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COVID-19 : tackling global pandemics through scientific and social tools /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chatterjee, Saptarshi (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Academic Press, [2022]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • COVID-19: Tackling Global Pandemics through Scientific and Social Tools
  • COVID-19: Tackling Global Pandemics through Scientific and Social Tools
  • Copyright
  • Contributors
  • Contents
  • 1
  • Application of CRISPR-Based Diagnostic Tools in Detecting SARS-CoV-2 Infection
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. CURRENT STATUS OF WIDELY APPLIED DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR DETECTING SARS-COV-2 INFECTION
  • 2.1 Quantitative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Detection
  • 2.2 LAMP/RT-LAMP-Based Detection
  • 2.3 Serologic Immune Assay-Based Detection
  • 2.4 Imaging-Based Detection and Confirmation
  • 3. CRISPR-CAS SYSTEM AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • 3.1 CRISPR-Cas Systems
  • 3.1.1 Type II: CRISPR-Cas9 system
  • 3.1.2 Type V: CRISPR-Cas12 system
  • 3.1.3 Type VI: CRISPR-Cas13 system
  • 3.2 Application of the CRISPR-Cas System in Infectious Diseases Before the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2
  • 3.3 Application of the CRISPR-Cas System in SARS-CoV-2 Detection
  • 4. CONCLUDING REMARKS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
  • REFERENCES
  • 2
  • COVID-19 Pandemic: Animal Cross Talk and Comparison Between nSARS-CoV-2 and Animal Coronaviruses
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. CORONAVIRUSES: TAXONOMY, CLASSIFICATION, AND STRUCTURES
  • 3. TRANSMISSION OF CORONAVIRUSES
  • 4. ANIMAL CORONAVIRUSES
  • 4.1 Coronaviruses in Ruminants
  • 4.2 Coronaviruses in Companion Animals
  • 4.3 Coronaviruses in Laboratory and Wild Animals
  • 4.4 Coronaviruses of Poultry and Other Birds
  • 5. NSARS-COV-2 AND OTHER HUMAN CORONAVIRUSES
  • 6. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SARS-COV-2 AND ANIMAL CORONAVIRUSES
  • 7. ORIGIN, ANIMAL LINKS OF NSARS-COV-2, AND CONTROVERSY REGARDING ZOONOSES
  • 8. CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • 3
  • Vaccine Development Through Reverse Vaccinology Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Approach
  • 1. INTRODUCTION.
  • 2. FROM TRADITIONAL VACCINOLOGY TO REVERSE VACCINOLOGY
  • 3. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED ALGORITHMS IN REVERSE VACCINOLOGY
  • 4. IMMUNOINFORMATICS TOOLS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED ALGORITHMS AND CLASSIFIERS
  • 4.1 B-Cell Epitope Prediction
  • 4.2 Major Histocompatibility Complex-Binding Peptide and T-Cell Epitope Prediction
  • 4.3 Allergen Prediction Tools
  • 4.4 Tools for In Silico Vaccination
  • 4.5 Commercial Software and Tools
  • 5. IMPLEMENTING REVERSE VACCINOLOGY IN VACCINE DEVELOPMENT ENDEAVORS
  • 6. CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • 4
  • Riddle of Herd Immunity in SARS-CoV-2-Induced Viral Terrorism: Science to Society
  • 1. HERD IMMUNITY
  • 2. NETWORK AMONG THE MICROBIOME, NUTRIENTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCES IMMUNE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
  • 2.1 Impact of Microbiome-The Second Brain to Mature the Immune System
  • 2.2 Effect of Nutrients
  • 2.3 Environmental Factors, Microbiome, and Vaccine Efficacy
  • 3. VACCINE CANDIDATE AND ROUTE OF IMMUNIZATION DETERMINE THE FATE OF HERD IMMUNITY
  • 4. POTENTIAL ENGROSSMENT OF THE MICROBIOME FROM INDIVIDUAL VACCINATION TO COMMUNITY IMMUNITY
  • 4.1 Variable Expression of Microbiota Defines the Outcome of Vaccination
  • 4.2 Exacerbation of the Vaccination Process Because of Environmental Enteropathy
  • 4.3 Counterintuition Between Probiotics and Antibiotics on the Efficacy of Vaccination
  • 5. INNATE IMMUNITY SETS THE FOOTPRINTS FOR ANTIBODY TITER
  • 6. INNATE IMMUNITY: FUNDAMENTAL FACTOR FOR SPECIFICITY OF HERD IMMUNITY
  • 7. MONARCHY OF SOCIETY IMMUNITY CAN BE FOUNDED BY HETEROLOGOUS IMMUNITY
  • 8. THE PREVALENCE OF HETEROLOGOUS IMMUNITY CORRELATES WELL WITH LOW SARS-COV-2 INFECTION RATE IN INDIA
  • 8.1 Influence of Microbiota on Community Immunity in Coronavirus Infection
  • 8.2 Microbiome: Novel Song in an Old Melody
  • 8.3 Herd Immunity: Friends or Foes for COVID-19.
  • 8.4 Poliovirus Vaccine May Provide Heterologous Protection Against COVID-19
  • 8.5 In silico Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 With OPV and BCG
  • 9. PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
  • 10. CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • 5
  • Tackling COVID-19 Using Small-Molecule Drugs
  • 1. REMDESIVIR
  • 2. HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND CHLOROQUINE
  • 3. FAVIPIRAVIR
  • 4. GALIDESIVIR
  • 5. RIBAVIRIN
  • 6. PIRFENIDONE
  • 7. NINTEDANIB
  • 8. DEXAMETHASONE
  • 9. BARICITINIB AND RUXOLITINIB
  • 10. CHLORPROMAZINE
  • 11. CAMOSTAT MESYLATE
  • 12. BROMHEXINE
  • 13. LOPINAVIR/RITONAVIR
  • 14. FAMOTIDINE
  • 15. OSELTAMIVIR
  • 16. NICLOSAMIDE
  • 17. NITAZOXANIDE
  • 18. UMIFENOVIR
  • 19. IVERMECTIN
  • 20. SELINEXOR
  • 21. SIROLIMUS (RAPAMYCIN)
  • 22. VALSARTAN
  • 23. CAPTOPRIL
  • REFERENCES
  • 6
  • Modeling of COVID-19 Outbreak in Reference to Physical Parameters
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS
  • 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  • 3.1 Modeling on the Confirmed Cases About the Maximum Temperature
  • 3.2 Modeling on the Confirmed Cases About the Minimum Temperature
  • 3.3 Modeling on the Confirmed Cases About the Relative Humidity
  • 3.4 Comparison Based on Empirical and Theoretic Data
  • 4. CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • 7
  • Tackling Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Nonpharmaceutical Interventions
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. PART 1: THE ROLE OF NONPHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE WORLD POPULATION
  • 2.1 Awareness and Knowledge Dissemination
  • 2.2 Lockdown
  • 2.3 Physical Distancing
  • 2.4 Prohibition on Social Gathering
  • 2.5 Restricting Mobility
  • 2.6 Improved Hygiene Practices: Mask and Sanitizers
  • 2.7 Adapting Online Mode of Living: Telemedicine, Online Class, and Work From Home
  • 3. PART 2: INTERROGATING THE ROLE OF NONPHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS IN THE SAFETY OF HEALTH WORKERS
  • 3.1 Infection Prevention and Control.
  • 3.1.1 Well-resourced dedicated hospital facility
  • 3.1.2 Preventing intrahospital infection and transmission of COVID-19 in healthcare workers
  • 3.1.3 Strategies to improve respiratory protection
  • 3.1.4 Sample handling
  • 3.1.5 Use of appropriate disinfectants
  • 3.1.6 Food practices
  • 3.1.7 Waste management
  • 4. CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • 8
  • Belief System, Deity, and Pandemics: A Sociological Analysis
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. STUDIES FROM LITERATURE REVIEW
  • 2.1 Coalescing Pandemic and Deity: A Religious Discourse
  • 2.2 Beliefs Revolving Around COVID-19 Pandemic and Deity
  • 3. THEORETICAL ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
  • 4. CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • 9
  • A Critical Study on Violation of a Decent Burial/Cremation Right of a Dead Person During COVID-19: Special Refe ...
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • 3. RIGHT OF DECENT BURIAL/CREMATION UNDER INDIAN AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS
  • 3.1 Indian Constitution
  • 3.2 International Law
  • 4. GUIDELINES ISSUED BY THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DEAD BODIES AT THE BURIAL GROUND/CREMATORIUM DURING THE PA ...
  • 4.1 Importance of Guidelines Related to the Management of COVID-19 Dead Bodies
  • 5. INCIDENTS OF VIOLATION OF DECENT BURIAL/CREMATION RIGHTS OF A DEAD PERSON DURING COVID-19
  • 6. SUGGESTIONS
  • 7. CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • 10
  • Effects of Information Communication Technology on Da'wah Activities Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
  • 3. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
  • 4. CONCEPTUAL ANALYSIS
  • 4.1 Da'wah
  • 4.2 Information Communication Technology
  • 4.3 COVID-19 Pandemic
  • 5. RESEARCH DESIGN
  • 5.1 Study Population
  • 5.1.1 Religious affiliations of participants
  • 5.2 Data Analysis and Presentation
  • 5.3 Response Rate
  • 5.3.1 The extent of the usage of ICT for Da'wah activities during COVID-19 pandemic
  • 5.3.1.1 Summary of the study.
  • 5.3.1.1 Summary of the study
  • 5.3.1.2 Findings of study
  • 5.3.1.2 Findings of study
  • 5.4 Recommendations from the Study
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • REFERENCES
  • FURTHER READING
  • 11
  • The Impact of Compensation Practices on Employees' Engagement and Motivation in Times of COVID-19
  • 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Research Question
  • 1.2 Research Aim and Objectives
  • 1.3 Research Hypotheses
  • 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
  • 2.1 Compensation
  • 2.2 The Importance of Engagement and Motivation
  • 2.3 Effective Compensation Packages
  • 2.4 Motivation and Employee Engagement
  • 2.5 Understanding Motivation Through the "Needs Theories"
  • 2.5.1 The 1943 Maslow's hierarchy of needs
  • 2.5.2 The 1959 Herzberg dual factor theory
  • 2.5.3 The 1969 Clayton Alderfer theory
  • 2.5.4 The 1985 self-determination theory
  • 2.5.5 The 2002 four drive theory
  • 2.6 Employee Engagement Definition
  • 2.7 Employee Engagement Types
  • 2.8 Performance and Engagement Strategies
  • 2.9 Summary of the Literature Review
  • 3. METHODOLOGY
  • 3.1 Selecting the Research Design
  • 3.2 Outcomes
  • 4. FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS
  • 4.1 Findings
  • 4.1.1 Answers of the first three managers
  • 4.1.2 Answers of the fourth manager
  • 4.1.3 Answers of the last manager
  • 4.2 Analysis
  • 4.2.1 Question 1: How do you motivate your employees? How do you perceive them to be motivated?
  • 4.2.2 Question 2: How are they motivated? Are they motivated by internal or external factors?
  • 4.2.3 Question 3: What are the compensation packages available at your organization?
  • 4.2.4 Question 4: Do you use an incentive profile (security, recognition, rewards, responsibility, and so on) in order to know wh ...
  • 4.2.5 Question 5: How do you approach employees concerning motivation, do you approach them differently because of age?
  • 4.2.6 Question 6: Which reward system do you believe the employees prefer? Why?.