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The Gender Hub This article analyzes the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gulf countries’ economies and migrant populations, with a particular focus on Sri Lankan labor migrants. Article
Read MoreCureus This article aims to explore the rates of depression, anxiety, and stress among medical students at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify the factors associated with a higher risk of these mental disruptions. Journal Article
Read MoreBMC Public Health This article shows that Jordanian, Palestinian, Lebanese, and Saudi Arabian respondents reported the highest rates of food insecurity in the Arab region during the COVID-19 pandemic, whereas Oman and Bahrain reported the lowest rates. Journal Article
Read MoreInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases This article aims to compare clinical manifestations, laboratory characteristics, and outcomes of children presenting to tertiary care in Oman with SARS-CoV-2 or common human coronaviruses (HCoV) infection. Journal Article
Read MoreSultan Qaboos University Medical Journal This article aims to investigate the change in the pattern of the presentation of trauma cases at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital before the COVID-19 pandemic and during its first two waves. Journal Article
Read MoreNature Scientific Reports This article aims to investigate the differential mediating roles of resilience in the relationship between the presence of and search for MIL (meaning in life), and stress among Omani college students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Article
Read MoreJordanian Education Journal This article aims to identify the role of interactive social media in forming academic public opinion during the COVID-19 crisis among students of the University of Nizwa in the Sultanate of Oman. Journal Article
Read MoreCureus This article aims to determine the incidence of AKI (acute kidney injury), risk factors including hyperglycemia, and the requirement for renal dialysis among patients with COVID-19 given that AKI is an associated adverse outcome. Journal Article
Read MoreJournal of Advanced Pediatrics and Child Health This article aims to assess the impact of COVID-19 on CPSs (child protection services) in Oman by studying the change in the number of reported cases of child abuse and the change in the reporting procedure at the Ministry of Social Development (MOSD). Journal Article
Read MoreQuantitative Biology This article builds a mathematical model for the dynamics of COVID-19 to assess the impact of placing healthy individuals in quarantine and isolating infected ones on the number of hospitalization and intensive care unit cases in Oman. Journal Article
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