WHEN, WHY, AND HOW DO PEOPLE DEVIATE FROM PHYSICAL DISTANCING MEASURES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY

When, why, and how do People Deviate from Physical Distancing Measures During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study

To limit the spread of COVID-19, many countries, including Belgium, have installed physical distancing measures.Yet, adherence to these newly installed behavioral measures has been described as challenging and effortful.Based on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) model, this study performed an in-depth evaluation of when, why, and how people

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Spontaneous omental infarction: A rare case of acute abdomen

Omental infarction is a rare but a sinister cause of acute abdomen.Preoperative diagnosis is challenging due to its rare nature.It poses nonspecific abdominal signs that can be easily mistaken with other more common intra-abdominal pathologies.We report a case of a Quickstrikes 37-year-old male patient presented with right lower quadrant abdominal

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Defrosting Performance Improvement of Air-Source Heat Pump Combined Refrigerant Direct-Condensation Radiant Floor Heating System with Phase Change Material

Traditional defrosting methods applied to solve frosting problems of air-source heat pumps operating in cold periods may reduce heat capacity of the system and decrease Bullet indoor thermal comfort.In order to improve the performance of air-source heat pump (ASHP) and maintain indoor temperature in defrosting conditions, an air-source heat pump co

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