scholarly journals The real-life impact of vaccination on COVID-19 mortality in Europe and Israel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Jablonska ◽  
Samuel Aballea ◽  
Mondher Toumi
Keyword(s):  
Regression Models ◽  
Real Life ◽  
The Real ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Life Impact ◽  
Mixed Regression ◽  
Adjustment Factors ◽  
Indirect Protection ◽  
Mobility Reduction

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at estimating the real-life impact of vaccination on COVID-19 mortality, with adjustment for SARS-CoV-2 variants spread and other factors across Europe and Israel. METHODS: Time series analysis of daily number of COVID-19 deaths was performed using non-linear Poisson mixed regression models. Variants' frequency, demographic, climate, health and mobility characteristics of thirty-two countries were considered as potentially relevant adjustment factors between January 2020 and April 2021. RESULTS: The analysis revealed that vaccination efficacy in terms of protection against deaths was equal to 72%, with a lower reduction of number of deaths for B.1.1.7 versus non-B.1.1.7 variants (70% and 78%, respectively). Other factors significantly related to mortality were arrivals at airports, mobility change from the pre-pandemic level and temperature. CONCLUSIONS: Our study confirms a strong effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination based on real-life public data, although lower than expected from clinical trials. This suggests the absence of indirect protection for non-vaccinated individuals. Results also show that vaccination effectiveness against mortality associated with the B.1.1.7 variant is slightly lower compared with other variants. Lastly, this analysis confirms the role of mobility reduction, within and between countries, as an effective way to reduce COVID-19 mortality and suggests the possibility of seasonal variations in COVID-19 incidence.

scholarly journals How Relevant Is It to Use Mineral Proxies to Mimic the Atmospheric Reactivity of Natural Dust Samples? A Reactivity Study Using SO2 as Probe Molecule

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 282
Author(s):  
Darya Urupina ◽  
Manolis N. Romanias ◽  
Frederic Thevenet
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Complex Mixtures ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
The Real ◽  
Atmospheric Processes ◽  
Real Effects ◽  
Mineral Aerosols ◽  
Life Impact ◽  
Reactivity Study

The experimental investigation of heterogeneous atmospheric processes involving mineral aerosols is extensively performed in the literature using proxy materials. In this work we questioned the validity of using proxies such as Fe2O3, FeOOH, Al2O3, MgO, CaO, TiO2, MnO2, SiO2, and CaCO3 to represent the behavior of complex mixtures of minerals, such as natural desert and volcanic dusts. Five volcanic dusts and three desert dusts were compared to a number of metal oxides, commonly used in the literature to mimic the behavior of desert dusts in the ability to form sulfites and sulfates on the surface exposed to SO2 gas. First, all samples were aged at room temperature, atmospheric pressure, under controlled experimental conditions of 175 ppm SO2 for 1 h under 30% of relative humidity. Second, they were extracted with 1% formalin and analyzed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) to quantify and compare the amount of sulfites and sulfates formed on their surfaces. It was evidenced that under the experimental conditions of this study neither one selected pure oxide nor a mixture of oxides can adequately typify the behavior of complex mixtures of natural minerals. Therefore, to evaluate the real-life impact of natural dust on atmospheric processes it is of vital importance to work directly with the natural samples, both to observe the real effects of desert and volcanic dusts and to evaluate the relevancy of proposed proxies.

scholarly journals Role Playing In the Field Of Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yuan Lo
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Role Playing ◽  
Real Field ◽  
Real Situation ◽  
The Real ◽  
Artificial Environment ◽  
Life Education

The character and status are presented together. Others have to play the role. The real situation is to be presented in a simple way. It can be understood how to adapt yourself to the real field. The role of the actress is to be revealed. Students get real-life education in the artificial environment. Performances of speech and expression are improved.

New Perspectives Of Media-Text Under The Conditions Of Mass Media Conversion

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Avaz Khamitovich Mirzajonov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Individual Recognition ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Media Convergence ◽  
The Real ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
Modern Mass

The article is devoted to the analysis of changes in the communication processes of the late XX - early XXI centuries, reflecting the powerful impact on the real life of modern mass media, the problems associated with understanding media text in the condition of Mass Media convergence, clarifying the role of the Mass Media in forming society and individual recognition and how far their influence extends on modern man.

The correspondence metaphor of memory: Right, wrong, or useful?

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asher Koriat ◽  
Morris Goldsmith
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Memory Research ◽  
The Real ◽  
Memory Assessment ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractOur response to the commentators covers four general issues: (1) How useful is our proposed conceptualization of the real-life/laboratory controversy in terms of the contrast between the correspondence and storehouse metaphors? (2) What is the relationship between these two metaphors? (3) What are the unique implications of the correspondence metaphor for memory assessment and theory? (4) What are the nature and role of memory metaphors in memory research? We stress that the correspondence metaphor can be usefully exploited independent of the real-life/laboratory controversy, but that a variety of other metaphors, including the storehouse, should also be utilized in order to more fully capture the myriad facets and functions of memory in everyday life.

scholarly journals Vladimir Soloviev on the Mission of Art: The Modern Aspects

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kseniia Leonidovna Erofeeva
Keyword(s):  
Mass Culture ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Ecological Ethics ◽  
General Sense ◽  
The Real ◽  
History Of Art ◽  
History Of ◽  
Modern Era ◽  
Opposing Tendency

The article analyses the final lines of V. Soloviev’s work “The General Sense of Art,” correlating them with the art tendencies of the modern civilization. The author addresses Soloviev’s idea about the transforming role of art in relation to the reality, the real life. It is stated that, in the modern era, within the commercial mass culture domination, the entertaining function of art comes to the forefront. At the same time, an opposing tendency can be observed: a movement towards the all-encompassing unity, understanding of the universal, the priority of common values (the ideas of ecological ethics, common religion, non-violence). The author indicates that the dialectic negation of the negation law is manifested in the history of art, in the realization of its varied functions.

scholarly journals The real-life impact of vaccination on COVID-19 mortality in Europe and Israel

Public Health ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 230-237
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Jabłońska ◽  
Samuel Aballéa ◽  
Mondher Toumi
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
The Real ◽  
Life Impact

scholarly journals Investigating the Evidence of the Real-Life Impact of Acute Hyperglycaemia

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Heller ◽  
Natalie Houwing ◽  
Nana Kragh ◽  
Uffe Jon Ploug ◽  
Annie Nikolajsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
The Real ◽  
Acute Hyperglycaemia ◽  
Life Impact

The Role of Monocular Regions in Stereoscopic Displays

Perception ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 603-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Gillam ◽  
Eric Borsting
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Foreground Object ◽  
The Real ◽  
Stereoscopic Displays ◽  
Random Dot Stereograms

Random-dot stereograms of an object standing out from a background always contain a monocular region at the side of the foreground object. This is equivalent to the monocularly occluded part of the background in the real-life viewing of one object in front of another. The role of these monocular regions in the stereoscopic process has not been investigated previously, although it is generally assumed that they are a source of difficulty in stereoscopic resolution because of the unmatchable texture within them. The basis of the present study was a prediction that the presence of texture within these regions would facilitate rather than retard stereoscopic processing. This prediction follows from a hypothesis that stereoscopic processing is initially located at disparity discontinuities. Unmatched regions are only found at such discontinuities, and could serve to locate them.

scholarly journals Patterns of COVID-19 pandemic dynamics following deployment of a broad national immunization program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hagai Rossman ◽  
Smadar Shilo ◽  
Tomer Meir ◽  
Malka Gorfine ◽  
Uri Shalit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Dynamics ◽  
Vaccination Campaign ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
The Real ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Life Impact

AbstractStudies on the real-life impact of the BNT162b2 vaccine, recently authorized for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), are urgently needed. Here, we analysed the temporal dynamics of the number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalization in Israel following a rapid vaccination campaign initiated on December 20th, 2020. We conducted a retrospective descriptive analysis of data originating from the Israeli Ministry of Health (MOH) from March 2020 to February 2021. In order to distill the possible effect of the vaccinations from other factors, including a third lockdown imposed in Israel on January 2021, we compared the time-dependent changes in number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations between (1) individuals aged 60 years and older, eligible to receive the vaccine earlier, and younger age groups; (2) the latest lockdown (which was imposed in parallel to the vaccine rollout) versus the previous lockdown, imposed on September 2020; (3) early-vaccinated cities compared to late-vaccinated cities; and (4) early-vaccinated geographical statistical areas (GSAs) compared to late-vaccinated GSAs. In mid-January, the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalization started to decline, with a larger and earlier decrease among older individuals, followed by younger age groups, by the order in which they were prioritized for vaccination. This fast and early decline in older individuals was more evident in early-vaccinated compared to late-vaccinated cities. Such a pattern was not observed in the previous lockdown. Our analysis demonstrates evidence for the real-life impact of a national vaccination campaign in Israel on the pandemic dynamics. We believe that our findings have major public health implications in the struggle against the COVID-19 pandemic, including the public ’s perception of the need for and benefit of nationwide vaccination campaigns. More studies aimed at assessing the effectiveness and impact of vaccination both on the individual and on the population level, with longer followup, are needed.

scholarly journals How students view the role of the textbook nature and society in the adoption of social contents

2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-161
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Trbojevic ◽  
Svetlana Spanovic ◽  
Vlasta Hus
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Students ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
The Real ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Life Context ◽  
Nature And Society

The paper presents the results of a study of the opinion of the fourth grade primary school students (N=60) from Sombor, Serbia, about the role of the textbook Nature and Society in the adoption of social contents. The aim of the study is to determine students? opinions about how the textbook assists them in adopting social contents and how this knowledge can be useful in the real life context, which can be a relevant starting point for improving the quality of textbooks. Qualitative methodology was used to analyse the obtained data. Focus group discussions pointed to problems about the presentation of social contents in the textbooks: extensive texts that must be memorised; the lack of explanations in the text; insufficient coherence of the text, which is the reason why the adoption of social contents require assistance in the interpretation of the text. Moreover, there is a problem in the relation between the text and visual displays; the examples given do not sound familiar to students, the text is not related to the real life context, which limits the usability of social knowledge adopted from the textbook. The students? answers refer to key standards of the textbook quality (the quality of the contents, the quality of the didactic design, the quality of the language used in the textbook), and indicate that the textbook that students use does not contribute to the process of learning complex social phenomena.

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