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Neck circumference predicts mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
We aimed to determine whether neck circumference predicts mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure. We performed a prospective multicenter (Italy and Brasil) study carried out from March to ...
Epidemiological impact of prioritising SARS-CoV-2 vaccination by antibody status: Mathematical modelling analyses
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BMJ Publishing Group
, 2021 , Article)
Background Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been developed, but their availability falls far short of global needs. This study aimed to investigate the impact of prioritising available doses on the basis of recipient ...
Predicting COVID-19 cases using bidirectional LSTM on multivariate time series
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2021 , Article)
To assist policymakers in making adequate decisions to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, accurate forecasting of the disease propagation is of paramount importance. This paper presents a deep learning approach to ...
Reshaping experiential education within Qatar University's Health Programs during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2021 , Article)
Health professions programs heavily depend on experiential learning to prepare learners for practice within the healthcare system. Learners acquire a significant proportion of patient care skills as they participate in ...
COVID-19 vaccination: From interesting agent to the patient
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2021 , Article)
The vaccination for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is undergoing its final stages of analysis and testing. It is an impressive feat under the circumstances that we are on the verge of a potential breakthrough vaccination. ...
A secure cloud system for maintaining COVID-19 patient's data using image steganography
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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 ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Platforms: Challenges and Safety Contemplations
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article Review)
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a pandemic
as of March 2020, creating a global crisis and claiming millions of lives. To halt the pandemic and
alleviate its impact on society, ...
BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Qatar.
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Nature Researc
, 2021 , Article)
With the global expansion of the highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) variant, we conducted a matched test-negative case-control study to assess the real-world effectiveness of COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccines ...
Can commercial automated immunoassays be utilized to predict neutralizing antibodies after SARS-CoV-2 infection? A comparative study between three different assays.
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IMR
, 2021 , Article)
Background: High-throughput assays that can infer neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 are of great importance for assessing the immunity induced by natural infection and COVID-19 vaccines. We aimed to evaluate the ...
COVID-19 and Migrants in the GCC states: Challenges, responses and key lessons
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College of Arts and Sciences - Gulf Studies Center
, 2021 , Working Paper)
As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, the GCC countries face an unprecedented challenge of controlling the spiralling COVID-19 cases. The challenge has become even more formidable in containing the virus among non-national ...