• Secure eHealth: A Secure eHealth System to Detect COVID Using Image Steganography 

      Subramanian, Nandhini; Elharrouss, Omar; Al-Maadeed, Somaya ( 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 

      Ghanam, Ryad; Boone, Edward L.; Abdel-Salam, Abdel Salam G. ( 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 ...
    • Seroconversion and safety of Covid-19 vaccines in patients with chronic liver disease and liver transplant: A systematic review 

      Y. Elzouki, Abdel Naser; Elshafei, Mohamed Nabil; Aziz, Afia; Elzouki, Islam; Waheed, Muhammad Aamir; ... more authors ( 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 

      El-Kahlout, Reham Awni (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 

      Shurrab, Farah; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Younes, Salma; Al-Sadeq, Duaa; Althani, Asmaa; ... more authors ( 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 

      Dadi, Hussain; Al-Haidous, Mubarak; Radwi, Nayef; Ismail, Loay ( 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. 

      Younes, Salma; Younes, Nadin; Shurrab, Farah; Nasrallah, Gheyath K ( 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 

      Abu-Raddad, Laith J; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ayoub, Houssein H; Yassine, Hadi M; Benslimane, Fatiha M; ... more authors ( 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 

      Tayyem,Reema; Ibrahim,Mohammed O.; Mortada,Hussein; AlKhalaf,Majid; Bookari,Khlood; ... more authors ( 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 ...
    • Sickness absenteeism among primary health care workers in Qatar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Al-Nuaimi, Asma Ali; Abdeen, Sami; Abed Alah, Muna; AlHajri, Sameera; Semaan, Sandy; ... more authors ( 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 

      Abdu, Yasamin; Naja, Sarah; Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed; Abdou, Mariam; Ahmed, Romaisa; ... more authors ( 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 

      Alomari, Mahmoud; Khabour, Omar F.; Alzoubi, Karem; Darabseh, Mohammad Z. ( 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 

      Al-Khayarin, A.; Halabi, O. ( 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 ...
    • Smart System to Monitor Social-Distancing During the Covid-19 Pandemic 

      Elharrouss, Omar; Al-Maadeed, Noor; Abualsaud, Khalid; Mahmoud, Amr; Khattab, Tamer; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      We introduce a smart system to track and maintain real-time physical distance between people and to warn people to any deviation from the prescribed distances. Social-distancing is an effective way of slowing infectious ...
    • Smart Technologies Driven Approaches to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic 

      MAURYA, MUNI RAJ; Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar; Al-Maadeed, Sumaya Ali S A ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had led to a global outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and raised an international public health issue. To mitigate the infection ...
    • Smart technologies driven approaches to tackle COVID-19 pandemic: a review 

      Khan, Hameed; Kushwah, K. K.; Singh, Saurabh; Urkude, Harshika; Maurya, Muni Raj; ... more authors ( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Article Review)
      The novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is not diminishing without vaccine, but it impinges on human safety and economy can be minimized by adopting smart technology to combat pandemic situation. The implementation of ...
    • Snornas and mirnas networks underlying covid-19 disease severity 

      Parray, Aijaz; Mir, Fayaz A.; Doudin, Asmma; Iskandarani, Ahmad; Danjuma, Ibn M.; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      There is a lack of predictive markers for early and rapid identification of disease progression in COVID-19 patients. Our study aims at identifying microRNAs (miRNAs)/small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) as potential biomarkers ...
    • Social Attitudes, Behavior, and Consequences surrounding COVID-19 in Qatar: Findings from a Large-scale Online Survey 

      Gengler, Justin; Lari, Noora; Al-Khelaifi, Buthaina; Al Thani, Maryam F.; El-Kassem, Rima Charbaji; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Amid the outbreak of the contagious novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), states were put in an unprecedented situation never encountered before. Qatari authorities applied certain preventive measures to contain the spread of the ...
    • Social Impact of COVID-19 on Qatari Families: Challenges and Coping Strategies 

      Abdelmoneium, Azza ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      The pandemic of the coronavirus has swept the world and affected health, economic, social and financial aspects on all countries around the world in an unprecedented way due to its universal spread. Qatar is no exception ...
    • Solar based 3D Printed Protective Mask Imprinted with Extracted Oil and UV Light to Kill Corona Virus 

      Paramparambath, Sreedevi; Houkan, Mohammed; Hussein Haggagy, Shady Galal; Sadasivuni, Kishor Kumar ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      Fabrication of 3D printed reusable user-friendly protective mask that protects from COVID-19 virus by trapping the virus and killing it using UV light. Found new technology to trap and kill COVID-19 virus using natural oil ...