Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Eugene Y. Chan, Najam U. Saqib
Summary: Research suggests that heightened concerns about COVID-19 lead to increased focus on privacy, which in turn decreases intentions to download contact tracing apps. Understanding this relationship can help policymakers promote higher uptake of such apps during pandemics to better control the spread of diseases.
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Business
Kirsten Cowan, Ana Javornik, Peilin Jiang
Summary: The study reveals that individual privacy concerns indirectly influence future behavioral intentions towards augmented reality face filter apps, mainly through perceived usefulness and flow. Additionally, the research demonstrates that users show lower use intentions and word-of-mouth when presented with a concrete (vs. abstract) privacy policy, and these effects are only significant when interacting with highly hedonic filters.
PSYCHOLOGY & MARKETING
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Farkhondeh Hassandoust, Saeed Akhlaghpour, Allen C. Johnston
Summary: This study developed and validated a holistic model for explaining potential users' privacy concerns and intention to install a contact tracing mobile application, highlighting factors such as risk beliefs, perceived benefits, privacy concerns, and technology features. Public health agencies can use this model to address identified issues and increase CTMA adoption.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Editorial Material
Immunology
Brad Gilbertson, Kanta Subbarao
Summary: There is a widespread and unprecedented spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N1 viruses in bird species on five continents, with infections also reported in mammals, most likely caused by consuming infected birds. The increase in H5N1 virus infections in different species could lead to the emergence of new viral variants that may adapt to mammals and potentially humans. It is crucial to monitor and assess the presence of mutations in mammalian-origin H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses that could increase their risk for human pandemics. Although there have been a limited number of human cases so far, the infection of mammals provides opportunities for the virus to acquire mutations that enhance infection, replication, and spread in mammals, which were not observed in the past viruses.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Economics
Massimo Pulejo, Pablo Querubin
Summary: The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to swift government action, with leaders facing trade-offs between limiting contagion and minimizing economic costs. Electoral concerns have influenced leaders to implement less stringent restrictions closer to elections, impacting the response to the epidemic.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Karl van der Schyff, Stephen Flowerday
Summary: This study evaluates the importance of self-disclosure influenced by perceived risks and benefits in social media use, and analyzes the impact of provider trust and FoMO on risk and benefit assessment. The results show that perceived benefits mediate the relationship between FoMO and intention to self-disclose on Instagram, but not on Facebook. Additionally, perceived benefits and perceived risks mediate the relationship between trust in provider and intention to self-disclose on both Facebook and Instagram. Surprisingly, there is no evidence to suggest that perceived risks mediate the relationship between FoMO and intention to self-disclose on Facebook, while the opposite is true on Instagram. The transitory nature of some methods of self-disclosure on Instagram is used to mitigate privacy risks.
COMPUTERS & SECURITY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
J. Clinton, J. Cohen, J. Lapinski, M. Trussler
Summary: The study found that in the United States, partisanship has a bigger impact on individuals' willingness to stay at home and reduce social mobility than public health concerns. It also revealed that over time, the willingness of Republicans to stay at home has increased, highlighting the challenge that politics poses for public health.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ankit Majie, Rajdeep Saha, Biswatrish Sarkar
Summary: The human monkeypox virus (MPXV) was first identified in 1959 and has experienced sporadic incidence since then. While it was originally endemic to central and western Africa, it has started spreading to non-endemic regions across North and South America, Europe, and Asia since 2017. As of May 2022, non-endemic areas have reported 62,635 cases of infection, with a mortality rate of less than 0.2%. The virus can cause various symptoms and complications, and its transmission is linked to factors such as improper handling of bushmeat, unprotected sexual intercourse, and contact with infected individuals.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Zedong Li, Jin Li, Yamin Li, Feng Tian, Jin Huang, Zhihong Wang, Mingming Wang
Summary: This study was conducted in the context of another outbreak in Zhangjiajie, China. Respondents (infected patients, healthy population) were required to complete self-administered questions and standardized questionnaires to assess their psychological reactions during the pandemic.
Article
Economics
Raul Pezoa, Franco Basso, Paulina Quilodran, Mauricio Varas
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on people's mobility, particularly on the use of public transport. However, there is still a lack of understanding regarding how the pandemic has influenced the distribution of trip purposes, which hinders the development of policies aimed at increasing demand for public transport in the post-pandemic era. To address this gap, this article investigates how trip purposes made by public transport in Santiago, Chile evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings show that the distribution of trip purposes varied considerably during the week of maximum restrictions in 2020, with an increase in trips for work, a decrease in recreational trips, and no change in trips for health purposes.
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Economics
Frauke Schallehn, Konstantina Valogianni
Summary: Germany shows higher sustainability awareness compared to the US, which is at an earlier stage of sustainability maturity. Overall awareness in both countries has increased after the introduction of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. Recent deterioration in smart meter privacy concerns may be attributed to governmental efforts to educate the public about smart meter technology. German public tweets more positively about e-mobility, while the US focuses more on battery efficiency and other technological developments.
Article
Immunology
C. Degeling, J. Williams, S. M. Carter, R. Moss, P. Massey, G. L. Gilbert, P. Shih, A. Braunack-Mayer, K. Crooks, D. Brown, J. McVernon
Summary: In the context of an influenza pandemic, community juries in Australia tend to support prioritizing influenza vaccination for primary school students to indirectly protect the general population, as this approach may benefit more people and be more publicly acceptable.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Javier Canelas-Fernandez, Clara Mazagatos, Concepcion Delgado-Sanz, Amparo Larrauri
Summary: Understanding the burden of severe influenza disease is crucial for disease risk communication and public health control measures. This study estimated the number of influenza-attributable hospitalizations in Spain during the 2010-2011 to 2019-2020 seasons, finding that people aged 65 and over and children under 5 had the highest hospitalization rates.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
J. Alexander Navarro, Howard Markel
Summary: The article explores the similarities between acts of protest during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic and the current COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. It suggests that the motivations for pushback against public health measures during the 2020 pandemic are more politically driven compared to a century ago.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Microbiology
Ilana S. Fratty, Shira Reznik-Balter, Ital Nemet, Nofar Atari, Limor Kliker, Hilda Sherbany, Nathan Keller, Michal Stein, Ella Mendelson, Michal Mandelboim
Summary: Study findings suggest that the circulation of respiratory viruses, including influenza A, was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel. The dominance of influenza A(H3N2) abruptly ended upon the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant. However, the possibility of a post-COVID-19 influenza outbreak remains, emphasizing the critical need for planning the next influenza vaccine.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)