Emergence Of COVID-19 Pandemic Research Articles

The Influence of The TASC (Thingking Actively In A Social Context) Model Using Whatsapp Social Media on Online Learning Materials for Classification of Land Capability in the Emergency Period of the Covid 19 Pandemic

This study aims to determine the effect of the Tasc model using WhatsApp social media on online learning for Land Capability Classification Analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. The method used in this study is an experimental method with a quasi-experimental type using a factorial design. The samples in this study were students of class X IPS 1 and class X IPS 2. The results of this study were analyzed in stages, namely: data description, prerequisite test, and hypothesis testing. The prerequisite tests carried out are the normality test of the data distribution, the homogeneity of variance test, and the t test. The results showed that after the learning was carried out and the post-test was given to the experimental class and the control class, the results obtained ttest > t 𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑙 indicating was accepted . Where that the learning outcomes of students on the material elements of hadith using the TASC learning model are better than conventional learning. Where the class that uses the TASC model seems enthusiastic about sending information on the Whatsapp group because the TASC learning model helps students to construct their own knowledge and makes it easier for students to understand the classification of land capability.

Duties of government and the supreme of law in emergency

The purpose of this research is to evaluate and assess (1) the government's actions and policies in an emergency crisis that occurred in Indonesia; and (2) the rule of law in Indonesia in emergencies. This study is a descriptive qualitative study that describes government policy and the rule of law in Indonesia during an emergency. This article is based on secondary legal materials, such as books, journals, essays, and other written works from both print and digital media, as well as field occurrences. The study's findings indicate that (1) the coronavirus illness outbreak is a non-natural disaster, including a pandemic, in which case the government established several strategies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic emergency response period; It is noted that 1 Perppu (Government Regulation in Lieu of Law), 1 PP (Government regulations), 1 Perpres (Presidential Regulation), 1 Inpres (Presidential Instruction), 4 Keppres (Presidential decree), 15 Permen (Ministerial regulation), 19 Kepmen (Ministerial decree), and dozens of decrees and circulars have been issued, which were specifically formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic situation as a rule of law.

Evolution of gender-based violence during the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic in Greater Abidjan (March 2020-May 2021)

RésuméUne enquête du ministère de la Famille a montré en 2018 l'importance des violences basées sur le genre (VBG) dans l'agglomération du Grand Abidjan (5 millions d'habitants). Les travailleurs sociaux employés pour ce travail ont été mobilisés lors de la pandémie de Covid-19 pour sensibiliser la population et l'aider dans la lutte contre le SARS-CoV-2 tout en poursuivant leur action contre les VBG. Ce sont les résultats recueillis qui font l'objet de cet article. Le nombre de viols est passé de 41 pour la période de janvier 2019 à février 2020 à 77 pour la période de mars 2020 à avril 2021, celui des agressions sexuelles de 4 à 7 et celui des agressions physiques de 139 à 171. Cette évolution n'est pas liée à celle de la Covid-19 ni à la commune concernée.

Perspective of parents and students towards online learning as a sustainable platform for future learning

Emergence of COVID-19 pandemic has created a need to shift the education and learning from regular classroom teaching to online technology-based learning. Without the adoption of this mode, education would not be accessible to students during this period. This mode of learning has its own pros and cons from the point of view of parents and students both. Delivery and conduction of classes through online mode is a challenge for both students and parents. The purpose of this study was to conduct an online survey regarding parents and student’s perception and experience towards online learning as a medium of education for future. The sample was divided into two parts consisting of 100 students from schools, undergraduate and post graduate level comprising of 64% males and 36% females and 100 parents comprising 50% males and 50% females. Online survey method was used for the purpose of data collection. The findings show that the Online learning has ease down the financial burden on parents in some areas such as the students are not required to avail transport facilities, uniform is also not mandatory while taking online classes, curtailment of expenditure on canteens etc.

Tools and models for distance teaching in an English Language and Culture university course: the flipped classroom and cooperative learning in a digital environment

The Covid-19 pandemic emergency has contributed to shift towards a more learner-centred teaching approach accelerating an ongoing trend in the university system. Re-arranging teaching materials and devices in different forms using digital tools and delivering online lessons, has been a complex challenge for academics. This necessity to re-adapt and possibly implement and re-shape traditional contents has contributed to consolidate teaching strategies as the flipped classroom (integration of pre-recorded lectures with online synchronous lessons) cooperative learning among peers (both in class and on online platforms with discussion groups), and small group teaching. These teaching strategies have also brought about a general re-thinking of learning strategies on the students’ part. To meet students’ needs in this emergency situation, materials have also been frequently developed by teachers themselves. Given such premises, this paper reports on the challenging attempt to adopt the afore-mentioned teaching strategies in an online course (English Language and Culture) held in 2020/21 at the Department of Education Science (Roma Tre University), also providing the students’ response to a questionnaire submitted after the completion of the course.

Impact of COVID pandemic on lifestyle changes among college students of a tertiary care institution in Puducherry: an explanatory mixed method study

Background: The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed our lifestyle-related habits mainly physical activity, sedentariness, sleep, dependence on social media and dietary habits. To study the impact of COVID-19 on lifestyle changes before and during the Pandemic in terms of physical activity, sleep, diet, screen time and to explore the barriers and facilitating factors to it.Methods: The study is an explanatory mixed method study which involved quantitative data collection among 453 young adults followed by qualitative data exploration of their views and experiences through focus group discussions among 12 young adults selected using maximum variation sampling. Integration of findings were done using joint displays to provide more insights.Results: During COVID-19, the quantitative results revealed a drop in physical activity levels by one fifth. There was decrease in consumption of unhealthy food and number of main meals, while duration of sleep and screen time increased significantly. Qualitative findings revealed lack of motivation, poor access to healthy environment, threat of COVID-19 infection and dependence on social media as barriers while cues to action, shift towards healthy habits, local adaptations, supportive environment as facilitators for the healthy lifestyle behavior.Conclusions: Three-fourth of the students were in moderate to high physical activity but there was an overall decrease in levels during the pandemic. There was reduction in the intake of unhealthy foods and increase in sleep during the pandemic. However, the use of social media and digital aids was found to have increased, resulting in more screen time.

Microplastics from face masks: A potential hazard post Covid-19 pandemic.

The tremendous use of plastic products to averse the infection rate during Covid-19 pandemic has developed great pressure on the management and disposal systems of plastic waste. The compulsory use of face masks to curb the infection and prevent transmission of the virus has led to addition of millions of face masks into the terrestrial and marine environment. The current study attempts to assess and quantify the rate of infection in coherence with the annual usage of face masks in various nations across the globe. The ecological footprint of the plastic waste generated from used and discarded face masks along with their potential impacts have also been discussed. The current study has quantified the total annual face masks across thirty-six nations to be more than 1.5 million ton. The total estimated figure for annual plastic waste and microplastics in all these nations was ∼4.2 million tonnes and 9774 thousand tonnes, which emerges as a great threat to the global efforts towards reduction of plastic usage. The emergence of Covid-19 pandemic has modified the living habits with new enterprises being set up for Covid essential products, but the associated hazard of these products has been significantly ignored. Hence this study attempts to present a quantitative baseline database towards interpretation and understanding of the hazards associated with microplastics and increased dependence on plastic products.

Changes in patient portal adoption due to the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT Even though patient portals are recognized as a promising mechanism to support greater patient engagement, questions remain about access and utilization. This study aims to identify factors related to portal adoption in 2019 and 2020 (before and during the COVID-19). Cross-sectional data from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) cycles- 2019 HINTS 5 cycle 3 (N = 5,438) and 2020 HINTS 5 cycle 4 (N = 3,865) were analyzed using STATA-SE version 17 to factors predicting portal adoption. Next, HINTS 5 cycles 3 and 4 were pooled to identify changes in portal feature use and ease of usage among portal users, and barrier to portal use among non-users. Respondents who were college graduates, high income, and married were more likely to adopt patient portals during 2019 and 2020. Aged 75+ and Hispanic respondents reported less frequency of portal access in 2020 versus 2019. Men were more likely to adopt patient portals in 2019 versus women in 2020. Portal users were more likely to use the portal-system features in 2019 versus 2020. Portal non-users reported having multiple-health records as less of a barrier in 2020 compared to 2019. Patient engagement needs heightened attention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The disappearance of the ‘legislative model': Indonesian parliament's experience in response to Covid-19

ABSTRACT The argument that choosing a legislative model will strengthen Parliament's checks and balances in an emergency has not been proven in Indonesia. Due to the high president’s constitutional legislative power, combined with his coalition supported by a majority of parliamentarians in Covid-19 emergency, left parliament to serve much of the executive’s agenda. This paper compares the law-making process in the parliamentary period before and during the pandemic. Extreme partisan power will allow the executive to control the legislative agenda and weaken Parliament's legislative power under the pretext of the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. The ‘legislative model’ is no longer viable; instead, various laws have been passed, unrelated to Covid-19.

COVID-19 Medical and Pharmacological Management in the European Countries Compared to Italy: An Overview.

(1) Background: Italy accounts for more than 150,000 deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading the top rank in SARS-CoV-2-caused deceases in Europe. A survey on the different ways by which the COVID-19 pandemic emergency was managed in the foreign European countries compared to Italy is the purpose of this paper. (2) Methods: A literature search and various mathematical algorithms to approach a rank scoring scale were used to describe in detail the different approaches used by European countries to manage the COVID-19 pandemic emergency. (3) Results: The study showed that Italy stands at the bottom ranking for COVID-19 management due to its high mortality rate. Possible causes of the observed huge numbers of hospitalization and deaths were (a) the demographic composition of the European country; (b) its decentralized healthcare system organization; (c) the role of correct pharmacology in the early stages before hospitalization. Post-mortem examinations were of paramount importance to elucidate the etiopathogenesis of COVID-19 and to tailor a suitable and proper therapy in the early symptomatic stages of COVID-19, preventing hospitalization. (4) Conclusions: Factors such as the significant impact on elderly people, the public health organization prevalently state-owned and represented mainly by hospitals, and criticism of the home therapy approach toward SARS-CoV-2-infected people, may have concurred in increasing the number of COVID-19 deaths in Italy.

Adolescents amid emerging COVID-19 pandemic in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: a qualitative study

BackgroundWorldwide, governments have implemented restrictions on movement and gatherings to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. In the spirit of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, children have a right...

Opioid treatment program safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: a statewide survey

BackgroundOpioid treatment programs (OTPs) serve as daily essential services for people with opioid use disorder. This study seeks to identify modifications to operations and adoption of safety measures at Pennsylvania OTPs during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsA 25-min online survey to clinical and administrative directors at all 103 state-licensed OTPs in Pennsylvania was fielded from September to November 2020. Survey domains included: 1) changes to services, client volume, hours and staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic 2) types of services modifications 3) safety protocols to reduce COVID-19 transmission 4) challenges to operations during the pandemic.ResultsForty-seven directors responded, for a response rate of 45%. Almost all respondents reported making some service modification (96%, n = 43). Almost half (47%, n = 21) of respondents reported reductions in the number of clients served. OTPs were more likely to adopt safety protocols that did not require significant funding, such as limiting the number of people entering the site (100%, n = 44), posting COVID-safety information (100%, n = 44), enforcing social distancing (98%, n = 43), and increasing sanitation (100%, n = 44). Only 34% (n = 14) of OTPS provided N95 masks to most or all staff. Respondents reported that staff’s stress and negative mental health (86%, n = 38) and staff caregiving responsibilities (84%, n = 37) during the pandemic were challenges to maintaining OTP operations.ConclusionOTPs faced numerous challenges to operations and adoption of safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding mechanisms and interventions to improve adoption of safety protocols, staff mental health as well as research on patient experiences and preferences can inform further OTP adaptation to the COVID-19 pandemic and future emergency planning.

National Health Expenditure Projections, 2021-30: Growth To Moderate As COVID-19 Impacts Wane.

Although considerable uncertainty remains, the COVID-19 pandemic and public health emergency are expected to continue to influence the near-term outlook for national health spending and enrollment. National health spending growth is expected to have decelerated from 9.7percent in 2020 to 4.2percent in 2021 as federal supplemental funding was expected to decline substantially relative to 2020. Through 2024 health care use is expected to normalize after the declines observed in 2020, health insurance enrollments are assumed to evolve toward their prepandemic distributions, and the remaining federal supplemental funding is expected to wane. Economic growth is expected to outpace health spending growth for much of this period, leading the projected health share of gross domestic product (GDP) to decline from 19.7percent in 2020 to just over 18percent over the course of 2022-24. For 2025-30, factors that typically drive changes in health spending and enrollment, such as economic, demographic, and health-specific factors, are again expected to primarily influence trends in the health sector. By 2030 the health spending share of GDP is projected to reach 19.6percent.

Domestic violence against married women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt

BackgroundIn face of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries including Egypt implemented stay indoor rules. These regulations slowed the propagation of the coronavirus, meanwhile they contributed to increase mental health issues, particularly the risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). That might lead to adverse health and social outcomes on the abused women and the children. This study aimed to examine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of intimate partner violence against married women in Egypt.MethodsA cross-sectional study enrolled 2068 married women through an electronic survey link. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was used. It included demographic data and assessed the frequency of exposure to various forms of spousal violence before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.ResultsThe mean age of respondents was 33.8 ± 6.3 years. The commonest types of violent behaviors that have been increased significantly after the COVID-19 pandemic were: twisting arms/pulling the hair (pre 32.8%, post 75%), leaving the house without informing or giving the wife money (pre 12.2%, post 30.3%), restricting interaction with her family members (pre 26.1, post 40.4%), treating her as a servant (pre 28.7%, post 36.7%) and insulting her in front of others (pre 22.9%, post 30.8%).The associated determinants for higher violence rate were; low women education, young age at marriage, low educational and job rank of husband, husband’s tobacco use and reduced family income (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThe overall prevalence of economic and some types of physical and emotionally abusive behaviors have been increased after the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic. Special intervention should be designed to address this issue in collaboration with public health organizations.

Flow impacts of hot/cold zone infection control procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic in the emergency department.

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic forced emergency departments (EDs) to change operations to minimize nosocomial infection risk. Many EDs cohort patients using provincial screening tools at triage. Despite cohorting, staff exposures occurred in the ‘cold zone’ due to lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) use with patients deemed low risk, resulting in staff quarantines. The cohorting strategy was perceived to lengthen time to physician initial assessment and ED length of stay times in our ED without protecting staff well enough due to varying PPE use. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of hot/cold zones for patient cohorting during a viral pandemic on ED length of stay.MethodsWe conducted an interrupted time series analysis 3 weeks before and after the removal of hot/cold zone care space cohorting in our ED. In the before period, staff did not routinely wear full PPE to see cold zone patients. After removal, staff wore full PPE to see almost all patients. We collected data on ED length of stay, physician initial assessment times, arrival-to-room times, patient volumes, Canadian Triage Acuity Score (CTAS), admissions, staff hours of coverage, as well as proportions of patients on droplet/contact precautions and COVD-19 positive patients. The primary outcome was median ED length of stay.ResultsAfter the removal of the hot/cold divisions, there was a decrease in the adjusted median ED length of stay by 24 min (95% CI 14; 33). PPE use increased in the after arm of the study. The interrupted time series analysis suggested a decrease in median ED length of stay after removal, although the change in slope and difference did not reach statistical significance.ConclusionCohorted waiting areas may provide a safety benefit without operational compromise, but cohorting staff and care spaces is likely to compromise efficiency and create delays.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43678-022-00278-0.

Participatory parity through teaching with Telegram

The COVID19 pandemic thrust emergency remote teaching (ERT) into the global spotlight and thereby undeniably changed aspects of the higher education (HE) landscape. For a developing country such as South Africa (SA), the use of the mobile instant messaging (MIM) application (app) called Telegram represents a practicable solution to overcome historical socio-economic challenges faced by certain demographic groups of limited or restricted access to devices and data. Against this backdrop, a Telegram teaching intervention was developed by two lecturers in the Engineering Faculty at a University of Technology (UoT) in SA to deliver curriculum content and engage with students in a low-tech, low-cost/low-data usage manner, and consequently to widen access to education, promote inclusivity and thereby facilitate student access, retention and success. This study explored student perceptions of the MIM app being used as a primary vehicle to deliver succinct instructional materials and facilitate class activities to offset the lack of faceto-face classes in a multimodal and flexible curriculum delivery approach. Following the completion of the Telegram teaching intervention, a mixed method approach was used that included two online surveys measuring different aspects of the same project (n=34 and n=32) and a focus group interview (n=6). Three research lenses suggested by Fraser (2008) were used to evaluate student perceptions of the usefulness and (dis)advantages of Telegram. These lenses were: (1) redistribution (of resources), (2) recognition (related to social status) and (3) representation (who can act/say/ challenge in an academic environment). Ethical clearance was obtained from Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s Ethics committee. Initial results indicate that using the Telegram app for teaching and learning was successful. Significantly, the app allows for the emergence of a socially just online classroom environment and an inclusive and enabling learning experience for the students during a very disruptive and fearful time in the world’s history.

The temperature difference method for screening patients with COVID-19 fever symptoms

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, is a potentially fatal disease of global public health concern. Fever has been reported to be a common clinical symptom in COVID-19 and current CDC recommendations for mitigation of community COVID-19 transmission include temperature screening, so prompting widespread temperature screening across multiple sectors, including hospitals, office buildings and airports. The need for no-contact and rapid measurement of body temperature during the COVID-19 pandemic emergency has led to the widespread use of thermal imaging cameras. However, the body temperature measurement is also disturbed by the environment factors, including ambient temperature, background light etc. When the ambient temperature is low, the temperature of the patient will also be low. It was difficult to screen the fever patients by using the absolute temperature criteria, and it often result in missing detection. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposed a method of screening COVID-19 symptom fever patients by the body temperature difference detection. The temperature difference detection method combined the temperature measurement of the infrared imaging camera and the visible camera face recognition. This method will eliminate environmental interference and equipment errors, to reduce the probability of the fever missed detection.

New Business Strategy for Social Enterprise in Facing the Pandemic of COVID-19

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has changed people's lifestyles in various aspects of life. In the midst of such changes, Aqiqah Al-Hilal as the provider of Aqiqah catering services in Indonesia which provides packages of lamb dishes needs to make several adaptations so that the market does not leave it.&#x0D; Aqiqah Al-Hilal is a social enterprise engaged in food catering services where the proceeds from its business are fully used to finance the education of some orphans in Indonesia. Nowadays, Aqiqah Al-Hilal faces problems in terms of decreasing turnover from 2020 until now. Based on data obtained from the Al-hilal financial manager. When the Covid-19 Pandemic Emergency began in March 2020 was announced by the Indonesian government, Aqiqah Al-Hilal experienced a significant decrease in turnover or company income&#x0D; The purpose of this research is to identify the problems faced by Aqiqah Al-Hilal in carrying out their current business strategy and to propose the new business strategy for Aqiqah Al-Hilal as a social enterprise that must survive in running its business. This research uses a qualitative method with a single case study approach and uses interviews, observation, FGD, and documentation as data collection techniques.&#x0D; Based on the analysis of the position of Aqiqah Al-Hilal in the current situation will determine the strategies that need to be taken to survive the pandemic. The results of the IE matrix show that Aqiqah Al-Hilal is in the Hold and Maintain position. In the "Hold and Maintain" position, the best strategy to do is market penetration and product development. These related details are explained clearly in this paper.

KAJIAN NORMATIF PENERAPAN PIDANA MATI BAGI KORUPTOR DANA PENANGGULANGAN COVID-19

Various positive responses and government efforts in overcoming the impacts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in various aspects of the field. The status of the Covid-19 outbreak in Indonesia itself has been determined through Presidential Decree Number 11 of 2020 concerning the Determination of Public Health Emergency of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) and Presidential Decree Number 12 of 2020 concerning Determination of Non-natural Disasters for the Spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) as a National Disaster. However, the process of distributing social assistance by the government experienced various obstacles or the heavy disbursement of funds during the pandemic made the Corruption Eradication Commission act quickly in arresting several persons who misappropriated funds. Corruption committed during the Covid-19 pandemic emergency (non-natural disaster) is very detrimental and must be held criminally responsible for its actions. Therefore, it is important to know whether criminal responsibility for corruption perpetrators of social assistance during this pandemic has a deterrent effect or not. Considering that the Covid-19 emergency period has been designated by the government as a national disaster so that it fulfills the requirements for the phrase 'certain circumstances' contained in Article 2 paragraph 2 of Law Number 31 of 1999. This study uses a normative juridical method, namely examining laws and regulations, theory and legal concepts. The results of this study are to find out whether perpetrators of corruption during the Covid-19 period can be sentenced to prison and fines or even the death penalty.

Challenges Encountered by Physical Education Teachers on Blended learning Approach in Physical Education in times of Covid – 19 Pandemics

The study aimed to explore the challenges encountered by Physical Education Teachers on Blended Teaching Approach in Physical Education in times of COVID-19 Pandemic. The challenges encountered was brought due to the emergence of COVID-19 Pandemic. The research is qualitative in nature and used descriptive narrative method which primarily aimed to gain understanding of the challenges encountered by Physical Education Teachers on Blended Teaching Approach in Physical Education in times of COVID-19 Pandemic. The participants of the study were purposively selected. The Teachers Teaching Physical Education subjects participated in an interactive interview and answered the questions in the interview schedule which was the semi-loosely structured interview. The Inductive Thematic Approach was adapted utilizing the steps in Colaizzi Method to interpret the narrative account of the informants on challenges encountered by Physical Education Teachers on Blended Teaching Approach in times of COVID-19 Pandemic. Based on the result of the study, the following themes had been generated: First, the Teaching- Learning Experiences in which they had encountered lack of parental support and Involvement, lack of communication and comprehension. Second, is the Technical Support which includes Poor internet Connection, unavailability of Technological Gadgets and poor Technical Literacy. With regards to the challenges encountered a Proposed Intervention Plan may be utilized.