Research areas

Research activities (topics)

Biogenes / Biogenomics

▪ Identify some genes related to the spread of diseases in the Hail region.

Pollution and infectious diseases in the community and hospitals.

·    Pollution of water and food and the impact on the health of the human being in hail area

·    B. Drug toxicity and resistance to pathogens.

Chronic diseases in hail community

· Study of chronic diseases (diabetes, obesity, impaired kidney function----etc.).

·    Study the relationship between diabetes/obesity/hypertension and lifestyles of community members.

·    Descriptive studies of the most important emerging diseases in the local community.

Climate change and desertification problems

▪ Study the impact of climate change on the local environment and public health.

▪ Study the relationship between climate change and the spread of epidemic diseases.

▪ health-education and awareness creation in this regards.

Air pollution effects and management

Study the Impact of the air pollution on population health

Biodiversity and sustainability

Biodiversity and the built environment

Environmental degradation and biodiversity loss.

Publications   2021-2022

Examples of Published Researches:   

- During the year 2020-2021 Public health department exerted a huge efforts to published more than 20 scientific papers, the lion share of research project was related to COVID-19.  Examples of these research projects are: 

-  Effectiveness of Human Mobility Change in Reducing the Spread of COVID-19: Ecological Study of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sustainability 2022, ” published on 13/6/2022  in International  Journal of environment Research and public health International”

- Time-Series Analysis and Healthcare Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia. Healthcare 2022,” published on 20/1/2022  in International  Journal of environment Research and public health International”

- Analysis and Modeling of COVID-19 Epidemic Dynamics in Saudi Arabia Using SIR-PSO and Machine Learning Approaches”.. 01, Jan. 2022, published on 01/01/2022 in The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, Vol. 16”

- Acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study using a web-based survey. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics” published on December 2021  in systematic reviews in Pharmacy. 

- The Initiative ”Establishment of sorting points belonging to precautionary measure committee at the University of Hail” achieved the required target. 

-  Repurposing of anisomycin and oleandomycin as a potential anti-(SARS-CoV-2) virus targeting key enzymes using virtual computational approaches. Cellular and Molecular Biology, 67(5), 387-398. published on (2021).

Publications 2022-2023

-       Tunning Silver@ Gold core@ shell incorporated in poly (vinyl alcohol) via laser ablation: Antibacterial activity and cell viability behavior for wound healing

-       Development of ternary nanocomposites based on hydroxyapatite/silver oxide for biomedical applications: morphology, structure and antibacterial activity

-       Using spiritual connections to cope with stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

-       Potential of Natural Phenolic Compounds as Antimicrobial Agents against Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Chicken Meat

-       Risk of depression, anxiety, and stress among the Saudi general population during the COVID-19 pandemic

-       The decline in hepatitis B and C in women: A 5-year retrospective case study in Ha’il, Saudi Arabia

-       Time-Series Analysis and Healthcare Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia

-       Predictability of COVID-19 Infections Based on Deep Learning and Historical Data.

-       Improvement of mechanical and antibacterial features of hydroxyapatite/chromium oxide/graphene oxide nanocomposite for biomedical utilizations

-       Frequency of Hepatitis C Infection in Hospital Patients in Ha'il, KSA: A Retrospective Analysis.

-       Inconsistencies in Pregnant Mothers' Attitudes and Willingness to Donate Umbilical Cord Stem Cells: A Cross-Sectional Analysis from Saudi Arabia.

-       A mixed-method analysis to identify the current focus, trends, and gaps in health science research in Saudi Arabia

-       Medical Professionals’ Knowledge, Sensitivity, and Attitudes Towards Social and Ethical Aspects of Stem-Cell Donation, Therapy, and Research: Implications for Healthcare Risk Management

-       Knowledge about stem cell sources and obstacles in donation of bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells: a cross-sectional survey from Ha’il city to track the prospects of regenerative medicine in Saudi Arabia

-       Effect of physical activity and sedentary sitting time on psychological quality of life of people with and without disabilities; A survey from Saudi Arabia

-       Evaluation of hepatitis B knowledge, practices, and beliefs among the Jordanian population: A cross-sectional study

-       The antimicrobial activity of vitamin D 3 and omega-3 combination against pathogenic microorganisms

-       Psychometric Properties of Suboptimal Health Status Instruments: A Systematic Review

-       Surface modification of praseodymium oxide/hematite doped into Polycaprolactone for enhanced wound management demands

-       Blood meal analysis and molecular detection of mammalian Leishmania DNA in wild-caught Sergentomyia spp. from Tunisia and Saudi Arabia

-       Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 Patient Severity Amongst Saudi Hospital Admission in 2020. J. Umm Al-Qura Univ

-       Using spiritual connections to cope with stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Empowering Saudi Arabian women through the Internet of Things (IoT) for management technologies’ companies

-       Using spiritual connections to cope with stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

-       Clinical Characteristics of Men with Sexual Dysfunction Visiting an Andrology Clinic: A Single-Center Study in Saudi Arabia

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-       Types and Sources of Social Support Accessible to University Students with Disabilities in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

-       Physical and biological changes of copper oxide and hydroxyapatite filled in polycaprolactone scaffolds: Cellular growth behavior and antibacterial activity

-       Exploring the Interactive Effects of Thymol and Thymoquinone: Moving towards an Enhanced Performance, Gross Margin, Immunity and Aeromonas sobria Resistance of Nile …

-       Patient knowledge about diabetes: Illness symptoms, complications and preventive personal lifestyle factors

-       Mixed systems of hydroxyapatite Gallium oxide (Ga2O3)/Graphene oxide for medical applications: antibacterial, mechanical and morphology

-       Fundamentals, antibacterial, and photocatalysis properties of Ag@ Se@ PVDF nanocomposite membrane synthesized via laser ablation technique

-       Physicochemical characterization tungsten oxide modified hydroxyapatite embedded into polylactic acid nanocomposite for biomedical applications

-       Impact of resveratrol-loaded liposomal nanocarriers on heat-stressed broiler chickens: Effects on performance, sirtuin expression, oxidative stress regulators, and muscle building factors

-       Suboptimal Health Status Measurement Instruments: A Systematic Review Protocol

-       Prevalence and determinants of underweight, overweight, and obesity among adolescent secondary school students in Dongola City, Northern Sudan in 2019