The Impact of COVID-19 on Hospitalised COPD Exacerbations in Malta by Yvette Farrugia, Bernard Paul Spiteri Meilak, Neil Grech, Rachelle Asciak, Liberato Camilleri, Stephen Montefort, Christopher Zammit

“…This study is aimed at investigating a significant difference between the number of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) admissions and their inpatient outcome at Mater Dei Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared to the same period in 2019. …”
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The influence of e-trust on a job performance model based on employees’ dynamic capabilities during a crisis caused by a Black Swan event by Katarzyna Tworek, Guangyan Luo, Marcin Paska, Anna Sałamacha

“…PURPOSE: In a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, employees play a key role in the ability to survive and achieve both sufficient and outstanding performance in the organization. …”
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Laboratory capacity-building during COVID-19 in Somalia: improving access to essential diagnostics for national health security in a fragile setting by Salvador Figuereo, Sahra Isse Mohamed, Desalegn Takele, Abdulrahman M. Sheikh, Solomon Chane Abera, Ayni Muhiadin Mohamed, Mutaawe Lubogo, Hassan Mukhtar Abukar, Mary Joan Karanja, Sulaiman Bangura, Antoine Abou Fayad, Ali Haji Adam, Abdinasir Yusuf Osman, Sk Md Mamunur Rahman Malik

“…Abstract Introduction Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Somalia’s national laboratory services had insufficient diagnostic capacities. …”
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The Association Between COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake and Information-Seeking Behaviors Using the Internet: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study by Kazuya Taira, Misa Shiomi, Takayo Nakabe, Yuichi Imanaka

“… BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic, declared in March 2020, profoundly affected global health, societal, and economic frameworks. …”
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Efektifitas Metode Preference Selection Index (PSI) dalam Menentukan Penyaluran Dana Bantuan Sosial COVID-19 pada Kecamatan Mandau by Teuku Radillah, Fauzansyah, Pulla Pandika Widodo, Hafiz Mursalan, Budi Permana Putra

“…Abstract COVID-19 is a global pandemic with rapid spread, including in Indonesia. …”
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Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among healthcare workers in selected health facilities of the Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study... by Maereg Wolde, Trhas Tadesse Berhe, Addisalem Melesse, Rachana Sharma, Hnin Su Mon, Tesfaye Simireta, Hailemariam Addisu, Yosef Wassihun

“…Background The global COVID-19 pandemic poses substantial health challenges. Vaccination is key in preventing COVID-19, particularly among healthcare workers (HCWs), essential in curbing the pandemic. …”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Mohamed, Moubarak, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Helal F., Hetta, Hazem M., Shaheen, Abdur, Rauf, Hayder M., Al-kuraishy, Safaa, Qusti, Eida M., Alshammari, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua, Fred, Ssempijja, Adam Moyosore, Afodun, Ritah, Kenganzi, Ibe Michael, Usman, Juma John, Ochieng, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat, Kevin, Matama, Ali I., Al-Gareeb, Emmanuel, Kairania, Monica, Musenero, Susan, Christina Welburn, Gaber, El-Saber Batiha

“…Novel therapies for the treatment of COVID-19 are continuing to emerge as the SARS-Cov- 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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A machine learning and clustering-based approach for county-level COVID-19 analysis. by Charles Nicholson, Lex Beattie, Matthew Beattie, Talayeh Razzaghi, Sixia Chen

“…COVID-19 is a global pandemic threatening the lives and livelihood of millions of people across the world. …”
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Performance Analysis of Two Different Types of Waiting Queues with Working Vacations by M. Sundararaman, D. Narasimhan, P. Rajadurai

“…The motivation for this model in a pandemic situation is to analyze new healthcare service systems and reflect the characteristics of patient services.…”
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¿Donde esta el pollo? Cuba, sovranità alimentare e ontologia della scarsezza by Elena Zapponi

“…The analysis focuses on changes rooted in the long-lasting crisis that followed the 1990s and on an 'ontology of scarcity', a consequence of the pandemic, the exacerbated economic crisis, and the recent reorganisation of the monetary system; a time marked by an increased sense of daily lucha on the part of citizens who experience supply difficulties, urban peregrinations in search of food, and an unprecedented migratory exodus. …”
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The New Normal? The European Union’s Temporary Frameworks for State Aid by Kociubiński Jakub

“…Since all downturns and slowdowns involve low aggregate demand, the authorities typically step in by increasing their own spending to protect businesses and jobs. During the Covid pandemic the European Union has witnessed an unprecedented level of State aid measures, under the hastily adopted dedicated temporary framework. …”
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Ensaio sobre a metropolização do AirBnb: o caso da Região Metropolitana de São Paulo-RMSP by Rita de Cássia Ariza da Cruz, Jaqueline Floria Baumgaertner

“…Therefore, this article aims to analyze the development of vacation rentals in the São Paulo Metropolitan Region, based on data collected on the AirDna platform and covering a period between 2021 and 2024, which includes the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent years.…”
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SEXY CHINKIES IN INDIAN CITIES: CAN WE EMBRACE A SLANT-EYED MARY? by I. Aye

“… This article investigates the escalation of anti-northeastern racism during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, by analysing the existing and underlying forms of domination faced by north-eastern Indian populations living in the metropolitan cities of India. …”
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Deep Learning and Its Role in Diagnosing Heart Diseases Based on Electrocardiography (ECG) by Qaswaa Khaled Abood

“… Diagnosing heart disease has become a very important topic for researchers specializing in artificial intelligence, because intelligence is involved in most diseases, especially after the Corona pandemic, which forced the world to turn to intelligence. …”
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The Quest of Building a Precision TPC Field Cage by Behnke Ties, Diener Ralf, Schäfer Oliver

“…The construction was repeatedly delayed and interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic but these delays yielded insights that may not otherwise have been observed during an ordinary course of operations. …”
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Art can provide a means for promoting biophilia as an aspect of zoonoses risk communication by Peyton Beaumont

“…The COVID-19 pandemic served as a call to action for scientists to find new and creative ways to prevent future pandemics. …”
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Income and Credit Debt of Private Households by Markus M. Grabka, Berenike Bartz

“…Despite this overall positive development, there is a risk that the problem of over-indebtedness in Germany could increase again since on the one hand, many self-employed people have suffered high turnover losses due to the containment measures of the coronavirus pandemic, while on the other, the ECB could raise nominal interest rates due to tightened inflation, which would lead to a considerable financial burden for indebted households.…”
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Energy Supply Risks, the Energy Price Crisis and Climate Protection Require Joint Responses by Manfred Fischedick

“…Abstract In the past two years, the world has changed and global crises (e. g. the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine) increasingly dominate the headline. …”
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Impactos da pandemia de COVID-19 no setor hoteleiro: os casos de Lisboa, Maputo e São Paulo by Rita de Cássia Ariza da Cruz, Eduardo Brito-Henriques, Sara Larrabure, Dário Manuel Isidoro Chundo

“…Results show that suspension of activity, with temporary closure during the most critical periods of the pandemic, and partial reduction of supply to reduce operational costs, were the most common strategies followed by hotels in the three cities, with consequences in job losses. …”
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Behavior of university students cannot buy smartphones by Ihsan Effendi, Adelina Lubis, Nasib Nasib

“…This research aims to develop a consumer buying model, especially for underprivileged students, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, which forces students to buy gadgets for college needs. …”
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