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A new logistic growth model applied to COVID-19 fatality data
(Elsevier, 2021)
follows a sub-exponential power-law scaling whenever effective control interventions are in place. Taking this
into consideration, we present a new phenomenological logistic model that is well-suited for such power-law
epidemic ...
Revisiting the COVID-19 vulnerability index in South Africa
(Routledge, 2021)
This study uses the Census 2011 and Community Survey 2016 data,
adopts the Alkire-Foster multidimensional poverty index (MPI)
approach and addresses numerous shortcomings of the original
Statistics South Africa method ...
“I teach, therefore i am”: The serial relationship between perceived vulnerability to disease, fear of Covid-19, teacher identification and teacher satisfaction
(MPDI, 2021)
In early 2020, school closures were implemented globally to curb the spread of the COVID19 pandemic. In South Africa, emergency remote teaching was not sustainable, and conventional
teaching resumed in the context of the ...
Domestic violence in the Old Testament and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A question of identity
(AOSIS, 2021)
With the global COVID-19 pandemic and different levels of lockdown being enforced across
the world, domestic violence has escalated at an alarming rate. The restrictions on movement
that lockdown has placed on countless ...
Relevant HRH leadership during public health emergencies
(2022)
Background: Inadequate leadership capacity compounds the world’s workforce lack of preparedness for outbreaks
of all sizes, as illustrated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Traditional human resources for health (HRH) leadership ...
Predictors of mask-wearing during the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2022)
Background: In the absence of a vaccine, the global spread of
COVID-19 during 2020 has necessitated non-pharmaceutical
interventions to curb the rise of cases. Purpose: The article
uses the health belief model and a ...
Substitute addictions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Akadémiai Kiadó, 2020)
The global spread of COVID-19, subsequent stay-at-home requirements, spatial distancing measures, and long-term isolation present additional challenges for persons in recovery. Using an illustrative case from South Africa, ...
Public risk perception and behaviours towards COVID-19 during the first and second waves in Nigeria: a secondary data analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2022)
Objectives To describe changes in public risk perception
and risky behaviours during the first wave (W1) and
second wave (W2) of COVID-19 in Nigeria, associated
factors and observed trend of the outbreak.
Design A ...
South African higher education institutions at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic: Sense-making and lessons learnt
(Frontiers, 2022)
After the unprecedented changes experienced in higher education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a need to integrate initial thoughts and reflective experience to decide on the way forward. This study aimed to reflect ...
Selection analysis identifies clusters of unusual mutational changes in omicron lineage ba.1 that likely impact spike function
(Oxford University Press, 2022)
Among the 30 nonsynonymous nucleotide substitutions in the Omicron S-gene are 13 that have only rarely been seen
in other SARS-CoV-2 sequences. These mutations cluster within three functionally important regions of the ...