Reading Literacy Skills of Grade IV Students in Distance Learning by Monica Handayani, Risa Handini, Ristu Kinani, Raden Sudarwo

“… The importance of applying reading literacy skills as part of 21st-century skills is an inevitable necessity during the distance learning period in the COVID-19 pandemic. The test is needed to determine students' reading literacy skills so that teachers can develop evaluation tools that can be used to help develop students' reading literacy during the distance learning period. …”
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Future trends in plant-based meat: Consumer perception, market growth and health benefits by Janifer Raj Xavier, Sahana Hevlin Shashikumar, Dimple Vats, Om Prakash Chauhan

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, dietary modifications and Plant Based Meat (PBM) replacements were the main subjects of this investigation, as were the factors influencing consumer perception in various nations and the policies that can encourage the move towards PBM. …”
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Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research Journal (KURJ) by Siraje, Kaaya, George Stanley, Kinyata

“…The papers include: Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda; Antiplasmodial compounds from Millettia dura; Resource mobilisation and allocation priorities on knowledge production in universities in Uganda: an empirical study; Epidemiology and causes of common soccer injuries during university games in Uganda; Micro-credit institution’s services and sustainability of micro, small and medium-scale enterprises during Covid-19 pandemic in Kigezi region south western Uganda; Transformational Leadership style and occupational stress among primary School Teachers in Tanzania; Citrus fruit farmers’ Adaptation Capacities to Climate Variability in Ngora district, Eastern Uganda; Developing metacognition in pre-primary childhood education in Nigeria and Uganda; and Mentorship and supervision in Ugandan higher education Institutions universities: challenges and prospects. …”
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Preventing Severe COVID-19 with Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab in Hematological Patients Treated with Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibodies: An International Multicenter Study by Hovav Azuly, Tali Shafat, Daniel Grupel, Tzvika Porges, Ran Abuhasira, Ana Belkin, Ofir Deri, Yonatan Oster, Shadi Zahran, Ehud Horwitz, Netanel A. Horowitz, Hazim Khatib, Marjorie Vieira Batista, Anita Cassoli Cortez, Tal Brosh-Nissimov, Yafit Segman, Linor Ishay, Regev Cohen, Alaa Atamna, Amy Spallone, Roy F. Chemaly, Juan Carlos Ramos, Michal Chowers, Evgeny Rogozin, Noga Carmi Oren, Şiran Keske, Orit Wolfovitz Barchad, Lior Nesher, on behalf of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Study Group for Respiratory Viruses (ESGREV)

“…We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of tixagevimab-cilgavimab (T-C) prophylaxis in preventing severe COVID-19 in patients with hematologic malignancies (HM) treated with anti-CD20 therapy during the early Omicron variant phase of the pandemic. Methods The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Study Group for Respiratory Viruses (ESGREV) conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study involving 15 centers from 5 countries. …”
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Understanding the potential impact of trimester-specific maternal immune activation due to SARS-CoV-2 on early human neurodevelopment and the role of cytokine balance by Alexandre Díaz-Pons, Sergio Castaño-Castaño, Víctor Ortiz-García de la Foz, Ángel Yorca-Ruiz, Carlos Martínez-Asensi, Eva Munarriz-Cuezva, Rosa Ayesa-Arriola

“…Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic presents significant future health challenges. …”
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Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Allocation of Scarce Resources in a Pandemic: A Systematic Review of US State Crisis Standards of Care Documents. …”
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Effect of Fireworks, Chinese New Year and the COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Pollution and Public Attitudes by Peter Brimblecombe, Yonghang Lai

“…The urban lockdowns enforced to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic give a chance to explore the effect of rapid changes in societal activities on air pollution, with a public willing to leave views on social media and show a continuing concern about the return of pollution problems after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. …”
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Learning from Large-Scale Wearable Device Data for Predicting the Epidemic Trend of COVID-19 by Guokang Zhu, Jia Li, Zi Meng, Yi Yu, Yanan Li, Xiao Tang, Yuling Dong, Guangxin Sun, Rui Zhou, Hui Wang, Kongqiao Wang, Wang Huang

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered a new response involving public health surveillance. …”
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Analysis of Air Pollution Migration during COVID-19 Lockdown in Krakow, Poland by Mateusz Zaręba, Tomasz Danek

“…In a 24-hours averaging period, the concentration of PM10 has exceeded EU norms in 10 days in pandemic March 2021. It is estimated that 50% of the carbon fraction in PM10 measured in Krakow comes from domestic heating. …”
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An optimized ensemble grey wolf-based pipeline for monkeypox diagnosis by Ahmed I. Saleh, Asmaa H. Rabie, Shimaa E. ElSayyad, Ali E. Takieldeen, Fahmi Khalifa

“…Abstract As the world recovered from the coronavirus, the emergence of the monkeypox virus signaled a potential new pandemic, highlighting the need for faster and more efficient diagnostic methods. …”
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Government support for the agro-industrial complex: the experience of a programme-oriented approach in Australia by Yu. P. Maidanevych, N. S. Sergienko, Yu. V. Gnezdova

“…The need for public authorities to respond was caused not only by the pandemic generated by the SARS-CoV and that disrupted production and supply chains, but also by the increase in the number and scale of natural disasters. …”
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Unseen Enemy: Mechanisms of Multidrug Antimicrobial Resistance in Gram-Negative ESKAPE Pathogens by Giedrė Valdonė Sakalauskienė, Lina Malcienė, Edgaras Stankevičius, Aurelija Radzevičienė

“…Designated as a “priority” in 2017, these bacteria continue to pose a significant threat in 2024, particularly during the worldwide SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, where coinfections with ESKAPE members contributed to worsened patient outcomes. …”
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Comparative analysis of phytochemical properties in preserved and non-preserved butterfly pea flower beverages during storage by Puspitojati Endah, Rahayu Novia Aristi, Fatimah Nur, Sumarna Sumarna

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has increased public consciousness of the significance of ensuring food safety and promoting good health. …”
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Critical mobility in policy making for epidemic containment by Jesús A. Moreno López, David Mateo, Alberto Hernando, Sandro Meloni, José J. Ramasco

“…In fact, mobility has been a crucial target for early non-pharmaceutical containment measures against the recent COVID-19 pandemic, with a degree of intensity ranging from public transportation line closures to regional, city or even home confinements. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among marginalized populations in the U.S. and Canada: Protocol for a scoping review. by Peter A Newman, Luke Reid, Suchon Tepjan, Sophia Fantus, Kate Allan, Thabani Nyoni, Adrian Guta, Charmaine C Williams

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Despite the development of safe and highly efficacious COVID-19 vaccines, extensive barriers to vaccine deployment and uptake threaten the effectiveness of vaccines in controlling the pandemic. Notably, marginalization produces structural and social inequalities that render certain populations disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 incidence, morbidity, and mortality, and less likely to be vaccinated. …”
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Analysis of the higher education system managerial and organizational potential in the United Republic of Tanzania with the aim of implementing a model of students’ eco-awareness f... by N. A. Nikitin

“…In 2020–2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourist flow from Russia to Tanzania increased, which led to an increased demand for service professionals who know the Russian language. …”
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Global Stability for Novel Complicated SIR Epidemic Models with the Nonlinear Recovery Rate and Transfer from Being Infectious to Being Susceptible to Analyze the Transmission of C... by Fehaid Salem Alshammari, F. Talay Akyildiz

“…Simulation results suggest that a two-pronged strategy is crucial to control the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.…”
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Evaluation of digital competence level among educators: assessment tools by Elizaveta A. Osipovskaya, Svetlana Yu. Dmitrieva, Anastasiia A. Savelyeva

“…The unprecedented use of technology in education and training as a result of the pandemic COVID-19 has been recorded. This shift to online learning has accelerated and introduced new challenges and changes to educators' roles and skillsets. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 drug resistance and therapeutic approaches by Sania Batool, Santosh Chokkakula, Ju Hwan Jeong, Yun Hee Baek, Min-Suk Song

“…In light of the transition of COVID-19 from a pandemic to an endemic phase, there is still a dire need to address challenges associated with drug resistance, particularly among immunocompromised and high-risk populations. …”
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Comorbidities related to the COVID-19 severity in adults. Hospital San Vicente de Paul. 2021 by Mónica Echeverría Martínez, Jorge Luis Anaya González, Secundino González Pardo, Juan Francisco Vaca Oña

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the study favors monitoring the association between comorbidities as the pandemic progressed and using the information as a prognostic factor to guide early intervention and an appropriate therapeutic approach.…”
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