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The Radiological Presentation Of Rasmussen Aneurysm Secondary To Pulmonary Tuberculosis And Covid-19: A Case Report, Adnan Arif, Khurram Khaliq Bhinder, Azza Sarfraz, Zouina Sarfraz, Miguel Felix, Ivan Chérrez-Ojeda

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Rasmussen aneurysm is rare diagnosis occurring in patients with long-standing tuberculosis. TB-COVID-19 co-infection in the context of Rasmussen aneurysm is a rare occurrence, yet new cases are emerging. An elderly male was recently diagnosed with TB-COVID-19 co-infection and presented with sudden onset massive hemoptysis. The patient was diagnosed with Rasmussen aneurysm after being evaluated by computed tomography pulmonary angiogram due to a suggestive clinical presentation. Interventional radiologists planned for embolization of pulmonary artery, with an unidentifiable source. It was suspected that the patient's source of bleeding was hampered due to local tamponade effect or thrombosis of the aneurysm. The patient …

Significance Of Open Science Approaches Towards The Fight Against Covid-19 Pandemic, Rajkumari Sofia Devi, Gyanajeet Yumnam, Ibohal Singh Ch

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Open science approach is based on collaborative knowledge generation, and it makes accessible scientific development to the public domain through networks using advanced technologies and collaborative tools. COVID-19 pandemic put the global scientific community from different disciplines to contribute their disciplinary perspectives and research approach to address the complex issues. This pandemic has witnessed a changing scientific culture among the scientists and scholarly publishers towards a more open science approach through sharing scientific data or statistics, adoption of quick review and more accessibility by lifting paywall by journal publishers to fight the pandemic more collaboratively. The present study aims …

Predicting Anti-Asian Hateful Users On Twitter During Covid-19, Jisun An, Haewoon Kwak, Claire Seungeun Lee, Bogang Jun, Yong-Yeol Ahn

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

We investigate predictors of anti-Asian hate among Twitter users throughout COVID-19. With the rise of xenophobia and polarization that has accompanied widespread social media usage in many nations, online hate has become a major social issue, attracting many researchers. Here, we apply natural language processing techniques to characterize social media users who began to post anti-Asian hate messages during COVID-19. We compare two user groups—those who posted anti-Asian slurs and those who did not—with respect to a rich set of features measured with data prior to COVID-19 and show that it is possible to predict who later publicly posted anti-Asian …

Psychosocial Factors Associated With Mask-Wearing Behavior During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Cliff (Yung-Chi) Chen, Mengjia Lei

Publications and Research

Although increasing evidence has supported the efficacy of masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), inconsistent and noncompliant mask-wearing behavior has been observed among members of the society. Because mask-wearing is often considered a social contract, it is important to understand the psychosocial factors that influence people’s mask-wearing behavior in order to implement the necessary steps to respond to the pandemic. Based on the protection motivation theory (PMT), this study examined the cognitive factors (threat and coping appraisals) that contribute to mask-wearing behavior and the intention to engage in health protective behavior until the end of the pandemic. …

The Discourse Of Capitalist Class And Public Policy In The Handling Of Covid-19 Pandemic In Indonesia, Adam Amin Bahar, Kacung Marijan, Antun Mardiyanta

Jurnal Politik

In the early period of handling the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, the Indonesian government prioritized the economy and health sectors. This study argues that these government actions and policies are heavily influenced by discourse from the capitalist class. This study aims to discuss the articulation of several different discursive elements of the capitalist class in the early period of handling the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia and its impact on public policy. This study focuses on two capitalist classes, namely medical and non-medical capitalists. This study found that the discursive elements from the government on these two significant issues had in …

Your Gadgets, Stress, And Performance: The Influence Of Technostress On Individual Satisfaction And Performance, Martina Dwi Mustika, Archifihan Millenadya Handoko, Hasna Azzahra Mamoen, Debora Uliana Siahaan, Aunia Yasyfin

Psychological Research on Urban Society

The Covid-19 pandemic changes the way employees work, and the use of technologies to support their work is increasing. The aim of this study is to investigate whether technologies can harm employee satisfaction and performance. The hypothesis developed stated, that the technostress creator predicted each individual role performance differently. Job satisfaction also became a mediator, whereas the technostress inhibitor was a moderator of the relationship between the technostress creator and job satisfaction. Two hundred and forty-four online responses were collected from employees in cities during the Covid-19 pandemic. Technostress (Ragu-Nathan et al., 2008), job satisfaction (Hackman & Oldham, 1976), and …

Distance Learning In The Times Of Covid-19 – Kosovar Teacher’S Perspective, Rina Krasniqi

UBT International Conference

Distance learning is a complex process of teaching and learning, which massively began to be used during the global pandemic COVID-19 throughout the world, which since March has become indispensable in Kosovo as well. These online classes created a situation that was not stable for the education system in Kosovo and showed major educational challenges but also some benefits that teachers had from this experience.

The purpose of this research is to look in more detail at the challenges and opportunities of distance learning from the perspective of teachers. From a questionnaire distributed to 52 English teachers, data were extracted …

Analisis Kebijakan Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar Dalam Penanggulangan Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Di Kota Bogor, Annisa Sayyidatul Ulfa

Journal of Indonesian Health Policy and Administration

Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) is a policy needed by Bogor City's people to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In its implementation, Bogor City conducted 5-stage of PSBB. This policy provides an overview to stakeholders regarding evaluation, Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, as well as recommendations for PSBB policies in Bogor City. This study uses a Rapid Analysis approach with Media Content Analysis on various policies made by its Government regarding PSBB published from April 13 - June 25, 2020. Data analysis uses a policy triangle and a SWOT model. Policy actors issued 18 health, socio-economy, education, transportation, …

Digital Technology And Disease Surveillance In The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review Protocol, Lorie Donelle, Jodi Hall, Brad Hiebert, Jacob J. Shelley, Maxwell J. Smith, Jason Gilliland, Saverio Stranges, Anita Kothari, Jacquelyn Burkell, Tommy Cooke, Jed Long, James M. Shelley, Deanna Befus, Leigha Comer, Marionette Ngole, Meagan Stanley

Paediatrics Publications

Introduction Infectious diseases pose a risk to public health, requiring efficient strategies for disease prevention. Digital health surveillance technologies provide new opportunities to enhance disease prevention, detection, tracking, reporting and analysis. However, in addition to concerns regarding the effectiveness of these technologies in meeting public health goals, there are also concerns regarding the ethics, legality, safety and sustainability of digital surveillance technologies. This scoping review examines the literature on digital surveillance for public health purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify health-related applications of digital surveillance technologies, and to highlight discussions of the implications of these technologies. Methods and analysis …

Non-Compliance To Social Distancing During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Between The Developed And Developing Countries, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Syeda Maria Ahmad Zaidi, Saadia Abbas, Syed Roohan Aamir, Syed Nauman Ahmad Zaidi, Karishma Kanhya Lal, Syeda Sadia Fatima

Medical College Documents

Background: Despite mass vaccination campaigns, the world has seen a steady rise in the number of SARS-CoV-2 cases, with 178,765,626 cases and 3,869,994 COVID-19 related deaths by June 19^th, 2021. Therefore, it is important to enforce social distancing to control its spread. With the variation observed in the severity of the pandemic in different countries, it is also imperative to study the social distancing behaviors amongst the population in developed and developing countries.
Design and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 384 participants from 14 different countries were surveyed via an online REDCap form.
Results: In …

Digital Technology And Disease Surveillance In The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review Protocol, Lorie Donelle Phd, Rn, Fcan, Jodi Hall, Brad Hiebert, Jacob J. Shelley, Maxwell J. Smith, Jason Gilliland, Saverio Stranges, Anita Kothari, Jacquelyn Burkell, Tommy Cooke, Jed Long, James M. Shelley, Deanna Befus, Leigha Comer, Marionette Ngole, Meagan Stanley

Publications

INTRODUCTION: Infectious diseases pose a risk to public health, requiring efficient strategies for disease prevention. Digital health surveillance technologies provide new opportunities to enhance disease prevention, detection, tracking, reporting and analysis. However, in addition to concerns regarding the effectiveness of these technologies in meeting public health goals, there are also concerns regarding the ethics, legality, safety and sustainability of digital surveillance technologies. This scoping review examines the literature on digital surveillance for public health purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify health-related applications of digital surveillance technologies, and to highlight discussions of the implications of these technologies. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: …

Covid-19 And Neurology, Sombat Muengtaweepongsa, Vatcharasorn Panpattanakul

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection initially affects the respiratory system. However, nervous system involvement lately becomes a significant feature of COVID-19 infection. The neurologic manifestations can be direct and indirect viral effects or just the non-specific complications from critical illness. The prevalence of stroke in patients with COVID-19 is higher than in other viral infections. COVID-19 patients with stroke have a high mortality rate. Central nervous system involvement with alteration of consciousness commonly occurs in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. As well as any other viruses, COVID-19 infection may likely be antecedent to Guillain Barre Syndrome. COVID-19 vaccination may cause neurological …

Covid-19 And Pulmonary Involvement, Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Nuttapol Rittayamai

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

The COVID-19 pandemic results in the largest global health crisis. Most patients are asymptomatic. Pneumonia usually develops in about one week after infection, with approximately 5% of patients needing ICU admission due to hypoxemia or acute respiratory failure. The common symptoms of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia are fever, cough, and sputum production. Typical radiographic features of pneumonia are bilateral lower lobe lesions with ground-glass opacities or consolidations. N95 respirator in combination with personal protective equipment are necessary to prevent COVID-19 from spreading among healthcare workers during aerosol-generating procedures. Hemodynamic and ventilation management of critically ill patients with COVID-19 should follow …

Covid-19 Disease And Viral Characteristics In A Long-Term Care Facility, Shauna Assadzandi, Emily Crocetti, Courtney S. Pilkerton, Amie M. Ashcraft, Carl D. Shrader

Marshall Journal of Medicine

Background

Due to the combination of age, comorbidities, and close living quarters, residents at long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are at particularly high risk of severe symptoms and death due to COVID-19.

Methods

This cross-sectional study examines the relationship between demographic characteristics, symptom severity, and length of viral shedding in 49 residents testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 at a LTCF in West Virginia (WV).

Results

Over half of the residents were asymptomatic, while nearly a quarter experienced severe symptoms. Women were more likely to be asymptomatic, and age was not associated with symptom severity. While no specific medical condition was associated with …

Saving The Nonessential With Radical Tax Policy, Rodney P. Mock, Kathryn Kisska-Schulze

University of Cincinnati Law Review

Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for-profit entities are distinguishable from tax-exempt entities in that they, among other factors, pursue profits, and enjoy unrestricted commercial activities. The COVID-19 lockdowns prevented commercial activity for numerous for-profit small businesses. For the first time in United States history, a distinction was made between "essential" and "nonessential" businesses. Such distinction is historically absent in both legal scholarship and tax law; instead, it is a product of governmental reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Via executive order, nonessential businesses were characterized as being trivial to the fabric of society, and thus shuttered, while …

Faculty Perceptions Of The Exercise Science Student Learning Experience During The Coronavirus Pandemic, Jennifer Caputo, Astrid E. Mel, Mary C. Stenson, Jessica K. Fleming, Samantha L. Jonson, Katherine E. Spillios

Exercise and Health Science Faculty Publications

Significant disruptions in higher education course delivery occurred during the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The implementation of emergency remote teaching (ERT) offered exercise science faculty a safe method to continue educating students in courses generally taught face-to-face. The purpose of this investigation was to explore faculty perceptions of their ERT efforts with respect to student successes, challenges, and faculty expectations. Through an electronic survey, participants (n = 112) from higher education institutions in 31 states and three Canadian provinces provided feedback on their perceptions of the student experience across 315 fall 2020 courses. Data analysis included a thematic analysis …

Twenty Years After The Anthrax Terrorist Attacks Of 2001: Lessons Learned And Unlearned For The Covid-19 Response, Lawrence O. Gostin, Jennifer B. Nuzzo

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, resulted in deep national reflection. Less remembered are the events that began to unfold 7 days later as anonymous letters laced with deadly anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) spores began arriving at postal facilities, media companies, and congressional offices. The first death from inhaled anthrax exposure occurred on October 5, with an additional 4 deaths and 17 infections over the ensuing months.

The anthrax attacks exposed a health system ill-equipped to respond to acute emergencies. This article explores the lessons learned, and unlearned, from the anthrax attacks, through to …

A Novel Class Of Tmprss2 Inhibitors Potently Block Sars-Cov-2 And Mers-Cov Viral Entry And Protect Human Epithelial Lung Cells, Matthew Mahoney, Vishnu C Damalanka, Michael A Tartell, Anne E Mayer Bridwell, Jorine Voss, Partha Karmakar, Paul W Rothlauf, Cassandra E Thompson, Christina L Stallings, Sean P J Whelan, James W Janetka, Et Al

Open Access Publications

The host cell serine protease TMPRSS2 is an attractive therapeutic target for COVID-19 drug discovery. This protease activates the Spike protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and of other coronaviruses and is essential for viral spread in the lung. Utilizing rational structure-based drug design (SBDD) coupled to substrate specificity screening of TMPRSS2, we have discovered covalent small-molecule ketobenzothiazole (kbt) TMPRSS2 inhibitors which are structurally distinct from and have significantly improved activity over the existing known inhibitors Camostat and Nafamostat. Lead compound MM3122 (4) has an IC

Case Series: Demonstration Of The Criticality Of Early Identification For Vestibular Labyrinthitis, Taylor Schaul, Antony Joseph

AuD Capstone Projects - Communication Sciences and Disorders

Introduction: labyrinthitis occurs when both branches of the vestibulocochlear nerve swell, specifically the vestibular and cochlear portions. Diagnosed by the process of elimination, labyrinthitis can have detrimental auditory and vestibular effects when identified untimely. When diagnosed early, labyrinthitis can be resolved with rest, medication, and vestibular rehabilitation therapy. Case Presentation: A young adult presented to the clinic with a heavy head sensation, lack of concentration, and blurry vision that escalated to left ear fullness, unilateral tinnitus, and an untriggered persistent headache. Discussion: This patient was undiagnosed for three months due to the unavailability of vestibular testing in the emergency room …

Covid-19 Experiences, Behaviors, Beliefs, And Well-Being Among Students And Employees At A University In Rural Appalachia: A Cross-Sectional Study, Lauren Wisnieski, Kimberly A. Carney, Jenny L. Thornley

Journal of Appalachian Health

Introduction: In response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, most universities experienced drastic operational changes with shifts to online learning, work-from-home policies, and social distancing measures. These changes have caused concern for social isolation and mental health.

Purpose: This cross-sectional study explores differences in COVID-19 experiences, behaviors, beliefs, and well-being among students and employees (faculty and staff) at a rural Appalachian university.

Methods: Data were collected with an online anonymous survey in September-October 2020 using convenience sampling. The survey measured multiple domains including COVID-19-related 1) beliefs, 2) symptoms and diagnoses, 3) exposure and preventive behavior, and 4) social, mental, and …

Shifting Skins: Becoming Multiple During Emergency Online Teaching, Bianca Licata, Catherine Cheng Stahl

Occasional Paper Series

In this essay, we reflect on the emergence of our (new) teacher identities from the phenomenal space created within online learning, following the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Thrust from classrooms into in-between spaces mediated by digital technologies, the capricious co-inhabited new learning space functioned as a becoming-other space of identity-play, surfacing from centrifugal intra-actions among human, non-human, and inorganic entities and energies—what we have named a thinning space (authors, forthcoming). It called for becoming shapeshifters together through resisting crystallized roles and (re)claiming a multiplicity of vulnerable thin skins. We draw from the possibilities of existing virtual gaming spaces to …

Social Media, Populism, And Covid-19: Weibo Users’ Reactions To Anti-Chinese Discourse, Theresa Catalano, Peiwen Wang

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

US government communication about the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the ‘Chinese virus’ discourse adopted by Donald Trump and his administration, has led to real-world violence and triggered heated discussions across social media sites, including Sina Weibo (aka Chinese Twitter). The current study explores the relationship between populism and social media by examining how Sina Weibo users respond to Trump’s communication on the virus. Employing multimodal critical discourse analysis, we examine both visual and verbal strategies used to build counter-discourses that challenge the use of terms such as ‘Chinese virus’. Findings demonstrate the potential of Weibo as a platform of resistance and …

Ocular Characteristics Of Non-Covid-19 Patients: A Retrospective Study Of Time-Sensitive Ophthalmic Care During The Pandemic, Yun-Ping Moore Od, Laura Ward Msph, Farah Gulaid Od, Susan A. Primo Od, Mph

Optometric Clinical Practice

Purpose: To analyze the cohort of clinical patients seen during the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown at Emory Eye Center in comparison with prior weeks.

Method: We conducted a retrospective chart review from three outpatient clinical sites over a period of eighteen weeks, which covered pre-COVID-19 dates as well as the dates of when our clinics were closed near the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. We utilized data from providers assigned to daily triage coverage for in-person exams. Primary diagnosis and visit type data were extracted to look for trends and commonalities among urgent or time-sensitive patients.

Results: For the nine weeks …

Faith Community Nurses: Caring For Individuals, Congregations, And Communities During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Mary Lynne Knighten Dnp, Rn, Nea-Bc, Lorie Hacker, Phyllis Ann Solari-Twadell, Lanet Owen Bsn, Rn-Bc, Bob Kentner Dnp, Rn, Chpq, Cen, Tcrn, Linda F. Garner

International Journal of Faith Community Nursing

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues for nearly two years, communities of faith are struggling to meet the spiritual needs of individuals, congregants, and communities during a particularly trying time in history. They have experienced closures, phased re-openings, and reinstated restrictions as the pandemic sees the fourth surge and a deadly more transmissible form of COVID in the Delta Variant. Faith Community Nurses, who are specially educated to provide intentional care of the spirit, play a pivotal role in providing care, support, and education to maintain and improve whole person health when people are isolated, physically distant, and at times critically …

Homelessness And Covid-19, Justin Macneill, Alexa Lahey, Nina Teo

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the struggle of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) and presented new challenges to those serving this vulnerable population. To better understand and articulate how COVID has impacted both PEH and their ecosystem of support, we compared the national response - aggregated via a literature review of both gray and academic literature - to the statewide response in Indiana and the local response in Tippecanoe County.

Local homelessness providers emphasized that organizational partnerships are key - policy changes in one organization can have malignant effect extending throughout and putting additional strain on other organizations within the local …

Adapting Global Service-Learning Project And Community Partnership Outcomes Using A “Tele-Engineering” Approach In Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic, Christiane Ley, Danielle Angert, Tessa Hudelson, Jordan Harris

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

The Water Supply in Developing Countries (WSDC) service-learning course at Purdue University has fostered a strong partnership with the La Vega region in the Dominican Republic since 2012. During this time, an interdisciplinary group of engineering and science students has helped design drinking water treatment systems and the group has developed water, sanitation, and health (WASH) education materials. These WASH education and water safety approaches often have been conducted in person in the past. However, with the state of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inability to travel in the fall and spring semesters of the 2020–2021 academic year, the students …

Exposure To Social Media Racial Discrimination And Mental Health Among Adolescents Of Color, Xiangyu Tao, Celia B. Fisher

Covid-19 Digital Research

Offline and online racial discrimination has been associated with mental health problems among adolescents of color. Pandemic shelter-at-home policies and the reignited racial justice movement increased the use of social media among youth of color, potentially exposing them to social media racial discrimination. Yet, it is unclear which aspects of social media significantly contributed to youth exposure to racial discrimination and associated mental health issues during this period. This study assessed the relationships among social media use (hours, racial intergroup contact, and racial justice civic engagement), individual and vicarious social media discrimination (defined as personally directed versus observing discrimination directed …

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

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Public Awareness And Support For Use Of Wastewater For Sars-Cov-2 Monitoring: A Community Survey In Louisville, Kentucky., Rochelle H. Holm, J. Michael Brick, Alok R. Amraotkar, Joy L. Hart, Anish Mukherjee, Jacob Zeigler, Adrienne M. Bushau-Sprinkle, Lauren B. Anderson, Kandi L. Walker, Daymond Talley, Rachel J. Keith, Shesh N. Rai, Kenneth E. Palmer, Aruni Bhatnagar, Ted Smith

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

The majority of sewer systems in the United States and other countries, are operated by public utilities. In the absence of any regulation, public perception of monitoring wastewater for population health biomarkers is an important consideration for a public utility commission when allocating resources for this purpose. In August 2021, we conducted a survey as part of an ongoing COVID-19 community prevalence study in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY. The survey comprised of seven questions about awareness of and privacy concerns and was sent to 32,000 households randomly distributed within the county. A total of 1,220 sampled adults participated in the probability …

Covid-Related Victimization, Racial Bias And Employment And Housing Disruption Increase Mental Health Risk Among U.S. Asian, Black And Latinx Adults, Celia B. Fisher, Xiangyu Tao, Tingting Liu, Salvatore Giorgi, Brenda Curtis

Covid-19 Digital Research

Background: The mental health of racial/ethnic minorities in the U.S. has been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the extent to which disruptions in employment and housing, coronavirus-specific forms of victimization and racial bias independently and conjointly contributed to mental health risk among Asian, Black, and Latinx adults in the United States during the pandemic.