Post-pandemic COVID-19 Research Articles

To boost or not to boost: navigating post-pandemic COVID-19 vaccination

To boost or not to boost: navigating post-pandemic COVID-19 vaccination

TRINITY EMERGENT-ECCLESIOLOGY : SEBUAH TAWARAN EKLESIOLOGI KONTEKSTUAL ERA PASCAPANDEMI COVID-19

The church's identity, before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, is no longer the same. During the COVID-19 era, when the church fully embraced its digital form, many ecclesiology formulations optimistically placed the church's future in the non-institutional digital church. In reality, in the current post-COVID-19 era, the church is returning to its pre-pandemic form, that is, as an institutional church. Based on this phenomenon, this article aims to offer a contextual post-Covid-19 ecclesiology study. To achieve this goal, this article will critique the writings of Selome Kuponu and Adekunle Tayo, which discuss post-Covid-19 practical ecclesiology based on the theological construction of an open church through a study of the Trinitarian-Perichoresis relationship. The outcome of this article is to propose an open ecclesiology based on networked relationships as a proposal for a transformative contextual ecclesiology in the post-pandemic COVID-19 church. Specifically, networked relationships mean that the church sustains its fellowship both through in-person meetings (analogue) and digital meetings (digital). This article is written based on a qualitative descriptive research methodology that elucidates the essential aspects that need to be developed in our church life in the current post-Covid-19 era through a literature data analysis method.

Teleworking in Manufacturing: Dealing with the Post-Pandemic COVID-19 Challenge

The quantity of teleworkers had already been rising in various work fields even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it was not until the pandemic that it spread to other sectors such as the industrial sector. There are still few studies looking at telework’s impact on this important sector. This article is intended to discuss: (1) the extent of teleworking in manufacturing, (2) its adjustment to the industrial sector (challenges and benefits), and (3) its prospects for the future. To this end, 31 in-depth interviews have been conducted with four Plant Managers and seven Human Resource Directors of 11 industrial companies in Burgos (Spain) and surroundings, as well as 20 of their workers. Pre-pandemic teleworking was only active in one of the enterprises and now there are workers that work remotely in 9 out of 11. All interviewees agreed that teleworking will gradually expand. The study shows concerns and challenges when it comes to communication, trust, control, and productivity. It highlights the importance of establishing clear policies on teleworking and how to deal with remuneration, expense reimbursements, and equity between teleworkers and on-site workers. Overall, industrial-sector teleworking has brought positive results in terms of productivity and job satisfaction levels, but it has also resulted in new demands on aspects such as ergonomics, negative habits (food and physical inactivity), communication, and work–life balance.

Rekomendasi Paket Mata Pelajaran Pilihan (MPP) pada SMA Negeri 1 Kebumen Menggunakan Algoritma K-means

Curriculum changes are needed to adapt education to the times. Since the covid-19 pandemic, face-to-face learning has been suspended. Online learning is an alternative used during a pandemic. This has an impact on learning loss so that the quality of learning decreases. Recovery of learning during the pandemic and post-pandemic Covid-19 is important to reduce the impact of learning loss on students. After the pandemic, the independent curriculum was launched which was a refinement of the 2013 curriculum which had only been implemented in several schools. The subject structure of the Merdeka curriculum for SMA level in Fese E or grade 10, all students get the same subjects. While in Phase F (grades 11 and 12), the subject structure is divided into 2 main groups, namely general subjects and elective subjects. Based on the provisions of the SMKA 2021-2022 curriculum structure, SMA Negeri 1 Kebumen prepares elective subjects (MPP) which are made up of 7 MPP packages. This study uses a clustering technique of student scores using the K-Means algorithm to obtain MPP package recommendations that suit student abilities. For each MPP package, clustering is carried out into 2 clusters with features in the form of predetermined subject scores. The result of this clustering is that each student gets a "yes" or "no" recommendation for each MPP package.

WAQF and Tourism Industry Sustainability: Post-Pandemic COVID-19

This study attempts to address whether waqf fund, social-cultural, or transversal pillars can contribute to tourism industry sustainability after the COVID-19 pandemic for both Malaysia and Indonesia. Questionnaires were distributed online to the employees who work in the tourism industry. The result indicates that the social-cultural pillar should be the focus of Malaysia and Indonesia for the tourism industry's sustainability after the COVID-19 pandemic. The responses obtained reveal that the respondents believed that better local facilities and infrastructure could improve the social-cultural pillar; therefore, it can pull tourists to travel again. This study contributes to the body of knowledge by conforming that the social-cultural pillar is essential for the tourism sector's Sustainability in both countries. This idea benefits the policymakers, the tourism industry itself, and other stakeholders because it provides an improved understanding of the importance of the social-cultural pillar for the Sustainability of the tourism industry. This study offers useful insight into waqf and tourism industry sustainability in the post-pandemic COVID-19 in Malaysia and Indonesia.

Perspective of high school students in intergrated mathematics with technology post pandemic covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of education around the world, including learning mathematics at the high school level. In response to the pandemic, many schools have adopted distance learning and integrated technology into the learning process. This study aims to analyze the perspectives of high school students in learning mathematics that is integrated with technology after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, we will explore students' understanding of the use of technology in learning mathematics, their attitudes towards the use of technology, and their views on the effectiveness of learning mathematics integrated with technology. The research method used in this study is a quantitative research method with the type of research used in this study is correlational. The results of this study are in line with the research objectives, namely to see whether there is an influence of students' perspectives on mathematics learning integrated with technology. The data shows that there is an influence between students' perspectives on learning mathematics that is integrated with technology.

Sequential heterologous immunization with COVID-19 vaccines induces broader neutralizing responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants in comparison with homologous boosters

The recently prevalent variants of concerns (VOCs) of SARS-CoV-2 belong to Omicron variants which display increased transmissibility and evade from immune protection generated by vaccines and/or natural infections. Better immunization strategies should be explored to induce broader immune responses against evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants. Here, we used inactivated vaccines derived from ancestral (Wu), Delta (Del) and Omicron (Omi) strains to immunize mice with homologous booster (3 × Wu, 3 × Del and 3 × Omi) or heterologous sequential booster (Wu/Del/Omi and Omi/Wu/Del) to evaluate their responses against two pre-Omicron (Wu and Del) and four Omicron variants. Even though neutralization responses against Wu and Del variants were similar in heterologous and homologous immunization groups, heterologous immunization groups induced significantly stronger neutralizing antibody against BA.1 (4.1–11 folds higher) and BA.2 (4.7–14.2 folds higher) than those of homologous immunization groups. While homologous immunization only induced strong neutralizing responses to either pre-Omicron variants (Wu and Del) in 3 × Wu and 3 × Del groups or to Omicron variants (BA.1 and BA.2) in 3 × Omi group, heterologous immunization groups induced strong and broader neutralizing responses to both pre-Omicron (Wu, Del) and Omicron variants (BA.1 and BA.2). Homologous and heterologous immunization groups elicited similar antigen-specific T cell (IFN-γ+) and B cell responses. Compared with homologous immunization, heterologous immunization could induce stronger plasma cell responses, which have the potential to generate broader and stronger neutralizing antibodies. However, neither heterologous nor homologous immunization groups induced strong neutralizing antibody against variants with bigger genetic deviation, such as BA.4/5 or BF.7, only weak neutralizing responses were induced. Surveillance on SARS-CoV2 variants evolution and immunization strategy are needed to explore better vaccines with broader and stronger neutralizing antibodies against post pandemic COVID-19.

Diffusion of Innovation of E-Commerce among Service Sector SMEs in Malaysia During and Post-Pandemic Covid-19: A qualitative approach

This study investigates the critical determinant for e-commerce adoption in Malaysian SMEs. It aims to see how the adoption of e-commerce influenced the food and beverages service sector in Malaysian SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic and to find out the benefits SMEs have gained from the implementation of e-commerce in Malaysia since the outbreak of the pandemic. Theoretically, the study develops an integrated framework to better understand e-commerce adoption in SMEs. At the same time, it leads to several significant findings that provide stakeholders with insight for developing appropriate strategies and policies to enhance the diffusion of e-commerce in Malaysia.

The effect of Google Classroom as online media in students’ writing in the post pandemic Covid-19

One of the learning tools that can be utilized as media is Google Classroom. This study aims at finding out whether there was any significant different before and after using Google Classroom as online media in students’ writing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers used only one group for the participants. There were 30 students involved in this study. An experimental research design, including a pretest and posttest, was used for this study. In collecting data, the researchers used writing test. The paired sample t-test was used in SPSS version 18 in analyzing the data. The result of the computation is .000 from the pair sample test which is less than the significance level .005. This result indicated that students could motivate students to pay attention in learning. The application helped students to memorize vocabulary lists in the examples they just learned. The usage of Google Classroom tools helped students to concentrate more on the writing training they get in class. The students utilized the Google Classroom to write better on their vocabulary and affect student activity and student skills in writing. Students easily submitted text writing using a variety of different images in it. Therefore, it is suggested that teachers can utilize this media to motivate students to write in class and therefore the students can enhance learning outcomes.

Effect of Online Vinyasa Training on Housewives’ Lower and Upper Body Endurance: A Randomized Post-Pandemic Covid-19 Trial

Study purpose. The COVID-19 pandemic has a considerable impact on social and financial factors in addition to health outcomes. There is, however, still little information available as to how Covid-19 actually impacted housewives. Consequently, this paper aims to provide a new dimension to the study of how vinyasa could support mothers’ fitness throughout the pandemic. This study sought to determine whether an online vinyasa programme for 8 weeks during Covid-19 pandemic could significantly influence housewives’ upper and lower body muscle endurance. Materials and methods. 24 housewives (between the ages of 26 and 36) from the NCR region of Delhi participated in the study. The participants were divided at random and put either into the experimental group (vinyasa) or the control group. Both upper and lower body muscular endurance was found to be the health-related variable. The longest-lasting bent knee push-ups were used to gauge upper body muscular endurance, while the longest-lasting bodyweight squat holds over a 90-degree angle were used to gauge lower body muscle endurance. Results. To analyse the findings, tests were run both prior to and following the training. A substantial difference between the experimental group and control group was found using ANCOVA to compare them to the baseline after 8 weeks. Conclusions. Thus, it was determined that the online/virtual vinyasa training programme was a successful way for housewives to increase their body muscular endurance (health-related fitness).

The Acceleration Development of Disadvantaged Regions Policy in Post-Pandemic Covid-19

Based on Presidential Regulation Number 18 of 2020 concerning National Mid-Term Development Plan 2020-2024 junto Presidential Regulation Number 63 of 2020 concerning Stipulation of Disadvantaged Regions 2020-2024, stated that currently, 62 districts have the status as disadvantaged regions. Referring to data from the Central Statistics Agency, it is stated that post-pandemic Covid-19, the poverty rate in the Disadvantaged Regions jumped in 2020 to 26.43% while the National Mid-Term Development Plan 2020-2024 target was 23.4%-24% in 2024. To overcome these problems, it is necessary to have a systematic policy made by the government to achieve the target of the accelerated development of disadvantaged regions in 2020-2024. It is also stated in the National Mid-Term Development Plan 2020-2024 that by the end of 2024, the target of 25 districts may be lifted from their disadvantaged status. By using a normative legal research method as well as a statute and conceptual approach, the authors get the results of the research that until this article was written, factually the government's policy was then poured into Presidential Regulation Number 105/2021 concerning the National Strategy of the Acceleration Development of Disadvantaged Regions 2020-2024 which was the legal form that formed as the government policy to overcome the problems that exist in disadvantaged regions 2020-2024 including post-pandemic covid-19. Besides that, the government uses a collaboration strategy to encourage the implementation of the accelerated development of disadvantaged regions 2020-2024 including post-pandemic Covid-19.

Organizational Culture Transformation Work From Home (WFH) in Cross-View Generation

The COVID-19 pandemic that occurred in Indonesia from 2019 to 2022 gave birth to a new organizational culture in the form of work-from-home (WFH) activities to reduce public mobility and reduce the risk of transmission of the COVID-19 virus. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the WFH work culture is still applied in several institutions. This research aims to describe cross-generational views, namely those of the Baby Boomer Generation, Generation X, and Generations Y and Z, regarding the implementation of WFH work culture in the post-pandemic COVID-19 era associated with organizational culture transformation. This research uses a descriptive-qualitative approach through data collection methods such as interviews, observations, and literature studies. The results illustrate that generations have different views on the implementation of work-from-home culture in the post-pandemic COVID-19 era as seen from organizational communication through informative, regulative, persuasive, and integrative functions. The Baby Boomer Generation views the implementation of WFH in the post-pandemic era as an obstacle to organizational communication. Meanwhile, Generation X sees the implementation of WFH as a necessity that cannot be avoided. Although, in some ways, Generation X also still sees the need for face-to-face meetings, Generations Y and Z are the antithesis of the Baby Boomer Generation. Generations Y and Z see the implementation of WFH as not an obstacle to organizational communication.

Redesigning of Mobile Content to Enhance Learning Activities Preparation by Preschool Experts

Mobile content provision at the preschool stage has grown after the post-pandemic Covid-19.Preschool teachers face varying degrees of mobile technology literacy to prepare learningactivities that enhance children’s understanding and acquisition of knowledge and skills.Nevertheless, these teachers have minimal exposure and input to mobile content elementsthat can enhance learning. This study aims to redesign the mobile content model by redefiningthe required elements to improve learning activities preparation for preschoolers’basic problem-solving skills in mathematics. This case study involves seven preschool expertswhose data was collected using the Nominal Group Technique approach. Then, InterpretiveStructural Modelling was applied to develop the model through a voting process. The techniquewas used to rank the data from the experts before running the voting session. Thefindings revealed eleven principal elements for the mobile content model that can be dividedinto three content execution streams. The results offer several implications and benefitsto the mobile learning arena, particularly in early childhood education, due to its potentialto enhance engagement, interaction, and personalized learning experiences for younglearners. These outcomes provide insights into the best practices, strategies, and pedagogicalapproaches that can optimize the use of mobile devices in early childhood education, hence,promoting effective learning outcomes.

Perceptions and feelings of Argentine children post pandemic COVID-19

The frequency of the severity of the different expressions of SARS-COV-2 disease, and its mortality in the pediatric population have been low unlike in the adult population. However, children and adolescents have been very affected by this virus, through the restriction and limitations of their rights. The Subcommittee on the Rights of the Childhood and Adolescence and the Committee of Social Pediatrics of the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría understood that it was very important to gather their voices to weigh the impact of the transition from COVID pandemic to this "new normalcy" and the effects on argentine children and adolescents' rights, emotions and desires, especially those related to accessibility to education and health. We carried on a qualitative descriptive narrative transversal phenomenological research, through an open anonymous survey, among children and adolescents between 6 and 18 years old, living in Argentina; 1537 surveys were collected. The research findings allowed elaborate recommendations to develop strategies to face, protect and accompany the children and adolescents during the post-pandemic.

Implementasi Kampanye Sosial Program Vaksinasi di Indonesia Sebagai Bentuk Pemulihan Pasca-Pandemi Covid-19

<p><em>The Pandemic Covid-19 in Indonesia continues with an increase in cases counting until January 28, 2021, there were 13,695 cases with a total of 1,037,993 cases of Covid-19 since it was first announced in early March 2020, therefore there is a need for post-pandemic-recovery-efforts-Covid-19-vaccination-program as a form of herd immunity carried out through campaigns on social media with the hashtag #VaksinCovid19. So that the communication element becomes very important in persuading the public to carry out a social campaign for the Covid-19 vaccination program as a form of post-pandemic recovery.</em> <em>This research aims to see how the implementation of post-pandemic Covid-19 recovery through a social campaign for the vaccination program. This research method uses descriptive qualitative with a literature study method that comes from secondary sources. The Result shows that the current government needs an appropriate communication strategy and target targets based on demographics to the psychology of the community, besides that, it also requires stakeholders to expand engagement in the social campaign for the Covid-19 vaccination program. Also, referring to secondary data with the Brand24 application to see the effectiveness of #VaksinCovid19 shows that the public perception of the Covid-19 vaccine program campaign is still classified as negative. </em></p>

DIGITAL ECONOMY TO BOOST ECONOMY RECOVERY POST-PANDEMIC: INDONESIA'S STRATEGIC POSITION AS NEW ECONOMIC POWER IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

The concept of the digital economy is a relatively new term used by Don Tapscott in 1995. Since then, this term has been widely discussed in different environments, and many countries have started transforming into digital economies using various strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic did not even stop the popularity of the digital economy; in fact, it is expected to be the core of economic recovery post-Covid-19, necessarily in Indonesia. Indonesia's massive number of internet users creates the opportunity to promote digitalization and eventually transform into a digital economy environment. In 2021, the digital trade valuation reached IDR 401 Trillion with an increasing preference for online spending habits. Supported by the rapid growth of the digital payment system and digital banking, the digital economy in Indonesia is projected to reach USD 146 billion valuations by the end of 2025. This study aims to discover the progression of the digital economy in Indonesia in regards to accelerating economic recovery post-pandemic covid-19 and how it would affect Indonesia's position in relations with South East Asia Countries. Furthermore, the report will also discuss the challenge and opportunity to transform into a digital society.

A Review on Hybrid Work and Work Performance During Post-Pandemic

The purpose of this article review is to investigate the relationship between hybrid work and work performance post-pandemic Covid-19. The analysis is based on several publications pertaining to the impact of the post-COVID-19 pandemic on the perspective on hybrid work and work performance. A search in the Google Scholar database using the search string [”Hybrid work” AND “Work Performance” AND ”Post Pandemic”] was conducted in September 2022. Several documents were then filtered based on the criteria needed according to the PRISMA stages, such as year of publication, subject areas, type of document, category of access, and English language. Data was gathered from relevant papers published during the post-pandemic that occurred from 2020 to 2022 in the field of human resources, management, social science and humanities. After being reviewed for eligibility, only the most pertinent documents were chosen for further investigation. The findings suggested, to meet the new and emerging needs of hybrid workers, both physical and digital workplaces must be revamped in response to the post COVID-19 pandemic
 Keywords: Hybrid work; Work Performance; Post Pandemic; Covid-19

Proposal of the Effect of Ethical Orientation on Accounting Students Ethical Sensitivity Post-pandemic (Covid-19) (Empirical Study at Universitas Dian Nusantara)

During the Covid-19 pandemic, lecturing activities were carried out online so there was a lack of social interaction among and between students and lecturers. Students becoming more independent in learning and faced separation situations. This could result in decreasing social sensitivity of students in solving accounting cases, especially in auditing scenarios which could help to sharpen idealism and relativism as well as ethical sensitivity. The study aims to analyze the ethical orientation effect on accounting students’ ethical sensitivity post-pandemic Covid-19 period (Empirical Study at Universitas Dian Nusantara), the research also uses gender as a moderation. This research is important as an evaluation in the new normal and future periods to increase accounting students sensitivity, especially when solving auditing scenario cases. This type of research is quantitative using the causality method. A total of 254 accounting students were included, of which the number of samples were 155 respondents. Questionnaire-style research instruments using Likert scales and the use of Google Surveys to distribute questionnaires and data analysis using structural equation models using the Lisrel software tool. This research should be conducted to test a model that examines ethically oriented causal models regarding ethics and gender sensitivity as moderators of accounting students. This research is expected to inform governments, professional institutions, and educational institutions to incorporate accounting ethics into their curriculum and to produce graduates who are sensitive to accounting practices, and who do not deviate from accounting ethics.
 Keywords: ethical orientation, idealism, relativism, ethical sensitivity, gender, postpandemic Covid-19

Motivation, Work Discipline, and Satisfaction on Employee Performance of PT. Vindo Post-pandemic Covid-19: A Proposed Study

The study aims to determine the effects of job motivation, job discipline, and job satisfaction on PT employee performance. Vindo is his pharmaceutical company founded in 1960. The phenomenon of this study is that employee performance problems affect sales decline. Researchers’ field observations show that poor employee performance is caused by multiple factors, such as work motivation, work discipline, and job satisfaction. Another cause is dissatisfaction with the salary received, with certain groups being paid the same regardless of years of service or level of education. The study design used a causal quantitative descriptive approach with 125 collaborators as subjects of this investigation. Data analysis techniques used included multiple linear regression analysis, conventional hypothesis testing, R-squared test, and hypothesis testing with data processing using SPSS 23. Previous studies have shown that job motivation has a significant positive impact on employee performance, and work discipline has a positive impact. Job satisfaction has a positive impact on employee performance.
 Keywords: motivation, work discipline, satisfaction, employee performance

Learning stations in enhancing remedial pupils’ basic numeracy post-pandemic: A case study

This case study aims to explore the usage of learning stations to teach basic numeracy and to engage level one remedial pupils to learn basic numeracy after pandemic. After the pandemic, many factors will determine whether remedial pupils struggle to grasp basic numeracy skills, especially in light of the new educational norm that the COVID-19 pandemic has provoked. However, learning stations can assess pupils’ understanding through its unique features, improving pupil’s learning numeracy, especially in this post-pandemic COVID-19. Data was collected from three remedial officers via interview and five remedial primary level one pupils in Sandakan, Sabah through observations. On top of that, analysis of documents such as APDM data and numeracy screening data were performed to gain a comprehensive picture of this usage of learning stations. Findings reveal that learning stations were potentially useful to teach basic numeracy for that remedial primary level one pupil, in particular, 30.95% of the remedial pupils passed the numeracy screening test after learning at the learning stations. At the end of this study, that remedial pupil was able to achieve the learning goals through learning stations.