Digital Surveillance of Mental Health Care Services in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study of National e-Referral System Data.

Background: Mental illness affects an estimated 25% of the global population, with treatment gaps persisting worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges, leading to a significant increase in mental health issues globally. In Saudi Arabia, the lifetime prevalence of mental disorders is estimated at 34.

Bio-Inspired Algorithms for Efficient Clustering and Routing in Flying Ad Hoc Networks.

The high mobility and dynamic nature of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) pose significant challenges to clustering and routing in flying ad hoc networks (FANETs). Traditional methods often fail to achieve stable networks with efficient resource utilization and low latency. To address these issues, we propose a hybrid bio-inspired algorithm, HMAO, combining the mountain gazelle optimizer (MGO) and the aquila optimizer (AO).

Could Anemia Impact the Severity of Infections? COVID-19 as an Example.

Background: The association between anemia and severity of infection as well as mortality rates among patients infected with COVID-19 has scarcely been studied. This is the first study from the UAE aimed to assess the influence of anemia on COVID-19 severity, ICU admission, and mortality rate.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of hospitalized COVID-19 patients was conducted in a large COVID-19 referral hospital in UAE.

Trends and Patterns of ICU E-Referrals in Saudi Arabia during 2020-2021: Results from the National Saudi Medical Appointments and Referrals Centre.

Intensive care unit (ICU) e-referrals are an important indicator for exploring potential deficiencies in critical care resources. This study aimed to examine the epidemiology and patterns of ICU e-referrals across all regions of Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 pandemic using routinely collected data from April 2020 to December 2021. This descriptive epidemiological study analyzed data from the Saudi Medical Appointments and Referrals Centre (SMARC).

DOTAGEL: a hydrogen and amide bonded, gelatin based, tunable, antibacterial, and high strength adhesive synthesized in an unoxidized environment.

The development of bioadhesives that concurrently exhibit high adhesion strength, biocompatibility, and tunable properties and involve simple fabrication processes continues to be a significant challenge. In this study, a novel bioadhesive named DOTAGEL is synthesized by crosslinking gelatin (GA), dopamine (DA), and tannic acid (TA) in an unoxidized environment due to the advantage of controlling the degree of protonation in GA and TA, as well as controlling the degree of intermolecular amide and hydrogen bonding in the acidic medium. DOTAGEL (DA + TA + GA) shows superior adhesion strengths of 104.