| Title | Venue | Year | Impact | Source |
4301 | International Capacity Building in Psychological Science: Reflections on Student Involvement and Endeavors Internationalization in psychology provides unique opportunities for students worldwide and promises to build a more inclusive, representative, and culturally sensitive discipline. Far from passive recipients of the internationalization process, students are actively involved in promoting opportunities for cross-cultural collaborations, international learning, and the creation of international networks. This paper reviews opportunities for student involvement in internationalization related efforts in psychology. Students’ roles within international and regional psychology organizations are explored to highlight the unique contributions and opportunities afforded by more independent and fully student-led organizations and initiatives. This paper discusses the barriers to establishing student-led organizations and to student involvement in international endeavors, including power imbalances, language barriers, and disparities in students’ ability to access financial resources and mentorship depending on their geographical location. Recommendations are offered, to both students and professional members, to foster student contributions to the internationalization of psychology and support the creation of sustainable student-led international organizations. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4302 | Clinical pattern of synthetic cannabinoids users in Upper Egypt: cross-sectional study BACKGROUND: There is an expanding use of new psychoactive substances containing synthetic cannabinoids in the last years. This study was conducted to identify the epidemiologic data of acute and chronic toxicity by synthetic cannabinoids in Upper Egypt patients. RESULTS: All cases included in the presenting study were fifty males. Most users of synthetic cannabinoids were in the adolescence and middle age group (15–< 35) representing 68%. Curiosity was the most common motivator for using synthetic cannabinoids. Alteration of perception was reported in 68% of subjects after synthetic cannabinoids use. Additionally, dizziness, loss of consciousness, convulsion, and panic attacks were also reported. Cardiovascular adverse effects experienced by users were palpitations (76%) and chest pain (12%). Half of included subjects (50%) reported financial problems and about one-third (32%) got involved in domestic violence. Abnormal routine laboratory findings that were found in included cases were in the form of 12% anemia, 10% leukocytosis, and 6% leucopenia. Also, liver and kidney functions were elevated in 8% and 4% of the cases, respectively. While 22% and 4% of cases were positive for hepatitis C and HIV respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This study can be concluded that adolescence are the most common users of SCs; neuro-psychiatric and cardiovascular side effects were the most experienced by subjects. Violence in many forms, especially domestic violence, was associated with synthetic cannabinoids abuse. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Registered in clinical trial under name syntheticcannabinoidsAssiut and ID NCT03866941 and URL. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4303 | On the fate of social networking sites of deceased academics in the Covid-19 era and beyond The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented death, and among those touched by this virus are academics who have, at some point in their career, lost their lives, or academic institutes or countries who have lost valuable intellectual contributors. In the shadows of their deaths, it is incumbent upon us – as members of academia and the public – to somberly reflect on the realities of living close to, or alongside, death. One aspect that has not been widely discussed, but that seems to be more pertinent now than ever, is the fate of social media accounts, institutional websites, social networking sites, and other publicly available sites of deceased academics. A deceased academic continues to have responsibilities beyond their death because their work and legendary status may be posthumously challenged at any point in the future. Faced with challenges, absent an active voice that might be able to offer a suitable response, and considering the “fallible” nature of science, that legendary status and literature could change, for example, via the postmortem correction or retraction of their academic papers. While many academics have likely not reflected too deeply – or at all – on this issue, they would do well to ponder on this topic now, especially in these unprecedented times of Covid-19. | N/A | 2020 | | CORD-19 |
4304 | Predictors of Severity and Mortality of Chronic Liver Disease Patients with COVID-19 | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4305 | Health-related Disruptions Due to COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients Chronically Infected with Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4306 | Liver Injury at Presentation in COVID-19 is Associated with Immuno-Inflammatory Response | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4307 | Efficacy of N Acetyl Cysteine in Remdesvir Induced Hepatotoxicity in COVID-19 Patients | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4308 | Outcomes of Liver Transplant Recipients Infected with COVID-19 is Similar to Non- liver Transplant Patients | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4309 | Outcome of Patients Awaiting Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation During COVID-19 Pandemic | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4310 | Suitability of Tele-consultation for Hepato-biliary Diseases During Covid 19 Pandemic in India: A Machine Learning Based Approach | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4311 | Predictors of In-hospital Outcomes in Patients with Cirrhosis and COVID-19 | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4312 | Association of Liver Steatosis with Clinical Outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4313 | Liver Function Tests Deteriorate with Increasing Severity of COVID-19: A Single Center Large Retrospective Study of Indian Patients | J Clin Exp Hepatol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4314 | Abschied vom Recht auf Bildung?: Bildungsbenachteiligung von Kindern durch Schulschließungen während der Covid-19-Pandemie Schulschließungen während der Covid-19-Pandemie haben nicht bloß zu Lernrückständen bei vielen Kindern und Jugendlichen geführt. Vielmehr wuchs auch die in der Bundesrepublik aufgrund der wachsenden sozialen Ungleichheit die ohnehin stark ausgeprägte Bildungsungleichheit. Hauptleidtragende der monatelangen Kita- und Schulschließungen waren Kinder aus einkommensschwachen Familien. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4315 | Case Study of Hypertriglyceridemia from COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccination in a Patient with Familial Hypercholesteremia Lead Author's Financial Disclosures Nothing to disclose. Study Funding None. Background/Synopsis Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal codominant genetic disorder with very high levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) due to defective hepatic uptake via LDL receptors. Little data are available about the impacts of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on serum lipids in patients with FH. Objective/Purpose To evaluate a FH patient presenting with severe hypertriglyceridemia after receiving his COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination. Methods A history, physical examination, lipoprotein testing, and standard clinical chemistry laboratory testing were performed. Dextran sulfate cellulose LDL apheresis was performed with the Kaneka Medical America LLC Liposorber LA-15 system. Results A 60-year-old man has been treated for years with weekly or biweekly LDL apheresis treatments for FH, which was diagnosed >10 years ago using a Dutch Lipid Clinic Network score of 11. He has a history of hypertension, hypothyroidism, ischemic cardiomyopathy, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, 5 myocardial infarctions (MI), status post coronary artery bypass graft, and 20 coronary artery stents. Medications include rosuvastatin 40 mg/d, ezetimibe 10 mg/d, fenofibrate 145 mg/d, icosapent ethyl 2 grams twice daily, alirocumab 150 mg biweekly, and levothyroxine 200 mcg/d. Prior to each apheresis treatment, he receives hydrocortisone 50 mg intravenously due to prior intolerance. He has maintained a Mediterranean diet and regularly exercises. Family history includes his father, paternal aunt, and paternal grandfather who all had MIs at or before the age of 50. Physical exam has been nonrevealing. He received his Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination doses on 3/10/21 and 3/31/2021. His lipid panel on 4/1/2021 revealed in mg/dL: triglyceride (TG) of 1308; total cholesterol (TC) of 285; direct LDL-C of 102; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) of 35 (Table 1). LDL apheresis was attempted on 4/1/21, but failed, as the apparatus had very poor flow due to his very elevated triglycerides and cloudy blood (confirmed by Kaneka). He received apheresis 7 days later without complications with his pre-treatment lipid panel revealing in mg/dL: TG of 196; TC of 188; LDL-C of 106; HDL-C of 43. Prior to this, TG levels for the past 8 years averaged 277 mg/dL and 114 mg/dL pre- and post-apheresis, respectively. Conclusions A potential increase in TG due to COVID-19 vaccination occurred in a patient with FH and serious atherosclerosis, which prevented a potentially life-saving treatment. This underscores the need to address any rare complications from novel COVID-19 treatments, minimize ASCVD risk, and determine if this is a common side effect of COVID-19 vaccination. | J Clin Lipidol | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4316 | Metrological Traceability and Crucial Detector Characteristics for UVC Metrology in UVGI Applications Ultraviolet-C (UVC) radiation-based sanitization has globally gained enormous importance in the current COVID-19 (caused by SARS-COV-2 virus) pandemic situation. The effectiveness of radiation sanitization is quantified in terms of ‘radiation dose’, which in turn is derived from a radiometric parameter ‘irradiance’, measured using UVC radiometer. Metrological traceability of irradiance/dose measurement is essentially required for achieving requisite accuracy of measurements, and hence germicidal efficacy. In the present article, the derivation of traceability for irradiance measurement using UVC radiometer is demonstrated. The critical conditions to be considered while using detector/radiometer for measuring UVC irradiance/dose in practical conditions are elaborated, avoiding which, significant errors in the UVC irradiance/dose may arise, and hence, may compromise the performance of the Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation (UVGI) devices. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4317 | Assessing Pandemic Uncertainty on Conditions of Vaccination and Self-isolation A share of predictable information about the forthcoming state of a three-sided coin (susceptible—infected—immune) with the regular and random transition times between states is used for assessing the degree of pandemic uncertainty in our model. Unreliable and unsafe vaccines (that do not guarantee absolute immunity) as well as long self-isolation making transition times random increase the degree of pandemic uncertainty, worsening the damaging impact for both society and the economy. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4318 | Why do we need agent-based macroeconomics? We are entering the third decade of the twenty-first century with profound uncertainties and crucial challenges for the world economy. Phenomena like climate change, digital transformation, migration, demographic changes, and the ongoing COVID pandemic need to be understood and promptly addressed. We argue that the agent-based approach in economics is well suited to tackle these topics, because of its capacity to integrate the “micro” and “macro” dimensions by modelling the network of interactions among heterogeneous economic agents and their aggregate outcomes. This paper explains why the agent-based methodology is needed to overcome the limitations of the neoclassical approach in economics, which has not been able to properly address those challenges. To do so, the paper retraces the main stages of the scientific evolution in a general historical and epistemological perspective, showing how the paradigm of reductionism, which led to extraordinary advances after the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century, is less effective when addressing the main challenges ahead. On the other hand, the sciences of chaos theory and complex systems can provide the economic discipline with more suitable instruments to face those challenges. Finally, the paper briefly presents the contributions of the special issue, which use applications of agent-based models to study the main problems of our times. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4319 | From the Continental and Resource Curse of Siberia to Institutional Harmony The positioning of Siberia in the Russian and global economic space is considered, taking into account the opportunities, challenges, and threats of the 21st century. The driving forces and directions of development of Siberia in the historical, economic, geopolitical, and geographical aspects are investigated. Particular attention is paid to the question of whether the space and resources are the “Siberian curse” or the strongest strategic advantage of the macro-region. It is concluded that we should rather talk about Siberia’s “institutional curse,” associated with the inability of the state to use its space and resources rationally and with the reluctance of business to implement projects for deep processing of extracted raw materials and fuel on Siberia’s territory. It is shown that there is no need to contrast the raw materials and innovation-oriented path of development of the Siberian economy, since in modern conditions the raw materials sector is one of the largest consumers and generators of demand for modern technologies and scientific and technical solutions. In this context, elements of a new paradigm for the development of the Siberian Arctic and a new Arctic policy are considered. Proposals are formulated for the socioeconomic and regional policies of the Russian Federation, as well as for the state policy in the field of subsoil use, which should contribute to solving the main problems of development in Siberia. They relate to the improvement of the institutional conditions for interaction of the Federal Center and Siberian regions, mining companies with regions and their population, as well as the forms and mechanisms of regional integration interactions on the territory of Siberia. The emphasis is on investing in people and the development of science and education. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4320 | Lost before Lockdown-the Hidden Generation Let Down by Compulsory Schooling The closing of UK schools to most children during the Covid 19 outbreak on an unprecedented scale, not even witnessed during the World War conflicts, caused ripples of panic across the UK. The risk to the future life chances of children and young people caused the nation to respond, from celebrities teaching children online to footballers influencing government policy. The risks associated with inaccessible school proved an unbearable thought to many. Yet the last decade has witnessed thousands of children and young people being unable to access school. These children and young people have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), despite harrowing media stories about children being socially isolated with their future unknown, the country did not respond. Policy interventions by successive UK governments, since the late 1970’s have continued to be embedded with the intention of inclusion and reaching potential – yet many of the children at the centre remain invisible and forgotten. This research considers how policies, politicians, and educational professionals speak of children as a collective, yet fail to see the generation lost before lockdown. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4321 | Immune Repertoire of Sheep Blood B-Cells in the Postvaccination Immune Response The main specific functions of B-cells are carried out with the help of membrane receptors. Binding of the receptor to its ligand activates a cascade of reactions leading to the formation of memory cells and protective antibodies. The study was conducted to analyze the phenotypic profile of sheep blood B-cells in the process of postvaccination immune response to an inactivated vaccine against pathogens of acute intestinal diseases of animals. Romanov sheep at the age of 1.5 years were immunized twice with a 2-week interval. Studies were conducted before vaccination and on the seventh, 14th, and 21 days of the immune response. The phenotype of B-cells was determined by immunoperoxidase staining using monoclonal antibodies to CD receptors. A simple radial immunodiffusion reaction was used to assess IgG levels. Vaccination of sheep with an inactivated vaccine caused an increase in the level of the general population of leukocytes and a subpopulation of B2 cells (p < 0.05). The absolute number of leukocytes increased on the seventh and 14th days of the primary immune response and on the seventh day of the secondary immune response compared to the initial values. The number of B2 lymphocytes with the CD5 – IgM(+) phenotype increased and amounted to 9.0 × 10(6) cells/mL on day 7 and 11.2 × 10(6) cells/mL on day 14 of the primary immune response (4.5 × 10(6) cells/mL before the introduction of the vaccine). An increase in the level of the CD5 – CD19 + IgM + CD20 + lymphocyte subpopulation was noted in the first 2 weeks of the immune response and was 2.5 times higher than the initial value. Data were obtained on the absence of the effect of vaccination on the level of lymphocytes with the CD5 + CD19 + IgM + phenotype (B1-cells), which did not change during either the primary or secondary immune response, which indicates the independence of priming of the two main subpopulations of B-cells. The structural components of the immune system in the process of immunogenesis are not activated simultaneously, and when evaluating the effectiveness of vaccination, functional interrelations of immunological indicators are of particular importance. A strong correlation between the indicators of B2‑cells and the level of total immunoglobulins of class G (r = 0.9) indicates a positive effect of vaccination. | Russ Agric Sci | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4322 | New Otkhodnichestvo and Shift Labor Organization in the Depopulation and Settlement of Territories Modern Russia is characterized by a frequent discrepancy between the places of employment and residence of the able-bodied population. Combined with new opportunities for its spatial mobility, this has led to the development of intra-Russian and intraregional labor migrations. Among them, a significant place is occupied by commuting (daily departure to the place of work in another locality) and shift labor organization (departure to a place of work for a long time due to the irrationality of daily return to the place of permanent residence). The phenomenon of shift work historically grew out of prerevolutionary otkhodnichestvo, which does not fully coincide with the concept of seasonal work. Our contemporaries are increasingly using the concept of otkhodnichestvo, finding direct parallels with shift work. Such work is becoming one of the most dominant type of labor migration and an active factor of spatially mediated depopulation, which was analyzed in the previous issue of this journal. Unfortunately, statistics do not give objective information about this phenomenon; therefore, estimates by different researchers vary significantly. Legally, shift work in Russia is regulated only from the viewpoint of the employer–employee relationship. However, this article shows that it governs not only the special organization of labor, but also the special order of organizing the lives of millions of Russian citizens and spatial organization of economic and social activity in Russian regions and municipalities. Concentration of shift work vacancies is noted in Moscow and several other large cities, whereas in poorly populated areas of Russia, such vacancies are localized in stationary shift settlements. It is proposed they be considered as a kind of components of the settlement system with legal establishment of relations with local government bodies. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4323 | Spatial Measurement of Eurasian Integration The institutions of Eurasian integration were formed from the experience of other integration associations, but taking into account the specifics of the participating countries. The article assesses the impact of spatial factors on the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which has not yet been sufficiently studied, although this is quite significant. Among these factors are Russia’s sharp dominance in the EAEU, large social and economic differences at the country and regional levels, the predominance of energy sector and its infrastructure in the interaction of the participating countries, and the deep-seated position in Eurasia. The existing institutions are mainly aimed at ensuring freedom for mutual trade and cross-border movement of the population. Mainly, capital cities benefited from this, to which the main part of mutual trade and labor migrations is locked. At the same time, they did not stimulate the development of industrial and technological cooperation between the participating countries. Eurasian integration has done nothing to reduce the unevenness of spatial development in the participating countries, which bolsters skepticism towards the EAEU and increases internal political instability. The recently adopted Strategic Directions for Developing the Eurasian Economic Integration until 2025 presuppose correction of integration institutions towards strengthening of the coordination elements and joint design in them. This will make it possible to reduce the negative impact of the intracontinental position and more actively use the potential of a central position in Eurasia. The system of measures for joint economic policy presented in them has created a new platform for stable interaction between states, national communities, and business for more efficient use of the Eurasian space they occupy. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4324 | Introduction: The Science of Stress | Yale J Biol Med | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4325 | On the Partial-Geometric Distribution: Properties and Applications In this article we introduce the new, two-parameter partial-geometric distribution (PG) that contains both geometric and first success distributions as a particular case. Some probability and statistical properties of the proposed distribution are discussed, including probability mass function, mean, variance, moment generating function, and probability generating function. We propose the method of maximum likelihood for estimating the model’s parameters, and apply the PG distribution to two real datasets to illustrate the flexibility of the proposed distribution. We found the PG distribution is more dynamic than the geometric distribution in the sense that it can be applied to the under-dispersed data. The PG distribution also performs well with a goodness of fit test and some other model selection characteristics for model fitting of these two datasets. Thus, the PG distribution can be applied as an alternative model for the analysis of discrete data. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4326 | The effects of SKO on Assam crude oil The energy demand for crude oil (CO) has increased globally which encourages the growth in the petroleum industry worldwide. When CO is transported through a pipeline over long distances, due to the change in environmental circumstances, the flow behavior of CO also changes. To improve the flowability of CO through the pipeline, a better understanding of the rheological behavior of CO is very important. In this paper, several experiments were conducted to improve the flowability of CO through pipeline transportation. Dilution of CO with its products like Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) was selected as it improves the CO flowability through the pipeline and is economically affordable. In this study, the effect of SKO on (o)API gravity, Pour Point, Gel Point, Viscosity Gravity Constant, and rheological parameters were studied for the CO of Upper Assam Basin, Assam. SKO was mixed with CO in different ratios to examine the effect of SKO on it. The results obtained showed that with the addition of SKO, (o)API increases, the minimum limit of attaining paraffinic nature of CO samples can be determined, heavier CO may not always have high Pour Point and Gel Point. The variation in yield stress of CO with SKO was also observed. Hershel-Buckley Model (HBM) was used and from the three parameters of HBM, the shear-thinning or shear thickening behavior of CO was determined. Therefore, this paper attempts to study the flow behavior of CO and also to identify the % of SKO required for improving their flowability through the pipeline. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4327 | Die ordnungsstiftende Funktion pädagogischer Technologien und Kernaktivitäten in der Erwachsenenbildung. Relationierung zweier qualitativer Forschungsperspektiven The concept of technologies and key actions, based on A. L. Strauss’ social-world theory, has mainly been applied to substantial theoretical pedagogic questions. The present contribution transfers this concept for the first time on adult education. The authors emphasise in their article that abductive and relational techniques are applicable to connect the microfield of symbolically conveyed interaction in adult education with the level of the pedagogically organised system of lifelong learning. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4328 | Does mass management of chronic hepatitis C protect the Egyptian population against fulminant coronavirus disease-2019? "Postulating a hypothesis" Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by the pathogenic virus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Egypt has launched a national treatment program to provide a cure for Egyptian patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). A common mechanism is shared between both the anticipated and unexpected aspects of COVID-19. The activity of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is intrinsically high in the lungs, which is a major source of ACE and hence a significant site of systemic synthesis of Ang II. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is the cellular receptor for SARS-CoV-2, the etiological agent of the COVID-19 disease. ACE-2 and its angiotensin 1–7 (Ang 1–7) product, which acts on the Mas oncogene receptor, have been shown to play a protective role in fibrogenesis and inflammation of many organs, including the liver and lung. Antiviral treatment with interferon (IFN) in conjunction with ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C reduces serum ACE activity and indirectly affects liver parenchyma fibrogenesis. The antifibrotic activity of sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir (SOF/DAC) is independent of its antiviral action. Elimination of HCV infection by DAA therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C could improve natural killer (NK) activity by increasing the frequency of CD 16+ CD 56+ NK cells. COVID-19 individuals exhibit enhanced platelet activation and aggregation, as well as platelet-monocyte aggregation, which is linked to coagulative disorders. Lower systemic inflammation and enhanced hepatic synthesis of both pro- and anti-coagulant factors were noticed soon after antiviral therapy. In order to protect against the severity of COVID-19, treatment of chronic hepatitis C has been observed as a possible key as a prophylaxis beside the vaccine and should be tested for evidence or rejection of observation. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4329 | Shoulder adhesive capsulitis: can clinical data correlate with fat-suppressed T2 weighted MRI findings? BACKGROUND: Adhesive capsulitis (AC) of the shoulder or frozen shoulder is a debilitating condition characterized by progressive pain, stiffness and limited range of motion about the glenohumeral joint, the term (adhesive capsulitis) to describe the findings of chronic inflammation and fibrosis of the joint capsule, characterized by significant restriction of both active and passive shoulder motion that occurs in the absence of a known intrinsic shoulder disorder. The goal of the trial was to examine the association between clinical features (stages) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder. RESULTS: In our study, Regarding the diagnostic performance of shoulder MRI there is a statistically significant difference between degree of pain intensity according to Capsular thickening regarding humeral “mm” with p-value (p < 0.05). The highest value was found moderate and severe pain group (5.67 ± 1.39) compared to absent, minimal and mild pain group (4.42 ± 1.29), there was a statistically significant difference between two groups according to axillary recess regarding height “mm” with p-value (p < 0.05). The highest value was found absent, minimal and mild pain group (7.02 ± 2.68) compared to moderate and severe pain group (5.73 ± 2.25). There is no statistically significant association between pain intensity and MRI finding regarding capsular edema, extra capsular edema, obliteration of subcoracoid fat triangle, effusion of biceps tendon sheath, capsular thickening of glenoid (mm) and humeral portions of axillary recess and axillary recess width and height (mm), with p-value (p > 0.05 NS). CONCLUSIONS: MRI is useful for assessing clinical impairment and predicting the clinical stage of adhesive capsulitis. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4330 | Postdigital Applied Systems Science Education: Towards an Integral Framework, Curriculum and Pedagogy The design of systems to support sustainable wellbeing is contingent upon lifespan education of Homo sapiens and ongoing efforts to cultivate individual and collective intelligence. The Postdigital Applied Systems Science Education (PASSE) framework presented in this paper highlights the need for greater investment in educational infrastructures that support the development of collective intelligence, teamwork, and system design skills. We propose that the implementation of PASSE involves group- and project-based work focused on developing (1) an understanding of systems, (2) an understanding of group dynamics relevant to the management and design of systems, and (3) skill in the application of applied systems science methods that can be used by groups in the management and redesign of systems. To showcase curricular and pedagogical challenges and opportunities, we describe key features of our current delivery of PASSE along with future plans and prospects. Aligned with postdigital perspectives and innovations at the nexus of biology, information, and society, we highlight the potential for ongoing redesign of educational infrastructures and technologies that enhance societal teamwork and system design capabilities that allow us to address increasingly complex societal challenges. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4331 | Using the UTAUT model to analyze user intention to accept electronic payment systems in Serbia This study applies The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) to explain the acceptance of electronic payment systems in Serbia. We used extended model that incorporates several external variables, such as perceived security, trust, privacy, convertibility and financial costs, along with basic UTAUT predictors. The sample comprised of 457 respondents. We applied structural equation modelling to develop the model and draw conclusions. The results showed that performance expectancy, perceived security, trust and social influence had strong positive effects on behavioral intention. Conversely, we found behavioral intention, convertibility and financial costs to be significant drivers of user behavior. We consider the inclusion of convertibility in the model and proving its significance to be the main practical implications of our research, and also suggest to be considered as a factor in models designed for countries with low purchasing power of national currency. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10258-022-00210-5. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4332 | Gesund von Kopf bis Fuß durch die Lebensmitte | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4333 | The regional powers' research programme in international relations: a critical assessment More than a decade has passed since an intense research interest in Regional Powers arose in IR. However, this original impetus has of late notoriously tailed off. This was in part the result of an unfavourable international environment but also, I argue, of an exhaustion of the programme’s conceptual and analytical framework as such. This can be specially seen in three fronts. First, in the inability of the initial theoretical framing to account for new empirical observations, and an insufficient engagement of Area Studies research for revising these initial propositions; second, in a conceptualisation of global-level influences that has been too restrictive and theoretically impairing; and third, in the difficulties encountered by efforts to explain the formation of regional orders by leveraging regional powers as main explanatory variables. A second argument is that some of the fresh approaches needed to overcome these problems might be found in Comparative Regionalism. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4334 | Crisis management practices during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of a newly-opened hotel in Bali The global COVID-19 pandemic—and the ensuing safety measures—has inflicted a debilitating blow against the lodging industry by transforming tourism patterns and discouraging travel. Guided by tourism disaster management framework and the contingency theory, this study attempts to explore the crisis management practices (CMPs) conducted by the leaders of a newly-opened hotel in Bali, Indonesia, during each phase of crisis. Through an interview with eight hotel executives, the findings of this study provide both theoretical and managerial implications for comprehending CMPs during the current circumstances. As the pandemic has not yet ended, a company that has reached the resolution phase may revert to the emergency phase, or worse. Therefore, this study also recommends considering the advantages of communication, contingency plans, open leadership styles, organization culture, past experiences, and business continuity as the principle tools with which to increase the chances of successful CMPs. These findings may also prove to be significant to other areas of the tourism sector beyond the hotel industry, as well as to other cultural tourism destinations outside of Bali. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4335 | Evaluating a peer-led wellbeing programme for doctors-in-training during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia, using the Most Significant Change technique This article discusses the use of the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique in a mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot wellbeing programme for obstetrics and gynaecology doctors-in-training introduced at a large public hospital during Melbourne, Australia’s second coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown, which occurred from 7 July to 26 October 2020. The evaluation was conducted remotely using videoconferencing technology, to conform with pandemic restrictions. MSC complemented the program’s participatory principles and was chosen because it seeks to learn about participants’ perceptions of programme impacts by evaluating their stories of significant change. Stakeholders select one story exemplifying the most significant change resulting from the evaluated program. Inductive thematic analysis of all stories is combined with reasons for making the selection, to inform learnings (Dart & Davies, 2003; Tonkin et al., 2021). Nine stories of change were included in the selection. The most significant change was a more supportive workplace culture brought about by enabling basic needs to be met and breaking down hierarchical barriers. This was linked to five interconnected themes – connection, caring, communication, confidence and cooperation. The evaluation learnings are explored and reflections on remotely conducting MSC evaluation are shared. | Eval J Australas | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4336 | Destination governance in times of crisis and the role of public-private partnerships in tourism recovery from Covid-19: The case of Macao The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had a significant negative impact on many industries, tourism being among the most severely impacted. To recover from the crisis speedily, a responsive mode of governance that can draw on different stakeholders’ efforts is required. Through qualitative interviews with key informants from major associations and government offices related to tourism, this study examines how Macao adopted public-private partnership governance to aid the recovery of its tourism industry. Specifically, the study investigates the roles of government and the crisis leader in post-COVID tourism recovery, the changes in consumer markets, and collaborative efforts of tourism business sectors and destination marketing organizations. This study contributes to deciphering how public-private partnerships can help tourism recovery, as well as the importance of crisis leadership in the process. The study also provides suggestions for industry partners regarding how they can act and respond to crises more effectively. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4337 | Impact Assessment of Aerosol Optical Depth on Rainfall in Indian Rural Areas Aerosol significantly influences the life cycle of clouds and their formation. Many studies reported worldwide on anthropogenic aerosols and their impact on clouds and their optical properties. Atmospheric remote sensing provides the best way to estimate indirectly air quality surveillance and management in megacities of developing countries like India where many cities have elevated concentration profiles of air pollutants with inadequate coverage of spatial and temporal monitoring. The results of the study highlighted the impact on rainfall patterns due to aerosol optical depth (AOD) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for a total of 7 years (2015–2021) over five different Indian rural sites by using MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The AOD (550 nm) and PM2.5 were retrieved from the MODIS sensor Terra satellites and the MEERA 2 model, respectively. Also, we have analyzed in this study the relationship of AOD (550 nm) with PM2.5 and meteorological variables (temperature relative humidity and precipitation) over Indian rural sites during 2015–2021. The maximum concentration of AOD (550 nm) has been measured for Gandhi college (2.94 ± 0.44) and minimum for ARM college (0.01 ± 0.28), while the maximum concentration of PM2.5 has been measured for ARM College 296.37 (µg m(−3)) and minimum for Karunya University 0.02 (µg m(−3)). Also, the relation between AOD (550 nm) with total precipitation is measured positively for all locations except Gandhi college whereby PM2.5 associated with total precipitation is measured negatively for all locations except ARM college. Finally, the relationship between PM2.5 and AOD (550 nm) is measured positively in all selected locations except Singhad Institute. The maximum rainfall has been observed for monsoon months (June–August) and post-monsoon months (October) for all locations during the study period. The maximum total precipitation has been measured for Singhad 11,674.7 (mm) and the minimum for Karunya University 4563.41 (mm). However, the results of the study indicated that there was no direct trend observed in AOD in five different selected rural Indian sites. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4338 | Study on the Preparation and System of Desulfonated Anti-High Temperature Fluid Loss Agent In this study, a desulfonated hybrid organic/inorganic fluid loss agent resistant to high temperatures is synthesized by using free-radical copolymerization. The fluid loss agent consists of the organic monomer acrylamide (AM), N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP), dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (DMDAAC), and the inorganic monomer KH570 modified by nano-silica (M-SiO2). A field emission transmission electron microscope, an infrared spectrometer, and a thermogravimetric analyzer are used to examine the morphology and structure of the fluid loss agent. The results show that the inorganic nanoparticles and organic polymers are successfully grafted, and the resulting “core-shell” structure is connected by molecular chains. When 2% wt of the synthetic fluid loss additive E(AND-SiO2) is added to the base slurry, the normal-pressure fluid loss (FLAPI) and high-temperature, high-pressure fluid loss (FLHTHP) of the slurry are determined by the aging tests at 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, and 200°C for 16 hours. The results show that when the temperature is 180°C, FLAPI is 6.4 mL, FLHTHP is 28 mL, and temperature resistance is good. The biological toxicity and biodegradability tests show that the fluid loss control agent does not only effectively reduce the fluid loss, but also easily degrades, making it an environmentally-friendly treatment agent. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4339 | The role of waiting area typology in limiting the spread of COVID-19: Outpatient clinics of Erbil hospitals as a case study In the post-healthcare context, protecting patients against pandemic diseases like COVID-19 has become designers' responsibility; the amount and effectiveness of change are unknown, particularly in terms of future design. This study explores the potential significance of waiting area typology within outpatient clinics in generating a healthy and therapeutic environment for patients and users in terms of social distancing, as well as whether there is a relationship between outpatient and the provision of social distancing. This study employed a quantitative approach based on space syntax theory, through four different syntactic maps (Isovist, Axial, Convex and Visibility Graph Analysis), to depict hospitals in Erbil city by adopting five outpatient layout typologies such as centralized and decentralized (linear, lobby, sectoral and mixed), through measuring wayfinding, accessibility, privacy, density and circulation as outpatient layout typology factors. Results identified that there is a clear effect of outpatient layout typology factors on providing social distancing especially in waiting areas, the decentralized outpatient layout represented by both sectoral and linear typologies is the most useful typology based on social distancing compared to others. Given the influential role of outpatient layout in providing a healthy and safe healing atmosphere with more social distancing for patients, research findings provide a useful resource for healthcare designers, particularly for waiting areas within outpatient clinics. | Indoor Built Environ | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4340 | Environment Friendly g-C3N4-Based Catalysts and Their Recent Strategy in Organic Transformations Organic molecules synthesized in an environmentally friendly manner have excellent therapeutic potential. The entire preparation technique was examined in the existence of a light source, implying that light has been replaced by heating and the usage of dangerous chemicals has decreased, resulting in less pollution of the environment. The advantages of these nanocarbon catalysts include high efficiency, environmentally friendly synthesis, eco-friendly, inexpensive, and non-corrodible. In organic transformations, solid metal base/metal-free catalysts produce better results. Here, the metal-free semiconductor g-C(3)N(4) was used to demonstrate the catalytic behavior of organic conversions. g-C(3)N(4) is a two-dimensional material and a p‑type semiconductor to enhance the photocatalytic activity. The excellent properties of g-C(3)N(4) sheet lead to the support of metals to form metal-organic frameworks. Most of the reactions gained positive response under visible light irradiation. This review will inspire readers in widen the applications of g-C(3)N(4) based catalyst in various organic transformation reactions. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4341 | Heterogeneous Effects of Mortgage Rates on Housing Returns: Evidence from an Interacted Panel VAR This paper develops a theoretical and empirical framework to assess the heterogeneous effects of mortgage rates on housing returns when accounting for the zero lower bound regime of the policy interest rate and local market supply and demand conditions. Based on an interacted panel VAR, estimated on a dataset comprising of 146 metropolitan statistical areas for a time period between January 1995 and December 2020, our empirical findings show that the response of housing returns to a mortgage rate shock is larger in magnitude when the federal funds rate is at its zero lower bound. Various supply and demand conditions, including housing permits, personal income, employment, and population, matter for the transmission of a mortgage rate shock to housing returns in local markets. A partial equilibrium model supports our empirical results. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4342 | Tagungsbericht zur 4. Promovierendenkonferenz Umwelt und Recht, 23. und 24.9.2021 | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4343 | SME resilience as a catalyst for tourism destinations: a literature review This study proposes a holistic framework, which synthesized the literature on resilience, tourism, and tourism micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The dimensions of resilience were used as lens to highlight the role played by tourism small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and extract strategies for tourism destination resilience amid various disasters. The systematic integrative literature review of 107 documents covered six books and 101 papers. Seven sources are chapters from 6 books and 94 articles from 47 journals. The literature review uses thematic analysis to extract dimensional concepts from extant literature on resilience, tourism resilience, and tourism MSMEs. Key insights on limitations and strategies on resilience emerged from the review. These addressed aspects of governance, economics, environment, and social resilience. This analysis led to the formulation of a framework that underscored the dimensions of tourism. It provides insights for tourism policymakers in drafting strategies to address limitations, which anchored on a more comprehensive perspective. As a contribution to theory, this study expanded the scope of resilience dimensions to address limitations. The strategies intend to fortify MSME resilience as a dominant part of tourism resilience. The insights from the study offer an enhanced view of tourism MSME resilience as crisis and disaster management literature. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4344 | Emerging trends of online assessment systems in the emergency remote teaching period The COVID-19 pandemic caused many educational institutions in the world to switch to the distance education process, and this process was called Emergency Remote Teaching. This urgent transition process has caused many problems in educational environments. One of the problems is the subject of measurement and evaluation. Along with the pandemic, many institutions have used various online assessment systems to make measurements and evaluations online, and researchers have conducted research on these online assessment systems. This research focus on the features of the online assessment systems and aims to examine the trends towards the prominent features of the online assessment systems in the Emergency Remote Teaching period. For this purpose, the prominent online assessment systems have been determined by systematically analyzing academic studies published in 2020, and answers have been sought to the following research questions: (1) which platforms they support, (2) which security features they have, and (3) what common features they have. Identifying trends in the characteristics of online assessment systems is expected to guide practitioners, decision-makers, researchers, and system developers in the process of selecting and/or developing an online assessment system for use in online measurement and evaluation. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4345 | Buchrezension zu: Molekulare Virologie: Molekulare Virologie Susanne Modrow, Uwe Truyen und Hermann Schätzl 841 S., 212 Abb., Springer Spektrum, 4. Aufl., 2021. HC 79,99 €. ISBN: 9783662617809 Auch als E-Book erhältlich | Biospektrum (Heidelb) | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4346 | Die Steigerung der Effektivität des Bonner Übereinkommens zur Erhaltung wandernder Tierarten Das Übereinkommen zur Erhaltung der wandernden wildlebenden Tierarten (Bonner Konvention) wurde am 23. Juni 1979 verabschiedet und weist 132 Mitgliedstaaten auf. In diesem Artikel wird die Konvention vorgestellt und es wird beleuchtet, welche Maßnahmen und Trends ergriffen worden sind, um die Konvention effektiver zu gestalten, aber auch, welche Gefahren durch diese Trends möglich sind. Hier treten insbesondere die Rolle von Mitgliedsbeiträgen und Abstimmungen hervor, welche sich direkt und indirekt auf die Verfahrensweise der Konvention auswirken können. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4347 | WITHDRAWN: The Role of the Vascular Niche in Organ Fibrosis and COVID-19-Related Organ Damage and the Countermeasures adopted by Chinese and Western Medicine The vascular niche is a microenvironment located around capillaries and is mainly composed of endothelial cells, pericytes, macrophages, lymphocytes, mesenchymal stem cells, and hematopoietic stem cells. Studies have found that the vascular niche not only functions to regulate cell growth and differentiation in normal tissues, but also has an important role in regulating fibrosis in various organs and tissues in disease states. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a systemic disease that broke out in 2019, caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection, which results in pulmonary inflammation, systemic multi-organ damage, and an inflammatory cytokine storm. Recently, the vascular niche has been found to play a role in COVID-19-related multi-organ damage. In this review, we introduce the important role of the vascular niche in organ fibrosis and COVID-19-related organ damage, summarize some of the cellular signaling pathways in the vascular niche that promote fibrosis, and discuss the treatment of organ fibrosis in Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4348 | Hüftfrakturinzidenz und Lockdown: Gibt es Zusammenhänge? Social lockdown has been repeatedly imposed worldwide due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Resultant isolation with less physical activity and restricted health care access may have an impact on fracture incidences. Based on the data of the Austrian Workers’ Compensation Board (AUVA), which is the social insurance for the majority in Austria, hip fracture cases did not differ in the time period March 16th to May 31st 2020 (first lockdown period in Austria) compared to the same period of previous years (2016–2019). Stratified by sex and age group, a lower fracture rate was seen in women aged 50–69 years (p < 0.05) in 2020 compared to 2018. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4349 | Changing Trends of Aerosol Loadings Over Three Major Zones of Indian Region During the Last Seventeen Years (2005-2021) The spatial and temporal variation of satellite derived pre-monsoonal Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) over the Indian region has been studied using long-term (2005–2021) satellite data from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI). In particular, three zones were selected, based on the dominance of natural, anthropogenic and mixture of both types of aerosols. The seasonal average of AOD (MODIS, OMI) was found to be (~ 0.40, ~ 0.35) for the entire Indian landmass. We found that the trends are increasing (and are statistically significant) over the Indian region and the increase is at a faster rate in the last 8 years compared to the previous ones. Trend from MODIS (OMI) was found to be 0.011 (0.002) year(−1) and 0.014 (0.006) year(−1) for the periods 2005–2012 and 2013–2021, respectively, over the Indian region. Increasing trends of AOD for zones selected in Indo-Gangetic Plains and South-India were found during 2005–2021, whereas for the desert zone, AOD trend has contrastingly became negative (2005–2012) to positive (2013–2021) in the recent years. | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |
4350 | Globalization and global governance | N/A | 2022 | | CORD-19 |