Publications by authors named "Ahmad Al-Awadhi"

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  • Gastric duplication cysts are rare congenital intestinal abnormalities found anywhere in the alimentary canal, often developing on the stomach's greater curvature.
  • A 4-year-old Caucasian boy was admitted after experiencing 2 days of central stomach pain, 4 days of vomiting, and other symptoms like fever and decreased appetite.
  • During surgery, a problematic area in the transverse colon was observed, showing degraded inflamed tissue along with necrotic sections covered by omentum.
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This study investigates whether contagious infectious diseases affect stock market outcomes. As a natural experiment, we use panel data analysis to test the effect of the COVID-19 virus, which is a contagious infectious disease, on the Chinese stock market. The findings indicate that both the daily growth in total confirmed cases and in total cases of death caused by COVID-19 have significant negative effects on stock returns across all companies.

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Aims: To quantify the pain experienced by orthodontic patients during the first 10 days of appliance placement, to determine whether chewing gum reduces orthodontic pain compared to placebo, and to examine patients' overall perceptions of the impact of orthodontic pain.

Methods: Patients bonded with fixed appliances were randomly assigned to one of two groups (gum group [GG] or placebo group [PG]) and then followed for 10 days. The main outcome was a visual analog scale (VAS) pain score, and the secondary outcomes included patients' subjective assessments of overall pain level, the impact of pain on hygiene habits and treatment decision, and the frequency of analgesics consumption.

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