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  1. Article ; Online: Conducting publishable research under conditions of severely limited resources.

    Bredan, Amin

    The Libyan journal of medicine

    2020  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 1688126

    Abstract: Doing research when resources are severely limited will always be challenging. But by sharing resources, collaborating internationally as well as locally, developing sustainable research lines and optimizing study concept and design, researchers can ... ...

    Abstract Doing research when resources are severely limited will always be challenging. But by sharing resources, collaborating internationally as well as locally, developing sustainable research lines and optimizing study concept and design, researchers can significantly increase their research output and enhance its quality.
    MeSH term(s) Evidence-Based Medicine/methods ; Humans ; Libya/epidemiology ; Meta-Analysis as Topic ; Publishing/economics ; Publishing/trends ; Research/economics ; Research/trends ; Resource Allocation/trends ; Systematic Reviews as Topic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2273005-9
    ISSN 1819-6357 ; 1993-2820
    ISSN (online) 1819-6357
    ISSN 1993-2820
    DOI 10.1080/19932820.2019.1688126
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  2. Article ; Online: Deficient editorial practices, perceived quality, and expedient scholarly publishing in a developing nation.

    Bredan, Amin / Tashani, Osama / Bakoush, Omran

    F1000Research

    2024  Volume 12, Page(s) 1173

    Abstract: Background: There is increasing concern about the quality, integrity, and accessibility to research published in the developing world. This study explores the editorial practices and editors' perspectives to gain insight into the standard of scholarly ... ...

    Abstract Background: There is increasing concern about the quality, integrity, and accessibility to research published in the developing world. This study explores the editorial practices and editors' perspectives to gain insight into the standard of scholarly publishing in Libya.
    Methods: Between 21
    Results: 48 EC completed the questionnaire. The EC was affiliated with the institution that owns the journal in 92% of cases. Most EC (83%) were satisfied with the peer-review quality, 69% believed that most of their published papers add new ideas or findings, and 96% were satisfied with their journal's performance. However, despite the high degree of satisfaction, only one journal was indexed in Web of Science or Scopus and only 17% of the journals were indexed in Google Scholar. A qualitative assessment of journal websites revealed shortcomings in publishing practices in a large proportion of the journals.
    Conclusions: The discordance between the satisfaction of the journal editors and the journal quality indicators points to a break in the quality system of Libyan academic publishing. Similar expedient publishing practices might exist in other countries as well. A comprehensive action plan led by academic institutions to enforce high standards for scholarly publishing is needed to advance research and high-quality scholarly publications in developing countries.
    MeSH term(s) Publishing ; Scholarly Communication ; Developing Countries ; Bibliometrics ; Peer Review
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2699932-8
    ISSN 2046-1402 ; 2046-1402
    ISSN (online) 2046-1402
    ISSN 2046-1402
    DOI 10.12688/f1000research.134583.3
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  3. Article ; Online: Conducting publishable research under conditions of severely limited resources

    Amin Bredan

    Libyan Journal of Medicine, Vol 15, Iss

    2020  Volume 1

    Abstract: Doing research when resources are severely limited will always be challenging. But by sharing resources, collaborating internationally as well as locally, developing sustainable research lines and optimizing study concept and design, researchers can ... ...

    Abstract Doing research when resources are severely limited will always be challenging. But by sharing resources, collaborating internationally as well as locally, developing sustainable research lines and optimizing study concept and design, researchers can significantly increase their research output and enhance its quality.
    Keywords research ; publication ; limited resources ; topic selection ; utilization of resources ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  4. Article ; Online: COVID-19 epidemic in Libya.

    Bredan, Amin / Bakoush, Omran

    The Libyan journal of medicine

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 1, Page(s) 1871798

    Abstract: The first case of COVID-19 was identified in Libya on 24/3/2020, and about 2 months later, the number of reported COVID-19 cases started to increase notably. The outbreak was first prominent in the southern region (Sabha) and then spread to the western ... ...

    Abstract The first case of COVID-19 was identified in Libya on 24/3/2020, and about 2 months later, the number of reported COVID-19 cases started to increase notably. The outbreak was first prominent in the southern region (Sabha) and then spread to the western and eastern parts of Libya. By 24/12/2020, the reported total number of deaths from COVID-19 reached 1415. There seems to be no published data on the size of the epidemic in Libya. Here, we estimated the number of Libyans exposed to COVID-19 by using a COVID-19 mortality adjusted mathematical model for the spread of infectious diseases. We estimated that 14-20% of the Libyan population have been exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the risk of spread of COVID-19 infections during the coming months is high, and a considerable number of Libyans, particularly the elderly and people with chronic diseases, should be protected against COVID-19 infection. This is particularly urgent in the light of unofficial reports that the relevant healthcare facilities are under extreme stress.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19/epidemiology ; Humans ; Libya/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; Risk Factors ; SARS-CoV-2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-06
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2273005-9
    ISSN 1819-6357 ; 1993-2820
    ISSN (online) 1819-6357
    ISSN 1993-2820
    DOI 10.1080/19932820.2021.1871798
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  5. Article ; Online: COVID-19 epidemic in Libya

    Amin Bredan / Omran Bakoush

    Libyan Journal of Medicine, Vol 16, Iss

    2021  Volume 1

    Abstract: The first case of COVID-19 was identified in Libya on 24/3/2020, and about 2 months later, the number of reported COVID-19 cases started to increase notably. The outbreak was first prominent in the southern region (Sabha) and then spread to the western ... ...

    Abstract The first case of COVID-19 was identified in Libya on 24/3/2020, and about 2 months later, the number of reported COVID-19 cases started to increase notably. The outbreak was first prominent in the southern region (Sabha) and then spread to the western and eastern parts of Libya. By 24/12/2020, the reported total number of deaths from COVID-19 reached 1415. There seems to be no published data on the size of the epidemic in Libya. Here, we estimated the number of Libyans exposed to COVID-19 by using a COVID-19 mortality adjusted mathematical model for the spread of infectious diseases. We estimated that 14–20% of the Libyan population have been exposed to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, the risk of spread of COVID-19 infections during the coming months is high, and a considerable number of Libyans, particularly the elderly and people with chronic diseases, should be protected against COVID-19 infection. This is particularly urgent in the light of unofficial reports that the relevant healthcare facilities are under extreme stress.
    Keywords covid-19 ; libya ; modeling ; epidemic spread ; Medicine ; R
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Inheritance of poor writing habits. To improve scientific writing we must break the chain of transmission of complex writing style from senior to junior scientists.

    Bredan, Amin

    EMBO reports

    2013  Volume 14, Issue 7, Page(s) 593–596

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Research Report/trends ; Science/education ; Writing
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-06-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2020896-0
    ISSN 1469-3178 ; 1469-221X
    ISSN (online) 1469-3178
    ISSN 1469-221X
    DOI 10.1038/embor.2013.76
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  7. Article ; Online: The epidemiology of myasthenia gravis in Arab countries: a systematic review.

    Benamer, Hani T S / Bredan, Amin

    Muscle & nerve

    2015  Volume 51, Issue 1, Page(s) 144–145

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Middle East/epidemiology ; Myasthenia Gravis/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Review
    ZDB-ID 438353-9
    ISSN 1097-4598 ; 0148-639X
    ISSN (online) 1097-4598
    ISSN 0148-639X
    DOI 10.1002/mus.24350
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  8. Article ; Online: Analysis of geo-temporal evolution and modeling of the COVID-19 epidemic in Libya

    Bredan, Amin / Benamer, Hani / Bakoush, Omran

    medRxiv

    Abstract: Having been experiencing years of political fragmentation and military conflict, Libya was poorly prepared to meet the challenges of the COVId-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, restriction of travel and social distancing rules were put in place days before the ... ...

    Abstract Having been experiencing years of political fragmentation and military conflict, Libya was poorly prepared to meet the challenges of the COVId-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, restriction of travel and social distancing rules were put in place days before the first case was detected. During the next two months, the number of cases grew gradually to 77 cases, followed by a rapid spread that has produced 3691 confirmed cases and 80 deaths by the end of July 2020. The turning point on 26 May 2020 was preceded three weeks earlier by the arrival of the first of a series of flights repatriating Libyans who became stranded abroad when air travel was suspended. In the first weeks of the surge, the number of cases was particularly high in the less densely populated southern region, raising questions about the implementation of social distancing and other protective measures in that region. The epidemic in Libya was modeled using the classical Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR) mathematical model of infectious disease epidemics. Three scenarios were developed based on three estimates of the fraction of the population exposed to the disease (1.5, 2.5 and 3.5%). The modeling portrays the peak of the epidemic around early August and estimates that the number of deaths will flatten out around early November at between 250 and 600, depending on the parameter employed. More deaths than those estimated implies that is more widespread than assumed. Greater promotion of awareness and understanding of social distancing practices and their value is needed, particularly in the south, and better protection of the elderly should decrease mortality.
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-22
    Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
    Document type Article ; Online
    DOI 10.1101/2020.09.19.20197822
    Database COVID19

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  9. Article ; Online: Why should you choose to publish in the Libyan Journal of Medicine?

    Bredan, Amin / Benamer, Hani T S / Bakoush, Omran

    The Libyan journal of medicine

    2016  Volume 11, Page(s) 32756

    MeSH term(s) Epidemiology ; Humans ; Periodicals as Topic ; Publishing
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 2273005-9
    ISSN 1819-6357 ; 1993-2820
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    ISSN 1993-2820
    DOI 10.3402/ljm.v11.32756
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  10. Article ; Online: Guillain-Barré syndrome in Arab countries: a systematic review.

    Benamer, Hani T S / Bredan, Amin

    Journal of the neurological sciences

    2014  Volume 343, Issue 1-2, Page(s) 221–223

    Abstract: Systematic review of the frequency and clinical pattern of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Arab countries was initiated by a keyword search of PubMed, Medline and Embase and examination of references in all relevant papers. Seven articles were included ... ...

    Abstract Systematic review of the frequency and clinical pattern of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in Arab countries was initiated by a keyword search of PubMed, Medline and Embase and examination of references in all relevant papers. Seven articles were included from Iraq (n=1), Kuwait (n=1), Libya (n=2), and Saudi Arabia (n=3). The only incidence report from the Arab world, a 1987 study from Libya, gives an incidence of 1.7 per 100,000 person-years. Some studies reported that GBS was more common in males and in people in their twenties and thirties. Five studies showed that GBS occurred more frequently during the colder months, and antecedent infection was reported in 26-76% of cases. Most patients had an ascending pattern of weakness and almost all patients had lower limb weakness and reduced or absent reflexes. Facial weakness was the most common cranial nerve involvement. Only one study classified the GBS patients according to electrophysiological findings and reported that 68% of the patients had demyelination type and 15% axonal type. Protein level in cerebrospinal fluid is elevated in most of the GBS patients. Mortality rate from GBS was up to 8%. This systematic review shows an immense deficit in epidemiological data on GBS in Arab countries. The limited data show that clinical pattern, sex and age distribution, reported antecedent infection, and GBS subtypes are similar to those in Western countries. However, further well-designed epidemiological studies on GBS in the Arab world are needed.
    MeSH term(s) Databases, Factual/statistics & numerical data ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome/diagnosis ; Guillain-Barre Syndrome/epidemiology ; Humans ; Incidence ; Middle East/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-08-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 80160-4
    ISSN 1878-5883 ; 0022-510X ; 0374-8642
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    ISSN 0022-510X ; 0374-8642
    DOI 10.1016/j.jns.2014.05.065
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