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Multidisciplinary Sciences
A. Pluchino, A. E. Biondo, N. Giuffrida, G. Inturri, V Latora, R. Le Moli, A. Rapisarda, G. Russo, C. Zappala
Summary: The study proposes a data-driven framework for evaluating the epidemic risk of a geographical area and identifying high-risk areas within a country. By characterizing regions in Italy using historical data, it found higher epidemic risk in Northern regions compared to Central and Southern Italy. The risk index showed correlations with official data on infected individuals, patients in intensive care, and deceased patients.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jinghua An, Shelley Hoover, Sreenivas Konda, Sage J. J. Kim
Summary: This study examines the effectiveness of a COVID-19 specific social vulnerability index and finds that COVID-19 specific themes play an important role in explaining COVID-19 mortality rates. However, further improvements are needed for the accuracy of the index, and the development of robust local data infrastructure is critical.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Humanities, Multidisciplinary
Nitya Mittal, Janina Isabel Steinert, Sebastian Vollmer
Summary: This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods, income, and consumption expenditure of slum dwellers in Pune, India. The findings reveal limited and uneven recovery of livelihoods among individuals living just above subsistence level, even two years after the start of the pandemic. Younger and less educated individuals are found to be more vulnerable to welfare losses. The study also highlights the implications of the pandemic on nutritional health, as the consumption of fruits and vegetables remains below pre-pandemic levels.
HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jamal Hisham Hashim, Mohammad Adam Adman, Zailina Hashim, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Radi, Soo Chen Kwan
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia has caused over 100 deaths and two waves of cases, with the first wave seeing no fatalities and full recoveries, while the second wave was largely driven by the Sri Petaling Tabligh cluster. The country implemented a Movement Control Order to contain the spread of the virus, resulting in economic losses but also successful control of the outbreak. Vaccine development is seen as the best approach to achieving herd immunity against COVID-19.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yuan Jin, Ainong Li, Jinhu Bian, Xi Nan, Guangbin Lei, Kamran Muhammad
Summary: The study proposed a model using geographically weighted principal component analysis to quantify ecological vulnerability along the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar economic corridor, and suggested ecological management measures based on the results. It was found that ecological vulnerability is progressively increasing, especially in mountainous areas, with significant impacts on protected areas.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Baisakhi Chakraborty, Sambhunath Roy, Amit Bera, Partha Pratim Adhikary, Biswajit Bera, Debashish Sengupta, Gouri Sankar Bhunia, Pravat Kumar Shit
Summary: The sudden lockdown has had a significant impact on the water quality of the Damodar River, with noticeable differences in water quality indicators between the lockdown and pre-lockdown periods. Nutrient supplies in the river have decreased during the lockdown, leading to improvements in the eutrophic condition of certain stretches.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Igor Silva Campos, Vinicius Ferreira Aratani, Karina Baltor Cabral, Jean Ezequiel Limongi, Stefan Vilges de Oliveira
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic can impact individuals in diverse ways; this research aimed to assess vulnerability in 853 municipalities in Minas Gerais, Brazil to inform public policy; the study revealed the Northern region of Minas Gerais is particularly vulnerable in terms of economic, social, and health infrastructure indicators.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Emma Field, Amalie Dyda, Michael Hewett, Haotian Weng, Jingjing Shi, Stephanie Curtis, Charlee Law, Lisa McHugh, Meru Sheel, Jess Moore, Luis Furuya-Kanamori, Priyanka Pillai, Paul Konings, Michael Purcell, Nigel Stocks, Graham Williams, Colleen L. Lau
Summary: In response to the critical need for accurate and current information during the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia has developed the CRISPER system to provide real-time and spatially explicit information on cases, deaths, testing, and contact tracing locations. This system, based on feedback from key users and stakeholders, comprises three main components to optimize information sharing with public health responders, primary health care practitioners, and the general public.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Sameer Shadeed, Sandy Alawna
Summary: The study on COVID-19 vulnerability in the West Bank, Palestine identified Nablus, Jerusalem, and Hebron as areas of very high vulnerability, while Tulkarm, Ramallah & Al-Bireh, and Jenin were categorized as high vulnerability. 82% of the population in the West Bank are in high to very high vulnerability classes, emphasizing the need for early actions to control the risk and protect social life and economic conditions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
(2021)
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Economics
Binoy Goswami, Raju Mandal, Hiranya K. Nath
Summary: The study highlights the significant impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy of Indian states, with factors such as severity of virus spread, initial economic conditions, and employment structure playing a role in determining economic losses. States with better containment strategies, stronger healthcare capabilities, and a larger share of primary sector employment experienced smaller economic losses.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jianchun Fang, Xinyi Zhang, Yang Tong, Yuxin Xia, Hui Liu, Keke Wu
Summary: With the global spread of the Coronavirus epidemic, search engine data has become a practical tool for decision-makers to understand the epidemic trends. By using trend analysis data from the Baidu search engine, we can analyze the public's attention to the epidemic and the demand for anti-epidemic materials. The introduction of real-time search data, particularly from the Baidu index, has significantly improved the efficiency of Coronavirus epidemic prediction models.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jeisson Prieto, Rafael Malagon, Jonatan Gomez, Elizabeth Leon
Summary: The paper proposes an Urban Vulnerability Assessment (UVA) methodology to assess vulnerability in urban areas related to pandemics by investigating various vulnerability factors. By constructing a vulnerability index, it helps quantify pandemic potential and prioritize surveillance in highly vulnerable urban areas. This methodology is useful for evaluating and developing policies aimed at reducing disaster risk at different scales and for different audiences.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Harald Schmidt, Rebecca Weintraub, Michelle A. Williams, Kate Miller, Alison Buttenheim, Emily Sadecki, Helen Wu, Aditi Doiphode, Neha Nagpal, Lawrence O. Gostin, Angela A. Shen
Summary: An analysis of COVID-19 vaccine allocation frameworks in the United States reveals that 37 jurisdictions have adopted disadvantage indices to reduce health disparities, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing vaccines based on health and place. Many vaccine rationing guidelines urge planners to recognize and reduce inequities, with the uptake of disadvantage indices doubling in the jurisdictions with the largest shares of disadvantaged communities within a year.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Paula Andrea Rosero Perez, Juan Sebastian Realpe Gonzalez, Ricardo Salazar-Cabrera, David Restrepo, Diego M. Lopez, Bernd Blobel
Summary: The first case of COVID-19 in Colombia was confirmed on March 6, 2020. As of March 13, 2023, Colombia has registered 6,360,780 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, accounting for 12.18% of the total population. The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) in Colombia published a COVID-19 vulnerability index in 2020, but it did not consider various factors that could increase the risk of COVID-19. This study proposed a multidimensional index that incorporates variables of different types to calculate the incidence of COVID-19 and compares it with the vulnerability index provided by DANE. The results showed that the Extra Trees Regressor algorithm performed the best in predicting the incidence of COVID-19 in Colombia, with an R-squared of 0.829. This research is a crucial step towards a multidimensional analysis of COVID-19 risk factors, which can support decision making in public health programs and calculating vulnerability indexes for other viral diseases like dengue.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Oceanography
Elvira Armenio, Michele Mossa, Antonio Felice Petrillo
Summary: The recent COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on global tourism and coastal areas, highlighting the need for timely control and management measures to prevent virus transmission. Coastal environments are vulnerable to changes and require careful assessment of interventions or strategies.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)