Psychosocial risks and mental health of health and social care workers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic by Nadia Vilahur Chiaraviglio

“…Many of us may experience another pandemic, arising under the current scenarios of climate alterations leading to disease vectors spreading in new areas, the return of old ones, and aggravated human transmission pathways. …”
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Visual Environment Factors Influencing Staying Behaviors During Cycling on Countryside Greenways by Ting WEN, Yun ZHANG, Ming DU

“…Since visual perception accounts for 80%-90% of the information humans receive from their environment, it exerts a profound influence on human behavior and environmental experiences. Riders on countryside greenways are often attracted to the distinctive visual environments and tend to make spontaneous stops, which could increase safety risks. …”
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Impact de l’évaluation de la sédation sur la durée de ventilation mécanique en réanimation pédiatrique [Impact of sedation assessment on duration of mechanical ventilation in pedia... by Zakaria Zoheir Addou, Nabil Tabet Aoul, Abdessamad DALI ALI Dali-Ali

“…Methods-: This is a monocentric comparative study of before- and-after practice evaluations,conducted in the paediatric intensive care unit of the Canastel paediatric hospital in Oran.The comparative study was conducted over two periods, the first from 2014 to 2016 without a sedation assessment protocol and the second from 2017 to 2019 after the introduction of a sedation assessment protocol based on the COMFORT-B scale. All children under 15 years of age who were ventilated and sedated for 24 hours or more were included in the study. …”
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Dynamic Challenges of Active Tuberculosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors of Co-Infection in Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah... by Mokhtar JA, Attallah DM, Jiman-Fatani AA, Al-Rabia MW, Alqarni MA, Saleh BH, Amboon MM, Altorki TA, Alkuwaity KK, Abujamel T, Kaki R, Albarakati TN, Daghistani H, Ismail MA, Alharbi O, Abu ITM, Alfadil A, Ibrahem K, Mufrrih M, Sait AM

“…The results were presented using beta coefficients (B) to quantify the relationship between predictors and the outcome, along with the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) to provide an interpretable measure of the strength of these associations.Results: Of the 131 TB patients involved in this paper, a higher incidence of pulmonary TB was observed among men under 30 years old. This group also showed a higher mortality rate due to comorbidities such as renal failure, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and autoimmune disease. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Edward Page, Konrad Ott

“…But this seems to be matter of analytical convenience rather than any underlying equivalence. Objections of compensatory (or historical) injustice rest upon the identification of distinct groups of descendants, at least one injured party and at least one causer of the damage; whereas intergenerational justice typically focuses on the way in which inequitable acts or social policies affect the well-being of a typical member of a subsequent generation. …”
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Efficacy of Alginate-Antacid Medication in the Treatment of Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In general, during the 24-hour pH impedance monitoring, pathological acid, weakly acid and non acid GERs were diagnosed in 28 (77.8 %), 15 (41.7 %) and 9 (25 %) patients, respectively. Under a course of alginate-antacid medication monotherapy, acid reflux was eliminated in 100 % of NERD patients. …”
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Deteksi Persamaan Pola Gerakan pada Koreografi Tari Bali by Ni Made Rai Maryati, Made Windu Antara Kesiman, I Made Gede Sunarya

“…This research was conducted under the framework of Project COMPUDANCE (Computerization of Dances), the goal of this project is to create a new dance by identifiying the characteristics of each Balinese dance creator. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…In their words, the results show that “the average impact of reducing the minimum age to stand for office from 25 to 18 would be to increase the proportion of MPs under 45 by over 5 percentage points”. Based on literature on women and young people in politics, the authors attribute these effects to the mobilising character of a lower age requirement. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Maria Lenk, Antony Mason, Markus Rutsche

“…They both treat financial transfers between generations; but a deeper look reveals that their underlying rationale is quite different. Bernhard Hammer, Tanja Istenič and Lili Vargha use a framework of direct reciprocity between generations whereas Paul Kershaw (at least partly) builds upon a concept of indirect reciprocity. …”
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Editorial by Thomas Duve

“…Eine wie stets große Zahl von Rezensionen, auch in diesem Heft in vielen Fällen von Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeitern des Instituts erstellt, sowie eine weitere – umfangreiche – Marginalie zu Wechselbeziehungen zwischen Formen des Handels, Recht und Architektur von Johannes W. Flume runden dieses Heft ab. Die Themen der Zeitschriftzeigen auf eindrückliche Weise, wie sehr uns Michael Stolleis fehlen wird. …”
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