Egypt

Impact of Obesity and Its Associated Comorbid Conditions on COVID-19 Presentation

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy This article aims to evaluate the impact of obesity and its related complications on the course of COVID-19 in Egyptian patients. Journal Article

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Assessment of Commitment to Healthy Daily Habits and Diets, Preventive Measures, and Beliefs about Natural Products Utilization during COVID-19 Pandemic in Certain Population in Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Pharmacy Practice This article aims to assess the commitment of participants in Saudi Arabia and Egypt towards healthy daily habits, preventive measures, healthy food habits, and beliefs about natural products as immunostimulants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article

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Assessment of COVID -19 Associated Coagulopathy and Multiple Hemostatic Markers: A Single Center Study in Egypt

Infection This article aims to evaluate COVID-19-associated coagulopathy and DIC among patients of Upper Egypt. It studied 106 COVID-19 patients and 51 apparently healthy controls. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Food Policy Response Monitor for Egypt

IFPRI Egypt This article compiles Egypt’s food policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and features the “Food Policy Response Monitor” which is a tool that provides an overview of key food policy responses in a tabular format and is updated regularly. Article

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Economic Trouble in Five Non-Oil Arab Countries

Strategic Comments This article discusses the economic shocks induced by the COVID-19 pandemic in five non-oil exporters in the Arab States region, namely Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia. The article studies the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global energy and food markets and how those disruptions were manifested in these countries. Journal…

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COVID-19 Pandemic, Real Effective Exchange Rate and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: Evidence from Morocco, Turkey and Egypt

International Journal of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting This article aims to empirically study the impact of real effective exchange rate (REER) volatility in different exchange rate arrangements for the 1990–2020 period and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Morocco, Turkey and Egypt. Journal Article

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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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