Ethnic and racial discrimination in maternal health care in Mexico: a neglected challenge in the search for universal health coverage by Edson Serván-Mori, Sergio Meneses-Navarro, Rocío García-Díaz, Diego Cerecero-García, David Contreras-Loya, Octavio Gómez-Dantés, Arachu Castro

“…Documenting progress in reducing maternal health inequities, particularly given the disproportionate impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on ethnic minorities, is essential to improving equity in health systems. …”
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Significance of supervision sampling in control of communicable respiratory disease simulated by a new model during different stages of the disease by Alphonse Houssou Hounye, Xiaogao Pan, Yuqi Zhao, Cong Cao, Jiaoju Wang, Abidi Mimi Venunye, Li Xiong, Xiangping Chai, Muzhou Hou

“…Consequently, the control measures during the pandemic interrupted the transmission chain mainly by inhibiting respiratory transmission. …”
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The presentation of self in the Zoom age: insights from pragmatics and cognitive science by Jean-Rémi Lapaire

“…In the space of just a few weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic imposed alternative frames and new viewing angles upon all members of the academic community. …”
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Relief Package: Stabilisation of Expectations by Michael Hüther

“…The government’s economic policy needs to establish positive expectations for energy costs in the medium term through interventions in the gas and electricity markets. As in the COVID-19 pandemic, politicians should give companies generous deferral options for income and sales taxes and partially reimburse advance payments. …”
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After Corona Comes the Debt Wave — Well-Founded Concern or Scaremongering? by Kai-Friedrich Donau

“…Abstract The corona pandemic had a considerable impact on consumers. The difficult situation in numerous sectors of the economy has led to financial burdens for many households. …”
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Trabalho, sindicatos e proteção social na pandemia de 2020: notas sobre o caso brasileiro by Ricardo Framil, Leonardo Mello e Silva

“…The paper draws on qualitative and quantitative evidence to assess the role of trade unions and the self-organization of workers in the making of social protection in the context of the pandemic.…”
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Use of Continuous Intravenous Anakinra Infusion in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children by Abdulaziz Alolayan, Abdullah S. Aldamegh, Azzah Alkhayrat

“…Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an emergency pandemic with a high mortality rate worldwide. One of its complications in children is developing multisystemic inflammatory syndrome related to cytokine storm. …”
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Update on the COVID 19 in the elderly knowledge and understanding by Ivette Cepero Pérez, Thaimí Conde Cueto, Yudit García Cairo, Yamila González Fernández

“…Based on the review carried out in the literature available during the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, updated information is presented on the knowledge and understanding of this disease, specifically in the elderly.…”
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The EU’s Precarious Old Normal and the Need for Reform by Hubert Gabrisch

“…Unfortunately, European politics has no concept for the future of the Union after the COVID-19 pandemic. This could prove to be an existential problem for the Union in its current form. …”
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Adaptations et ajustements des gestes professionnels pendant la pandémie chez les enseignants en IUT  by Anita Messaoui, Cécile Redondo

“…Our study analyzes the postures and professional gestures of teachers at a university institute of technology during the transition to distance learning during the covdi-19 pandemic. The analysis of professional practices revolves around the notions of the multi-agenda of teacher action, adjustment and instrumental genesis, from a corpus made up of five interviews with teachers and textual exchanges on the platform Discord. …”
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The Effects of the Covid-19 Outbreak on the Positive Development of Young People in Malamulele, South Africa by Thulani Andrew Chauke, Rachel Chinyakata

“… The advent of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought dire social, economic, physical and mental health consequences worldwide (World Health Organization, 2020). …”
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Current trends in the development of Russian higher education in the context of the global economy digitalization by E. S. Novikova

“…The additional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sharp increase in the popularity and use of online education in various segments of the educational process, starting from preschool and ending with corporate programs of companies is noted. …”
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Postgraduate Researcher Special Issue: Editorial by Michael Thomas, John Goulding, Mireille Patrick

“…Over 500 participants registered for this fully online event delivered via videoconferencing from over 17 different countries, just as the first of our several lockdowns were occurring throughout the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Psychological care in an isolation center in times of COVID-19 by Mónica González Brito, Yolanda Cabrera Macías

“…The current situation generated by the COVID-19 pandemic affects all human beings, mainly those linked to people who are sick or infected by the virus. …”
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Autarky and Openness — Reflections on the Optimal Balance of an Open Economy by Thieß Petersen, Marcus Wortmann

“…Negative labour market effects for individual sectors as well as the disruptions of cross-border supply chain relations during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have strengthened the desire in parts of the population to reduce export- and, even more so, import-dependency. …”
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Review of the 2021 ChinaCALL conference by Zhang Shuai, Wang Qi

“…The topics range from the traditional ones of teaching, learning and assessment to the emerging fields of intelligent computer-assisted language learning (iCALL), conversational agents and language development, the reconceptualisation of teacher digital literacy, reflections upon perfunctory gamification in language learning and particularly pedagogy in the post-pandemic era. In addition, the ability of technology to facilitate language education is explored, along with its potential to foster teacher and learner well-being.…”
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The ongoing challenge of violence against women and children in South Africa. Why are we deeper in crisis? by Shahana Rasool

“… Gender Based Violence (GBV) has been referred to as the Shadow Pandemic, since it has tripled internationally from the start of the outbreak of COVID-19. …”
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative Is Changing by Britta Kuhn

“…Abstract Even before the coronavirus pandemic, financial and geopolitical problems were weighing on the “New Silk Road”: China’s overall investment has been declining for years, key construction projects are unprofitable, partners in Eastern and Southeastern Europe are turning away, and environmentally harmful projects are increasingly meeting resistance. …”
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Fare un passo di lato per farne due avanti by Edoardo Esposto, Giulio Moini

“…Many commentators have seen in the public spending programs implemented to address the pandemic crisis a confirmation of the trend that emerged during the 2008 crisis, namely the end of the dogma of reducing public spending and forbidding any form of State intervention aimed at redistribution. …”
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Holy communion in contagious times by T. E. Ncapodi

“…In the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, his discourse is on the virtual church and the celebration of Holy Communion online. …”
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