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COVID-19, MEntal HEalth, REsilience and self-REgulation (COME-HERE)
Humans are a social species, and their health, life and genetic legacy are threatened by social isolation. Like other animals, humans fare poorly when isolated. The preventive measures to contain the current COVID-19 outbreak limit all forms of physical social contacts to a minimum, more and earlier in some countries than in others. Differences exist also within the same country due to household composition and dwelling location. Social isolation is associated with ill health. In this project we will investigate which factors predict levels of psychological distress and well-being associate...
CRISIS - Correlates of Resilience In the context of Social Isolation in Seniors
In the current COVID-19 crisis, older adults are at particular risk for severe health outcomes and increased mortality. Whereas it is of prime importance to raise public awareness regarding the special risk of older people, and reduced in-person contact is essential to protect vulnerable groups, we have to take into account what effects these measures have on subjective well-being, mental health and further development of older persons. The present research project will tackle the question of how current measures and their communication to the public are experienced by the target group (60...
Construction within a pandemic region, methods and safety measures
The outbreak of COVID-19 has limited many construction activities globally and due to the importance of such activities in civil life, it is necessary to introduce new methodologies and safety measures to be able to pursue those activities under the present circumstances (the quarantine). This study aims to: - Analyze different construction activities including staff behavior under those activities. - Highlight high-risk zones and activities during fieldwork. - Review the used construction protocols during the COVID-19 outbreak (Construction of the recent healthcare facilities). This a...
Detection of CoVID-19 Symptoms and Monitoring using THz Active Sensing Systems
To accelerate the detection and prevent the spread of COVID-19, a possible contactless approach is to use exploit the benefits of miniaturized and distributed active sensors at Terahertz (THz) frequencies. Coughing and shortness of breath can be detected and monitored from a distance using the ultra-high resolution active sensing sensors, some of which are now commercially available with large bandwidth and in a wide frequency range. The sensors can be produced in high volumes at low cost and they are especially suited for healthcare and machine-human interaction. A series of these sen...
Digoxin in COVID-19 combination therapy
Providing Digoxin to be incorporated in clinical trials that test combination of drugs, to to assess the benefits of Digoxin in treating COVID-19.
Efficacity of probiotics on coronavirus in order to overcome upcoming outbreaks
The objective of this project is to develop efficient and resistant probiotic based cleaners to reduce and limit the proliferation of the coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) responsible of the covid-19 pandemic. Hard surfaces cleaner (dedicated to hospitals and house care cleaning), as well as hands cleaner will be developed based on the synergy between probiotics formulation as well as active natural and environmentally friendly molecules designed for cleaning. Probiotics were shown to have beneficial effect on several viral diseases, while microbial based cleaning products have shown to red...
Ethical Guidance for Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Crisis and beyond
The aim of this project is to develop ethical guidance that offers orientation for health care workers in situations of fundamental ethical conflicts and challenge. For the first time after 1945, health care workers are currently facing an unprecedented situation of daily grave ethical decision-making, especially in hospitals and retirement homes. Among the most critical and ethically challenging situations is decision-making by health care workers in emergency rooms (ER) and intensive care units (ICU) under conditions of extreme scarcity when demand and medical necessities exceed restricte...
How much do respirators protect healthcare workers from COVID19?
In the context of the current Covid-19 pandemic, it became clear that while performing treatment procedures on contaminated patients, medical personnel could be exposed to SARS-CoV-2 virus. Respirators (intended to protect the healthcare workers) provide a tight seal with the face of the wearer, and must meet rigorous standards on high filtration efficiencies and rigorous certification. In Europe, respirators such as FFP1, FFP2 and FFP3 are certificated by 'Conformité Européenne' (CE) in order to meet filtration efficiencies of 80%, 94% and 99% against particles of 0.3µm, respectively. Taki...