Postpandemic Stress Disorder among Health Care Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study (Silesia, Poland) by Mateusz Grajek, Patryk Szlacheta, Karolina Sobczyk, Karolina Krupa-Kotara, Beata Łabuz-Roszak, Ilona Korzonek-Szlacheta

“…Conclusions. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among first responders. …”
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Scaling to new heights: methodological insights for uplifting research on grassroots digital innovation by Paolo Gerli, Fabio Neves da Rocha, Luca Mora

“…The Covid-19 pandemic has further evidenced the potential of grassroots actors as initiators of digital innovations, in the form of open-source applications, platform cooperatives, and other crowdsourced digital artifacts. …”
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THE ROLE OF DIGITAL MEDIA IN DEVELOPING AN ONLINE ANATOMY COURSE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS' HEALTH LITERACY by Handan Ürek

“… In the Pandemic, online learning was conducted after the suspension of face-to-face instruction at the educational institutions to eliminate the spread of the disease. …”
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Weather Conditions (with Focus on UV Radiation) Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak and Worldwide Climate-based Prediction for Future Prevention by Lucian Sfîcă, Mihai Bulai, Vlad-Alexandru Amihăesei, Constantin Ion, Marius Ștefan

“…Our study explored these conditions, expressed by three main parameters—ultraviolet radiation, air temperature and relative humidity—that characterized Hubei (China), the source region of COVID-19 pandemic, in November 2019–March 2020. During COVID-19 outbreak, the low amounts of UV radiation (down to –273 kJ m−2 in January 2020) were associated with the early stage environmental survival of the novel coronavirus. …”
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COVID-19 social and economic disruptions, mental health, and coping behaviours among young Canadians: a structural equation model by Ogochukwu Kelechi Onyeso, Adebiyi Boco, Md Kamrul Islam, Alexander Darku, Lars K. Hallstrom

“…The COVID-19 pandemic increased the prevalence of mental health disorders among youths. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine for people who live and work in prisons worldwide: A scoping review. by Nasrul Ismail, Lara Tavoschi, Babak Moazen, Alicia Roselló, Emma Plugge

“…Implementing these strategies would help to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on the prison population, prevent community transmission, improve vaccine uptake in prisons beyond the current pandemic, foster political accountability, and inform future decision-making.…”
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Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among Australian Healthcare Professionals: An Archetype for Success by Caroline M. Hall, Anthony Cotton, Adrian Webster, Mary Bushell, Holly L. Northam

“…Conclusions: A vaccination-positive HCP archetype, supported by access to free, convenient vaccination services, was associated with the likelihood of future vaccination behaviour, including in future pandemic response scenarios. However, it will be important to ensure that HCP vaccine knowledge gaps are minimised to enhance trust in this cohort to enable broad success.…”
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COVID-19: Training activities, adherence, and use of personal protective equipment in Primary Health Care by Kelly Aline Rodrigues Costa, Fernanda Moura Lanza, Francisco Carlos Félix Lana, Camila Custódio da Silva, Camila Cristina Gregório de Assis, Cosme Rezende Laurindo, Herica Silva Dutra, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho

“…ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the association between participation in training activities and the adherence to and use of personal protective equipment by workers and professionals involved in Health Residency Programs in Primary Health Care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: a cross-sectional study in Brazil between August/2020 and March/2021. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of prominent topics in global scientific production on sustainable development goals in Scopus (2013–2022) by Mario E. Diaz-Barrera, Crayla Alfaro-Aucca, Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza, Moisés Moreno-Albarrán, Edgard Fernando Pacheco-Luza, Carlos Enrique Rengifo Chunga

“…Those with greater scientific production have been health (ODS3) and energy (ODS7). The COVID-19 pandemic may have had an impact on the overall scientific production. …”
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Risk perception of COVID-19, depressive symptoms and Internet addiction among undergraduates: a longitudinal study by Hongpo Zhang, Hongpo Zhang, Dandan Zhang, Wanghua Ji, Shun Peng

“…BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused serious negative psychological effects worldwide, relatively little research has been performed on the potential enduring effects of COVID-19 on people’s emotional health and Internet addiction. …”
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Vaccine hesitancy among health paraprofessionals: A mixed methods study. by Madeline Hergott, Michael Andreski, John Rovers

“…Some employers imposed vaccine mandates during the Covid-19 pandemic resulting in health care employees resigning or being fired rather than receive a vaccine. …”
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Becoming a leader in psychiatry and mental health: now is the time to step forward by Juan Oms, Roberto Martinez Caballero, Jorge Betancourt, Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez

“…The intersection of leadership and psychiatry is increasingly vital in today’s healthcare landscape. The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the existing mental health crisis, underscoring the urgent need for effective leadership within the field. …”
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Therapeutic delivery of oxygen using artificial oxygen carriers demonstrates the possibility of treating a wide range of diseases by Nijaya Mohanto, Himangsu Mondal, Young-Joon Park, Jun-Pil Jee

“…Apart from that, the recent advancement of artificial oxygen carriers intended to supplant conventional blood transfusions draws significant attention due to the exigencies of warfare and the ongoing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is a pressing need to formulate stable, non-toxic, and immunologically inert oxygen carriers. …”
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Integrating mandatory occupational health practice and workplace health promotion programs to reduce the high burden of work-related diseases by Francesco CHIRICO, Angelo SACCO, Nicola MAGNAVITA

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading cause of illness and death globally, imposing a significant burden on healthcare systems. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated healthcare inequalities, potentially amplifying the burden of CVDs in certain populations. …”
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The process of obtaining information about COVID-19 among students of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department by Duygu Ilgin Gunduz, Erhan Secer, Melda Baser Secer

“…Conclusion DPR students should be supported with reliable and up-to-date social media-based digital content prepared by experts in the field about physiotherapy practice and with easy access to scientific data, even in the late stages of pandemic processes such as COVID-19, when the need for access to information is high due to their professional role.…”
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The aftermath of multiple trauma on a nation: unraveling Lebanon’s unique mental health struggle by Elie G. Karam, Elie G. Karam, Elie G. Karam, Mariam El-Jamal, Rayane Osman, Sana Toukan, Ghiwa Ishac Mouawad, Josleen Al Barathie

“…ObjectiveThis study examines the national prevalence of mental health disorders and their associated factors in Lebanon, specifically in the aftermath of the 2020 events, including the catastrophic events of Beirut blast and the concurrent financial meltdown amid the global pandemic.MethodsConducted between July and September 2022, the study interviewed a nationally representative sample of 1,000 Lebanese via telephone, using the Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) system. …”
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Psychological care service for children and adolescents convalescing from COVID-19 in Villa Clara by Addys Pérez Fernández, Isaac Irán Cabrera Ruiz, Miguel Ángel Toledo Méndez, Ariadna Martínez Requeiro

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> children and adolescents constitute a sensitive population to the psychological impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing it implies the need for evaluation, monitoring and intervention, especially when it comes to infants who have suffered from the disease and require comprehensive pediatric care.…”
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Insight into the Advances in Clinical Trials of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines by Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Shahamah Jomah, Syed Imam Rabbani, Ali Musharraf Alamri, Salman Khalaf Salem Alshammari, Badr Sami Duwaidi, Majed Sadun Alshammari, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Walaa F. Alsanie, Majid Alhomrani, Nagaraja Sreeharsha, Mohd. Imran

“…The development of a new vaccine takes years of testing, but due to the pandemic, healthcare authorities have given emergency use authorization for a few vaccines. …”
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WORK ENGAGEMENT AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN AUTONOMY SUPPORT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING by Justin Vianey Embalsado, Beatriz Gopez, Mary Anne Joseph Montoya, Roger Mangalus, Rachelle Louise Embalsado

“…Grounded in the Job-Demands Resources (JD-R) Model, the research highlights the importance of job resources, such as peer-support, in managing job demands and enhancing employee well-being, particularly within the context of education during the pandemic. A total of 315 participants, including teachers, staff members, and administrators, completed scales assessing work self-efficacy, job engagement, and mental health. …”
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Poly-ADP Ribosyl Polymerase 1 (PARP1) Regulates Influenza A Virus Polymerase by Liset Westera, Alisha M. Jennings, Jad Maamary, Martin Schwemmle, Adolfo García-Sastre, Eric Bortz

“…Influenza A viruses (IAV) are evolutionarily successful pathogens, capable of infecting a number of avian and mammalian species and responsible for pandemic and seasonal epidemic disease in humans. To infect new species, IAV typically must overcome a number of species barriers to entry, replication, and egress, even while virus replication is counteracted by antiviral host factors and innate immune mechanisms. …”
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