Executive summary As of May 31, 2022, there were 6· 9 million reported deaths and 17· 2
million estimated deaths from COVID-19, as reported by the Institute for Health Metrics and …

With growing demands of decision making in the current era, the impact of the drivers
behind individuals' preferences and institutional strategies becomes prominent. Coined in …

Purpose The extensive distribution of fake news on the internet (FNI) has significantly
affected many lives. Although numerous studies have recently been conducted on this topic …

The complexity of disasters creates a significant challenge in the knowledge acquisition of
the public. With the development of geospatial technologies, maps, geographic information …

When managing major disasters, authorities may ask residents to comply with certain
guidelines that change community members' daily routines. In these situations, authorities …

The outbreak of information epidemic in crisis events, with the channel effect of social media,
has brought severe challenges to global public health. Combining information, users and …

Online health information is critical during pandemics. Previous research has focused on
examining antecedents or consequences of particular information behaviors (eg, seeking …

Social media is the main driver to circulate misinformation as it features user-generated
contents. Also, it facilitates sharing of thoughts, opinions and information through virtual …

As the prevailing online communications paradigm, social media platforms are considered
to be the fastest medium for sharing and diffusing information. But what influences the …

To effectively manage a crisis, most decisions made by governments, organizations,
communities, and individuals are based on “shared situational awareness”(SSA) derived …