Sacubitril/valsartan is associated with improvements in quality of life in adult congenital heart disease patients with systemic right ventricular failure by Philippine Kiès, Marieke Nederend, Ralph M.L. Neijenhuis, Anna E. van Groningen, Monique R.M. Jongbloed, Hubert W. Vliegen, J. Wouter Jukema, Anastasia D. Egorova

“…Of interest, periods with restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly influence changes over time in any of the 12 QOL domains.Conclusions Sacubitril/valsartan treatment was associated with persistent medium-term QOL improvements in gross motoric functioning, cognitive function, sleep, social functioning and daily activities domains in sRV failure patients. …”
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Curtailing the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria using digital framework and data driven approaches by Bolanle Adefowoke Ojokoh, Benjamin S. Aribisala, Oluwafemi A. Sarumi, Tobore V. Igbe, Abimbola H. Afolayan, Arome J. Gabriel, Abiola Ezekiel Taiwo, Olatunji M. Omisore, Uchechukwu M. Chukwuocha, Olusola T. Babalola, Tolulope A. Adebayo

“…The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had profound economic and societal repercussions worldwide. …”
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Optimization of solid waste collection system in a tourism destination by C. Le Dinh, T. Fujiwara, M. Asari, S.T. Pham Phu

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hoi An City was one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms after recovery from COVID-19: A questionnaire-based study in the Aseer region by Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani, Khalid Siraj Altalhiyyah, Mohammed Mousa Albariqi, Meshal Ali Alkhayri, Saad Ali Alshahrani, Sultan Saad Alnasser, Nawaf Mohammed Alshehri, Saad Haif Alqahtani, Saud Haif Alqahtani

“…Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide, and although it is primarily a respiratory illness, gastrointestinal symptoms have been reported in a significant proportion of patients. …”
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Bloodstream Infections in Critical Care Units in England, April 2017 to March 2023: Results from the First Six Years of a National Surveillance Programme by Olivia D. Conroy, Andrea Mazzella, Hannah Choi, Jocelyn Elmes, Matt Wilson, Dimple Y. Chudasama, Sarah M. Gerver, Miroslava Mihalkova, Andrew Rhodes, A. Peter R. Wilson, Nicholas Brown, Jasmin Islam, Russell Hope

“…Results: The rates of CCU-BSIs and CCU-CVC-BSIs were stable for the first three years (3.6 and 1.7 per 1000 bed-days in 2019/20), before increasing by 75% and 94% in 2020/21, respectively, and returning to near pre-pandemic levels by 2022/23. Gram-negative bacteria accounted for 50.3% of all CCU-BSIs, followed by Gram-positive bacteria (39.6%) and <i>Candida</i> spp. (8.6%). …”
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PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS LABORATORIUM VIRTUAL MELALUI GOOGLE CLASSROOM PADA MATERI HUKUM OHM UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS by Marini Amalia Ocvianti, Dwi Sulisworo

“…Learning innovation during the Covid-19 pandemic using Google Classroom is expected to foster the ability of educators to think critically. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Antimalarial as Repurposing Drug for COVID-19 Following Retraction of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine by Latarissa IR, Khairinisa MA, Iftinan GN, Meiliana A, Sormin IP, Barliana MI, Lestari K

“…Raya Bandung Sumedang KM. 21, Jatinangor, 45363, Indonesia, Email lestarikd@unpad.ac.idAbstract: Various repurposing drugs have been tested for their efficacy on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including antimalarial drugs. During the pandemic, Chloroquine (CQ) and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) demonstrated good potential against COVID-19, but further studies showed both drugs had side effects that were more dangerous than the efficacy. …”
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Fc-binding nanodisc restores antiviral efficacy of antibodies with reduced neutralizing effects against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants by Jaehyeon Hwang, Soyun Choi, Beom Kyu Kim, Sumin Son, Jeong Hyeon Yoon, Kyung Won Kim, Wonbeom Park, Hyunjoo Choo, Suhyun Kim, Soomin Kim, Seokhyeon Yu, Sangwon Jung, Sang Taek Jung, Min-Suk Song, Sang Jick Kim, Dae-Hyuk Kweon

“…Abstract Passive antibody therapies, typically administered via parenteral routes, have played a crucial role in the initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the ongoing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 has revealed significant limitations of this approach, primarily due to mutational escape and the inadequate delivery of antibodies to the upper respiratory tract. …”
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Magnitude of urban malaria and its associated risk factors in Damboya town, Kambata zone, Central Ethiopia by Biruk Mulachew, Temesgen Bezuayehu, Solomon Asnake

“…Over the two peak years of the pandemic (2020–2021), COVID-related setbacks increased malaria cases by around 13 million and fatalities by 63,000 (WHO, 2022). …”
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The Use of Electronic Consent (eConsent) Within the Ketamine for Long-Lasting Pain Relief After Surgery (KALPAS) Multicenter Trial by Doan LV, Burr J, Perez R, Martinez H, Cuevas R, Watt K, Wang J

“…Use of eConsent has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. It has streamlined the process of consenting patients and has been shown to benefit the research study team and participants.eConsent in the Ketamine Analgesia for Long-Lasting Pain Relief After Surgery (Kalpas) Study: The KALPAS study is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled study investigating the effectiveness of ketamine in reducing chronic post-mastectomy pain in women undergoing mastectomy for oncologic indication. …”
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Reused N95 Face Masks Performance: Effect of Gamma Irradiation Method on Residual Bioburden and Functional Material Resistance by Ade Lestari Yunus, Akhmad Rasyid Syahputra, Rizka Fitriana, Deswita, Bimo Saputro, Muhamad Yasin Yunus, Hanna Yasmine, Devita Tetriana, Irawan Sugoro, Darmawan Darwis

“…Due to the pandemic of Covid-19, the use of face masks has been very intense. …”
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A Proteomic Study Based on Home Quarantine Model Identifies NQO1 and Inflammation Pathways Involved in Adenoid Hypertrophy by Chen P, Hou S, Pang X, Li L, Wei W

“…At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant reduction in the incidence of adenoid hypertrophy in children under long-term home quarantine, providing a rare research model to explore the pathogenesis and treatment targets of adenoidal hypertrophy in children.Methodology: Before and during the home quarantine period, adenoids that underwent surgery were detected using label-free proteomics. …”
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Evaluation of the Expression of Infection-Related Long Noncoding RNAs among COVID-19 Patients: A Case-Control Study by Zahra Firoozi, Elham Mohammadisoleimani, Farzaneh Bagheri, Atefeh Taheri, Babak Pezeshki, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Abdolreza Daraei, Jalal Karimi, Yousef Gholampour, Yaser Mansoori, Zahra Montaseri

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a worldwide pandemic, activates signaling cascades and leads to innate immune responses and secretion of multiple chemokines and cytokines. …”
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Serial measurements in COVID-19-induced acute respiratory disease to unravel heterogeneity of the disease course: design of the Maastricht Intensive Care COVID cohort (MaastrICCht) by Steven J R Meex, Walther N K A van Mook, Iwan C C van der Horst, Jeanette Tas, Coen D A Stehouwer, Rob J J van Gassel, Serge J H Heines, Mark M G Mulder, Nanon F L Heijnen, Melanie J Acampo-de Jong, Julia L M Bels, Frank C Bennis, Marcel Koelmann, Rald V M Groven, Moniek A Donkers, Frank van Rosmalen, Ben J M Hermans, Otto Bekers, Astrid M L Oude Lashof, Fabian H Tijssen, Jan-Willem E M Sels, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Rob G H Driessen, Pieter L Kubben, Marcus L F Janssen, Gerry A F Nicolaes, Ulrich Strauch, Zafer Geyik, Thijs S R Delnoij, Kim H M Walraven, Jeanine A M C F Verbunt, Susanne van Santen, Ronny M Schnabel, Marcel J H Aries, Marcel C G van de Poll, Bas C T van Bussel, Joachim E Wildberger, Sander M J van Kuijk, Dennis C J J Bergmans, Paul H M Savelkoul, Alma M A Mingels, Wolfgang F F A Buhre

“…The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic requires the swift implementation of observational research to unravel heterogeneity of the natural course of the disease of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mechanically ventilated patients. …”
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Bacterial profiling of mask waste from terrestrial and marine environment by A. Rakhmawati, B. Octavia, S. Marwati, D. Kristanti

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The utilization of disposable masks during and subsequent to the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of mask waste. The bacteria that thrive on mask waste have special characteristics. …”
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Perbandingan Aplikasi Algoritma Kernel K-Means pada Graf Bipartit dan K-Means pada Matriks Dokumen- Istilah dalam Dataset Penelitian Covid-19 RISTEKBRIN by Budi Nugroho

“…This study is aimed to analyze and map research topics that are being and/or have been conducted during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Analysis and mapping are accomplished by applying the kernel k-means algorithm for document clustering based on bipartite graphs and k-means on document term matrix. …”
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Serological cross-reactivity between Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus and Nairobi sheep disease virus glycoprotein C by Emmanuel A. Maze, George Booth, Georgina Limon, Sandra Belij-Rammerstorfer, Simona R. Tchakarova, Tsviatko Alexandrov, Clare Browning, Ginette Wilsden, Anna B. Ludi, Bryan Charleston, Teresa Lambe, Teresa Lambe

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Vimentin as a contributing factor in SARS-CoV-2-induced orchitis on postmortem testicular autopsy of COVID-19 cases: A case-control study by Soheila Akaberi-Nasrabadi, Azam Sabbaghi, Behzad M. Toosi, Parsa Ghorbanifaraz, Gholam-Reza Mahmoudiasl, Abbas Aliaghaei, Hajarsadat Faghihi Hosseinabadi, Shahrokh Paktinat, Mohammad-Amin Abdollahifar

“… Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was identified in China in late December 2019 and led to a pandemic that resulted in millions of confirmed cases and deaths. …”
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Effectiveness of Frequent Point-of-Care Molecular COVID-19 Surveillance in a Rural Workplace: Nonrandomized Controlled Clinical Trial Among Miners by Akshay Sood, William “Cotton” Jarrell, Xin W Shore, Nestor Sosa, Alisha Parada, Nicholas Edwardson, Alexandra V Yingling, Teah Amirkabirian, Qiuying Cheng, Ivy Hurwitz, Linda S Cook, Shuguang Leng, Orrin B Myers, Douglas J Perkins

“… Abstract BackgroundNumerous studies have assessed the risk of SARS-CoV-2 exposure and infection among health care workers during the pandemic. However, far fewer studies have investigated the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on essential workers in other sectors. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practices associated with COVID-19 among undergraduate students from Malaysian public universities during the endemic phase: a cross-sectional study by Nur Umairah Mohd Hawary, Nor Malia Abd Warif, Ismarulyusda Ishak, Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin, Barathan Muttiah, Navindra Kumari P, Kumutha Malar Vellasamy, Vanitha Mariappan

“…Abstract Background After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia began the transition to the endemic phase. students at higher education institutes are among those who were affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and deserve further attention. …”
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