COVID-19 Research: Recent submissions

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    • Exploring the effect of image enhancement techniques on COVID-19 detection using chest X-ray images 

      Tawsifur, Rahman; Khandakar, Amith; Qiblawey, Yazan; Tahir, Anas; Kiranyaz, Serkan; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Computer-aided diagnosis for the reliable and fast detection of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has become a necessity to prevent the spread of the virus during the pandemic to ease the burden on the healthcare system. Chest ...

    • Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients: a living systematic review and meta-analysis 

      Imad M., Tleyjeh; Kashour, Zakariya; Damlaj, Moussab; Riaz, Muhammad; Tlayjeh, Haytham; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      ObjectivesCytokine release syndrome with elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels is associated with multiorgan damage and death in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our objective was to perform a living systematic ...

    • Support of intelligent emergent materials to combat COVID-19 pandemic 

      Yalcin, Huseyin C.; Kaushik, Ajeet ( Springer , 2021 , Article)
      The COVID-19 pandemic, associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection transmitted via human to human and cause lifethreatening respiratory diseases, has emerged as an everincreasing global health and economic crisis since its ...

    • SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Smoking: What is the association? A brief review 

      Ishita, Gupta; Sohail, Muhammad Umar; Elzawawi, Khaled E.; Amarah, Ahmed H.; Vranic, Semir; ... more authors ( 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 ...

    • SARS-CoV-2 and immune-microbiome interactions: Lessons from respiratory viral infections 

      Farhan, Cyprian; Sohail, Muhammad Umar; Abdelhafez, Ibrahim; Salman, Salma; Attique, Zakria; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      By the beginning of 2020, infection caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had rapidly evolved into an emergent worldwide pandemic, an outbreak whose unprecedented consequences highlighted ...

    • تجرؤ القطيعة: أفريقيا مابعد كوفيد-19 

      بن بيه, رشيد; Benbih, Rachid ( دار نشر جامعة قطر , 2020 , Book Review)
      صدر كتاب تجرؤ القطيعة: أفريقيا ما بعد جائحة كوفيد-19 في سبتمبر 2020، وهو عمل جماعي، ومشروع شارك في إعداده 22 باحثًا وخبيرًا أفريقيًا، ينتمون إلى أكثر من دولة أفريقية، وأكثر من تخصص (التاريخ، والعلوم الطبية، وعلم الاجتماع، ...

    • Challenges for Higher Education in Crisis Stricken Times – The Effects of Covid-19 in Preparing Universities for Future 

      Al-Maadeed, Mariam; Marques, Miguel Athayde; المعاضيد, مريم; ماركيز, ميغيل أتايد ( دار نشر جامعة قطر , 2020 , Article)
      This viewpoint analyses the status and transformation of Higher Education institutions during unpredicted great challenges such as the current Covid-19, which disrupted most of the economies on the planet. The changes ...

    • Distinct antibody repertoires against endemic human coronaviruses in children and adults. 

      Khan, Taushif; Rahman, Mahbuba; Al Ali, Fatima; Huang, Susie Sy; Ata, Manar; ... more authors ( American Society for Clinical Investigation , 2021 , Article)
      Four endemic human coronaviruses (HCoVs) are commonly associated with acute respiratory infection in humans. B cell responses to these "common cold" viruses remain incompletely understood. Here we report a comprehensive ...

    • Evaluation of antibody response in symptomatic and asymptomatic covid-19 patients and diagnostic assessment of new IgM/IgG elisa kits 

      Al-Jighefee, Hadeel T.; Yassine, Hadi M.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K. ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This study aims to study the immune response and evaluate the performances of four new IgM and five IgG enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits for detecting ...

    • Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Early Travel-Associated COVID-19 Cases 

      Marei, Reham M.; Emara, Mohamed M.; Elsaied, Omar M.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Chivese, Tawanda; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)
      © Copyright © 2020 Marei, Emara, Elsaied, Nasrallah, Chivese, Al-Romaihi, Althani, Al Thani, Farag and Yassine. Background: SARS-CoV-2 continues to claim hundreds of thousands of people's lives. It mostly affects the elderly ...

    • Study of Flexible Working Arrangements in context of Covid-19 in Qatar 

      Mahboob, Samra (2021 , Professional Masters Project)
      Digitalization and social networks have impacted the way people communicate, collaborate and work. Employees are starting to take greater control and autonomy over their working hours. Experts suggest that flexible work ...

    • Diagnostic Efficiency of Three Fully Automated Serology Assays and Their Correlation with a Novel Surrogate Virus Neutralization Test in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic SARS-COV-2 Individuals 

      Younes, Salma; Al-Jighefee, Hadeel; Shurrab, Farah; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Younes, Nadin; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article)
      Abstract: To support the deployment of serology assays for population screening during the COVID-19 pandemic, we compared the performance of three fully automated SARS-CoV-2 IgG assays: Mindray CL-900i® (target: spike [S] ...

    • Platforms Exploited for SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Development. 

      Mathew, Shilu; Faheem, Muhammed; Hassain, Neeraja A; Benslimane, Fatiha M; Thani, Asmaa A Al; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2020 , Article Review)
      The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the only zoonotic-origin coronavirus (CoV) that has reached the pandemic stage. The virus uses its spike (S) glycoprotein to attach to the host cells ...

    • Epidemiological investigation of the first 5685 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Qatar, 28 February-18 April 2020 

      Al Kuwari, Hanan M.; Abdul Rahim, Hanan F.; Abu-Raddad, Laith J.; Abou-Samra, Abdul Badi; Al Kanaani, Zaina; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)
      © Authors 2020 Objective To define the epidemiological curve of COVID-19 in Qatar and determine factors associated with severe or critical illness. Design Case series of first 5685 COVID-19 cases in Qatar. Setting and ...

    • Two prolonged viremic SARS-CoV-2 infections with conserved viral genome for two months 

      Laith J., Abu-Raddad; Chemaitelly, Hiam; Malek, Joel A.; Ahmed, Ayeda A.; Mohamoud, Yasmin A.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      We document two cases of viremic and prolonged active infection with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) where the viral genome was conserved for two months, but infection was with little or ...

    • The transcriptomic profiling of SARS-CoV-2 compared to SARS, MERS, EBOV, and H1N1 

      Alsamman, Alsamman M; Zayed, Hatem ( Public Library of Science , 2020 , Article)
      The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global crisis that threatens our way of life. As of November 18, 2020, SARS-CoV-2 has claimed more than 1,342,709 lives, with a global mortality rate of ~2.4% and a recovery rate of ...

    • العقود المالية وأزمة كورونا دراسة شرعية 

      بوضاية, مراد; Mourad, Boudaia ( بيت المشورة للاستشارات المالية , 2020 , Article)
      يهدف هذا البحث لدراسة أثر أزمة كورونا)كوفيد- 19 ( على العقود المالية شرعا، من خلال تحديد درجة ورتبة تأثير فيروس كورونا على العقود المالية، ثم بيان المسالك التي انتهجها العلماء لمعالجة اختلال الالتزامات التعاقدية الناتجة ...

    • Migrant Workers Impact on Social life of the Gulf Countries During COVID 19 

      Parveen, Tabassum ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Six GCC countries are the home of the global migrant workers. As at present estimated that about 56 million population of collectively of GCC among 30 million populations are not nationals.Huge migrants population and ...

    • Volunteers of Oman during the Corona Crisis: An Exploratory Study in the Sociology of Altruism 

      Tabishat, Mohammed ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Volunteering is a major aspect of contemporary globalized societies. It has long been an indicator for proper functioning of society at large. Further, it made notable difference for individuals, groups and organizations. ...

    • COVID-19 and Migrant Workers in the Gulf 

      Rahman, Md Mizanur ( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      As the global COVID-19 crisis unfolds, the Gulf countries faces an unprecedent challenge of containing the spread of the virus among the non-national residents. Since migrants in Gulf countries live primarily in labour ...