Gender, psycho-emotional impacts and experiences associated with COVID-19 in adults from Guadalajara, Mexico by Bersabee Aguirre Gutiérrez, Karla Alejandra Contreras Tinoco

“…In contrast, men show greater concern about the difficulty of working from home. Conclusion: The pandemic has impacted men and women differently, in the face of this new reality it is essential to activate the support elements that facilitate the externalization of mobility limitations, changes in the rhythm of life, emotional impact and stressful elements that the experience of COVID-19 could generate in the population.…”
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Predictors of Weight Loss and Weight Gain in Weight Management Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Jennifer L. Kuk, Rebecca A. G. Christensen, Elham Kamran Samani, Sean Wharton

“…Cooking more at home/eating less take out was associated with increased likelihood of weight loss (OR = 2.1, 1.1–3.9) and lower odds for weight gain (OR = 0.2, 0.1 to 0.97). Working from home was not associated with weight loss or weight gain (P>0.6). …”
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Cluster Analysis of Daily Cycling Flow Profiles during COVID-19 Lockdown in the UK by Matthew Burke, Dilum Dissanayake, Margaret Bell

“…The adoption of working from home postpandemic will change commuting behavior. …”
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Guest Editorial: The Gig Economy and Women Workers in the Middle East by Stella Morgana

“…Women gig workers are re-imagining their roles in their everyday practices of working from home, blurring the lines between the public and the private spheres. …”
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Indoor and Outdoor Exposure to PM2.5 during COVID-19 Lockdown in Suburban Malaysia by Eliani Ezani, Peter Brimblecombe, Zulfa Hanan Asha’ari, Amirul Aiman Fazil, Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Zamzam Tuah Ahmad Ramly, Md Firoz Khan

“…Unfortunately, little is known about the toxicity of indoor particles and the types of exposures that result where people increase the amount of time they spend working from home or staying indoors, especially during periods of lockdown.…”
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A digital intervention to reduce home-office workers’ sedentary behaviour: protocol for the evaluation of the Click2Move programme, a cluster randomised controlled trial by Judit Bort-Roig, Iris Parés-Salomón, Bette Loef, Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas, Alan Coffey, Arnau Gustems-Morral, Anna M. Señé-Mir, Izabela Luznik, Maja Pajek, Kieran P. Dowd, Anna Puig-Ribera, Karin I. Proper

“…Abstract Background A new paradigm of hybrid working exists, with most office workers sharing their work between the office and home office environment. Working from home increases time spent or prolonged sitting, which is associated with an increased risk of chronic disease. …”
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Behavioral factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Results from a web-based case-control survey in the Capital Region of Denmark by Mikkel Porsborg Andersen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Helle Collatz Christensen, Ulrik Pedersen-Bjergaard, Thomas Alexander Gerds, Amalie Lykkemark Moeller, Birgitte Lindegaard, Mille Dybdal Cajar, Florence Chia Chin Tan, Mogens Karsboel Boisen, Sebastian Moretto Krog, Rúna Nolsoee, Peter Lommer Kristensen, Thomas Broe Christensen, Maria Elisabeth Lendorf

“…Activities associated with many close contacts, especially indoors, increased rate of infection. Except for working from home, all types of occupation were linked to increased rate of infection.Conclusions In a community setting with moderate restrictions, activities such as using public transportation and grocery shopping with the relevant precautions were not associated with an increased rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Home Office Saves a Tenth of Fuel by Oskar Jost, Holger Seibert

“…We argue that the work from home capacity, which developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, could be used to reduce commuting and thus fuel consumption. …”
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Globalização da economia e reestruturação produtiva: as repercussões sociais das novas configurações do trabalho by Noêmia Lazzareschi

“…Globalization of economy and productive restructuring have revolutionized the worlds of work, which attended the dismantling national and international labor markets and saw new working relationships emerge and consolidate - outsourcing, temporary work contracts, part-time work, work from home, banked hours, service contracts - and new professional skills that caused significant repercussions on the union movement and workers' life. …”
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Taxation of freelancers in selected countries before and during the pandemic of the virus COVID-19 by Kovinić Nikola

“…With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, a new type of work engagement is coming to the fore, which implies remote work, i.e. work from home. This type of employment is known as freelancing. …”
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Real-time Sitting Correction Using Arduino-Based Ultrasonic Sensor at the Workplace by Huda Farooq Jameel

“… People who work from home or in offices typically sit at a computer for most of their workday, often sitting with bad posture. …”
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Teknologi Internet of Things (IoT) Sistem Kelistrikan 3 Phasa dengan Data Real Time Pengukuran Besaran Listrik (Studi Kasus: Pengaruh Covid-19 pada Konsumsi Listrik di Fakultas Tek... by Dikpride Despa, Gigih Forda Nama, Meizano Ardhi Muhammad, Trisya Septiana

“…This research result has shown the COVID-19 pandemic has the effect of decreasing the electricity load close to 90% (Work from Home) and 60% (New Normal) indicated by degression the amount of current and power consumption data. …”
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Crisis risk in the 21st century and their impact on the banking sector by Vesić Tamara, Petronijević Jovan, Ravić Nenad

“…Although bankers quickly adapted to work from home and electronic delivery of services to end users, what is a fact is that in the future we will certainly face new financial shocks, so one of the goals of the work is to create foundations and recommendations for further business research in risky situations.…”
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Dual Role Conflict and Resilience of Working Mothers During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Siti Rohmaturrosyidah Ratnawati, Restu Yulia Hidayatul Umah

“…The Covid-19 pandemic presents extraordinary and unprecedented situations, such as the implementation of work from home, distance learning for schoolchildren, and social restrictions. …”
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“Tele-everything” world and hybrid office model – new global trends after the COVID-19 pandemic by E. V. Vasilieva

“…One of the most debated topics today is the hybrid office model, where some employees work from home.The aim of the study is to show the consequences of the pandemic, which will determine the growth points in technology and management for the future, and to highlight the important challenges that the new norm of organisational management brings with it.The article presents the results of a survey of managers from various sectors carried out between March and April 2021. …”
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Return to Attendance: Protective and Risk Factors Identified by Workers of Chilean Higher Education Institutions by Alex Véliz Burgos, Alexis Soto Salcedo

“…The teleworking modality became an ally to be able to cope with work from home. In 2022, the process of returning to presence in Chilean Higher Education began. …”
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Factors affecting Academic Performance of Primary Schools in Ikumba Subcounty, Kabale District. by Christopher, Musinguzi

“…Parents should provide conducive places for pupils to do home work from home in order to help them concentrate and do their homework well.…”
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Urban Development and Business Growth: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Natukwatsa, Doreen

“…From the findings, businesses have advanced internal communications quite a bit as well, making it possible for employees at many companies to work from home throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Much data is stored electronically now, making it easier for retrieval when the information is needed hence business growth. …”
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Revolutionizing Civil Servant’s Work Behavior through Flexible Working Spaces: Digital Transformation &Green Practices at the Ministry of Finance by Puput Yanita Senja, Wahyu Dian Silviani, Rosana Eri Puspita

“… Introduction/Main Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia to carry out a digital transformation by employing the concept of the Flexible Working Space (FWS) to ensure its civil servants can use the Work From Anywhere (WFA) system, including the Work From Home (WFH) system. These concepts are expected to help civil servants to optimize their performance.  …”
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New job, new habits? A multilevel interrupted time series analysis of changes in diet, physical activity and sleep among young adults starting work for the first time by Alena F. Oxenham, Tanya Braune, Esther van Sluijs, Hannah Fairbrother, Adam Martin, Eleanor M. Winpenny

“…The increase in physical activity was greater among males, among those with no degree and among those starting lower socioeconomic classification jobs. Starting a “work from home” job had an immediate negative effect on physical activity (β= -126.42 [95% CI: -264.45 to 11.61] MET-min/day), whereas those who worked at their employer’s premises showed an initial increase (β = 128.81 [95% CI: 89.46 to 168.16] MET-min/day). …”
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