Development and Optimization of a Multiplex Real-Time RT-PCR to Detect SARS-CoV-2 in Human Samples by Camilo Castellar-Mendoza, María-Angélica Calderón-Peláez, Jaime E. Castellanos, Myriam L. Velandia-Romero, Carolina Coronel-Ruiz, Sigrid Camacho-Ortega, Lilia J. Bernal-Cepeda, Lady López-Ibarra, Jhann A. Arturo, Félix G. Delgado, Hernando Gutierrez-Barbosa, Sonia Bohorquez-Avila, Johanna Madroñero, Zayda L. Corredor-Rozo, Sandra J. Perdomo-Lara, Angela Fonseca-Benitez, Eliana Calvo

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, qPCR became the gold standard technique for detecting the SARS-CoV-2 virus that allowed to confirm the infection event, and those asymptomatic ones, and thus save millions of lives. …”
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Reduction in Aviation Volume due to COVID-19 and Changes in Air Pollution near the International Airport in Taiwan by Tuan Hung Ngo, Wen Chi Pan, Alexander Waits

“…Abstract Measures to contain COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan included international travel restrictions since February 2020, which resulted in a nearly 80% reduction of aviation volume at the International Taoyuan Airport (TPE), while industry and ground traffic continued to operate unaffected by the pandemic. …”
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The impact of health information seeking and social influence on functional food purchase intention by Yaoze Gong, Fareyha Said, Wajiha Haq, Jiankun Gong, Iffat Aksar

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to unprecedented transformation of consumer behaviors. …”
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Hospital-Acquired COVID-19: Case Discussions of Two Patients Treated at a Level I Trauma Center by Ryan M. Desrochers, Jonathan D. Gates, Daniel Ricaurte, Jane J. Keating

“…The community spread of COVID-19 is well known and has been rigorously studied since the onset of the pandemic; however, little is known about the risk of transmission to hospitalized patients. …”
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Decision Tree Ensembles to Predict Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection: A Comparative Study by Amir Ahmad, Ourooj Safi, Sharaf Malebary, Sami Alesawi, Entisar Alkayal

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has affected most countries of the world. …”
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Virtual Healthcare Center for COVID-19 Patient Detection Based on Artificial Intelligence Approaches by Seifeddine Messaoud, Soulef Bouaafia, Amna Maraoui, Lazhar Khriji, Ahmed Chiheb Ammari, Mohsen Machhout

“…However, technological tests based on deep learning techniques and medical images could be useful in fighting this pandemic. In this perspective, we propose a COVID-19 disease diagnosis (CDD) tool that implements a deep learning technique to provide automatic symptoms checking and COVID-19 detection. …”
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COVID-19, school closures, and remote teaching: The response time of Brazilian education systems by Roberta dos Reis Neuhold, Márcio Rogério Olivato Pozzer

“…With the COVID-19 pandemic, physical distancing strategies entered the list of recommended non-pharmaceutical measures to inhibit the spread of the virus. …”
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New Directions of Mediation Development in Ukraine by K. S. Tokarieva

“…New directions of mediation development in Ukraine have been studied in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the caused social, political and economic crisis. …”
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Hubungan kemampuan berpikir kritis mahasiswa dengan penggunaan media sosial terhadap capaian pembelajaran pada masa pandemi Covid-19 by Bernadetha Nadeak, Citra Puspa Juwita, Elferida Sormin, Lamhot Naibaho

“…Online learning is an option to replace the face-to-face lecture system directly during the Covid-19 pandemic. This choice also coincides with the use of social media to support learning. …”
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COVID-19 Outbreak among Healthcare Workers in a Specialty Unit in a Low-Middle Income Setting by Regina E. Oladokun, Babatunde O. Ogunbosi, Oreoluwa E. Morakinyo

“…Background: The global impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has strained healthcare workers (HCWs) and services worldwide. …”
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Enhancing mental health support for international students: A digital framework for holistic well-being in higher education by Mahmoud Elkhodr, Ergun Gide, Nishant Pandey

“…These challenges, while exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to impact student well-being in the post-pandemic era. …”
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Anti-immigration Agenda of Populist Parties in Switzerland by E. P. Shavlay, M. I. Sigachev, E. S. Sleptsov

“…Already complex, during the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue has become even more acute, and has become an integral part of their agenda. …”
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The Mediating Role of Occupational Commitment in the Effects of Work–Family Conflict on Intention to Leave by Merve Koçoğlu Sazkaya, Zeynep Görmezoğlu

“…According to the research results, although nurses experience work–family conflict due to working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, their occupational commitment decreases their intention to leave.…”
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FINANCIAL STABILITY OF RURAL MUNICIPALITIES IN POLAND’S LUBLIN VOIVODESHIP IN 2016-2020 by Agnieszka Gałecka, Marzena Ganc

“…In the opinion of the respondents (heads of rural municipalities), the vast majority of rural municipalities in the Lublin voivodeship were financially stable and the Covid-19 pandemic generally did not have a significant impact on theirlevels of stability.…”
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Incident prescriptions for common cardiovascular medications: comparison of recent versus pre-2020 medication adherence and discontinuation in three universal health care systems by Candace D. McNaughton, Peter C. Austin, Cynthia A. Jackevicius, Anna Chu, Jessalyn K. Holodinsky, Michael D. Hill, Colleen M. Norris, Mukesh Kumar, Noreen Kamal, Douglas S. Lee, Nadia Khan, Manav V. Vyas, Raed A. Joundi, Moira K. Kapral, Amy Y. X. Yu

“…Abstract Background Health system disruptions since onset of the COVID-19 pandemic may have adversely impacted adherence to medications for common cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Consumer Credit as a Provision of General Interest? by Irina Domurath

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has shown once again that it is often the poor who suffer from economic downturn in times of crisis. …”
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Onderhoud: In gesprek met Prof. Cas Wepener by M. Laubscher

“…Martin Laubscher interviews Cas Wepener on his life in theology, practical theology and the witness of the church during the pandemic. …”
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COVID-19 First Aid Adaptations

“…Argues for modifying established First Aid apps and other educational and help resources with additional features and considerations (including notable step-by-step examples) to address the current circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to both better equip laypeople to treat non-COVID related illness and injury from home as well as determine when the need for professional examination and care outweighs the increased risks of viral infection when visiting a healthcare provider.…”
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Tomorrow’s Medicine Today: Nanomedicine in the Fight against Covid-19 by Steven Mufamadi, Mpho Ngoepe

“… The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has so far infected more than four million people worldwide, and the pandemic shows no signs of stopping. There is currently no known cure for Covid-19. …”
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Lessons for communication strategies during health emergencies from a COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and practices study in an informal settlement in Mumbai, India by Supriya Krishnan, Jennifer Spencer, Apurva Tiwari, Sushmita Das, Anagha Waingankar, Sushma Shende, Shanti Pantvaidya, Vanessa D’souza, Armida Fernandez, Anuja Jayaraman

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic provided lessons for health policies across the globe. …”
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