Pengaruh Metode Pembelajaran Problem Based Learning yang Diperkaya dengan ARCS Motivational Model terhadap Kualitas Manajemen Kelas dan Motivasi Belajar Siswa secara Online pada Ma... by Allisa Majid, Admaja Dwi Herlambang, Faizatul Amalia

“…Abstract  The policy of implementeting learning during the Covid-19 pandemic gave birth to several problems. The selection of methods and providing motivation for teaching and learning activities during the emergency transition or online learning needs to be considered by teachers in order to achieve learning objectives. …”
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Coronavirus Host Genomics Study: South Africa (COVIGen-SA) by Andrew K. May, Heather Seymour, Harriet Etheredge, Heather Maher, Marta C. Nunes, Shabir A. Madhi, Simiso M. Sokhela, W. D. Francois Venter, Neil Martinson, Firdaus Nabeemeeah, Cheryl Cohen, Jocelyn Moyes, Sibongile Walaza, Stefano Tempia, Jackie Kleynhans, Anne von Gottberg, Jeremy Nel, Halima Dawood, Ebrahim Variava, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, Kobus Herbst, Emily B. Wong, Caroline T. Tiemessen, Alex van Blydenstein, Lyle Murray, Michelle Venter, June Fabian, Michéle Ramsay

“…However, continental Africans are yet to be adequately represented in such studies despite the importance of genetic factors in understanding Africa’s response to the pandemic. We describe the development of a research resource for coronavirus host genomics studies in South Africa known as COVIGen-SA—a multicollaborator strategic partnership designed to provide harmonised demographic, clinical, and genetic information specific to Black South Africans with COVID-19. …”
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Impact of mechanical ventilation on severe acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with and without COVID-19 – a multicentre propensity matched analysis by Fabian Perschinka, Timo Mayerhöfer, Teresa Engelbrecht, Alexandra Graf, Paul Zajic, Philipp Metnitz, Michael Joannidis

“…The use of IMV and non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has changed over the course of the pandemic. Concomitant with this change in treatment a reduction in the incidences of AKI and RRT was observed. …”
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Achieving inter- and transdisciplinarity in Ecohealth: insights from a rodent-borne disease project in a polycrisis era by Isabelle Arpin, Clémence Massart, Vincent Bourret, Guillaume Castel, Valeria Carolina Colombo, Jana Eccard, Jasmin Firozpoor, Maciej Grzybek, Heikki A. Henttonen, Herwig Leirs, Andrew McManus, Ben Roche, Tarja Sironen, Vincent Sluydts, Peter Stuart, Annetta Zintl, Nathalie Charbonnel

“…Our Ecohealth-inspired project on rodent-borne diseases, initiated just before the COVID-19 pandemic, provided an opportunity to evaluate ITDR implementation.MethodsWe employed a recently developed semi-quantitative evaluation method to measure our project’s success in achieving ITDR and analyzed factors influencing this achievement.ResultsThe project showed strengths in system description, team task allocation, and data sharing, but had lower scores in engaging societal actors throughout the project cycle.DiscussionWe identified the underexplored influence of problem wickedness as a critical determinant of ITDR success. …”
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Association of gross domestic product with equitable access to childhood vaccines in 195 countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Yakhya Dieye, Andreas Ateke Njoh, Jerome Nyhalah Dinga, Jones Soladoye Akinbobola, Funmilayo Ibitayo Deborah Afolayan, Tesfaye Kassa, David Dazhia Lazarus, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa, Nefefe Tshifhiwa, Mustapha Oumouna

“…This vulnerable situation has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic which disrupted and exposed the fragile nature of equitable access to vaccines for childhood immunisation globally. …”
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Enhancing the filtration performance of common substrates used in the Covid-19 respiratory protection equipment with nanofiber coatings by Mobina Khezrian, Adel Jafari, Majid Habibi Mohraz

“…With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the demand for facemasks as an effective means of protection. …”
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Chronic fatigue and headache in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a radiological and clinical evaluation by Gonçalo G. Almeida, Gonçalo G. Almeida, Saide Alkan, Saide Alkan, Robert Hoepner, André Euler, André Euler, Lara Diem, Franca Wagner

“…IntroductionThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused millions of infections and deaths globally. …”
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Hsa_circ_0000479/Hsa-miR-149-5p/RIG-I, IL-6 Axis: A Potential Novel Pathway to Regulate Immune Response against COVID-19 by Zahra Firoozi, Elham Mohammadisoleimani, Abbas Shahi, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Ebrahim Mirzaei, Ali Ghanbari Asad, Zahra Salmanpour, Seyed Mohamad Javad Nouri, Yaser Mansoori

“…COVID-19, the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to a global pandemic and mortality of people around the world. …”
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PENGARUH PEMBELAJARAN DALAM JARINGAN MENGGUNAKAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN E-LEARNING TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA DI MI AL ISHLAH KOTA BANDUNG by Gina Aria Sonia, Tatang Muh Nasir, Hidayat Aji Permana, Irma Karlaely, Oman Warman

“…Online learning was developed to support face-to-face learning, especially during the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease-19) pandemic. This study aims to find out (1) the reality of online learning using E-Learning learning media in class VIII MI Al Ishlah Kota Bandung (2) the reality of learning motivation for class VIII students of MI Al Ishlah Kota Bandung and (3) the effect of online learning using media learning on the learning motivation of class VIII students of MI Al Ishlah Kota Bandung. …”
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Co-designing action-oriented mental health conversations between care providers and ageing Canadians in the community: a participatory mixed-methods study protocol by Carrie McAiney, Paul Holyoke, Heather McNeil, Justine L Giosa, Elizabeth Kalles, Nelly D Oelke, Katie Aubrecht, Olinda Habib Perez

“…Introduction The mental health of ageing Canadians is a growing concern, particularly post-pandemic. Older adults face systemic ageism and mental health stigma as pervasive barriers to seeking needed mental health support, care and treatment within health and social care systems. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on the social and cultural integration of international students: a literature review by Cristina Sin, Orlanda Tavares, Elina Apsite-Berina, Judith Borràs, Betül Bulut-Sahin, Martina Chrančoková, Karolina Czerska-Shaw, Anne Marie Devlin, Sybille Heinzmann, Suvi Jokila, Anita Kéri, Ivana Lešević, Annarita Magliacane, Anna Nicolaou, Neslihan Onder-Ozdemir, Adriana Perez-Encinas, Natassa Raikou, Maria Victoria Soule, Deimantas Valančiūnas, Ana Iolanda Voda, Merve Zayim-Kurtay

“…Most studies, however, focus on the students themselves, the challenges they faced during the pandemic and their coping strategies. Common to international students’ lived experience was (dis)connectedness, with the following themes emerging as obstacles to their social and cultural integration: distress during lockdown periods, disruption of their social life and support networks, mental health issues, discrimination and racialised prejudice, and language barriers. …”
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Proteomic, metabolomic and lipidomic profiles in community acquired pneumonia for differentiating viral and bacterial infections by Samuel Rischke, Robert Gurke, Ann-Sophie Zielbauer, Nicole Ziegler, Lisa Hahnefeld, Michaela Köhm, Aimo Kannt, Maria JGT Vehreschild, Gerd Geisslinger, Gernot Rohde, Carla Bellinghausen, Frank Behrens, CAPNETZ Study group

“…Abstract Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has a significant impact on public health, especially in light of the recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. To enhance disease characterization and improve understanding of the underlying mechanisms, a comprehensive analysis of the plasma lipidome, metabolome and proteome was conducted in patients with viral and bacterial CAP infections, including those induced by SARS-CoV-2. …”
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ICU Admission, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, and Mortality among Children and Adolescents Hospitalized for COVID-19 in a Private Healthcare System by Maria da Gloria Cruvinel Horta, Geraldo Jose Coelho Ribeiro, Nelson Otavio Beltrao Campos, Douglas Ribeiro de Oliveira, Lelia Maria de Almeida Carvalho, Karina de Castro Zocrato, Daniel Pitchon dos Reis, Mariana Ribeiro Fernandes, Ricardo Mesquita Camelo, Fernando Martin Biscione, Silvana Marcia Bruschi Kelles

“…Aim. The COVID-19 pandemic devastated healthcare around the world. Data about the COVID-19 outcomes among young people are still scarce. …”
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Use of mobile phones to collect data on COVID-19: phone access and participation rates, in Rakai, Uganda by Robert Ssekubugu, Anthony Ndyanabo, Fredrick Makumbi, Anna Mia Ekström, Laura Beres, Grace Nalwoga Kigozi, Hadijja Nakawooya, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Maria J Wawer, Fred Nalugoda, Nelson Sewankambo, Victor Ssempijja, Betty Nantume, David Serwadda, Godfrey Kigozi, Ronald H. Gray, Larry W. Chang, M. Kate Grabowski, Helena Nordenstedt, Joseph Kagaayi

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, we deployed a rapid, mobile phone-based survey to assess access and participation rates when using mobile phones to collect data on COVID-19 in Rakai, south-central Uganda. …”
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Inflammatory-Related Clinical and Metabolic Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients by Maria Martinez-Urbistondo, Alberto Mora-Vargas, Esther Expósito-Palomo, Raquel Castejón, M. Jesús Citores, Silvia Rosado, Carmen de Mendoza, Isolina Baños, Ana Fernández-Cruz, Lidia Daimiel, Rodrigo San-Cristóbal, Juan Antonio Vargas, J. Alfredo Martinez

“…IL-6 may result in a suitable proxy to individually categorise patients in order to manage this infectious pandemic.…”
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Development of the cultural tailoring score (CTS): a scoring instrument to assess cultural tailoring of health messaging by Claudia Parvanta, Kayleigh Murray, Samantha Boddupalli, Natalie Erasme, Rheese McNab, Vijay Prajapati, Arabel Severe, Aura Reyes, Richard Harner, Rhonda Holliday

“…It is based on research demonstrating the importance of: (1) Levels of engagement of the intended audience in the production, (2) use of understandable and culturally meaningful language, incorporation of (3) surface cultural cues and (4) deeper cultural constructs, (5) presence of a narrative to bind the information and cultural elements into a relatable story, and (6) factors associated with concrete psychological construal level (“now,” “here,” “you”).Methods We document a trial of the cultural tailoring score conducted by graduate students identifying as Filipino, Haitian, or Hispanic/Latinx reviewing 17 ads promoting COVID-19 vaccine that had been pretested during the pandemic for perceived effectiveness with convenience samples of these same ethnic groups.Results We achieved a combined Spearman’s Rank Correlation rho of 0.45 between the cultural tailoring score and perceived effectiveness ranking of all 17 ads (individual cultural groupings range from Spearman’s rho 0.45 to 0.90), suggesting that cultural components were moderately to strongly associated with perceived effectiveness. …”
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Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use (RAPD): protocol of a pilot randomized trial to enhance the impact of an evidence-based intervention for youth by Andria B. Eisman, Christine Koffkey, Robert T. Partridge, Suzanne Brown, Bo Kim

“…Delays in responses can lead to preventable morbidity and mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for implementation science to facilitate rapid, equitable responses using existing treatment and prevention efforts. …”
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Impact of distress and anxiety due to COVID-19 on digital addictions in university students in the third wave period  [version 2; peer review: 3 approved] by Yovana Pardavé-Livia, Armando Martínez-Portillo, Evelyn Barboza-Navarro, Luz Elizabeth Mayorga-Falcón, Walter Capa-Luque, Catalina Bello-Vidal, Aldo Bazán-Ramírez, Edmundo Hervias-Guerra

“…Abstract Background Digital addictions are a major problem worldwide, which has increased considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this scenario, two important impact factors to explain this problem are stress and anxiety because of COVID-19. …”
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Assessment of Factories on Adherence to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures: A Case Study of Wakiso, Mukono, Buikwe, and Jinja Districts, Uganda by Joseph M. Kungu, Edity Namyalo, Angella Musewa, Sarah Nitumusiima, Phiona Keije, Catherine Nakakooza, Osborn Oyirwoth

“…During the lockdown, some factories remained operational; hence, there is a need for a study aimed at assessing the level of adherence to COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) in factories as a mitigator for the pandemic. Methods. A cross-sectional study to assess compliance of factories to COVID-19 SOPs was conducted in Wakiso, Mukono, Buikwe, and Jinja districts during the month of September, 2021. …”
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La realidad de mujeres transexuales y sus movimientos sociales en Sudamérica en tiempos de COVID-19 by Alessandra Mawu Defendi Oliveira

“…Abstract This article aims to take a brief overview —along with a reflective and critical analysis— through the different solidary networks of transgender people that have been structured in South America in dialogue with Latin America and the Caribbean, where they are currently involved in the dynamics imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was carried out, mainly, from different bibliographic resources of organizations linked to the Latin American and Caribbean Network of Trans People (REDLACTRANS) and the actions carried out throughout the region. …”
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