Cooperation and competition in an oligopolistic and mature industry: A case study on the cationic reagent industry based on an optimization model by Joohang Kang, Byoungil Choi, Chaehong Lim, Joonyup Eun

“…Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global expansion of remote work and home education has decreased the demand for printing papers. …”
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A comparison of CXR-CAD software to radiologists in identifying COVID-19 in individuals evaluated for Sars CoV-2 infection in Malawi and Zambia. by Sam Linsen, Aurélie Kamoun, Andrews Gunda, Tamara Mwenifumbo, Chancy Chavula, Lindiwe Nchimunya, Yucheng Tsai, Namwaka Mulenga, Godfrey Kadewele, Eunice Nahache Kajombo, Veronica Sunkutu, Jane Shawa, Rigveda Kadam, Matthew Arentz

“…AI based software, including computer aided detection software for chest radiographs (CXR-CAD), was developed during the pandemic to improve COVID-19 case finding and triage. …”
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Nipah Virus: A Zoonotic Threat Re-Emerging in the Wake of Global Public Health Challenges by Francesco Branda, Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Marta Giovanetti, Mattia Albanese, Erica Binetti, Massimo Ciccozzi, Fabio Scarpa

“…The World Health Organization has classified Nipah as a priority pathogen due to its alarming potential to cause widespread outbreaks and even trigger the next pandemic. Recent outbreaks in India and Bangladesh, occurring with seasonal regularity, have once again exposed the vulnerability of public health systems in containing this virus. …”
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Characteristics of COVID-19 clinical trials registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: cross-sectional analysis by Timothy F Platts-Mills, Christopher W Jones, Ashley L Woodford

“…There are also at least 25 registered trials of azithromycin (n=53), convalescent plasma (n=38), lopinavir/ritonavir (n=30), stem cell treatments (n=29) and tocilizumab (n=25). 142 trials were registered in the first 3 months of 2020, and 488 trials were registered between 1 April and 1 May 2020.Conclusions These findings demonstrate a robust research response to the COVID-19 pandemic, though many of the currently planned and ongoing trials focus on a small number of potential therapies, and many also lack essential design features and power necessary to provide accurate treatment effect estimates.…”
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Medical care in the fight against COVID-19. Cienfuegos Pediatric University Hospital 2021-2022 by Lairí García Ríos, Milenys Acosta Fonseca, Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Jesús Alberto García Sosa, Aymé Marrero Gil, Diana Rosa Sánchez Cabrera

“…<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> the COVID-19 pandemic greatly strained health services throughout the world and Cuba was no exception. …”
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Frequency and Distribution of Parasites Detected in Children Between 2017-2022 (6-year Period) by Yelda Sorguç

“…Looking at the distribution of parasites by years, it is seen that there was a decrease in the rate of parasite occurrence with the start of the Coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic in 2020. We believe that infection control measures and strict enforcement of quarantine rules to reduce the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 may have significantly reduced the parasite positivity rate during the pandemic period. …”
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Sociological approach in managing high school violence in Serbia in the COVID - 19 postpandemic period by Milosavljević-Stević Milena, Radosavljević Života, Anđelković Aleksandar

“…The research focuses on the period following the conclusion of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the Republic of Serbia, aiming to determine whether and to what extent the pandemic has affected violence in Serbia high schools. …”
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The prevalence of and the effect of global stressors on eating disorders among medical students by Muneera B. Almahmeed, Muna A. Almutawa, Yahya M. Naguib, Yahya M. Naguib

“…Response to global stressors such as COVID-19 pandemic was significantly correlated to worsening EDs status in high-risk individuals.ConclusionEating disorders have been discovered to be highly prevalent among medical students, which brings to light an undervalued health concern. …”
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Exploring the attitudes of solid organ transplant recipients towards COVID-19 shielding communications and the language of ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’: a qualitative study in... by Jason Ali, Dominic Summers, Abbie E Greig, Kirsten L Rennie

“…Open-ended questions enabled participants to fully explore their experiences of the pandemic and how they felt towards the shielding advice they received. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Microorganisms Isolated in Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the COVID-19 Period by Meritxell Gavalda, Maria Isabel Fullana, Adrià Ferre, Rebecca Rowena Peña, Julen Armendariz, Orla Torrallardona, Aina Magraner, Alejandro Lorenzo, Carles García, Gemma Mut, Lluís Planas, Carla Iglesias, Pablo Fraile-Ribot, Maria Dolores Macia Romero, Melchor Riera, Mercedes García-Gasalla

“…We carried out a prospective study to describe the clinical characteristics and aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic and to assess the diagnostic effectivity of the microbiological tests, including a molecular test of respiratory pathogens (FilmArray™ bioMérieux). …”
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Teaching and applying telepractice for hearing and balance disorders in Africa in the COVID-19 era and beyond by Katijah Khoza-Shangase

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated widespread adoption of telepractice to ensure the continuity of healthcare services, including those for individuals with hearing and balance disorders. …”
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Covid 19 and beyond: a procedure for HVAC systems to address infectious aerosol illness transmission by Douglas Stuart Walkinshaw, Raymond Henry Horstman

“…From pandemic to seasonal, the COVID-19 pandemic experience suggests many common respiratory infections rather than likely having a fomite etiology as previously thought, are primarily caused by the inhalation of infectious aerosols shed by ill persons during coughing and normal breathing and talking. …”
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Reduced fetal movements and COVID-19 infection: a retrospective cohort study by Amira Gentili, Irene Sterpu, Joanna Tingström, Eva Wiberg-Itzel

“…Conclusion The proportion of adverse composite outcomes among women with RFM during the first year of the pandemic did not increase compared to the year before. …”
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A scoping review of telehealth diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. by Katherine Kuhl-Meltzoff Stavropoulos, Yasamin Bolourian, Jan Blacher

“…<h4>Background</h4>Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the reliability, validity, social validity, and feasibility of using telehealth to diagnose ASD is a critical public health issue. …”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Novel therapies for the treatment of COVID-19 are continuing to emerge as the SARSCov- 2 pandemic progresses. PCR remains the standard benchmark for initial diagnosis of COVID- 19 infection, while advances in immunological profiling are guiding clinical treatment. …”
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University Lecturers and Students Could Help in Community Education About SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Uganda. by Echoru, Isaac, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Usman, Ibe Michael, Mukenya Mutuku, Irene, Ssebuufu4, Robinson, Decanar Ajambo, Patricia, Ssempijja, Fred, Mujinya, Regan, Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Dare, Samuel Sunday, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Eriya Bukenya, Edmund, Keyune Nambatya, Grace, Ewan, MacLeod, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…The positive attitudes that COVID-19 could kill, anyone can get COVID-19, and willing to abide by the set regulations against the pandemic showed personal concerns and desired efforts against COVID-19. …”
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Globalisation in Crisis? by ZG Überblick

“…Protectionist tendencies are slowing down world trade, even if multilateralism has regained support in the post-Trump presidency era. The coronavirus pandemic and supply bottlenecks have also thrown sand into the gears of globalisation. …”
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Consumer Debt and Over-Indebtedness in Times of COVID-19 by Überblick

“…It is the task of the state to ensure that a minimum level of self-determination is guaranteed even in a pandemic. What is the minimum level? What is the responsibility of a consumer policy that dovetails with economic and social policy? …”
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Legal Tech Development Online Conference (St. Petersburg, April 20, 2020) by article editotial

“…The review highlights the main issues raised by the participants of the conference held on April 20, 2020 in the online conference mode in connection with the conditions of self-isolation applied in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference discussed the impact of digital technologies on public relations, prospects and the need to change the legal regulation of such relations, the experience of developing digitalization of public administration in China, as well as the contents of the term Legal Tech and Law Tech and problems associated with artificial intelligence.…”
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Revisions in National Accounts in Times of Corona by Christian Janz, Peter Kuntze, Tanja Mucha

“…It presents the results of the revision carried out in the summer of 2022 for the past four reporting years and describes special features, including those caused by the coronavirus pandemic.…”
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