Public Health Crisis

• A New and Rapid Way to Diagnose Covid-19 Infection Early on Board a Cruise Ship 1-5

  Mauro Salducci

  
  

  Little is known about the Covid-19 transmission through ocular tissue, and more research needs to be carried out in order to confirm its ability to infect ocular tissue and its pathogenic mechanisms. Covid- 19 may be detected in the tears and conjunctival secretions in novel coronavirus...

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  COVID-19 Crisis and Resilience: Cross-country Evidence 1-14

  Jang C. Jin*, Heejae Han

  
  

  This paper examines the institutional and socioeconomic factors that hindered the resilience of the COVID-19 crisis. An empirical model includes democracy and openness measures that were potential determinants of slow recovery from the pandemic. Other socio-economic factors such as tourism,...

• New Trends on Mycotic Keratitis 1-6

  Mauro Salducci*, Raimondo Raimondi

  
  

  Mycotic keratitis, a severe corneal infection predominantly caused by filamentous fungi such as Fusarium, Aspergillus, and Candida, remains a major contributor to ocular morbidity worldwide. Recent trends highlight an alarming rise in cases linked to uncommon fungal...

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  COVID-19 Crisis Management in Schools: A Look at the Skills and Practices of Québec’s School Principals 6-21

  Delobbe Anne-Michèle*, Olivier Lemieux, Jean Bernatchez

  
  

  This article proposes to identify the various practices implemented by the principals of Québec’s public elementary and secondary schools in order to ensure the academic and educational success of the greatest number of students during the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020. The analysis is based...

• Medico-Legal Aspects of Antidotes: Legislation, Drug Stockpiles and Proposals 59-69

  Mauro Salducci, Raimondo Raimondi*

  
  

  The medico-legal aspects relating to antidotes concern their availability, efficacy and correct management in case of intoxication, both accidental and intentional. Forensic medicine, in this context, assesses whether the use of antidotes was appropriate and whether there are responsibilities...

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  Toward a Theoretically Grounded Framework for Digital Epidemiological Enquiry: Integrating Behavioral Models, Information Diffusion, and AI-Driven Infoveillance Using a COVID-19 Vaccine Case Study 7-16

  I.A. Kashim

  
  

  Digital epidemiology has emerged as a critical complement to traditional surveillance by leveraging digitally generated data to monitor population health behaviors and perceptions in near real time. Despite rapid methodological advances, the field remains dominated by tool-centric approaches,...