This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The
State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and …

Health system resilience, known as the ability for health systems to absorb, adapt or
transform to maintain essential functions when stressed or shocked, has quickly gained …

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the notion of health system (HS) performance has been
discussed, and the notion of resilience has become increasingly important. Lacking a …

This paper explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected progress toward urban
sustainability. A methodological framework was developed as an integrated-assessment …

The syndemic framework proposed by the 2021–2030 World Health Organization (WHO)
action plan for patient safety and the introduction of enabling technologies in health services …

Background: People living with HIV (PLHIV) and those at risk of HIV are marginalized
worldwide and need to reach services regularly. The COVID-19 pandemic can disrupt the …

In the first year and a half of the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea suffered significantly less
social and economic damage than the V4 countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and …

Background: The COVID-19 infection is a novel virus that mainly targets the respiratory
system via specific receptors without any coronavirus-targeted therapies. Many efforts have …

Objectives Research on resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic has primarily focused on
health system resilience. The purpose of this paper is to:(1) develop a broader …

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only exposed but also increased inequities in social
determinants and health outcomes [1]. Prior to the pandemic, systemic differences within …