Egypt

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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Clinical and Chest Computed Tomography Features of Patients Suffering from Mild and Severe COVID-19 at Fayoum University Hospital in Egypt

PLOS One This article investigates whether chest CT characteristics are correlated to COVID-19 severity. Specifically, it evaluates the potential association between clinical data and 25-point CT score and investigates their predictive significance in COVID-19-positive patients at Fayoum University Hospital in Egypt. Journal Article

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Outcome and Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients Associated with Stroke: A Multicenter Hospital-Based Study in Egypt

The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery The article studies the impact of COVID-19 on strokes by examining the outcomes and characteristics of patients who had an acute ischemic stroke due to COVID-19 infection. Journal Article

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A New Approach in Identifying the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on University Student’s Academic Performance

Alexandria Engineering Journal This article uses statistics and machine learning approaches to study the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on education systems especially on university students’ psychological health. The study was performed on students in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan and looked at key determinants such as the use of digital devices, sleep habits, social communication,…

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Acceptance Rate of COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Predictors in Egypt: An Online Survey

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries This article presents the findings of a self-administered study conducted on random participants from six different Egyptian governorates to assess the acceptance rate of COVID-19 vaccination among the Egyptian adult population. Journal Article

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