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COVID 19
11
Apr

Telehealth practice in surgery: Ethical and medico-legal considerations.

April 11, 2021
Lee DWH, Tong KW, Lai PBS. Telehealth practice in surgery: Ethical and medico-legal considerations. Surgical Practice. 2021 Feb;25(1):42-46. DOI: 10.1111/1744-1633.12479. Abstract There was rapid growth of telehealth practice during the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. In surgery, there were beneficial effects in terms of saving time and avoiding physical contact between healthcare professionals and patients when...
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16
Sep

Pandemic Hits Smartphone Market Hard

September 16, 2020
Athira Nortajuddin 15 September 2020 Extract, to read the full article please see: https://theaseanpost.com/article/pandemic-hits-smartphone-market-hard Plunged Demand According to a recent report by GfK, in January to July 2020, the smartphone market value in the Asia-Pacific region declined by 20 percent to just over US$119 billion – almost US$30 billion less than the same period last...
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04
Sep

California Researchers Sound the Alarm about Online Education during Pandemic, and Call for Big Changes in Policy and Practice

September 4, 2020
California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education. (2020). The Shift to Online Education During and Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic: Concerns and Recommendations for California. Contributing authors include Christine Sleeter, Alison Dover, Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath, Roxana Marachi, Kyle Beckham, Carol Batker, and Kevin Kumashiro. http://www.care-ed.org In this research brief, the California Alliance of Researchers for Equity...
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26
Aug

Global smartphone sales down 20% in Q2 on continued Covid-19 impact – Gartner

August 26, 2020
Tuesday 25 August 2020 Global smartphone sales fell by 20.4 percent in Q2 2020 to 295 million as the mobile phone industry continued to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research from Gartner. Most major markets, except China, continued to have some form of shelter-in-pace restrictions for most of the quarter, leading...
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20
Aug

Effects of lockdown on human sleep and chronotype during the COVID-19 pandemic

August 20, 2020
Leone MJ, Sigman M, Golombek DA. Effects of lockdown on human sleep and chronotype during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curr Biol. 2020;30(16):R930-R931. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.015 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic [1] resulted in many countries imposing a lockdown, which in turn reduces sunlight exposure and alters daily social schedules. Since these are the main entrainment factors for biological rhythms [2],...
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01
Aug

COVID-19 pandemic to delay 5G rollouts in Europe by 12-18 months: PwC

August 1, 2020
By Juan Pedro Tomás on JULY 31, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic will delay the rollout of 5G networks in Europe by 12 to 18 months, according to a recent by PwC. According to the report, European telcos’ investment spending over the next two years will fall by €6bn-€9bn ($7.1bn-$10.6bn). “Telcos need to act urgently to address the squeeze...
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25
Jul

WITHDRAWN: 5G Technology and induction of coronavirus in skin cells

July 25, 2020
This was an “opinion piece”, not an actual study. Notice of the withdrawal: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32668870/ Criticism of the opinion piece: Worst paper of 2020? 5G and Coronavirus induction  https://scienceintegritydigest.com/2020/07/23/worst-paper-of-2020-5g-and-coronavirus-induction/ Paper blaming COVID-19 on 5G technology withdrawn
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18
Jul

Immunologic Effects of Vitamin D on Human Health and Disease

July 18, 2020
Charoenngam, N.; Holick, M.F. Immunologic Effects of Vitamin D on Human Health and Disease. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2097. Abstract Vitamin D is responsible for regulation of calcium and phosphate metabolism and maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also known as an immunomodulatory hormone. Experimental studies have shown that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the active form of vitamin D, exerts...
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03
Jun

June 2020-COVID 19 National Disaster Temporary Spectrum Allocation-MTN to join Rain and Vodacom in 5G rollout in South Africa

June 3, 2020
EMFSA QUESTIONS Are the emergency spectrum allocations being used to promote the sale of 5G enabled smartphones? MTN’s 5G enabled phones are not cheap. Who will be able to afford these phones? Who will really benefit from 5G? We refer to our post from 2019: Who Will Benefit? South Africa, 4IR, Smart Cities, 5G (For...
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13
May

Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome

May 13, 2020
Scientists suspect that Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome (PMIS) may be related to COVID-19,which appears to be a delayed inflammatory reaction that occurs several weeks after a COVID-19 infection. The illness mirrors many of the symptoms of toxic shock syndrome or Kawasaki disease, including severe inflammation affecting the coronary arteries. The symptoms in younger children include...
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