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Perception of pandemic and students' quality of life in the initial stage of pandemic – a quantitative and qualitative perspective

Monika Dacka Agata Wolanin Jan Rybak

Polish Psychological Bulletin | 2022 | vol. 53 | No 4 | 315-328

Keywords well-being coping in pandemic social support

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The pandemic prompted young people to develop different strategies for coping with stress. Disruption of societal reality and the need to adapt to new situation affected people’s well-being significantly.The research was conducted between 15 and 30 June 2020 on a group of 151 students. The following tools were used: Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scales in the Polish adaptation and the authors' own tool for measuring coping with a pandemic situation and its perception. In addition to quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis was used. Well-being was found to be related to the perception of pandemic, the sense of coping with pandemic, the sense of support, and the sense of control. Within these relationships the gender differences were found. Social support turned out to be the most significant correlate of well-being in both men and women. Qualitative analyses identified three sub-models for each gender. The criterion that allowed us to select different groups of cases was subjects’ perception of the pandemic influence on their lives. The hypothesis: "Perception of the pandemic as a meaningful situation is related to psychological well-being" was confirmed only in the female group. The hypothesis: "Sense of better coping, feeling more supported, feeling more accepted, and feeling more in control are positively associated with psychological wellbeing" was confirmed (except for acceptance). Qualitative analyses showed that women were more involved in building social support network and experienced a stronger loss of control over the crisis. Men manifested greater autonomy and resourcefulness in emergency situation.

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Monika Dacka

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Agata Wolanin

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Jan Rybak

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The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
Independent Researcher, Sanok, Poland
Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszow, Poland

The Virus of Oblivion

Paweł Walewski

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 1 (77) Security | 70-71 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.146583

Keywords global health pandemics ecosystems

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Paweł Walewski

Carnival during pandemic times

Milita Alfaro Guzmán Ramos

Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny | 2023 | No 1 | 85-96 | DOI: 10.24425/kn.2023.144966

Keywords carnival humor pandemic theater popular

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Building on the heritage of a tradition that goes over a century, the essence of Montevideo’s carnival refers to a rich collection of discourses in which dozens of popular shows review the political, social, and cultural vicissitudes of the year in a humorous manner. This work focuses on some of the discourses that reflect the multiple ways of living and feeling in the unique context of the COVID pandemic.

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Milita Alfaro

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Guzmán Ramos

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Cátedra Unesco de Carnaval y Patrimonio – Facultad de Información y Comunicación de la Universidad de la República Uruguay

Intervention caused by a pandemic as an opportunity to develop a recovery plan for the environment of a health care facility in Wieliczka

Magdalena Kozień-Woźniak Paweł Żuk Eliza Owczarek Marcin Gierbienis Mikołaj Kusior Aleksandra Faron

Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Krakowie | 2021 | vol. XLIX | 225-236 | DOI: 10.24425/tkuia.2021.138712

Keywords method pandemic urban-architectural design

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The article presents measures related to intervention in the structure of the town, resulting from a crisis situation caused by a pandemic. This is an attempt to develop a recovery plan for the surroundings of the out- patient clinic in Wieliczka and a method of designing within a short space of time that address a wide range of problems, not only those resulting directly from the effects of the pandemic.

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Magdalena Kozień-Woźniak

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Paweł Żuk

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Eliza Owczarek

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Marcin Gierbienis

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Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture
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Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Energy poverty leap during the pandemic: the case of Ukraine

Anatoliy G. Goncharuk Kostiantyn Hromovenko Alborz Pahlevanzade Yurii Hrinchenko

Polityka Energetyczna - Energy Policy Journal | 2021 | vol. 24 | No 2 | 5-18

Keywords energy poverty arrears households pandemic Ukraine

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As recent studies showed, the post-communist countries have relatively the highest level of energy poverty in Europe. The poorest of them still are not explored. So, the authors decided to study this problem for Ukraine as one of the largest and poorest post-communist countries in Europe. This Eastern European country experienced a number of challenges before the pandemic, including a war with Russia in the east of the country, high external debt, high energy intensity and low added value of the economy. The purpose of this study is to measure how deep the energy poverty problem in Ukraine is and how it changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applying selected quantitative and financial indicators, the authors showed the problem of energy poverty in Ukraine remained acute at the beginning of 2020, especially in terms of heating. Moreover, its level in Ukraine was three times higher than the average level for the all the EU countries. Furthermore, in 2020, during the pandemic, there were drastic increasing arrears of households on utility bills that meant a new leap of energy poverty in Ukraine. This study did not search for the causes of the identified leap in energy poverty, which apparently connected with the global and local economic and social consequences of the pandemic. However, it revealed the depth of this problem and the lower impact of the nature factor (air temperature) on energy poverty during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Further research is required to identify the underlying drivers and develop possible solutions to this problem in Ukraine and other European countries suffering from high energy poverty.

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Anatoliy G. Goncharuk

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Alborz Pahlevanzade

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Department of Management, International Humanitarian University, Ukraine
Department of International Law and Comparative Law, International Humanitarian University, Ukraine
Department of Marketing and Business Administration, Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University, Ukraine

Evaluation of Noise Pollution in Bengaluru City, India During COVID-19 Pandemic

Saima Anjum Anupma Kumari

Archives of Acoustics | 2022 | vol. 47 | No 2 | 131-140 | DOI: 10.24425/aoa.2022.141644

Keywords noise pollution Bengaluru COVID-19 pandemic

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Most of the Indian cities and towns have been facing serious traffic noise pollution due to urbanization, substantial growth of new vehicles, inadequate road network, etc. Automotive traffic, railroads, and air traffic are the most common sources of noise pollution in cities, with vehicular traffic accounting for around 55% of overall metropolitan noise. Prolonged exposure to such loud noise causes anger, stress, mental diseases, discomfort, hypertension, concentration problems, and sleeplessness. This study aims to investigate the effects of COVID-19 societal lockdown on changes in the noise pollution levels before, during, and after the lockdown period in various industrial, commercial, residential, and silence zones in Bengaluru, India, in light of the recent imposition of COVID-19 societal lockdown. According to data acquired from the KSPCB (Karnataka State Pollution Control Board) online portal, the average noise levels before and during lockdown were determined to be in the range of 59.4 dB to 70.9 dB and 58.2 dB to 62.7 dB for different zones. During the lockdown, all commercial, industrial and educational activities were closed to limit the spread of infection, resulting in usage of private and commercial transportation declining dramatically. Reduction in the noise level was observed during the lockdown in all monitoring stations of Bengaluru, except for Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, where the noise level didn’t decline because of a COVID emergency. Maximum reduction was observed in the commercial area (11.56%) followed by industrial areas (8.34%). The result further indicated that only the industrial area experienced an increase of 8.41% in noise level, while other areas experienced a reduction in a noise level during the early post-lockdown. During the mid and late post-lockdown periods, most locations experienced a rapid spike in the noise intensity.

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Saima Anjum

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Anupma Kumari

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Environmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Patna University, Patna, India

Economic Security Faces Challenges

Katarzyna Żukrowska

ACADEMIA. The magazine of the Polish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | No 1 (77) Security | 66-69 | DOI: 10.24425/academiaPAS.2023.146582

Keywords economic security COVID-19 pandemic international cooperation

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For a considerable period of time, we lived under conditions in which we paid little heed to the state of our security in its various aspects: military, economic, social, or health-related.

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Katarzyna Żukrowska

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Warsaw School of Economics

Surgical care in Poland after COVID-19 outbreak: a national survey

Tomasz Stefura Justyna Rymarowicz Michał Wysocki Jacek Szeliga Grzegorz Wallner Michał Pędziwiatr Michał Nowakowski Piotr Major

Folia Medica Cracoviensia | 2020 | Vol. 60 | No 3 | 33-51 | DOI: 10.24425/fmc.2020.135794

Keywords surgery COVID-19 pandemic survey study

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B a c k g r o u n d: During COVID-19 pandemic, it is necessary to collect and analyze data concerning management of hospitals and wards to work out solutions for potential future crisis. The objective of the study was to investigate how surgical wards in Poland are managing during rapid development of the COVID-19 pandemic.
M e t h o d s: An anonymous, online survey was designed and distributed to surgeons and surgery residents working in surgical departments during pandemic. Responders were divided into two groups: Group 1 (responders working in a “COVID-19-dedicated” hospital) and Group 2 (responders working in other hospitals).
R e s u l t s: Overall, 323 responders were included in the study group, 30.03% of which were female. Medical staff deficits were reported by 21.15% responders from Group 1 and 29.52% responders from Group 2 (p = 0.003). The mean number of elective surgeries performed weekly prior to the pandemic in Group 1 was 40.37 ± 46.31 and during the pandemic was 13.98 ± 37.49 (p <0.001). In Group 2, the mean number of elective surgeries performed weekly before the start of the pandemic was 26.85 ± 23.52 and after the start of the pandemic, it was 7.65 ± 13.49 (p <0.001). There were significantly higher reported levels of preparedness in Group 1 in terms of: theoretical training of the staff, equipping the staff and adapting the operating theater to safely perform procedures on patients with COVID-19. Overall, 62.23% of responders presume being infected with SARS-CoV-2.
C o n c l u s i o n s: SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had a significantly negative impact on surgical wards. Despite the preparations, the number of responders who presume being infected with SARS-CoV-2 during present crisis is high.

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Tomasz Stefura

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Justyna Rymarowicz

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Michał Wysocki

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Jacek Szeliga

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Grzegorz Wallner

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Michał Pędziwiatr

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Michał Nowakowski

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Piotr Major

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2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
Department of General, Gastroenterological, and Oncological Surgery, Collegium Medicum Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
2nd Department of General, Gastrointestinal and Oncological Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland

Statement no. 12 by the COVID-19 Advisory Team to the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences: A new normal – there will be no quick return to the world before the pandemic

Jerzy Duszyński

Nauka | 2021 | No 2 | 79-85 | DOI: 10.24425/nauka.2021.136316

Keywords pandemic COVID-19 vaccinations science advice

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Jerzy Duszyński

Trust and risk at the time of the pandemic

Piotr Sztompka

Nauka | 2021 | No 4 | 7-18 | DOI: 10.24425/nauka.2021.137640

Keywords uncertainty threat risk trust moral space pandemic

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The uncertainty, threats and risks are unavoidable aspects of human existence. The response to them is trust, the expectation of beneficial, future actions of others (individuals, institutions, organizations). Risk and trust take unique forms during pandemic. Risk is global, universal, hard to assess and attached to common, everyday actions. Trust, the bridge over the abyss of uncertainty, is directed toward three addressees: the government, medicine (medical science, services and products), and the other members of society. For each category the expectations are different. These theoretical considerations are applied and illustrated by the brief history of the pandemic in Poland.

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Piotr Sztompka

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Uniwersytet Jagielloński

Statement no. 7 by the COVID-19 Advisory Team to the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Vaccination is the only rational solution which will help us defeat the pandemic

Zespół ds. COVID-19 przy Prezesie PAN

Nauka | 2021 | No 1 | 7-13 | DOI: 10.24425/nauka.2021.136301

Keywords COVID-19 vaccinations vaccines pandemic science advice

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COVID-19 has been devastating the health of millions of people around the globe and causing untold damage to the economy for many months. Teams of researchers have been working tirelessly on developing an effective vaccine since the outbreak of the pandemic, and we are on the threshold of a breakthrough. However, a large proportion of our society has been expressing concerns about the vaccine. In this statement, we discuss the possible risks and explain why vaccination is the only rational choice which will help us emerge from the pandemic, save the lives and health of countless people and limit the damage already inflicted on the economy.

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Zespół ds. COVID-19 przy Prezesie PAN

Statement no. 27 by the COVID-19 Advisory Team to the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Omicron threatens every one of us

Interdyscyplinarny Zespół Doradczy ds. COVID-19

Nauka | 2022 | No 1 | 183-186 | DOI: 10.24425/nauka.2021.137651

Keywords COVID-19 Omicron pandemic vaccinations science advice

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The role of psychosocial factors in the increase of health behaviors facing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Jarosław Ocalewski Karolina Juszczyk Patrycja Michalska Maciej Michalak Paweł Kajetan Izdebski Michał Jankowski Krzysztof Buczkowski

Polish Psychological Bulletin | 2022 | vol. 53 | No 3 | 130-137 | DOI: 10.24425/ppb.2022.141861

Keywords health behaviors psychosocial factors pandemic SARS-CoV-2

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Introduction - The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a major health crisis modern world has to counter. Due to the highly contagious nature of this virus and the rapid growth of infections in many countries specific medical recommendations have been formed to reduce spread of the virus. Aim of the study is determine the psychosocial factors related to obeying medical recommendations against SARS-CoV-2 pandemic during the stage of increasing government’s restrictions and limitations.
Method – The study included 319 participants (261 women and 58 men) aged 18-66 yrs (M=25). The study was carried out via the Internet from 21st March, 2020 to 27th March, 2020. The sample group included participants chosen using “snowball” effect.
Results - It has been shown that the higher anxiety of falling ill, the higher tendency to obey health behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 (r = .13, p < .001). In order to explain what factors undertaking health behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 depends on, structural equation modeling was applied including HMB model variables. It has been shown that the benefits and barriers have a significant impact on compliance with health behavior towards SARS-CoV-2 (ß = 0.45, p <0.001).
Conclusions – At the beginning of a pandemic, while increasing restrictions perceived barriers and perceived benefits of obeying health recommendations are significant for explaining health behaviors towards SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Perceived risk is less important. Higher intensity of health anxiety, understood as a fear of infection (likelihood of illness) is related to obeying the health behaviors towards SARS-Cov-2.

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Jarosław Ocalewski

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Karolina Juszczyk

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Patrycja Michalska

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Maciej Michalak

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Paweł Kajetan Izdebski

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Michał Jankowski

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Krzysztof Buczkowski

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Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Chair of Surgical Oncology Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz and Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń
Department of Family Medicine Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz and Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland

Students’ online self-regulated learning and academic achievement: General effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Moslem Abbasi Yaser Khajavi Leila Shameli

Polish Psychological Bulletin | 2022 | vol. 53 | No 3 | 212-220 | DOI: 10.24425/ppb.2022.141869

Keywords online self-regulated learning COVID-19 pandemic university students

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The present study aimed to propose a conceptual model of the general effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the self-regulatory behavior of students learning online. The participants of the study included 350 students of Salman Farsi University of Kazerun who answered an electronic questionnaire from November 5 to November 24, 2020. This electronic questionnaire consisted of two tools: 1. COVID-19 General Impact Survey 2. Online Self-regulated Learning Questionnaire (OSLQ). The results of the structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that the goal orientation dimension has the highest mean (M=17.58) and the time management dimension has the lowest mean (M=10.18) among students. With the increase in negative academic outcomes and the decrease in students' psychological health during the COVID-19, their online self-regulated learning behaviors have also reduced. In addition, the COVID-19 had a negative and direct effect on online self-regulated learning behaviors in students. The results also showed that the greatest effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the self-regulatory components of online learning was related to the time management component. As for academic achievement, the three dimensions of goal setting, environmental structure, and self- evaluation showed a positive and significant relationship with the average of two semesters of students. Finally, the overall effects of the COVID-19 could explain 11% of online self-regulatory learning behaviors in students. Implicit implications of these findings for education as well as suggestions for further research are discussed.

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Moslem Abbasi

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Yaser Khajavi

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Leila Shameli

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Salman Farsi University of Kazerun, Iran

The Impact of the First Covid-19 Wave on Migrant Workers: The Case of Romanians in Italy

Luisa Salaris Andrei Iacob Viviana Anghel Giulia Contu

Central and Eastern European Migration Review | 2022 | vol. 11 | No 1 | 23-48

Keywords migrant workers COVID-19 pandemic labour market Romania Italy

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The Covid-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on health systems, on many economic sectors and on the labour market. This critical situation is also accompanied by social destabilisation, which has exacerbated inequalities and severely affected the most disadvantaged population groups, such as migrant workers. This study provides insights into the consequences of the first wave and the lockdown period in Spring 2020 of the Covid-19 pandemic on Romanians living in Italy, using data collected by the International Association Italy-Romania ‘Cuore Romeno’, within a project financed by the Romanian Department for Di-aspora and developed to support actions while strengthening the link with Romanian institutions during the pandemic. Findings show that, during the lockdown, two opposite situations occurred among Romanians. Workers in the ‘key sector’ become indispensable and experienced only small changes, while others lost their job or experienced a worsening of working conditions, with lower wages or an increase in working hours. Most workers chose to stay in Italy, relying on their savings or the support of the Italian government. Job losses, not having new employment, and having limited savings all influenced the decision of a smaller group to return to Romania. In conclusion, the analysis suggests that measures adopted should take into consider-ation that the Covid-19 pandemic might disproportionally hit population groups such as migrants, women, young people and temporary and unprotected workers, particularly those employed in trade, hospitality and agriculture.

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University of Cagliari, Italy
National University of Political Sciences and Public Administration, Romania

Predictions of hazardous plastic waste amounts based on disposable face mask wearing habits

Laima Cesoniene Raimonda Simanaviciute Daiva Sileikiene Dawid Bedla

Journal of Water and Land Development | 2023 | No 59 | 275-282 | DOI: 10.24425/jwld.2023.148452

Keywords COVID-19 environment face masks pandemic survey study

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Since March 11, 2020, the global community has faced the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, numerous countries, including the Republic of Lithuania, mandated the wearing of face masks to curb the virus’s spread. Yet, a section of the Lithuanian populace resisted this move, voicing concerns about the inconvenience of mask-wearing and potential privacy infringements. These concerns endured, even amidst debates on the masks’ effectiveness. This article explores how the Lithuanian public responded to mask-wearing protocols during the pandemic. Survey analysis highlighted a troubling trend: many individuals dispose of face masks with their regular trash, often without proper packaging. Most masks are sourced from pharmacies or are provided by employers and are typically thrown away after just one day of use. The data underscores a significant knowledge gap in correct mask disposal, as a significant portion ends up mingled with general household waste, without proper containment. Moreover, many people keep used masks in pockets or bags. Notably, during the pandemic, an estimated 2 mln adult Lithuanians may have generated roughly 15.24 Mg of hazardous plastic waste through mask disposal.

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Laima Cesoniene

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Raimonda Simanaviciute

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Daiva Sileikiene

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Dawid Bedla

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Vytautas Magnus University, Agriculture Academy, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Ecology, Studentų St 11, Akademija, Kaunas, Lithuania
University of Agriculture in Krakow, Department of Ecology, Climatology and Air Protection, Krakow, Poland

L’impatto dell’emergenza sanitaria sull’insegnamento dell’italiano e delle lingue. Un’indagine esplorativa

Paolo Nitti Micaela Grosso

Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny | 2022 | No 1 | 104-121 | DOI: 10.24425/kn.2022.141253

Keywords COVID-19 pandemics language education Educational Linguistics Italian Language Teaching

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The health emergency, caused by viruses SARS-CoV-2, has been a major challenge for the teaching of foreign languages and Italian. This essay investigates the main criticalities of distance learning by a representative sample of teachers, in the first phase of the health emergency.

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Paolo Nitti

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Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Università degli Studi eCampus

Pandemic Italian. A case of transversal variety

Giacomo Elia

Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny | 2023 | No 4 | 684-697 | DOI: 10.24425/kn.2023.148380

Keywords COVID-19 lexicon linguistic variety Italian of the pandemic special languages

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This work aims to present pandemic Italian, i.e. the variety used during the COVID-19 pandemic. By analyzing its features, primarily lexical, but also morphological and morphosyntactic, as well as the semantic contour that characterises them, I will show that pandemic Italian can be regarded as a transversal variety in the Italian linguistic repertoire.

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Giacomo Elia

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Leveraging cloud environment flexibility to smoothen the transition to remote teaching during COVID-19 pandemic – a case study

Łukasz Czekierda Filip Malawski Robert Straś Krzysztof Zieliński Sławomir Zieliński

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences | 2021 | 69 | 4 | e137934 | DOI: 10.24425/bpasts.2021.137934

Keywords cloud COVID-19 pandemic collaboration remote teaching online classes

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Cloud-based computational environments can offer elastic and flexible services to wide audiences. Małopolska Educational Cloud was originally developed to support the day-to-day collaboration of geographically scattered schools with universities which organized online classes, led by university teachers, as an amendment to face-to-face teaching. Due to the centralized management and ubiquitous access, both the set of services provided by MEC and their usage patterns can be adjusted rapidly. In this paper we show how – during the COVID-19 pandemic – the flexibility of Małopolska Educational Cloud was leveraged to speed up the transition from in-class to remote teaching, both in the classes and schools which were already involved in the MEC project, and newly added ones. We also discuss the actions that were required to support the smooth transition and draw conclusions for the future.

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Łukasz Czekierda

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Filip Malawski

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Robert Straś

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Krzysztof Zieliński

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Sławomir Zieliński

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AGH University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Formation of Innovative Model of Personnel Management on the Basis of Digitalization in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Juliy Boiko Mykhailo Vedernikov Mariya Zelena Lesia Volianska-Savchuk Natalia Bazaliyska

Management and Production Engineering Review | 2023 | vol. 14 | No 2 | 49-60 | DOI: 10.24425/mper.2023.146022

Keywords Management COVID-19 pandemic HR digitalization Staff Management

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The article explores megatrends in management, related to the transition to digital technologies in all spheres of the economy and production in the COVID-19 pandemic. The main contribution to the analysis of the current state of digitalization HR in business. The possibilities of a set of processes and methods of interaction with information in the formation of a strategy of people’s management, are investigated. This is achieved through the use of integrated mobile applications and the automation of HR processes. From the results, the methodology for determining the severity of competences, indicators of behavior are proposed, the strengths and weaknesses of the company’s staff management system in the COVID-19 conditions are taken into account. The practical usability of work is due to the proposed competency-based approach, which makes it possible to increase the efficiency of personnel selection, taking into account key macro-competencies that find an applied form through appropriate behavioral indicators.

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Juliy Boiko

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Mykhailo Vedernikov

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Mariya Zelena

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Lesia Volianska-Savchuk

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Natalia Bazaliyska

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Scientific and Research Department, Khmelnytskyi National University, Ukraine
Department of Personnel Management and Labor Economics, Khmelnytskyi National University, Ukraine

Project cost and time key factors distressing building construction projects of Sindh Pakistan: a post-pandemic approach

Haseeb Haleem Shaikh Noor Yasmin Zainun Shabir Hussain Khahro

Archives of Civil Engineering | 2023 | vol. 69 | No 4 | 591-602 | DOI: 10.24425/ace.2023.147678

Keywords COVID-19 pandemic project time project cost Sindh building projects

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The construction industry plays a major role in the boost of the country’s economy, providing basic facilities for residential and creating thousands of job opportunities. During COVID-19, the construction sectors in Sindh Pakistan was highly suffered and leading to delays in the completion of projects. As the construction sector was globally affected, building construction projects were also affected by completing the projects on estimated time and cost. Thus, this research investigates the significant factors of time and cost that affected the Hyderabad building construction projects during COVID-19 situation. Questionnaire surveys were designed to collect data from the employees working on building projects in Sindh Pakistan. The collected data was analyzed through the Average Index method. Unsafe working environment; shortage of workers; and increasing project cost was observed as significant factors that were highly affected during COVID-19. The results and findings shall be supportive for stakeholders to take into consideration of factors in the early stage of the expected pandemic situation. This research suggested that the stakeholders shall modify or amend the contract clause regarding for pandemic situation and incorporate the identified factors in the contract that should be considered by stakeholders to save the time and cost of the projects.

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Haseeb Haleem Shaikh

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Noor Yasmin Zainun

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Jamilus Research Center, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Environmental Engineering, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, 11586, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Effect of Curvature Shape of Transparent COVID-19 Protective Face Shields on the Speech Signal

Miloš Bjelic Miomir Mijic Tatjana Miljkovic Dragana Šumarac Pavlovic

Archives of Acoustics | 2024 | vol. 49 | No 1 | 27-35 | DOI: 10.24425/aoa.2024.148772

Keywords acoustic effects COVID-19 curvature face shield pandemic protection speech

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Recent papers and studies over the course of last three years have shown that COVID-19 has a negative impact on the speech communication quality between people. This paper presents an influence analysis of the curvature shape of protective transparent shields on the speech signal. Five shields made of the same material and dimensions but with different curvatures were analyzed, from a completely flat to a very curved shield which has the same shape of curvature at its top and bottom and covers the entire face. The influence of the shield is analyzed with two types of experiments – one using dummy head with integrated artificial voice device, and the other using real speakers (female and male actors). It has been shown that usage of protective shields results in a relative increase in the speech signal level, in the frequency range of around 1000 Hz, compared to the situation when protective shields are not used. The relative increase in speech signal levels for large-curvature shields can be up to 8 dB. The possible causes of this phenomenon have been analyzed and examined.

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Miloš Bjelic

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School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia

The need for verification of existing urban development trends — with particular focus on Krakow

Barbara Bartkowicz

Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Krakowie | 2021 | vol. XLIX | 3-23 | DOI: 10.24425/tkuia.2021.138701

Keywords Krakow pandemic functional-spatial structure tourism trend verification historic center

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Reduced activity in all life areas due to the coronavirus pandemic is a good moment to reflect on the unfavorable trends in the redevelopment and expansion of Polish cities, especially Krakow. The article draws attention to the fact that the tourist and business attractiveness of Krakow is the cause of excessive densification of the urban fabric with new investments. The subordination of the historic downtown to the tourist function, in turn, violates some of the timeless values of Krakow and limits the participation of residents in the use of the historic downtown. In conclusion, attention was drawn to the need for correction of the current spatial activities in favor of sustainable principles of shaping the urban environment.

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Are rural patients aware of myocardial infarction’s risk factors, symptoms, and management? A survey study in the COVID-19 pandemic era

Michał Korman Dominik Felkle Tomasz Korman

Folia Medica Cracoviensia | 2021 | Vol. 61 | No 2 | 103-115 | DOI: 10.24425/fmc.2021.137227

Keywords myocardial infarction rural knowledge management COVID-19 pandemic fear emergency call

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Introduction: Mortality from myocardial infarction (MI) is determined by patients’ ability to prevent it and, in case of its occurrence, to recognise its symptoms and call an ambulance immediately. There is scarce data on rural populations’ knowledge of MI, even though they are disadvantaged in access to medical emergency services.
Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the rural patients’ awareness of MI risk factors, symptoms, necessity of calling an ambulance in response to MI symptoms, and its determinants.
Materials and Methods: An anonymous and voluntary survey was conducted among 194 patients and their caregivers with median age 68 years at a rural non-public healthcare facility in Poland.
Results: 60.3% perceive their knowledge of MI as insufficient. Only 26.3% were able to recognise all suggested MI risk factors. 44.8% did not know whether they are at risk of MI. Furthermore, 78% of respondents who had at least three MI risk factors were unaware of being at risk. 45.4% recognised at least three out of four suggested MI symptoms. 76.2% would call an ambulance in response to chest pain suggesting they have MI. Merely 80% were able to provide the emergency phone number. Moreover, among respondents who declared they would not call an ambulance, 38.7% were afraid of in-hospital COVID-19 infection or healthcare system collapse.
Conclusions: Rural patients’ knowledge of MI risk factors, symptoms, and proper response to them is insufficient. The problem is exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. To improve survival in MI an education campaign is needed.

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Students’ Scientific Group at the Second Department of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
Family Medicine Practice, 32-740 Łapanów, Poland

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