North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 7. (2020)
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KYDD, A., TEODOROWSKI, P., PAPADATOU, Z., VELO HIGUERAS, M., MACLEAN, C. and OZA, R. (eds.) 2020. North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 7. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Welcome to our seventh issue in which we are focusing on higher education issues. The bulletin is available two-weekly and will contain news, professional matters, and relevant professional and light reading.

Selenium and viral infection: are there lessons for COVID-19? (2020)
Journal Article
BERMANO, G., MÉPLAN, C., MERCER, D.K. and HESKETH, J.E. 2021. Selenium and viral infection: are there lessons for COVID-19? British journal of nutrition [online], 125(6), pages 618-627. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114520003128

Selenium (Se) is a micronutrient that is essential for human health. Sub-optimal Se status is common, occurring in a significant proportion of the population across the world, including parts of Europe and China. Human and animal studies have shown t... Read More about Selenium and viral infection: are there lessons for COVID-19?.

North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 6. (2020)
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KYDD, A., TEODOROWSKI, P., PAPADATOU, Z., VELO HIGUERAS, M., MACLEAN, C. and OZA, R. (eds.) 2020. North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 6. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Welcome to our sixth themed issue regarding COVID-19. The focus is on care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue signposts you to useful resources concerning this topic.

Blockchain-enable contact tracing for preserving user privacy during COVID-19 outbreak. (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
ARIFEEN, M.M., AL MAMUN, A., KAISER, M.S. and MAHMUD, M. 2020. Blockchain-enable contact tracing for preserving user privacy during COVID-19 outbreak. Preprints [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0502.v1

Contact tracing has become an indispensable tool of various extensive measures to control the spread of COVID-19 pandemic due to novel coronavirus. This essential tool helps to identify, isolate and quarantine the contacted persons of a COVID-19 pati... Read More about Blockchain-enable contact tracing for preserving user privacy during COVID-19 outbreak..

North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 5. (2020)
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KYDD, A., TEODOROWSKI, P., PAPADATOU, Z., VELO HIGUERAS, M., MACLEAN, C. and OZA, R. (eds.) 2020. North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 5. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Welcome to our fifth themed issue in which we are focusing on gender issues. We have two guest speakers to provide a male and female perspective, and we have provided resources that address the oft-marginalised gender groups.

Fibrinolytic abnormalities in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and versatility of thrombolytic drugs to treat COVID-19. (2020)
Journal Article
WHYTE, C.S., MORROW, G.B., MITCHELL, J.L., CHOWDARY, P. and MUTCH, N.J. 2020. Fibrinolytic abnormalities in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and versatility of thrombolytic drugs to treat COVID-19. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis [online], 18(7), pages 1548-1555. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14872

The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is associated with the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which requires ventilation in critically ill patients. The pathophysiology of ARDS results from acute inflamm... Read More about Fibrinolytic abnormalities in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and versatility of thrombolytic drugs to treat COVID-19..

Community nurses and the ‘new normal’. (2020)
Journal Article
KENNEDY, C. 2020. Community nurses and the 'new normal'. British journal of community nursing [online], 25(7), page 317. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2020.25.7.317

In this editorial the author discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our lives and what challenges and changes to community nursing will be needed to cope with the long-term symptoms, as well as managing the repercussions of suspended health... Read More about Community nurses and the ‘new normal’..

COVID-19 and cardiac rehabilitation. (2020)
Journal Article
DAWKES, S., HUGHES, S., RAY, S., NICHOLS, S., HINTON, S., ROBERTS, C., BUTLER, T., DELAL, H. and DOCHERTY, P. 2020. COVID-19 and cardiac rehabilitation. British journal of cardiology [online], 27(2), page 50. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5837/bjc.2020.019

The British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR), the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) have issued a joint position statement "Retention of cardiac rehabilitation services dur... Read More about COVID-19 and cardiac rehabilitation..

North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 4. (2020)
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KYDD, A., TEODOROWSKI, P., PAPADATOU, Z., VELO HIGUERAS, M., MACLEAN, C. and OZA, R. (eds.) 2020. North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 4. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Welcome to our fourth themed issue regarding COVID-19. The focus is on poverty issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue signposts you to useful resources concerning this topic.

Beating the virus: an examination of the crisis communication approach taken by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the COVID-19 pandemic. (2020)
Journal Article
MCGUIRE, D., CUNNINGHAM, J.E.A., REYNOLDS, K. and MATTHEWS-SMITH, G. 2020. Beating the virus: an examination of the crisis communication approach taken by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the COVID-19 pandemic. Human resource development international [online], 23(4): special issue on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work, worker and workplace!? Implications for HRD research and practices in the time of crisis, pages 361-379. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2020.1779543

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely tested the leadership and communication abilities of political leaders globally. Guiding an effective response to the global pandemic has required leaders to demonstrate not only effective planning and coordination... Read More about Beating the virus: an examination of the crisis communication approach taken by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the COVID-19 pandemic..

North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 3. (2020)
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KYDD, A., TEODOROWSKI, P., PAPADATOU, Z., VELO HIGUERAS, M., MACLEAN, C. and OZA, R. (eds.) 2020. North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 3. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Welcome to our third themed issue regarding COVID-19. The focus is on practice matters during the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue signposts you to useful resources and best practice statements and guidelines concerning COVID-19.

North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 2. (2020)
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KYDD, A., TEODOROWSKI, P., PAPADATOU, Z., VELO HIGUERAS, M., MACLEAN, C. and OZA, R. (eds.) 2020. North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 2. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Welcome to our second themed issue regarding COVID-19. The focus is on ethics in research and practice and we have scanned the many resources and upcoming funding calls which can be of help both for practitioners and researchers.

North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 1. (2020)
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KYDD, A., TEODOROWSKI, P., PAPADATOU, Z., VELO HIGUERAS, M., MACLEAN, C. and OZA, R. (eds.) 2020. North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 1. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

Welcome to the first of our bulletins regarding COVID-19 pertinent to health and social care staff. The aim is to provide a signposting resource for staff, educators and researchers in the North East of Scotland on items of interest gathered from the... Read More about North-east COVID-19 observatory: issue 1..

Air quality changes during the COVID-19 lockdown over the Yangtze River Delta Region: an insight into the impact of human activity pattern changes on air pollution variation. [Dataset] (2020)
Data
LI, L., LI, Q., HUANG, L., WANG, Q., ZHU, A., XU, J., LIU, Z., LI, H., SHI, L., LI, R., AZARI, M., WANG, Y., ZHANG, X., LIU, Z., ZHU, Y., ZHANG, K., XUE, S., OOI, M.C.G., ZHANG, D. and CHAN, A. 2020. Air quality changes during the COVID-19 lockdown over the Yangtze River Delta region: an insight into the impact of human activity pattern changes on air pollution variation. [Dataset]. Science of the total environment [online], 732, article 139282. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139282

At the end of the year 2019, the tragic coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic occurred (Tian et al., 2020; Wang et al., 2020a) which has caused over 2.95 million global infections and 1931,000 deaths as of this writing (28th April 2020). Moreover the... Read More about Air quality changes during the COVID-19 lockdown over the Yangtze River Delta Region: an insight into the impact of human activity pattern changes on air pollution variation. [Dataset].

The financial pandemic: COVID-19 and policy interventions on rational and irrational markets. [Working paper] (2020)
Preprint / Working Paper
SHANAEV, S., SHURAEVA, A. and GHIMIRE, B. 2020. The financial pandemic: COVID-19 and policy interventions on rational and irrational markets. [Working paper]. SSRN [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3589557

Financial markets are useful indicators of public beliefs and dispersed knowledge on future outcomes and policy efficiency, especially in periods of uncertainty. 51 national stock markets successfully absorb publicly available information regarding C... Read More about The financial pandemic: COVID-19 and policy interventions on rational and irrational markets. [Working paper].

Oncology nursing during a pandemic: critical reflections in the context of COVID-19. (2020)
Journal Article
PATERSON, C., GOBEL, B., GOSSELIN, T., HAYLOCK, P.J., PAPADOPOULOU, C., SLUSSER, K., RODRIGUEZ, A. and PITUSKIN, E. 2020. Oncology nursing during a pandemic: critical reflections in the context of COVID-19. Seminars in oncology nursing [online], 36(3), article ID 151028. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2020.151028

Objectives: To provide a critical reflection of COVID-19 in the context of oncology nursing and provide recommendations for caring for people affected by cancer during this pandemic. Data sources: Electronic databases, including CINAHL, MEDLINE, Psyc... Read More about Oncology nursing during a pandemic: critical reflections in the context of COVID-19..