Month: July 2022

Potential Role of TLR3 and RIG-I Genes Expression in Surviving COVID-19 Patients with Different Severity of Infection

Iraqi Journal of Science This article reports on a case-control study (100 recovered COVID 19 cases and 100 healthy individuals) which aimed to determine the role of gender, age, TLR3 and RIG-I genes in COVID-19 aggressiveness. Journal Article

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The Impact of e-Learning Systems on Motivating Students and Enhancing Their Outcomes during COVID-19: A Mixed-Method Approach

Frontiers in Psychology This article analyzes the impact of e-learning systems utilized during the COVID-19 pandemic across Algerian universities on higher education students’ motivation and outcomes. Journal Article

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ABO Blood Group in Relation to COVID-19 Susceptibility and Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Observational Study in the United Arab Emirates

Life The article studies the relation between ABO blood groups and clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients. 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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Prevalence of SARS -CoV-2 IgG/IgM Antibodies among Patients in Zakho City, Kurdistan, Iraq

The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries This article aims to detect seropositivity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus among outpatients, symptomatic, and asymptomatic individuals in Zakho City in Kurdistan. Journal Article

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Establishing the First COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Biobank in Jordan

Biopreservation and Biobanking This article reflects on the identification and storage of 214 fresh frozen plasma units qualified for CCP-plasma therapy for COVID-19 patients according to World Health Organization standards and the subsequent establishment of the first COVID-19-convalescent plasma data and plasma biobank for treating COVID-19-infected cancer patients in Jordan and the region. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Vaccines and Roles of the Health Regulatory Authority in Tunisia

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness This article outlines the roles of the Tunisian regulatory authority, the Directorate of Pharmacy and Medicines (DPM) at the Ministry of Health, in the registration and the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine. Journal Article

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Income Loss and COVID-19: Evidence from Tunisia

European Journal of Business and Management Research This article assesses income loss during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia in light of factors such as education, job sectors, and income brackets. Journal Article

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Fear and Death Anxiety in the Shadow of COVID-19 among the Lebanese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study

PLOS One This article assesses the fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated factors among the adult population in Lebanon. Death anxiety was identified as the most significant predictor of fear related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Low SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Blood Donors after the First 6 Months of COVID-19 Epidemic in the Tobruk Region, Eastern Libya

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness This article estimates the seroprevalence rate of antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (anti-SARS-CoV-2) in blood donors’ population to reflect the progression of the epidemic in the Tobruk region and reveal how many people have contracted the virus because only symptomatic cases had been registered. Journal Article

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