Objective: To investigate the association between deprivation and COVID-19 outcomes in Italy during pre-lockdown, lockdown and post-lockdown periods.Design: Retrospective cohort study.Setting: All municipalities in Italy with less than 50,000 population.Participants: 38...

We investigate the problem of estimating the distribution of the individual reproduction number governing the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the assumption that this random variable follows a Negative Binomial distribution, we focus on constructing estimators of the parameter...

Purpose – This study aims to explore the role General Managers (GMs) play in mitigating the effects of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative structured interviews conducted online with 50 hospitality GMs from 45 countries are use...

Governments across the world are currently facing the task of selecting suitable intervention strategies to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a highly challenging task, since harsh measures may result in economic collapse while a relaxed strategy m...

The Covid -19 pandemic and lockdown in many countries has left no option for many universities around the globe but to offer their examinations electronically. This has provided the opportunity for many students to try to defraud the system and cheat. The authors utiliz...

Thesis (Master) -- University of Cyprus, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Department of Computer Science, 2020. Recently, the misinformation pandemic, known as \say{infodemic}, has been flooding the internet and social media. The crisis of misinformation is rapidly...

TypoGraphic Days is an annual event of lectures and workshops on typography and graphic design organised by The SVC Lab (svclab.com) , the Language and Graphic Communication Research Lab (lgcrl.com), of our Department at the University, supported by Cyprus Association o...

This book introduces readers to philosophies of hospitality and tourism. It provides insights into classic philosophical concepts and explains how these can inform the actions of tourism stakeholders, practitioners, hosts and tourists. The volume explores four main area...

Cytokine storm can result from cancer immunotherapy or certain infections, including COVID-19. Though short-term immune-related adverse events are routinely described, longer-term immune consequences and sequential immune monitoring are not as well defined. In 2006, six...