Article
Psychology, Clinical
Yang Zhao, Ruizhe Wang, Hebin Li, Chong Chen, Bowen Zhou, Xinying Weng, Yidi Hua, Yaqi Jia, Yajun Wu, Ying Li
Summary: This longitudinal study investigates the relationship between fear of COVID-19, support-seeking behaviors, and perceived social support among Chinese college students during two distinct periods of the pandemic. The study found a significant positive association between fear of COVID-19 in different periods and identified the mediating effect of support-seeking behaviors and perceived social support in mitigating fear of COVID-19. The findings contribute to the understanding of the psychological impacts of the pandemic and highlight the importance of social support in addressing fear of COVID-19.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Mahmoud M. Bassiouni, Ripon K. Chakrabortty, Omar K. Hussain, Humyun Fuad Rahman
Summary: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to global supply chains. This study proposes several deep learning approaches to predict and mitigate shipment risks under COVID-19 restrictions, increasing the resiliency of supply chains. The results show that one of the proposed models achieves an accuracy of 100%.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Andrew James Welfle, Alberto Almena, Muhammad Naveed Arshad, Scott William Banks, Isabela Butnar, Katie Jane Chong, SamuelJ. G. Cooper, Helen Daly, Samira Garcia Freites, Fatih Gulec, Christopher Hardacre, Robert Holland, Lan Lan, Chai Siah Lee, Peter Robertson, Rebecca Rowe, Anita Shepherd, Nathan Skillen, Silvia Tedesco, Patricia Thornley, Pedro Verdia Barbara, Ian Watson, Orla Sioned Aine Williams, Mirjam Roder
Summary: This research applies the Bioeconomy Sustainability Indicator Model (BSIM) to analyze the performance of bioenergy across 126 sustainability issues. It finds common trends and identifies potential benefits and risks associated with bioenergy projects. The research suggests that a broader approach to assessing sustainability, considering a range of indicators and not just emissions, may be more effective.
BIOMASS & BIOENERGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Daoyuan Lai, Yuxi Cai, Tsai Hor Chan, Dailin Gan, Amber N. Hurson, Yan Dora Zhang
Summary: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, governments worldwide have implemented various non-pharmaceutical interventions, including travel restrictions, to combat the disease. However, the implementation and long-term effects of travel restrictions vary across regions. Hong Kong and Singapore, as two regions that have long implemented travel restrictions, provide valuable experiences for future policy and research.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rebecca Katz, Kate Toole, Hailey Robertson, Alaina Case, Justin Kerr, Siobhan Robinson-Marshall, Jordan Schermerhorn, Sarah Orsborn, Michael Van Maele, Ryan Zimmerman, Tess Stevens, Alexandra Phelan, Colin Carlson, Ellie Graeden
Summary: As the COVID-19 pandemic spread in 2020, governments worldwide implemented policies to manage and mitigate the outbreak. The COVID Analysis and Mapping of Policies (COVID AMP) dataset includes nearly 50,000 policy measures from 150 countries, providing a broad capture of governance strategies for pandemic response. With detailed information on policy characteristics and sources, this dataset is crucial for future research in legal epidemiology and political science.
Article
Economics
Paresh Kumar Narayan
Summary: This paper surveys the literature on the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that stock market performance, COVID-19 policies, and energy markets are the most researched areas due to the availability of high-frequency time-series data supported by econometric tools. It discusses various socioeconomic and finance-related subjects of significant policy importance, identifying specific and broad areas in need of immediate research, which have strong policy implications.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2021)
Article
Economics
Anthony J. Makin, Allan Layton
Summary: Governments worldwide responded to the COVID19 crisis with varied fiscal policies, with some being overly expansive. The elevated public debt levels caused by the crisis pose macroeconomic risks in the future, requiring fiscal consolidation rather than further stimulus.
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sobia Noreen, Irsah Maqbool, Asadullah Madni
Summary: Dexamethasone has been identified as a significant development in fighting COVID-19, reducing mortality rates among severe cases. This review examines the therapeutic potential and risks of dexamethasone during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
News Item
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jennifer Couzin-Frankel
Summary: With uncertain benefits, some scientists are skeptical about a new round of shots for young people.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Charles Courtemanche, Joseph Garuccio, Anh Le, Joshua Pinkston, Aaron Yelowitz
Summary: In the early stages of the pandemic, social distancing measures implemented by U.S. states significantly slowed the growth rate of COVID-19 cases. However, the effectiveness of these measures varied in states with characteristics of political conservatism, rurality, and high percentages of white, evangelical Christian residents without college degrees. The social distancing policies in Kentucky's two largest urban counties were effective in reducing the spread of COVID-19, but had no statistically detectable effect in other areas of the state.
Article
Immunology
Robin van Kessel, Rebecca Forman, Ricarda Milstein, Alicja Mastylak, Katarzyna Czabanowska, Thomas Czypionka, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Anja Hirche, Magdalena Krysinska-Pisarek, Laia Maynou, Bjelle Roberts, Aleksandra Torbica, Karsten Vrangb, Yuxi Wang, Olivier J. Wouters, Elias Mossialos
Summary: This study investigated COVID-19 vaccination policies in ten European countries and found significant variations in authorization, priority groups, procurement and distribution, data collection, administration, and mandate requirements.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Retnowati W. D. Tuti, Achmad Nurmandi, Abitassha Az Zahra
Summary: This study examines the innovation policy elements of the social restrictions implemented in Jakarta to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The results show that relative advantage and trialability play crucial roles in the Jakarta government's decision-making process to ensure the successful adoption of innovation in slowing the spread of the virus.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Adam Gaffney, David U. Himmelstein, Samuel Dickman, Caitlin Myers, David Hemenway, Danny McCormick, Steffie Woolhandler
Summary: According to a decision analytical modeling study, three Supreme Court rulings in 2022 could have substantial harms on public health, potentially causing nearly 3000 excess deaths over a decade. These rulings invalidated workplace COVID-19 vaccine or mask-and-test requirements, voided state handgun-carry restrictions, and revoked the constitutional right to abortion.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Wei Liu, Yingbo Xu, Danni Ma
Summary: The COVID-19 restrictions, including national lockdown, social distancing, compulsory quarantine, and organizational measures of remote working, have had different impacts on employees' mental health worldwide. The psychological impacts of teleworking are associated with employees' various perceptions of its pros and cons, and developed countries and developing countries have experienced different effects on mental health resources and assistance distribution.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ana L. Patricio Silva, Joana C. Prata, Catherine Mouneyrac, Damia Barcelo, Armando C. Duarte, Teresa Rocha-Santos
Summary: The use of disposable face masks has become essential during the COVID-19 pandemic, but improper disposal has led to a new form of environmental contamination and adverse effects on wildlife. Effective remediation strategies are needed to address this issue.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hua Qin, Christine Sanders, Yanu Prasetyo, Muh. Syukron, Elizabeth Prentice
Summary: The study found that COVID-19 risk perception and behavior changed over time in terms of cognitive and affective dimensions as well as preventive actions, with complex dynamic relationships between them. Preventive actions had varied feedback effects on aspects of perceived COVID-19 risk over time.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hua Qin, Jamie Vickery, Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Barituka Bekee, Yanu Prasetyo
Summary: This study examines the dynamic relationships between risk perception and risk-mitigating behavior in the context of forest disturbance in north-central Colorado. It finds that higher individual or community activeness is associated with reductions in perceived forest fire risk and larger decreases in indirect risk perception.
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Agung Purnomo, Ira Audia Agustina, Andre Septianto, Liahmad, Yanu Endar Prasetyo
PROCEEDINGS OF 2020 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (ICIMTECH)
(2020)
Article
Development Studies
Hua Qin, Yanu Prasetyo, Martha Bass, Christine Sanders, Elizabeth Prentice, Quyen Nguyen
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES
(2020)
Article
Business, Finance
Gugyh Susandy, Yanu Endar Prasetyo
INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT
(2019)