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The lived experiences of frontline nurses during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Qatar: A qualitative study
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Wiley
, 2021 , Article)
This study aims to explore the lived experiences of frontline nurses providing nursing care for COVID-19 patients in Qatar. Qualitative, Phenomenological. Nurses were recruited from a designated COVID-19 facility using ...
An Early Warning Tool for Predicting Mortality Risk of COVID-19 Patients Using Machine Learning
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Springer
, 2021 , Article)
COVID-19 pandemic has created an extreme pressure on the global healthcare services. Fast, reliable, and early clinical assessment of the severity of the disease can help in allocating and prioritizing resources to reduce ...
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 ...
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 ...
Challenges in Laboratory Diagnosis of the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article)
The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has quickly spread worldwide since its discovery in Wuhan city, China in December 2019. A comprehensive strategy, including surveillance, diagnostics, research, ...
An Emergency Switch to Distance Learning in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from an Internationally Accredited Undergraduate Pharmacy Program at Qatar University
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020, The Author(s). The world is experiencing an unprecedented public health emergency owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. To control virus spread, many countries temporarily suspended classes. In this context, the availability ...
SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Smoking: What is the association? A brief review
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
Susceptibility to severe illness from COVID-19 is anticipated to be associated with cigarette smoking as it aggravates the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory illness, including infections. This is particularly important ...
The efficacy of colchicine in the management of coronavirus disease 2019: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2020 , Article)
BACKGROUND: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV2) infection is a recently emerged viral infection causing predominantly mild upper respiratory symptoms. However, in some instances, it might result in ...
Performance evaluation of five ELISA kits for detecting anti-SARS-COV-2 IgG antibodies
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
ObjectivesTo evaluate and compare the performances of five commercial ELISA assays (EDI, AnshLabs, Dia.Pro, NovaTec, and Lionex) for detecting anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG. Methods70 negative control samples (collected before the ...
The incidence of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 among asymptomatic patients: a systematic review
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Backgroundthe recent outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) has quickly spread globally since its discovery in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. A comprehensive strategy, including surveillance, diagnostics, ...