Warmth and competence perceptions of key protagonists are associated with containment measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from 35 countries

It is crucial to understand why people comply with measures to contain viruses and their effects during pandemics. We provide evidence from 35 countries (Ntotal = 12,553) from 6 continents during the COVID-19 pandemic (between 2021 and 2022) obtained via cross-sectional surveys that the social perception of key protagonists on two basic dimensions—warmth and competence—plays a crucial role in shaping pandemic-related behaviors. Firstly, when asked in an open question format, heads of state, physicians, and protest movements were universally identified as key protagonists across countries. Secondly, multiple-group confirmatory factor analyses revealed that warmth and competence perceptions of these and other protagonists differed significantly within and between countries. Thirdly, internal meta-analyses showed that warmth and competence perceptions of heads of state, physicians, and protest movements were associated with support and opposition intentions, containment and prevention behaviors, as well as vaccination uptake. Our results have important implications for designing effective interventions to motivate desirable health outcomes and coping with future health crises and other global challenges.publishedVersio

Investments reduction on developing the generating capacity with differentiated electricity tariffs

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Characteristics of application of different time rates for electricity consumed in industrial enterprises

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Synthesis of complex compounds of the monoammonium salt of glycyrrhizic acid and thiourea

With poor (low) solubility in the aquatic environment, highly toxic drugs (aspirin, doxorubicin, daunorubicin, sulfonamides and others), a low level of glycyrrhizic acid (HA) leads to a decrease in the toxicity of drugs and increases their biological activity due to poor solubility in water. The stability constants (stability) and the value of the Gibbs energy of the synthesized supramolecular complex have been calculated, theoretical and experimental research methods were used to determine the conditions for obtaining supramolecular complexes of glycyrrhizic acid and thiourea. These researches were carried out as part of joint work to study the effect of the toxicity of medicines on a living organism, under an interuniversity program between Andijan State University and the Tashkent Pharmaceutical Institute of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The aim of the research is to determine the stability constant (stability) of the synthesized supramolecular complex of the monoammonium salt of glycyrrhizic acid (MASHA) with thiourea and the value of the Gibbs energy. To determine the structure and composition of the resulting supramolecular complex of MASHA with thiourea, UV and IR spectroscopy and the isomolar series method were used

Warmth and competence perceptions of key protagonists are associated with containment measures during the COVID-19 pandemic : Evidence from 35 countries

Author correction to this article, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-27832-9.It is crucial to understand why people comply with measures to contain viruses and their effects during pandemics. We provide evidence from 35 countries (Ntotal = 12,553) from 6 continents during the COVID-19 pandemic (between 2021 and 2022) obtained via cross-sectional surveys that the social perception of key protagonists on two basic dimensions—warmth and competence—plays a crucial role in shaping pandemic-related behaviors. Firstly, when asked in an open question format, heads of state, physicians, and protest movements were universally identified as key protagonists across countries. Secondly, multiple-group confirmatory factor analyses revealed that warmth and competence perceptions of these and other protagonists differed significantly within and between countries. Thirdly, internal meta-analyses showed that warmth and competence perceptions of heads of state, physicians, and protest movements were associated with support and opposition intentions, containment and prevention behaviors, as well as vaccination uptake. Our results have important implications for designing effective interventions to motivate desirable health outcomes and coping with future health crises and other global challenges.Peer reviewe