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Income-related health inequality among Chinese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence based on an online survey.
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BMC
, 2021 , Article)
Partial- or full-lockdowns, among other interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic, may disproportionally affect people (their behaviors and health outcomes) with lower socioeconomic status (SES). This study examines ...
Social Attitudes, Behavior, and Consequences surrounding COVID-19 in Qatar: Findings from a Large-scale Online Survey
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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 ...
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is at Herd Immunity in the Majority Segment of the Population of Qatar.
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Oxford University Press
, 2021 , Article)
Qatar experienced a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic that disproportionately affected the craft and manual worker (CMW) population, who comprise 60% of the total population. This study ...
Prior Statins Use and Risk of Mortality and Severe Disease from COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Oxford University Press
, 2021 , Article)
Background
Statins up-regulate angiotensin converting enzyme-2, the receptor of SARS-CoV-2, while also exhibiting pleiotropic antiviral, antithrombotic and anti-inflammatory properties. Uncertainties exist about their ...
Factors Influencing Public Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Scoping Review Informed by the Socio-Ecological Model
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Major hindrances to getting a COVID-19 vaccine include vaccine hesitancy, skepticism, refusal, and anti-vaccine movements. Several studies have been conducted on attitudes of the public towards COVID-19 vaccines and the ...
Reinforcement learning-based decision support system for COVID-19
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Globally, informed decision on the most effective set of restrictions for the containment of COVID-19 has been the subject of intense debates. There is a significant need for a structured dynamic framework to model and ...
المسؤولية الجنائية عن نشر الأمراض المعدية في التشريعات الجنائية القطرية (دراسة وصفية تحليلية بالتطبيق على جائحة كوفيد-19)
(2021 , Master Thesis)
تتناول هذه الرسالة القوانين المنظمة للجرائم التي تمس الصحة العامة؛ والإجراءات التي تتخذ في سبيل مواجهة الأمراض المعدية، وتحليل النصوص الإجرامية بغية بيان صور التجريم الخاصة بجرائم الاعتداء على المصحة العامة، ومعرفة طبيعة ...
Analytic comparison between three high-throughput commercial SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays reveals minor discrepancies in a high-incidence population
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Nature Research
, 2021 , Article)
Performance of three automated commercial serological IgG-based assays was investigated for assessing SARS-CoV-2 "ever" (past or current) infection in a population-based sample in a high exposure setting. PCR and serological ...
Quality of life, sleep quality, depression, anxiety, stress, eating habits, and social bounds in nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in qatar (The PROTECTOR study): A cross-sectional, comparative study
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
There have been numerous concerns regarding the physical and mental health of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress, sleep deprivation, anxiety, and depression potentiated nurses’ vulnerability to poor eating habits. ...