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Online learning is one form of adaptation in the field of education to face of the covid 19 pendemic. Existing technology continues to be developed for both online meeting needs and digital learning media that is suitable to support distance learning systems. One of the lesson that is considered to be lacking in utilizing digital learning media is physics. The purpose of this research was to describe student's response to the powerpoint animation media of the heat lesson in physics. The research method used as descriptive. The respondents of this research were students of grade XI MIPA 1 SMA Negeri 1 Tanggul consisting of 32 students. This research uses data retrieval techniques through student response questionnaires consisting of aspects of operation/use of media and usage reactions. The results of the students' response analysis to the use of powerpoint animation media amounted to 81,33% with details on each aspect was 81,41% on the aspect of media use and by 81,25% on the aspect of usage reaction. Based on the results of the research that has been done, it can be stated that the powerpoint animation media of the subject of heat received a very positive response from the respondents.

Since mid-December 2019, several cases of a pneumonia like disease (with symptoms including fever, difficulty in breathing, cough and invasive lesions on both lungs) of unknown cause have emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Chinese authorities made a preliminary determination that the causative agent is a novel coronavirus(2019-nCoV). (1) Coronaviruses are enveloped RNA viruses belonging to Coronaviridae family and the order Nidovirales. This subfamily consists of four genera alphacoronavirus, betacoronavirus, gammacoronavirus and deltacoronavirus on the basis of their phylogenetic relationships and genomic structures. These subfamilies are broadly distributed for causing infections in humans and other mammals. (2) The alphacoronaviruses and betacoronaviruses infect only mammals. The gammacoronaviruses and deltacoronaviruses infect birds, but some of them can also infect mammals. The source of betacoronavirus 2019-nCoV is still unknown, although initial cases have been linked with south Huanan seafood market. (3) Viral infections already known to produce similar symptoms are influenza, parainfluenza, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV). (4) Laboratory investigations reported raised plasma levels of L2, IL7, IL10, GSCF, IP10, MCP1, MIP1A, and TNFα in patients.

President Jokowi made public communication related to Covid-19 on March 2, 2020. Government communication in this crisis has become a challenge because since that moment the public's response and assessment began. In the early stages, public communication carried out by the government was still in the perspective of Crisis Communication, various kinds of confusion of information began to emerge, the public became doubtful about the truth of the scattered data. Furthermore, the World Health Organization recommends handling Covid-19 from the perspective of Risk Communication which is considered more comprehensive and effective in building communication to the public. For this reason, this study intends to evaluate Government Public Communication in Handling Covid-19 in a Risk Communication Perspective. This study uses qualitative research methods, applies a phenomenological research design by searching for data through observation and in-depth interviews through the application of purposive sampling by determining key informants from the government, communication experts, and the community. Secondary data collection is also carried out through journals, websites, webinar presentations, YouTube, social media, and online media portals. The results showed that the transformation of Government Public Communication from Crisis Communication to Risk Communication was carried out not only because of a request from the World Health Organization as an evaluation of government-run communication but also as a form of improving the Indonesian government's communication strategy in handling covid-19 which at first it was considered not alert and Fast in preventing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. In addition, the success of Risk Communication cannot be separated from the active engagement of the community in helping the government produce and disseminate information content that is attractive, trustworthy, and accountable.

Era New Normal adalah “Kompromi” manusia terhadap Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19). Hingga akhir Juli 2020, penyebarannya tak kunjung menunjukan tanda akan berakhir. Dampak terhadap dunia pendidikan di Indonesia sangat terasa. Salah satunya adalah dikeluarkannya edaran Mendikbud Nomor 4 tahun 2020 tentang kebijakan dimasa darurat penyebaran Covid 19. Selama masa darurat pandemi Covid-19, Pembelajaran jarak jauh seringkali disalah artikan sebagai pembelajaran daring atau online. Padahal Pembelajaran jarak jauh pada dasarnya tetap dapat dilaksanakan baik secara daring maupun luring (luar jaringan). Sementara berbagai keragaman kondisi termasuk sosial ekonomi dan kondisi geografis di Indonesia, terkadang tidak memungkinkan dilaksanakannya metode pembelajaran jarak jauh secara daring sehingga pembelajaran jarak jauh tidak dapat berjalan dengan efektif.

The world of work was not only temporarily shaken in the beginning of year 2020 by the COVID-19 pandemic, but rather rearranged the way no one probably had imagined before. The change towards work being remote-based in many organizations and even industries inspired this thesis, which was written within the Human Resources specialization. The overall purpose of this thesis was to study how companies’ remote onboarding of new hires could be developed further to provide the same possibilities as onsite onboarding. The goal was to find out, whether there were needs for related HR consultancy services that could be offered by the commissioning company Kulmia Group Oy. The thesis consists of a theory section and an empirical section. The theory section focused on the onboarding overall and included elements, such as, the process, the techniques and the legal requirements. Furthermore, assimilation and its elements, social integration and organizational commitment, were studied. Finally, the remote context regarding onboarding and assimilation was explored, and also onboarding’s connection to employee engagement was briefly introduced. The empirical section was completed after the theory section and it was carried out with qualitative interviews. Five Human Resources professionals were interviewed to obtain data of their companies’ remote and onsite onboarding processes to compare them and to identify general areas of development for remote onboarding. Finally, the data was analyzed with adapted dialogical thematization. The research showed, for example, that the difference between remote and onsite onboarding was not necessarily considered substantial and that most of the challenges existed within assimilation. Furthermore, a few areas of development for remote onboarding were identified and by paying more attention to them, organizations could develop their remote onboarding processes further. Based on the literature review and the findings of the research, recommendations to the commissioning company were produced, thus, it could be concluded that the need for HR consultancy services exists. The recommendations were directly connected to the areas of development and consisted of, for example, offering consultancy advice regarding monitoring of remote onboarding, promoting personality and behavioral assessments and helping clients in determining the overall approach to onboarding.

Currently, the entire globe is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2(SCV2). The ability to detect, monitor and assess the spread of the virus is imperative to controlling the effects of the pandemic. In order to meet the need for global testing, several methods have been developed. As a complement to individual testing, wastewater-based epidemiology represents a low-cost way to estimate the prevalence of the virus in a community. This information can be used to influence public policy regarding viral mitigation measures. This thesis documents our efforts at implementing wastewater testing in Santa Cruz County over the past 18 months. We sampled from the Watsonville Wastewater Treatment Plant on a weekly basis and quantified the presence of SCV2 using reverse transcriptase digital PCR normalized to Pepper Mild Mottle Virus (PMMV). Our data showed a large discrepancy between reported case counts and SCV2 in wastewater. This data also revealed seasonal variation in PMMV, potentially hindering it as a reliable normalizer. In addition to our sewage work, we performed masked-based sampling for Pacific Elementary School and documented a probable positive. This work demonstrates the potential of sewage sampling for SARS-CoV-2 and some of the current unmet challenges in both sewage sampling and pandemic response as a whole.

This study used a mixed method approach comprising of an online survey with public contributors involved in health and social care research; an online survey with public involvement professionals, those who are employed by organisations; and qualitative interviews with public contributors. We had 244 respondents to the public contributor survey and 65 for the public involvement professionals (PIPs) survey and conducted 22 qualitative interviews.This study has been prompted by the shift to non-face-to-face - remote - forms of working in patient public involvement and engagement (PPIE) brought on by Covid-19 prevention measures (such as social distancing). Working remotely includes using digital technologies such as: online conferencing software (Zoom, Microsoft Teams), emails, telephone calls and social media (WhatsApp, Facebook). Due to measures such as shielding and social distancing the usual ways of involving the public in research that included face-to-face meetings and events are not possible, and even with the eventual easing of lockdown, remote working is likely to continue. This creates particular challenges for ensuring access and engagement from all parts of society in health and social care research. There is a well-documented digital divide between those who use or have access to digital technologies and those who do not. This digital divide reflects the existing socio-economic inequalities, and PPIE that takes place remotely has the potential to further exclude already disadvantaged groups. This project aims to facilitate and improve ways of doing PPIE remotely and increase the diversity of public contributors involved in health and social care research. Our objectives are to: 1. Understand the barriers and facilitators to remote working, by: a. Exploring public contributors and PPIE professionals' experiences of remote PPIE. b. Exploring public contributors' preferences for different types of remote working. 2. Develop mechanisms for implementing improvements in remote working and ways to increase diversity in PPIE by: a. Conducting a rapid review of research and 'how to guides'. b. Develop training packages. We will recruit public contributors involved in research projects across the UK: the NIHR, charities, universities and other research organisations and people involved professionally with PPIE. This is a mixed-methods study with: surveys, qualitative interviews, and a discrete choice experiment. We will produce an analysis of how remote working in PPIE is affected by socio-economic and health inequalities, make recommendations for improving practice and develop training packages. The public contributor survey was comprised of tick box questions, Likert scale questions and open-ended questions where participants could enter free text responses. The survey asked general questions about role and PPIE experience, digital literacy and different aspects of remote working. We collected demographic information to enable us to draw conclusions from the data on how age, ethnicity, living arrangements and socio-economic status impact on participants use of remote communication tools. The survey ran from September to November 2020. For the survey for PPIE professionals, those who work in PPIE, organising PPIE activities, we developed the survey with input from our public contributors and PPIE professionals from the ARC NWC and the NIHR Research Design Service. Again, the development of this survey drew on our own experiences. We piloted the survey with members of the ARC team and public contributor (NT) to check for sense, consistency and readability. Like the PPIE contributor survey, the professional version was comprised of tick box questions, Likert scale questions, and open-ended questions for additional response. We asked what support and training they offered their public contributors; and any suggestions they had for improving remote working in PPIE. After the survey conducted with public contributors had closed, we purposively sample informants from key communities and conducted 22 semi-structured qualitative interviews with public contributors from across the UK. The topic guide was co-developed with the research team and public contributor (NT) from a preliminary analysis of the survey results and was designed to probe and explore the issues raised by the survey. The interviews were conducted via Zoom and audio reordered with the participant’s consent. The interviews were transcribed and then checked for accuracy and anonymised. The interviews last on average 60 minutes.

Assessment of a particular territory by its epidemiological significance is very relevant in the light of widespread occurrence of new coronavirus infection, COVID-19, in the Russian Federation. Objective. Detection of the epidemiological features and revealing trends in the epidemic process of new coronavirus infection in the Irkutsk Region and forecasting of its spread. Materials and methods. An operational analysis of the epidemiological situation on COVID-19 in the Irkutsk Region as of August 16, 2020 was performed. Restrictive measures were substantiated based on the calculation of the infection spread rate (Rt). Results and discussion. Irkutsk Region remained one of the adverse territories as regards human COVID-19 incidence in the Siberian Federal District and the Russian Federation as of August 16, 2020. The gradual dynamics of the epidemic process was revealed: at the first stage of the epidemic development it was facilitated by the imported cases from affected countries and regions of the Russian Federation, and subsequently by local transmission. The incidence increase was registered 2 months later than in central regions of the Russian Federation. Currently there is a consistent downward trend. The increase in the cases prevailed among rotation workers staying for shift and seasonal activities in the administrative center and northern districts of the Irkutsk Region. The epidemic pattern was determined by gender, age and social characteristics. It is demonstrated that the risk of the new coronavirus infection is determined by the intensity of contacts in family foci, the spread of infection in medical organizations and a significant proportion of asymptomatic carriers. High lethality rates (0.7 %) and mortality rates (31.1 o/oooo) were established among persons over 65 years. The stationary time series observed since June for changing the Rt-indicator with fluctuations ranging from 0.92 to 1.01 requires maintaining control of restrictive measures with prompt management decisions making based on the evolving epidemiological situation in the Irkutsk Region and taking into account the assessment of its possible complication risks. © 2020 Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute. All rights reserved.

The ONCONET telemedicine system, intended for remote monitoring of the health status of cancer patients, is presented. The interactive part in asynchronous mode provides virtual contacts in form of medical records: patient’s questions, doctor’s answers, questionnaires filled up by patients. On-line video conversations are possible in emergency. The patient can add any medical documents in his health monitoring record. The analytical subsystem, using artificial intelligence elements, reveals signs of alarm situations in patient messages automatically. The subsystem estimates necessity to demand attention of the doctor or emergency services. Special questionnaires devoted to COVID-19 had been developed. All the data can be represented in integrated form on common-time scale graphs and colored diagrams (“heat maps”) reflecting health statement of a patient. There are video teaching cases and medical information materials particularly connected to COVID-19. The System collects, organizes and saves personal medical information according with personal electronic medical case history structure. The system had been tested in 22 medical organizations in Russia. Ways of further perspective research and development of the system are discussed.