The Effects of the Covid-19 Outbreak on the Positive Development of Young People in Malamulele, South Africa by Thulani Andrew Chauke, Rachel Chinyakata

“… The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought dire social, economic, physical and mental health consequences worldwide (World Health Organization, 2020). …”
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Más allá de la conmemoración: la independencia de México de 1821 by Manuel Chust, Joaquín E. Espinosa Aguirre

“…This essay offers a short review of the historical production in the bicentenary year organized by academic and governmental institutions, and analyzes as well the official discourse with which the regime carried out the whole pandemic commemoration.…”
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Current trends in the development of Russian higher education in the context of the global economy digitalization by E. S. Novikova

“…The additional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sharp increase in the popularity and use of online education in various segments of the educational process, starting from preschool and ending with corporate programs of companies is noted. …”
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Postgraduate Researcher Special Issue: Editorial by Michael Thomas, John Goulding, Mireille Patrick

“…Over 500 participants registered for this fully online event delivered via videoconferencing from over 17 different countries, just as the first of our several lockdowns were occurring throughout the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The Coming Coronavirus Crisis: What Can We Learn? by Matteo Lucchese, Mario Pianta

“…Abstract The coronavirus pandemic is bringing with it the prospect of severe financial and economic crises. …”
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The Challenges of Inflation in Europe and the US by Forum Introduction

“…Abstract Inflationary pressures and uncertainties related to the severity and duration of the coronavirus pandemic have been growing steadily in the last year. …”
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Psychological care in an isolation center in times of COVID-19 by Mónica González Brito, Yolanda Cabrera Macías

“…The current situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic affects all human beings, mainly those linked to people who are sick or infected by the virus. …”
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Autarky and Openness — Reflections on the Optimal Balance of an Open Economy by Thieß Petersen, Marcus Wortmann

“…Negative labour market effects for individual sectors as well as the disruptions of cross-border supply chain relations during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have strengthened the desire in parts of the population to reduce export- and, even more so, import-dependency. …”
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Review of the 2021 ChinaCALL conference by Zhang Shuai, Wang Qi

“…The topics range from the traditional ones of teaching, learning and assessment to the emerging fields of intelligent computer-assisted language learning (iCALL), conversational agents and language development, the reconceptualisation of teacher digital literacy, reflections upon perfunctory gamification in language learning and particularly pedagogy in the post-pandemic era. In addition, the ability of technology to facilitate language education is explored, along with its potential to foster teacher and learner well-being.…”
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The ongoing challenge of violence against women and children in South Africa. Why are we deeper in crisis? by Shahana Rasool

“… Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been referred to as the Shadow Pandemic, since it has tripled internationally from the start of the outbreak of COVID-19. …”
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative Is Changing by Britta Kuhn

“…Abstract Even before the coronavirus pandemic, financial and geopolitical problems were weighing on the “New Silk Road”: China’s overall investment has been declining for years, key construction projects are unprofitable, partners in Eastern and Southeastern Europe are turning away, and environmentally harmful projects are increasingly meeting resistance. …”
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Fare un passo di lato per farne due avanti by Edoardo Esposto, Giulio Moini

“…Many commentators have seen in the public spending programs implemented to address the pandemic crisis a confirmation of the trend that emerged during the 2008 crisis, namely the end of the dogma of reducing public spending and forbidding any form of State intervention aimed at redistribution. …”
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Holy communion in contagious times by T. E. Ncapodi

“…In the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, his discourse is on the virtual church and the celebration of Holy Communion online. …”
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Book Review on Second Language Teaching and Learning through Virtual Exchange by Li Siying

“…It starts with a general introduction of VE and its potential to fulfil low-boundary interactions in pedagogical instructions, especially during the pandemic. Then it introduces the VE practices in the book from three dimensions: VE and language, VE and culture, as well as VE and teacher development. …”
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Permanence des impensés de la lutte contre le sida et nécessité d’une pensée critique by Frédéric Le Marcis

“…While the medicalization of prevention has emerged as the definitive answer to the AIDS pandemic, the text retains all its relevance today.…”
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Orange Juice Consumers Response to the Covid-19 Outbreak by Yan Heng, Marisa Zansler, Lisa House

“…It is intended to help the industry understand the possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and develop marketing plans to sustain orange juice purchases beyond the short run. …”
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Updating Labor Legislation in the Context of Introducing Independent Forms of Work: Telecommuting and Work from Home by A. L. Klymenko

“…It has been clarified that the term of “work from home” in the context of the pandemic (COVID-19) is used in the legislation of a number of foreign countries to denote only remote work at home as a temporary alternative workplace. …”
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Continued Implementation and Use of a Digital Informal Care Support Platform Before and After COVID-19: Multimethod Study by Nikita Sharma, Christian Wrede, Sofia Bastoni, Annemarie Braakman-Jansen, Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen

“…Quantitative results showed that the number of ICs and CRs who used Caren several times per day increased significantly (P ConclusionsOur study offers insights into the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the usage and implementation of the digital informal care support platform Caren. …”
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Cutting-edge: bionanomaterial solutions in the battle against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by U. Saeed, R. Uppal, M. H. Najmi, I. Fazal, A. A. Khan, Z. Z. Piracha, M. R. Uppal, H. N. Ijaz, D. U. Ozsahin, B. Uzun, I. Ozsahin

“…Abstract Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the imperative of our time resides in crafting stratagems of utmost precision to confront the relentless SARS-CoV-2 and quell its inexorable proliferation. …”
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Indoor and Outdoor Exposure to PM2.5 during COVID-19 Lockdown in Suburban Malaysia by Eliani Ezani, Peter Brimblecombe, Zulfa Hanan Asha’ari, Amirul Aiman Fazil, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Zamzam Tuah Ahmad Ramly, Md Firoz Khan

“…Abstract During the COVID-19 pandemic, key policies aimed at reducing exposure to the virus from social distancing, restrictions on travel through to strongly enforced lockdowns. …”
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