Browsing COVID-19 Research by Title

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    • A Comparative Study on Pandemic Response and Their Impact on Economic Growth: Evidence From COVID-19 Outbreak In Scandanavia 

      Al-Jurf N.; Atallah G.; Yafei S.A.A.; Kutty A.A.; Vivek T.; ... more authors ( IEOM Society , 2021 , Conference Paper)
      Coronavirus strikes again with the delta variant and puts the world in a phase 3 pandemic state. Countries all over the world have adopted different response mechanisms to contain the virus's spread. Health officials call ...

    • A comprehensive review of COVID-19 detection techniques: From laboratory systems to wearable devices 

      Alyafei, Khalid; Ahmed, Rashid; Abir, Farhan Fuad; Chowdhury, Muhammad E.H.; Naji, Khalid Kamal ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article Review)
      Screening of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among symptomatic and asymptomatic patients offers unique opportunities for curtailing the transmission of novel coronavirus disease 2019, commonly ...

    • A comprehensive review on the antiviral activities of chalcones 

      Elkhalifa, Dana; Al-Hashimi, Israa; Al Moustafa, Ala-Eddin; Khalil, Ashraf ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)
      Some viral outbreaks have plagued the world since antiquity, including the most recent COVID-19 pandemic. The continuous spread and emergence of new viral diseases have urged the discovery of novel treatment options that ...

    • A deep dive into COVID-19-related messages on WhatsApp in Pakistan 

      Javed, R. Tallal; Usama, Muhammad; Iqbal, Waleed; Qadir, Junaid; Tyson, Gareth; ... more authors ( Springer , 2022 , Article)
      The spread of COVID-19 and the lockdowns that followed led to an increase in activity on online social networks. This has resulted in users sharing unfiltered and unreliable information on social networks like WhatsApp, ...

    • A meta-review of meta-analyses and an updated meta-analysis on the efficacy of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID19 infection 

      Soliman, Nada Hossam; Aboughalia, Ahmed T.M.; Chivese, Tawanda; Musa, Omran A.H.; Hindy, George; ... more authors ( Qatar University Press , 2020 , Poster)
      Objective: To synthesize the findings presented in systematic reviews and meta-analyses as well as to update the evidence using a meta-analysis in evaluating the efficacy and safety of CQ and HCQ with or without Azithromycin ...

    • A particle swarm optimization approach for predicting the number of COVID-19 deaths 

      Haouari, Mohamed; Mhiri, Mariem ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)
      The rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has raised huge concerns about the prospect of a major health disaster that would result in a huge number of deaths. This anxiety was largely fueled by the fact that the severe ...

    • A protocol for the detection of genetic markers in saliva by polymerase chain reaction without a nucleic acid purifi cation step: Examples of SARS-CoV-2 and GAPDH markers 

      Kannan, S.; Ericsson, J.; Souchelnytskyi, N.; Souchelnytskyi, S. ( Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University , 2021 , Article)
      Introduction. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnostic tests use purifi ed nucleic acids (NAs) from clinical samples. The NAs purifi cation step adds time, cost, and aff ects the quality of testing. The objective ...

    • A review of deep learning-based detection methods for COVID-19 

      Subramanian, N.; Elharrouss, O.; Al-Maadeed, Somaya; Chowdhury, M. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2022 , Article)
      COVID-19 is a fast-spreading pandemic, and early detection is crucial for stopping the spread of infection. Lung images are used in the detection of coronavirus infection. Chest X-ray (CXR) and computed tomography (CT) ...

    • A review on the cleavage priming of the spike protein on coronavirus by angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 and furin 

      Hasan, Anwarul; Paray B.A.; Hussain A.; Qadir F.A.; Attar F.; ... more authors ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)
      The widespread antigenic changes lead to the emergence of a new type of coronavirus (CoV) called as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 that is immunologically different from the previous circulating species. ...

    • A secure cloud system for maintaining COVID-19 patient's data using image steganography 

      Subramanian, Nandhini; Al-Maadeed, Somaya ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has been life-threatening for many people and as such, a contactless medical system is necessary to prevent the spread of the virus. Smart healthcare systems collect data from patients at one end and ...

    • ABO blood group association and COVID-19. COVID-19 susceptibility and severity: a review 

      Shibeeb, Sapha; Khan, Aisha ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Introduction The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been affecting the health and economic, as well as social, life of the entire globe since the end of 2019. The virus causes COVID-19, with a wide range of symptoms among the infected ...

    • Acceptance and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines: A cross-sectional study from Jordan 

      El-Elimat, Tamam; AbuAlSamen, Mahmoud M.; Almomani, Basima A.; Al-Sawalha, Nour A.; Alali, Feras Q. ( Public Library of Science , 2021 , Article)
      Vaccines are effective interventions that can reduce the high burden of diseases globally. However, public vaccine hesitancy is a pressing problem for public health authorities. With the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, ...

    • Adding colchicine to tocilizumab in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: An open-label randomized controlled trial 

      Rahhal, Alaa; Najim, Mostafa; Aljundi, Amer Hussein; Mahfouz, Ahmed; Alyafei, Sumaya Mehdar; ... more authors ( Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , 2022 , Article)
      Introduction: Colchicine acts upstream in the cytokines cascade by inhibiting the nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome while interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor antagonists, such as tocilizumab, block the end result ...

    • An agile educational framework: A response for the covid-19 pandemic 

      Al-Sholi, Hana Y.; Shadid, Ola R.; Alshare, Khaled A.; Lane, Mike ( Taylor & Francis , 2021 , Article)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an emergent move in all countries across the world. All education institutions were forced to shut down until further notice and were forced to come up with creative solutions to continue ...

    • Airline effective operations strategy during COVID-19 pandemic: across regional worldwide survey 

      Migdadi, Yazan Khalid Abed Allah ( Emerald Publishing , 2021 , Article)
      Purpose: This study aims to identify the effective operational strategies for airlines in a pandemic that allow them to recover and bounce back smoothly. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopted quantitative methodology ...

    • All those exanthematous fevers are not Covid-19 

      Sirajudeen, Jaseem; Prabhakaran Nair, Arun; Waseem Hassany, Rabia; Purayil, Nishan K; Mathew, Joe Vargheese; ... more authors ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2021 , Article)
      Fever with a rash is a common case scenario that clinicians encounter in their practice. The ubiquity of the presentation is proportional to the magnitude of the physician's dilemma due to its numerous causes. The diagnosis ...

    • AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL TEACHING AND LEARNING ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' SATISFACTION LEVELDURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN QATAR 

      ABU-SHAIKHA, JENAN THAER (06-2 , Master Thesis)
      Life is changing rapidly for many reasons, which affects people's mindsets as well as their behaviour. Today, most people rely on technology on a daily basis. Furthermore, the global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the world ...

    • An Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Perceived Social Distancing Policies in Relation to Planning, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy Meals: An Observational Study in 38 Countries Worldwide 

      Backer, C.D.; Teunissen, L.; Cuykx, I.; Decorte, P.; Pabian, S.; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)
      Objectives: To examine changes in planning, selecting, and preparing healthy foods in relation to personal factors (time, money, stress) and social distancing policies during the COVID-19 crisis. Methods: Using cross-sectional ...

    • An evidence base for school health policy during the covid-19 pandemic 

      Badran, S.; Musa, O.A.H.; Al-Maadeed, S.; Toft, E.; Doi, S.A. ( Paris Scholar Publishing , 2021 , Article)
      Objective: Children represent a small fraction of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with a low case fatality rate (CFR). In this paper, we lay out an evidence-based policy for reopening schools. Methods: We gathered age-specific ...

    • Analytic comparison between three high-throughput commercial SARS-CoV-2 antibody assays reveals minor discrepancies in a high-incidence population 

      Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Dargham, Soha R; Shurrab, Farah; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; ... more authors ( 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 ...