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El-Malah SS, Saththasivam J, K AK, Abdul Jabbar K, Gomez TA, Wahib S, Lawler J, Tang P, Mirza F, Al-Hail H, Ouararhni K, Abdul Azis TK, Abu Raddad LJ, Chemaitelly HS, Abu Halaweh HA, Khalife S, Bertollini R, Mahmoud KA. Leveraging wastewater surveillance for managing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and concerned pathogens during FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30267. [PMID: 38711666 PMCID: PMC11070812 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
Abstract
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) has been proven effective for the monitoring of infectious disease outbreaks during mass gathering events and for timely public health interventions. As part of Qatar's efforts to monitor and combat the spread of infectious diseases during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ (FWC'22), wastewater surveillance was used to monitor the spread of SARS-CoV-2, human enterovirus, and poliovirus. The screening covered five major wastewater treatment plants servicing the event locations between October 2022 and January 2023. Viruses were concentrated from the wastewater samples by PEG precipitation, followed by qRT-PCR to measure the viral load in the wastewater. As expected, SARS-CoV-2 and enterovirus RNA were detected in all samples, while poliovirus was not detected. The concentration of SARS-CoV-2 was correlated with population density, such as areas surrounding the World Cup venues, and with the number of reported clinical cases. Additionally, we observed temporal fluctuations in viral RNA concentrations, with peak levels coinciding with the group stage matches of the FWC'22. This study has been useful in providing public health authorities with an efficient and cost-effective surveillance system for potential infectious disease outbreaks during mega-events.
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- Shimaa S. El-Malah
- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, P. O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, P. O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, P. O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, P. O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, P. O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, P. O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, P. O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pathology, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pathology, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pathology, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar
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- Genomics Core, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar
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- Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Cornell University, Doha, Qatar
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- Infectious Disease Epidemiology Group, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Cornell University, Doha, Qatar
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- Drainage Network Operation & Maintenance Department, Public Works Authority, Doha, Qatar
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar Foundation, P. O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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Yamada Y, Tsuchiya H, Yamaguchi K, Katagami E. Moderating role of life skills for stress responses and COVID-19-related perceived stressors among high school student-athletes. ASIAN JOURNAL OF SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajsep.2022.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Funahashi H, Sato S, Furukawa T. COVID-19 and Attendance Demand for Professional Sport in Japan: A Multilevel Analysis of Repeated Cross-Sectional National Data during the Pandemic. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095318. [PMID: 35564713 PMCID: PMC9100144 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the current investigation, we assess the effect of COVID-19 on intention-based spectator demand for professional sports in Japan captured by eight, monthly repeated cross-sectional national surveys from May to December 2020 (n = 20,121). We regress spectator demand on individual (e.g., gender), prefecture-wave (e.g., COVID-19 infection status), and prefecture-level factors (i.e., with or without quality professional teams). The results of multilevel logistic regression demonstrate that individual (i.e., male, younger, full-time employment, and with children status) and prefecture-level team factors (i.e., with teams) were associated with intention-based spectator demand. Nevertheless, COVID-19-related factors were found to be unrelated to spectator demand. The findings imply that sports fans are likely to return to the stadium once behavioral restrictions are lifted. The current research provided further evidence that individual factors and team quality serve as influential antecedents of spectator demand in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic.
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- Hiroaki Funahashi
- School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, 101 Tokodachi, Kaizu-cho, Toyota 470-0393, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Higashifushimi Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo 202-0021, Japan;
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- Department of Sports Management, Faculty of Management, Osaka Seikei University, 3-10-62 Aikawa Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka 533-0007, Japan;
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Influence of COVID-19 Crisis on Motivation and Hiking Intention of Gen Z in China: Perceived Risk and Coping Appraisal as Moderators. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19084612. [PMID: 35457475 PMCID: PMC9027947 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19084612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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People’s lives have drastically changed since the outbreak of COVID-19. One concern during the pandemic has been the level of inactivity among people. Compared to various generations (e.g., baby boomers, generation alpha), Generation Z (Gen Z) traditionally spends much less time in outdoor spaces. Due to the pandemic, their inactiveness is assumed to be even more severe. Hiking, an outdoor activity, has become a possible remedy for young people to exercise in a safer sport environment compared to traditional facility-based activities. Although various studies have supported the link between motivations and hiking intention, the relationship may be altered based on psychological influences unique to the pandemic situations—perceived risk and coping appraisals. The current study was conducted to investigate the relationship between Gen Z’s motivations and hiking intention and moderating roles of perceived risk and coping appraisals in a pandemic environment. Data were collected from Gen Z between 18 and 24 in China (N = 407). The validity and reliability of all the constructs were assessed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), average variance extracted (AVE), and composite reliability. For testing hypotheses, PROCESS Macro 4.0 was used. The findings proposed that the appraisals of the pandemic situation (i.e., perceived risk and coping ability) moderated the relationship between two of the motivations—intellectual and destination motivations—and hiking intention. As a result, organizers of outdoor sports programs can implement viable strategies and take valid measurements to minimize the fear and worries among people in the time of the crisis.
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COVID-19 Impact on the Sport Sector Economy and Athletic Performance. JOURNAL OF RISK AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15040173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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As COVID-19 continues to impact global health, and educational, financial, commercial institutions, sport, in particular, has not been spared [...]
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Manoli AE, Anagnostopoulos C, Ahonen A, Bolton N, Bowes A, Brown C, Byers T, Cockayne D, Cooper I, Du J, Geurin A, Hayday EJ, Hayton JW, Jenkin C, Kenyon JA, Kitching N, Kirby S, Kitchin P, Kohe GZ, Kokolakakis T, Leng HK, Ludvigsen JAL, MacIntosh EW, Maxwell H, May A, Misener K, O’Gorman J, Parnell D, Parry KD, Peng Q, Plumley D, Power MJ, Ramchandani G, Rayner M, Scelles N, Taylor T, Webb T, Winand M. Managing sport and leisure in the era of Covid-19. MANAGING SPORT AND LEISURE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/23750472.2022.2035963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Argyro Elisavet Manoli
- School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- School of Business & Management, University of Central Lancashire Cyprus, Pyla, Cyprus
- Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences, Molde University College, Molde, Norway
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- Sport Business School Finland, JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Cardiff School of Management, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Institute of Sport, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
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- University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, UK
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- Culture and Sports Management Consultant, Suffolk, UK
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- The Department of Sport Management, College of Education, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Institute for Sport Business, Loughborough University London, London, UK
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- Institute for Sport Business, Loughborough University London, London, UK
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- Institute of Sport, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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- Department of Arts Education and Physical Education, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland
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- School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Sport, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
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- School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Sport & Physical Activity, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
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- University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Sport and Event Management, Bournemouth University, Poole, UK
- College of Education, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
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- Business School, Department of Economics, Policy and International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Finance Accounting & Business Systems, Sheffield Business School, College of Business, Technology & Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Sociology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Sport Industry Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- Business School, Department of Economics, Policy and International Business, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
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- College of Business and Law, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
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- Department of International Sport Management, LUNEX International University of Health, Exercise and Sports, Differdange, Luxembourg
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Cudny W, Jolliffe L, Guz A. Heritage event as tourist attraction: the case of Dymarki Swietokrzyskie, Poland. GEOJOURNAL 2021; 87:2975-2992. [PMID: 33840882 PMCID: PMC8021938 DOI: 10.1007/s10708-021-10407-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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While previous research has focused on heritage visitor attractions few studies have examined visitation to and experience of ancient industrial sites as geographical tourist spaces. This article profiles visitation to Dymarki Swietokrzyskie, a heritage reenactment of past events and ancient industrial traditions of iron smelting held in the Polish town of Nowa Slupia. Visitor survey analysis showed visitors perceive the event is a significant tourist attraction. It attracts tourists, is an element of the local heritage industry and contributes to the development of tourism services as part of the heritage tourism sector. The event in Nowa Slupia forms a tourist attraction based on heritage used for creating a contemporary heritage event, evoking specific tourist behaviors and therefore bringing economic profits. Creating the heritage tourism experience here was possible due to the influence of the mix of the elements in a heritage tourism behavioral model consisting of: politics, conservation, authenticity, impact management and interpretation. Examination of the event confirmed the validity of this framework for the analysis of heritage site visitation as well as providing practical insights for both site managers and future researchers.
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- Waldemar Cudny
- Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Institute of Urban Geography, Tourism Studies and Geoinformation, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ulster Universtiy Business School, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland UK
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- Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Kielce, Poland
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McLean S, Rath D, Lethlean S, Hornsby M, Gallagher J, Anderson D, Salmon PM. With Crisis Comes Opportunity: Redesigning Performance Departments of Elite Sports Clubs for Life After a Global Pandemic. Front Psychol 2021; 11:588959. [PMID: 33551908 PMCID: PMC7855175 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.588959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The suspension of major sporting competitions due to the global COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial negative impact on the sporting industry. As such, a successful and sustainable return to sport will require extensive modifications to the current operations of sporting organizations. In this article we argue that methods from the realm of sociotechnical systems (STS) theory are highly suited for this purpose. The aim of the study was to use such methods to develop a model of an Australian Football League (AFL) club's football department. The intention was to identify potential modifications to the club's operations to support a return to competition following the COVID-19 crisis. Subject Matter Experts from an AFL club participated in three online workshops to develop Work Domain Analysis and Social Organization and Cooperation Analysis models. The results demonstrated the inherent complexity of an AFL football department via numerous interacting values, functions and processes influencing the goals of the system. Conflicts within the system were captured via the modeling and included pursing goals that may not fully reflect the state of the system, a lack of formal assessment of core values, overlapping functions and objects, and an overemphasis on specialized roles. The current analysis has highlighted potential areas for modification in the football department, and sports performance departments in general.
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- Scott McLean
- Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
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- St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
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- St Kilda Football Club, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
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- Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia
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