Association between insomnia and mucormycosis fear among the Bangladeshi healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

Background: The emergence of mucormycosis cases amid the COVID-19 pandemic;fear associated with mucormycosis may turn out to be a terrifying public health issue. This study aimed to assess the association between fear and insomnia status and other predictors of mucormycosis among Bangladeshi healthcare workers. Methods: From May 25, 2021 to June 5, 2021, a cross-sectional study was carried out among healthcare workers. A total of 422 healthcare workers participated in this study. A semi-structured online questionnaire was used for data collection during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by convenient and snowball sampling methods. A multivariable linear regression model was fitted to assess the association between fear and insomnia status and other predictors of mucormycosis. Results: The results indicated that the respondents with insomnia status had a higher score of mucormycosis fear than not having insomnia, significantly (β = 3.91, 95% CI: 2.49, 5.33, p < 0.001). Alongside, with the increase knowledge score of mucormycosis, the average fear score increased, significantly (β = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.20, 0.50, p < 0.001). The gender, profession, and death of friends and family members due to COVID-19 significantly affected mucormycosis fear increment. Conclusion: This is the first study that focused on assessing the association between mucormycosis fear and insomnia status among the healthcare workers so far. The study findings recommend emphasizing on the mental health aspects and ensuring support to the healthcare workers so that they can tackle the ongoing public health crisis smoothly. © 2021

Performance measurement of animation design pre-production artist during covid-19 pandemic in India

This research focuses on the development of the Indian animation industry. In Animation Pipeline pre-production is an important stage that determines the success of a film. Create and develop a story is the fast step and all other steps have to follow that storyline till final film realized. In this research paper present the survey base online questionnaire and the data has been collected of 300 artist who belong into Indian animation industry conducted in September 2020 by using google form. In general, Indian animation industry mostly run into production and post production (technical) base work so Indian animation industry has a smaller number of vacancies for pre-production (design and planning) artist and also having a very a smaller number of design and planning artist because of that they have highly demand. To evaluate and determine the factors that may affect the level of Indian animation pre-production industry. The study helpful to identify the animation industry current need and it focuses on planning stage to production of a movie. This research paper concludes 95% of artist working into the industry for production and post production if they are properly working into preproduction and then start into the movie work then there will be more vacancy for pre-production artist and end of the day production cost reduced up to 25 %. © 2021 The authors and IOS Press.

The COVID-19, migration and livelihood in India: Challenges and policy issues

The worldwide spread of COVID-19 first reported from Wuhan in China is attributed to migration and mobility of people. In this article, we present how our understanding of migration and livelihood could be helpful in designing a mitigating strategy of economic and social impact of COVID-19 in India. We conclude that there are many challenges migrants face during the spread of COVID-19 resulting from nationwide lockdown. Many internal migrants faced problems such as lack of food, basic amenities, lack of health care, economic stress, lack of transportation facilities to return to their native places and lack of psychological support. On the other hand, COVID-19 has also brought into sharp focus the emigrants from India and the major migration corridors India shares with the world as well. There is a huge uncertainty about how long this crisis will last. This article further provides some immediate measures and long term strategies to be adopted by the government such as improving public distribution system, strengthening public health system, integration of migrants with development, decentralisation as a strategy to provide health services, and providing support to return migrants to reintegrate them, and also strengthen the database on migration and migrant households. © 2020 MIGRATION LETTERS Transnational Press London