scholarly journals Modeling the transmission of second‐wave COVID‐19 caused by imported cases: A case study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youming Guo ◽  
Tingting Li
Keyword(s):  
Imported Cases ◽  
Second Wave

The Regional Consequences of the Japanese Second Wave: A Case Study

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Munday
Keyword(s):  
Local Economy ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Second Wave

Outline This paper examines the Japanese “second wave” sector in the local economy. Following an examination of the development of the second wave Japanese-owned supplier sector in the UK, the paper assesses the role of this sector in the local economy, and questions the policy rationale of attracting this particular type of inward investment.

scholarly journals Hating men will free you? Valerie Solanas in Paris or the discursive politics of misandry

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-319
Author(s):  
Léa Védie
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Politics ◽  
Discursive Politics ◽  
Discursive Strategy ◽  
Feminist Movements ◽  
Second Wave

In the wake of contemporary controversies in France over feminist misandry, this article reflects on claimed hatred of men as a feminist discursive resource. I use the reception of Valerie Solanas’ SCUM Manifesto by some radical French feminists of the 1970s as a privileged case study, along with historian Colette Pipon’s study on misandry within French second-wave feminist movements and Judith Butler’s works on stigma reversal. I contend that in a seemingly paradoxical way, misandry is both an anti-feminist stigma and a feminist discursive strategy: the inhibiting effects of such injurious term on feminist politics – the aggressive, castrating and hateful feminist you should at all cost avoid to become – can be managed, if not neutralized, by means of feminist misandry. From that point, I argue that claimed hatred of men can open fruitful political venues in challenging the stifling effects of respectability politics.

scholarly journals "TRUST IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND COMPLIANCE WITH MEASURES AGAINST COVID-19 PANDEMIC. CASE STUDY ON METROPOLITAN AREA OF CLUJ, ROMANIA"

2021 ◽  
Vol 63 E ◽  
pp. 128-150
Author(s):  
Bianca RADU
Keyword(s):  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Policy Compliance ◽  
The Public ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Medical Institutions ◽  
Second Wave

The goal of this article is to analyze the level of citizens’ trust in different public institutions during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, and the influence of citizens’ trust on their compliance with the measures adopted to prevent the spread of the virus. The research was conducted between November and December 2020 on a sample of 700 residents of Metropolitan Area of Cluj, Romania. During the time of data collection, Romania registered the largest number of daily COVID-19 cases, therefore, citizens’ compliance with preventive measures was crucial to contain the spread of the virus. Citizens reported high levels of compliance with preventive measures. However, even though people were recommended to avoid meetings with relatives and friends, and participation to private events with large number of people, respondents reported that did not fully comply with social distancing requirements. Citizens have highest level of trust in the public institutions at local level, medical institutions and County Committees for Emergency Situations. The research found that trust in public institutions influences the compliance with preventive measures; however, the influence is weak and the trust in different institutions influences differently policy compliance.

scholarly journals Policy recommendations in response to the resurgence of COVID-19 cases for institutional medical practice from an ophthalmic perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 250-262
Author(s):  
Blanche X.H. Lim ◽  
Chris H.L. Lim ◽  
Aaron Q.Y. Goh ◽  
Dawn K.A. Lim ◽  
Clement W.T. Tan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Stepwise Approach ◽  
Time Points ◽  
Imported Cases ◽  
The Government ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
The Way

Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has been declared a public health emergency of international concern. Singapore was one of the first countries to identify imported cases and also experience a second wave of outbreaks. A slew of measures enacted by the government to ‘flatten the curve’ has directly impacted upon the way we practice. Study design/Methods: This article describes steps enacted by our department to ensure sustainability of our ophthalmic practice. Results: We share considerations at various time points and policies implemented in a stepwise approach in response to the worsening community situation. We further discuss our phased approach towards reinstating our services safely and effectively for patients and staff in a markedly different practice climate. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic has markedly upended the way we practice medicine. Reflecting on the ideal measures required for such occurrences in the future will empower practices with the ability to respond effectively to future outbreaks.

Essential Thrombocytosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Mechanistic Challenge

2021 ◽  
Vol 156 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S106-S106
Author(s):  
S Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Large Mass ◽  
Essential Thrombocytosis ◽  
Ethanol Abuse ◽  
History Of ◽  
Right Lobe ◽  
Alpha Feto Protein ◽  
Second Wave

Abstract Introduction/Objective Thrombocytosis has been reported in 8.2% of patients with Hepatocellular carcinoma [HCC] and has been attributed to increased Thrombopoietin [TPO] production by the tumor. Methods/Case Report We present a case of a 68-year-old male with a history of Hepatitis C and ethanol abuse presented with complaints of headache and chills. Imaging studies revealed a large mass in the liver [right lobe] suggesting an HCC of fibrolamellar type. His platelet count [PC] was 965 K/mcL. The serum AFP [Alpha feto protein] concentration was >51,800 ng/ml. There was no evidence of metastatic disease and the patient was started on Capecitabine and radiation therapy targeting the liver mass. Lung metastasis became evident and Sorafenib was added. His PCs and AFP concentrations however continued decreasing to 306 K/mcL and 460.7 ng/ml respectively. His PC then increased to a peak of 1.32 million/mcL 10 months later. The molecular workup done at our reference lab was positive for CALR [Calreticulin] mutation. The patient was started on Hydroxyurea and his PC decreased to 323 K/mcL at the time of writing. His AFP has remained stable. This case illuminates the complicated relationship between HCC and thrombocytosis. The therapy directed against the HCC did decrease PC and AFP concentration in our case. The second wave of thrombocytosis led to the discovery of CALR mutation, and the patient was diagnosed with Essential Thrombocytosis [ET]. Treatment with Hydroxyurea again decreased the PC while AFP concentration was increased but stable. Thrombopoietin levels have remained stable for the patient after treatment with Hydroxyurea. Results (if a Case Study enter NA) NA Conclusion Although the question of which mechanism(or possibly both) was at work in this case cannot be resolved definitely, two points are worth noting. The first is that- the assumption that the thrombocytosis was related to the HCC delayed testing for mutations associated with Essential Thrombocytosis. The second is that the TPO assay that may have yielded useful information in sorting out the alternatives was not ordered early enough before starting hydroxyurea.

The Second Wave ERP Market

2003 ◽  
pp. 72-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Stein ◽  
Paul Hawking
Keyword(s):  
Third Wave ◽  
Market Penetration ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Australian Region ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Back Office ◽  
Second Wave

This chapter presents the market penetration of SAP systems in the Australian market together with an analysis of three mini-case study implementations. The implementations showcase a global rollout, a global consolidation and a “greenfields” small to medium implementation, and present the diverse range of implementations that are occurring in the Australian ERP marketplace. The global ERP industry blossomed in the 1990s, automating back office operations and, in the new century, moves have been made to introduce a “second and third wave” of functionality in ERP systems. Research up-to-date has been limited, especially in the relation to market penetration, of these new “second wave” products in the Australian region. The trend in 2000/01 was for upgrades and restructure in preparation for the move to e-commerce. In 2002, there has been an expanded focus on mysap.com, small to medium enterprises and the expansion into “third wave” products. This chapter looks at the market movement and demographics of companies that have implemented SAP software, the dominant ERP vendor within the Australian marketplace, and will focus on the trends that are impacting the Australian ERP market.

Media Meddlers

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-62
Author(s):  
Sangita Gopal
Keyword(s):  
Full Length ◽  
Media Ecology ◽  
Second Wave Feminism ◽  
The Media ◽  
Overlapping Domains ◽  
Media Work ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Second Wave

This article explores and historicizes the rise of the woman filmmaker in India in the late 1970s and the 1980s in two overlapping domains: a vastly expanded communications infrastructure, including the spread of television, and second wave feminism. It takes as a case study the media maker Sai Paranjpye, whose eclectic career across a range of media—theater, TV, cinema, print—in multiple formats—ad films, documentaries, educational shorts, TV films, full-length features—was fairly typical of the nature of women's media work at this time, as women took whatever work they could find in a rapidly mutating media ecology. The article suggests that these media migrations provide a model of gendered media work that is constitutively intermedial, and thus reorders the aesthetic and narrative protocols of mainstream cinema.

Rational Deterrence: Theory and Evidence

1989 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Jervis
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Deterrence Theory ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Second Wave

The causes and effects of the use of force raise crucial questions of substance and method. Issues are multiple and often are confused with each other. Thus, while many case-study findings contradict “second-wave” deterrence theory, they are consistent with some rational deterrence theories. Many findings, however, cannot be squared with the assumptions of rationality. Policies are suboptimal and behavior is often inconsistent. Furthermore, the actor's values, beliefs, and calculations are exogenous to rational theories and can only be supplied by empirical analysis.

scholarly journals How political choices shaped Covid connectivity: The Italian case study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261041
Author(s):  
Enrico Amico ◽  
Iulia Martina Bulai
Keyword(s):  
Structural Constraints ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Italian Government ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Political Choices ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Political Decisions

The importance of implementing new methodologies to study the ever-increasing amount of Covid-19 data is apparent. The aftermath analysis of these data could inform us on how specific political decisions influenced the dynamics of the pandemic outbreak. In this paper we use the Italian outbreak as a case study, to study six different Covid indicators collected in twenty Italian regions. We define a new object, the Covidome, to investigate the network of functional Covid interactions between regions. We analyzed the Italian Covidome over the course of 2020, and found that Covid connectivity between regions follows a sharp North-South community gradient. Furthermore, we explored the Covidome dynamics and individuated differences in regional Covid connectivity between the first and second waves of the pandemic. These differences can be associated to the two different lockdown strategies adopted for the first and the second wave from the Italian government. Finally, we explored to what extent Covid connectivity was associated with the Italian geographical network, and found that Central regions were more tied to the structural constraints than Northern or Southern regions in the spread of the virus. We hope that this approach will be useful in gaining new insights on how political choices shaped Covid dynamics across nations.

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