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L’enquête Coping with COVID-19 (CoCo) a tenté de mesurer “sur le vif” l’expérience sociale du confinement en France. Elle s’est appuyée sur un dispositif empirique pré-existant - ELIPSS, un panel représentatif d’environ un millier de répondants suivis longitudinalement - et l’a transformé en un baromètre permettant de suivre l’expérience du confinement en France à des intervalles réguliers (5 vagues d’enquêtes de début avril à fin mai 2020). Ces données permettent de mesurer les changements dans les pratiques sociales concrètes (vie familiale, travail, relations sociales, éducation, loisirs, etc.) et capturent l’expérience subjective ainsi que les attitudes des répondants pendant le confinement. Cette enquête a été réalisée grâce à un financement ANR : Appel Flash Covid-19. The Coping with COVID-19 (CoCo) survey attempted to measure on the spot the social experience of the lockdown in France. It used a pre-existing dispositive – ELIPSS, a representative panel of about a thousand individuals followed longitudinally – and transformed it into a barometer of the lockdown experience in France at regular intervals (5 waves from the beginning of April to the end of May 2020). These datas allow to measure changes in concrete social practices (family life, work, social connections, education, leisure, etc.) and cast the subjective experience and the attitudes of the respondents during the lockdown period. This survey was made possible by an ANR funding : Flash-call Covid-19.

The project entitled ‘The Effect of heatwaves on vulnerable population groups in The Hague’ collected data through surveys, Focus Group Discussions and interviews to map the needs of independently living seniors in order to adapt to heatwaves, the sustainable (frugal) solutions that exist, and the actions that the municipality could take to address these needs and thereby contribute to urban resilience.The data consisted of 164 completed surveys: 92 in Loosduinen, and 72 in Schilderswijk and Transvaal (44 and 28 respectively), as well as three Focus Group Discussions and 23 interviews with representatives of the target population, experts in the field of public health, heat, and resilience, policymakers, advisors, entrepreneurs that offer innovative solutions for use during a heatwave, healthcare workers, and housing corporations. Desk research as well as an online validation workshop helped to contextualise and verify the findings. Research limitations included limited access to the target population due to data protection rules, selection bias, institutional barriers, the lack of an extreme heat event in the summer of 2021, and restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.We found that over 80% of respondents were concerned about the cost of cooling and how they can cool themselves. Three solutions –sunscreens, air conditioning, roof insulation or having a green roof - are highly ranked as options that the respondents would like to implement in their (communal) living space but they face high costs and institutional barriers. The study also highlighted the role of (in)formal networks and housing corporations in reducing their vulnerability. The main policy recommendations directed at the municipality of The Hague centre around how to create ownership of heat as an urban resilience problem that cuts across several policy domains, and how to further develop its Local Heat Plan.The research was funded by the municipality of The Hague and implemented as a cooperation between (and with co-funding from) the Centre of Expertise Global Governance, the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS, Erasmus University Rotterdam) and the International Centre for Frugal Innovation (ICFI, Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities). It was implemented between March 1st and December 31st, 2021. Date: 2021-03-01 Date: 2021-12-31

The aim of this quantitative study was to examine challenges and attitudes towards studying, social support, and personal lives of social work students during the Covid-19 pandemic, and to analyze how their situations have changed over the past few semesters under pandemic conditions. Drawing on a longitudinal research design, 99 students enrolled in the bachelor’s and master’s programs of social work at the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST) were surveyed over four points in time, starting in the spring semester 2020 and ending in the fall semester 2021. The SICT dataset is available on demand.

Overview The idea of harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and m-health towards detecting new bio-markers indicative of the onset and the progress of respiratory abnormalities/conditions, has motivated several research endeavours in applying signal analysis and AI on audio recordings of cough, voice and breath with the ultimate goal to detect innovative COVID-19 related bio-markers. The Smarty4Covid dataset contains audio signals of cough, deep breathing and regular breathing as recorded by means of different devices through following a crowd-sourcing approach supported by a responsive web-based application. In addition, it includes self-reported information, such as demographics, symptoms and results of COVID-19 tests. Data structure The main directory is organized as shown below. It contains sub-directories, each including the submissions of a specific participant. Each participant directory is named after the unique participant id and it contains a unique json file (“demographics_underlying_conditions.json”) containing information about demographics (e.g. BMI, age group, sex, presence of potential underlying medical conditions). Each submission is contained in a separate sub-directory, inside the participants’ directory, named after the unique submission id and it includes: audio recordings of cough (“audio.cough.mp3”), deep breathing (“audio.breath_deep.mp3”) and regular breathing (“audio.breath_regular.mp3”) a json file (“main_questionnaire.json”) containing the self-reported information related to the COVID-19 test (result, type and date of the test), vaccination against COVID-19 status, COVID-19 related symptoms, vital signs and more. a json file (“breathing_features.json”) containing data from our meta-analysis on the data. Specifically, it contains features, such as respiratory rate and time parameters, estimated from the meta-analysis on the regular breath recordings. It also contains ground truth annotations for the inhale and exhale periods of the regular breath recordings. four json files (“experts.breath.json”, “experts.cough.json”, “experts.medical_advice.json”, “experts.speech.json”) containing experts’ annotations on 4 data labeling campaigns. Finally, there is also a csv file “smarty4covid_tabular_data.csv”. This file contains any information available for every submission in the dataset. A detailed description of the various JSON files and their fields is provided in "smarty4covid_overview.pdf" file. ├── ... ├── <ParticipantID> │ ├── demographics_underlying_conditions.json │ ├── <SubmissionId1> │ │ ├── audio.breath_regular.mp3 │ │ ├── audio.breath_deep.mp3 │ │ ├── audio.cough.mp3 │ │ ├── main_questionnaire.json │ │ ├── breathing_features.json │ │ ├── experts.breath.json │ │ ├── experts.cough.json │ │ ├── experts.medical_advice.json │ │ └── experts.speech.json │ ├── ... │ └── <SubmissionIdN> │ ├── audio.breath_regular.mp3 │ ├── audio.breath_deep.mp3 │ ├── audio.cough.mp3 │ ├── main_questionnaire.json │ ├── breathing_features.json │ ├── experts.breath.json │ ├── experts.cough.json │ ├── experts.medical_advice.json │ └── experts.speech.json ├── ... ├── smarty4covid_tabular_data.csv ├── smarty4covid_overview.pdf ├── smarty-ontology.owl ├── smarty-triples.nt ├── Smarty4Covid experts info.xlsx └── readme.xlsx

A presente tese versa sobre os efeitos da pandemia provocada pelo vírus Sars-Cov-2 e pelo vírus COVID-19 na execução dos contratos de execução duradoura. Após um exercício de qualificação da pandemia enquanto evento contratual relevante – enquanto evento de força maior ou caso imprevisto – pretende-se analisar, de forma crítica, a forma como o ordenamento jurídico português, nomeadamente através do Decreto-Lei n.º 19- A/2020, de 30 de abril, deu resposta aos apelos de reequilíbrio financeiro e às pretensões compensatórias deduzidos pelos particulares, gerados pela situação de pandemia ou pelas medidas adotadas pelas entidades públicas com o objetivo de a mitigar e evitar a sua propagação

O presente trabalho investiga o comportamento dos investidores nos mercados financeiros em períodos de crise. Em particular, este estudo investiga quais os determinantes sociodemográficos do comportamento dos investidores durante o período de crise fruto da pandemia COVID-19, usando o principal índice português, o PSI 20, como objeto de estudo. Os dados foram disponibilizados por uma das principais instituições financeiras do mercado português e contêm transações de 15 943 indivíduos para os anos de 2019 e 2020. Através de testes ANOVA e do método dos mínimos quadrados, é concluído que há efetivamente variáveis sociodemográficas que impactam o comportamento dos investidores nos mercados financeiros em períodos de crise. Investidores do género masculino são os mais ativos no mercado bolsista em períodos de crise e o estado civil não se relaciona com a atividade nos mercados de capitais. Riqueza, educação e a idade do investidor têm um impacto positivo nos montantes investidos em períodos de crise e a antiguidade do cliente tem um impacto negativo. Relativamente às características do individuo perante a instituição, a posse de uma conta de depósito a prazo com a instituição tem um impacto negativo no montante investido no mercado de capitais em períodos de crise. Já a posse de pelo menos um empréstimo com a instituição demonstra ter um impacto positivo na variável, com os investidores que possuem empréstimos a investir mais no mercado de capitais durante a pandemia. This paper investigates the sociodemographic characteristics of capital markets investors' behaviour during the pandemic period. For this purpose, we use data provided by a major Portuguese financial institution that comprises data for 15,943 individuals' transactions during 2019 and 2020. Using ANOVA tests and OLS estimations it was concluded that there are sociodemographic variables that impact investors’ behaviour towards the market in crisis periods. Male investors are more active during crisis periods than female investors and marital status was seen to not impact trading activity. Investors' wealth, education and age influence invested amounts in a positive way whereas client seniority has a negative impact. The possession of a savings account was seen to impact trading activity negatively while the possession of a loan had a positive impact on amounts traded during the pandemic.

Medicīna Veselības aprūpe Medicine Health Care Saistībā ar Kovid-19 pandēmiju Multisistēmu iekaisuma sindroms bērniem (MIS-C) ir kļuvusi par jaunu slimību bērnu populācijā. Tiek uzskatīts, ka tā ir SARS-CoV-2 infekcijas imūnmediēta pēcinfekcijas komplikācija, lai gan tieša cēloņsakarība starp abām slimībām vēl nav skaidra. Sindroms izpaužas ar līdzīgu klīnisko ainu kā Kavasaki slimība un toksiskā šoka sindroms, izraisot vairāku orgānu mazspēju. Tas izpaužas 2-6 nedēļas pēc akūtas Covid-19 infekcijas ar drudzi un galvenokārt kuņģa un zarnu trakta, sirds un asinsvadu sistēmas un gļotādas simptomiem. Bieži sastopama hemodinamikas nestabilitāte un šoka attīstība ar vazopresoru terapiju. Iekaisuma marķieri ir vispārēji paaugstināti. Ārstēšana ietver imunomodulējošu un pretiekaisuma terapiju. Lielākajai daļai bērnu nepieciešama intensīva terapija. Tomēr kopējais mirstības līmenis ir zems, un prognoze ir laba. Sindroma ilgtermiņa sekas pašlaik nav zināmas, tāpēc ir nepieciešama regulāra novērošana. Šis jaunais sindroms ir plaši novērots, un visā pasaulē ir publicēti gadījumu apraksti un pētījumi, lai to raksturotu. Es esmu tos pārskatījis, lai aprakstītu sindromu attiecībā uz tā patofizioloģiju, klīnisko izpausmi, laboratorijas un attēlu izmaiņām, ārstēšanas iespējām un iznākumu saskaņā ar pašreizējo zināšanu līmeni. Multisystem inflammatory disease in children (MIS-C) has been emerging as a novel condition in the paediatric population in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic. It is thought to be an immune-mediated post-infectious complication of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, although the direct causality between the two is not yet understood. The syndrome presents with a similar clinical picture as Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome, leading to multi-organ failure. It presents 2 to 6 weeks after an acute Covid-19 infection with fever and predominantly gastrointestinal, cardiovascular and mucocutaneous symptoms. Haemodynamic instability and development of shock with vasopressor treatment is common. Inflammatory markers are universally increased. Treatment includes immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory therapy. With most children requiring intensive care treatment. Nonetheless, the overall mortality rate is low, and the prognosis good. Long-term sequelae of the syndrome is unknown at this point in time, warranting a regular follow-up. This new syndrome has been extensively observed and case reports and studies have been published across the globe, to characterise it. I have reviewed these, to describe the syndrome regarding its pathophysiology, clinical presentation, laboratory and imaging changes, treatment options and outcome, according to the current state of knowledge.

Purpose – The COVID-19 has brought with it valuable opportunities for the retail sector. Notably, online channels have assumed a key role for businesses that can rely less on physical channels due to the pandemic’s restrictions. Within this context, the study aims to identify the main antecedents leading to the formation of the male and female customers’ continuance intention of using online food delivery services (OFDS) in the restaurant industry. Design/methodology/approach – A web-based self-completion survey and a subsequent structural equation modelling have been employed on a sample of 360 participants. Findings – Findings reveal that perceived healthiness, quarantine procedures, perceived hygiene, perceived ease of app use and attitude significantly influence continuance intention. Moreover, the moderator analysis corroborates that male consumers’ continuance intention is mainly influenced by perceived healthiness, quarantine procedures and perceived hygiene. Conversely, female customers’ continuance intention is predicated on perceived healthiness and attitude. Research limitations/implications – Although the adoption of a sample of young customers (18–29 years) guarantees good research internal validity, findings are not generalizable. Practical implications – The study provides valuable contributions for restaurants related to the (1) creation/management of their own OFDS platforms; (2) selection of the right third-party platforms. Originality/value – The paper is one of the first studies examining the predictors impacting on customers’ OFDS continuance intention in the COVID-19 context by also focusing on gender differences.

En el año 2020 la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) declaro al COVID-19 como una pandemia que afecto la economía en varios países y Colombia no fue la excepción, ya que el ministerio de salud decreto medidas de confinamiento en el mes de marzo del 2020 para mitigar la rápida propagación del virus. Debido a esto, muchos sectores económicos en Colombia se vieron afectados en sus finanzas por las repentinas restricciones en su funcionamiento habitual, lo cual los llevo a tomar medidas para afrontar esta problemática. A pesar que el sector financiero en Colombia fue uno de los más favorecidos durante el principio de la pandemia COVID-19 en el año 2020, el sector financiero vio un deterioro por parte de algunos de sus usuarios para el pago de sus obligaciones, lo cual se vio reflejado en el recaudo de la cartera tanto en los bancos, cooperativas, etc… Debido a lo mencionado anteriormente, la presente investigación se centra en la cooperativa de ahorro y crédito COOTRACERREJÓN en el periodo 2020 y las incidencias que tuvo su cartera de crédito frente al impacto de la pandemia del COVID-19, lo cual nos permitió analizar el comportamiento de la misma y así identificar las estrategias diseñadas para mitigar los factores influyentes en el incremento de la cartera vencida, por lo que se desarrolla un tipo de investigación cuantitativa con enfoque no experimental cuyos diseños transaccionales son exploratorios. Al utilizar este método de investigación se pudo profundizar en el análisis de la cartera vencida a través de la revisión de informes financieros y tablas compartidas por la cooperativa COOTRACERREJÓN, donde se evidencia el cumplimiento del propósito para destacar los aspectos fundamentales de la problemática planteada y donde se encontró los procedimientos adecuados que permitieron elaborar esta investigación. In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic that affected the economy in several countries and Colombia was no exception, since the Ministry of Health decreed containment measures in March 2020 to mitigate the rapid spread of the virus. Due to this, many economic sectors in Colombia were affected in their finances by the sudden restrictions in their normal operation, which led them to take measures to face this problem. Although the financial sector in Colombia was one of the most favored during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2020, the financial sector saw a deterioration on the part of its users for the payment of their obligations, which was reflected in the collection of the portfolio in banks, cooperatives, etc.... Due to the above mentioned, this research focuses on the savings and credit cooperative COOTRACERREJÓN in the period 2020 and the incidences that its credit portfolio had due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which allowed us to analyze the behavior of the same and thus identify the strategies designed to mitigate the influential factors in the increase of the overdue portfolio, so a type of quantitative research is developed with a non-experimental approach whose transactional designs are exploratory. By using this research method, it was possible to deepen the analysis of the overdue portfolio through the review of financial reports and tables shared by the cooperative COOTRACERREJÓN, where it is evident the fulfillment of the purpose to highlight the fundamental aspects of the problem raised and where it was found the appropriate procedures that allowed the elaboration of this research.