The Role of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Administration During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Questionnaire Survey by Cheng Zhou, Ran Jia, Jinqiu Yang, Tong Liu, Xiaoyan Liu, Lin Yang, Wenxia Zhao

“…While less than 30% of participants remained uninfected during the study period, indicating a potential protective effect, it is important to note that complete prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection by UDCA was not observed.…”
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More than Just Pneumonia: Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Two Middle-Aged Patients with COVID-19 by Jahinover Mazo, Sukhdev Singh, Zohaib Khan, Allison Foster, Ecaterina Komarnitsky, Abhiram Nagaraj, Soham Patel, Vinaya Kikkeri

“…Both patients were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and pulmonary embolism requiring management with anticoagulation. …”
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Perceived coercion, perceived pressures and procedural justice arising from global lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review. by Veronica Ranieri, Sunjeev K Kamboj, Sarah J L Edwards

“…A sensitive search strategy was devised and conducted using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science using the following search terms: (adherence OR acceptance OR agreement OR trust OR distrust OR compliance OR willing*) OR (perceived coerc* OR percept* coerc* OR pressure OR force OR influence OR control OR threat OR justice) AND (lockdown) AND (COVID OR SARS-CoV-2 OR COVID-19). The database search initially produced 41,628 articles to screen. …”
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Comprehensive review of preclinical evaluation strategies for COVID-19 vaccine candidates: assessing immunogenicity, toxicology, and safety profiles by Delaram Doroud, Mojtaba Daneshi, Fatemeh Kazemi-Lomedash, Zohre Eftekhari

“… Following the worldwide spread of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), there is a vital requirement for safe and effective vaccines against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …”
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Physical activity at home during the COVID-19 lockdown in India: Need of the hour for optimum physical health and psychological resilience by Suraj CHAWLA, Manisha KOCHER

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered Se- vere Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2).World Health Organization (WHO) has advised certain precautions to shield uninfected people and prevent the spread of COVID-19 like frequent cleaning of hands with soap and water or alcohol-based rub, avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with the hands, follow good respiratory hygiene and exercise physical distancing measures. …”
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Lockdown to Contain the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Create a Less Polluted Environment in India by Preet Lal, Amit Kumar, Supriya Bharti, Purabi Saikia, Dibyendu Adhikari, M. L. Khan

“…Abstract Keeping aside the economic consequences, the imposition of strict lockdown in order to break the chain of deadly infection of SARS-CoV-2, has potentially improved the global environmental quality by facilitating a significant reduction in atmospheric pollution. …”
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Profile of Cardiopulmonary Fitness Across Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Confinement in a Cohort of Young Adults by Ruchi Kothari, Rakshith Kumaraswamy, Ashay Gomashe, S. Sushmitha, Maitri Gopani, Naveenkumar Nallathambi

“…Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), significantly impacts the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems. …”
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The Practice of Introducing Restrictions on the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly within Administrative Proceedings and the Place of the Judicial Branch of Power in Determining... by M. A. Sambor

“…The powers of the Supreme Court on the constitutional submission to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the constitutionality of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On quarantine to prevent the spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and stages of weakening of anti-epidemic measures” dated from May 20, 2020 No. 392 on the establishment of a ban on the exercise of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly within administrative proceedings during the introduction of quarantine in Ukraine, as well as the justification of such a constitutional submission. …”
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Role of Dexmedetomidine by Improving Sleep Quality and Pain Control in Covid-19 Patients by Maliha Khalid, Faheem Feroze, Saad bin Qamar, Naseem Abbas, Saeed Farooq, Aisha Siddiqui

“…CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that DEXME infusion is beneficial in moderate to severe ARDS caused by SARS-CoV2  when given along with HFNO therapy and prolonged PP sessions, thereby, avoiding intubation.   …”
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Is Tonsillolith a Protective Factor Against Covid-19 ? by Sevcihan Günen Yılmaz, Gamze Coşan Ata

“…Changes that may occur in the lymphoid tissue due to tonsilloliths may affect the response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This radiological study aims to investigate the potential effect of tonsilloliths on Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Material and Methods: This study, which has a cross-sectional retrospective design, was carried out by evaluating the digital panoramic radiographs taken before the pandemic period of the patient group (n=402) who had COVID -19, who applied to the Akdeniz University Faculty of Dentistry Oral, Dental and Maxillofacial radiology clinic, and the control group (n:400) who did not have COVID -19, in terms of the presence of tonsilloliths. …”
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Bioinformatics analysis of myelin-microbe interactions suggests multiple types of molecular mimicry in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis. by Ali Bigdeli, Mostafa Ghaderi-Zefrehei, Bluma J Lesch, Mehrdad Behmanesh, S Shahriar Arab

“…MBP and MOG were associated with antigens from different viruses and bacteria, including Aspergillus species, Lactobacillus, Burkholderia, Clostridium, Schizosaccharomyces, SARS-CoV-2, and some gut flora metabolites. We also identified similarities between MBP and MOG proteins and bile salt hydrolase (BSH), glycosyltransferase (WcfQ), and Wzy enzymes. …”
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Varying Presentations of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Temporarily Associated with COVID-19 by Jasmina Krikilion, Lisa Nuyttens, Siel Daelemans, Karlien François, Reiner Mauel, Daniel De Wolf, Gerlant van Berlaer

“…Initially, children seemed minimally affected, but there were reports of cases similar to (atypical) Kawasaki disease or toxic shock syndrome, and evidence emerges about a complication named paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporarily associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS) or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). …”
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Profile of proinflammatory markers in pregnant women who died of severe COVID-19 by Pablo B. Bautista-García, Mariana Bahena-Campos, Diana H. Alcántara-Rosas

“…Introduction: In December 2019, four cases of pneumonia of unknown origin were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) in China, caused by SARS-CoV-2. In March 2020, the WHO declared the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 on the cultural identity of the Amazonian indigenous Waorani by Aldrin Espín-León, María Luisa Pertegal-Felices, Antonio Jimeno-Morenilla, Juan Guzmán-Montalvo

“…COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, affected all of humanity, including populations with limited contact with Western cultures, such as the Waorani indigenous people of the Amazon. …”
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COVID-19 vaccination: Knowledge and perception of beneficiaries at a tertiary care center in Haryana, India by Garima Sangwan, Nitika Sharma, Rajesh Garg

“… Introduction COVID-19 is an infectious and contagious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Despite the availability of vaccines, there were reports of vaccine hesitancy among people, including healthcare workers. …”
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Attention-Based Hybrid Deep Learning Models for Classifying COVID-19 Genome Sequences by A. M. Mutawa

“…<b>Background:</b> COVID-19 genetic sequence research is crucial despite immunizations and pandemic control. COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 must be understood genomically for several reasons. …”
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Messel Pit UNESCO World Heritage Fossil Site in the UNESCO Global Geopark Bergstrasse-Odenwald, Germany – Challenges of Geoscience Popularisation in a Complex Geoheritage Context by Marie-Luise Frey, Pascal Schmitz, Jutta Weber

“…The challenge since March 2020 during the Sars-CoV-19 pandemic led to the development of web-based games. …”
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Therapeutic Approaches in COVID-19 Patients: The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin System by Farzaneh Ketabchi, Sina Jamzad

“…The catalytic activity of cellular ACE2 (cACE2) and soluble ACE2 (sACE2) prevents angiotensin II and Des-Arg-bradykinin from accumulating in the body. On the other hand, SARS-CoV-2 mainly enters cells via cACE2. Thus, inhibition of ACE2 can prevent viral entry and reduce viral replication in host cells. …”
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Public health concerns for food contamination in Ghana: A scoping review. by Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Edward Wilson Ansah, Cynthia Esinam Segbedzi, Sarah Darkwa

“…Nutrition is sturdily and rapidly becoming the foremost determinant of health in today's Sars-Cov-2 and climate change ravaged world. While safe food sustains life, contamination obliterates its values and could result in death and short to long term morbidity. …”
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Estimation of diffusion modelling of unhealthy nanoparticles by using natural and safe microparticles by Ali Amarlou, Mario Coccia

“…Thus, the results indicate that it is highly important to know that the Coronavirus 2019 and similar viral agents spread through air more than 8-9 meters; therefore, appropriate control measures should be applied to prevent the diffusion of the SARS-CoV-2 and similar epidemics.…”
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