ABSTRACT
The current pandemic has compelled everyone, at all levels, to make a quick and difficult reversal. Our lives are significantly influenced and altered, particularly in terms of how we behave and connect in various facets of our professional and personal life. For example, whilst the peak of the pandemic’s first wave in Europe, people delayed seeking medical help out of fear of becoming infected, a fear that has yet to be completely dispelled. We are still in the midst of the pandemic, unsure when or how it will end. The paradigm is also horribly, extremely attention-grabbing when it comes to research projects within the framework of this scientific journal. The creation of research project processes can take a lengthy period in some cases. For example, it is usual for a project’s look to take two months (or more) to develop, then six months (or more) to review, and finally two or three years to complete once authorised. The direct benefit to society is not always apparent. Sometimes, the outcomes are “just” intermediate stages (little steps) that will be adopted or modified (complemented) into something directly beneficial to society in the future. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.