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Saudi Arabia: More Room for Wahhabism Lite?
( Gulf Studies Center , 2020 , Article)The Saudi government was surprisingly quick to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the decisive measures it took was closing the holy sites of Mecca and Medina, something which had not happened since Napoleon invaded ... -
A scoping review of the risk factors and strategies followed for the prevention of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases during sports mass gatherings: Recommendations for future FIFA World Cups
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2023 , Article)Objective: Sports mass gatherings of people pose particular concerns and place an additional burden on the host countries and the countries of origin of the travelers. It is imperative to identify how countries dealt with ... -
A scoping review of the risk factors and strategies followed for the prevention of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases during sports mass gatherings: Recommendations for future FIFA World Cups
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)Objective: Sports mass gatherings of people pose particular concerns and place an additional burden on the host countries and the countries of origin of the travelers. It is imperative to identify how countries dealt with ... -
Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections: Will COVID-19 Follow Suit?
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article Review)Respiratory viruses, including coronaviruses, are known to have a high incidence of infection during winter, especially in temperate regions. Dry and cold conditions during winter are the major drivers for increased ... -
Second round statewide sentinel-based population survey for estimation of the burden of active infection and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in the general population of Karnataka, India, during January-February 2021
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Objective Demonstrate the feasibility of using the existing sentinel surveillance infrastructure to conduct the second round of the serial cross-sectional sentinel-based population survey. Assess active infection, ... -
Secure eHealth: A Secure eHealth System to Detect COVID Using Image Steganography
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)COVID is a pandemic which has spread to all parts of the world. Detection of COVID infection is crucial to prevent the spread further. Contactless health care systems are essential which can be implemented with Cloud ... -
SEIRD model for Qatar COVID-19 outbreak: A case study
( Intercollegiate Biomathematics Alliance , 2021 , Article)The COVID-19 outbreak of 2020 has required many governments to develop mathematical-statistical models of the outbreak for policy and planning purposes. This work provides a tutorial on building a compartmental model using ... -
Self-promotion and online shaming during COVID-19: A toxic combination
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)A public shaming frenzy has spread through social media (SM) following the instigation of lockdown policies as a way to counter the spread of COVID-19. On SM, individuals shun the idea of self-promotion and shame others ... -
Seroconversion and safety of Covid-19 vaccines in patients with chronic liver disease and liver transplant: A systematic review
( HBKU Press , 2023 , Article)Background and Aims: As part of the COVID-19 control strategy, a growing number of vaccine portfolios evolved and got fast-tracked through regulatory agencies, with a limited examination of their efficacy and safety in ... -
Seroprevalence of Anti-Mers-CoV IgG in two groups of Qatar population: Blood donors and case contacts
(2017 , Master Thesis)Since its first isolation in September 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has diffused across 27 countries infecting more than 1910 individuals with a high case fatality rate. However, MERS-CoV ... -
Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV2 in Qatar: a longitudinal epidemiological study
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)In Qatar, the first COVID-19 cases were reported on the 29th of February 2020, and the numbers increased dramatically within few months. Primary Health Care Corporation in collaboration with Qatar University's Biomedical ... -
Service robots in hospitals to reduce spreading of COVID-19
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference Paper)COVID-19 is an infectious disease that is introduced by a new coronavirus. The COVID-19 virus symptoms can include coughing, fatigue, fever for those with mild cases. For more severe cases, it can lead to shortness of ... -
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 natural animal reservoirs and experimental models: systematic review.
( John Wiley and Sons , 2020 , Article Review)The current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak has been rapidly spreading worldwide, causing serious global concern. The role that animal hosts play in disease transmission is still ... -
Severity, Criticality, and Fatality of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Beta Variant
( Oxford Academic , 2021 , Article)Beta (B.1.351) variant COVID-19 disease was investigated in Qatar. Compared to Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, odds of progressing to severe disease were 1.24-fold (95% CI: 1.11-1.39) higher for Beta. Odds of progressing to ... -
Sex disparities in food consumption patterns, dietary diversity and determinants of self-reported body weight changes before and amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 10 Arab countries
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2022 , Article)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic along with its confinement period boosted lifestyle modifications and impacted women and men differently which exacerbated existing gender inequalities. The main objective of this paper ... -
Sex-based differences in severity and mortality in COVID-19
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2021 , Article Review)The current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a male bias in severity and mortality. This is consistent with previous coronavirus ... -
Sickness absenteeism among primary health care workers in Qatar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
( BioMed Central Ltd , 2023 , Article)Objectives: To explore the patterns, trends, nature, and extent of changes in sickness absence among health care workers (HCWs) at the Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) in Qatar-during the COVID-19 pandemic compared ... -
Sleep Quality Among People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus During COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Qatar’s National Diabetes Center
( Dove Medical Press , 2023 , Article)Purpose: Sleep disturbance is suspected to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic, and people with type 2 DM are known to have a higher risk of sleep disturbance. We aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of ... -
Sleeping Habits during COVID-19 Induced Confinement
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)The COVID19 pandemic has impacted daily life activity, lifestyle, and well-being. Sleep was shown to be affected by many physical and psychological factors such as quality of life, psychological wellbeing, and levels of ... -
Smart 3D Simulation of Covid-19 for Evaluating the Social Distance Measures
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Conference Paper)The aim of this research is to model and simulate the recent and ongoing COVID19 pandemic in terms of virus contagiousness among mixed groups of patients, carriers and unaffected individuals when taking into consideration ...