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An investigation was made to evaluate the environmental ergonomics factors that had an effect on the operative yielding of workers of manufacturing areas of the electronics industry in two cities in the Baja California State of the Mexican Republic, such as the cities of Mexicali and Tijuana, located in the northwest of Mexico. These two cities represented in this scientific study two type of regions: arid in Mexicali and marine in Tijuana, and with this was made a comparative analysis, including the principal factors of the environmental ergonomics such as climate parameters (relative humidity and temperature), noise and vibrations of industrial machinery, level of luminosity in indoors of the ten industrial plants of the industrial electronics, which were evaluated .Also was analyzed presence of bad odors and inorganic air pollutants (derived from sulfur, nitrogen and carbon) and organic pollutants as microorganisms, provided from the enormous vehicular traffic and large number of industries in both cities. The presence of air pollutants mentioned above, caused the generation of Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) in workers of the manufacturing areas and with this the productivity and quality levels decreased, due to the absence of experienced workers, and need use inexpert people that was making errors and with this, defective products manufactured. This investigation was made from 2018 to 2020, where in 2020 was made with a strict regulation by the presence of the Covid 19 pandemic.

Covid-19 crisis has emphasized weaknesses of supply chains and pushed them to reinvent themselves and rethink the configurations adopted. The consideration of resilience in sustainable supply chain has lately played a vital role, to cope with disruptions for the business continuity. The main challenge of supply chains is to balance between achieving competitive advantage and acting sustainably. Through this paper, we review research contributions related to sustainability and resilience of supply chain. The aim to provide a holistic overview about the modeling approaches based on mathematical programming, used in the field of Sustainable Resilient Supply Chain and its applications. A primary search is set and a total of 66 papers has been analyzed to focus only the ones that include mixed programming models. Thus, 19 papers are selected, screened and studied meticulously, then categorized by modeling approach, sustainability and resilience aspects, supply chain structures and flow complexity. The resulted findings are particularly interesting for both practitioners and researchers to highlight gaps and areas for enhancement. Finally, some future research directions are suggested with issues emphasized.

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only reshaped our world but also redesigned our everyday lives. Since the pandemic broke out, there has been an audacious mushrooming of both disinformation and misinformation. While a layman might confuse disinformation and misinformation to mean the same, an informed eye can analyse that such is not the case. The former implies information that is false and deliberately created to harm a person, social group, organization, or country, the latter stands for false information not created with the intention of causing harm to anyone. Both forms of information, however, share a common and popular medium of dissemination, which is social media. In both cases, various popular social media platforms have been found aiding and abetting ignorant, irresponsible citizens spreading unverified news, and false information. In the absence of lack of regulation and restrictions, the two have snowballed into an Infodemic of never seen before proportions. This Infodemic has today engulfed the pandemic, proving to be a more lethal and long-term threat. The paper argues that the social media have driven, and fuelled, COVID-19 Infodemic we suffer today, has its genesis much before the breakout of the actual pandemic, and if left incontinent, shall outlast it as well. For ease of understanding the paper is divided into three main sections. The paper begins with a theoretical part in which the term 'Infodemic' is explained, and its genesis is traced back. This section explores the role that social media plays in spreading misinformation and disinformation. The second section analyses how countries like India are combating the Infodemic by enacting special provisions in their existing laws. The concluding part of the paper is advisory in nature. The research contends that the ongoing Infodemic is the result of a larger malaise affecting society, which is ignorance and irresponsibility. This moral and ethical malaise cannot be checked by laws alone, but by a larger, nationwide media literacy campaign. The only solution available to us is to cultivate mass media literacy, both for social media platforms and citizens who use them regularly, so that everyone involved in creating, consuming, and sharing information is held accountable.

The tourism industry is facing serious and long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic globally which has resulted in a tremendous monetary loss to the tourism economy. The rigorous research studies have highlighted the need for a big shift in the industry in the application and innovation of tourism technology. Indian tourism industry which is also going through the negative impacts of the pandemic can rise above by developing smart tourist destinations in the country. Thus, this exploratory research aimed to analyse the smart city mission initiatives for transforming Indian tourism destinations into a smart destination. The analysis put forward that many crucial tourist cities are selected for the smart city mission of India. Further the initiatives of the smart city mission will help transform these destinations into smart destinations which will improve the destination competitiveness and support the revival of the industry from the pandemic effect. Further, suggestions are provided to gear up smart destination development in India. It will be a guiding note to destination developing and planning agencies.

DISCLAIMER: The present Project Deliverable has been submitted to the European Commission for review. The information and views set out in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. This document is the final report for CoAct’s consortium Communication and Dissemination (WP8) activities led by the Global Innovation Gathering e.V. (GIG). During the last 36 months, CoAct delivered the Citizen Social Science concepts and practices to more than 1,6 million people, using a wide range of communication strategies and tools, combined with intense resilience and creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, a strategy focused on constant feedback between global and local using digital communication tools contributed to the disseminated ideas and actions reaching a far wider audience than the ones around consortium partners. This document includes partners’ communication and dissemination activities and analyses CoAct actions, channels, and tools to convey the project and disseminate its results. It also presents WP8 overall progress based on the key performance indicators related to communication and dissemination.

Abstract [EN] The paper aims to show Pope Francis' teaching as well as his theological and social positions in relation to the COVID-19 epidemic in the world, especially in his statements addressed to the believers of the Catholic Church. Theological interpretation of the Papal statements from 2020-2022 regarding the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic were reviewed and interpreted theologically, considering and categorizing their rank, subject-matter reference (biblical, dogmatic, medical, etc.) and the controversies they aroused and it’s not only among Catholics. Distinguished were the statements of Pope Francis that, whilst not verbalized, were reflected in the decisions and actions of Roman Pontiff during COVID-19 epidemic. Keywords: Pope Francis; COVID-19; Angelus; Fratelli tutti; controversy Abstrakt [PL] Celem niniejszego tekstu jest ukazanie nauczania oraz stanowisk teologicznych i społecznych zajmowanych przez papieża Franciszka w odniesieniu do epidemii COVID-19 na świecie, szczególnie w wypowiedziach Biskupa Rzymu kierowanych do wierzących Kościoła katolickiego. Dokonano przeglądu i teologicznej interpretacji papieskich wypowiedzi z lat 2020-2022, dotyczących pandemii koronawirusa SARS-CoV-2, uwzględniając i kategoryzując ich rangę, odniesienie merytoryczne (biblijne, dogmatyczne, medyczne etc.) oraz kontrowersje, jakie wzbudzały, i to nie tylko pośród katolików. Wyodrębniono również te stanowiska papieża Franciszka, które choć niezwerbalizowane, wyrażały się w podejmowanych decyzjach i działaniach Biskupa Rzymu w czasie trwania epidemii COVID-19. Słowa kluczowe: papież Franciszek; COVID-19; Angelus Domini; Fratelli tutti; kontrowersje

Обоснование: Коагулопатия является одной из характеристик, наблюдаемых у пациентов в критическом состоянии с коронавирусной болезнью 2019 года (COVID-19). Антифосфолипидные антитела (аФЛ) способствуют развитию коагулопатии, хотя их роль при COVID-19 остается неясной.

Abstract: This study was conducted to find out how poverty affects the people at Espiritu Santo Parochial School, Inc. in the midst of the pandemic. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study consisted of all Grade 12 students. Through the process of systematic random sampling, a total of 30 students were selected to participate in the study. The major instrument used for collecting data was a 6-item online survey questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed through the use of simple percentages. It was discovered based on the analysis that most of the respondents are struggling financially, socially, and mentally during the pandemic. They struggled because of unemployment, safety protocols implemented by the government, and the incompetence of the Philippine government. Based on these findings, recommendations were made that the Philippine government should focus on developing a concrete plan to deal with the pandemic rather than avoiding their responsibilities and diverting attention to unimportant things, and that Filipinos should adhere to the government’s safety protocols for their own safety. URL: https://actonlineedu.org/ijaapr-v1-i2-november2022-id202209030/

In this study, it was aimed to determine the technology acceptance and usage level of pre-school teachers during the period of Covid-19 pandemic. In the study, descriptive survey and causal-comparative research models were used. The participants of the research were 264 pre-school teachers, work at preschool and kindergarten in the state and private schools in Çanakkale. In the research, it was concluded that the technology acceptance and usage levels of pre-school teachers were high. It was concluded that the technology acceptance and usage levels of pre-school teachers have not differentiated according to the age, professional seniority, type of institution (state / private) and the type of the school (pre-school / kindergarten). It was determined that, while the educational levels of pre-school teachers were increased, the technology acceptance and usage levels were increased. Also, during the Covid 19 pandemic, it was found that technology acceptance and usage levels of pre-school teachers who are very willing to use technology, see themselves very competent, use technology a lot to support online live lessons, participate in in-service trainings a lot, and prefer to teach by distance education in the future were higher.

The pandemic Covid-19 today has affected the whole world. India did not stand exception to it by standing in world-Covid list in top three most affected nations. Covid-19 has brought governments and their policies under sever scrutiny and criticism in the whole world. Indian government is also trying to deal with this pandemic but given a huge population size, uneven resources management by different states and bad condition of health system and economy has certainly deepened the crisis. The issues of social safety, reverse migration and other such factors have further grimed the situation. Indian migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic have faced multiple hardships. With factories and workplaces shut down due to the lockdown imposed in the country, millions of migrant workers had to deal with the loss of income, food shortages and uncertainty about their future. During the lockdown period, thousands of migrants started walking back home, with no means of transport. In response, the Central and State Governments took various measures to help them, and later arranged of transportation. After five months of Covid-19 in India, Indian government is still struggling hard to cope up with health and economy. This paper is an attempt to understand the impact of reverse migrant crisis during Covid-19 in India. The current flow of reverse migration in India, which is from urban to rural, however, falls into none of the above categories describing the usual patterns in the movements from rural to urban centers.