COVID-19 and Communities: The University of Palermo's Voices and Analyses During the Pandemic (UNIPA Springer Series)

Foreword
Introduction
Contents
Part I: Health and Medical Aspects
	Health Care at the Time of COVID-19
	SARS-CoV-2: A Simple Lesson for Explaining Transmission and Measures to Prevent Virus Spreading
		References
	Statistical Modelling to Monitor and to Predict the Epidemic Evolution
		1 Introduction
		2 Methods
			2.1 Quantifying the Lockdown Effectiveness
			2.2 Predicting the Number of New Cases
		3 Conclusions
		References
	Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19: How Should Their Results Be Interpreted? A Practical Approach
		1 Detection of Viral RNA by RT-PCR
		2 Categories for SARS-CoV-2 Viral Testing
		3 Antigen Test
		4 Serology
		5 Conclusion
		References
Part II: Economic and Social Aspects
	COVID-19 and Economic Crisis: What We Know and What We May Expect
		References
	Macroeconomic Scenarios and Policy Intervention
		1 Stylized Facts and Government Policy Intervention
		2 Intervention Policy Funding
			2.1 Monetary Financing of Expansionary Fiscal Policy
			2.2 Helicopter Money vs. Monetary Financing of Expansionary Fiscal Policy
			2.3 European Commission Loans
		References
	The Challenges Underlying Firm Revival and Resilience in the Post-COVID-19 Phase
		1 A Proactive Approach to COVID-19: Impact on Demand
		2 A Proactive Approach to COVID-19: Impact on Supply Chain
		3 A Proactive Approach to COVID-19: Impact on Strategy
			3.1 Potential Benefits and Pitfalls of Business Model Pivoting During COVID-19
		4 An Overview of some Post-pandemic Governmental Interventions Aimed at Consolidating the Financial Stability of Italian Firms
			4.1 The Drought of Firms´ Cash Flows
			4.2 Sustaining and Enhancing the Debt Capacity of Firms
				4.2.1 Moratorium on Debt Repayments
				4.2.2 Financing Backed by a Guarantee Provided by a Designated Fund
				4.2.3 Equity Issues Sided by State-provided Complementary Debt
				4.2.4 Voluntary Moratorium Granted by Single Intermediaries or Associations
			4.3 Other Topics of Corporate Finance
			4.4 Criminal Infiltrations in the Economy
			4.5 The Opportunity Cost at Times of Rationed Capital
			4.6 Conclusions
		References
	COVID-19 and Social Structure: Three Keywords for Future Orientation
		1 Introduction
		2 Sharing Economy
		3 Creative Imagination
		4 Solidarity
		References
Part III: Urban and Environmental Aspects
	Introduction: Dwelling and COVID-19
	The COVID-19 and Ecosystems
		1 The Pandemic
		2 Pandemic and Environment
		3 Zoonosis and Spillover
		4 Natural Capital and Spread of Diseases
		5 A Health and Sustainability Approach
	Post-pandemic Urban Habitat in the Neoanthropocene
		1 The Ecologic Pandemic
		2 The Neoanthropocene Spillover: Living in Augmented Cities
		3 Post-pandemic Urban Habitat
		4 No More Masterplan: The Cityforming Protocol
		5 Conclusions
		References
	Covid 19 and Smart Cities
Part IV: Legal Aspects
	Legal Issues in the COVID-19 Pandemic
	Rights, Balancing and Certainty
		References
	The Right to Health and Resource Allocation. Who Gets What and Why in the COVID-19 Pandemic
		1 Shortage in Times of COVID-19
		2 Defining Criteria for Scarce Resources
		3 Rethinking the Role and Reach of Markets in Resource Allocation
		4 The Race for the Vaccine
		5 Concluding Remarks
Part V: Linguistic and Literary Aspects
	The Pandemic: A Challenge of the Humanities
	Are We at War? Some Remarks on War-Related Language on COVID-19
		1 Preliminary Remarks
		2 War Rhetoric
		3 War on War Metaphors
		4 What Is Wrong with War Metaphor?
		5 Illness and Metaphor
		6 Conclusions
		References
	Paper Contagions
		1 Post Scriptum
		References
	The Displacement of Social Bond
		References
Part VI: Agricultural and Food Chain Aspects
	Introduction: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Agri-food Supply Chain
	The Impact of COVID-19 in the Italian Wine and Olive Oil Sector
	Coronavirus Crisis and Its Effects on the Fishery Value Chain
		1 A General Overview of the Productive Sectors
		2 Trends of Consumptions in Europe
		3 Positive Outcomes and Future Perspectives
		Reference
	Opportunities, Risks, and Failures of the Retail System After COVID-19
		1 The Food Market and COVID-19
		2 Food Distribution Over Time of COVID-19
		3 Opportunities and Risks from COVID-19
		References
	The Fresh Produce Supply Chain and Its Changes After the COVID-19
		1 Introduction
		2 The Horticultural Production in Italy
		3 The Current Framework and the Covid Pandemic Effect
		References
	COVID-19 and the Dairy and Meat Supply Chain
		1 Introduction
		2 Dairy Supply Chain
			2.1 Drinking Milk Sector
			2.2 Buffalo Dairy Sector
			2.3 Sheep and Goats Dairy Sector
		3 Meat Supply Chain
			3.1 Beef Sector
			3.2 Sheep and Goats Meat Sector
			3.3 Swine Meat Sector
			3.4 Poultry Meat Sector
		4 What Strategies?
Part VII: The Impact on Individual Rights and Psychology
	Introduction
	The Balancing of Rights at the Time of COVID-19 Emergency
	Health Versus Constitutional Liberty. The Role of Information
	Psychological and Psychiatric Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic
		1 The Sudden Traumatic Experience of the Pandemic
		2 The Pandemic as a Postmodern Narrative
		3 The Pandemic Was Also a Psychiatric Emergency in Need of Responses
		4 The Defense Mechanisms Arose from the Pandemic
		5 What Can We Expect from the Future?
Part VIII: Intersections Between University and Community
	The Concept of Knowledge Society and Health Awareness at the University of Palermo
		References
	Biocontainment and Sicilian Regional Healthcare System Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
		1 Background
		2 Containment and Biosafety
		3 Strategies
			3.1 COVID-19-oriented Model
			3.2 Route-oriented Model
			3.3 ICU Beds
			3.4 Sicilian Regional Plan
			3.5 Out-of-hospital Care
			3.6 Telemedicine
		4 Additional Issues
		5 Conclusions
		References
	Reconceptualizing Business Models in Light of the COVID-19 Experience: Insights from the World of Start-Ups for a Renewed Corp...
		1 Introduction
		2 Methodological Premise and Theoretical Framework
		3 Common Traits and Business Models of Start-ups
		4 Research Evidence, Field Experience, and Interviews Conducted
		5 Insights and Proposals for Resilience and Economic Development
		6 Final Considerations
		References
	Third Mission and Public Engagement in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Ways in Which the University of Palermo Supports Its Communi...
	The School of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Palermo at the Time of the Emergency Determined by SARS-CoV-2
	Universities´ ``Third´´ Mission, Industrial Conversion and the Quest for Surgical Masks: A Sicilian Tale from the First COVID-...
		1 Introduction
		2 The Context of the Pandemic and Productive Reconversion
		3 The History of the Case