Past, present and future of RTT training in mainland China: Evaluation of trainee perspectives

Objective: The radiation therapy technologist fundamentals training program (RFTP) facilitates knowledge and skills development of newly employed radiation therapy technologists (RTTs) within our China network. Since its initial implementation in 2019, the RFTP has evolved to address the diversity of RTTs' education and experience, as well as changing local clinical contexts. In particular, a shift to remote delivery and assessment has been required during the COVID-19 pandemic. This quality improvement initiative aimed to evaluate the impact of the RFTP on learning engagement and outcomes, from trainee perspectives. Method(s): Online pre-interview surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 RTTs from five China sites in July and August 2022.1 Participants provided verbal informed consent regarding the survey and interview recordings for subsequent analysis. Surveys were reported with descriptive statistics, and interview themes were developed using direct content analysis.2 Results: 15/16 participants qualified in a non-RTT field of study, with most practiced in medical imaging (N = 7);12/12 participants with previous RTT experience reported differences in practice standards. All participants rated the RFTP highly (see Figure), with IGRT (13/16), ARIA (14/16), and SimCT (7/16) most frequently identified as new areas of learning;14 participants who completed the RFTP reported the preparation for IGRT standard workflow was most valuable. Discussion/Conclusion: Results show that the RFTP is an essential on-boarding program that advances RTTs' knowledge and reduces the skills gap to perform our network's established workflows. Additional feedback gained through this initiative will be considered for future development of the RFTP.

The Reordering of Everyday Life through Digital technologies During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This paper offers an exploration of everyday life during the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh with a focus on how it has been reordered through commonplace digital technologies and services. We present findings from a qualitative field study. Themes emerging from the findings suggest that digital technologies have been important to the reordering of everyday life during the pandemic: videoconferencing have been instrumental in allowing urban residents to work from home, digital money has enabled workers in rural areas to continue financial transactions, and social media has been a source of news and rumours during the pandemic. However, the benefits of the digital reordering of everyday life are unevenly distributed. The themes emerging are used to frame a discussion of the notion of reordering compared to the concept of resilience within ICTD. © 2022 ACM.

On the energy performance of the Mediterranean school building stock: the case of the Apulia Region

The refurbishment opportunities provided by climate policies require an adequate knowledge of the school building stock, characterised by an urgent need of maintenance. Nevertheless, empirical evidence on energy performance of school samples appears limited due to the difficulty in retrieving data, although field data analysis is crucial in the built environment management. This study aims to explore existing energy conditions of an educational building sample hosting pre-schools, primary and lower secondary schools, located in southern Italy (Apulia Region). Firstly, an overview of the schools based on data retrieved from the regional dataset was performed. Then, more than 1000 buildings were clustered based on two predictors (construction year and surface-to-volume ratio), identifying five clusters representing the majority Apulian schools. In addition, billed gas and electricity data collected for 47 schools over a five-year period (2017-2021) were analysed, identifying annual and monthly trends, benchmarks, and mean values, which account for 46.5 (gas consumption), 15.59 kWh/m2 (electricity consumption). On average, source total consumption in 2020 experienced a reduction of 20%, partly due to Covid-19 restrictive measures. Finally, factors affecting heating consumptions were explored, and a regression analysis was performed, identifying heating degree days, construction year and boiler power to be the most significant.

Comparing the Effectiveness of Mindfulness and Aerobic Exercise on Psychological Factors and Sleep Quality Following Recovery from COVID-19

Background and purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic have led to some psychological disorders and sleep problems that should be taken into account after recovery. After recovering from COVID-19 people are at risk of sleep disorders, depression, and low quality of life and there is paucity of information about this issue. The present study aimed to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness and aerobic exercise on depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and sleep quality in recovered COVID-19 patients. Material(s) and Method(s): An intervention field research was performed in 60 male and female patients (mean age: 39.52+/-5.82) recovered from COVID-19 in Kermanshah, Iran. Participants were randomly divided into four groups (n=15): 1) attending mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program, 2) aerobic exercise, 3) combination of MBSR and aerobic exercise, and 4) control group. The study was carried out at four stages: pretest, interventions, post-test, and follow-up test. Dependent variables included depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and sleep quality. Bonferroni Post hoc test in 4*3 mixed ANOVA was used for data analysis. Result(s): In this study, depression and perceived stress reduced in all experimental groups compared to the control group (P= 0.001). Also, sleep quality improved in these groups compared to the control group (P= 0.001). Post hoc tests showed the superiority of combination of MBSR and aerobic exercise compared to other interventions. Conclusion(s): According to current study, combination of MBSR and physical activity shows to be more helpful than mindfulness training and physical activity alone in improving psychological problems and sleep quality after recovering from COVID-19.Copyright © 2023, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.

Co-designing with engineers for community engagement in rural Uganda

Co-design is seen as crucial for designing solutions for resource-constrained people living in developing countries. To best understand their needs, user engagement and co-design strategies need to first be developed. In this Design Practice Brief, a process of co-design was created and used to understand ways telecommunication engineers could engage with rural communities in Uganda. It reports and reflects on (i) the experience of co-designing with nondesigners and (ii) creating a co-design structure and developing co-design methods of engaging with community members living in developing countries. In doing so, it offers a format and case study for future practitioners facilitating and conducting co-design with nondesigners and contributes to a knowledge gap in the reporting and reflection of co-design practice. This case study is unique as the co-design practice was achieved remotely (online), crossed disciplines (designers and telecommunication engineers) and cultural boundaries (European and African). It finds that in co-designing with nondesigners, preparation and structure are key, with acknowledgement and management of cultural and discipline differences.

Redefining human thermal perception for the Mediterranean climates

SARS-COV-2 focuses on the comfort of outdoor spaces in large cities. Creating comfortable spaces for children and improving the habitability of cities are essential today. Climate change is real, and its main adverse effects are already being felt: Urban Heat Island and recurring heat waves. Numerous comfort models predict the state of the occupants of space. However, these comfort indices need to be validated in Mediterranean climates. This study tests the COMFA comfort model in a real case in Seville. Thermal monitoring campaigns are carried out during the intermediate seasons of warm weather in a primary school. The main objective is to know the effect of the urban heat island and the climatic conditions to which the person is subjected. For this purpose, fixed, semi-mobile, and mobile sensors were used to carry out surveys. Theoretical predictions provided by the COMFA thermal comfort model were compared with the subjective responses of the occupants. 65% of the model's results predict what people feel and tend to overestimate the real thermal perception, especially in warm climates such as Seville. These results can be helpful to redefine thermal comfort for climate change mitigation solutions assessment in public spaces.

The effects of the COVID'19 pandemic on the tourism industry: A study on tourist preferences in post-pandemic holiday tourism

Çalışmanın temel amacı, etkileri azalsa dahi halen devam eden ve farklı versiyonları ortaya çıkan COVÍD'19 pandemisinin, turizm endüstrisi üzerindeki etkilerini ve pandemi sonrası tatil turizmi taleplerinde oluşturabileceği tüketici tercihlerini ortaya koyabilmektir. Çalışmada, betimleyici araştırma yaklaşımı ile verilenin elde edilmesinde ve analizinde nicel veri toplama tekniklerinden anket yönteminden yararlanılmıştır. Çalışma temel olarak üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. Ílk bölümde, alan yazın incelemesi ile pandeminin turizm endüstrisine etkileri belirtilmiştir. Daha sonra, benzer çalışmalardan yararlanarak, insanların pandemi sırasında ve sonrasındaki seyahatlerinde meydana gelebilecek tercihleri ve davranışları ortaya konulmuştur. Íkinci bölümde, hazırlanan anket formu aracılığı ile sosyal medya araçları kullanılarak, pandemi sonrası tatil amacıyla seyahat etmeyi planlayan kişilerin görüşlerini almaya yönelik bir saha çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Saha çalışması sonucu, seyahat tercihlerinde turist yoğunluğunun az olduğu, önlemlerin alındığı ve pandemiden daha az etkilenen yörelerin ön plana çıkacağı görülmüştür. Çalışmanın son bölümünde, alan araştırmasından elde edilen bulgular ile yapılmış benzer çalışmalardan yararlanarak, destinasyon planlayıcıları ve yöneticileri ile turizm işletmecilerine, tatil amacıyla seyahat edecek turist davranışlarında ortaya çıkabilecek değişimler konusunda öneriler sunulmuştur. Çalışmadan elde edilen sonuçlar, Türkiye'de ve dünyada yapılan benzer çalışmalarda elde edilen sonuçlarla benzerlik göstermektedir.Alternate : The study's main purpose is to reveal the effects of the COVID'19 pandemic on the tourism industry and consumer preferences that can emerge in the post-pandemic holiday tourism demands. The study used quantitative data collection techniques to obtain and analyse the data with the descriptive research approach. The study consists of three parts. In the first part, the literature review of the effects of the pandemic on the tourism industry is stated. Then, similar studies reveal people's preferences and behaviours that may occur during and after the pandemic. In the second part, a field study was conducted to get the opinions of people who plan to travel for a vacation after the pandemic by using social media tools through a questionnaire. As a result of the field study, it has been seen that the regions will come to the fore in travel preferences where the tourist density is low, precautions were taken, and less affected by the pandemic. In the last part of the study, through the findings obtained from the field research and similar studies, suggestions were presented to the destination planners, managers and tourism operators about the changes that may occur in the behaviour of tourists. The study's results show similarity with those obtained in similar studies conducted in Turkey and the world.

The Need for a Paradigm Shift toward an Occupant-Centered Environmental Control Model

Office-based environmental control systems are centralized and designed to control entire spaces, ignoring use dynamics and requirements, and despite being regulated by standardized comfort models, they fail to satisfy real occupants, mainly due to their varied individual characteristics. This research is field-based with a quantitative approach and correlational design. Its objective is to empirically demonstrate that open-plan design, where different users share the same space and generalized environmental conditions, lacks a holistic view of IEQ criteria and the integration of other factors that affect health and well-being. Four buildings are chosen in different Chilean cities, measuring temperatures and CO2 levels at different desks, and applying a survey, which was designed as part of the research to analyze the estimation of relationships between variables and to reveal the factors that cause differences among occupants. The results show that people's satisfaction is multivariable and depends on other factors that positively or negatively stimulate their sensations and perceptions, such as, for example, the option to personally control their environmental conditions. Likewise, it is evident that to achieve comfort, health is being affected while in the building.

Ethical and mental health considerations for research into trade and trafficking of natural resources

Arguably, researching the trade and trafficking of natural resources, such as wildlife crime, environmental crime, trafficking of natural commodities, unregulated and unreported fishing, factory farming, human–wildlife conflict, to name a few examples, involves all four areas of threat. [...]research can be extremely emotionally taxing for both the researcher and research participants. [...]it offers the researcher an opportunity to think through potentially "risky”, dangerous, harmful, and ethically compromising fieldwork situations, while reflecting on their own positionality and protection of themselves, research participants, and data. [...]they are required to fill out risk assessments and complete specialized training for hostile environments. With increasing use of qualitative research methods within the wildlife trafficking research field, coupled with the growing importance of human–wildlife interactions exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this disparity in ethical regulations needs imminent addressing. [...]with the current emphasis on ‘decoloniality', an ethical review process could ensure that parachute social science is avoided, and equity and sustainable collaboration between stakeholders are foregrounded in the research.

The Effectiveness of Using H5P for Undergraduate Students in the Asynchronous Distance Learning Environment

As the COVID-19 pandemic caused many schools to go online, asynchronous distant learning has become popular. One of the main challenges of asynchronous distance learning is keeping students engaged and motivated, as they do not have the same engagement with their peers and teachers as in traditional face-to-face learning environments. HTML 5 package (H5P) is an interactive learning tool that has the potential to fill this need due to its numerous immediate interactive features, such as interactive videos, pop quizzes, and games during media playback. This study investigates the effectiveness of using H5P and Moodle in asynchronous distance learning environments for undergraduate students. The data collection methods included pre-and post-surveys for Moodle and H5P and the questions related to the student perspectives towards H5P features. The technology acceptance model (TAM) is employed to find student satisfaction. The results of this study suggest that both the H5P and Moodle could be valuable tools for making E-learning more effective. The interactive and engaging nature of H5P can provide students with a more enjoyable and effective learning experience, helping to keep them motivated and engaged throughout their studies.

Teaching Geology in Higher Education Institutions under COVID-19 Conditions

Teaching geology under COVID-19 pandemic conditions led to teaching limitations for educators and learning difficulties for students. The lockdown obstructed face-to-face teaching, laboratory work, and fieldtrips. To minimize the impact of this situation, new distance learning teaching methods and tools were developed. The current study presents the results of an empirical study, where distance learning teaching tools were constructed and used to teach geology to university students. A mineralogical mobile phone application was used to replace laboratory mineral identification and a flow chart to replace laboratory rock identification. Additionally, exercises on faults and maps were developed to fill the gap that was created as field work was impossible. A university course on geology was designed on the basis of the constructed distance learning teaching tools, and more than 100 students from the Department of Civil Engineering attended the course. The results show that the proposed tools helped the students to considerably understand scientific information on geology and supported the learning outcomes. Thus, it is suggested that the teaching tools, constructed for the purposes of the study, could be used in conditions when distance learning is required, or even under typical learning conditions after laboratories, as well as before or after fieldtrips, for better learning outcomes.

Authentic Possibilities: Uncommon Lessons from Slow Figs and Fast Fashion

This article argues for the value of authenticity as an analytic. "Authentic possibilities” plays on a double meaning. In one sense, possibilities may be "authentic” in terms of what is true, real, original, grounded, or not fake. In another sense, authenticity as a concept may offer possibilities for analysts to notice how value is created. This article draws on long-term as well as disrupted ethnographic research in the Made in Italy arena across two sectors—slow figs and fast fashion—to theorize authentic possibilities. Fieldwork disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic opened conceptual space to propose a nonbinary approach to authenticities. In breaking from the authentic–inauthentic binary and taking inspiration from artisanal producers of figs, the article offers authenticities as an analytic to illuminate uncommon lessons. Fig producers straddle discipline and improvisation, sustaining and generating novel and nuanced forms of authenticity. The taste of authenticity may be unpredictable and even at odds with tradition. The article draws inspiration from theorists who signal authenticity's dynamic qualities whether through the slowness of food (Grasseni 2017), the realness of food (Weiss 2012), the emplacement of value (Cavanaugh and Shankar 2014), the power of reverse engineering terroir (Paxson 2010), and "stifling” aspects of authenticity (Gross 2020). The article is structured around four heterogenous instruments: place, fieldwork, discipline, and vulnerability. Takeaways propose possibilities and limits of authenticity for critical food studies.

Rewriting the hills: Youth sociality as a mode of navigating unemployment in a context of outmigration in North India

This article examines the ways in which educated yet unemployed young people attempt to configure ways of being productive in a small hill town in North India. Young people who do not migrate to large urban centres from this township are the subject of contradictory discourses: in some moments they are seen as an antidote to the ‘problem of migration', but in other moments they are ridiculed for not making good use of their time. Both discourses suggest a present wherein young people are not productive. Drawing on ethnographic material gathered over a ten-month period, this article frames youth sociality as a mode registering a sense of productivity and navigating unemployment. I argue that while hanging out at a computer shop, young men were distancing themselves from notions of idling and creating masculine youth cultures in which they sought to situate themselves as productive young people. I make this argument by unpacking exchanges between these young men and by analysing the tangible ways they helped the shop function. I also draw debates about youth sociality into dialogue with theoretical insights from rural geography to illuminate how educated youth attempt to imbue rural and peri-urban space with new possibilities. I show how educated youth attempt to reanimate rural space and forge affirmative rural futures by emphasizing their connections with Indian modernity. Attending to the ways in which educated yet unemployed youth attempt to situate themselves within productive relations is set to become of increasing importance given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

RT-qPCR based determination of SARS-CoV-2 in health care workers, Cologne, Germany - A pre-delta/pre-omicron proof of principle field study

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and SARS-CoV-2 variants pose an increased risk to global health. Therefore, monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) is of high importance for the implementation of disease control methods, for timely public health decisions, and the development of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 variants. In this study, which was performed before the delta and omicron variants of concern became dominant, a total of 111 SARS-CoV-2 positive samples from our hospital staff in Cologne, Germany, collected from March 2020 to May 2021 were analysed for VOCs. For determination of VOCs, mutation genotyping analysis (MGA) using mutation-specific simple (MSS) probes based on quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) of ten spike protein variants (SPVs) was performed. The MGA focuses on the detection of the spike protein mutation (SPM) of SPVs belonging to VOCs. By successful determination of SPV, the work concludes that 24.66 % of the samples belong to VOC B.1.1.7 and 1.37 % of the samples belong to VOC B.1.351. Based on these results, MGA proves to be a suitable alternative to sequencing technologies as it is a rapid, cost-effective, widely available, and feasible method that allows high sample throughput for the determination of circulating and monitored SARS-CoV-2 VOCs. With focus on the novel variants such as SARS-CoV-2 omicron BA.4 and BA.5 similar approaches could be used for a rapid initial screening, while, however, due to the increasing number of single nucleotide polymorphisms that determine the variants of concern in depth screening becomes more cost efficient by next generation sequencing.Copyright © 2022 AEPress, s.r.o.. All rights reserved.

Creating resource passageways in cross-cultural virtual work teams: a longitudinal field study

Purpose: Lens of conservation of resources (COR) theory has been used to study how organizations can create resource passageways for their employees via managers. This has been examined in cross-cultural virtual work teams distributed across time and space within the high-resource loss context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: Longitudinal field design was used in a transnational organization involving data collection at three times over eight months. At Time 1, qualitative methodology was used to propose a conceptual model. At Time 2 and Time 3, an online survey was used to collect data for 205 virtual work teams across 10 countries in the Asia–Pacific region pre and post "manager as coach” training respectively. Findings: Using COR theory, the study highlights that "manager as coach” training is an effective resource for managers in the high resource depletion context of the pandemic. Access to timely support increases saliency for the resource-gain spiral and has a cross-over impact on virtual work team outcomes suggesting transferability of resources from managers to subordinates. Also, managers across all nationalities view coaching training as an equally valuable resource. Practical implications: The study provides evidence for investment in timely and relevant support for managers to positively and swiftly impact virtual work teams during high-resource loss contexts. Originality/value: The study expands COR crossover theory across space and time dimensions using a longitudinal field research design. © 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited.

Public Stations towards Immigration, News and Social Media Exposure, and Political Stations from Across-Cultural Perspective

The data presented in this composition give the occasion to comparatively assay anti-immigrant and anti-refugee stations, news and social media consumption, and political stations(e.g., social dominance exposure, right- sect despotism) of the adult population in seven European countries( Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden), the United States, and Colombia in 2021( N=,645). Through an online check, we collected quantitative data on stations towards emigrants, deportees, Muslims, Hispanics, news media consumption, trust in news media and societal institutions, frequency and valence of intergroup contact, realistic and emblematic intergroup trouble, right- sect despotism, social dominance exposure, political efficacy, personality characteristics, perceived COVID-trouble, and socio- demographic characteristics for the adult population aged 25 to 65 in seven European countries Austria, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, Sweden. Experimental Design, Accoutrements and styles Despite the growing attention to the part of news media as a contextual motorist in the station conformation to migration, numerous public and transnational data sources continue to parade a variety of failings (limited to a single country, lack of detail in media consumption dimension, vague station measures). 3 United Nations (1951) Convention and protocol relating to the status of refugees. 4 Diehl T, Huber B, Gil de Zuniga H, Liu JH (2019) Social media and beliefs about climate change: A cross-national analysis of news use, political ideology, and trust in science.

Development of emotional competencies in classrooms in times of pandemic-Covid-19: Systematic review

Emotional competencies in the current post-pandemic education has become a challenge in the educational context to appease the confinement demotivation and connectivity inequalities that have affected students' learning after the pandemic-Covib 19. In this sense, the objective has been established to describe the conceptualizations of emotional competencies, their importance and benefits in the current educational context that will allow us to deepen its importance for the development of a comprehensive education. For this purpose, a systematic review was carried out, finding 44 articles that were filtered with the PRISMA methodology, considering the relevance and the field of study, excluding 13 articles that were distant from the educational context and 14 articles that presented duplicity. Only 17 articles were synthe-sized, which allowed us to expand and filter information from high impact journals such as. Scielo 5 (29.4%), Redalyc 6 (35%), Conicet 1 (5.8%), Dialnet 5 (29.4%). This determines that the development of socioemotional competencies are capacities that every human being possesses, and that are developed during the whole life process and that is transcen-dental in the educational process, emotional competencies are a mediator between personal and social wellbeing, in the educational process the development of emotions is indis-pensable for the connection with learning. Copyright © 2022, Venezuelan Society of Pharmacology and Clinical and Therapeutic Pharmacology. All rights reserved.

Transformation of geological sciences and geological engineering field methods course to remote delivery using manual, virtual, and blended tools in fall 2020

Geological (Engineering) Field Methods (GEOE/L 221) is a core course for two programs at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, where students learn foundational knowledge, skills, and methods to conduct fieldwork that is used to investigate geological and geological engineering aspects of the Earth. Typically, this fall-term course involves weekly field trips in the Kingston area to visit a variety of rock outcrops to learn and practice methods of field navigation, observation, and measurement. Remote delivery of this course in fall 2020 due to COVID-19, without in-person field trips, required a significant transformation, which included creating field and demonstration instructional videos, using 3D digital photogrammetry models of rock samples and outcrops, developing independent outdoor activities for pace and compass navigation, manual sketching, and graphical measurements on paper, and utilizing a culminating immersive 3D video-game-style geological field mapping exercise. This paper examines these new course elements, how well the course learning objectives were achieved in a remote setting, and the successes and limitations of remote delivery. Although many new virtual elements enhance the course, and some have been incorporated into subsequent in-person offerings, a return to in-person teaching for geological sciences and geological engineering field methods courses is strongly recommended.

Neokit: From Molecular Biology to the Development of Diagnostic Kits

Infectious diseases show a great impact on public health and productivity, particularly in low-income countries. Proper diagnosis access can make a great difference in reducing both human and economic losses. Currently, there is a vacancy in diagnostic methods adapted to the field possibilities of the user, the beneficiary, and the system in which they are immersed (infrastructure, equipment, etc.). Ten years ago, we have started to work to develop and transfer tests -and associated know-how- for the detection of infectious agents (in human, veterinary, and plant health), which were fast, affordable, and simple to use in any field conditions. The first development done by this group arose from the call of FITS CHAGAS, FONARSEC-National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion (today "Agencia I+D+i"), to develop a simplified molecular diagnostic test for vertical Chagas. The grant required us, as CONICET researchers, to form a Public-Private Partnership Consortium (CAPP) with companies. The two signatory companies were national SMEs. That developed kit, namely Chagas NeoKit, has shown adequate sensitivity and specificity, but also has resulted very easy to perform, from a blood sample in the liquid state, from purified DNA, or directly from a dry blood drop on a card from the Neonatal Screening Program (PPN). It only requires the use of a simple thermal device, since the reaction is based on a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), and no pipettes, centrifuges, or other laboratory equipment are necessary. This kit has been the 1st ARGENTINE MOLECULAR DETECTION REAGENT APPROVED by ANMAT (Resol. 1-47-3110-1994/17-5). This experience has been the beginning of a great learning process to turn a molecular reaction into a tangible good, adding capabilities from the scientific, health, and industrial systems. The work team grew and received other funds from the Agency that allowed us to increase and consolidate this knowledge, systematizing it in a technological platform where the LAMP technique is combined with tools focused on simplifying both the processing of the sample. as well as the reading out method, to obtain effective, robust, fast and simple to apply kits to detect different infectious agents. With the advent of the pandemic, the NEOKIT COVID-19 was developed and clinically and analytically validated (with 2 presentations: TecnoAMI and Plus), in record time, obtaining the approval of ANMAT in May 2020. This pandemic scenario has driven the installation of production capacities of approx. 1 million reactions/month and generated more than 10 job positions. Currently, in addition to accompanying the production process of the kit for COVID-19, work is being done on the development of kits for the detection of other infections, including vertical syphilis, dengue, zika, and chikungunya, among others. This is an example of the convergence of researchers from CONICET, the Pablo Cassara Foundation, and the Pablo Cassara SRL Laboratory, accompanied by state policies of the MINCyT, for transforming science and technology into diagnostic kits.

Local Wisdom-Based Social Solidarity Model in Mitigating the Covid-19 Disaster in Madiun City, Indonesia

To mitigate the Covid-19 disaster, the Madiun City government of East Java Province, Indonesia created local wisdom-based social solidarity programs called Kampung Tangguh (The Fierce Kampong), Pendekar Waras (The Healthy Warrior), and Pendekar Obat (The Medicine Warrior). This research employed the empirical method that combined literature review and field research (consisting of questionnaires and in-depth interviews with key informants). Results showed that the regulation on the Covid-19 mitigation was based on the central government's policies. It was manifested in the form of the Decree of the Mayor of Madiun No. 56 of 2020 on the Amendment of the Decree of the Mayor of Madiun No. 39 of 2020 on the Application of the Discipline and Law Enforcement on Health Protocols to Prevent and Control the Coronavirus Disease 2019. These three programs was based on the mutual responsibility or social solidarity and theyinvolved all community elements from the neighbourhood, district, regional apparatus organization, to the mayor. It involved the integrated, coordinated, and organized active participation of society, to create a disaster-aware society. Copyright © 2022, Anka Publishers. All rights reserved.