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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. While pharmacological advancements have improved the morbidity and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease, non-adherence to prescribed treatment remains a significant barrier to improved patient outcomes. A variety of strategies to improve medicat... | Medication adherence in cardiovascular medicine. |
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to affect pregnant women with concerns for adverse maternal and fetal outcomes and is rapidly spreading throughout many countries since it was first reported in China on 31 December 2019 The aim of this study is to describe characteristics, maternal and fetal outcomes... | Consequences of SARS-CoV-2 disease on maternal, perinatal and neonatal outcomes: A retrospective observational cohort study |
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The subtribe Hyptidinae contains approximately 400 accepted species distributed in 19 genera (Hyptis, Eriope, Condea, Cantinoa, Mesosphaerum, Cyanocephalus, Hypenia, Hyptidendron, Oocephalus, Medusantha, Gymneia, Marsypianthes, Leptohyptis, Martianthus, Asterohyptis, Eplingiella, Physomi... | Subtribe Hyptidinae: a promising source of bioactive metabolites |
We estimate the short- to medium term impact of six major past pandemic crises on the CO2 emissions and energy transition to renewable electricity. The results show that the previous pandemics led on average to a 3.4-3.7% fall in the CO2 emissions in the short-run (1-2 years since the start of the pandemic). The effect... | The impact of past pandemics on CO$_2$ emissions and transition to renewable energy |
OBJECTIVES: To report epidemiological features, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of human rhinovirus (HRV) infections in comparison with other community acquired respiratory virus (CRV) infections in patients hospitalized for two consecutive years. METHODS: This was a cross‐sectional study. Clinical, epidemiologi... | Impact and seasonality of human rhinovirus infection in hospitalized patients for two consecutive years() |
Initial reports suggest that mental health problems were elevated early in the COVID-19 pandemic. However, few studies have followed-up participants as the pandemic evolved and examined both between and within person predictors of symptom trajectories. In the current study, adolescents and young adults (N=532) in New Y... | Trajectories of depression, anxiety and pandemic experiences; A longitudinal study of youth in New York during the Spring-Summer of 2020. |
BACKGROUND: Navigating the rapidly growing body of scientific literature on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is challenging, and ongoing critical appraisal of this output is essential. We aimed to summarize and critically appraise systematic reviews of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in humans that were available at the beginnin... | Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: an overview of systematic reviews |
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric disorders increase risk of neuropsychiatric disease and poor outcomes, yet little is known about the neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19 in the psychiatric population. The primary objective is to synthesize neuropsychiatric outcomes of COVID-19 in people with preexisting psychiatric diso... | Delirium and other neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19 infection in people with preexisting psychiatric disorders: a systematic review |
OBJECTIVE: to describe scientific evidence regarding the use of prone positioning in the care provided to patients with acute respiratory failure caused by COVID-19. METHOD: this is a scoping review. PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews was used to support the writing of this study. The search was conducted in seven da... | Prone positioning as an emerging tool in the care provided to patients infected with COVID-19: a scoping review |
De eerste verdedigingslinie, gevormd door het intacte oppervlak van huid en slijmvliezen, is van groot belang voor de afweer tegen micro-organismen. De kwaliteit van deze verdedigingslinie kan worden aangetast door een fysisch of chemisch trauma, waardoor micro-organismen hun kans schoon zien. Ook de processen die bijd... | Infecties bij patiënten met een gestoorde afweer |
As the United States' original epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the leading national paediatric heart failure/cardiomyopathy programs, we describe our experience with the spectrum of COVID-19 in the paediatric heart failure population. | Spectrum of clinical presentation of COVID-19 in paediatric patients with cardiomyopathy and heart failure |
BACKGROUND: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as part of its 2030 National Transformation Program, set a goal of transforming the healthcare sector to increase access to, and improve the quality and efficiency of, health services. To assist with the workforce planning component, we projected the needed number of physi... | A needs-based methodology to project physicians and nurses to 2030: the case of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
The article discusses the first-year results of Ukraine's NAQA work -- the agency, whose activity is aimed at ensuring higher education quality The results of the accreditation evaluation of the educational programs of Ukrainian universities are presented More than 60% of the programs have been accredited, about 34% re... | Educational Programs Accreditation in Pandemic Times: Challenges for NAQA (Ukraine) |
This article aims to examine the experiences of human resource professionals (HRPs) in managing crises posed by the COVID-19 pandemic Employing qualitative research methodology, in-depth interviews with 24 HRPs of different industries were carried out The findings indicate how the HRPs have navigated through five phase... | Navigating the Crises of COVID-19: Human Resource Professionals Battle Against the Pandemic |
We analyzed first-dose coronavirus disease vaccination coverage among US children 5–11 years of age during November–December 2021. Pediatric vaccination coverage varied widely by jurisdiction, age group, and race/ethnicity, and lagged behind vaccination coverage for adolescents aged 12–15 years during the first 2 month... | Disparities in First Dose COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage among Children 5–11 Years of Age, United States |
Recent advances in large-scale pre-training such as GPT-3 allow seemingly high quality text to be generated from a given prompt. However, such generation systems often suffer from problems of hallucinated facts, and are not inherently designed to incorporate useful external information. Grounded generation models appea... | RetGen: A Joint framework for Retrieval and Grounded Text Generation Modeling |
Sub-Saharan Africa has generally experienced few cases and deaths of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In addition to other potential explanations for the few cases and deaths of COVID-19 such as the population socio-demographics, early lockdown measures and the possibility of under reporting, we hypothesize in this... | Less Severe Cases of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Could Co-infection or a Recent History of Plasmodium falciparum Infection Be Protective? |
Science and health journalists have incorporated digital media as a source for their daily news production process, but little is known about the potential impacts of using digital media data to inform the news production process in the context of a global pandemic, where information is rapidly changing During the COVI... | An Analysis of Digital Media Data to Understand Parents’ Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic to Enhance Effective Science Communication |
Background In late December 2019, an outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19; previously known as 2019-nCoV) was epidemiologically linked to seafood and wet animal wholesale market in Wuhan, Hubei, China. This has instigated stigma among the general population as the wet market is viewed as a high-risk locati... | Prevalence of facemask use among general public when visiting wet market during Covid-19 pandemic: An observational study. |
Background: The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in China in December 2019 has led to a pandemic. Influenza and coronaviruses are known to show cross-reactive immunity. Therefore, we hypothesized that influenza vaccination may provide a protective effect against SARS-CoV-2.Metho... | Silent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Among Ambulatory Influenza Like Illness (ILI) Patients |
Objectives: In this unprecedented era of conducting clinical research during a global pandemic a Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) tool is required to (1) provide a comprehensive epidemiological understanding of SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) symptoms, clustering and resolution;(2) provide data on the impact of both infection and... | PIN167 Patient-Reported Outcomes to Capture the Signs, Symptoms and Impacts of COVID-19 and the IMPACT of the Pandemic on People with and without Infection |
INTRODUCTION Fast and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 is essential in limiting the COVID-19 pandemic. Rapid antigen (AG) tests provide results within minutes; however, their accuracy has been questioned. The study aims to determine the accuracy and cost of the STANDARD Q COVID-19 AG test compared with RT-PCR. METHODS ... | Accuracy and cost description of rapid antigen test compared with reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for SARS-CoV-2 detection. |
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) harness the immune system and are the therapy of choice for multiple cancers. Although immunosuppressive agents such as steroids are also used in many cancers, it is unknown how their timing affects treatment outcomes. Thus, we investigated the relationship between the timing of ster... | Is Timing of Steroid Exposure Prior to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Initiation Associated with Treatment Outcomes in Melanoma? A Population-Based Study |
Storms of this magnitude coupled with floodwater inundation reveal how complex the sources and types of chemical and elemental hazards can be, hazards that include pollutants mobilized from hazardous waste sites, oil spills, and formaldehyde off-gassing in temporary housing units 1 Adverse respiratory outcomes associat... | The Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness Impacts of Hurricane Katrina |
Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui dampak pandemi COVID-19 terhadap perusahaan yang ada di Tangerang Selatan apa yang dilakukan oleh perusahaan terhadap dirinya dan karyawan yang ada untuk mengetahui stres kerja yang dihadapai oleh karyawan dan langkah-langkah apa saja yang diambil oleh karyawan untuk mengelola ... | Pengelolaan stres kerja karyawan saat pandemi COVID-19 pada perusahaan di Tangerang selatan |
(1) Background: Persistent olfactory (POD) and gustatory (PGD) dysfunctions are one of the most frequent symptoms of long-Coronavirus Disease 2019 but their effect on the quality of life (QoL) of patients is still largely unexplored. (2) Methods: An online survey was administered to individuals who reported to have had... | The Effects of Persistent Olfactory and Gustatory Dysfunctions on Quality of Life in Long-COVID-19 Patients |
Tocilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody to the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor which was first approved for use in refractory rheumatoid arthritis almost a decade ago. Since then, its use has expanded to a number of rheumatological and inflammatory conditions. In dermatology, off-label use of tocilizumab has been ... | Does tocilizumab have a role in dermatology? A review of clinical applications, its adverse side effects and practical considerations |
The previous outbreaks of SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV have led researchers to study the role of diagnostics in impediment of further spread and transmission. With the recent emergence of the novel SARS-CoV-2, the availability of rapid, sensitive, and reliable diagnostic methods is essential for disease control. Hence, we hav... | Development of a reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification as a rapid early-detection method for novel SARS-CoV-2 |
Background: Since December 2019, the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first spread quickly in Wuhan, China, then globally Based on previously published evidence, ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are both pivotal entry molecules that enable cellular infection by SARS-CoV-2 Also, increased... | Multiple Expression Assessments of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 SARS-CoV-2 Entry Molecules in the Urinary Tract and Their Associations with Clinical Manifestations of COVID-19 |
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of Aronia melanocarpa fruit juice (AMJ) supplementation on age-related coronary arteries remodeled in aged rat hearts. Male Wistar rats (n = 24) were divided into three groups: (1) young controls (CY), aged 2 months, without AMJ supplementation; (2) old controls (CO), aged... | Aronia melanocarpa Fruit Juice Modulates ACE2 Immunoexpression and Diminishes Age-Related Remodeling of Coronary Arteries in Rats |
BACKGROUND: Observation status (OBS) stays incur similar costs to low-acuity, short-stay inpatient (IP) hospitalizations. Despite this, payment for OBS is likely less and may represent a financial liability for children's hospitals. Thus, we described the financial outcomes associated with OBS stays compared to similar... | Financial Implications of Short Stay Pediatric Hospitalizations |
BACKGROUND: Infectious diseases remain a major public health problem worldwide. Hence, their surveillance is critical. Currently, many surveillance strategies and systems are in use around the world. An inventory of the data, surveillance strategies, and surveillance systems developed worldwide for the surveillance of ... | Traditional and syndromic surveillance of infectious diseases and pathogens |
Ixodes pacificus ticks can harbor a wide range of human and animal pathogens. To survey the prevalence of tick-borne known and putative pathogens, we tested 982 individual adult and nymphal I. pacificus ticks collected throughout California between 2007 and 2009 using a broad-range PCR and electrospray ionization mass ... | Survey of Ixodes pacificus Ticks in California Reveals a Diversity of Microorganisms and a Novel and Widespread Anaplasmataceae Species |
BACKGROUND: Emotional Intelligence (EI) and mindfulness can impact the level of anxiety and depression that an individual experiences These symptoms have been exacerbated in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic AjivarTM is an application that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to d... | Study of the Novel AI-Powered Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness App (Ajivar) for the College population during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a specific clinicopathologic syndrome presenting in older adults with the predominant features: dyspnea, dry cough, restrictive defect on pulmonary function tests (PFTs), hypoxemia, characteristic abnormalities on high-resolution thin section computed tomographic (HRCT) scans, us... | Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis |
From here, Burnham abides to a relatively normal format, and through a visual circus of discreet sketches and musical numbers, with increasingly impressive choreography and lighting, he comments on and satirises the current state of society or “the way the world works”. From this point, the template for the special fad... | The truth inside the comedy |
The escape from a potential well is an archetypal problem in the study of stochastic dynamical systems, representing real-world situations from chemical reactions to leaving an established home range in movement ecology. Concurrently, L{\'e}vy noise is a well-established approach to model systems characterized by stati... | L\'evy noise-driven escape from arctan potential wells |
Amidst a global pandemic, outrage and anger over the death of a Black man at the hands of a White police officer spread globally. The protests exposed generations of institutional racism and socio-economic inequities in many countries. This editorial explores the socio-economic inequities that have left those in racial... | Outrage and anger in a global pandemic: flipping the script on healthcare |
This research aims at investigating the response of the stock market to the WHO announcement on 11th of March 2020 which officially declares the spread of the COVID-19 virus as a global pandemic A total of 77 countries’ major indices have been examined by this research The results show that (1) the pandemic announcemen... | The Response of the Stock Market to the Announcement of Global Pandemic |
Real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) is currently the most sensitive method to detect severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the correlation between detectable viral RNA and culturable virus in clinical specimens remains unclear. He... | Culture-Based Virus Isolation To Evaluate Potential Infectivity of Clinical Specimens Tested for COVID-19 |
The presence of CD4+ T cells in the healthy brain parenchyma remains controversial due to the barrier function of the glia limitans. Pasciuto, Burton, Roca et al. in Cell describe the dynamic recruitment of CD4+ T cells within the brain parenchyma, their unexpected contribution to microglial maturation, and, ultimately... | Microglia Get a Little Help from "Th"-eir Friends. |
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of early combination therapy with intravenous vitamin C and thiamine on recovery from organ failure in patients with septic shock. METHODS: The ascorbic acid and thiamine effect in septic shock (ATESS) trial was a multi-centre, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial conducted in fou... | Combination therapy of vitamin C and thiamine for septic shock: a multi-centre, double-blinded randomized, controlled study |
The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously impacted the management and trajectory of same-sex relationships This study considered the mediational role of same-sex partners? conflict avoidance and the moderating roles of individual and contextual vulnerability factors in the face of the pandemic Results showed that greater adv... | The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on same-sex couples’ conflict avoidance, relational quality, and mental health |
IMPORTANCE: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalizations in young children. RSV largely disappeared in 2020 owing to precautions taken because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimating the timing and intensity of the reemergence of RSV and the age groups affected is crucial for planning for the a... | Estimation of the Timing and Intensity of Reemergence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Following the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US |
BACKGROUND: The considerable rise of mental health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic has had detrimental effects on the public health sector and economy. To meet the overwhelming and growing demand for mental health care, innovative approaches must be employed to significantly expand mental health care delivery c... | Using the Online Psychotherapy Tool to Address Mental Health Problems in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for an Electronically Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program |
The home-based learning strategy is a useful control measure to decrease the spread of COVID-19 among students A sudden alteration of offline learning to online learning impacted the effectiveness of learning activities During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Faculty of Engineering, Darma Cendika Catholic University needed t... | Evaluasi Kualitas Pembelajaran Online Selama Pandemi COVID-19: Studi Kasus Di Fakultas Teknik, Universitas Katolik Darma Cendika |
Feline enteric coronaviruses have three open reading frames (ORFs) in region 3 (3a, 3b, and 3c). All three ORFs were expressed with C-terminal eGFP and 3xFLAG tags in different cell lines and their localisation was determined. ORF 3a is predicted to contain DNA-binding and transcription activator domains, and it is loc... | Cellular localisation of the proteins of region 3 of feline enteric coronavirus. |
Organoids emulate many aspects of their parental tissue and are therefore used to study pathogen-host interactions and other complex biological processes. Here, we report a robust protocol for the isolation, maintenance and differentiation of rabbit small intestinal organoids and organoid-derived cell monolayers. Our r... | Culture and differentiation of rabbit intestinal organoids and organoid-derived cell monolayers |
BACKGROUND: Critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) have a high fatality rate likely due to a dysregulated immune response. Corticosteroids could attenuate this inappropriate response, although there are still some concerns regarding its use, timing, and dose. METHODS: This is a nationwide, prosp... | Early corticosteroids are associated with lower mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a cohort study |
An infectious disease COVID-19 is caused by virus called coronavirus. The corona virus transmitted from individual to individual through droplets / contact. The first conformed case of India was on 30 January 2020 occurred in Kerala. As still no vaccine is available for controlling it so from initial stage government o... | Analysis of Covid-19 in India using mathematical modeling |
The concept of "double jeopardy"-being both older and Black-describes how racism and ageism together shape higher risks for coronavirus exposure, COVID-19 disease, and poor health outcomes for older Black adults. Black people and older adults are the two groups most affected by COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Double ... | Older Black Americans During COVID-19: Race and Age Double Jeopardy |
Background: The SARS‐CoV‐2 (COVID‐19) virus has wide community spread. The aim of this study was to describe patient characteristics and to identify factors associated with COVID‐19 among emergency department patients under investigation for COVID‐19 who were admitted to the hospital. Methods: This was a retrospective ... | Patient factors associated with SARS‐CoV‐2 in an admitted emergency department population |
OBJECTIVE: This exploratory study estimates the economic value of the current vaccination program and increased coverage against four preventable diseases in older adults in the United States (US). METHODS: A population-based, age-structured economic model was used to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of vaccination agai... | Cost-benefit analysis of vaccination against four preventable diseases in older adults: Impact of an aging population |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) broke out in Wuhan, China, in late December 2019 and has since spread rapidly around the world. Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia patients have abnormal blood coagulation function, but their thromboembolism prevalence is still unknown. We r... | Case Report: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia With Multiple Thromboembolism |
Megalocytivirus is a DNA virus with a broad host range among farmed fish including tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis). In this study, label-free proteomics was performed to examine protein expression in tongue sole spleen induced by megalocytivirus at 8 and 12 days post infection (dpi). Compared to uninfected control... | Global profiling of megalocytivirus-induced proteins in tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) spleen identifies cellular processes essential to viral infection |
As emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases like dengue, Ebola, chikungunya, and Zika threaten new populations worldwide, officials scramble to assess local severity and transmissibility, with little to no epidemiological history to draw upon. Standard methods for assessing autochthonous (local) transmission risk m... | Downgrading disease transmission risk estimates using terminal importations |
The use of real-time techniques to evaluate the global mixing performance of co-rotating twin-screw extruders is well consolidated, but much less is reported on the specific contribution of individual screw zones. This work uses on-line flow turbidity and birefringence to ascertain the mixing performance of kneading bl... | On-Line Optical Monitoring of the Mixing Performance in Co-Rotating Twin-Screw Extruders |
INTRODUCTION Early detection and monitoring of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patients are key to tackling dementia and providing benefits to patients, caregivers, healthcare providers and society. We developed the Integrated Cognitive Assessment (ICA); a 5-minute, language independent com... | Validity and cultural generalisability of a 5-minute AI-based, computerised cognitive assessment in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Dementia |
Screening for total pain and sharing of patient information including adverse events for patients receiving chemotherapy by medical staff is needed in clinical practice. We introduced a sharing system for patient-oriented outcome sheets via a touch panel at an outpatient chemotherapy clinic. This study aimed to assess ... | [Assessment of Chemotherapy-Induced Adverse Events Using a Sharing System of Patient-Reported Information via a Touch Panel]. |
The Mediterranean diet is considered an example of sustainable diets and an intangible cultural heritage of the whole humanity. However, attention to the Mediterranean diet changes from a country to another even within the Euro-Mediterranean region. In this context, this paper analyses the state of research on the Medi... | Mediterranean diet in the Western Balkans |
Psychodynamic group psychotherapy in Daily Hospital for non-psychotic disorders was held through Hangouts program during CoViD-19 pandemic lockdown. In our pilot study we compared patients' impressions and their satisfaction with online program vs. usual, in-person setting program. We analyzed the impressions of group ... | How to Square a Circle? |
The aim of the present study was to explore the impact of school year's extension due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) by addressing test anxiety and by studying the coping strategies adolescents used to overcome it For the majority of the adolescents the final exams can be a powerful source of stress, since the ... | Assessing test anxiety and resilience among Greek adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic |
We have yet to realise the full capability of social media as an innovative information platform during emergencies and crisis response and management. Sentiment analysis can systematically identify, extract, and scrutinise emotional states and subjective information in social media data. Exploring reactions and percep... | Twitter Sentiment Analysis in Covid-19 Pandemic |
The rooting of the SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny is important for understanding the origin and early spread of the virus. Previously published phylogenies have used different rootings that do not always provide consistent results. We investigate several different strategies for rooting the SARS-CoV-2 tree and provide measures o... | Assessing Uncertainty in the Rooting of the SARS-CoV-2 Phylogeny |
From the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic, diabetes has been identified as attracting higher rates of severe infection and associated mortality. Our understanding of the mechanisms behind these observations continue to develop but it is clear that the comorbidities associated with diabetes play a key role. Here we provi... | Diabetes and Covid-19: Clinical implications and novel management strategies |
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article. | Correction to: Pakistan Randomized and Observational Trial to Evaluate Coronavirus Treatment (PROTECT) of Hydroxychloroquine, Oseltamivir and Azithromycin to treat newly diagnosed patients with COVID-19 infection: A structured summary of a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial |
The use of face masks or respirators (N95/KN95) is recommended to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 (1). Well-fitting face masks and respirators effectively filter virus-sized particles in laboratory conditions (2,3), though few studies have assessed their real-world effectiveness in pre... | Effectiveness of Face Mask or Respirator Use in Indoor Public Settings for Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Infection — California, February–December 2021 |
During the coronavirus pandemic, policy makers need to interpret available public health data to make decisions affecting public health. However, the United States’ coronavirus response faced data gaps, inadequate and inconsistent definitions of data across different governmental jurisdictions, ambiguous timing in repo... | The challenges of data usage for the United States’ COVID-19 response |
Many real world applications can be formulated as event forecasting on Continuous Time Dynamic Graphs (CTDGs) where the occurrence of a timed event between two entities is represented as an edge along with its occurrence timestamp in the graphs.However, most previous works approach the problem in compromised settings, ... | CEP3: Community Event Prediction with Neural Point Process on Graph |
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates once again that hybrid threats are increasingly challenging European countries. Although there is international cooperation on the conceptual level, individual countries are responsible for the actual implementation of counter hybrid measures. This article compares the approaches of F... | Countering hybrid threats: does strategic culture matter?: Defence Studies |
This article reviews the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and COVID-19. We report on the convergence of infectious diseases such as coronavirus infections and non-communicable diseases including DM. The mechanisms for the interaction between COVID-19 and DM are explored, and suggestions for the management of ... | Diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A review and management guidance for South Africa |
Alpine field research often involves travel and hiking to steep but gorgeous mountain ranges where days are spent outdoors, and in our case, in botanical/ecological/sensor research Under the usual conditions, alpine field researchers in Montana need to consider integral hazards such as cliffs, snow, stormy weather, the... | On the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on alpine research projects in Montana |
The aim of the research is on the uneven distribution of aid during this pandemic and what are the requirements for the community to receive such assistance. Using empirical research methods that are based on the results of interviews from informants. Through this research, the researcher suggests that the government m... | Ketidakmerataan bantuan pemerintah kepada masyarakat selama pandemi COVID-19 |
BACKGROUND: It is of interest to explore the variability in how the COVID-19 pandemic evolved geographically during the first twelve months. To this end, we apply inequality indices over regions to incidences, infection related mortality, and infection fatality rates. If avoiding of inequality in health is an important... | Inequality indices to monitor geographic differences in incidence, mortality and fatality rates over time during the COVID-19 pandemic |
Photo-eradication of microorganisms with UV and blue light has been around since the 1870s. Research to further the development and deployment of germicidal UV and violet-blue light has been on the rise since COVID-19 pandemic. This paper traces the evolution of UV and violet-blue light, presents suggested ways to expl... | The Role of UV and Blue Light in Photo-Eradication of Microorganisms |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the disease resulting from infection by a novel coronavirus, SARS-Cov2, has rapidly spread since November 2019 leading to a global pandemic. SARS-Cov2 has infected over four million people and caused over 290,000 deaths worldwide. Although most cases are mild, a subset of patients d... | The case for chronotherapy in Covid-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome |
Secondary methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is a cause of severe pneumonia with high mortality during influenza A virus (IAV) pandemics. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) mount cellular defenses against IAV and MRSA infection, which occurs via the nucleotide‐binding domain‐like receptor protein 3 (N... | Aggravated MRSA pneumonia secondary to influenza A virus infection is derived from decreased expression of IL‐1β |
The event of the Diamond Princess, with a total of 712 (as of 17 March 2020) persons infected on the cruise ship, attracted global attention as the largest disease cluster outside China for the period 7 to 24 February 2020 Representing the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the authors were heavily engaged in the ... | Challenges of COVID-19 outbreak on the cruise ship Diamond Princess docked at Yokohama, Japan: a real-world story |
Black populations in the U.S. South are disproportionally affected by HIV and COVID-19 due to longstanding inequalities. We conducted 20 in-depth interviews-12 with Black same-gender-loving men and 8 with Black cisgender women-to explore the impact of the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual activities and ... | HIV Prevention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Sexual Activity and PrEP Use Among Black Same-Gender-Loving Men and Black Cisgender Women |
Several medications are used to treat the patients and to control the spread of the disease. Some of these drugs proved to be harmful besides drug-drug interactions can be occurred particularly in old-age groups or patients with chronic diseases. This study aimed to investigate the effects of several drugs on the survi... | Assessment of some prescribed drugs in the management of COVID-19 on the survival function: A preliminary report from a single center in Iraq |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is considered the most severe form of acute lung injury resulting in high morbidity and mortality. This syndrome is characterized by noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and hypoxemia refractory to oxygen delivery. Critical care nurses should be aware of new... | Trends in caring for adult respiratory distress syndrome patients. |
This paper presents an optimization strategy based on mathematical programming to solve resource management problems regarding hospitalization of sick patients, considering emergency scenarios, such as those that can occur in a pandemic. This optimization strategy is based on the use of efficient optimization tools in ... | Multi-objective Optimization Approach Based on Deterministic and Metaheuristic Techniques to Resource Management in Health Crisis Scenarios Under Uncertainty |
BACKGROUND: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is associated with autonomic imbalance and significant secondary conditions, including cardiac and brain dysfunction that adversely impact health and wellbeing. This study will investigate the effectiveness (intention-to-treat) of a neuro-cardiac self-regulation therapy to improve a... | A neuro-cardiac self-regulation therapy to improve autonomic and neural function after SCI: a randomized controlled trial protocol |
Inhibition of interleukin 6 (IL‐6) signalling has been proposed as a potential cardioprotective strategy for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the direct effects of IL‐6 inhibition on renal function are not known. A Mendelian randomization (MR) study was performed to investigate the association of genetic... | Inhibition of interleukin 6 signalling and renal function: A Mendelian randomization study |
INTRODUCTION: Telemedicine has bridged the distance gap between patients and pediatric urologists for over a decade, yet many pediatric urologists have not embraced it as a major part of their practice. The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate and clarify the optimal role of telemedicine in pediatric urolog... | Systematic review of telemedicine in pediatric urology |
Carotid artery aneurysms account for 4% of peripheral aneurysms and may present as a neck mass, with hemispheric ischaemic symptoms, or with symptoms secondary to local compression. This case explores the presentation, investigations and management of a presumed mycotic common carotid artery aneurysm in a 77-year-old m... | Giant Carotid Artery Aneurysm. |
The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol affected traditional cardiac surgery processes and COVID-19 is expected to accelerate its scalability. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of an ERAS-based protocol on the length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery. From January 2019 to June 2020, 664 pa... | Safe and effective protocol for discharge 3 days after cardiac surgery |
Global economic growth is noted to have been severely affected by the Great Recession in 2009, reaching its lowest level since the series began in 2019 This low was exceeded in 2020, in the sense that the level of economic growth in Q1 and Q2 2020 is well below 2009 due to countries’efforts to stop the COVID-19 p... | Major Crises of the XXIst Century and Impact on Economic Growth |
We conducted a longitudinal study to clarify the changes in the sense of coherence (SOC); that is, the ability to cope with stress successfully, of 166 Japanese junior high school students and their mothers before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, we analyzed changes in SOC at three time points for a... | Changes in Japanese Junior High School Students' Sense of Coherence Before and After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study of Children and Mothers |
The first cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) infections were recorded in China in November 2019. Since its appearance in China at the end of last year, the virus has spread to all continents causing a "global pandemic". To date, some aspects remain to be investigate about ... | Correlation between renin-angiotensin system and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection: What do we know? |
We aim to understand the spatial inequality in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positivity rates across New York City (NYC) ZIP codes. Applying Bayesian spatial negative binomial models to a ZIP-code level dataset (N = 177) as of May 31st, 2020, we find that (1) the racial/ethnic minority groups are associated with ... | Examining spatial inequality in COVID-19 positivity rates across New York City ZIP codes |
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Influenza A are common disease caused by viral infection. The clinical symptoms and transmission routes of the two diseases are similar. However, there are no relevant studies on laboratory diagnostic models to discriminate COVID-19 and influenza A. This study aims at... | Establishment of a diagnostic model to distinguish coronavirus disease 2019 from influenza A based on laboratory findings |
Increasing health emergencies are driving unprecedented demand for effective supply chains to support emergency response. Andréia Azevedo Soares reports. | Supply chains in health emergency response |
BACKGROUND: The effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (ACEIs/ARBs) on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains controversial from clinic evidence. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to report the major characteristics and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patient... | Differential Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers on COVID-19 |
INTRODUCTION: Paediatric sepsis is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Assessing concern from parents and healthcare professionals to determine disease severity in a child evaluated for sepsis remains a field requiring further investigation. This study aims to determine the diagnostic accuracy of ... | Parental and healthcare professional concern in the diagnosis of paediatric sepsis: a protocol for a prospective multicentre observational study |
This study aimed to elucidate how school employees caring for students with intellectual disabilities managed emergencies caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It attended to decision-making by school managers as well as the engagement of local teachers in the outcome resolution process. A total of 10 teachers employed in d... | One School’s Management of Students With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Japan: A Study Based on Interviews With Teachers |
PURPOSE This study examines disaster awareness and coping among college students to identify their influence on stress, anxiety, and depression. DESIGN AND METHODS Overall, 291 college students participated. A multiple regression analysis was conducted to analyze the influence of disaster awareness and coping on stress... | Disaster awareness and coping: Impact on stress, anxiety, and depression. |
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is highly contagious with limited treatment options Early and accurate diagnosis of Covid-19 is crucial in reducing the spread of the disease and its accompanied mortality Currently, detection by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is the gold standard of outpati... | CovidCTNet: an open-source deep learning approach to diagnose covid-19 using small cohort of CT images |
The COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated existing problems associated with the high consumption of plastic products and their incorrect disposal, resulting in serious social, economic, and environmental problems The development of biodegradable packaging has been growing in recent years due to the demand for food safety an... | Nanocellulose functionalized with cinnamon essential oil: A potential application in active biodegradable packaging for strawberry |
At the end of 2019, an outbreak of a new coronavirus infection was identified in the People's Republic of China centerd in the city of Wuhan The official name COVID-19 (COronaVIrus Disease 2019) was assigned to the infection caused by the novel coronavirus by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020 The Inter... | Pulmonary rehabilitation of patients with coronavirus infection COVID-19, clinical examples |
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