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| 4251 | Met lef tegen de waan van de dag | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4252 | An Exploration on Trust “Trust is a form of love,” explained a study participant. As a form of love, trust nourishes connections and accelerates progress. As a result, the purpose of this session is to reflect upon the notion of trust and examine how trust moves science and social justice forward. Trust must be seen as sustained or broken over multiple generations. Moreover, trust between older adults and medical and social support institutions has profound implications for this historical moment. In the COVID-19 pandemic, trust can be viewed as a facilitator of emergency responses in the State of Washington as noted in Dr. Berridge’s paper. On the other hand, distrust and a related sense of abandonment contributes to Black Americans' limited uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations, as noted in Dr. Johnson’s work. On a related note, Dr. Perry’s work shows that lack of trust over time has led those aging with hemophilia to withdraw from care at different points in their own trajectories. Finally, on a positive note, Dr. Kotwal’s work illustrates the role of a peer outreach intervention in facilitating trusting relationships among diverse, low-income older adults which led to sustained reductions, over a 2-year period, in loneliness, barriers to socializing, and depression. This symposium on trust highlights how researchers work, either consciously or unconsciously, within a continuum of trust in their participants' communities. At a broader level, systemic attention to building trust from academia, government, and national advocacy organizations holds the potential to foster meaningful scientific engagement and empowerment of historically marginalized communities. | Innov Aging | 2021 | CORD-19 | |
| 4253 | The Human Genes That Link Middle-Age Comorbidities And Alzheimer's Disease Advancements in biomedical research have identified the genes influencing life spans, stress resistance and age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. Stress resistance includes resistance to multiple forms of stress, pathogens and toxic beta-amyloid which is tightly associated with Alzheimer’s disease. We have investigated 431 human genes that are associated with co-morbidities (Vahdati Nia et al, 2017; Le et al., 2020). Those genes are involved in lipid metabolism, hemostasis, hemostasis, neuroendocrine and immune functions. The genes are relevant to middle-life health. We explore a wide variety of co-morbidities that could happen in middle to late life. I will give a brief review of increased stress resistance, and genetic markers associated with co-morbidities. I will discuss how the studies may benefit to fight against COVID-19. References: 1. Vahdati Nia B, Kang C, Tran MG, Lee D, Murakami, S. (2017) Front. Genet. 8:55. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00055 2. Le D, Crouch N, Villanueva A, Phong Ta, Dmitriyev R, Tunzi M, and Murakami S. (2020) Journal of Neurology and Experimental Neuroscience. 6;S1. | Innov Aging | 2021 | CORD-19 | |
| 4254 | Novel Technology Support Program for Older Adult Program With Interprofessional Geriatrics Students During the COVID-19 pandemic, many older adults were not receiving primary care services because they could not negotiate the technology for telehealth visits. Coupled with persisting pandemic physical distancing, increased social isolation in older adults was- and continues to be a significant problem. To combat these issues, we aimed to 1) prepare older adults for longitudinal isolation by encouraging social connectedness, and 2) enable older adults to safely access remote primary care services during the pandemic. We paired older adults from 9 housing sites in Los Angeles, CA with health professions graduate students from 9 programs at USC (N = 88 dyads) and provided iPhones to participants without a smartphone. Students educated and supported older adults about the use of technology to access primary care services and to socially connect with family/friends. When requested, 3 additional students provided enhanced 1:1 technology support. Among the 45 participating older adults who received iPhones (51.1%), 22 requests were made for enhanced technology assistance during the 6-month program. Most requests related to initial setup/navigation of iPhone (81.8%) or video calls (27.3%), where others requested help with Wi-Fi (13.6%), composing emails (4.5%), and adding language/translation features (4.5%). Nineteen (83%) technology support requests were successfully resolved; the remaining were unresolved due to loss to follow-up. Our findings demonstrate that older adults can successfully cross the digital divide when technology support is provided. Additionally, pairing older adults with health professions students is an effective strategy to enable access to remote primary care and social connectedness. | Innov Aging | 2021 | CORD-19 | |
| 4255 | Exploiting COVID-19 related traffic changes to evaluate flow dependency of an FCD-defined congestion measure Traffic congestion poses a significant problem in urban areas globally, and yet no measure of congestion is universally applied. Various studies have evaluated congestion measures, however, none have identified and demonstrated a best-practice congestion metric that can compare congestion between road segments, networks, and city zones. Furthermore, no studies have proven the link between a congestion metric and traffic flow, despite suggestion by Lomax et al. in their seminal 1997 Quantifying Congestion report that an appropriate congestion metric should vary predictably according to flow. This paper aims to address these gaps in traffic congestion literature. Various congestion measures are evaluated according to standard criteria. Although this process has been followed before, this paper adds a unique criterion that requires congestion to be quantifiable from commercial floating car data (FCD), due to its extensive availability and relative affordability. The most appropriate congestion measure is evaluated to be the speed reduction index (SRI). The application of the SRI to describe spatiotemporal congestion patterns and flow dependency is then demonstrated in a case-study analysis in South Africa. This analysis exploited traffic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 (particularly, the stepwise increase from severely reduced traffic flows as lockdown levels eased), to evaluate SRI. The wide range of flows enabled an unprecedented regression analysis comparing congestion level and flow. The results of the regression analysis are highly significant (p < 0.001) indicating that SRI-based congestion measurement tracks flow variation. This study further identified that unidirectional congestion, quantified by the SRI, is impacted by high bi-directional flow along arterials. These findings confirm the appropriateness of the SRI quantified from commercial FCD to measure congestion. | Environ Plan B Urban Anal City | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4256 | COVID-19 Pandemic is an Eye-Opener for Academicians to Use the Technology in the Teaching-Learning Process Few things exist in life from the beginning but you don't realize until they become a habit. Education is also one of those things which cannot be exempted from this. The lockdown forced most of the academicians to take some determining decisions and new interests to revamp the teaching–learning process. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact of technology in teaching–learning process before and after a pandemic. This analysis is done by statistical tests using paired t-test and z-test by collecting data from students and teachers. Results show that this pandemic is an eye-opener for academicians to use the technology in teaching–learning process. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4257 | Short Take: Collecting Data from a Vulnerable Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic Conducting field research with a vulnerable population is difficult under the most auspicious conditions, and these difficulties only increase during a pandemic. Here, we describe the practical challenges and ethical considerations surrounding a recent data collection effort with a high-risk population during the COVID-19 pandemic. We detail our strategies related to research design, site selection, and ethical review. | Field methods | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4258 | CATCH-ON Connect: A Program to Increase Technology Access Among Older Adults During COVID-19 During the COVID-19 pandemic, technology became an essential tool to maintain connections to social support, health professionals, and services. However, many older adults do not have access to technology or do not feel comfortable using it. CATCH-ON Connect provides cellular-enabled tablets and individual, personalized technical assistance to older adults. Adults age 65+ in project partner primary care clinics who do not have an internet-ready device or who lack digital literacy are eligible to participate. Older adults learn how to access their electronic health record portal, use pre-installed apps (e.g., Lyft, Zoom), and receive education about COVID-19 and the 4Ms. Of the 40 participants enrolled to date, 46% have never accessed the internet with a tablet or smartphone. Initial qualitative outcomes indicate high satisfaction and increased electronic socialization. Quantitative results of participant technology challenges, loneliness, and utilization of telehealth services will be discussed. | Innov Aging | 2021 | CORD-19 | |
| 4259 | Opportunities and Barriers to Medication Safety in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Community-dwelling multi-morbid older adults are a vulnerable population for medication safety-related threats. We interviewed a sample of these older adults recruited from local retirement communities and from primary care practices to learn their perceptions of barriers and enablers for their medication safety. The present study is part of the Partnership in Resilience for Medication Safety (PROMIS) study. One of the aims of this project is to identify barriers and opportunities to improve older adults' medication safety. These interviews were conducted during COVID-19 pandemic conditions. Results from this qualitative study suggest that trust between these older adults and their healthcare providers is an essential component of medication safety. Overarching themes include disruptions in medication management, caregivers caring for each other, patient safety practices or habits, and medication management literacy. Participants also shared strain due to lack of skills to navigate telemedicine visits, trust in Primary Care Providers (PCPs) and pharmacists to prescribe and dispense safely for them, reliance on PCPs and pharmacists to give essential information about medications without having to be asked. Our interviews illustrated large variations in older adults’ perceived role in medication safety, with some developing expertise in understanding how medications work for them and how long-term medications should be periodically reviewed. The types of information needs and supports from PCPs were likely different. Understanding these barriers and enablers for safe medication management can help us develop medication safety improvements for this vulnerable population. | Innov Aging | 2021 | CORD-19 | |
| 4260 | The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, risk perception and perceived social support on public trust in physicians in China: A latent transition analysis A population-based, longitudinal study was conducted among 29 provinces in mainland China to investigate how public trust in physicians (PTP) changed since the outbreak of COVID-19 and how the resulting lockdown and social support contributed to its restoration. The baseline sample (n = 3,233) was obtained during the period of the most rapid progression of COVID-19 (February 1 to 9, 2020, T1). Follow-up (n = 1,380) took place during the recovery period (March 17 to 24, T2). Latent profile models and a latent transition model were estimated. Participants were classified into either a moderate trust (21% at T1; 45% transition into high at T2) or a high trust (79% at T1; 88% remained in the high group) group in the latent profile. A latent transition from moderate to high trust was observed in locked-down regions and among those with higher social support. Social support moderated the transition from low to high trust. The current study showed that the epidemic outbreak and lockdown experience in China were associated with increased PTP; furthermore, public trust can be restored during a public health emergency. Attention should be paid to assure that social support and risk management strategies maintain PTP. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4261 | Local Autonomy and Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic We examine local government response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States utilizing a unique dataset created by the National League of Cities. The most common action by local governments was changing administrative procedures and implementing policies aimed at prevention or “flattening the curve”. The general public was the most common population target. In addition to detailing the most common local action types, policy areas, and population targets, we analyze local response based on the autonomy granted to local governments by states. We expected local governments with greater levels of autonomy would have a greater level of response; however, some local governments did not ‘behave’ as expected based on their degree of policymaking autonomy granted by state governments. Some states with higher levels of autonomy enacted relatively few local actions in response to the pandemic, whereas some with little autonomy engaged in considerable activity to address COVID-19. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4262 | On a Correlation between the Results of In-Hospital Analysis of Biosamples from Children Performed Using Standard Methods and an Array of Piezosensors A rapid procedure for obtaining information on changes in particular characteristics of urine as the most frequently taken biosample is presented. The relationship between the output data of an array of piezoelectric sensors based on different micro- and nanostructured phases and the standard characteristics of clinical urine analysis is discussed. Volatile organic compounds identified in an equilibrium headspace gas phase of the samples with deviations from normal characteristics of clinical urine analysis are considered. The tetrachoric correlation coefficients and associations between the parameters of a sensor array and standard characteristics were calculated. A minimum set of calculated parameters of an electronic nose for the rapid in-hospital monitoring of changes in the patient’s condition in the course of therapy or medical examination was recognized. A fast and economically affordable method was developed for the monitoring of body state characteristics using the profile of volatile urine compounds obtained with an electronic nose based on piezosensors. Two versions, a color scale and a table, were proposed for presenting the electronic nose data; they can be used even by specially untrained personnel for the rapid and easy assessment of the most important urine analysis data (protein, glucose, mucus, and bacteria). The method developed makes it possible to quickly (the time of a measurement is 120 s) perform the daily monitoring of patient’s condition to avoid an unnecessary burden on the laboratory and to increase the physician’s awareness of the dynamics of the patient’s condition and facilitate the choice of treatment tactics. This method can be used for clinical examinations in polyclinics and feldsher’s stations, and it will significantly shorten the time taken to obtain screening and diagnostic information on disruptions in the body, in particular, at the initial stages of diseases. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4263 | Analysis and prediction of COVID-19 spreading through Bayesian modelling with a case study of Uttar Pradesh, India Predicting the dynamics of COVID-19 cases is imperative to enhance the health care system’s capacity, monitor the effects of policy interventions, and control the transmission. With this view, this paper examines the transmission process of the COVID-19 employing three types of confirmed, deceased, and recovered cases in Uttar Pradesh, India. We demonstrated an approach that has the power to sufficiently predict the number of confirmed, deceased, and recovered cases of COVID-19 in the near future, given the past occurrences. We used the logistic and Gompertz non-linear regression model under the Bayesian setup. In this regard, we built the prior distribution of the model using information obtained from some other states of India, which have already reached the advanced stage of COVID-19. This analysis did not consider any changes in government control measures. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4264 | Flourishing as a guide to intervention: a national multicenter study of general surgery residents PURPOSE: Physician wellbeing is critical to maximize patient experience, quality of care, and healthcare value. Objective measures to guide and assess efficacy of interventions in terms of enhanced thriving (as opposed to just decreased pathology) have been limited. Here we provide early data on modifiable targets, potential interventions, and comparative impact. METHODS: In this cross-sectional survey-based study of mixed-level residents at 16 academic General Surgery training programs, gender-identity, race, post-graduate year, and gap years were self-reported. Correlation between our primary outcome variable, flourishing, and measures of resilience (mindfulness, personal accomplishment [PA], workplace support, workplace control) and risk (depression, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, perceived stress, anxiety, workplace demand) were assessed. RESULTS: Of 891 recipients, 300 responded (60% non-male, 41% non-white). Flourishing was significantly positively correlated with all measured resilience factors and negatively correlated with all measured risk factors. In multivariable modelling, mindfulness, PA, and workplace support were positively and significantly associated with flourishing, with PA having the strongest resilience effect. Depression and anxiety were negatively and significantly associated with flourishing, with depression having the strongest risk effect. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that interventions that increase mindfulness, workplace support, and PA, as well as those that decrease depression and anxiety may particularly impact flourishing (i.e., global wellbeing) in surgical trainees. These findings provide preliminary guidance on allocation of resources toward wellbeing interventions. In particular, cognitive (i.e., mindfulness) training is a feasible intervention with modest but significant association with flourishing, and potential indirect effects through influence on PA, anxiety and depression. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s44186-022-00014-3. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4265 | Community-Academic Partnership to Improve Nutrition and Blood Pressure in Seniors: Outcomes & Impact of COVID-19 The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (“DASH diet”) has been proven in research settings to lower blood pressure, but its implementation is untested among seniors in congregate meals settings. We report the planning, implementation, impact of COVID-19, and results of an Administration of Community Living-funded study to test whether two evidence-based interventions - DASH-alignment of congregate meals, and home blood pressure self-monitoring, can lower systolic blood pressure and increase blood pressure control among community-dwelling seniors.. Congregate meal menus were aligned with the DASH eating plan, through collaboration of Bionutrition professionals on the research team, CBN food services leadership, and the NYC Department for the Aging. Seniors provided feedback on the DASH-modified meal options. The intervention began on October 15, 2019 (Site 1) and February 3, 2020 (Site 2). The study was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, when congregate meals ceased, and when approximately 75% of primary outcome data were collected. Modified implementation permitted completion of modified study outcomes. Preliminary analyses suggest that some participants were able to lower their blood pressure in this program. The DASH diet implemented in the congregate meal setting, along with programs to support BP self-efficacy through modification of existing programs, may be a valuable and scalable model to reduce cardiovascular risk among community-living seniors. | Innov Aging | 2021 | CORD-19 | |
| 4266 | Technology Use Among Cancer Patients Pre- and Post- COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Dementia COVID-19 has highlighted increasing reliance on information and communication technology (ICT) and challenges in access and use. ICT access also provides resources that benefit users’ mental health. Our study describes changes in the use of ICT before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among cancer patients with and without dementia. We identified 196 (1.6 million weighted population) older adults with a self-reported cancer history who participated in both 2019 and 2020 National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS). In 2019, cancer patients with dementia (9.9%) were less likely (adjusted OR 0.29; 95%CI, 0.11-0.78) to use information technology (IT) for health matters (contacting medical providers, handling health insurance matters, obtaining information about health conditions, and ordering prescription refills) compared to those without dementia. In contrast, dementia status was not associated with communication technology (CT) use (email or texts) or IT use for personal tasks (grocery shopping or online banking). IT use for personal tasks was inversely associated with anxiety symptoms (adjusted OR 0.22; 95%CI:0.06-0.83) and CT use was inversely associated with depressive symptoms (adjusted OR 0.25 (95%CI:0.07-0.97). In 2020, regardless of dementia status, all cancer patients increased their virtual (email/phone/video) contact with family, friends (3.4%-7.0%), and medical providers (17.2%-36.2%) while decreasing in-person contact (10.0%-15.7% and 21.8%-24.2%, respectively) during the pandemic. This study suggests that there are potential unmet daily needs for patients with comorbid cancer and dementia that may be met with improved ICT access. Such challenges are of increasing concern as COVID-19 has resulted in increased ICT reliance for older adults. | Innov Aging | 2021 | CORD-19 | |
| 4267 | Effectiveness of virtual team learning in entrepreneurship education: a survey study This study examines the effectiveness of virtual team learning for entrepreneurship competence in the Chinese higher education sector. Related research on the effectiveness of virtual team learning is sparse, especially in the area of entrepreneurship education. We assumed four hypotheses to analyze two sorts of relationships: one between input, respondents’ demographics or characteristics, and mediators, namely virtual teamwork, virtual taskwork, information and communication technology; the other between mediators and output, thus the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education. An online survey was carried out to collect respondents’ perceptions of virtual team learning in entrepreneurship education from teamwork, taskwork, and information and communication technology aspects, considering respondents’ demographics or characteristics. By explaining factors of the team process, the findings show that virtual teamwork, taskwork, and information and communication technology positively affect the entrepreneurial outcome of virtual team learning. Additionally, individual characteristics, including gender, education degree, education field, entrepreneurial family history, and prior entrepreneurial experience have different effects on three elements of virtual teams. The applied model provides a holistic perspective on virtual team learning and explains the association between three sectors. These findings may provide an empirical basis for making decisions in the design and development of entrepreneurship learning and teaching offerings. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4268 | Can communication messages affect promotion of international air travel in preparation for the post-COVID-19 pandemic era? The purpose of this research was to identify the effects of message contents and framings that airline companies communicate with potential airline passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic to enhance behavioral intentions to engage in international air travel. A survey of 1300 respondents was conducted using the Posttest Control Group experimental design method. Several meaningful findings were generated. Among them, the “loss” message regarding cash-redeemable coupons was most effective in raising intentions to take an international flight and obtaining favorable assessments of the message contents. Covariates including income level, travel purpose, premium card ownership, perceived risk, importance of airline brand, and sanitation were significant in determining the intention to take international flights. The results of this study can help with establishing promotional strategies to foster international travel in the post-pandemic era. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4269 | Flow of goods to the shock of COVID-19 and toll-free highway policy: Evidence from logistics data in China Using high-frequency logistics data from China, this paper quantitatively examines the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on logistics. Meanwhile, our research focuses on the toll-free highway policy during the COVID-19 pandemic, analyzing the promoting effect of this policy on road freight in China. Three main conclusions are drawn from the study. Firstly, the pandemic COVID-19 pandemic led to an average daily drop of 0.67% in road freight volume and an increase of 0.48% in logistic cost compared to when the pandemic did not occur. Secondly, the toll-free highway policy had a significant offset effect of pandemic on freight volume and prices, stimulating the resumption of work and production. However, the dynamic effect shows that the toll-free highway policy is only temporarily effective rather than the long term. Thirdly, the effectiveness of the toll-free highway policy is moderated by the severity of the epidemic and the transportation distance. This paper contributes to research on economy recovery and transportation policy under the COVID-19 pandemic shock. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4270 | Invisible but not Forgotten: Freed Black Women in Antebellum and Postbellum Madison County, Kentucky Investigation into the lifeways of freedman George White suggest a successful farmer who purchased and kept approximately 600 acres, emancipated his family and built a safe community for them. Documentary research revealed small fragments about the female members of his family. Taking into consideration the multiple layers of social relationships and social constructions over time, how can archaeologists query the material traces of freed Black women? This paper considers how intersectionality and the resultant matrix of domination push for research that does not “yield to closure,” but asks acute questions concerning freed women and their experiences within developing power structures. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4271 | A Global Study of Police Administrators' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Organizational Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic This study expands the developing body of literature examining the effect of the policing organizational and operational changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from 250 police administrators from 29 countries worldwide, we explore police executives' perceived effectiveness of various organizational and operational changes made to keep their officers and the community safe. Specifically, we look at organizational and operational changes, changes recommended by public health experts (i.e., the World Health Organization), officers' adherence to the new rules and regulations, and the effect of COVID-19 death and infection rates. The results largely show that police administrators' perceptions of effectiveness were in-line with risk avoidance and risk mitigation strategies. However, not all variables exerted the anticipated effect. The implications for police administrators and further research are discussed. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4272 | Analysis of China's Oil Trade Pattern and Structural Security Assessment from 2017 to 2021 Oil is an important strategic resource of the country, and the oil trade structure is related to national oil security. In this paper, based on the data of China’s oil import trade from 2017 to 2021, using the methods of import concentration, the Shannon entropy index, and quantitative evaluation of trade structure, the authors analyze the import pattern and the trade structure security of 7 oil varieties, including crude oil, vehicle gasoline, aviation gasoline, naphtha, aviation kerosene, No. 5-7 fuel oil, unburned petroleum coke, and petroleum asphalt. The research shows that the trend of the large-scale and diversified import patterns of China’s oil import is obvious, and the main importing countries of various oil varieties are relatively stable. The structural security of crude oil is the highest, and the import structure is a medium and highly-centralized oligopoly. The import structure of other oil varieties belongs to a highly-centralized or very highly-centralized oligopoly. The security of the import structure of China’s oil varieties is low and shows a downward trend. As shown by the early warning calculations of the trade structure, increasing the number and transaction proportion of the trading partners in the collaborative growth zone and reducing the number and transaction proportion of the trading partners in reverse inhibition zone, we can optimize the oil varieties import structure of China. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4273 | AI-powered narrative building for facilitating public participation and engagement Algorithms, data, and AI (ADA) technologies permeate most societies worldwide because of their proven benefits in different areas of life. Governments are the entities in charge of harnessing the benefits of ADA technologies above and beyond providing government services digitally. ADA technologies have the potential to transform the way governments develop and deliver services to citizens, and the way citizens engage with their governments. Conventional public engagement strategies employed by governments have limited both the quality and diversity of deliberation between the citizen and their governments, and the potential for ADA technologies to be employed to improve the experience for both governments and the citizens they serve. In this article we argue that ADA technologies can improve the quality, scope, and reach of public engagement by governments, particularly when coupled with other strategies to ensure legitimacy and accessibility among a broad range of communities and other stakeholders. In particular, we explore the role “narrative building” (NB) can play in facilitating public engagement through the use of ADA technologies. We describe a theoretical implementation of NB enhanced by adding natural language processing, expert knowledge elicitation, and semantic differential rating scales capabilities to increase gains in scale and reach. The theoretical implementation focuses on the public’s opinion on ADA-related technologies, and it derives implications for ethical governance. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4274 | "My Neighbor, My Friend": The Relevance of Support, Closeness and History of Relations in Neighborhood Friendship Friendship is a common and essential social relationship in daily life. Various works of literature have described friendship including how it is experienced in various contexts, yet limited studies have focused on the neighborhood context. This study aimed to investigate the relevance of neighborhood friendship and the characteristics of friendship that make it still relevant, especially in Indonesia. This study was conducted in two phases: 1) an online survey with an open-ended questionnaire and 2) in-depth interviews. A total of 222 participants completed the questionnaire and among those, 15 participants were interviewed to further understand the relevance of neighborhood friendship based on the emerging themes from the open-ended responses. This study found that neighborhood friendship is still relevant despite physical distance. Those relevancies are perceived in the three main characteristics of friendship: support, closeness, and history of relations. This study also found that the essence of friendship is not only discussed in a romantic view which highlights intimacy and closeness, but also in an instrumental view. However, support as an instrumental process may indicate the expressions of closeness, especially in close friendships. Furthermore, this study also suggests that although proximity characterized by physical interaction is crucial in the formation and maintenance of neighborhood friendship, physical distance and social mobility did not dissolve the relationship, due to the history of relations. In the neighborhood context, the history of relations bond people to a certain place and the social relationship formed in that particular place, stimulating certain feelings of belonging which encourage the maintenance of neighborhood friendship. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42087-022-00283-w. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4275 | Social capital and accessing services and support during COVID-19 in informal settlements of Dhaka, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study Background Social capital, which describes the social ties enjoyed by groups and networks with common interests, is one of the most useful resources in society. These networks could be both formal and informal, with positive effects seen at both individual and community levels—especially during crisis management. In building urban resilience and to ensure access to support and services, social capital has been fundamental throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to explore different forms of social capital networks in the informal urban settlements (known as slums) of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and how these networks were helpful during the pandemic. Methods This qualitative study was conducted in three urban slums (Kallyanpur pora bosti, Dholpur, and Shyampur) in Dhaka city). In-depth phone interviews with residents (aged ≥18 years) of the slums were carried out by the research team, using a semi-structured questionnaire of 13 open-ended questions. Additional probing was done as necessary, depending on the clarity and specificity of the information provided by respondents. We used a snowballing sampling technique and verbal, informed consent was obtained before interviews. Thematic analysis was done. Ethical clearance was acquired from the institutional review board of BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (2019-034-IR). Findings Between Oct 21, 2020, and Jan 12, 2021, 30 phone interviews were conducted with 22 women and 8 men. Thematic analysis showed that the most marginalised individuals in urban slums are highly dependent upon their social structures, in whom bonding social capital through informal networks is most evident. These networks are based on the trust and reliance built among people whilst living together in close proximity for a long time. Immediate family members and relatives were described as the primary point of contact for any support during emergencies. Respondents who had bridged social capital networks, and were now affiliated with different local community groups, had greater access to relief (such as food, face masks, and soap) and financial support than those who did not form social networks beyond the slums. Informal networks with landlords, local shopkeepers, pharmacies, and neighbours played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, by providing food or cash support or lending goods in credit. Interpretation Strengthening different forms of social capital is vital in building urban resilience and our findings highlight the importance of prevailing social capital networks and their roles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding GCRF UKRI funded ARISE Consortium. | Lancet Glob Health | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4276 | Access to COVID-19 vaccination for displaced Venezuelans in Latin America: a rapid scoping review Background Venezuelan migration is the second largest international displacement in contemporary history. Yet, amid global calls for the inclusion of migrants and refugees in COVID-19 vaccination priority groups, little is known about how Latin American countries are prioritising COVID-19 vaccination for Venezuelans. This rapid scoping review addresses this gap, taking up a Latin American Social Medicine approach to assess the region's sociopolitical context and explore the extent to which Venezuelan migrants are considered in COVID-19 vaccination strategies in Latin America. Methods We conducted a three-phased rapid scoping review assessing peer-reviewed literature, gray literature, and government documents addressing COVID-19 vaccine access for displaced Venezuelans in Latin America. Documents published in English, Spanish, or Portuguese between January 2020 and June 2021 were included. Peer-reviewed literature search yielded 142 results and 13 articles included in the analysis; Gray literature screening resulted in 68 publications for full-text review and 37 were included; and official Ministry of Health policies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru were reviewed in-depth. Screening and data extraction used a combination of online platforms (Covidence, Google Forms, Zotero, and Excel) and the team met twice weekly to review, compare, discuss, analyse, and interpret data across a 6-week period. Findings Findings from country-level policies revealed a heterogeneous and shifting policy landscape amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which strongly juxtaposed calls for a rights-based, social justice approach to COVID-19 vaccination evidenced in the peer-reviewed and gray literature. For example, under extreme resource constraints resulting from a chronically underfunded health system and mass Venezuelan migration. Colombia's vaccination plan excluded migrants with irregular migration status. Countries prioritised COVID-19 vaccines to certain “at-risk” groups defined by individual epidemiological factors rather than social vulnerability, limiting vaccine access for displaced Venezuelans in the region. Country-level policies differentiated, at times arbitrarily, between refugees, irregular migrants, and regular migrants, with important implications for vaccine access. While international right to health legislation prohibits discrimination based on migration status and urges states to refrain from denying access to preventive health services, these results suggest the need for further guidance on terminology to better contend with migrants' social vulnerabilities. Interpretation COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and there is an urgent need for rights-based approaches to vaccination that consider sociopolitical contexts, especially impacts of mass migration. Findings underscore the need to better integrate Venezuelan migrants into vaccination strategies, not only as a matter of social justice, but a pragmatic public health strategy. Funding Funding provided by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Development Grant. | Lancet Glob Health | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4277 | Syndromic surveillance with monthly aggregate health systems information data for COVID-19 pandemic response in Neno, Malawi: a monitoring study Background In the context of diminutive COVID-19 screening and testing, syndromic surveillance can be used to identify areas with higher-than-expected SARS-CoV-2 symptoms for targeted public health interventions. We used syndromic surveillance to monitor potential SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in 14 health facilities in the Neno district of rural Malawi. Methods We monitored three indicators identified as potential symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection: the proportion of outpatient visits for fast-breathing cases in children under 5 years (FBC<5); the proportion of suspected malaria cases confirmed as non-malaria in children under 5 years (NMC<5); and the same indicator in individuals aged 5 years and older (NMC≥5). We extracted data aggregated by month and at the health facility-level from the District Health Information System. With data from January, 2016, to February, 2020, as a baseline, we used a linear model with a negative binomial distribution to estimate expected proportions for the indicators in absence of the COVID-19 pandemic with 95% prediction intervals (PI) for March, 2020, to July, 2021. We compared the observed proportions to the expected rates, focusing on the first two waves of infections (June to July, 2020, and January to March, 2021). Findings The proportion of FBC<5 was consistently higher than expected, with a peak in May, 2020, when 2·5% of outpatient visits were fast breathing cases in children younger than 5 years of age (compared with the expected rate of 0·8% [95% PI 0·4–1·5]). NMC<5 was as expected throughout the study period. The NMC≥5 indicator remained as expected, except for increases in suspected cases tested negative for malaria, to 31·3% (from the expected 18·6% [95% PI 12·3–28·7]) in November, 2020, and to 32·5% (from the expected 21·7% [95% PI 14·2–32·2]) in July, 2021. Interpretation An increase in FBC<5 and NMC≥5 before observed COVID-19 waves might indicate SARS-CoV-2 infections that were missed before robust testing. This tendency was not seen in NMC<5, which can represent differences in symptomatology leading to decreased health-seeking behaviours for this age group. Syndromic surveillance can allow for real-time responses at facilities, including increased and focused testing and screening to identify potential SARS-CoV-2 infections. Funding Supported by Canadian Institutes of Health Research. | Lancet Glob Health | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4278 | Integrating a community-based approach to non-communicable diseases care: a pilot programme in Bangladesh Background As the threat of non-communicable diseases grows in Bangladesh, BRAC, in partnership with Medtronic, launched a pilot programme in early 2020 to leverage community health workers to improve the health outcomes of patients with hypertension and diabetes. This project builds off of BRAC's existing non-communicable disease programme, established in 2016, but incorporates patient-centred approaches to monitor and improve both patient compliance and outcomes. Methods Activities included BRAC-run non-communicable disease centres to diagnose and treat patients with non-communicable diseases and specially trained community health workers to provide community-level care and strengthen referral linkages with NCD centres. BRAC also worked diligently to adapt its programming to the context of COVID-19, including equipping a subset of enrolled patients with machines to record their blood pressure and blood glucose levels at home with additional supervision by community health workers. Findings Preliminary results were promising—on average, 90% of both home-based and clinic-based patients showed clinical improvements, and 91% were retained in care. About 98% of community health workers had on-time follow-up of patients with non-communicable diseases, showing routine compliance of care at the household level. Interpretation Despite the pandemic, community health workers proved to be an effective tool in chronic disease management because the community trusts them and is receptive to their guidance, empowering health workers to deliver non-communicable disease care and promote lifestyle modifications. Contingent on further funding, BRAC will evaluate the effectiveness of this model in sustaining clinical outcomes and identifying pathways to scale across BRAC's large-scale health programme of over 40 000 community health workers. Funding Medtronic (formerly known as Medtronic Foundation). | Lancet Glob Health | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4279 | Perception and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination among urban slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh Background Vaccine hesitancy was identified as a major threat to global health by WHO in 2019. This hesitancy was also observed with COVID-19 vaccination rollout in many countries including Bangladesh, where it began on Feb 7, 2021. Reasons for this include lack of knowledge, misinformation, low trust in health systems, and so on. Vaccine hesitancy is context specific and varies across time, place, and socioeconomic groups. People living in urban slums should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination because they are more prone to COVID-19 infection due to their poor living conditions and inability to practice preventive measures. Therefore, we aimed to understand the perceptions and attitudes of urban slum dwellers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, towards COVID-19 vaccination through time. Methods This qualitative study was done in three urban slums of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. In-depth telephone interviews were done with 36 adults (25 women and 11 men) from Oct 21, 2020 to Jan 12, 2021, using a semi-structured guideline. Participants were selected by use of snowballing and opportunistic sampling techniques. Follow-up interviews were done in April and August, 2021. We did thematic analysis on the collected data. Informed verbal consent was obtained from the participants, and ethical clearance was obtained from BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 2019–034-IR). Findings Before COVID-19 vaccine rollout, doubts, fears, and rumours about safety and effectiveness of the vaccine lead to hesitancy among many participants. With time, more people were willing to get COVID-19 vaccines when they found that many in their communities were getting vaccinated and that it was free of cost. Women knew more about the vaccine compared with men, due to the awareness sessions in courtyard meetings of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) attended by women. Trusted information sources were television news, community health workers, and government loudspeaker announcements. Youths (aged 18–24 years) in the slums were more interested in getting vaccinated as they had exposure to technology and social media where they learned about the benefits of vaccination, compared with people from older age groups. Besides structural inequities in the vaccination drive, such as the complicated online registration system, long queues at vaccination centres also meant many urban poor couldn't access COVID-19 vaccination as they worried about missing a day's work. Interpretation This study highlighted the importance of using sources such as NGO workers and television news to debunk myths and disseminate COVID-19 vaccine information to ensure compliance with vaccination among urban slum dwellers. Community perceptions shape individual practices, which can help policy makers design effective communication and strategies aimed at people who are poor to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Funding GCRF UKRI funded ARISE Consortium. | Lancet Glob Health | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4280 | How are FDI and green recovery related in Southeast Asian economies? This study is to examine how FDI and green economic growth are related in Southeast Asian economies. It also attempts to find out the role of fiscal policy development in the relationship between FDI and green growth in the economies of the region. For this purpose, a dynamic panel threshold model is used for the data over the period 2000–2018. The main results show that FDI has a positive impact on the progress of green growth in these economies, with a stronger impact in the group of Southeast Asian economies with high fiscal development. This result confirms the pollution halo hypothesis, which states that FDI can promote green growth in a country. Aligning economic priorities to improve green fiscal policies, reforming fiscal integration programs, planning for green job creation, and implementing policies to attract FDI are recommended as important policy implications over the COVID-19 period. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4281 | Current Implementation Status of Cold Spray Technology: A Short Review In recent years, cold spray technology has attracted more and more attentions. After more than 30 years of rapid development, research focus of cold spray technology is gradually shifting from fundamental and theoretical studies to application developments, some of which have been industrialized and mass-produced. In this paper, the characteristics of cold spray technology, cold spray materials perspectives and cold spray system developments were briefly introduced. Besides, the recent developments of cold spray applications in different fields including aerospace, biomedical, energy, electronics, semiconductor fields were discussed. Although cold spray technology is in the early stages of implementation, it has demonstrated a great potential to reduce costs and improve performance. World-wide awareness of ongoing and planned cold spray programs is critical to expand its applications and benefits. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4282 | The Quality of Life in the Elderly with Acquired Single-Sided Deafness This study was aimed at assessing the negative impact of an acquired single-sided deafness on quality of life of the elderly. Prospective analysis of outpatient records was carried out to identify elderly patients with single-sided deafness using pure tone audiometry. The main inclusion criteria were age over 60, a 90 dB or higher threshold of an affected ear, a 30 dB or less threshold of an intact ear, and an acquired single-sided hearing loss with sudden onset and a deafness duration of less than 5 years. Taking the inclusion criteria into account, two groups were formed: the main group with single-sided deaf patients (n = 25) and the control group of patients with normal hearing (n = 25). All participants were surveyed with the PSQ, HHIE, and THI questionnaires. Some changes in psychological status in the group of patients with single-sided deafness in comparison with the group of normal hearing participants were revealed. The scores of the questionnaires showed increased stress and anxiety levels and deterioration in their quality of life. Patients with single-sided deafness complained about severe tinnitus in an affected ear, worse intelligibility of speech in a noisy environment and a constant need to adapt to the different acoustic situations that in turn affected psychoemotional homeostasis badly, intensifying the severity of stress, and their quality of life. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4283 | Junzi virtues: a Confucian foundation for harmony within organizations The classical literature on Confucianism exhorted leaders to practice five core virtues as the basis for becoming a noble person (Junzi) and for sustaining harmonious communities built on trust and good example. We present a theory about how the senior management in modern corporations, by enacting the five Junzi virtues through virtuous environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies and practices, might inspire virtue-based relationships between superiors and subordinates and between employees. We argue that if middle managers and employees observe and experience that their firm’s ESG policies and practices are virtuous, they would feel encouraged to practice those virtues in their own behavior, and thus embody and promote interpersonal harmony. We provide three types of illustration for our theory. First, we map the five Junzi virtues to the content of a specimen ESG report. Second, we map seven subtypes of servant leadership behavior of middle managers to the five Junzi virtues. Third, we map seven types of employee organizational citizenship behavior to the five Junzi virtues. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4284 | Depression Symptoms and Mortality in Elderly Peruvian Navy Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study Our study was design to determine the association between depressive symptoms and mortality in adults over 60 years old Navy Peruvian Veterans. We performed a retrospective cohort study based on a previous cohort study. A total of 1681 patients over 60 years old were included between 2010–2015. Demographic information, self-reported information about falls, physical frailty assessment, tobacco consumption, hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and was collected. Depression was assessed by the short form of the Geriatric Depression Scale. We found that depressive symptoms were present in 24.9% of the participants and 40.5% of them died. Mortality risk in patients with depressive symptoms, physical frailty, and male sex was: RR of 23.1 (95% CI: 11.7–45.7), 3.84 (95% CI: 2.16–6.82), and 1.37 (95% CI: 1.07–1.75) respectively. We concluded that depressive symptoms in Peruvian retired military personnel and their immediate relatives are high and are significatively associated with mortality. Also, being male and frail was associated with an increased risk of death. This reinforces that early detection and assessment of depressive symptoms could be an opportunity to improve the health status of older adults. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4285 | Association of Intrinsic Capacity with Frailty, Physical Fitness and Adverse Health Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults BACKGROUND: Intrinsic capacity (IC) and frailty are complementary in advancing disability prevention through maintaining functionality. OBJECTIVES: We examined the relationship between IC and frailty status at baseline and 1-year, and evaluated if IC decline predicts frailty onset among robust older adults. The secondary objectives investigated associations between IC, physical fitness and health-related outcomes. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Community-based assessments. PARTICIPANTS: Older adults aged>55 years, who were independent in ambulation (walking aids permitted). MEASUREMENTS: 5 domains of IC were assessed at baseline: locomotion (Short Physical Performance Battery, 6-minute walk test), vitality (nutritional status, muscle mass), sensory (self-reported hearing and vision), cognition (self-reported memory, age- and education adjusted cognitive performance), psychological (Geriatric Depression Scale-15, self-reported anxiety/depression). Composite IC (0–10) was calculated, with higher scores representing greater IC. Frailty status was based on modified Fried criteria, with frailty progression defined as incremental Fried score at 1-year. RESULTS: 809 participants (67.6+6.8 years) had complete data for all 5 IC domains. 489 (60.4%) participants were robust but only 213 (26.3%) had no decline in any IC domain. Pre-frail and frail participants were more likely to exhibit decline in all 5 IC domains (p<0.05), with decremental composite IC [9 (8–9), 8 (6–9), 5.5 (4–7.5), p<0.001] across robust, prefrail and frail. IC was significantly associated with fitness performance, independent of age and gender. Higher composite IC reduced risk for frailty progression (OR=0.62, 95% CI 0.48–0.80), and reduced frailty onset among robust older adults (OR=0.53, 95% CI 0.37–0.77), independent of age, comorbidities and social vulnerability. Participants with higher IC were less likely to experience health deterioration (OR=0.70, 95% CI 0.58–0.83), falls (OR=0.76, 95% CI 0.65–0.90) and functional decline (OR=0.64, 95% CI 0.50–0.83) at 1-year. CONCLUSION: Declining IC may present before frailty becomes clinically manifest, increasing risk for poor outcomes. Monitoring of IC domains potentially facilitates personalized interventions to avoid progressive frailty. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: Supplementary material is available for this article at 10.14283/jfa.2022.28 and is accessible for authorized users. | J Frailty Aging | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4286 | European solidarity and "free movement of labour" during the pandemic: exposing the contradictions amid east-west migration COVID-19 regulations introduced in EU member states in 2020 meant serious restrictions for the free movement of persons, particularly workers. An ensuing gap in the supply of workers raised concerns of food shortages in the West. Governments in several EU member states enacted regulations to except the workers from restrictions facilitating their travel from Eastern Europe. In this study, we focus on EU-level responses to the COVID-19 crisis in relation to labour shortages in the food industry, and on the reactions in Germany and the UK. Firstly, referring to Schmidt (2020) and Wolff and Ladi (2020), we argue that the COVID-19 crisis placed the EU in a permanent emergency mode facilitating a quick response to enable labour mobility with less priority on the coordination of social rights. Secondly, the crisis exposed issues pertaining to working conditions, including housing and sanitation. Thirdly, differences between the reactions in Germany and the UK were consistent with the pre-existing trends in both countries. While a traditional emphasis on quality working conditions made it “appropriate” for the German government to initiate regulatory change, small-scale measures taken in the UK were directed towards maintaining an influx of migrant workers, rather than ensuring adequate working conditions. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4287 | Taxing the rich: public preferences and public understanding Who supports high taxes on the rich? Existing accounts of public attitudes focus on egalitarian values and material interests, but make little mention of the ideas people hold about how the economy works descriptively. Drawing on the distinction between positive- and zero-sum beliefs about the economy, and original survey data from five countries, I show that there are systematic differences in tax progressivity preferences across groups within the public who think differently about the economy. Positive-sum thinking is associated with less progressive preferences. However, despite theoretical attention, there is no evidence of systematic zero-sum thinking among the public. On the other hand, some descriptions focus on conflict between rich and poor, and these do predict support for greater progressivity. Further analysis is required to differentiate alternative causal explanations of the patterns observed, but different modes of descriptive economic thinking are an important feature of the mass politics of progressivity. | J Eur Public Policy | 2021 | CORD-19 | |
| 4288 | Lung function before and after COVID-19 in young adults: A population-based study Background There is limited evidence on the long-term impact of mild to moderate COVID-19 on lung function among young adults. Objectives We aimed to assess if COVID-19 has a negative impact on lung function in young adults and whether asthma, allergic sensitization or use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) modifies a potential association. Method Participants from the population-based cohort BAMSE with spirometry assessed before (2016-2019) and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021) were included. Serum levels of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgM and/or IgA (ELISA) defined seropositivity. Mean change in lung function (FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC) in percent of predicted (pp) from before to after the onset of the pandemic were compared between the seronegative and seropositive participants. In seropositive participants, lung function change was assessed in relation to allergic sensitization and self-reported ICS-use. Results Among 853 included participants, 29% (n=243) were seropositive. There were no differences in lung function change between seronegative and seropositive participants (mean change FEV1 pp (SD), seropositive: 0.87% (4.79%), seronegative: 1.03% (4.76%) p=0.66 for difference using t-test; FVC pp (SD) seropositive: 1.34% (4.44%), seronegative: 1.29% (4.27%), p=0.87; FEV1/FVC pp (SD) seropositive: -0.25% (3.13%), seronegative: -0.13% (3.15%), p=0.61). Similar results were observed among participants with asthma, n=147 (17%). Among seropositive participants, allergic sensitization or ICS-use did not influence lung function. Conclusion We found no evidence for mild to moderate COVID-19 to affect lung function long-term in a population-based cohort of young adults. Moreover, asthma, allergic sensitization or ICS-use did not affect the results. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4289 | Post-COVID recovery and renewal through whole-of-society resilience in cities This paper explores and extends understanding on the role and significance of whole-of-society resilience programmes that support cities when dealing with complex crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting the complexity of whole-of-society resilience as different actors locally shape it, we ask the question: How can collaboration between formal and informal resilience practices help to enhance resilience across the 'whole-of-society'? We answer this question by reviewing the importance of whole-of-society resilience and its complexity in a city's governance of the COVID-19 crisis. We argue that the necessity of renewing approaches to building local resilience capabilities across the whole-of-society requires synchronisation across and between formal and informal approaches – that is, ‘bottom-up’ and governmental initiatives – to meet the diverse needs of communities. Secondly, we detail two recent practice-orientated initiatives that have taken a renewal approach to building resilience through the involvement of whole-of-society in planning recovery from COVID-19 using international standard ISO/TS 22393; and a new initiative called the National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+]. Finally, we signpost a set of critical questions for whole-of-society resilience practice. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4290 | Off-campus but hands-on: Mail out practicals with synchronous online activities during COVID-19 This paper discusses alternatives to on-campus teaching laboratories, to allow for hands-on learning for remote students. Wholly online practical equivalents have become increasingly popular post-COVID (online simulations or processing experimental data only) which can offer lower overheads and easy scale-up, but often miss hands-on learning outcomes. This paper reviews opportunities for mail-out practicals, where the equipment is delivered to students’ homes, combined with live synchronous learning activities via video streaming or online software. The combination of mail-out experimental kits plus synchronous interactive learning activities creates a host of new opportunities for teaching to remote students. Complimentary online teaching activities could include direct interaction with teaching staff or other students, but it can also be real-time simulations of their experiment. The paper presents a specific case study for a 2nd year undergraduate chemical engineering heat exchanger practical, that facilitated hands-on practical learning with synchronous online activities during COVID-19 campus closure. The paper uses a mixed methods approach in a 2 year study to assess student learning outcomes. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4291 | Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis after administration of the first dose of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 SARS-CoV-2 (COVISHIELD™) vaccine Background Many central and peripheral nervous system complications, following COVID-19 vaccination, have been described. We report an unusual case of a central demyelinating disorder, following the administration of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 SARS-CoV-2 (COVISHIELDTM) vaccine. Case-report The 28-year female developed a sudden onset headache followed by weakness of the left upper and lower limbs and gait ataxia. Neurological symptoms developed two weeks after administration of the first dose of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 SARS-CoV-2 (COVISHIELDTM) vaccine. Magnetic resonance imaging brain revealed T2/FLAIR hyperintense lesions involving bilateral subcortical white matter, splenium of the corpus callosum, and both the cerebellar hemispheres. Few lesions showed blooming on gradient echo sequence suggestive of the hemorrhagic component. Post-contrast T1 images showed a slight enhancement of the demyelinating lesions. The patient was treated intravenously with methylprednisolone. After 12 weeks of follow-up, there was a substantial improvement in her symptoms. She became independent in all her activities of daily living. Conclusion In conclusion, this is an unusual case of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis following ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 SARS-CoV-2 (COVISHIELDTM) vaccination. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4292 | Unconventional monetary policies in an agent-based model with mark-to-market standards We employ an agent-based model to shed light on the macroeconomic effects of accounting principles, unconventional monetary policies, and of their possible interactions. If mark-to-market accounting standards may entail positive feedbacks which amplify economic or financial shocks, unconventional policies may introduce negative feedbacks that might dampen instabilities in financial and real markets. For these reasons, we jointly study these two sets of policies by employing a modified version of the Schumpeter meeting Keynes (K+S) macroeconomic agent-based model. Our results confirm that, due to its pro-cyclical nature, the mark-to-market accounting standard amplifies credit cycles, generating more instability with respect to a simulated economy wherein the historical accounting principle is employed. In contrast, unconventional monetary policy is counter-cyclical and it improves macroeconomic indicators. Finally, we study a scenario wherein mark-to-market accounting and unconventional monetary policy interact. We find that unconventional monetary policy can counterbalance the negative effects brought about by the application of mark-to-market accounting. Our results suggest that unconventional monetary policy instruments should not be considered as temporary interventions to be employed only during crisis periods. They should be part of the toolbox of central banks also in normal times. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4293 | A comparative study: quality of life, self-competence and self-liking among the caregivers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other non-ADHD children BACKGROUND: The presence of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) causes great impairment in social and professional activities as well as in the quality of life (QOL) and increases level of parental stress. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the QOL, self-competence, and self-liking among the caregivers of ADHD and non-ADHD children. METHOD: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 216 caregivers. They were divided into two groups: caregivers of children with ADHD and caregivers of children without ADHD. SETTING: This study was conducted in the Elsinbellawin City at Dakahlia Governorate in Egypt. Tools used were socio-demographic data sheet and WHO Quality of Life Scale-Brief (WHOQOL-Brief) and self-liking/self-competence scale. RESULTS: Our results showed that all QOL dimensions of the caregivers of ADHD children were markedly deteriorated, if compared to those of non-ADHD children, and two thirds of caregivers of ADHD children suffered from poor level quality of life (QOL). Caregivers of non-ADHD children had fair level of self-competence but a good level of self-liking. Caregiver of ADHD children who had no work or history of medical diseases has a fair level of QOL and self-competence but a good level of self-liking. CONCLUSIONS: We found that caregivers of ADHD children have fair levels of QOL, self-liking, and self-competence, if compared to those of non-ADHD children. There are statistically significant correlations between QOL, self-competence, and self-liking among both caregivers of both non-ADHD children and ADHD children. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4294 | Post-COVID-19 scenarios for the governance of maritime transport and ports | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4295 | Clippings | Indian Pediatr | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4296 | News in Brief | Indian Pediatr | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4297 | Exploring the Determinants of Young Inclusive Leadership in Thailand: Research Taxonomy and Theoretical Framework Inclusive leadership has recently become an active topic in the literature on leadership and in the field of organizational behavior. However, there is currently a lack of consensus regarding whether the younger generation of inclusive leaders perceive and behave differently from the older generation. This study seeks to determine the traits, characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors of young inclusive Thai leaders who today play an increasingly influential role in various sectors of the Thai economy. The ultimate intent is to develop a theoretical framework for young inclusive leadership. Building on relational leadership theory and adopting the framework of Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) and Hollander’s 4Rs of Inclusive Leadership, the authors use interviews with 12 young Thai leaders to classify the crucial attributes of young inclusive Thai leaders into five categories: role model, luminary, pioneer, motivator, and nurturer. These attributes reflect how young leaders express their inclusiveness in conjunction with relational, entrepreneurial, and transformational leadership and serve as the basis for a holistic framework for young inclusive leadership. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4298 | Book Review-How We Give Now: A Philanthropic Guide for the Rest of Us, by Lucy Bernholz: Lucy Bernholz, How We Give Now: A Philanthropic Guide for the Rest of Us, The MIT Press, Massachusetts and England, 2021, pp. 240, Appendices, Notes, Bibliography, Index, $29.95 | Voluntas | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4299 | Journal of International Business Policy (JIBP) Volume 4 Abstracts | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 | |
| 4300 | Core Entrepreneurial Competences of Chinese College Students: Expert Conceptualisation Versus Real-Life Cases Core entrepreneurial competence (CEC) is an important prerequisite for the success of college student entrepreneurs. Although there are plenty of studies on student entrepreneurs’ competences, most of these have been conducted in Western developed countries. Thus, their findings may not be generalisable to other cultural contexts, such as Asian emerging economies such as China. The present study fills this gap by investigating the CECs of Chinese college students using a mix of the Delphi method and case studies. Two research questions are addressed: How do key stakeholder groups in China understand the CECs of college students? And what are the discrepancies between conceptualised CECs and the actual practices of Chinese student entrepreneurs? The findings suggest that the CECs of college students extracted from Chinese experts’ opinions overlapped but were not completely consistent with the competence frameworks found in the literature. Such an inconsistency might be attributed to China’s distinct sociocultural context and developmental stage. These conceptualised competences were also at odds with the real-life practices of student entrepreneurs. Three conflicts were identified: (1) innovation vs. transformation of ideas, (2) winning entrepreneurial competitions vs. starting/running an actual business and (3) establishing vs. sustaining teams. The findings suggest that the understanding of CECs should be enriched and sharpened to help entrepreneurs address real-life challenges. | N/A | 2022 | CORD-19 |
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