Month: January 2023

A First Report on Side-Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines among General Population in Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

Vaccines This article aims to estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination among the general Sudanese population and investigates the frequency and level of reported side effects. Journal Article

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Prevalence and Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among Nurses during COVID-19 Pandemic

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery This article aims to assess both the prevalence and the predictors of depressive symptoms among nurses exposed to COVID-19 patients. Journal Article

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Locking Down Violence: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Non-State Actor Violence

American Political Science Review This article studies the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on ISIS activity in Iraq and argues that these measures are likely to reduce non-state actor violence, especially in urban and non-base areas by depleting actors’ resources, reducing the number of high-value civilian targets, and making it logistically more difficult to conduct…

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Exploring the Challenges of Virtual Internships during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Potential Influence on the Professional Identity of Health Professions Students: A View from Qatar University

Frontiers in Medicine This article aims to explore the challenges of virtual internships during the COVID-19 pandemic and their influence on the professional identity (PI) of the health cluster students from the College of Medicine, the College of Health Sciences, and the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University. Journal Article

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Demographic and Viral-Genetic Analyses of COVID-19 Severity in Bahrain Identify Local Risk Factors and a Protective Effect of Polymerase Mutations

medRxiv This working paper analyzes paired viral sequencing and non-genetic host data to understand host and viral determinants of severe COVID-19 infections and estimates the effects of demographic variables specific to the Bahraini population. Working Paper

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Short- and Longer-Term All-Cause Mortality among SARS-CoV-2-Infected Persons and the Pull-Forward Phenomenon in Qatar

medRxiv This working paper reports the findings of a national, matched, retrospective cohort study in Qatar to assess the risk of all-cause mortality in a cohort of people infected with COVID-19 compared with a reference national control cohort of uninfected persons. Working Paper

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Perceived Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) and Fear toward COVID-19 among Patients with Diabetes Attending Primary Healthcare Centers in Kuwait

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health This article aims to assess perceived fears, knowledge, attitudes, and prevention practices (KAP) regarding COVID-19 infection among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) attending primary healthcare centers (PHCs) in Kuwait. Journal Article

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A Comparative Study of the Effects of Distance Learning and Face-to-Face Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Learning Mathematical Concepts in Primary Students of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Education Sciences This article aims to compare the effectiveness of face-to-face learning and distance learning in helping fourth-grade primary students learn mathematical concepts by analyzing data from 120 fourth-grade students in Bahrain. Journal Article

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Prevalence and Predictive Determinants of Adherence to Vaccination against COVID-19 among Mothers Who Gave Birth in the Last Two Years in Morocco

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health This article assesses the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccination among new mothers, explores the determinants of reluctance or adherence to vaccination among this population, and investigates the intention towards vaccination among the unvaccinated. Journal Article

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The Effects of Thrombocytopenia, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Endothelial Dysfunction on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19

Qatar Medical Journal This article evaluates the combined effect of thrombocytopenia and other markers of endothelial dysfunction on disease outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and active COVID-19 infection in Qatar. Journal Article

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