Lin, Sumit Asthana, Renee Vongai Mutare

“…Analysing strategies for making decisions under uncertainty during the pandemic is crucial for future pandemic preparedness.Methods Using a comparative research design, we study the strategies governments used to make decisions under uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Impact of in-hospital COVID-19 quarantine policy changes on quality of acute stroke care: a single center experience by Minkyung Kim, Keon-Joo Lee, Seong-Eun Kim, Hokyu Kim, Jung Hoon Han, Han Jun Kim, Kyungmi Oh, Sung-Jun Park, Chi Kyung Kim, Young-Duck Cho

“…IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic is known to impact in-hospital processes for acute stroke patients, potentially resulting in delays due to quarantine and screening measures. …”
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Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services by Adeponle O. Adeoye, Yewande T. Nejo, Chinwe L. Ochu, Josephine Bayigga, Rodgers R. Ayebare, Adedayo O. Faneye, Charles O. Adewemimo, Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Prosper Okonkwo, Adewale Victor Opayele, Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi, Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina, Ikemefule Rex Uzoma, Priscilla Ibekwe, Tamrat Shaweno, Nebiyu Dereje, Francis Kakooza, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Georgina Njideka Odaibo

“…Aim: This study aimed to explore how the COVID-19 pandemic affected health service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria. …”
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Natural and Migration Balance of the Population in Sibiu County Between 1992 and 2021 by Raularian RUSU, Ciprian MOLDOVAN, Titus MAN, Elena-Manuela BÎRSĂNUC, Cosmina-Daniela URSU

“…However, the steep decline of the natural balance rate during the pandemic also affected the total balance rate, which became negative in both 2020 and 2021. …”
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The effect of risk of contracting and fear of COVID-19 on burnout and job satisfaction in Polish teachers by Joanna Dymecka, Rafał Gerymski, Radoslaw B. Walczak, Aleksandra Jania

“…Conclusions The current study showed a relationship between the risk perception of COVID-19, occupational burnout and job satisfac-tion in Polish teachers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results obtained in the study may contrib-ute to the understanding of the effects of the pandemic for the professional group of educators.…”
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Cognitive and Emotional Resilience in Parents with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder During COVID-19: The Role of Promoting Variables by Aziz Sarhani-Robles, María Guillot-Valdés, María Auxiliadora Robles-Bello, David Sánchez-Teruel

“…The pandemic resulting from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has entailed social and psychological consequences for the Spanish population, with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) being particularly vulnerable due to their genetic characteristics. …”
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University students’ entrepreneurial intentions during COVID-19: The perspective of social cognitive career theory by Suwaluck Uansa-ard, Wisuwat Wannamakok

“…PURPOSE: Although the COVID-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on economic activities worldwide, the paradoxical phenomenon of this black swan situation may be found to facilitate entrepreneurial intentions. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on testing, positive cases, patient characteristics, and hospital contacts for respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, and pneumococcus in Danish children by Andreas Jensen, Lone Graff Stensballe

“…Background: Respiratory infections substantially impact pediatric health. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced widespread non-pharmaceutical interventions, which influenced the incidence of common respiratory infections. …”
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Impact of economic shocks on mental health during COVID-19: A longitudinal study of adult residents of Indian metropolitan cities by Zakir Husain, Mousumi Dutta, Saswata Ghosh, Soumitra S. Datta

“…Background: The causal impact of income shocks on mental well-being in developing countries is an under-researched area. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the economic recession caused by the lockdowns to reduce transmission, provides a natural experimental setting to examine the causal impact of a decline in monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) on mental health of the general population in India during the pandemic. …”
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Greater impact of COVID‐19 on peer‐supported addiction services than government‐owned services for addiction in Japan: A nationwide 3‐year longitudinal cohort study by Munenori Katayama, Sou Fujishiro, Kanna Sugiura, Jun Konishi, Ken Inada, Norihito Shirakawa, Toshihiko Matsumoto

“…Conclusion The COVID‐19 pandemic significantly affected both types of service, with peer‐supported services facing greater challenges in recovery. …”
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Stress and Coping Strategies among Nurses and Midwives during Assisted Vaginal Delivery in Pregnant Women with COVID-19: A Cross-sectional Study by R Bagavathi, Binu Mathew, Shivangi Mudgal, Ranjana Kumari, Sapna Chopra

“…Background: COVID-19 pandemic was the most challenging issue which has induced unprecedented ramifications all over the world. …”
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The Ghosts of Old Volcanoes, a Geoheritage Trail Concept for Eastern Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand by Ilmars Gravis, Karoly Nemeth, Chris Twemlow, Boglarka Nemeth

“…Re-imagining the geotourism experience through the lens of slow tourism, in this paper we lay out a pathway towards a more nourishing, engaging, and educational experience that contributes to both geoconservation and a reshaping of the tourism economy in light of recent disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence suggests that to date, and further highlighted by unfolding local and global responses to the pandemic, mainstream approaches to conservation, protection, and tourism have poorly served our unique geoheritage landscapes and features. …”
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How Does COVID-19 Affect Traffic on Highway Network: Evidence from Yunnan Province, China by Qihui Li, Qiang Bai, Aihui Hu, Zhoulin Yu, Shixiang Yan

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and antipandemic policies have significantly impacted highway transportation. …”
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An Update on Anti-COVID-19 Vaccines and the Challenges to Protect Against New SARS-CoV-2 Variants by Fábio Mambelli, Ana Carolina V. S. C. de Araujo, Jéssica P. Farias, Kivia Q. de Andrade, Luis C. S. Ferreira, Paola Minoprio, Luciana C. C. Leite, Sergio C. Oliveira

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant threat to global health systems, with extensive impacts across many sectors of society. …”
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Ethnic, socioeconomic, and demographic determinants of generalized anxiety disorder and fear of COVID-19 among teenagers in California, United States: a cross-sectional analysis by Elina Kumra, Amit Patange

“…Background and objectiveThe COVID-19 pandemic substantially impacted mental health globally, leading to increased levels of anxiety and fear. …”
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Methodology of the remote audit efficiency by L. N. Lebedinskaya, N. K. Rozhkova, D. Yu. Rozhkova

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses, regulators and households have been forced to switch to work remotely, based on existing and developing new technologies. …”
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Learning During Coronavirus: “The Masque of the Red Death” by Jon Beasley-Murray

“…This reading of Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death” emerges from a collaborative, online, transatlantic reading group that sprung up during the COVID-19 pandemic as an extension of homeschooling for a set of cousins and their parents. …”
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COVID-19 CASES AND GLOBALISATION IN EUROPE by Yılmaz Toktaş

“…Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic, it has been observed that epidemics such as Covid-19 are globalising and that they turn into pandemics on a global scale. …”
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Women Economic Empowerment during Covid-19 Crisis and Transition in BRICS Countries by Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo

“…All economies are affected by the global pandemic, which has damaged most economies and led to a worldwide public health emergency. …”
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Vidas no sufoco nos transportes na pandemia: um App de mapeamento colaborativo para alerta de lotação na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP) by Ricardo Barbosa da Silva

“…Crowding in public transport is a historical problem in the metropolis of São Paulo, but it has become even worse in the context of the new coronavirus pandemic, called SARS-CoV-2. The objective of this article is to understand the crowded condition of public transportation in the metropolitan área of São Paulo (RMSP) in its relation to the groups most vulnerable to Covid-19 in the territory. …”
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