Egypt

Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on Sustainable Development Goals Indicators in Egypt Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction This article assesses indicators of specific Sustainable Development Goals in reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 by conducting several questionnaire surveys among experts in Egypt. The scope of this research is limited to addressing poverty alleviation, hunger abatement, healthcare promotion, sustainable economic growth, and climate change mitigation. Journal Article

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Love of Life: Role of Positive and Negative Traits among Egyptian Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mankind Quarterly This article aims to study the role of negative and positive traits among Egyptian students during the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a model of love of life (LOL) as a component of subjective well-being (SWB). A sample of 309 Egyptian college students responded to the following scales: Love of Life, self-esteem, SWB, positive…

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SARS-CoV-2 Genome Variations and Evolution Patterns in Egypt: A Multi-Center Study

Scientific Reports This article reports on the study of 110 diagnosed positive COVID-19 patient’s samples collected from Kasr Al-Aini Hospital and the Children Cancer Hospital Egypt between May 2020 and January 2021. The viral genomes were sequenced by next generation sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis was performed to understand viral transmission dynamics. Journal Article

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COVID, Care and the City: Perspectives from MENA

London School of Economics This article inquires whether the interval of COVID-19 produced particular challenges and practices in the MENA region, and how these shifted over the period from 2020-2022. The authors draw on contributions related to different urban centres including Lebanon, Egypt and Tunis, and with a special focus on Palestine and Palestinians in…

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Comorbidities and Outcomes among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Upper Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery This article aims to evaluate the impact of comorbidities in COVID-19 patients on the outcome and to determine predictors of prolonged hospital stay, requisite for intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Journal Article

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Modelling the Fourth Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt

Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science This article studies the dynamics of COVID-19 in Egypt using machine learning algorithms and the epidemiological model SEIR. Among the machine learning models studied, two models showed promising results (SVR, SEGPR). Journal Article

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Post COVID-19 Firm-Level Government Support in Egypt: Uneven Allocation and Unequal Effects

Economic Research Forum This article explores the allocation and effectiveness of government support to firms in Egypt where the authors considered both financial support measures which were already being implemented pre-COVID, as well as tax- and loan-related exemptions and deferments. The main findings show that government support has helped mitigate the effects of COVID-19, with…

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Prevalence of COVID-19 in Egyptian Children with Hemoglobinopathies and Inherited Anemias

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology This article aims to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 cases among children with hemoglobinopathies and other inherited anemias living in El-Minya Governorate, Egypt, who are at high risk of exposure to infection. Journal Article

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Optimum Stratum Boundaries and Sample Sizes for COVID-19 Data in Egypt

PLOS One This article explains the optimum stratum boundaries model and proposes a mathematical goal programming model to maintain precise data on COVID-19 cases. It also used information on COVID-19 in Egypt to evaluate the suggested model’s performance, where the results came out identical to the reality of COVID-19 waves in Egypt. Journal Article

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Characteristics, Causes and Impact of Headache among a Sample of Physicians Working during COVID-19 Pandemic

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery This article determines the prevalence of new onset headache among physicians working in COVID-19 isolation hospitals and its impact on their performance. Authors also aimed to explore factors affecting the headache symptoms and its clinical characteristics. Journal Article

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