Month: January 2025

Countries’ Progress Towards Global Health Security (GHS) Increased Health Systems Resilience During The Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Difference-In-Difference Study Of 191 Countries

PLOS Global Public Health This study, including data from Middle Eastern countries, seeks to better characterize when and to what extent countries’ progress towards Global Health Security (GHS) augments health systems resilience. Journal Article

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Academic Research Productivity and Faculty Performance in Palestinian Universities: A Qualitative Investigation

An-Najah University Journal for Research – B (Humanities) The present investigation intends to examine the viewpoints of Palestinian academic personnel on the influence of the Coronavirus on their research activities and academic achievements. Journal Article

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Managing Emergency Crises Using Secure Information Through Educational Awareness: COVID-19 Case Study

Computers in Biology and Medicine This study uses a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)-Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM)-based hybrid model for health monitoring and health crisis forecasting. Journal Article

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Combating COVID-19 And Its Co-Infection By Aspergillus Tamarii SP73-EGY Using In Vitro And In Silico Studie

Nature Scientific Reports This study evaluates the antiviral properties of Aspergillus tamarii SP73-EGY isolate extract against low pathogenic coronavirus (229E), Adeno-7- and Herpes-2 viruses. Journal Article

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High Performance COVID-19 Screening Using Machine Learning

Tunis Med. This study addresses COVID-19 screening challenges through an ML model (MLM) based on gradient boosting method. The study includes several clinical features and the daily geographic prevalence of COVID-19 cases in the MLM. Journal Article

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Mofeed Digest: December 2024

The following digest summarizes the most important scholarly and policy publications, reports, and articles covering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the politics, economies, and societies of the Arab world. Mofeed Digest is produced by Mofeed Project Coordinator Serage Amatory. [MENA| Algeria | Egypt| Iraq| Jordan| Kuwait | Lebanon| Libya| Morocco| Oman| Palestine| Qatar| Saudi Arabia| UAE|Yemen] MENA [Back to Top] Psychological Antecedents Of Vaccine Inequity: Keys…

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Autoimmune Rheumatic Manifestations In A Cohort Of Egyptian COVID-19 Patients

Egyptian Journal of Immunology This study evaluates the prevalence of autoimmune rheumatic manifestations among a cohort of Egyptian patients with COVID-19 infection. Journal Article

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Comparing Characteristics And Outcomes Of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest During The Early And Late COVID-19 Pandemic At An Academic Institution In Saudi Arabia

Australian Critical Care This study compares the characteristics and outcomes of patients who sustained in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) during the early COVID-19 pandemic period (2020) with those during the late COVID-19 pandemic period (2021). Journal Article

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A 10 Year Long-Lived Cellular and Humoral MERS-CoV Immunity Cross-Recognizing the Wild-Type and Variants of SARS-CoV-2: A Potential One-Way MERS-CoV Cross-Protection Toward a Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine

Journal of Medical Virology This study, drawing on data from Saudi Arabia, comprehensively investigates the long-lasting MERS-CoV-specific cellular and humoral immunity, and its cross-reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, in individuals recovered from MERS-CoV infection 1-10 years prior. Journal Article

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Impact Of COVID-19 Lockdown On Dietary Habits And Weight Among Tunisian Adults

La Tunisie Medicale This study assesses the impact of quarantine measures in Tunisia, with a focus on examining changes in dietary habits, levels of physical activity, psychological patterns, and factors contributing to weight gain. Journal Article

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