Experience of COVID-19 vaccination among healthcare workers in Iran: a descriptive phenomenological study by Atefeh Torknejad, Sima Babaei, Zahra Hadian, Amir Shahzeydi

“… Background: Healthcare professionals have been the most severely affected by the global pandemic known as COVID-19. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of healthcare workers in Iran regarding COVID-19 vaccination using a descriptive phenomenological approach to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and concerns involved. …”
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Effect of Skin Protectants on the Total Inward Leakage of N95 Respirators: Testing with an Advanced Static Headform by Xinyi Niu, Sergey A. Grinshpun, Michael Yermakov, Roman Jandarov, Iliya Rivkin

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic introduced considerable challenges for respiratory protection of different population groups. …”
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Process evaluation of a cross-sectoral, coordinated follow-up care of stroke patients: a qualitative study by Theresa Schrage, Claudia Glissmann, Götz Thomalla, David Leander Rimmele, Holger Schmidt, Michael Rosenkranz, Stefan Boskamp, Martin Härter, Levente Kriston

“…Contents were coded using eight a priori defined categories (acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, feasibility, fidelity, sustainability, patient-centeredness, satisfaction with treatment, and pandemic-related effects) with the possibility of inductively developed categories. …”
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Strategic Coupling and Its Impact on the Survival of Taiwan-Invested Enterprises in Chinese Mainland: A Configuration-Based Perspective by Sun Jiping, Wei Suqiong, You Xiaojun, Chen Jindong

“…Various policies and events, such as the 2008 financial crisis, US-China trade frictions, policies encouraging Taiwan's business repatriation, the New Southbound Policy, and COVID-19, have negatively impacted TDI survival, with the pandemic having a relatively small effect on enterprises surviving to 2-8 years. …”
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INTEGRATION OF UKRAINIAN CHILDREN AND YOUTH USING DIGITAL TOOLS IN THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF SLOVAKIA by Nelly Nychkalo, Nataliia Muranova, Olena Voliarska, Maria Matulcikova

“…We summarized the results of the general report of the study "Support for emigrants from Ukraine in education", which was conducted in Slovakia during 2022–2023 by the National Institute of Education and Youth in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sports of the Slovak Republic and in cooperation with the United Nations Children's Fund as well as the report "Distance education of students during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of teacher training". It has been established that the integration of Ukrainian school-aged children into the educational environment of Slovakia also requires significant linguistic, educational and socio-psychological support from teachers and pedagogical workers. …”
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Mortality Prediction in the Emergency Service Intensive Care Patients with Possible COVID-19: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Mehmed Ulu, M. Kaya, Y. Tunc, H. Yildirim, A. Halici, A. Coskun

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study is a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of patients who were admitted to the pandemic intensive care unit with possible COVID-19. 28-day mortality difference between positive and negative groups was defined as the primary outcome. …”
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A Contemporary Analysis of Discharge Disposition Following Total Joint Arthroplasty by Swaroopa Vaidya, MS, Gregory Panza, PhD, Jake Laverdiere, BS, Dianne Vye, MSN, RN, ONC, Jenna Bernstein, MD

“…Discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) remains a primary driver of post-acute care costs. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a decrease in number of discharges to SNFs. …”
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SARS-CоV-2 spread in humans and animals by T. P. Akimiva, V. P. Semakina, M. N. Mitrofanova, M. V. Zhiltsova, E. S. Vystavkina, D. G. Isakova, D. B. Andreychuk, A. K. Karaulov, I. A. Chvala, A. E. Metlin

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the agent’s transmission from humans to canines (Canidae), felines (Felidae), mustelids (Mustelidae) and hominids (Hominidae) was confirmed. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 among Mothers in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020 by Debrnesh Goshiye, Zinet Abegaz, Sisay Gedamu

“…However, more than two-fifths of the participants had an unfavorable attitude and poor practice on COVID-19 preventive measures, which may put a high risk of infection that could worsen maternal morbidity and mortality during this pandemic. Therefore, health education programs for mobilizing and improving COVID-19-related knowledge, attitude, and practice are urgently needed, especially for those mothers who have low access to information due to home duty.…”
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Research Progress on the Structure and Function, Immune Escape Mechanism, Antiviral Drug Development Methods, and Clinical Use of SARS-CoV-2 M^pro by Jiayi Ren, Zhengfu Zhang, Yi Xia, Daqun Zhao, Dingqin Li, Shujun Zhang

“…The three-year COVID-19 pandemic ‘has’ caused a wide range of medical, social, political, and financial implications. …”
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Mental Health and Other Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccination Intention toward Children of Military Parents in Lambayeque, Peru by Mario J. Valladares-Garrido, Aldo Alvarez-Risco, Annel B. Rojas-Alvarado, Cinthia Karina Picón-Reátegui, Franccesca Dawson Aguila, Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Neal M. Davies, Virgilio E. Failoc-Rojas, César Johan Pereira-Victorio, Danai Valladares Garrido, Víctor J. Vera-Ponce, Jaime A. Yáñez

“…Of 201 military personnel evaluated, 92.5% were male, 82.5% were of the Catholic faith, and the median age was 40.9% of respondents reported seeking mental health help during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was reported anxiety (20.3%), depression (6.5%), and posttraumatic stress disorder (6.5%). …”
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Smartphone postural sway and pronator drift tests as measures of neurological disability by Michael Calcagni, Peter Kosa, Bibi Bielekova

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and increased demands for neurologists have inspired the creation of remote, digitalized tests of neurological functions. …”
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Persistent Post-COVID-19 Olfactory Dysfunction and Its Association with Autonomic Nervous System Function: A Case–Control Study by Lojine Ayoub, Abeer F. Almarzouki, Rajaa Al-Raddadi, Mohamed A. Bendary

“…Background: Following the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many patients have reported ongoing smell and taste issues. …”
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The relationship between bats and human coronavirus: An exploratory review by Sajal BHATTACHARYA, Shakya SINHA, Rina TILAK, Sugeng Juwono MARDIHUSODO

“…Introduction: Bats are known to harbour several coronaviruses including the progenitor of Severe Acu- te Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has caused COVID-19 pandemic. The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 has unwittingly fueled widespread apprehension and fear in the general public about bats. …”
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Which Occupations Did People Engage in during Lockdown? A European Cross-Sectional Descriptive Survey by Generation by Cynthia Engels, Lauriane Segaux, Amandine Ibanez, Florence Canouï-Poitrine, Charlotte Lafont

“…The primary objective was to describe the occupations people engaged in more frequently during lockdown than before the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic as a function of generation. The secondary objectives were to (i) describe the levels of importance, performance, and satisfaction for these occupations and (ii) identify factors affecting the levels of importance, performance, and satisfaction. …”
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Evaluation of a pragmatic approach to predicting COVID-19-positive hospital bed occupancy by Azeem Majeed, Thomas Woodcock, Paul Aylin, Julian Redhead, Derryn Lovett, Jacques Naude

“…In practice, the model offers a pragmatic approach to predicting bed occupancy within a pandemic wave. However, this approach requires continual monitoring of errors to ensure that the periods of poor performance are identified quickly.…”
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Clinical and radiological characteristics and 1-year self-reported outcomes from patients with encephalitis and coronavirus disease 2019 by Nathane Braga da Silva Rezende, Fernanda Gomes de Queiroz Barros-Aragão, Talita Pinto, Viviane Tavares Carvalho Crelier, Marcos Ravi Figueiredo, Carlos Otávio Brandão, Andrea Silveira de Souza, Fernanda Tovar-Moll, Gabriel R. de Freitas

“…Abstract Introduction Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection is responsible for multisystemic disease and has high transmissibility. It culminated in a pandemic, challenging scientific knowledge and care capacity. …”
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Air Quality Improvement during COVID-19 Lockdown in Bangkok Metropolitan, Thailand: Effect of the Long-range Transport of Air Pollutants by Parichat Wetchayont, Tadahiro Hayasaka, Pradeep Khatri

“…Abstract Lockdown measures have been adopted in many countries worldwide due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including in Thailand. Air quality improvements with regard to restrictions of daily movement among Bangkok people have been reported. …”
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Digital Transformation of Rural Areas in the Conditions of Innovative Development of the Western Sector of the Russian Arctic by Elena N. Bogdanova, Aleksandr A. Saburov, Oleg V. Minchuk, Aleksey S. Nikiforov

“…The analysis showed that digitalization processes react sensitively to the political and socio-economic situation, primarily the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recession and sanctions restrictions. …”
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Ecological drivers of evolution of swine influenza in the United States: a review by Varun Goel, Jessica Ding, Bijaya Hatuwal, Emily Giri, Thomas J. Deliberto, James Lowe, Richard Webby, Michael Emch, Xiu-Feng Wan

“…Influenza A viruses (IAVs) pose a major public health threat due to their wide host range and pandemic potential. Pigs have been proposed as “mixing vessels” for avian, swine, and human IAVs, significantly contributing to influenza ecology. …”
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