Covid-19 lockdown cost/benefits: A critical assessment of the literature

DW Allen - International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
An examination of over 100 Covid-19 studies reveals that many relied on false assumptions
that over-estimated the benefits and under-estimated the costs of lockdown. The most recent …

Biased, wrong and counterfeited evidences published during the COVID-19 pandemic, a systematic review of retracted COVID-19 papers

A Capodici, A Salussolia, F Sanmarchi, D Gori… - Quality & Quantity, 2023 - Springer
In 2020 COVID-19 led to an unprecedented stream of papers being submitted to journals.
Scientists and physicians all around the globe were in need for information about this new …

The unseen toll: excess mortality during covid-19 lockdowns

F Ege, G Mellace, S Menon - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In March 2020, in an attempt to slow the spread of Covid-19, several countries intervened by
imposing strict lockdown measures that limited contact among people. In contrast, Sweden …

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in high income countries such as canada: a better way forward without lockdowns

AR Joffe, D Redman - Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused tragic morbidity and mortality. In attempt to reduce
this morbidity and mortality, most countries implemented population-wide lockdowns. Here …

Pattern and determinants of COVID-19 infection and mortality across countries: An ecological study

N Asem, A Ramadan, M Hassany, RM Ghazy… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Background This work aimed to identify the mathematical model and ecological
determinants of COVID-19 infection and mortality across different countries during the first …

Smart home technology solutions for cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review

JC Moses, S Adibi, M Angelova, SMS Islam - Applied System Innovation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality globally. Despite
improvement in therapies, people with CVD lack support for monitoring and managing their …

From the open society to the closed society: reconsidering Popper on natural and social science

M Esfeld - Futures, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper points out the relevance of Popper's seminal work on The open society and its
enemies for the current situation of the handling of the corona crisis. It shows how studies …

Promoting sustainability in kuwait: An exploratory study of disaster management preparedness and resilience in state organizations

R Al-Husain - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This exploratory study examines the current state of disaster management preparedness
and resilience in Kuwaiti organizations, focusing on sustainability. The study employed a …

En torno a las consecuencias sociales de las medidas contra la pandemia

JC Rodríguez - Panorama social, 2021 - produccioncientifica.ucm.es
El artículo recoge algunos resultados de una investigación en curso sobre las
consecuencias sociales de las políticas adoptadas contra la pandemia de la COVID-19 …

COVID-19 lockdown policies: an interdisciplinary review

O Robinson - Available at SSRN 3782395, 2021 - papers.ssrn.com
Lockdown interventions employed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been
evaluated via research at biomedical, economic, psychological, and ethical levels of …