Browsing Mathematics, Statistics & Physics by Subject "Qatar"

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    • An exploratory study on medications in Qatar homes 

      Kheir, N.; El Hajj, M.S.; Wilbur, K.; Kaissi, R.M.L.; Yousif, A. ( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2011 , Article)
      Background: Drug therapy is the most often used intervention for treatment and prevention of disease. However, if used inappropriately, drugs can cause more harm than good. Improper drug storage and disposal can have a ...

    • Assessing the Impact of Major Political and Institutional Factors on New Businesses: The Case of Qatar 

      Eid, Ashraf Galal; G. Abdul-Salam, Abdel Salam; Abdul Jaleel, Farasha ( Springer , 2022 , Book chapter)
      This chapter provides an assessment of the impact of the major political and institutional factors on establishing new businesses in the State of Qatar in the long run using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model. ...

    • Association of Serum Vitamin D level and COVID-19 infection: A Case-control Study 

      AlYafei, Najat Abdrabbo; Jaleel, Bushra Naaz Fathima; Abdel-Salam, Abdel-Salam G.; Al-Saadi, Hamda Ali; Al Abdulla, Samya Ahmad ( HBKU Press , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Vitamin D is considered a potent modulator of the immune system, albeit its role in COVID-19 infection is a matter of debate. The present study aimed to estimate the association between serum vitamin D levels ...

    • Covid-19 Vaccine Protection among Children and Adolescents in Qatar. 

      Chemaitelly, Hiam; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Ayoub, Houssein H; Altarawneh, Heba N; Coyle, Peter; ... more authors ( Massachusetts Medical Society , 2022 , Article)
      The BNT162b2 vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has been authorized for use in children 5 to 11 years of age and adolescents 12 to 17 years of age but in different antigen doses. We assessed the real-world ...

    • Patient Counseling Practices among Community Pharmacists in Qatar 

      Javed, Bridget; Kheir, Nadir; Yousif, Adil ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Patient counseling is a term used in the field of pharmacy to describe the communication that takes place between a pharmacist and a patient in regards to his or her medication therapy. Patient counseling is deemed to be ...

    • Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among migrant workers in Qatar. 

      Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Ismail, Ahmed I A; Nizamuddin, Parveen B; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; ... more authors ( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)
      Limited data exist on viral hepatitis among migrant populations. This study investigated the prevalence of current hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and lifetime hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Qatar's migrant craft ...

    • Protection from previous natural infection compared with mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 in Qatar: a retrospective cohort study 

      Hiam, Chemaitelly; Ayoub, Houssein H; AlMukdad, Sawsan; Coyle, Peter; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)
      BackgroundUnderstanding protection conferred by natural SARS-CoV-2 infection versus COVID-19 vaccination is important for informing vaccine mandate decisions. We compared protection conferred by natural infection versus ...

    • Social And Behavioral Risk Factors Influencing Driver's Involvement In Rd Traffic Accidents In Qatar 

      Alkhasawneh, Mohanad; Alodat, Moh'd; Mohamed, Hussain; Al-tamimi, Mariam ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2014 , Conference Paper)
      On average, traffic accidents kill around 137 people around the world every hour. In 2004, road injuries were the first leading cause of death and predicted to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. Although the ...

    • Statistical analysis for the impact of smoking on the behavior and health of Qatari adolescents 

      Abdel-Salam A.-S.G.; Ramzan M.; Siddiqui Z. ( De Gruyter , 2018 , Article)
      The links between the use of tobacco and health risks are well known. Most of the younger smokers reside in Asia which includes Qatar, the focus country of this study. Cigarette smoking among children is rising at an ...

    • Student perspectives on the integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare services 

      Ahmad, Muna N; Abdallah, Saja A; Abbasi, Saddam A; Abdallah, Atiyeh M ( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2023 , Article)
      Background: Healthcare workers are often overworked, underfunded, and face many challenges. Integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare service provision can tackle these challenges by relieving burdens on ...

    • Using Grades in Core Curriculum Chain Courses as Predictors of Academic Performance in Subsequent Courses: A Study at Qatar University 

      Abdel-Salam, Abdel-Salam G.; Ismail, Radwa; Rhouma, Mohamed; Elatawneh, Amal; Al Hazaa, Khalifa; ... more authors ( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2023 , Article)
      The study aimed to investigate students' final grades in a linked course or chain course to determine any effect on students' academic performance in their next linked course. Courses with high D, F, and W grades were ...

    • Utilization of simulated patients to assess diabetes and asthma counseling practices among community pharmacists in Qatar 

      Paravattil, Bridget; Kheir, Nadir; Yousif, Adil ( Springer Netherlands , 2017 , Article)
      Background Patient counseling is one of the most important services a pharmacist can provide to patients. Studies have shown that counseling provided by pharmacists may prevent medication related problems and improve ...