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Data from: Tradeoffs in moving citizen-based anuran call surveys online during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: lessons from rural Appalachia, USA

Citizen science approaches provide adaptable methodologies for enhancing the natural history knowledge of understudied taxa and engaging underserved populations with biodiversity. However, transitions to remote, virtual training and participant recruitment in response to public health crises like the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have the potential to disrupt citizen science projects. We present a comparison of outputs from a citizen science initiative built around call surveys for the Mountain Chorus Frog (Pseudacris brachyphona), an understudied anuran, in Appalachian Virginia, USA prior to and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A transition to virtual training in this initiative did not lead to a decrease in scientific output and led to unexpected natural history insight about our focal taxon; however, a reliance on virtual instruction did decrease overall participation by local residents, particularly for rural K-12 students. We discuss the tradeoffs exhibited by the adaptation of our initiative to a virtual format and provide recommendations for other citizen science initiatives facing similar restrictions in the face of current and future public health crises.

opencc-by-4.0Aug 2021View details →

COVID-19 PANDEMIC: MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 TO BECOME ENDEMIC

Covid-19 merupakan pandemic global yang mengancam jiwa manusia dan merupakan bencana yang mendesak untuk segera ditangani. Manajemen penanggulangan pandemic covid penting dilaksanakan secara ketat agar pandemic covid-19 dapat segera teratasi dan menjadi sebatas endemic di populasi. Manajemen penanggulangan dapat dapat dilakukan dengan menerapkan beragam langkah baik dalam aspek pencegahan, perlindungan serta pengobatan yang mana wajib diterapkan untuk menuntaskan masalah wabah covid19 ini. Aspek pencegahan meliputi jarak sosial, mengurangi mobilitas, menjauhi kerumunan, senantiasa mencuci tangan, menggunakan masker, isolasi, dan karantina; aspek perlindungan meliputi vaksin dan pembentukan kekebalan komunitas serta penguatan sistem imunitas tubuh; Aspek pengobatan yakni dengan patuh konsumsi antivirus spectrum luas dan multivitamin. Selain itu, penguatan health education dalam berbagai lapisan masyarakat penting di lakukan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kesadaran masyarakat tentang wabah covid-19 ini.

Temporal variability of microparticles under the Seattle Aquarium, WA: Documenting the global Covid‐19 pandemic

Anthropogenic debris including microparticles (MP; <5mm) are ubiquitous in marine environments. The Salish Sea experiences seasonal fluctuations in precipitation, river discharge, sewage overflow events, and tourism– all variables previously thought to have an impact on MP transport and concentrations. Our goals are two-fold: 1) Describe long-term MP contamination data including concentration, type, and size and 2) Determine if seasonal MP concentrations are dependent on environmental or tourism variables in Elliott Bay, Salish Sea. We sampled 100 L of seawater at depth (~9 m) at the Seattle Aquarium approximately every two weeks 2019 – 2020 and used an oil extraction protocol to separate MP. We found MP concentrations ranged from 0 – 0.64 particles L⁻¹ and fibers were the most common type observed. Microparticle concentration exhibited a breakpoint on April 10, 2020, where estimated slope and associated MP concentration significantly declined. Further, when considering both environmental as well as tourism variables, temporal MP concentration was best described by a mixed-effects model with tourism as the fixed effect and the person counting MP as the random effect. While monitoring efforts presented here set out to identify effects of seasonality and interannual differences in MP concentrations, it instead captured an effect of decreased tourism due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Long-term monitoring is critical to establish temporal MP concentrations and to help researchers understand if there are certain events, both seasonal and sporadic (e.g. rain events, tourism, or global pandemics), when the marine environment is more at risk from anthropogenic pollution.

Weightlifting during the COVID-19 pandemic—A transnational study regarding motivation, barriers, and coping of master athletes

Sport has been heavily impacted by the pandemic for over a year with restrictions and closures of facilities. The main aims of this study are to identify motivation and barriers for an international group of Master weightlifters (ages 35 and up) and analyze age and gender differences in pandemic-related changes to physical activities. A sample of 1051 older athletes, 523 women and 528 men, aged from 35 to 88 years, from Australia, Canada, Europe, and the USA provided responses to an online survey conducted in June 2021. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed to examine age, gender, and regional differences about motivation, barriers, and pandemic impact on sport and physical activities. Participants showed enthusiasm for the opportunity to compete despite health challenges with increasing age but faced barriers due to access to training facilities and qualified coaches even before the pandemic. The oldest athletes had the greatest reduction in physical activities during the pandemic. Weightlifters had the opportunity to compete in virtual competitions and 44% would like to see some of these continued in the future, especially women. These findings highlight the benefits of competitive sports and may provide future directions in strength sports for organizations, sports clubs, and coaches.

Use of medicinal plants for COVID-19 prevention and respiratory symptom treatment during the pandemic in Cusco, Peru: A cross-sectional survey

Background: The burden of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru has led to people seeking alternative treatments as preventives and treatment options such as medicinal plants. This study aimed to assess factors associated with the use of medicinal plants as preventive or treatment of respiratory symptom related to COVID-19 during the pandemic in Cusco, Peru. Method: A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted on general public (20- to 70-year-old) from August 31 to September 20, 2020. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire via Google Forms, it consisted of an 11-item questionnaire that was developed and validated by expert judgment using Aiken's V (Aiken's V > 0.9). Both descriptive statistics and bivariate followed by multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess factors associated with the use of medicinal plants for COVID-19 prevention and respiratory symptom treatment during the pandemic. Prevalence ratios (PR) with 95% Confidence Interval (CI), and a P-value of 0.05 was used to determine statistical significance. Results: A total of 1,747 respondents participated in the study, 80.2% reported that they used medicinal plants as preventives, while 71% reported that they used them to treat respiratory symptoms. At least, 24% of respondents used medicinal plants when presenting with two or more respiratory symptoms, while at least 11% used plants for malaise. For treatment or prevention, the multivariate analysis showed that most respondents used eucalyptus (p < 0.001 for both), ginger (p < 0.022 for both), spiked pepper (p < 0.003 for both), garlic (p = 0.023 for prevention), and chamomile (p = 0.011 for treatment). The respondents with COVID-19 (p < 0.001), at older ages (p = 0.046), and with a family member or friend who had COVID-19 (p < 0.001) used more plants for prevention. However, the respondents with technical or higher education used less plants for treatment (p < 0.001). Conclusion: There was a significant use of medicinal plants for both prevention and treatment, which was associated with several population characteristics and whether respondents had COVID-19.

An interactive tool to forecast us hospital needs in the Coronavirus 2019 pandemic

We developed an application (https://rush-covid19.herokuapp.com/) to aid US hospitals in planning their response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Our application forecasts hospital visits, admits, discharges, and needs for hospital beds, ventilators, and personal protective equipment by coupling COVID-19 predictions to models of time lags, patient carry-over, and length-of-stay. Users can choose from seven COVID-19 models, customize a large set of parameters, examine trends in testing and hospitalization, and download forecast data. The data and scripts contained herein are used to generate Figure 1 of the associated manuscript, which presents general forms of the models used by our application and presents results for each model across time.

opencc-by-4.0Oct 2021View details →

Associated factors of Burnout Syndrome in Peruvian health professionals before Covid 19 pandemic: A systematic review

Introduction: The Burnout Syndrome (BS) constitutes a prevalent occupational health problem in the group of health professionals.   Objective: To describe the prevalence and factors associated with BS in Peruvian health professionals.   Method: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature were accomplished. Key terms were used: "burnout", "professional exhaustion", with words related to Peru. The databases consulted were LILACS/ Virtual health library, Medline/PubMed, Science Direct, EBSCO, Scopus, SciELO, and RENATI-SUNEDU, published from 2000 to 2020. The methodological quality assessment was accomplished using the Newcastle Ottawa instrument.   Results: 33 studies were identified (11 scientific articles and 22 graduate theses), the median of the participants included in each study was 76 (IQR: 47-106). The median total score was 55.8 points (IQR: 44-61). The meta-analysis identified the global prevalence of moderate BS by subgroups of regions of Peru, it was 53% (95% CI: 36% to 70%); by profession 54% (95% CI: 28% to 79%); by general areas 61% (95% CI: 39% to 70%) and emergency 40% (95% CI: 18% to 64%). Most of the factors associated with BS are related to work (work environment, dysfunctional group behavior, time of service, satisfaction, and workload); and sociodemographic (age, sex, and profession).   Conclusions: The BS and its three dimensions are more frequently associated with work, sociodemographic and individual factors. SB and the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization are associated with factors outside of work. It is the first systematic review of the subject in Peru, being useful to generate proposals for public policies in occupational health and health intervention programs.

opencc-by-4.0Oct 2022View details →

Video: Pandemic and Social Media Textual Sentiment Analysis of the Indonesian Goverment Policy in Facing the Thitd Wave of Covid-19 Attack

This material has presented on 1st International Conference on Advance Research in Social and Economic Science. October 25, 2022

opencc-zeroDec 2021View details →

Who develops pandemic fatigue? Insights from latent class analysis

According to the World Health Organization, pandemic fatigue poses a serious threat for managing COVID-19. Pandemic fatigue is characterized by progressive decline in adherence to social distancing (SDIS) guidelines, and is thought to be associated with pandemic-related emotional burnout. Little is known about the nature of pandemic fatigue; for example, it is unclear who is most likely to develop pandemic fatigue. We sought to evaluate this issue based on data from 5,812 American and Canadian adults recruited during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Past-year decline in adherence to SDIS had a categorical latent structure according to Latent Class Analysis, consisting of a group adherent to SDIS (Class 1: 92% of the sample) and a group reporting a progressive decline in adherence to SDIS (i.e., pandemic fatigue; Class 2: 8% of the sample). Class 2, compared to Class 1, was associated with greater pandemic-related burnout, pessimism, and apathy about the COVID-19 pandemic. They also tended to be younger, perceived themselves to be more affluent, tended to have greater levels of narcissism, entitlement, and gregariousness, and were more likely to report having been previously infected with SARSCOV2, which they regarded as an exaggerated threat. People in Class 2 also self-reported higher levels of pandemic-related stress, anxiety, and depression, and described making active efforts at coping with SDIS restrictions, which they perceived as unnecessary and stressful. People in Class 1 generally reported that they engaged in SDIS for the benefit of themselves and their community, although 35% of this class also feared they would be publicly shamed if they did not comply with SDIS guidelines. The findings suggest that pandemic fatigue affects a substantial minority of people and even many SDIS-adherent people experience emotionally adverse effects (i.e., fear of being shamed). Implications for the future of SDIS are discussed.

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Supplementary Materials: Developers Activity Satisfaction and Performance during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, the daily lives of software engineers were heavily disrupted as they were abruptly forced to work remotely from home. To better understand and contrast typical working days in this new reality with work in pre-pandemic times, we conducted one exploratory ($N$ = 192) and one confirmatory study ($N$ = 290) with software engineers recruited remotely. Specifically, we build on self-determination theory to evaluate whether and how specific activities are associated with software engineers' satisfaction and productivity. To explore the subject domain, we first ran a two-wave longitudinal study. We found that the time software engineers spent on specific activities (e.g., coding, bugfixing, helping others) while working from home was similar to pre-pandemic times. Also, the amount of time developers spent on each activity was unrelated to their general well-being, perceived productivity, and other variables such as basic needs. Our confirmatory study found that activity-specific variables (e.g., how much autonomy software engineers had during coding) do predict activity satisfaction and productivity but not by activity-independent variables such as general resilience or a good work-life balance. Interestingly, we found that satisfaction and autonomy were significantly higher when software engineers were helping others and lower when they were bugfixing. Finally, we discuss implications for software engineers, management, and researchers. In particular, active company policies to support developers' need for autonomy, relatedness, and competence appear particularly effective in a WFH context.

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Planning extra ICU beds for pandemics: an experimental study

Dataset of paper "Planning extra ICU beds for pandemics: an experimental study".

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Planning extra ICU beds for pandemics: an experimental study

Dataser of paper "Planning extra ICU beds for pandemics: an experimental study".

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Undergraduates' perceptions on emergency remote learning in ecology in the post‐pandemic era

The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly disrupted academic activities, particularly in disciplines with a strong empirical component among other reasons by limiting our mobility. It is thus essential to assess emergency remote teaching plans by surveying learners' opinions and perceptions during these unusual circumstances. To achieve this aim, we conducted a survey during the spring semester of 2021 in an environmental science programme to ascertain learners' perceptions on online and onsite learning activities in ecology-based modules. We were particularly interested not only in comparing the performance of these two types of activities but also in understanding the role played by learners' perceptions about nature in shaping this pattern. Environmental science programmes are rather heterogeneous from a conceptual point of view and, thus, learners may also be more diverse than in traditional ecology programmes, which may affect their interest for ecology-based modules. We assessed connectedness to nature by computing the reduced version of the Nature Relatedness Scale. Here, we found that online activities systematically obtained significantly lower scores than onsite activities regardless of the wording employed, and that altruistic behaviours were prevalent among learners. Interestingly, scores for both onsite and online activities were strongly influenced by learners' connectedness to nature, as learners with a stronger connection to nature gave higher scores to both types of activities. Our results suggest that an effort to improve the efficacy of remote learning activities should be the focus of research about teaching methodologies in predominantly empirical scientific disciplines.

opencc-zeroMar 2023View details →

Supporting data for: Emissions background, climate, and season determine the impacts of past and future pandemic lockdowns on atmospheric composition and climate

COVID-19 pandemic responses affected atmospheric composition and climate. These effects are historically contingent, depending on the background emissions, climate, and season in which they occur. We used the GISS ModelE Earth System Model to evaluate how atmospheric and climate impacts depend on the decade and season in which lockdowns occurred. Data underlying the figures and analysis are provided as Python numpy arrays as a courtesy for peer reviewers. These data are annual means of diagnostic variables from ModelE.

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Quality of life among Romanian Emergency Medicine Personnel during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Russian–Ukrainian Armed Conflict

The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between threat perception and professional quality of life in a sample of Emergency Medicine Personnel, during the COVID-19 pandemic and during the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian Armed Conflict. Two types of threats were investigated (war threat and pandemic threat) and three indicators of professional quality of life (i.e., secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and compassion satisfaction). The mediating role of worries in the relationship between threat perception and quality of life was also assessed.

opencc-by-4.0Apr 2023View details →

Impact of a multi-disease integrated screening and diagnostic model for COVID-19, TB, and HIV in Lesotho during almost two years of pandemic

These are pseudo-randomized data from the MISTRAL study: "Impact of a multi-disease integrated screening and diagnostic model for COVID-19, TB, and HIV in Lesotho during almost two years of pandemic".  The data dictionary explains the data. Between December 2020 and August 2022, 4371 individuals with either COVID symptoms or contact with a COVID-positive case were included from two hospitals in Lesotho.

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Bibliometric analysis of global scientific literature on effects of COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence

Raw data for Bibliometric analysis of global scientific literature on effects of COVID-19 pandemic on domestic violence

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Turning to Religion as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Hopelessness and Job Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Individuals Representing the Uniformed Services or Working in Professions of Public Trust in Poland

Introduction. During the COVID-19 pandemic individuals performing uniformed service or working in a profession of public trust are particularly exposed to chronic stress.  The consequences of stress in turn translate into a decrease in quality of life across various domains, including professional functioning. The perceived mental difficulties can lead to feeling of hopelessness, which in turn can generate a decrease in job satisfaction. Religiosity is a factor which, in stress-inducing conditions, not only stops the spiral of perceived resource losses but also triggers gains in the resources possessed. Aim. In this study, we tested - in the light of Conservation of resources theory (COR) - whether during the COVID-19 pandemic, the preference for positive religious coping strategies (turning to religion) by people declaring religiosity is a mediator for the relationship between perceived hopelessness and job satisfaction. Methods. The study covered 238 individuals representing the uniformed services or working in professions of public trust in Poland. The Inventory for Measuring Coping with Stress (MINI-COPE) and The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) and were employed in the research. Results. The mediating role of turning to religion in relationship between perceived hopelessness and job satisfaction was confirmed only in the group of women. The relationship found in this group indicates that perceived hopelessness is alleviated by turning to religion, which at the same time leads to an increase in job satisfaction. Conclusion. The obtained results prove that it should be standard practice to offer specialist help after potentially traumatic events in the workplace not only in the form of emotional and/or instrumental support but also in the form of spiritual help.

opencc-by-3.0-usJun 2023View details →

Distance learning and face-to-face learning in medical PBL course during COVID-19 pandemic: an investigation and teaching experience

Our research provides an experience for the PBL class focusing on discussion and communication. In the post-pandemic era, whether face-to-face or distance learning, classes should be adjusted properly to let students conduct effective communication in time.