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Randomized controlled trial of convalescent plasma therapy against standard therapy in patients with severe COVID-19 disease by AlQahtani, Manaf, Abdulrahman, Abdulkarim, Almadani, Abdulrahman, Alali, Salman Yousif, Al Zamrooni, Alaa Mahmood, Hejab, Amal Hamza, Conroy, Ronán M., Wasif, Pearl, Otoom, Sameer, Atkin, Stephen L., Abduljalil, Manal

“…Convalescent plasma (CP) therapy in COVID-19 disease may improve clinical outcome in severe disease. This pilot study was undertaken to inform feasibility and…”
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The prevalence of asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 in a cohort of quarantined subjects by Al-Qahtani, Manaf, AlAli, Salman, AbdulRahman, AbdulKarim, Salman Alsayyad, Adel, Otoom, Sameer, Atkin, Stephen L.

“…•2714 individuals underwent mandatory quarantine.•136 individuals were SARS-CoV-2 positive on arrival, of whom the majority (92) were asymptomatic.•A further…”
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Randomized controlled trial of favipiravir, hydroxychloroquine, and standard care in patients with mild/moderate COVID-19 disease by AlQahtani, Manaf, Kumar, Nitya, Aljawder, Dhuha, Abdulrahman, Abdulkarim, Mohamed, Mohammed Wael, Alnashaba, Fatema, Fayyad, Mohammed Abu, Alshaikh, Faisal, Alsahaf, Fatima, Saeed, Sawsan, Almahroos, Amal, Abdulrahim, Zainab, Otoom, Sameer, Atkin, Stephen L.

“…Favipiravir has antiviral activity against influenza, West Nile virus, and yellow fever virus and against flaviviruses. The objective of this pilot study was…”
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COVID-19 and sickle cell disease in Bahrain by AbdulRahman, Abdulkarim, AlAli, Salman, Yaghi, Omar, Shabaan, Mohammed, Otoom, Sameer, Atkin, Stephen L., AlQahtani, Manaf

“…•Sickle cell disease results from a mutation in the hemoglobin beta chain.•SARS-CoV-2 may decrease the heme oxygen-carrying capacity.•Reduced oxygen carrying…”
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Author Correction: Randomized controlled trial of favipiravir, hydroxychloroquine, and standard care in patients with mild/moderate COVID-19 disease by AlQahtani, Manaf, Kumar, Nitya, Aljawder, Dhuha, Abdulrahman, Abdulkarim, Mohamed, Mohammed Wael, Alnashaba, Fatema, Fayyad, Mohammed Abu, Alshaikh, Faisal, Alsahaf, Fatima, Saeed, Sawsan, Almahroos, Amal, Abdulrahim, Zainab, Otoom, Sameer, Atkin, Stephen L.

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Time Till Viral Clearance of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Is Similar for Asymptomatic and Non-critically Symptomatic Individuals by Kumar, Nitya, AbdulRahman, AbdulKarim, AlAli, Salman, Otoom, Sameer, Atkin, Stephen L, AlQahtani, Manaf

“…Despite the modeled estimations of the burden of asymptomatic spread, the duration of viral positivity and infectiousness of severe acute respiratory syndrome…”
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Selecting graduates for the interns' award by using multisource feedback process: does it work? by Strachan, Kathryn, Otoom, Sameer, Al-Gallaf, Amal, Al Ansari, Ahmed

“…The purpose of this study is to find a reliable method for choosing graduates for a higher-education award. One such method that has achieved notable…”
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Nifedipine inhibits picrotoxin-induced seizure activity: further evidence on the involvement of L-type calcium channel blockers in epilepsy by Otoom, Sameer, Hasan, Zuhair

“…A large body of evidence supports the role of L‐type calcium channels in epileptogenesis. The aim of the present study was to study the efficacy of the…”
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Knowledge of management of epilepsy in young adults in Jordan by Otoom, Sameer A., Al-Safi, Saafan A., Sequeira, Reginald P., Alkofahi, Ahmad S.

“…Nationwide studies on public knowledge of epilepsy have been undertaken in several countries, but not in Jordan. The purpose of this study was to evaluate…”
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Propofol exhibits antiepileptic activity in hippocampal pyramidal neurons by Otoom, Sameer A., Hasan, Zuheir

“…Propofol was reported to exhibit an antiepileptic activity. This study was performed to investigate the effect of propofol on evoked and spontaneous…”
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Influence of CYP2C9, VKORC1, and CYP4F2 polymorphisms on the pharmacodynamic parameters of warfarin: a cross-sectional study by Sridharan, Kannan, Al Banna, Rashed, Malalla, Zainab, Husain, Aysha, Sater, Mai, Jassim, Ghufran, Otoom, Sameer

“…Warfarin is the most commonly evaluated drug in pharmacogenetic-guided dosing studies. However, gaps remain regarding the influence of the genetic…”
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Veratridine‐Induced Wet Dog Shake Behaviour and Apoptosis in Rat Hippocampus by Otoom, Sameer A., Handu, Shailendra S., Wazir, Javed F., James, Henry, Sharma, Paras R., Hasan, Zuheir A., Sequeira, Reginald P.

“…: We have previously evaluated veratridine as an in vitro model of seizure using conventional electrophysiological recordings in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal…”
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The Association of Blood Biochemical Parameters with Myocardial Infarction by Nusier, Mohamad Khalid, El-Akawi, Zeyad, Otoom, Sameer Abd-Alkareem

“…Biochemical changes that occurred in the blood of myocardial infarction patients were investigated. Two hundred and fifty two patient, 180 males and 72 females…”
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Distribution of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Among Adults in Jordan: A National Survey by Al-Safi, Saafan A., Otoom, Sameer A.

“…Knowledge of population distribution of blood pressure is useful for predicting blood pressure related health burden as well as for planning prevention…”
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Testing the Awareness of Hazardous Nature of Printmaking Materials among Printmaking Students in Traditional and Non-Toxic Printmaking Programs by Radaydeh, Bassam Naser, Otoom, Sameer Abd-Alkareem

“…Objective: The literature documents and supports the fact that many art supplies contain toxic substances which are considered harmful to the health of…”
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Valproic acid intensifies epileptiform activity in the hippocampal pyramidal neurons by Otoom, Sameer A, Alkadhi, Karim A

“…The effects of large concentrations of valproic acid (VPA) on veratridine-induced epileptiform activity (veratridine model) were investigated in rat…”
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Action of carbamazepine on epileptiform activity of the verartidine model in CA1 neurons by Otoom, Sameer A., Alkadhi, Karim A.

“…The veratridine epileptiform model was utilized to assess the antiepileptic effect of Carbamazepine (CBZ) in rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons using…”
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New antiepileptic drugs. A clinical overview by Otoom, Sameer A, Daoud, Azhar S

“…After a gap of approximately 20 years, a new generation of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) has recently been developed. More than 8 drugs have been licensed in at…”
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Guanosine 3`,5`-monophosphate is not a marker of the proepileptic activity of valproic acid in hippocampal brain tissues by Otoom, Sameer A, Alkadhi, Karim A, Daoud, Azhar S

“…Guanosine 3`,5` monophosphate (cGMP) can be used as a marker of the epileptogenicity of proconvulsant drugs. As valproic acid (VPA), at certain concentrations,…”
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Epileptiform activity of veratridine model in rat brain slices: effects of antiepileptic drugs by Otoom, Sameer A, Alkadhi, Karim A

“…The effects of the antiepileptic drugs valproic acid (VPA), phenytoin (PHT), and ethosuximide (ESM) on evoked and spontaneous seizure-like (epileptiform)…”
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