Determining the Degree of Burnout among Frontline Nurses in COVID-19 Track and Trace Swabbing Field Teams in Qatar by Romualdo Paul A. Pinca (18507120)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">During the COVID-19 pandemic, a series of spikes in COVID-19 cases affected Qatar, increasing efforts to track, isolate, and test close contacts of a confirmed positive case. …”

How did an international football competition influence the number of 999 calls a national ambulance service had to respond to? A retrospective study by Reem Bassam Tluli (18505131)

“…This study investigates how the FIFA World Cup (WC) Qatar 2022^TM affected regular emergency ambulance call volumes, by comparing the number of ambulance dispatches during the football with previous call volume data for the same period in the previous three years.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">Qatar’s 999 call volume data for the months of November and December 2019 to 2022 was compared with respect to the population size. …”

Generalized and pregnancy-related anxiety prevalence and predictors among pregnant women attending primary health care in Qatar, 2018–2019 by Sarah Naja (9954737)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Cumulative evidence suggests that early identification of anxiety in pregnancy is important, given that antenatal anxiety has been linked to morbid outcomes in expecting mothers and their offspring. …”

MicroRNA Expression Profiling on Paired Primary and Lymph Node Metastatic Breast Cancer Revealed Distinct microRNA Profile Associated With LNM by Ramesh Elango (7542068)

“…The expression of 14 miRNAs (Up: hsa-miR-155-5p, hsa-miR-150-5p, hsa-miR-146a-5p, hsa-miR-142-5p and down: hsa-miR-200a-3p, hsa-miR-200b-3p, hsa-miR-200c-3p, hsa-miR-205-5p, hsa-miR-210-3p, hsa-miR-214-3p, hsa-miR-141-3p, hsa-miR-127-3p, hsa-miR-125a-5p, and hsa-let-7c-5p) was subsequently validated in a second cohort of 32 breast and 32 matched LNM tumor tissues. …”

Healthcare Services for Spectators during the FIFA World Cup 2022^TM by Muhammad Arsalan Zamir (18466355)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Players are often viewed as the single-most important participants in a FIFA World Cup^TM, but in fact spectators make it a global spectacle. …”

Influence of hosting the world’s most popular football competition on Response and Transport Time of Ground Emergency Ambulances in Qatar by Reem Bassam Tluli (18505131)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Qatar was anticipating approximately 1.2 million visitors during the FIFA World Cup 2022TM, significantly increasing the population, road traffic1 , and the number of emergency calls received,2 which could potentially affect the response and transportation times of emergency ambulances. …”

The cost-benefit associated with the maturity of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program versus prematurity in Heart Hospital of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar by Dina Abushanab (10696501)

“…The most contributing factor was the cost of hospitalization stay (Figure 2).</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">M-ASP was associated with decreased operational and resource costs, but this was outweighed by increased costs of resistance and drug use, which could be due to higher sample size in the M-ASP. …”

An overview of wide and ultra wide bandgap semiconductors for next-generation power electronics applications by Reshma Ravindran (23157058)

“…<p dir="ltr">High-efficiency <u>power electronic converters</u> are imperative for future applications aiming to meet sustainability goals, as increased efficiency translates to reduced energy consumption. …”

Women’s empowerment as a determinant of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review focused on Nigeria by Joel-Medewase Victor Idowu (22155178)

Road safety and traffic medicine in Iran: Achievements and challenges by A. Motevalian (19807242)

“…The reduction in number of deaths happened despite a four-fold increase in number of motor vehicles. Some of the interventions that might be contributing to this achievement include the following: a) the new traffic law passed in 2010 that replaced the previous one dating back to 1968. …”

Nurse-Led System-wide Unit-based Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury (HAPI) Reduction Project by Mariam Al-Mutawa (18505317)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">In Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) facilities, approximately 45 incidents of Hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) were reported monthly between 2018 and 2021. …”

The Impact of Interprofessional Immersive Simulation-Based Education on Learning Outcomes and Perceived Competence and Practice in Specialty and Sub-specialty Critical Care Courses by Mona Farah (18466432)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Critical care is a stressful environment with high work intensity. …”

Risk Factors for Post-Cesarean, Surgical Site Infections in a Multi-Ethnic Population of Qatar by Sufia Athar (14777830)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The surgical site infection (SSI) rate after Cesarean delivery (CD) is considered one of the key performance indicators, not only for developing and under-developed countries but also for developed nations. …”

Ambulatory general urgent clinic: an initiative at the time of COVID-19 pandemic by Abdullah Al-Hothi (18505290)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">In the ambulatory outpatients’ services, timely assessment of patients leads to earlier recognition of diseases and appropriate treatment. …”

Evaluation of nursing students' engagement in two different simulation modalities by Burcu Dogan (18505001)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Simulation-based education has been increasingly integrated into healthcare professional training owing to its proven efficacy in enhancing clinical skills and knowledge within a secure and supervised setting. …”

National Ambulance Service’s Preparation for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022^TM by Montaha Khaled Chakif (18505072)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The Internationale Federation of Football Association (FIFA) World Cup (WC) is a global sporting event attracting millions of international spectators. …”

Food purchase and eating behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of Russian adults by Tarek Ben Hassen (15742605)

“…Indeed, the survey results suggested (i) a change in the modality of acquiring food, consumers reduced the number of shopping trips and buying more on each trip to minimize store visits; (ii) a surge of stockpiling of non-perishable food items; (iii) a shift toward healthier diets; (iv) an increase in culinary capabilities; (v) a decrease of food waste. …”

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study by Richard Charles Franklin (9154052)

Applying value-based strategies to accelerate access to novel cancer medications: guidance from the Oncology Health Economics Expert Panel in Qatar (Q-OHEP) by Anas Hamad (9545771)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">In line with global trends, cancer incidence and mortality may have decreased for specific types of cancer in Qatar. …”

Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17 by Aniruddha Deshpande (4377094)

“…For piped water, the safest water facility type, access increased from 40·0% (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 39·4–40·7) to 50·3% (50·0–50·5), but was lowest in sub-Saharan Africa, where access to piped water was mostly concentrated in urban centres. …”