Introducing youth to clinical research: Development and pilot implementation of a children’s activity book by Renee Cadzow, Andy Strohmeier, Erin Carnes, Teresa Quattrin

“…Results: Despite delays in dissemination and outreach due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we obtained feedback from over 170 diverse persons across a spectrum of communities and community partners. …”
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Outcomes of people with TB reported to the WHO Global Clinical Platform of COVID-19 by M. Bastard, D. Falzon, S. Bertagnolio, R. Silva, S.S. Thwin, C. Siquiera Boccolini, J. Rylance, J. Diaz, M. Zignol

“…BACKGROUND: TB is a leading infectious cause of death worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic raised concerns that the burden of TB disease and death would increase due to the synergy between the two conditions. …”
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Addressing COVID-19 Spread: Development of Reliable Testing System for Mask Reuse by Haoxian Lu, Dawen Yao, Joanne Yip, Chi-Wai Kan, Hai Guo

“…Abstract While the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) continues to wreak havoc globally, self-protection from possible infection by wearing a mask in daily life has become the norm in many places. …”
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A Plague of Their Own: Injury Incidence Remains Elevated in the 2021 Major League Baseball Season Compared to Pre-COVID-19 Seasons by Brooks N Platt, Breanna M Sullivan, Shawn Dripchak, Timothy L Uhl, Aaron D Sciascia, William Kibler, Austin V Stone

“…# Background Significant increases in injuries were observed in the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) season; these were attributed to an increased acute to chronic workload due to the interrupted preseason and compressed season during the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2021, the MLB resumed its regular schedule…”
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DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA LITERACY AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS BY MEANS OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN JAPAN by Lyubov V. Gutor, Pavlo A. Sodomora, Oleh H. Vasylenko, Halyna I. Zalutska

“…This is primarily linked with the global processes of social digitalization, computerization of education and urgent transferring to distance learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence-based studies prove the efficacy of DST as the learning and evaluation instrument of oral communication skills, i. e. in English. …”
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Interatrial Block and Electrocardiographic Markers of Repolarization in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: Classical and Bayesian Analysis by Rengin CETIN GUVENC, Ali Kaan GUREN, Busra ENGUR, Selin CELİK, Refik DEMIRTUNC

“…The present study sought to understand whether such ECG markers are more common in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection during the pandemic. Methods: A total of 87 COVID-19 patients formed the study group, whereas 64 patients who were hospitalized for any reason other than COVID-19 infection served as controls. …”
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Materiality Conditions in the Interplay between Environment and Financial Performance: A Graphical Modeling Approach for EEA Oil and Gas Companies by Mirela Sichigea, Marian Siminica, Mirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Daniel Circiumaru

“…The recovery after the unprecedented pandemic crisis that Europe has currently been facing is strengthening the strong dependence between social, economic, and environmental fields, maintaining green investments and innovation at the core of the European strategies. …”
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Estimating the Relative Risks of Spatial Clusters Using a Predictor–Corrector Method by Majid Bani-Yaghoub, Kamel Rekab, Julia Pluta, Said Tabharit

“…The predictive accuracies ranged from moderate to high, indicating the potential applicability of this method for predictive disease analytic and future pandemic preparedness.…”
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Development of the test kit for detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in sera of susceptible animals by M. A. Volkova, N. G. Zinyakov, P. S. Yaroslavtseva, I. A. Chvala, T. S. Galkina, D. B. Andreychuk

“…The novel coronavirus infection COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2, has triggered a pandemic, and has also been reported in animal populations – in farm minks, dogs and felines: domestic cats, lions and tigers. …”
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Genetic Variation of New Purple-Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Genotypes in Indonesia by Multivariate Analysis by Debby Ustari, Arif Affan Wicaksono, Vergel Concibido, Tarkus Suganda, Dedi Ruswandi, null Ruminta, Agung Karuniawan

“…Purple-fleshed sweet potato (PFSP) is a major staple food and feed material in tropical countries. The pandemic of COVID-19 that encouraged healthy lifestyles worldwide further increases the importance of PFSP. …”
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Delays in Blood Work and Disease Burden: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Unmet Blood Work Need and Seven Key Health Conditions Across 21 Countries by Eunice Chung, Louisa Ewald, Nicholas J. Kassembaum, Nicholas J. Kassembaum, Taylor Noyes, Emmanuela Gakidou, Emmanuela Gakidou, Ali H. Mokdad, Ali H. Mokdad

“…ObjectivesThis study analyzes survey data across 21 countries to explore correlations between delays in blood testing and the prevalence of seven health conditions: thalassaemias, sickle cell disorders, malaria, HIV, high fasting plasma glucose, impaired kidney function, and high LDL cholesterol.MethodsWe analyzed Pandemic Recovery Survey data via multivariable logistic regression to compare blood test delays between individuals with and without medical conditions, while adjusting for sociodemographic factors. …”
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Development of polymerase chain reaction kit for detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in biological samples collected from animals by A. M. Timina, A. S. Yakovleva, M. V. Timanov, M. V. Biryuchenkova, Ye. S. Orlova

“…From the end of December 2019 novelSARS-CoV-2 virus spreadover the majority of the countriesandon 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization announced pandemic. GlobalspreadofCOVID-19 was not limited to the human population and the rewasa need to test pet sand farm animals, whowere in contactwith the humans. …”
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Body mass index levels in students living in areas of military conflict by Iryna Kryventsova, Katarzyna Prusik, Victoriya Klymenchenko, Olha Sokoliuk

“…Prior to the experiment, these students had been living a sedentary life due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic (beginning in 2020) and the ongoing war in Ukraine (starting February 24, 2022). …”
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Forecasting of Covid-19 cases based on prediction using artificial neural network curve fitting technique by S.K. Tamang, P.D. Singh, B. Datta

“…In this paper, three cases are considered to analyze the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic viz., (i) forecasting as per the present trend of rising cases of different countries (ii) forecasting of one week following up with the improvement trends as per China and South Korea, and (iii) forecasting if followed up the progressive trends as per China and South Korea before a week. …”
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Patterns of Eating Behavior and Nutritional Status in University Students after Two Years of Online Education by Héctor Fuentes Barría, Raúl Aguilera Eguía, Catalina González Wong

“…Other studies are required that explain all the modulating variables of eating behavior with the aim of promoting university spaces that lead to awareness of healthy lifestyles after two years of online higher education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>…”
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Small and Medium Scales Business Development Model and Value Chain of Apis mellifera L. Bee Cultivation in Riau Province by Andhika Silva Yunianto, Avry Pribadi, Hery Kurniawan, Ahmad Junaedi, Siti Wahyuningsih, Michael Daru Enggar Wiratmoko

“…Starting in the COVID-19 pandemic, the government introduced Apis mellifera from Java island into honey production in Sumatra due to its high productivity and adaptability to new environments. …”
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Next generation sequencing of multiple SARS-CoV-2 infections in the Omicron Era by Marzia Cavalli, Giulia Campoli, Anna Anselmo, Rossella Brandi, Antonella Fortunato, Maria Di Spirito, Anella Monte, Martina Lipari, Manfredo Bortone, Vanessa Vera Fain, Raffaele D’Amelio, Florigio Lista, Silvia Fillo

“…We conducted a retrospective descriptive study using data collected during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This analysis involved Reverse Transcriptase Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-qPCR) and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS). …”
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How much does government’s short-term response matter for explaining cross-country variation in COVID-19 infection outcomes? A regression-based relative importance analysis of 84 c... by Gordon G Liu, Junjian Yi, Hanmo Yang, Xiaoyun Peng

“…A relative importance analysis is conducted to isolate the contribution of each variable to the R2 of the model.Results Government NPIs are effective in containing the virus spread and explain approximately 9% of the variations in the pandemic outcomes. COVID-19 is more prevalent in countries that are more individual-oriented or with a higher gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, while a country’s government expenditure on health as a proportion of GDP and median age are negatively associated with the infection outcome. …”
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FREE FARE PUBLIC TRANSPORT AS A DETERMINATE ON PUPILS TRAVEL BEHAVIOR AND PREFERENCES IN THEIR DAILY TRAVELS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY – THE CASE OF GDYNIA (POLAND) by Krzysztof GRZELEC, Katarzyna HEBEL, Maciej HELBIN, Hubert KOŁODZIEJSKI, Olgierd WYSZOMIRSKI

“…The results of the presented studies could not be verified due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors emphasize that before introducing FFPT, politicians should rely on the analysis of anticipated changes in the behavior of residents and the impact of FFPT on the economy of public transport, sustainable mobility goals and political and social results. …”
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THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE IN DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSES by Cristina-Laura ABRUDAN, Ioana-Claudia HOREA

“…Therefore, students must be prepared accordingly. The pandemic has somehow altered the landscape of our lives, forcing us to accept technology as the most reliable source for us to continue functioning in our domains. …”
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