THE PRINCIPLE OF IMMEDIACY IN PORTUGUESE CIVIL PROCEDURE IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC: THE USE OF VIDEOCONFERENCING HEARINGS IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

The article aims to investigate how the use of videoconferencing hearings in Portuguese judicial proceedings, established by Law 1-A/2020 of March 19th, affected the principle of immediacy. To achieve it goals, this paper will analyze the meaning and definition of the mentioned principle. In addition to that, it will be highlighted the conduction of the hearings during the pandemic scenario. Last but not least, it will be evaluated whether or not there has been an effective violation of the principle. © 2022, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. All rights reserved.

Optimizing the pediatric patient centered care medical home through a trauma informed care lens

The need for mental health services in primary care settings to address trauma remains a pressing issue for pediatrics. The existing literature supports the compatibility of Trauma-Informed Care Principles in Patient-Centered settings to address trauma, yet despite professional guidelines highlighting these models, a specific example within a primary care setting remains unrealized. This paper will conceptualize a Trauma Informed Medical Home model with Integrated Behavioral Health utilizing some aligning concepts such as safety, accessibility and collaboration found within the Trauma Informed Care and a Medical Home guideline. The resulting conceptualized model will represent a strengthened primary care setting where the delivery of mental health services using a trauma-informed lens can optimize patient-centered primary care medical home services.

Emergency remote education and smart working at three European higher education institutions

Due to the threat posed by COVID-19, many colleges and universities around the world opted to switch to online courses and smart working to keep their students, professors, and staff safe during the pandemic emergency. Face-to-face classes, including labs and workshops, have been canceled and substituted with online activities. New administrative procedures have also been established to support the emergency remote education. This article analyzes these changes in light of the experiences of three higher education institutions in different countries, namely Latvia, Poland, and Italy. From this analysis, some aspects have emerged that have stimulated a deeper reflection on the use of digital technology in higher education. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

MUSICIANS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS CONCERT ACTIVITIES IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC: BELGRADE CONTEXT

This paper is based on the intersection of studies of performing arts, music and digital media in the field of musicology, which I connected with empirical research of professional musicians' attitudes towards Belgrade concert life in art music in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The research was conducted on the basis of a survey in which fifteen concert musicians participated. Given the appropriate theoretical perspective, the considerations are contextualized with respect to global changes of concert life.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Devices Market and Medical Services Market of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States (EAEU)

The spread of coronavirus infection has become a trigger mechanism for global economic shocks for almost all industries, especially for the medical sector. The health care system, pharmaceutical industry enterprises, the market of medical services, and manufacturers of medical devices are known to have experienced the greatest burden. Despite all the contradictions, such as control and restrictive measures, disagreements on models of combating coronavirus, restrictions related to the border closure, transport links, etc., the EAEU countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia) have shown an example of timely response and counteraction to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, Russia acted as a guarantor and basis for the economic well-being of the entire Eurasian economic entity. Based on all abovementioned, there is a necessity to consider detailed current changes in the markets of medical devices and medical services in the Eurasian Economic Union countries and, in particular, in the Russian Federation, what is considered to be the object of the research. The latest data on the market of medical devices and services, legislative acts, theoretical and methodological developments in the field of evolutionary and institutional economics were used in the research. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Psychosocial Factors Influencing Outdoor Recreation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented disruption to daily life for large swaths of individuals and resulted in potentially widespread implications for individuals' health and wellbeing. This study utilized an online survey of avid outdoor recreationists to understand the psychosocial factors influencing recreationist behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic across rural, urban cluster, and urban communities in the United States. Confirmatory factor analyses indicate that the five studied psychosocial factors-perceived risk, social norms, recommendations from authority, health benefits, and lifestyle adjustments-exist as unique constructs influencing individuals' outdoor recreation behaviors. Repeated measures analyses suggest individuals rated seeking benefits to their general health as most important when making outdoor recreation decisions, followed by recommendations from authority, then perceptions of risk, with lifestyle adjustments and social norms rated as least important. Lastly, analysis across community types indicated individuals across the rural-urban gradient weighed perceptions of risk and recommendations from authority differently when making outdoor recreation decisions. Managerial implications and future directions for research are discussed.

Business formation during the coronavirus pandemic. A regional analysis considering knowledge and technological intensity

The topic of business formation is especially relevant today when humankind faces the biggest global crisis since World War II. The protection of jobs and workers is vital, and a plethora of measures have been implemented since the outburst of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Remote activity interactions, whether forced or voluntary, shaped the economic landscape, restructured organizations, and reallocated the workforce across industries. In such context, this study investigates the dynamics of business formation in Romania throughout the first year of the coronavirus pandemic. Business formation registered significant growth in the second half of 2020, surpassing the level of the previous year. The analysis is performed at regional level, for 42 administrative regions, considering the intensity of knowledge and technology levels of industries in which new business was formed, according to the Eurostat classification of industries. The score of Knowledge and Technology Intensity (KTIRS) is calculated at regional level. The clustering of regions resulted in 6 cluster templates, given the industrial structure of new business formation. © 2021, Bucharest University of Economic Studies. All rights reserved.

Financial Stability of Electricity Companies in the Context of the Macroeconomic Instability and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The electricity sector is an important part of any country’s economy as it holds a cross-sectoral importance and produces a socially significant product for residents and industries. Economically, the sector is less vulnerable during world crises, receiving many variations of the state support. Both world electricity consumption and electricity generation have grown steadily over 2007-2019, with China, USA, India, Russia, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Germany, Brazil and France being world market leaders. This article analyzes the current state and the main trends of the development of the electricity industry as a whole and the financial stability of its companies. The United States and Russia, with similar functioning market models, were chosen to assess. The analysis of the financial stability of PJSC Inter RAO and Exelon Corp, two electricity giants in Russia and in the United States, has shown that they demonstrate stable results: Exelon Corp is more profitable while PJSC Inter RAO is less dependent on financing from creditors. Overall, electricity companies and the industry as a whole should not suffer much from the COVID-19 pandemic: many financial support measures have been developed in both countries, helping the sector to recover to 2019 levels by 2021.

Gender Discrepancies in SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Related Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices.

Objectives: International studies suggest that males may be less likely to adhere to SARS-CoV-2 transmission mitigation efforts than females. However, there is a paucity of research in this field in the United States. The primary aim of this study was to explore the relationship of binary gender identity (female/male) with beliefs, attitudes, and pandemic-related practices in the early stages of the pandemic. Methods: This study is based on a cross-sectional, voluntary response survey. Patients who were tested for SARS-CoV-2 between March 5 and June 7, 2020 were invited to participate. All patients were tested within a large community healthcare system that serves patients through eight hospitals and hundreds of clinics across Washington State. Bivariate associations between gender and various demographics were tested using Chi-squared and Student's t-tests. We examined associations between gender and pandemic-related beliefs, attitudes, and practices using multivariable logistic regression, accounting for potential confounding factors. Results: Females were more likely than males to agree that they (aOR = 1.51, 95% CI 1.14-2.00) or their families (aOR = 1.75, 95% CI 1.31-2.33) were threatened by SARS-CoV-2, or that their own behavior could impact transmission (aOR = 2.17, 95% CI 1.49-3.15). Similarly, females were more likely to agree that social distancing (aOR = 1.72, 95% CI 1.19-2.46), handwashing (aOR = 3.27, 95% CI 2.06-5.21), and masking (aOR = 1.41, 95% CI 1.02-1.94) were necessary to slow SARS-CoV-2 spread. Females were significantly less likely to visit outside of their social distancing circle (aOR = 0.62, 95% CI 0.47-0.81), but among those who did, practices of social distancing (aOR = 1.41, 95% CI 0.89-2.23), remaining outdoors (aOR = 0.89, 95% CI 0.56-1.40), and masking (aOR = 1.19, 95% CI 0.74-1.93) were comparable to males, while females practiced handwashing more than males (aOR = 2.11, 95% CI 1.33-3.34). Conclusions: Our study suggests that gender disparate beliefs, attitudes, and practices existed in the early stages of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Efforts should be tailored to encourage males to engage with mitigation efforts in ongoing pandemic-related public health campaigns.

Reducing perceived health risk to attract hotel customers in the COVID-19 pandemic era: Focused on technology innovation for social distancing and cleanliness.

As an essential risk-reduction strategy, technology innovation is likely to play a key role in the hotel industry's recovery from the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. However, its impact on customer decision-making behavior is unknown. Focusing on technology innovation for reducing guest interaction with employees and enhancing cleanliness, the purpose of this research was to examine the impact of expected interaction and expected cleanliness on perceived health risk and hotel booking intention. Three experimental studies were conducted using online consumer samples. The studies found that low levels of expected interaction through technology-mediated systems lead to low levels of perceived health risk. Perceived health risk mediates the relationship between expected interaction and hotel booking intention. In addition, high levels of expected cleanliness through advanced cleaning technologies moderate the impacts of expected interaction on perceived health risk. Importantly, the proposed perceived risk mechanism was effective in post-pandemic scenarios. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.