The apple does not fall far: stable predictive relationships between parents’ ratings of their own and their children’s self-regulatory abilities by Johanna Kneidinger, José C. García Alanis, Ricarda Steinmayr, Silvia Schneider, Hanna Christiansen

“…Using data from approximately 1700 families collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, we employed hierarchical structural equation models and cross-lagged panel models to analyze the temporal stability and directional influences of executive function and delay aversion assessments. …”
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Early intervention in eating disorders: introducing the chronopathogram by Antonio Preti, Francesco Bevione, Maria Carla Lacidogna, Andrea Raballo, Michele Poletti, Giovanni Abbate-Daga

“…Abstract Eating disorders (EDs) pose significant challenges to mental and physical health, particularly among adolescents and young adults, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating risk factors. Despite advancements in psychosocial and pharmacological treatments, improvements remain limited. …”
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An Update on Less Invasive and Endoscopic Techniques Mimicking the Effect of Bariatric Surgery by Froukje J. Verdam, Ruben Schouten, Jan Willem Greve, Ger H. Koek, Nicole D. Bouvy

“…Obesity (BMI 30–35 kg/m2) and its associated disorders such as type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and cardiovascular disease have reached pandemic proportions worldwide. For the morbidly obese population (BMI 35–50 kg/m2), bariatric surgery has proven to be the most effective treatment to achieve significant and sustained weight loss, with concomitant positive effects on the metabolic syndrome. …”
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Evaluation of tourism ecological security and its obstacles in semi-arid river valley urban: a case study of Lanzhou, China by Kejun Wu, Mengtao Wu, Zhihai An, Hui Jiao

“…The results indicate an upward trend in Lanzhou’s tourism ecological security from 2009 to 2021, peaking in 2019 before experiencing a pandemic-induced decline in 2020–2021. While subsystem coupling coordination generally improved, the pressure and state subsystems exhibited instability. …”
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The WHO’s 75th anniversary: WHO at a pivotal moment in history by Lawrence O Gostin, Roojin Habibi, Benjamin Mason Meier, Helen Clark, K Srinath Reddy, Jemilah Mahmood, Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa, Björn Kümmel, Winnie Mpanju-Shumbusho, Attiya Waris, Miriam K Were

“…Yet today, as the world commemorates WHO’s 75th anniversary, it faces a historic global health crisis, with governments presenting challenges to its institutional legitimacy and authority amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. WHO governance in the coming years will define the future of the Organisation and, crucially, the health and well-being of billions of people across the globe. …”
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Students ‘view on distance education by Elena V. Maksimyuk

“…The paper analyzes the results of an associative experiment conducted with second-year students (SibADI, Omsk) in the fall of 2020 with the aim of assessing the experience of the mass introduction of distance learning technologies, assessing the receptive reactions of students, identifying the degree of emotional comfort of learning during a pandemic, the difficulties they had to be faced, their sources and the degree of recurrence. …”
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Enabling Digital Capabilities with Technologies: A Multiple Case Study of Manufacturing Supply Chains in Disruptive Times by Marco Ardolino, Anna Bino, Maria Pia Ciano, Andrea Bacchetti

“…The case studies provide practical insights into the application of these technologies and their impact on organizational resilience and competitiveness, particularly in response to global disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings reveal that certain technologies are more promising than others for enhancing digital capabilities and that their strategic implementation significantly improves a company’s ability to navigate uncertainty. …”
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A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE METAVERSE by Veselina Nedeva, Snejana Dineva, Svetoslav Atanasov

“…Its acceptance has grown significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, despite its potential benefits for education, there are notable gaps in assessing learning processes within the Metaverse, especially concerning legal limitations and government oversight. …”
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Virtual Care in Rhinology by Kristine A. Smith, Andrew Thamboo, Yvonne Chan, Christopher J. Chin, Megan Werger, Brian Rotenberg

“…Abstract Background The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID) pandemic has resulted in an increase in virtual care. …”
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Stress and Traditional Support: The Role of Orphans’ and Vulnerable Children’s Primary Caregivers in Rural Ethiopia by Aweke Tadesse, Kenan Li, Jesse Helton

“…Background/Objectives: Orphans’ and Vulnerable Children’s (OVC) primary caregivers (PCGs) in Ethiopia live with multiple social and emotional problems stemming from extreme poverty, war, environmental disasters, and the HIV pandemic. Family and community supports are strained, leaving OVC’s PCGs dependent on inconsistent humanitarian aid. …”
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CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP AMONGST CORPORATE LONG-TERM FINANCING DECISIONS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF LISTED NIGERIAN MANUFACTURING FIRMS by Jeremiah Babajide OPALEKE

“… Considering the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic amongst other present global economic challenges on the growing Nigerian manufacturing firms, this study is conducted to offer useful information to corporate executives and economic policy makers on the importance of the relationship between a firm’s investment, financing and dividend payout choices (the corporate long-term financial decisions). …”
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Air Quality Status in Wuhan City during and One Year after the COVID-19 Lockdown by Crystal Jane Ethan, Kingsley Katleho Mokoena, Yan Yu

“…This study focused on describing air quality one year after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown (since anthropogenic activities had resumed back to normal) in Wuhan. …”
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Artificial Intelligence-Based Classification of Chest X-Ray Images into COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases by Arun Sharma, Sheeba Rani, Dinesh Gupta

“…The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to global health and healthcare crisis, apart from the tremendous socioeconomic effects. …”
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Econometric Analysis of Macroeconomic to Age-Specific Mortality Rate in Malaysia: Evidence from Panel Data by Robiaatul Adawiah Edrus, Zailan Siri, Mohd Azmi Haron, Muhammad Aslam Mohd Safari, Mohammed K. A. Kaabar

“…Human mortality is unanticipated and unavoidable, particularly in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Insurance companies, actuaries, financial institutions, demographers, and the government may suffer catastrophic losses as a result of imprecise mortality estimates. …”
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Mortality Prediction in COVID-19 Using Time Series and Machine Learning Techniques by Tanzina Akter, Md. Farhad Hossain, Mohammad Safi Ullah, Rabeya Akter

“…According to the author’s analysis of the data, SVM is a machine learning technique that can be used to accurately predict mortality in a pandemic scenario.…”
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Macro-Regional Disparities in Specialized Dental Care for Children in the Brazilian Unified Health System: An Ecological Study by Ricardo Barbosa Lima, Ana Paula Gomes e Moura, Débora Amorim Alves de Aguiar, Paulo Nelson-Filho, Léa Assed Bezerra da Silva, Raquel Assed Bezerra da Silva

“…However, when the COVID-19 pandemic years were removed, testing from 2008 to 2019, the trend was also stationary (p=0.351). …”
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Urban Scenic Spot Activity Center Investment: Strategic Construction Company Selection Using the Grey System-II Thinking Compromise Ranking of Alternatives from Distance to Ideal S... by Shuo Zhang, Moses Olabhele Esangbedo

“…Investing in urban scenic spots is a complex process that requires careful consideration of multiple criteria to ensure sustainability and efficiency. In the post-pandemic era, the uncertainty of future trends necessitates effective risk management and informed investment decisions. …”
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The influence of the built environment on drug misuse and abuse by Adewumi Oladele, Edward Onyango, Kyle Esdaille

“… Drug misuse and overdoses (DMO) continue to rise in the United States and around the world. As the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown brought America to a standstill, the drug overdose epidemic took a sharp turn for the worse. …”
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Facial masks and soft‐biometrics: Leveraging face recognition CNNs for age and gender prediction on mobile ocular images by Fernando Alonso‐Fernandez, Kevin Hernandez‐Diaz, Silvia Ramis, Francisco J. Perales, Josef Bigun

“…Also, the use of mobile devices has exploded, with the pandemic further accelerating the migration to digital services. …”
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Design and Development of Polymer-Based Optical Fiber Sensor for GAIT Analysis by Mamidipaka Hema, Jami Venkata Suman, Boddepalli Kiran Kumar, Adisu Haile

“…In the present scenario like COVID-19 pandemic, to maintain physical distance, the gait-based biometric is a must. …”
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