Pandemics - Science topic

I plan to do research in this field, studying factors that explain the performance of insurance firms during the recent pandemic.

I need the code of matlab of SEIR model in paper"Stability analysis and numerical simulation of SEIR model for pandemic COVID-19 spread in Indonesia Suwardi Annas a , Muh. Isbar Pratama b , Muh. Rifandi b , Wahidah Sanusi b , Syafruddin Side b,∗"?

The world is currently facing numerous challenges such as climate change coupled with unpredictable rainfall patterns, population growth surpassing the available resources, increased social mobility, high poverty levels, widening gap of social and regional disparities and disease pandemics. Public policies that seek to address these challenges can only provide workable solutions if the decisions made by decision-makers are informed by well researched information.

Research publications are an indispensable way of communicating scientific findings to the world. It can inform policymaking that has the potential to transform lives for the better. However, most people view research as a gateway to achieving academic goals.

Researchers need to ensure their work has an impact on public policy by engaging policymakers at various stages during their research work, ensuring that their published work is simplified that even non academicians can understand and making the findings readily available in non-traditional research article types, such as newspapers and magazines

 Furthermore as a researcher, you can improve the credibility to your findings by making your data readily available in various platforms e.g. in Figshare

Is it not lowering the quality of education? What has been the purpose of exam invigilation over the years before the COVID-19 pandemic? Will their degrees be authentic? Will they not be half-baked? Is it not an online copy-paste game? What do you think?

HRM practices have been hugely affected by the pandemic across the globe. Is there any possibility of a change in the practices in the expected POST-COVID-19 era? Are we going to resort to our old and/ traditional HRM practices? What is your take on this as a practitioner or academic? Kindly share your thoughts with us, thank you.

Hi all, I have sort of a paradoxical scenario that applies to several species groups throughout Southeast Asia and is becoming more and more probable in the very near future. I need to start a discussion with conservation-minded people who realize the implications of conservation policy advocacy and adverse effects those policy changes may have:

One of the common buzz-words of the post-Covid era is "One Health". For those unfamiliar with the One Health approach, it is a holistic framework with the objective of identifying and achieving balance between the health of people, animals, and ecosystems. The One Health approach is a lens that recognizes humans, wildlife, and the environment are intrinsically connected, whereby beneficial or adverse effects on one component will directly affect the others.

When we apply One Health to wildlife trade policy, many groups are advocating that hotspot wildlife trade nations (like Vietnam and China), do not implement all-out bans on wildlife, but instead a select group of high-risk species that are prone to zoonotic disease transfer with humans, as a pandemic prevention measure... and here lay the issue....

I have just recently analyzed data for three government rescue centers in the north and south Vietnam for an IUCN project, and during the pandemic, we have seen an increase in "High-risk species X" (insert primates, viverrids, mustelids, etc.) rescues compared to the years prior. I spoke with some of the rescue team and managers and they said that people are voluntarily handing over captive High-risk species X to authorities more often now because they worry about disease, and more strict wildlife regulation enforcement since the pandemic began.   This has definitely put a strain on Rescue Center facilities in the country, especially those run by government employees who don't have regular access to experienced vets, and who often release animals that have no business being released back into the wild (obviously ill, over habituated to humans, non-native to the area, etc.) I'm wondering what solutions we can recommend for this problem, because if conservationists continue to advocate for these "Common Sense One Health Policies" that elevate an all-out ban high-risk species, and start realistically enforcing bans on keeping High-risk Species X these voluntary hand-overs will explode and result in Rescue Centers filling over their capacity, and government officials rapidly releasing tons of High-risk Species X (whether native or not) back into the nearest protected area forests. The fallout from this could be devastating -- biological invasions, massive outbreaks of disease into wild populations, inbred depression from farmed animals decreasing fitness of wild populations, who knows what else...

And there is the paradox -- If we ban high-risk zoonotic disease species from wildlife trade, we protect them from that particular threat, and we prevent future pandemics through that particular human-wildlife interface; but in doing so, we risk damning a more significant population-level of wildlife, which could also lead to a pandemic through a different interface caused by the releases and inter-species spikes.

How do we address this problem before it happens -- and it will happen?

To date, the human cost of coronavirus (COVID-19) is more than 13 000000 infections, and more than 570000 death worldwide. The economic cost so far has been staggering. Many economies almost come to a halt. The impact on supply, demand, the financial market is affecting both larger and smaller firms. However, SMEs are at a disadvantage due to limited resources, existing obstacles in securing capital, and the span of time over which they can survive this pandemic compared to the larger firms.

How SMEs and new start-ups are going to handle this pandemic? Can they survive it or a great majority of them will go out of business? Should the government step in to help?

Since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic, many governments and private organizations allocated large sums of money to fund projects dealing with various areas related to this virus. The vaccine is the most prominent area but detection, caring and monitoring of the patients revealed that the current medical equipment is not adequate and sufficient. Are these funding going to lead to invention or innovation? have you seen any report of innovation in medical technology in your community?

Economics of different countries is collapsed because of COVID-19. What you think? What will be the opportunities of funding at higher studies after this Pandemic? Please share your thoughts regarding this issue. Your valuable thoughts will be highly appreciated.

My research paper aims to address three key research questions that focus on exploring the specific legal implications of COVID-19 on the international sale of goods and understanding how international trade laws and agreements have adapted to the challenges brought about by the pandemic.

1. What are the specific legal implications of COVID-19 on the international sale of goods?

Prevailing sustainable challenges for the indsutries, innovation and application of frugality in innovation is required. What extent diffusion workout among different scale of busienss, different age of entrepreneurs and among different nature of businesses?

To date, the SDGs have failed to reduce socioeconomic inequality within and between countries in the post-covid pandemic World. How can governments, civil society, and other stakeholders regain the momentum lost, to "leave no one behind?

Dear Researchers,

The COVID -19 pandemic caused by SARS CoV-2 is taking away many lives. Till now there is no approved vaccine to tackle this. Literatures and media are giving us information that it will take around 6 to 8 months more to get the vaccine. Besides, alternative medicines are getting attention to treat COVID-19. Will plant metabolites be the hope to get the therapeutics before other drugs or vaccines. How it is possible? Share your thinking, please.

In your country's higher education system, which do you think is more important for the effectiveness of using mobile technologies to improve learning outcomes: student readiness and motivation, or appropriate content and instructional design?

Why and how can these factors be optimized to enhance the potential benefits of mobile learning for students?

Did the Covid 19 pandemic put the theory of international relations in a crisis of interpretation, or did it put it in front of the criteria of justification? Was Concy Wright right in his words about the total theory in international relations?

I recently read you thesis, The Concept of the Ascent of Prayer by Sixteenth-century

Jerusalem Kabbalist, R. Joseph ibn Zayyah. Question: Does Zayyah discuss in his Perush le-Tefilah the meaning of the six Mahs [Who are we? What is our Life, etc] in the prayer Ribbon Ha'Olamim located before the first Shema? Are you familiar with additional explanations of the six Mahs?

Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic libraries are closed and I cannot travel due to recent cardiac surgery and my age. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Michael Alter

Post pandemic, most of the teaching and research activities are happening in campus. This is likely to have positive impact on teaching and research activities. What is your assessment of teaching and research activities contribution post pandemic vis-a-vis during pandemic?

I am looking for a statistician who can help me analyze data from two surveys: student & teacher answers regarding self-efficiency during the pandemic. S/he will become the fourth author of a manuscript.

Please contact me through Research Gate if interested in the topic.

Thank you and good luck with your own research, too!

At the beginning of May 2023, the World Health Organisation lifted the state of global epidemiological emergency associated with Covid-19. In Poland, the state of heightened epidemiological emergency associated with Covid-19 is not due to be lifted until the end of June 2023. This is likely to increase the scale of ongoing research into the various secondary effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, both the post-pandemic, post-vaccine health effects, then also the social and economic effects, including, for example, on the issue of rising inflation from 2021 generated by the introduction of a large amount of additional money into the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic, which was mainly intended to limit the scale of the increase in unemployment caused by the introduced lockdowns. In Poland, the PIS government is mainly responsible for the deterioration of children's mental state, which unreflectively and without applied research and public consultation introduced large-scale lockdowns imposed on selected sectors of the economy, national quarantines, universal e-learning, social distancing in public places, etc. ... and even a ban on entering forests during part of the period of wave 1 of the pandemic.

From mid-2022 onwards, more and more comparative studies began to appear, which compared internationally the question of the correlation between the rate of development of the pandemic, the number of deaths categorised as caused by the severe Covid-19 disease state and the occurrence of co-morbidities, usually in more than 90 per cent of cases, and the so-called 'anti-pandemic safety instruments' introduced to varying degrees in individual countries. The results of the study did not confirm the findings of the study, which was based on the results of the research carried out by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The results of the research carried out did not support the thesis regarding the validity of the

of the lockdowns introduced during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic as an instrument to significantly reduce the level of mortality caused solely by the severe Covid-19 condition, exclusively, i.e. by subtracting the factor of co-morbidities. In some countries, the generating factors of specific comorbidities were key influential determinants shaping mortality levels. For example, in Poland, where, due to the government's neglect and deliberate slowing down and blocking of the development of renewable energy sources in recent years, more than three quarters of energy is still produced by the technologically backward dirty power industry based on burning hard coal and lignite, which generates the worst air quality in cities during heating periods compared to Europe and the world. This poor air quality, determined by high levels of particulate matter (PM 2.5, PM 10, etc.), is the source of premature deaths, estimated at around 50 000 people, i.e. deaths caused by respiratory and other diseases resulting from high levels of air pollution. Such diseases are examples of diseases coexisting with Covid-19, which were compounding factors in the level of mortality qualified as caused by these diseases in combination with Covid-19 during the pandemic. In the government-led pandemic risk management process, different structures were adopted to prioritise safety on the one hand for health and on the other hand also for socio-economic safety. Different solutions were adopted in the countries in terms of the applied anti-pandemic safety and anti-crisis instruments with regard to the economy. Consequently, the effects of these measures were also not the same. The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) and the applied anti-pandemic instruments also varied significantly between the various different industries and sectors of the economy.

These systemic anti-pandemic measures mainly benefited the technology sectors, companies operating on the Internet, businesses developing e-commerce, courier companies, state-owned companies receiving additional government contracts for the production of anti-pandemic assortments, e.g. hand disinfectant fluids, production of protective masks, etc. On the other hand, there were many more companies and enterprises, mainly operating in the service sectors, which were subject to lockdowns and suffered severe financial losses, some going out of business because of them, which in macroeconomic terms generated a deep recession of the economy during the 1st wave of the pandemic. However, as it later turned out, there were many more problems caused by such anti-pandemic socio-economic policies. Among these various secondary effects of the negative and particularly socially significant problems generated by the misguided antipandemic socio-economic policy, one stands out the increasing scale of psychological problems in children, which have significantly worsened since March 2020, i.e. since the lockdowns introduced during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, national quarantines, universal e-learning, social distancing in public places, etc., and have been exacerbated by the controversial pseudo-reforms applied to the education system over the past few years. In Poland, this problem is very serious. This is confirmed, inter alia, by the data on the growing scale of child suicides in the period from 2020 to 2022. Lockdowns, national quarantines, universal e-learning, social distancing in public places, etc., introduced and applied on a large scale during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in Poland, have caused disorders in the social development of children and adolescents. In view of this, it is essential to create and develop programmes to support the social development of children, programmes of psychological assistance for children, which should prevent the growing scale of psychological problems in children.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the Honourable Community of scientists and researchers:

And what is your opinion on this topic?

What is your opinion on this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

What were the key priorities and effects of using state financial aid programs under the so-called anti-crisis interventionist activities financed with additional extra-budgetary money introduced into the economy through covid programs and earmarked funds?

What were the different purposes of financing specific anti-crisis measures that were identified as priorities during the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic?

What anti-crisis economic processes were activated by the extra-budgetary introduction of a large amount of additional money into the economy, which resulted, among others, in a significant increase in inflation (from 2021) and an increase in the hidden debt of the state's public finance system (from 2020)? What are the economic effects if the extra money finances mainly an increase in consumption compared to an increase in investment?

He hereby proposes a discussion on the issue of extra-budgetary introduction of additional money into the economy as part of government covid programs and funds, financing specific goals recognized as priorities of anti-crisis measures and the level of debt of the state's public finance system. In the country where I operate under the so-called covid funds, well over PLN 200 billion of additional money was introduced into the economy off-budget, which did not have parity in the goods and services produced. This was no exception to the anti-crisis measures of economic state interventionism used during the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic. As part of these anti-crisis measures of economic state interventionism, various financial support programs were used in individual countries, differing in their functionality and impact on the macroeconomics of the national economy. In some countries, such as Poland, the effects were mainly pro-inflationary and generated mainly by an increase in consumption. In Poland, the simplest solutions of this kind have generated a particularly high level of core inflation and a high level of loss of purchasing power of money that citizens receive in salaries, even taking into account the wage increases for employed employees applied by entrepreneurs. The anti-crisis measures of state economic interventionism implemented in Poland during the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic in the formula of mainly government programs, the so-called Anti-Crisis Shields consisting mainly in the transfer of public financial aid to commercially operating business entities, under which the largest amount of money from the public finance system was allocated by the government to non-repayable subsidies transferred to companies and enterprises in the form of subsidies to employees' salaries and refinancing fixed costs of business activity. The purpose of this type of the simplest and most primitive anti-crisis solution was to limit the scale of employment reduction and the scale of bankruptcy of business entities caused by scientifically unjustified, large-scale lockdowns imposed on selected sectors of the economy and the so-called. national quarantines. Unfortunately, the real level of unemployment was still growing during the pandemic, despite the fact that the statistics of the Central Statistical Office did not show it, because a significant part of entrepreneurs, in order to receive the aforementioned non-repayable subsidies, reduced the employment of employees from e.g. full-time to part-time. In addition, this type of anti-crisis measures of economic state intervention, applied in the simplest and most primitive formula, did not motivate companies and enterprises to implement pro-development investments. However, in some other countries, the mechanism of the applied anti-crisis actions of state economic interventionism was much more investment and pro-development, and even pro-climate and pro-environmental. For example, in the most economically and technologically developed countries of Europe, such as in Germany, the anti-crisis measures of economic state interventionism used during the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic had to a large extent precisely this type of investment, pro-development, pro-climate and pro-environmental character . In Poland, this extra money was only unproductively consumed and generated a restoration of consumption to pre-coronavirus levels and an increase in inflation from 2021. In Germany, additional money was allocated to investments, in addition to green investments, i.e. the implementation of the key anti-crisis assumption, Keynesian state interventionism, taking into account the issue of achieving sustainable development goals, accelerating the processes of green transformation of the economy, i.e. pragmatic, pro-social and at the same time pro-climate and pro-environmental measures were applied approach in the field of anti-crisis and pro-development activities. In Poland, however, the additional, printed, anti-crisis money introduced into the economy as part of off-budget Covid funds was consumed, generated another wave of economic downturn resulting from growing inflation, and contributed to an increase in the real debt of the public finance system, although hidden from the above-mentioned prudential indicators. In addition, due to the government slowing down the process of green transformation of the energy sector in recent years, more than 3/4 of electricity and heat in Poland is still generated from dirty combustion power generation based on the combustion of hard coal and lignite, which resulted in a crisis that was particularly costly for Polish citizens energy in 2022. Therefore, the anti-crisis socio-economic policy programs applied in individual countries during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic were significantly diversified in many respects, including issues recognized by governments as priorities and key investment objectives financed with additional anti-crisis extra-budgetary money introduced into economy. In some countries, it was noticed that during the pandemic there is a possibility of accelerating the processes of pro-environmental, pro-climate, green transformation of the economy and this opportunity was taken advantage of. On the other hand, unfortunately, there are still countries, including EU Member States, such as Poland, in which the priorities of the anti-crisis, monetarist, historically large-scale economic state interventionism completely ignored the issue of emerging opportunities, including the financial possibilities of accelerating the processes pro-environmental, pro-climate, green transformation of the economy.

In view of the above, I am addressing the Honorable Community of scientists and researchers with the following question: What were the different purposes of financing specific anti-crisis measures that were identified as priorities during the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic? What anti-crisis economic processes were activated by the extra-budgetary introduction of a large amount of additional money into the economy, which resulted, among others, in a significant increase in inflation (from 2021) and an increase in the hidden debt of the state's public finance system (from 2020)? What are the economic effects if the extra money finances mainly an increase in consumption compared to an increase in investment? What were the key priorities and effects of applying public financial aid programs under the so-called anti-crisis interventionist activities financed with additional extra-budgetary money introduced into the economy through covid programs and earmarked funds? What were the various investment objectives financed by the additional off-budget money introduced into the economy since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic?

What is your opinion on this topic?

What is your opinion on this issue?

Please reply,

I invite everyone to the discussion,

Thank you very much,

The above text is fully my original work written by me on the basis of my research. In writing this text, I did not use any other sources or automatic text generation systems, such as ChatGPT. Copyright by Dariusz Prokopowicz

best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

On 4 May 2023, the World Health Organisation lifted the state of global epidemiological emergency associated with Covid-19. The WHO declared that Covid-19 no longer posed a public health, human health threat on a global scale. The WHO introduced the state on 30 January 2020, and after more than three years, the state was lifted. But the key point is that it was lifted as an epidemiological risk 'only' on a global scale and not as a direct recommendation for individual countries. Well, in individual countries, the levels of infection and mortality, although significantly lower than in 2020, are still occurring as part of local, successive, seasonal increases in infection with specific types of relentlessly emerging successive virus strains, and are significantly different in terms of the comparative analyses carried out. Globally, almost 7 million people have died according to Covid-19 death statistics and in more than 90 per cent of cases in combination with the presence of various co-morbidities. In Poland, these deaths were 120 000 with 5.5 million diagnosed infections and more than 250 000 excess deaths. In Poland, the Covid-19 epidemiological emergency is due to be lifted at the end of June 2023. In relation to this, is there still research being conducted by the WHO on the secondary effects of the Covid-19 pandemic? The 2018 Spanish flu was an avian flu that passed to humans. This was not the only such case in which a virus that causes disease in specific animal species started to infect and cause specific diseases in humans as well. It may have been similar with the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus, because before it started infecting humans it had previously developed in certain bat species, among others. It is likely that this virus acquired new features after the modification of its genome applied in laboratories, its effect was enhanced, it escaped from the laboratory and also started infecting humans. According to mathematical models of forecasting, which take into account population growth, increased population density in urban areas, low levels of sanitation in many parts of the world, low levels of availability of clean water in many economically poorer countries, the rate of creation of new strains of influenza viruses, coronaviruses, RSV, etc., which attack humans and certain animal species, the progressive process of global warming, climate change on different continents, increased environmental pollution and the impact of toxic waste pollution on human health, etc., it is likely that the virus will become more widespread in the future.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

What do you think about this topic?

What is your opinion on this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

The essay has a total word requirement of 2500 (+/- 5%) words. It should demonstrate proper use of tables and diagrams and graphs where necessary and should also demonstrate in-depth research skills including use of a wide variety of information sources, proper citations and referencing formatting, and proper paraphrasing of borrowed ideas and information

I am conducting qualitative research on teachers' perceptions about the impact of covid-19 pandemic on their performance.

How do draft the survey questionnaires to collect the data.

I need help with the sampling questions.

Thank you.

Due to this pandemic severe crisis occurred throughout the world. Human hunger indexed has been increased due to this pandemic.

I am doing qualitative studies; can anyone help me with how to draft a questionnaire to collect information about the impact of covid-19 on teachers' performance.

corona pandemic is worldwide issue and during the lockdown period people are getting depressed. so let all discuss their way of handling stress

As with SARS Cov, could we expectate some CV sequelae of the current pandemic? Is there any current predictor that could determine the long terme cardiovascular prognosis in long term covid19 survivors?

Is there an effect of the Corona pandemic on the scientific level of students, two years after the Corona pandemic?

Hot off the press: an analysis of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on students' learning at the Institute of Tourism Studies (Malta). ITS is a VET higher education institution focusing on travel, tourism, hospitality and heritage studies. The impact of the pandemic was clear and students have given a clear direction: blended learning (on campus and online together) is a way forward post-pandemic. The pandemic turned face-to-face learning into e-learning overnight in March 2020. As the pandemic scare, subsided, educational institutions started to request faculty and students to come back on campus as if Covid-19 had not happened. But students and faculty are saying that there is no turning back time. A blend that exploits the affordances of both face-to-face and e-learning is clearly a balanced way forward for ITS students and faculty.

Do you agree? Is this similar or different from your experience at your institution? Comments welcome.

I am looking for participants age 60+ to take part in my doctoral research project exploring long term associations between the covid-19 pandemic and wellbeing – the deadline for participation is 31th May 2023.

Many people continue to suffer direct and indirect consequences of the covid-19 pandemic, whilst other people have coped remarkably well. This research investigates the factors responsible for different wellbeing outcomes in the context of the later stages of the covid-19 pandemic.

In order to do this, participants are asked to speak to a friendly university researcher over the phone about their wellbeing, using established questionnaires. All calls are completely anonymous and confidential.

Every participant who takes part is entered into a prize draw to win one of four £50 Vouchers (choice of Amazon or Marks and Spencer). In addition, participants often report a sense of empowerment and purpose through taking part in scientific research.

I would really appreciate your help in spreading the word about this research project to people you know who are age over 60 and inviting them to take part in the study.

If would like more information, or know someone who may like to take part, please fill in the contact form below or contact me via mobile 07778 619 030 or email wellbeingstudy@st-andrews.ac.uk. Alternatively, feel free to forward the following link, so potential participants can register their interest and I can contact them directly: https://forms.office.com/r/9GSKDp4NZe

Thank you for reading this, please pass along my details to anyone over age 60 you know!

Effie Assan (She/ Her/ Hers)

eca7@st-andrews.ac.uk  // wellbeingstudy@st-andrews.ac.uk

UTREC Ethical approval – PS15913

In the sectors of manufacturing companies, financial institutions, online technology companies, online shops, etc., which experienced strong sales increases during the pandemic, the scale of business cooperation between business entities may have increased significantly. In contrast, in service sectors subject to lockdowns, forced reduction or real temporary cessation of business activities, sectors in lockdown-induced crisis and recession, the scale of development of business cooperation between economic operators may have decreased significantly. During the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic, lockdowns imposed on selected service and commercial sectors of the economy were introduced in some countries, triggering an economic recession in mid-2020. In addition to this, international supply and procurement logistics chains were disrupted which further reduced the ability to produce certain types of goods and exacerbated the economic crisis. As a result, some operators decided to carry out recovery programmes and to increase the scale of their business using the Internet, including providing their services, offering products via the Internet, selling their product and service offerings online, improving e-logistics and remote Internet communication. Therefore, as a result of the downturn in the economy, the decline in economic activity, the scale of business cooperation in many businesses may have decreased. However, on the other hand, the scale of business and other cooperation conducted through remote Internet communication, the development of e-logistics, online payments and settlements, etc. may have increased.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

And what is your opinion on this topic?

What do you think about this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Warm regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

March 2023

Dear colleagues/friends around the world,

People around the world are still deeply concerned about the heightened and real international tensions around the world in post Covid-19 pandemic world.

Evident anxiety and fear are a reality everywhere, as the world is in an active state of transformational changes,

The recent book “Transforming Nations after the Covid-19 Pandemic; A Humanitarian and Planetary Systems Perspective” (Springer) directly speaks to these concerns. This book is readily available in hard copy, soft copy, or as an e-book or Kindle edition (ISBN 978-3-030-61809-4 ) through Amazon or your international bookstores and libraries.

It calls for international leadership of a high- order with a planetary systems perspective of the issues and challenges faced globally. This perspective is driven and informed by deep caring, empathy, hope, and positive values.

I invite today’s youth and emerging leaders to consider reading this important and eye-opening work. It provides with a perspective that goes beyond the news media outlets that are often anchored in fear and driven by current political agenda and interests.

You are also invited to link-up and communicate its author at any time through Linked in or directly at drcaro@sympatico.ca

Dr. Denis Caro

This RG open question is linked to the previous about the dramatic evolution (partly unexplainable) of COVID19 in Northern Italy during wave 1.

The previous RG open question is reported below🔴 and resulted in a completely alternative model for the evolution🟨 of SARS-CoV/2 from pre-pandemic phase to pandemic phase.

In this specific RG question, the intention is to create an open discussion on the possible emergence of a violent outbreak of avian flu or similar in central Europe.

This concern arises from a qualitative model that links three events which in the past have always characterized the violent explosion of a bird flu or similar.

The model involves three steps.. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367046404

This RG open question will serve to accumulate data both for and against this dire possibility.

Thanks to all the participants.

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🔴The novel Coronavirus in N. Italy, Lombardia 【 COVID19 / 2019nCoV / SARSCoV2 】 shows a fatality rate compatible with SARS-MERS. Why?? MAR.2020. -- https://www.researchgate.net/post/The-novel-Coronavirus-in-N-Italy-Lombardia-COVID19-2019nCoV-SARSCoV2-shows-a-fatality-rate-compatible-with-SARS-MERS-Why

🟨Link between the start of pandemic SARS-CoV/2 (COVID19) and the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan (Hubei: China): the furin cleavage site of spike protein. FEB.2022. -- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358443761

Developing countries adopted online learning just because of pandemic and most probably those nations opt-out from online learning and teaching after the situation settled down. So, what kind of variables could be studied to know about what kept online classes still alive in developing countries?

The production, processing, and import/export of food items has been reducing significantly, which may result in food security issues in future, if not managed now.

The thawing of permafrost, which has been present for thousands and millions of years in areas near the Arctic Circle, mainly in the Arctic, caused by the accelerating process of global warming, will result in the release into the atmosphere of thousands and possibly millions of tonnes of hitherto frozen methane, a gas that is many times more greenhouse-generating than CO2, which will result in a significant acceleration of the already rapid process of global warming. However, this is not the only very dangerous effect for human civilisation and for the state of the planet's biosphere of the progressing process of global warming, a process which has been taking place since the first industrial revolution, i.e. since the 18th century. Among the significant negative consequences of the increasingly rapid global warming process triggered by the industrial revolution based on the dirty energy of burning fossil fuels is the increase in the risk of a future pandemic caused by viruses emerging from the thawing of the permafrost in areas near the planet's Arctic Circle. These viruses emerged and were frozen many thousands and perhaps millions of years ago, i.e. when there was not yet a modern species of homo sapiens on planet Earth. Therefore, humans may not be immune at all to these strains of different types of viruses that functioned on the planet many thousands of years ago. In addition, the existence of many species of both wild animals and farmed livestock may also be threatened if thawing viruses from many thousands of years ago prove to be completely unfamiliar to the immune systems of said animals. According to CNN media reports, there are virological research laboratories currently working on revived viruses taken from thawing permafrost. These revived viruses are referred to in the media as "zombie viruses". In addition, high summer temperatures have thawed the corpses of people who died and were buried in cemeteries many years ago, as well as animals, from whose thawing bodies pathogenic strains of viruses and bacteria have emerged. The thawing of the permafrost in recent years, for example, has been identified as a major source factor in the occurrence of the anthrax epidemic in Siberia, because the high temperatures experienced in Siberia for the first time in many thousands of years allow viruses and bacteria to be released from human cemeteries and animal corpses, i.e. micro-organisms that functioned thousands of years ago and which may be particularly dangerous to humans and animals living on the planet today.

In view of the above, I address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:

What is your opinion on this subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Where can I find sources or sites on Pandemics and Gender in SADC countries, ie. in Southern Africa?

The world is still suffering from the consequences of the pandemic. The problem of bursting deficits and growing public debt is one of the problems that existed and has worsened further as economies are exposed to the pandemic, resulting in closures and deficits, and Governments are pumping liquidity to avoid devastating downturns. And it is no secret that the source of this liquidity was the excessive purchases of government bonds by central banks, With the beginning of the recovery and the opening of economies, production, trade and investment conditions are expected to improve, but the astronomical level of public debt remains a major concern for all. and possible problems that require extraordinary action that may negatively affect productive investment.

In these circumstances, can the same criteria of public debt continue to apply? The economic situation at the time of the outbreak of the pandemic was characterized by decline and deterioration, not only because of a war or a decline in demand, but also because of the epidemiological situation that prompted governments to close, and so there was a halt in the flow of raw materials, goods and funds not only between countries but also within the economy.

This question was previously asked on September 1, 2019, before the outbreak of the epidemic and before the outbreak of war in Eastern Europe.

A large percent of of crude oil is consumed by transportation sector globally .

By referring to previous years statistics , more than 60 percent of worldwide oil consumption

belonged to transportation sector .

Corona virus pandemic mainly struck the travel and public transportation industry

in short term , that are part of transportation sector .

So the question may ensue the following questions :

- How many percent of oil consumption belonged to travel and public transportation industry ?

- How many percent the travel and public transportation industry is struck by pandemic in monetary term ?

- And how many percent of travel and public transportation industry costs is allocated to fuel (mostly crude oil products) consumption .

Can anyone introduce some references ?

What emotional sensations do you have caused by changes in Nature associated with global warming, the growth of natural disasters, the emergence and spread of new pandemics in recent years?

This short questionnaire will take you no more than a couple of minutes. Your reward will be to find out what other respondents think about this problem. The results of the questionnaire will be open to all respondents.

With respect,

Roman Mylostyvyi

Looking for research about how (ethnic, religious, and alternative clusters) minorities have fared in the history of pandemics since the start of the Enlightenment period?

Appreciate your input.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals have been at the forefront of the crisis and have faced a number of risks. Some of the main risks include:

Overcrowding: Hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients, leading to overcrowding in emergency departments and intensive care units.

Staff shortages: Many healthcare workers have become ill or have had to quarantine, leading to shortages in staff.

PPE shortages: Personal protective equipment (PPE) has been in high demand, leading to shortages and rationing in some areas.

Financial strain: The pandemic has put a strain on hospitals' finances, as elective procedures have been postponed and revenues have decreased.

Mental health: The pandemic has also taken a toll on the mental health of healthcare workers, who have been under tremendous stress and are at risk of burnout.

Spread of infection: Hospitals are also at risk of becoming major transmission sites for COVID-19, as patients and staff can easily spread the virus to others.

Limited capacity of ICUs and ventilator: Hospitals have to prioritize the care of COVID-19 patients which may limit their ability to provide care for other illnesses.

Virtual care and telemedicine: Hospitals had to adopt virtual care and telemedicine as a way to continue care for patients while limiting the exposure to COVID-19.

Mitigating the risks

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play a crucial role in mitigating some of the risks faced by hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are a few examples:

Telemedicine: ICT can be used to provide virtual care to patients, allowing them to receive medical consultations and treatment without having to visit a hospital in person. This can help reduce the risk of infection and overcrowding in hospitals.

Remote monitoring: ICT can be used to remotely monitor patients' vital signs and symptoms, reducing the need for in-person visits and the risk of infection.

Electronic health records (EHRs): ICT can be used to store and share patient information electronically, improving communication and coordination among healthcare providers and reducing the risk of medical errors.

Robotic technology: ICT can be used to deploy robots to perform tasks such as disinfecting hospital rooms, reducing the risk of infection.

Data analytics: ICT can be used to analyze large amounts of data, such as patient records and test results, to identify trends and patterns that can help healthcare providers make more informed decisions and respond more quickly to the pandemic.

Supply chain management: ICT can be used to track and manage the inventory of PPE, helping hospitals to ensure they have the supplies they need to protect staff and patients.

Contact tracing: ICT can be used to quickly identify and trace contacts of people who have tested positive for COVID-19, helping to slow the spread of the virus.

Overall, ICT can help hospitals improve communication, coordination, and data analysis, while reducing the risk of infection and other problems.

Because of extensive lock up during the pandemic in many countries of the world, notably Europe, USA, Brazil, China and India, there was reduced use of hydrocarbons, especially due to much reduced use of transport. Activities dimmed down the production sector and big companies; schools, markets and even prayer places remained closed. There have been reports that the quantity of GHG in the atmosphere showed reduction because of the lock up. Is it correct? If yes, has it been quantitatively evaluated and has its impact on global temperature for the eight months period assessed?

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of the world and transformed our lives forever. Technology has not failed in the face of this transformation.

Fortunately

The pandemic has stimulated technological innovation and we have witnessed the production of an anthology of effective technical solutions deployed to deal with the pandemic.

Can we say that the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the development and stimulation of technological innovations, particularly those relating to the fight against COVID 19?

According to the European Digital Strategy "The future of finance is digital: consumers and businesses are increasingly using digital financial services, innovative market participants are implementing new technologies, and existing business models are changing. Digital finance has helped citizens and businesses cope with the unprecedented situation created by the COVID19 pandemic. For example, online identity verification has enabled consumers to open accounts and use many financial services remotely. An increasing proportion of in-store payments are now digital and contactless, and online purchases (e-commerce) have grown significantly. FinTech solutions have helped expand and accelerate access to loans, including government-backed loans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ensuring the safe and reliable operation of digital infrastructures has also become more important as the number of people using online financial services has increased and financial sector employees are themselves working remotely." Moreover, in the context of the European Green Agreement 2050 and the green transition, an essential role is played by innovative financial instruments supporting both the business environment and the final beneficiaries as individual consumers.

Therefore, from a personal point of view, digital finance, open finance, entrepreneurial finance and green finance are pillars of sustainable societal development at the local and global level.

Have you returned to the previous teaching/learning method? Or was there a mixture between the two (online and attendance)? Has that impacted you?

Cherish your feedback.

The effect of digital technology on market innovation strategies and user digital technology experience of firms during the global health crisis of COVID-19: An empirical analysis of Nigerian SME’s and Startups.

The outbreak of COVID19 pandemic may have some other impacts such as Environmental, Social, Psychological, Ethical, Moral, Physical, Natural resources, Ecosystem, Energy, Professional etc. The eminent experts from these fields kindly share your views with particular positive or negative impact of COVID19 pandemic.

One of the most important places in the pandemic has become the house. Now, the studies that have been conducted around the living experience of people at home have been equally important. It seems that it is better for those who have become sensitive to this field and who are studying, to communicate with each other and use their own and others' experiences for synergy and enrichment of these studies.

Hi! I hope everyone is well. I'm in need for some more participants for my study and I would really appreciate it if you could take as little as 10 minutes out of your day to complete it. All responses are of course anonymous and you wouldn't be sharing any identifiable and personal information.

For my MSc dissertation, I’m looking at the impact of personality on preferences for different communicative modalities in the COVID-19 pandemic.

I’m inviting anyone over the age of 18 years old to participate in my study. Your responses are completely anonymous and taking part will only take roughly 15 minutes of your time.

I would greatly appreciate it if you would consider taking part in my study. All of the relevant information is detailed in the information sheets in the survey. Thank you in advance!

Dear Colleagues,

I want to get some advice from you. Education, Teacher Training etc. Could you please suggest a journal themed, scanned in Q1 index, high impac factor, fast turnaround, free of charge from the author?

Keywords of the article are as follows: Turkish education, COVID-19 pandemic, Machine learning, Formal education, Distance education, OCSVM.

Thank you very much!

Murat

Seems the decision to wear a mask in a pandemic is a classic information asymmetry problem. What is your take? Is it a signaling (Akerlof) and/or a moral hazard problem?

Cherish your ideas.

From November (6–18), in Egypt’s resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, the world's leaders will gather for their fifth time on the same continent, Africa, that is vulnerable to climate change. We all know that this is the 27th meeting where world leaders and experts gather to plan how to attempt a global pandemic that has stayed in the public discourse for two and a half decades since COP1 in (Berlin, Germany, 1995). Climate change is an issue that is complicated to dissect by both the so-called experts and the states and institutions, just like it is for a local man who is merely represented in these discussions. The media has complicated it a little more. However, it has managed to bring the issue to the most local communities and people in countries that are vulnerable to this whole global pandemic. What does that "last man", the news listener or viewer, back in the rural community in the global south think about this whole issue that is being discussed on his or her behalf?

You are very welcome to give your views.

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated many social transformations in industry, especially presenting a major challenge to the healthcare industry. The healthcare industry has taken on many challenges from which we can learn. The pandemic, among many other factors, has led to different organizational models, changes in innovation strategies, changes in production models, and transformations in occupational risk prevention. The healthcare industry has had to respond quickly to all this, with the development of vaccines, conversion of non-healthcare companies into healthcare-related companies, etc.

For this reason, the aim of this Special Issue is to understand how the biosocial transformations generated by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have affected this industrial sector. We are interested in knowing if innovations have been generated, if the pandemic has meant changes for companies, what challenges this sector has had to face, what consequences the pandemic has generated at an organizational level or even if it has implied transformations in communication or in the culture of healthcare companies. In this Special Issue, we want to bring together quality research from different perspectives: sociology, psychology, economics, marketing, business organization, business ethics, and so on, all from a healthcare perspective.

We expect to publish theoretical, qualitative inquiries, quantitative papers, and case studies on topics similar to the following and within the scope of the Special Issue:

In this Special Issue, contributions should address the topic of the Special Issue and be an article, conceptual paper, or review.

Cherish your feedback.

During the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic, the government, with the aim of slowing the development of coronavirus transmission and increasing the period of preparation time of health system institutions for the development of the epidemic nationwide, introduced mandatory national quarantines imposed on the public and lockdowns imposed on selected, mainly service sectors of the economy. Companies and businesses on which lockdowns were imposed were not allowed to conduct business under standard conditions and could only provide their services remotely via the Internet during lockdown periods. This issue affected many companies operating, among others, in the sectors of tourist services, hotels, catering, gyms and fitness clubs, physical stores and shopping centers, cultural services provided by museums, galleries, philharmonics, theaters, operas, cinemas, etc. In addition to this, restrictions on the scope of services provided also applied to certain segments of transportation services, domestic and international air transportation, the public transportation system and many other services. The ability to move business operations and services provided to the Internet proved to be a viable option for many companies to survive the recession and economic crisis caused by the quarantines and lockdowns introduced in 2020. Since April 2020, sales of various products and services carried out via the Internet have increased rapidly. A significant number of citizens who, prior to the pandemic, did not make purchases via the Internet were suddenly forced to do so, as it were, by the pandemic situation and through government-imposed restrictions. In some product ranges, such as electronics, consumer electronics and household appliances, sales made via the Internet increased turnover several times during the pandemic. Consequently, in some product ranges, the pandemic not only changed customers' buying habits but also significantly increased the profits of stores that switched to online sales and manufacturers of certain types of products, for which demand increased significantly during the pandemic. During the pandemic, many companies, especially in the SME sector, increased the scale of digitization and Internetization of business processes. The government, as part of various anti-crisis, anti-decession measures, offered targeted subsidies to SME companies to increase the level of business digitization and adapt to the new realities of business development with greater use of the Internet. The result was an increase in the scale of digitization and Internetization of the economy. The scale of development of e-commerce, e-business, e-banking, online and mobile banking, e-logistics, e-learning, e-government, remote work, online payments and settlements, etc. has increased. I described the processes and key determinants of the increase in the scale of digitization and Internetization of the economy in articles of my co-authorship, which I posted on my profile of this Research Gate portal after publication:

For those who are interested in this issue, please read the issues, determinants, factors of growth in the scale of digitization and Internetization of the economy, which I have described in my articles. I am currently writing a monograph on this topic and invite researchers and scientists who consider this issue of interest to join me in scientific cooperation. I ask for your comments and suggestions on other determinants and factors of growth in the scale of digitization and Internetization of the economy, which have not been covered above. I also ask for your conclusions, results of reflections, considerations on the current and prospective effects of the progressive process of digitization and Internetization of the economy. Important questions that can inspire reflection on this issue are the following:

And what is your opinion about it?

What do you think about this topic?

Please answer,

I invite everyone to join the discussion,

Thank you very much,

Warm regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

In Mexico, as in other latitudes, the measures against COVID-19 have decreased and the governments and health entities of each country have applied their own criteria as a result of what they know and that their population tends to respond epidemiologically speaking. Do you think that the WHO should make the declaration that the pandemic has ended?

Increase in the scale of international scientific cooperation on SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus research and analysis of Covid-19 disease development; use of analogous anti-pandemic security instruments; disrupted chains of international supply and supply logistics; analogous changes in trends in financial markets, including raw materials markets, other types of production factors and stock exchanges; increase in the scale of digitisation of remote communication and business processes; increase in the scale of digitisation of public offices and institutions; increase in the scale of e-commerce, e-banking, e-payments carried out via the Internet, e-logistics, remote working, e-learning, e-government, development of online and mobile banking; negative social and economic impacts; a decrease in demand for energy and other raw materials in 2020 and an increase in demand for raw materials from 2021 onwards; a decrease in economic activity in the service sectors affected by the lockdowns; the analogous use of soft monetary and fiscal policy instruments; the emergence of inflationary pressures; an increase in inflation; the emergence of opportunities to accelerate the processes of pro-climate transformation of the energy sector, but these opportunities have been used to varying degrees in different countries, resulting in different levels of energy and environmental security in different countries, etc. These are just some of the effects of the pandemic and post-pandemic impact of the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus on globalisation processes. I am conducting research on this issue. I have described the results of my research and key aspects of this problematic in an article which, when published, I posted on my profile of this Research Gate portal:

If you are conducting research in this area, or have a research interest in this area, I invite you to join me in a research collaboration.

Encouraging joint discussion on this issue, I address the following question to the esteemed community of researchers and scientists:

What do you think?

What is your opinion on the subject?

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

During the 1st wave of the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the stock markets crashed. Energy and industrial commodities fell sharply on the commodity exchanges. A stock market crash also occurred on the stock markets. The main factor in the panic on the capital markets was the declaration of a global coronavirus epidemic, or pandemic state, by the World Health Organisation on 8 March 2020. This new term 'pandemic' itself created fear and uncertainty in the context of financial markets and economic processes. During the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic, there were also disruptions to international supply and supply logistics chains, government imposed quarantines and lockdowns imposed on selected sectors of the economy which increased the scale of the 2020 recession. As a result of these mainly interventionist actions by central institutions, a deep economic crisis emerged in 2020, the economy declined in many sectors of the economy, and economic process activity declined. The result of the decline in economic activity was a decrease in demand for raw materials, including energy raw materials. Due to the increase in remote working by employees of many companies from home, the use of cars, especially combustion cars, decreased. As a result, air quality and the state of the environment noticeably improved in 2020. In addition, opportunities have arisen to accelerate pro-climate transformation processes in the economy. Unfortunately, in many countries these opportunities have not been seized. For example, in the country where I operate during the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19), the government used printed money to provide financial public assistance to companies and enterprises operating in a wide variety of industries and sectors, not just those in lockdowns, on a historically record scale. Many companies and enterprises that were in good financial standing also benefited from these programmes of non-refundable financial subsidies, employee wage subsidies, tax relief, deferrals of contributions to the social security system and so on. The scale of the granted non-refundable public aid realised on the basis of printed money introduced extra-budgetarily by government funds created especially for this purpose was so large that inflation began to rise in Poland almost from the beginning of 2021. Citizens invested the extra, free money in shares and flats, which caused an increase in the prices of these assets. On the other hand, opportunities to accelerate the processes of pro-climate transformation of the economy were missed by the government. Subsidies for the development of renewable energy sources were not increased and were even reduced on some issues. Since April 2022, the government has reduced subsidies and worsened the economic conditions for the installation of photovoltaic panels by citizens on the roofs of their houses. There is a lack of subsidies for insulating the facades of buildings and single-family houses, installing photovoltaics, installing heat pumps and other renewable energy solutions. Poland has still not met the European Union guidelines for receiving EU subsidies to finance projects that could be implemented under the National Reconstruction Programme. As a result, the development of renewable and emission-free energy sources has slowed down instead of accelerating as it could have done during the pandemic. Unfortunately, still the process of pro-environmental and pro-climate transformation of the energy sector is progressing much slower than it could if the issue of green transformation of the economy was not ignored in the political and business spheres in Poland. The result of these omissions, neglect and ignorance is the current low level of energy independence and security in Poland in the context of the currently developing energy crisis. The result of this neglect is also the poor air quality in Poland. Poland has one of the worst air quality in the world. Poland is one of the 3 countries in Europe with the highest mortality rate caused by poor air quality polluted with various toxins resulting mainly from the dominant dirty energy industry based on burning fossil fuels. In addition, even more negative consequences of these omissions, negligence and ignorance appear in the future, when the process of global warming will significantly accelerate in the next decades and lead to a worsening of the climate crisis and to a climate catastrophe, which may already occur at the end of this 21st century.

The potential for accelerating the processes of pro-climate transformation of the economy that occurred during the SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) coronavirus pandemic was described in my publications, which I posted on my profile of this Research Gate portal after publication:

Please respond,

I invite you all to discuss,

Thank you very much,

Warm regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

This pandemic has led to a great lack of resources in terms of knowledge in various fields of rehabilitation. What should we prioritize from now on?

Some longitudinal research may want to compare the changes of some psychological variables (e.g., anxiety, problematic social media use) before (T1) and after (T2) the outbreak of COVID-19. As some researchers have noted, however, due to the nature of this global pandemic, it is not possible to have a control group. Thus, it is possible that the results could, in part, reflect normative increases in variables with age.

So when we only have two waves of data (before and after the COVID-19), is there some solutions that may fix this issue?

Hello Peers,

I am deciding to change my research interest area to operations management. Based on your research and knowledge, what are the hottest topics and areas in OM (sustainability and supply chain management) that are being investigated these days (no pandemic, please)?

I am trying to get historical AQI data for cities across the world. Air Quality Open Data Platform (https://aqicn.org/data-platform/covid19/) has extensive data, but 2015-2018 data is available only for the first 6 months (H1). Does anyone know of other AQI databases where I could find yearly global AQI data?