Preface by Carlos Castillo-Chavez, Gerardo Chowell

“…A new A/H1N1 influenza virus strain was officially reported/identified in Mexico City on April 13 2009 and over a period of two-weeks the WHO pandemic alert was moved from level 3 to level 5. By May 2, a total of 141 cases had been confirmed in 19 states across the USA. …”
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Influence of using animated video media in online learning at junior high school by Risma Rizqiana Haq, Lies Diana Dwi Irawati

“…The facilities include learning media, including animated video media used in online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This research aims to see the influence and effectiveness of animated video media in online learning. …”
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The virtual environments potential for postgraduate education by Jaqueline García Rodríguez, Reynaldo Fernando Hernández Zayas

“…Although non-face-to-face education has antecedents dating back to the last century, the COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly get overcrowded training processes in virtual environments. …”
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The Road to Recovery: Building Physical and Emotional Trust when Engaging with Extension Clientele by Colby Jordan Silvert, Cody Gusto, John Diaz

“…To do this, it is critical we understand that the pandemic has exacerbated emotional trauma and anxiety resulting in trust gaps. …”
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Covid 19 Fear and Safety Compliance: A Study of Nursing Professionals by Haroon Bakari, Sajid Bashir, Farzana Akmal Memon, Dina Metwally

“…The novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic caused a global medical emergency. Nurses working in COVID-19-designated tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan were particularly at risk. …”
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ENHANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF ENTERPRISES IN THE FACE OF CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES AND TRENDS WITH THE USE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY by Marta Wiśniewska, Jakub Grabowski

“…The subject of the theoretical considerations was the issues related to the competitiveness of enterprises in the face of market changes and contemporary trends, primarily events associated with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The main part of the publication was devoted to the determinants of the activity of enterprises on the Polish market concerning the implementation of blockchain technology. …”
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Spatial audio signal processing for augmented telepresence applications by Thomas Deppisch

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the shift to remote communication, particularly through video calls, led to both opportunities and challenges. …”
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Psoriasiform Dermatitis in a COVID-19 Patient by Marlyn Wu, Shereen Teymour, Robin Ashinoff, Hira Ghani

“…A peak exacerbation in psoriatic symptoms was noted during COVID-19 due to lack of access to dermatological care mixed with heightened emotional stress during the pandemic. This case report describes a 52-year-old admitted male patient who sustained a diffuse rash on multiple areas of his body a week prior to testing positive for COVID-19. …”
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Local Spatial Analysis of the Crash Frequency of Food Delivery Motorcyclists vs. Nondelivery Motorcyclists in relation to Points of Interest by I Gede Brawiswa Putra, Pei-Fen Kuo, Dominique Lord

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for online food delivery services (OFDS), leading to an increase in related crashes over the last few years. …”
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Two-Stage Humanitarian Logistics Deprivation Model for the Planning of Scarce KN-95 Facemask Supplies under Agent’s Cooperation by Oscar L. Pineda-Martinez, Carlos D. Paternina-Arboleda, Guisselle A. García-Llinás

“…Our main finding was the adaptability of a previously validated model for humanitarian logistics to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, where the externalities had greater relevance in social costs than private costs.…”
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Atmospheric pressure plasma jet for respiratory face masks decontamination and re-use: Considerations on microbiological efficacy, material impact and product lifecycle. by Diletta Scaccabarozzi, Jessica Ponti, Sabrina Gioria, Dora Mehn, Taija Sinkko, Fulvio Ardente, Francesco Fumagalli

“…However, lessons learnt from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, FFRs decontamination and reuse may be needed as crisis capacity strategy to ensure availability in medical facilities. …”
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The effectiveness of dexamethasone as a combination therapy for COVID-19 by Namazi Nader

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported as a global pandemic in March 2020 after invading many countries and leaving behind tens of thousands of infected patients in a brief time span. …”
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Teacher Readiness for Digital Transformation by Hamimah Turrohmah, Suryanto Suryanto

“…The acceleration of digitalization in the field of education during the pandemic requires teachers to be quick to adapt. This study aims to describe teacher readiness in the form of mental readiness, self- readiness, and intelligence readiness to face digital transformation in terms of internal and external factors. …”
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A review of COVID-19-related thrombosis and anticoagulation strategies specific to the Asian population by Kai Chin Poh, Victoria Yu Jia Tay, Sarah Huixin Lin, Huei Leng Chee, Suhitharan Thangavelautham

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed an immense burden on healthcare systems worldwide. …”
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Regarding the Current Debate on Aging in Cuba by Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito

“…In Cuba, more people die than are born, mainly due to low replacement levels in fertility, a situation aggravated in the years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the negative consequences of population aging, four main ones are identified: health, economic, sociocultural and legal; among the positive ones, there are some reports of cohorts of people who reach advanced ages in better physical and mental condition. …”
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Less Stringent Global Health Treaties: Insights from Various Regimes by Rafsi Azzam Hibatullah Albar

“…The formulation of a pandemic treaty sparked discourse on how the regime's treaties should be designed: whether they should adhere strictly to stringent measures or adopt more lenient approaches. …”
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When lights turn off. Future perspectives to design smart homes by Matteo O. Ingaramo, Mila Stepanovic

“…The Covid-19 pandemic has strongly shown the uncertainty and complexity of our lives. …”
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Studi Kualitatif Layanan Kesehatan Yang Diterima Orang Dengan HIV by Gusti Sumarsih, Mahathir, Devia Putri Lenggogeni

“…The findings recommend that healthcare providers further optimize their services to give a real impact in the prevention of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. …”
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Shaping the conflict by Alan Finlay

“…At the same time, constraints of time, capacity and resources, common in the commercial newsroom, mean it is often illequipped to deal more comprehensively with the complex effects of the pandemic in the country. A quantitative study, conducted as a sister study to this, shows the press took a strongly critical position in relation to the government health policy on anti-retrovirals (ARVs) during the monitored periods (March-May 2002 and March-May 2003). …”
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LOCAL POLISH SELF-GOVERNMENTS AGAINST THE CHALLENGES CREATED BY THE RISK OF NON-FINANCIAL FACTORS (ESG) by Magdalena Zioło, Katarzyna Wójtowicz

“…The risk of climate change, energy transformation, population aging or pandemic risk is just an example of this affecting local government units (LGUs). …”
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