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BIO-CXRNET: a robust multimodal stacking machine learning technique for mortality risk prediction of COVID-19 patients using chest X-ray images and clinical data
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2023 , Article)
Nowadays, quick, and accurate diagnosis of COVID-19 is a pressing need. This study presents a multimodal system to meet this need. The presented system employs a machine learning module that learns the required knowledge ...
The attitude and knowledge of pediatricians and family physicians toward COVID-19 vaccination in children: A cross-sectional study
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2023 , Article)
COVID-19 vaccines to children are expected to reduce the transmission of the disease to high-risk groups and achieve herd immunity in younger populations. A positive attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination in children among ...
Report from the World Health Organization’s immunization and vaccines related implementation research advisory committee (IVIR-AC) meeting, Geneva, 11–13 September 2023
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Evaluating vaccine-related research is critical to maximize the potential of vaccination programmes. The WHO Immunization and Vaccine-related Implementation Research Advisory Committee (IVIR-AC) provides an independent ...
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Personality Traits; Results from a Large National Cross-Sectional Survey in Qatar
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article)
Attitudes to vaccination arise from a complex interplay of personal and environmental factors. This has been true for the COVID-19 vaccination attitudes too and understanding personal factors would help design immunisation ...
Antibiotics Prescriptions Pattern among Patients Visiting Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) before and during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study from Qatar
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article)
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been associated with an increased risk of secondary bacterial infections. Numerous studies have reported a surge in antibiotic usage ...
Management of suicide and self-harm risk by the National Mental Health Helpline in the State of Qatar
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Cambridge University Press
, 2023 , Article)
Background Suicide is a serious public health problem. Aims To investigate the sociodemographic and clinical features of callers (patients) classed by the Qatar National Mental Health Helpline (NMHH) as moderate to high ...
The importance of investing in data, models, experiments, team science, and public trust to help policymakers prepare for the next pandemic
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Public Library of Science
, 2023 , Article Review)
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about valuable insights regarding models, data, and experiments. In this narrative review, we summarised the existing literature on these three themes, exploring the challenges of providing ...
Toward a meta-vaccine future: Promoting vaccine confidence in the metaverse
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SAGE Publications Inc.
, 2023 , Article)
The metaverse has a promising role to serve as a global platform and tackle one of the most intractable public health challenges; vaccine hesitancy. Active efforts in this field can enhance vaccine acceptance thus leading ...
Immunisation against COVID-19 in Pregnancy and of Women Planning Pregnancy
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
Following reports of the first human SARS-CoV2 infection in December 2019 from Wuhan Province, China, there was such rapid spread that by March 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) had declared a pandemic. Over 6.5 ...
Precise and insufficient scientific endeavour: COVID-19 pandemic experience from Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Edinburgh University Global Health Society
, 2023 , Article)
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exacted a heavy burden for healthcare systems and medical professionals globally. Countries with a substantial portion of unvaccinated populations face difficulties in defending ...