Medical Research

Social Determinants and Mental Health Needs of Palestine Refugees and UNRWA Responses in Gaza during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Assessment

BMC Public Health This article aims to determine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of Palestine refugees in Gaza by identifying the role of social determinants. Journal Article

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Effect of BNT162b2 Antigen Dosage on Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Infection

medRxiv This working paper compares the incidence of COVID-19 Omicron infection in the Qatari cohort of adolescents 12 years of age who received the two-dose primary series of the 30-µg BNT162b2 vaccine to that in the Qatari cohort of adolescents 11 years of age who received the two-dose primary-series of the pediatric 10-µg BNT162b2 vaccine….

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Long-term Effectiveness of Inactivated Vaccine BBIBP-CorV (Vero Cells) against COVID-19 Associated Severe and Critical Hospitalization in Morocco

PLOS One This article aims to estimate the effectiveness of the inactivated COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine currently deployed in Morocco against SARS-CoV-2 severe disease/ hospitalization within 9 months after vaccination. Journal Article

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Prevalence of OCD Symptoms in the UAE during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Research Square This working paper measures the prevalence of OCD-like symptoms among the adult population of the United Arab Emirates during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic with no baseline OCD diagnosis and correlates it with possible risk factors. Working Paper

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COVID-19 Vaccination Side Effects among the Child Age Group: A Large Cross-Sectional Online Based Survey in Saudi Arabia

BMC Infectious Diseases This article aims to understand the side effects of children’s vaccination against COVID-19 infection in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article

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Employing Transfer Learning for Diagnosing COVID-19 Disease

International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering This article focuses on radiography as one of the simplest methods to detect COVID-19 infections and therefore, the authors propose a method that can diagnose the disease based on radiography (X-ray chest) and deep learning techniques. Journal Article

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Cluster Analysis of Biochemical Markers as Predictor of COVID-19 Severity

Baghdad Science Journal This article aims to identify patient groups in Iraq with a high and low risk of developing COVID-19 using a cluster analysis of several biomarkers. Journal Article

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The Retrospective Pilot Study of the Prevalence of Olfactory Dysfunction or Loss of Smell, Loss of Taste, and Oral Manifestations Among COVID-19 Positive Health Workers in Muscat, Oman

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery This article assesses the prevalence of the loss of smell and taste (LOST) and oral manifestations in COVID-19 cases and examines whether these (LOST & oral manifestations) can be premonitory manifestations and whether they can predict the prognosis of COVID-19. Journal Article

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What Happened during COVID-19 in African ICUs? An Observational Study of Pulmonary Co-Infections, Superinfections, and Mortality in Morocco

PLOS One This article aims to describe the prevalence of bacterial co-infections and superinfections in critically ill adults with severe COVID-19 pneumonia in Morocco, the micro-organisms involved, and the impact of these infections on survival. Journal Article

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COVID-19 Patient Characteristics and Time to Viral Clearance: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Multiethnic Population (United Arab Emirates)

Journal of Clinical Virology This article aims to investigate the factors influencing the time to viral clearance in COVID-19 patients using medical records from 1785 adult patients of various ethnicities treated at NMC Royal Hospital in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Journal Article

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