In this chapter we discuss the impact of the pandemic and school closures on the schooling system in Latin America. A rapid shift to digital learning became necessary, but the basic infrastructure to support it was mostly absent, so school closures have exacerbated the digital gap both within ...
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic involved various lockdown measures, including school closures, which significantly impacted young populations, particularly in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). Given the well-known protective effect of regular school attendance on sexual and reproductive ...
To identify factors affecting the mental and physical health of first-year medical students during the period of rapid SARS-COV-2 spread in the COVID-19 pandemic to develop effective strategies for managing student well-being and education quality during global pandemics. Methods 656 first-year stu...
COVID-19 has not affected all scientists equally. A survey of principal investigators indicates that female scientists, those in the ‘bench sciences’ and, especially, scientists with young children experienced a substantial decline in time devoted to research. This could have important short- and ...
However, if this funding can mitigate the impact of unfinished learning, it could prevent much larger losses to the US economy. Given that this generation of students will likely spend 35 to 40 years in the workforce, the cumulative impact of COVID-19 unfinished learning ov...
Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Trento, Italy Francesca Cagnacci Contributions The idea for this Comment was conceived by the COVID-19 Bio-Logging Initiative. C.R., M.-C.L. and F.C. initiated and coordinated manuscript pre...
These estimated effects represent some of the first quasi-experimental evidence on the casual effects of large group events on the spread of COVID-19 cases and deaths. The results speak to an important question about the role that large gatherings played in the early spread of the epidemic in...
Reflecting on my behavior and thoughts over the past first weeks of classes helped me come to the conclusion that this is the best we can do as students for now — to endure our individual situations and make the most of them. However, I have a lingering, selfish thought — I can’t ...
Few studies have assessed the effect of lockdown on physical activity and eating behaviours in a population from the Autonomous Community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The aim of our study was to describe the effect of COVID-19 pandemic home lockdown on eating habits and lifestyle in the ...
In Spain, in order to control COVID-19 transmission, one of the strictest confinement measures in the world for children and teenagers has been implemented. From 14 March to 26 April 2020 underage Spaniards were not allowed to leave their homes, except f