A Study On Financial Self-Efficacy During Covid-19

Financial Self-efficacy is defined as a person’s observed capability to control his/her personal finances (Lapp, 2010; Postmus, 2011). It refers to one’s beliefs in the abilities to accomplish a financial goal or task. It is the “knowledge and ability to influence and control one’s financial matters” by Fox and Bartholomae (2008). Financial efficacy pattern of people during very critical moment is unknown. The world is experiencing one of the deepest recessions since the Great Depression in the 1930s owing to the novel coronavirus, World Bank President David Malpass has said, terming the COVID-19 pandemic a “catastrophic event” for many developing and the poorest countries. Aim of the study is to examine financial efficacy pattern of people during lockdown period for COVID-19. Data were collected through online mode using financial efficacy scale developed by authors for the study. Results of principal component analysis revealed that during lockdown, financial efficacy is more concerned with financial planning, planned payment and financial coping.

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Patents related to pathogenic human coronaviruses

Recent Patents on Biotechnology ◽

10.2174/1872208315666210127085404 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

Author(s):

Michelli dos Santos ◽

André Vinícius Fernandes Ferreira ◽

Jonatas Oliveira da Silva ◽

Laís Moreira Nogueira ◽

Juliana Martins Machado ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Search Strategy ◽

Therapeutic Agents ◽

Short Description ◽

The Novel ◽

Emerging Infections ◽

Study Results ◽

The World ◽

Human Coronaviruses ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Control

Background: Coronaviruses have caused outbreaks of respiratory disease since the beginning of the 21st century, representing a significant threat to public health. Together, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), the respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and, more recently, the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) have caused hundreds of thousands of deaths around the world. Thus, investments in research and the development of strategies aimed at diagnosing, treating, and preventing these infections are urgently needed. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the patents that address pathogenic coronaviruses in Google Patents databases in the last year (2019-2020). Method : The search strategy was carried out in April 2020, based on the keywords “SARS”, “SARS-CoV”, “MERS”, “MERS-CoV”, “SARS-CoV-2” and “COVID-19. Out of the patents examined, 25 were selected for a short description in this study. Results: A total of 191 patents were analyzed, 149 of which were related to SARS-CoV, and 29 and 12 were related to MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV2, respectively. The patents addressed the issues of diagnosis, therapeutic agents, prevention and control, along with other applications. Conclusion: Several promising strategies have been documented in intellectual property databases favoring the need for further studies on the pathogenesis and optimization of the diagnosis and therapeutic treatment for these emerging infections.

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Multi-Objective Optimization of Integrated Civilian-Military Scheduling of Medical Supplies for Epidemic Prevention and Control

Healthcare ◽

10.3390/healthcare9020126 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 126

Author(s):

Hai-Feng Ling ◽

Zheng-Lian Su ◽

Xun-Lin Jiang ◽

Yu-Jun Zheng

Keyword(s):

Prevention And Control ◽

Large Scale ◽

Medical Services ◽

The Novel ◽

Multi Objective ◽

Medical Supplies ◽

Problem Instances ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Control ◽

Minimum Ratio

In a large-scale epidemic, such as the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), there is huge demand for a variety of medical supplies, such as medical masks, ventilators, and sickbeds. Resources from civilian medical services are often not sufficient for fully satisfying all of these demands. Resources from military medical services, which are normally reserved for military use, can be an effective supplement to these demands. In this paper, we formulate a problem of integrated civilian-military scheduling of medical supplies for epidemic prevention and control, the aim of which is to simultaneously maximize the overall satisfaction rate of the medical supplies and minimize the total scheduling cost, while keeping a minimum ratio of medical supplies reservation for military use. We propose a multi-objective water wave optimization (WWO) algorithm in order to efficiently solve this problem. Computational results on a set of problem instances constructed based on real COVID-19 data demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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Application of Early Warning Nursing System During COVID-19 Epidemic in Children’s Hospital

Nano LIFE ◽

10.1142/s1793984421400043 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2140004

Author(s):

Wenying Yao ◽

Jinxia Yang ◽

Xin Wang ◽

Min Shen

Keyword(s):

Early Warning ◽

Early Warning System ◽

Warning System ◽

Popular Science ◽

The Novel ◽

Children's Hospital ◽

Hospital Nursing ◽

Children’S Hospital ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Control

Aim: To develop a nursing early warning system in children’s hospital during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, and to accomplish the construction and application of this system, so as to provide decision-support of the prevention and control for COVID-19 in children’s medical institutions. Method: Children’s hospital nursing early warning system was divided into three modules: hospital nursing early warning platform includes internal and external early warning platform, nursing staff early warning program includes protection, human resources early warning plan and patient early warning program includes outpatient, emergency and ward early warning plan. The data of epidemic training, assessment, prevention and control screening from January to June 2020 were collected from the nursing early warning system to evaluate the application effect of the system. Results: A total of 18 procedures and specifications were formulated, nine hospital-level trainings and about 1000 department-level trainings were organized, two hospital-level assessments (pass rate 95.6% and 98.2%), and 78 nurses were reserved, and 10 popular science articles, five popular science videos were published during the application of the nursing early warning system. A total of 583,435 children and 139,308 caregivers were screened in outpatient, emergency and wards during pre-checks, 2385 suspected cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia were confirmed (0.41%) after the screening and 1 case (0.0002%) was finally confirmed. Conclusion: The nursing early warning system of children’s hospital can prevent and control the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic from each module, ensure early warning and triage of suspected infected patients, reduce the risk of cross-infection in hospital and improve the safety of the children’s hospital medical environment.

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Consideration of the Management of Pediatric Fever Clinics During the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Outbreak

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2020.289 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Hui Ding ◽

Zhaoling Shi ◽

Zhen Ruan ◽

Xiaoning Cheng ◽

Ruying Li ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Staff ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

Cross Infection ◽

The Novel ◽

Wuhan City ◽

Control Programs ◽

Treatment And Prevention ◽

Epidemic Period ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Control

ABSTRACT Since the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection in Wuhan City, China, pediatric cases have gradually increased. It is very important to prevent cross-infection in pediatric fever clinics, to identify children with fever in pediatric fever clinics, and to strengthen the management of pediatric fever clinics. According to prevention and control programs, we propose the guidance on the management of pediatric fever clinics during the nCoV pneumonia epidemic period, which outlines in detail how to optimize processes, prevent cross-infection, provide health protection, and prevent disinfection of medical staff. The present consideration statement summarizes current strategies on the pre-diagnosis, triage, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of 2019-nCoV infection, which provides practical suggestions on strengthening the management of pediatric fever clinics during the nCoV pneumonia epidemic period.

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The Online Education Mode and Reopening Plans for Chinese Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mini Review

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2020.566316 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Author(s):

Xuanzhen Cen ◽

Dong Sun ◽

Ming Rong ◽

Gusztáv Fekete ◽

Julien S. Baker ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Online Education ◽

Prevention And Control ◽

World Health ◽

Classroom Teaching ◽

Full Time ◽

The Novel ◽

The World ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Health Organization ◽

And Control

Recently, an unprecedented coronavirus pandemic has emerged and has spread around the world. The novel coronavirus termed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization has posed a huge threat to human safety and social development. This mini review aimed to summarize the online education mode and plans for schools to resume full-time campus study in China during COVID-19. Chinese schools have made significant contributions to the prevention and control of the transmission of COVID-19 by adopting online learning from home. However, normal opening and classroom teaching have been affected. For education systems at all levels, online education may be an effective way to make up for the lack of classroom teaching during the epidemic. To protect staff and students from COVID-19, the timing of students returning to full-time campus study needs to be considered carefully. Reviewing and summarizing of the Chinese education system's response to the virus would be of great value not only in developing educational policy but also in guiding other countries to formulate educational countermeasures.

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Exploring the role and mechanism of COVID-19 apps in fighting the current pandemic

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.25259/ijms_209_2020 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Karthikeyan P. Iyengar ◽

Rachit Jain ◽

David Ananth Samy ◽

Vijay Kumar Jain ◽

Raju Vaishya ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Data Privacy ◽

Viral Transmission ◽

Contact Tracing ◽

The Novel ◽

Test Track ◽

The World ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Control ◽

Second Wave ◽

Transmission Test

As COVID-19 pandemic spread worldwide, policies have been developed to contain the disease and prevent viral transmission. One of the key strategies has been the principle of “‘test, track, and trace” to minimize spread of the virus. Numerous COVID-19 contact tracing applications have been rolled around the world to monitor and control the spread of the disease. We explore the characteristics of various COVID-19 applications and especially the Aarogya Setu COVID-19 app from India in its role in fighting the current pandemic. We assessed the current literature available to us using conventional search engines, including but not limited to PubMed, Google Scholar, and Research Gate in May 2020 till the time of submission of this article. The search criteria used MeSH keywords such as “COVID-19,” “pandemics,” “contact tracing,” and “mobile applications.” A variable uptake of different COVID-19 applications has been noted with increasing enrolment around the world. Security concerns about data privacy remain. The various COVID-19 applications will complement manual contact tracing system to assess and prevent viral transmission. Test, track, trace, and support policy will play a key role in avoidance of a “second wave” of the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak.

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How far Covid19 virus spread can be curbed by relaxing lockdown in different stages? -A study in Indian scenario

10.1101/2020.06.11.20129023 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Arindom Chakraborty ◽

Kalyan Das

Keyword(s):

Simulated Data ◽

The Novel ◽

Short Term ◽

Time Points ◽

Term Forecast ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Control ◽

Near Future ◽

Different Levels ◽

Indian Scenario

ABSTRACTAfter the emergence of the first cases in Wuhan, China, the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has rapidly spread out to other provinces, neighboring countries and finally has become a global terror. It is indeed a matter of serious concern to study the transmission dynamics of this virus. The potential and severity of an outbreak and providing critical information for identifying the type of disease interventions and intensity can be well understood by the unknown basic reproduction number. A stochastic model can be used to estimate this number with possible safeguard on uncertainties. It is essential to assess how the expensive, resource-intensive measures can contribute to the prevention and control of the 2019-nCoV infection and how long they should be maintained. A short-term forecast of incidences are often of high priority. The challenge is to forecast unseen “future” simulated data for three different scenarios at some time points. We estimate current levels of transmissibility, over variable time points under different levels of interventions and use that to forecast near-future incidence. The forecasted values of incidence can be used for determining the near future mortality also.

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How to Dispose of Medical Waste Caused by COVID-19? A Case Study of China

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182212127 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (22) ◽

pp. 12127

Author(s):

Min Su ◽

Qiang Wang ◽

Rongrong Li

Keyword(s):

Waste Disposal ◽

Medical Waste ◽

Chinese Government ◽

The Novel ◽

Global Epidemic ◽

Medical Institutions ◽

Process System ◽

The Government ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Control

The rapid increase in novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients also means a rapid increase in medical waste that could carry the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). How to safely dispose of medical waste caused by COVID-19 is a huge challenge that needs to be solved urgently. The outbreak of the COVID-19 has led to a significant increase in the daily generation of medical waste in China and has placed a severe test on the Chinese medical waste disposal system. Unlike ordinary wastes and garbage, medical waste that is untreated or incompletely treated will not only cause environmental pollution, but also directly or indirectly cause infections and endanger people’s health. Faced with difficulties, the Chinese government formulated a policy for medical waste management and a response plan for the epidemic, which provides policy guarantee for the standardized disposal of epidemic medical waste. In addition, the government and medical institutions at all levels formed a comprehensive, refined, and standardized medical treatment process system during research and practice. China has increased the capacity of medical waste disposal in various places by constructing new centralized disposal centers and adding mobile disposal facilities. China has achieved good results in the fight against COVID-19, and the pressure on medical waste disposal has been relieved to a certain extent. However, the global epidemic situation is severe. How to ensure the proper and safe disposal of medical waste is related to the prevention and control of the epidemic situation. This study summarizes China’s experience in the disposal of medical waste in the special case of COVID-19 and hopes to provide some reference for other countries in the disposal of medical waste.

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Rapid Serological Testing for Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review

The Open Biomarkers Journal ◽

10.2174/1875318302111010099 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 99-107

Author(s):

Sultan M. Faheem ◽

Jancie D’Mello ◽

Sultan M. Kaleem ◽

Burra V. L. S. Prasad ◽

Khalid Siddiqui

Keyword(s):

Protective Immunity ◽

Effective Vaccine ◽

The Novel ◽

Serological Testing ◽

Prophylactic Measure ◽

Public Health Policies ◽

Effective Care ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

And Control

With the onset of the novel coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) that emerged from Wuhan in China, the need of the hour can be summarized into two groups. The first one is a potent vaccine as a prophylactic measure to prevent the virus from infecting people, and the second is a rapid diagnosis of the disease to help healthcare professionals and government authorities to plan and control the spread and provide effective care and treatment. This review delves into the latter, describing the COVID-19 and its treatment, including the race for an effective vaccine, and highlighting the role of serological testing in managing the pandemic since a well-designed study to understand mechanisms and serological correlations of protective immunity is crucial for rational clinical and public health policies. In conclusion, swift vaccination and response tactics, such as social distancing, hand hygiene, wearing of masks, and, if required, lockdown practices continue to be important in managing the pandemic while carefully monitoring any possible outbreak due to the variants.

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