Publications by authors named "Mohammad Ramahi"

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based mobile apps have been shown to improve CBT-based interventions effectiveness. Despite the proliferation of these apps, user-centered guidelines pertaining to their design remain limited. The study aims to identify design features of CBT-based apps using online app reviews.

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This study aimed to identify and assess the prevalence of vaccine-hesitancy-related topics on Twitter in the periods before and after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. Using a search query, 272,780 tweets associated with anti-vaccine topics and posted between 1 January 2011, and 15 January 2021, were collected. The tweets were classified into a list of 11 topics and analyzed for trends during the periods before and after the onset of COVID-19.

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Background Since the spread of the COVID-19 virus, governments are putting significant resources into ending the pandemic. Vaccination arises as the best solution to get back to our everyday lives. However, we are now facing vaccine hesitancy, which is a critical problem.

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Background: Despite scientific evidence supporting the importance of wearing masks to curtail the spread of COVID-19, wearing masks has stirred up a significant debate particularly on social media.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the topics associated with the public discourse against wearing masks in the United States. We also studied the relationship between the anti-mask discourse on social media and the number of new COVID-19 cases.

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Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is considered to be the most daunting public health challenge in decades. With no effective treatments and with time needed to develop a vaccine, alternative approaches are being used to control this pandemic.

Objective: The objective of this paper was to identify topics, opinions, and recommendations about the COVID-19 pandemic discussed by medical professionals on the Twitter social medial platform.

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One hundred and three patients with Philadelphia chromosome or BCR-ABL positive chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase who were on oral imatinib were included in this study. The study aimed to assess the relationship between imatinib trough serum levels and clinical outcome (as determined by molecular response) in Jordanian CML patients who have been on imatinib therapy for at least 12 months. The mean trough imatinib serum level in the group with complete molecular response (CMR) was 2891±856 ng/ml, the group with major molecular response (MMR) was 2337±434 ng/ml, the group with complete cytogenetic response (CCyR) was 1817±563 ng/ml, and the group without CCyR was 1723±673 ng/ml.

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