Aim: The main purpose of this paper is to look at the Indian healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic and how COVID-19 acts as barrier and also presents some opportunities towards the road of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Background: COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerabilit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i130291
Due to COVID-19 and following social distancing many face-to-face business as well as educational activities have been replaced by digital ones. Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) to achieve quality education for all and lifelong learning will stagnate. Bu...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2021/v22i130282
The pandemic COVID-19 has slowed down human activities globally and throwing countries into a slump and possibly economic depression. Bangladesh, a growing economic country, is also experiencing severe economic shockwaves. Besides the economic shock, it is also facing an imbalanc...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2021/v10i130252
Aristote Matondo, Jason T. Kilembe, Etienne M. Ngoyi, Carlos N. Kabengele, Giresse N. Kasiama, Emmanuel M. Lengbiye, Clément M. Mbadiko, Clément L. Inkoto, Gédéon N. Bongo, Benjamin Z. Gbolo, Clarisse M. Falanga, Domaine T. Mwanangombo, Daniel O. Opota, Damien S. T. Tshibangu, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua & Pius T. Mpiana·International Journal of Pathogen Research·2021
Aim: The present study aims at identifying potential inhibitors from a set of ten compounds from Ocimum basilicum against the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, the chymotrypsin-like protease (3CLpro). Materials and Methods: Computational studies by molecular docking (Autodock tool) were...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i230156
This paper is a preliminary step towards the assessment of an alarming widespread belief that victims of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 include the quality and accuracy of scientific publications about it. Our initial results suggest that this belief cannot be readily ignored,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i230158
COVID-19 is perceived as a major threat to public health and a danger to the economy globally, affecting people’s lives by influencing their everyday behaviour and causing feelings of panic anxiety, depression, and often triggering intense fear. The study was aimed at determining...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpr/2021/v6i230157
Introduction: Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic there has been concerns about the imminent collapse of the health system if healthcare workers are physically, mentally, and socially affected to the point where service delivery is compromised. Therefore, this study investigated...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i330820
Background and Aims: In Bangladesh, a significant number of individuals experienced a faux coronavirus test, especially at the profit oriented private hospitals or clinics during the COVID-19 emergency. Therefore, the prime purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of he...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1230290
Aristote Matondo, Jason T. Kilembe, Domaine T. Mwanangombo, Beaudrique M. Nsimba, Dani T. Mawete, Benjamin Z. Gbolo, Gédéon N. Bongo, D. O. Opota, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, Dorothée D. Tshilanda, Damien S. T. Tshibangu, Virima Mudogo & Pius T. Mpiana·Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research·2021
Aim: In the most severe case of the COVID-19, there is an excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines, being the main cause of mortality and morbidity. The present study aims at assessing the potential inhibitor effect of six phytochemicals with anti-inflammatory activity d...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2020/v12i330211
The mental health issue during the COVID-19 pandemic must consider different populations: doctors / health professionals; general population and patients with mental disorders. When analyzing the stress-generating environment, such as intensive care units and emergencies, one mus...
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Research Article10.9734/indj/2021/v15i230149
Background: COVID-19 is considered the most challenging global pandemic. Patients with COVID-19 are more vulnerable to renal impairment especially those admitted to the Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Objective: In this review we discuss the epidemiology, the pathophysiology, the cl...
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Research Article10.9734/jammr/2021/v33i330815
Background: The Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) was first detected in Wuhan, China, in November 2019. Orthopaedic residents have faced many challenges during this pandemic and this study aims to set forth the issues and concerns faced by residents that have been neglected in...
The recent COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) has taken the world by surprise since its outbreak in 2019, and as on February 2021, the world had experienced a total of 107,643,141 (one hundred and seven million, six hundred and forty-three thousand, one...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2021/v24i130193
The repeated spread, loss of lives and melt down of the global economy as a result of the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is posing a great challenge to the global health and economy. As of th...
Issa Yakusu, Francis Baelongadi, Lobela Bumba, Osinga Bonyoma, Basandja Longemba Eugene, Muyobela Kapunzu, Ossinga Bassandja & Kayembe Tshilumba·Asian Journal of Research in Infectious Diseases·2021
Objective: To determine the levels of knowledge, attitudes and practices towards Covid-19 among residents of the Plateau Boyoma neighborhood. Methods: A questionnaire was designed and a cross- sectional survey was carried out among 214 households in the Plateau Boyoma district be...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2021/v6i230185