Browsing COVID-19 Research by Title
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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Early Travel-Associated COVID-19 Cases
( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)© Copyright © 2020 Marei, Emara, Elsaied, Nasrallah, Chivese, Al-Romaihi, Althani, Al Thani, Farag and Yassine. Background: SARS-CoV-2 continues to claim hundreds of thousands of people's lives. It mostly affects the elderly ... -
Depression-anxiety in the Adult Population of Qatar during the First Year of COVID-19
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)There is limited data from Arabic-speaking countries on risk factors for depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Country-specific data is necessary given differences in culture, demographics, and COVID-19 ... -
Designing a quick fix shutter for auto-disinfecting scan glass surface in biometric scanners
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Fingerprint scanners are significant devices in professional life, and its contamination can be potential sources of COVID 19 transmission. Manual disinfection of the fingerprint scanner after every single use is time ... -
Designing evaluation framework for the empirical assessment of COVID-19 mobile apps in Pakistan
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The significant proliferation in the mobile health applications (Apps) amidst Coronaviruses disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in decision making problems for healthcare professionals, decision makers and mobile users in ... -
Detection and severity classification of COVID-19 in CT images using deep learning
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Detecting COVID-19 at an early stage is essential to reduce the mortality risk of the patients. In this study, a cascaded system is proposed to segment the lung, detect, localize, and quantify COVID-19 infections from ... -
Detection of antinuclear antibodies targeting intracellular signal transduction, metabolism, apoptotic processes and cell death in critical COVID-19 patients
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Background: The heterogeneity of COVID-19 lies within its diverse symptoms and severity, ranging from mild to lethal. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been shown to be the leading cause of mortality in COVID-19 ... -
Detection of Antinuclear Antibodies Targeting Intracellular Signal Transduction, Metabolism, Apoptotic Processes and Cell Death in Critical COVID-19 Patients
( Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , 2022 , Article)Background and Objectives: The heterogeneity of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) lies within its diverse symptoms and severity, ranging from mild to lethal. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a leading ... -
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by direct RT-qPCR on nasopharyngeal specimens without extraction of viral RNA.
( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)To circumvent the limited availability of RNA extraction reagents, we aimed to develop a protocol for direct RT-qPCR to detect SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swabs without RNA extraction. Nasopharyngeal specimens positive ... -
Detection of Short-Term Side Effects of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional Study in a War-Torn Country
( Dove Press , 2022 , Article)The chAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine is the first COVID-19 vaccine available in Yemen. Hence, this local-based study was used to identify the type and frequency of short-term side effects following 48 hours of the first shot of the ... -
Determinants of COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance among Dental Professionals: A Multi-Country Survey
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)Purpose: This study sought to investigate the acceptance rate and associated factors of COVID-19 vaccines among dentists and dental students in seven countries. Material and Methods: A structured questionnaire prepared and ... -
The determination of causality of drug induced liver injury in patients with COVID-19 clinical syndrome
( Public Library of Science , 2022 , Article)Background Drug induced liver injury (DILI) is a rising morbidity amongst patients with COVID-19 clinical syndrome. The updated RUCAM causality assessment scale is validated for use in the general population, but its utility ... -
Developing a sustainable performance measurement framework for the hospitality industry: An empirical study with implications for the COVID-19 pandemic
( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)Performance management research in the hospitality industry remains stagnant despite prevalence of multi-dimensional performance metrics. This study, thus, contributes to the hospitality industry and sustainability literature ... -
Developing a Vibrant Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Qatar: A Sustainable Pathway Toward the Knowledge-Based Economy?
( Springer , 2023 , Book chapter)For countries that depend on nonrenewable resources such as oil and gas, economic diversification is vital to ensure sustainable and resilient economic development. In July 2008, the government of Qatar launched the long-term ... -
Development and initial validation of stigma towards healthcare providers working with covid-19 patients scale (S19-hcps)
( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2021 , Article)Purpose: The S19-HCPs tool evaluates the stigma towards healthcare providers working with patients with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: The psychometric properties of the Arabic and English versions of the S19-HCPs were ... -
Development and Productive use of Virtual Pandemic Awareness Course during COVID-19 Outbreak to Stimulate STEM Curiosity in High School Students
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)In early 2020 when Covid-19 hit the globe, it caused significant destruction to the educational process. Schools were shut down, teachers and students struggled to adapt to the new method of learning. Meanwhile, Students ... -
Development and Validation of an Early Scoring System for Prediction of Disease Severity in COVID-19 Using Complete Blood Count Parameters
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after outbreaking in Wuhan increasingly spread throughout the world. Fast, reliable, and easily accessible clinical assessment of the severity of the disease can help in allocating ... -
Development of an in-house COVID-19 serology ELISA Test
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)Background: COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented demand for reagents and diagnostic tools to confirm COVID-19 cases. Thus, the development of a robust in-house diagnostic test is considered of high importance. Within ... -
Development of remdesivir repositioning as a nucleotide analog against COVID-19 RNA dependent RNA polymerase
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative representative of a severe respiratory illness resulted in widespread human infections and deaths in nearly all of the countries since late 2019. ... -
Diagnostic Efficiency of Three Fully Automated Serology Assays and Their Correlation with a Novel Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-COV-2 Individuals
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Abstract: To support the deployment of serology assays for population screening during the COVID-19 pandemic, we compared the performance of three fully automated SARS-CoV-2 IgG assays: Mindray CL-900i® (target: spike [S] ... -
Dietary Diversity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparities, Challenges, and Mitigation Measures
( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the Eastern Mediterranean Region's food system's fragility posing severe challenges to maintaining healthy sustainable lifestyle. The aim of this cross-sectional study (N = 13,527 household's ...
