COVID-19 Research
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Acceptance and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines: A cross-sectional study from Jordan
( 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, ... -
Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on lifestyle behaviors and their association with personality among adults in Qatar: A cross-sectional study
( Public Library of Science , 2022 , Article)The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) resulted in lockdowns and social distancing measures enforced by governments around the world. This study aimed to identify changes in adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and physical ... -
Complement C5a and Clinical Markers as Predictors of COVID-19 Disease Severity and Mortality in a Multi-Ethnic Population
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was declared as a pandemic by WHO in March 2020. SARS-CoV-2 causes a wide range of illness from asymptomatic to life-threatening. There is an essential need to identify biomarkers to ... -
mRNA-based COVID-19 Vaccines Booster Dose: BenefitRisks, and Coverage
( Mattioli1885 , 2022 , Article)The number of COVID-19 vaccine-rich countries that have started COVID-19 third-dose booster programs is growing dramatically despite the lack of robust evidence on the effectiveness, safety, and frequency of the required ... -
Why rehabilitation must have priority during and after the COVID-19-pandemic: A position statement of the global rehabilitation alliance
( Medical Journals Sweden AB , 2020 , Article)COVID-19 has become a pandemic with strong influence on health systems. In many cases it leads to a disruption of rehabilitation service provision. On the other hand, rehabilitation must be an integral part of COVID-19 ... -
أخلاقيات التعاطي الإعلامي لجائحة كورونا في زمن الحرب: دراسة على عينة من القنوات التليفزيونية اليمنية
( الرابطة العربية للبحث العلمي وعلوم الاتصال , 2023 , Article)سعت هذه الدراسة إلى تقصي الأبعاد الأخلاقية لأساليب تعاطي القنوات التليفزيونية اليمنية لجائحة كورونا (كوفيد-19). واستندت الدراسة على نظرية المسؤولية الاجتماعية لوسائل الإعلام، كما استخدمت منهج تحليل المضمون. وقد طبقت الدراسة ... -
The Role of Media Literacy in Mitigating COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Conspiracy Theories
( University of Southern California , 2023 , Article)This study examines the relationship between media literacy, belief in conspiracy theories, and vaccine hesitation through a survey of 3,009 university students in 8 Arab countries. The findings provide evidence that ... -
Herd immunity against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in 10 communities, qatar
( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , 2021 , Article)We investigated what proportion of the population acquired severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV- 2) infection and whether the herd immunity threshold has been reached in 10 communities in Qatar. The ... -
Application of nucleic acid amplification tests in managing COVID-19 pandemic
( Danylo Halytskyi Lviv National Medical University , 2020 , Article)Background. COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of sensitive and specific tests that would be cost-efficient, fast and scalable. There are more than 200 COVID-19 detection tests available worldwide, with every ... -
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
( 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 ... -
The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Unvaccinated Multiple Sclerosis Patients on Disease-Modifying Therapies
( Karger Publishers , 2023 , Article)Objective: Disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in multiple sclerosis (MS) may affect the course and outcome of COVID-19, but withholding them could permit disease activity. This study aimed to understand the course of ... -
Thrombosis Management and Challenges in COVID-19 Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndromes.
( Medknow Publications , 2020 , Article)Thrombotic complications in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection have been increasingly recognized, particularly those affecting the cardiovascular system. Patients with COVID-19 infection can suffer ... -
Racing for COVID-19 Vaccine and Cure: Lessons and Tragedies in Human Subject Research.
( Medknow Publications , 2020 , Article)Pressured by the enormous human and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain countries and political figures have advocated the use of drugs and vaccines that did not go through the required regulatory stages of ... -
Dysregulation of angiotensin converting enzyme 2 expression and function in comorbid disease conditions possibly contributes to coronavirus infectious disease 2019 complication severity
( American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy , 2021 , Article Review)ACE2 has emerged as a double agent in the COVID-19 ordeal, as it is both physiologically protective and virally conducive. The identification of ACE2 in as many as 72 tissues suggests that extrapulmonary invasion and damage ... -
COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A geospatial analysis of vulnerability to infection, case severity and death
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Background COVID-19 has caused a global public health crisis affecting most countries, including Ethiopia, in various ways. This study maps the vulnerability to infection, case severity and likelihood of death from COVID-19 ... -
The COVID-19 pandemic and healthcare systems in Africa: A scoping review of preparedness, impact and response
( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)Background The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health systems in both developed and developing nations alike. Africa has one of the weakest health systems globally, but there is limited evidence on how the region is ... -
Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients: Pros and Cons
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2020 , Article)The pandemic of COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has recently overwhelmed medical centers and paralyzed economies. The unparalleled public distress caused by this pandemic mandated an urgent quest for an effective approach ... -
Interprofessional education and collaborative practice research during the COVID-19 pandemic: Considerations to advance the field
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)In the past few months, we have heard repeatedly, “these are unprecedented times”. Truer words may have never been spoken for we find ourselves amid a global pandemic that has created exceptional, unparalleled, and unusual ... -
Doing interprofessional research in the COVID-19 era: a discussion paper
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic, and ensuing physical distancing measures, poses challenges for researchers in the field of interprofessional care. Pandemic management has highlighted the centrality of interprofessional working to ... -
Perceptions of who is in the healthcare team? A content analysis of social media posts during COVID-19 pandemic
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article Review)Social media posts can be used to explore public perceptions of interprofessional teams and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to use social listening technique to explore unfiltered public perceptions of ...
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