Positive Contribution of Pet Nutrition to the Economy and Humanity during the Pandemic Period

In this study, it is aimed to analyze the positive effects of pets on the market economy and people. The COVID-19 pandemic started with the virus outbreak that emerged in Wuhan City, the capital of Hubei Province of China, on December 1, 2019 [1], and the first case in our country was announced by the Ministry of Health on March 11, 2020. With the rapid spread of the epidemic in the world, closures in countries, travel restrictions, working from home and the introduction of the online education system, the rate of spending more time with pets, known as people's loyal friends, and the rate of adopting new animals have begun to increase. In this process, it has been seen that people are more interested in their animals and they are more sensitive in meeting their needs. It has been observed that they do not hesitate to allocate a significant part of their budgets in many subjects such as animal nutrition and veterinary care services, consumption expenditures such as pad shop products and purchasing new animals have increased, and this market has been dynamic. It is known that having a pet is good for blood pressure, greatly reduces the feeling of loneliness and depression in people, and always keeps their hopes warm. It can be said that taking care of furry friends after a long day helps people feel more optimistic and spending time with their pets helps them cope with stress, helps animals increase social relationships, and develops empathy, social skills, mutual love and sense of responsibility in children. It can be said that spending time with their pets is good for people's mood, and they even prefer their animals over other people in quarantine, and they gain social status. The trend of online shopping for pets also seems to become permanent. Pets are now more important than ever in our lives. The pandemic may ease in the near future, but the closeness of our pets will be permanent. It is seen that the tendency towards the adoption of pets and meeting their needs such as care and nutrition is increasing day by day. While various needs come to the fore in this trend, it is important to determine the economic role of consumption of these needs and their relationship with the reasons.

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Organic Beekeeping Practices in Romania: Status and Perspectives towards a Sustainable Development

Agriculture ◽

10.3390/agriculture11040281 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 281

Author(s):

Cristina Bianca Pocol ◽

Peter Šedík ◽

Ioan Sebastian Brumă ◽

Antonio Amuza ◽

Aurica Chirsanova

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Primary Data ◽

Organic System ◽

Environmental Aspect ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Travel Restrictions ◽

Health Related ◽

Social Components ◽

Demand For Health ◽

Organic Principles

Romanian beekeeping faces a lot of challenges nowadays due to the problems related to climate change, the use of pesticides in agriculture, but also to the pandemic crisis. In this context, organic beekeeping represents an important alternative to traditional apicultural practices. The purpose of the study was to present the current situation of organic beekeeping in Romania, but also to identify some aspects related to sustainability. The research methodology was based on secondary and primary data. An online survey was conducted in 2020 on a sample of 433 Romanian beekeepers. The main findings showed that the majority of participants were aware of organic principles and were familiar with the concept of sustainability in beekeeping. However, only a small percentage of beekeepers were certified in the organic system. The evaluation of the concept of sustainability showed that the most important factor for the surveyed beekeepers was the environmental aspect, followed by the economic and social components. The pandemic crisis has negatively impacted the beekeepers’ activities due to travel restrictions and the limited access to the apiaries. If, in economic terms, they were affected by the sales drop in the first months of the crisis, there were also some positive effects such as the increase in demand for health-related products.

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Emergence of Candida auris in Brazil in a COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit

Journal of Fungi ◽

10.3390/jof7030220 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 220

Author(s):

João N. de Almeida ◽

Elaine C. Francisco ◽

Ferry Hagen ◽

Igor Brandão ◽

Felicidade M. Pereira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Antifungal Susceptibility ◽

Candida Auris ◽

Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations ◽

First Case ◽

Asian Clade ◽

Travel Restrictions ◽

Clade C ◽

The City

In December 2020, Candida auris emerged in Brazil in the city of Salvador. The first two C. auris colonized patients were in the same COVID-19 intensive care unit. Antifungal susceptibility testing showed low minimal inhibitory concentrations of 1 µg/mL, 2 µg/mL, 0.03 µg/L, and 0.06 µg/mL for amphotericin B, fluconazole, voriconazole, and anidulafungin, respectively. Microsatellite typing revealed that the strains are clonal and belong to the South Asian clade C. auris. The travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the absence of travel history among the colonized patients lead to the hypothesis that this species was introduced several months before the recognition of the first case and/or emerged locally in the coastline Salvador area.

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Accessibility and attractiveness of primary care services in Algeria: Models of spatial interaction of the NHPF of the Eastern Health Region

Journal of Finance & Corporate Governance ◽

10.54960/jfcg.v1i2.7 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 24-34

Author(s):

Nasreddine AISSAOUI ◽

Said BRIKA

Keyword(s):

Spatial Interaction ◽

Eastern Health ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Care Services ◽

Primary Care Services ◽

Eastern Algeria ◽

The One ◽

Financial Allocation

The restructuring of basic health care structures represented by public institutions nearby care in Algeria, according to Executive Decree 07/140 of 19 May 2007, could have effects both positive and negative: positive effects as we quote the approximation of diversified health services towards the citizen. As for the negative effects they live in ignorance of the real role of this kind of structure, namely the prevention in the broad sense of the term before the one of care. Among the results of our case study on the 7 wilayas of eastern Algeria, we noted: a small financial allocation and a shortage of medical and paramedical human resources, which have frozen the role of these NHPF, and which have favored the caregiver’s recourse to hospital emergencies. On the other hand, we have also noticed the sufficient number of these structures throughout all the communes of the country and their proximity to the living environments, despite the derisory number of services rendered, which were able to meet certain needs of the inhabitants.

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Nepal COVID-19 Governmental Response

10.52008/npl0501 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Omar S. Abdellatif ◽

Ali Behbehani

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Medical Condition ◽

International Health ◽

Who Guidelines ◽

Member States ◽

Rapid Spread ◽

The World ◽

Travel Restrictions ◽

Current Cycle ◽

The Face

The International Health Regulations (2005) are legally binding on 196 States Parties, Including all WHO Member States. The IHR aims to keep the world informed about public health risks, through committing all signatories to cooperate together in combating any future “illness or medical condition, irrespective of origin or source, that presents or could present significant harm to humans.” Under IHR, countries agreed to strengthen their public health capacities and notify the WHO of any such illness in their populations. The WHO would be the centralized body for all countries facing a health threat, with the power to declare a “public health emergency of international concern,” issue recommendations, and work with countries to tackle a crisis. Although, with the sudden and rapid spread of COVID-19 in the world, many countries varied in implementing the WHO guidelines and health recommendations. While some countries followed the WHO guidelines, others imposed travel restrictions against the WHO’s recommendations. Some refused to share their data with the organization. Others banned the export of medical equipment, even in the face of global shortages. The UN Compliance Research group will focus during the current cycle on analyzing the compliance of the WHO member states to the organizations guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bahrain COVID-19 Governmental Response

10.52008/ucrg0501 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Omar S. Abdellatif ◽

Ali Ali Behbehani ◽

Mauricio Landin ◽

Sarah Malik

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Medical Condition ◽

International Health ◽

Who Guidelines ◽

Member States ◽

Rapid Spread ◽

The World ◽

Travel Restrictions ◽

Current Cycle ◽

The Face

The International Health Regulations (2005) are legally binding on 196 States Parties, Including all WHO Member States. The IHR aims to keep the world informed about public health risks, through committing all signatories to cooperate together in combating any future “illness or medical condition, irrespective of origin or source, that presents or could present significant harm to humans.” Under IHR, states agreed to strengthen their public health capacities and notify the WHO of any such illness in their populations. The WHO would be the centralized body for all countries facing a health threat, with the power to declare a “public health emergency of international concern,” issue recommendations, and work with countries to tackle a crisis. Although, with the sudden and rapid spread of COVID-19 in the world, many countries varied in implementing the WHO guidelines and health recommendations. While some countries followed the WHO guidelines, others imposed travel restrictions against the WHO’s recommendations. Some states refused to share their data with the organization. Others banned the export of medical equipment, even in the face of global shortages. The UN Compliance Research group will focus during the current cycle on analyzing the compliance of the WHO member states to the organizations guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Motivation of Management Information Systems Students Towards Online Learning in the COVID-19 Pandemic

10.4018/978-1-7998-8701-0.ch015 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 294-314

Author(s):

Duygu Fındık-Coşkunçay

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Online Education ◽

Instructional Strategies ◽

Time Management ◽

Management Information Systems ◽

Career Goals ◽

System Support ◽

Management Information ◽

Rapid Spread

The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic made it necessary to take serious precautions in the field of education, so schools were closed in many countries and switched to online education. The pandemic has caused similar changes in higher education institutions in Turkey. The motivation of the students is an important component in achieving the targeted success of the rapidly adapted online education. This study aims to investigate the factors that affect the motivation of management information systems students towards online education conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings reveal that the role of instructor, system support, and time management come to the fore in students' positive motivation. On the other hand, ineffective group work, failure to achieve career goals, prolonged pandemic period, and breakdown in social relationships have influence on students' negative motivation. It is expected that this study will guide policy developers for distance education and instructional strategies to be developed in the field of management information systems.

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The Need for Social and Emotional Learning and Teacher Training During the COVID-19 Pandemic

10.4018/978-1-7998-8298-5.ch002 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 18-32

Author(s):

Emine Tunc ◽

Nausheen Hossain ◽

Ambereen Haq ◽

Yetkin Yildirim

Keyword(s):

Online Education ◽

Social And Emotional Learning ◽

Emotional Learning ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Self Awareness ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Educational Productivity ◽

Relationship Skills ◽

The Social ◽

Rapid Spread

In the spring of 2020, the rapid spread of COVID-19 caused schools in the U.S. to shift to online education. With the drastic change to online learning, the transition caused many issues that negatively impacted students' and educators' social and emotional learning (SEL) that helped ensure educational productivity. Social and emotional learning includes five competency areas: self-awareness, relationship skills, social awareness, self-management, and responsible decision making. Virtual learning has shifted the attention of educational institutions away from these competency areas due to the limitations of digital classrooms and the prioritization of academic intelligence over emotional intelligence. The chapter provides recommendations to address the social and emotional learning of educators.

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Financial Crisis in Portugal: Effects in the Health Care Sector

International Journal of Health Services ◽

10.1177/0020731418822227 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 237-259 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Alexandre Morais Nunes ◽

Diogo Cunha Ferreira ◽

Adalberto Campos Fernandes

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Financial Crisis ◽

Access To Health Care ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Health Care Sector ◽

Public Health Care ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Care Services ◽

Access To Health ◽

Care System

Portugal has faced an economic and financial crisis that began circa FY2009 and whose effects are still ongoing. In FY2011, the Portuguese state and the European triumvirate – composed of the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and the European Central Bank – signed the Memoranda of Understanding. This troika agreement aimed to improve the operational efficiency of public services. This crisis had a considerable impact on the Portuguese citizens’ life and productivity, as well as on the public health care system. Cuts over public expenditures have been made to reduce the risk of noncompliance with budgetary targets, despite their potential impact on quality and access to health care services. We analyzed the main policies and measures undertaken by the Portuguese Ministry of Health with respect to the bailout program associated with the troika agreement. Then, we focused on the budgetary cuts–related risks over the social performance of the care system. Evidence suggests that structural reforms in the health care sector in the troika period had positive effects in terms of drugs administration and consumption, on the one hand, and secondary care expenditures reduction, on the other hand. Nonetheless, we observed some divestitures on infrastructures and the worsening of access to health care services.

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Whether sharing economy creates social value?

Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management ◽

10.1108/jstpm-05-2018-0048 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 642-666 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Miao Cui ◽

Sitara Aziz

Keyword(s):

Sharing Economy ◽

Social Value ◽

Positive Contribution ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Content Type ◽

Regulatory Issues ◽

Security Issues ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Quantitative Analyses ◽

To Come

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at the insights of the value of the society influenced by sharing economy (SE). The study focused on both the benefits and flaws of SE by using the case of renowned SE platform “Uber” to come up with a holistic perspective of these effects from both the facets. Design/methodology/approach This study collects data from demand and supply side using interview and questionnaire. Then the grounded theory is adopted to analyze interview data and come up with six major research constructs. Further, quantitative analyses methods are applied on questionnaires to test “whether sharing economy creates social value” and to approximately estimate the extent to which sharing is economy influencing social value. Findings Findings suggested that, when only drivers were inquired about positive and negative effects of SE, positive effects were dominant. Also, when passengers were asked their opinion was also in favor of positive effects. From quantitative data analysis, the major factor significantly influencing the sustainability of the SE was “efficiency.” “Security issues and regulatory issues” were the prime negative factors, though again there was not enough statistical evidence to validate their significance. The authors hereby conclude that the positive contribution of SE is more, and it is increasing the values of the society. And the positive effects were twice significant than the negative effects. Originality/value Theoretically, the study contributes to finding both the helpful and harmful effects of SE on the values of the society. Practically, it suggests that governments should allow growth of SE under proper regulations. And car-sharing companies should focus on solving the security issues and regulatory issues.

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