School of Public Health: Abu Ahmad Wiessam

1.        Khazen, M. et al. Greater temporal regularity of primary care visits was associated with reduced hospitalizations and mortality, even after controlling for continuity of care. BMC Health Serv. Res. 23, (2023).

2.        Rose, A. J. et al. Patient-level predictors of temporal regularity of primary care visits. BMC Health Serv. Res. 23, (2023).

3.        Ahmad, W. A. et al. Association between ambient particulate matter and preterm birth stratified by temperature: A population-based pregnancy cohort study. Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health 254, (2023).

4.        Zucker, R. et al. Risk assessment of human mpox infections: retrospective cohort study. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. 29, 1070–1074 (2023).

5.        Nirel, R. et al. Maternal exposure to particulate matter early in pregnancy and congenital anomalies in offspring: Analysis of concentration-response relationships in a population-based cohort with follow-up throughout childhood. Sci. Total Environ. 880, (2023).

6.        Asher, A. T. et al. Human Milk Oligosaccharide Profile across Lactation Stages in Israeli Women—A Prospective Observational Study. Nutrients 15, (2023).

7.        Shimony-Kanat, S. et al. Mothers’ Knowledge of Infants’ Fever Management: A National Prospective Study. Matern. Child Health J. 27, 815–823 (2023).

8.        Wolff Sagy, Y. et al. Real-world effectiveness of a single dose of mpox vaccine in males. Nat. Med. 29, 748–752 (2023).

9.        Kuzi, S., Mazaki-Tovi, M., Ahmad, W. A., Ovadia, Y. & Aroch, I. Clinical utility of serum fructosamine in long-term monitoring of diabetes mellitus in dogs. Vet. Rec. 192, no (2023).

10.      Sofer, Y. et al. Gender-affirming hormone therapy effect on cortisol levels in trans males and trans females. Clin. Endocrinol. (Oxf). (2023) doi:10.1111/cen.14985.

11.      Shilo-Benjamini, Y. et al. Therapeutic efficacy and pharmacokinetics of liposomal-cannabidiol injection: a pilot clinical study in dogs with naturally-occurring osteoarthritis. Front. Vet. Sci. 10, (2023).

12.      Oster, Y. et al. Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Israel. Microorganisms 11, (2023).

13.      Shilo-Benjamini, Y., Pe’er, O., Abu Ahmad, W. & Ofri, R. Effect of anesthetic induction with propofol, alfaxalone or ketamine on intraocular pressure in cats: a randomized masked clinical investigation. Vet. Anaesth. Analg. 50, 63–71 (2023).

14.      Shnaiderman-Torban, A. et al. Preoperative and intraoperative risk factors for post-anaesthetic pulmonary oedema in horses. Equine Vet. Educ. 35, e52–e60 (2023).

15.      Shnaiderman-Torban, A. et al. Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Producing Enterobacterales in Healthy Community Dogs in Israel. Antibiotics 11, (2022).

16.      Shirazi, N., Beglaibter, N., Grinbaum, R., Ahmad, W. A. & Aronis, A. Nutritional Outcomes One Year after One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Compared to Sleeve Gastrectomy. Nutrients 14, (2022).

17.      Ahmad, W. A. et al. Mother-level random effect in the association between PM2.5 and fetal growth: A population-based pregnancy cohort. Environ. Res. 210, (2022).

18.      Averbuch, D. et al. Bacteremia with Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Immunocompromised Patients Colonized with These Bacteria. Microb. Drug Resist. 28, 593–600 (2022).

19.      Cahen-Peretz, A. et al. Long-term respiratory outcomes in early-term born offspring: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. MFM 4, (2022).

20.      Shilo-Benjamini, Y., Letz, S., Peery, D., Abu Ahmad, W. & Bar-Am, Y. Comparison of three regional anaesthetic techniques for infraorbital or maxillary nerve block in cats: a cadaveric study. J. Feline Med. Surg. 24, 322–327 (2022).

21.      Gustafsson, K. et al. Intraincisional medical grade honey decreases the prevalence of incisional infection in horses undergoing colic surgery: A prospective randomised controlled study. Equine Vet. J. 53, 1112–1118 (2021).

22.      Gustafsson, K. et al. Synovial concentration of trimethoprim-sulphadiazine following regional limb perfusion in standing horses. Animals 11, (2021).

23.      Gustafsson, K. et al. The Concentration of Metronidazole in the Distal Interphalangeal Joint following Intravenous Regional Limb Perfusion via the Cephalic Vein in Standing Horses. Vet. Comp. Orthop. Traumatol. 34, 287–293 (2021).

24.      Resnick, O. et al. Predicting factors for complications in peripheral intravenous catheters in the pediatric population. Acta Paediatr. Int. J. Paediatr. 110, 1639–1644 (2021).

25.      Morgan, L. et al. Shortening sow restraint period during lactation improves production and decreases hair cortisol concentrations in sows and their piglets. Animal 15, (2021).

26.      Sofer, Y. et al. Insulin-degrading enzyme higher in subjects with metabolic syndrome. Endocrine 71, 357–364 (2021).

27.      Shnaiderman-Torban, A. et al. Extended spectrum β lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae shedding by race horses in Ontario, Canada. BMC Vet. Res. 16, (2020).

28.      Loewenberg Weisband, Y. et al. Area-level socioeconomic disparity trends in nutritional status among 5-6-year-old children in Israel. Arch. Dis. Child. 105, 1049–1054 (2020).

29.      Kelmer, E. et al. Retrospective evaluation of factors associated with the morbidity and outcome of permethrin toxicosis in cats. Isr. J. Vet. Med. 75, 142–147 (2020).

30.      Friedman, G. et al. Enterococcal Bacteremia in Children with Malignancies and following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A 15-Year Single-Center Experience. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 39, 318–324 (2020).

31.      Shnaiderman-Torban, A. et al. Extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae shedding in farm horses versus hospitalized horses: Prevalence and risk factors. Animals 10, (2020).

32.      Morgan, L. et al. Physiological and economic benefits of abandoning invasive surgical procedures and enhancing animal welfare in swine production. Sci. Rep. 9, (2019).

33.      Avraham, Y. et al. Beta-carotene as a novel therapy for the treatment of “Autistic like behavior” in animal models of Autism. Behav. Brain Res. 364, 469–479 (2019).

34.      Haj Yahya, R. et al. Development of a nomogram for prediction of successful membrane sweeping*. J. Matern. Neonatal Med. 32, 1401–1406 (2019).

35.      Ehrlich, R. et al. Diabetic macular edema treated with ranibizumab following bevacizumab failure in Israel (DERBI study). Eur. J. Ophthalmol. 29, 229–233 (2019).

36.      Shnaiderman-Torban, A. et al. Petting zoo animals as an emerging reservoir of extended-spectrum β-lactamase and AmpC-producing enterobacteriaceae. Front. Microbiol. 10, (2019).

37.      Gross, I. et al. Questionnaire-based study showed that neonatal chest radiographs could be reliably interpreted using the WhatsApp messaging application. Acta Paediatr. Int. J. Paediatr. 108, 94–100 (2019).

38.      Hevroni, A. et al. Use of tidal breathing curves for evaluating expiratory airway obstruction in infants. J. Asthma 55, 1331–1337 (2018).

39.      Golan, M. & Ahmad, W. A. School-based versus after-school delivery of a universal wellness programme – A randomized controlled multi-arm trial. Eat. Behav. 31, 41–47 (2018).

40.      Morgan, L. et al. Effects of group housing on reproductive performance, lameness, injuries and saliva cortisol in gestating sows. Prev. Vet. Med. 160, 10–17 (2018).

41.      Agam-Bitton, R., Ahmad, W. A. & Golan, M. Girls-only vs. mixed-gender groups in the delivery of a universal wellness programme among adolescents: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 13, (2018).

42.      Gross, I. et al. Using anaerobic blood cultures for infants younger than 90 days rarely showed anaerobic infections but increased yields of bacterial growth. Acta Paediatr. Int. J. Paediatr. 107, 1043–1048 (2018).

43.      Gross, I. et al. Yield of Anaerobic Blood Cultures in Pediatric Emergency Department Patients. Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 37, 281–286 (2018).

44.      Golan, R. et al. Environmental exposures and fetal growth: The Haifa pregnancy cohort study David Stieb, Cecile Boot, Michelle Turner, Osmar Zaiane. BMC Public Health 18, (2018).

45.      Weiss, R. et al. Palestinian Arab ethnicity is associated with an adverse metabolic phenotype. Clin. Chim. Acta 475, 56–63 (2017).

46.      Averbuch, D. et al. Non-fermentative Gram-negative rods bacteremia in children with cancer: a 14-year single-center experience. Infection 45, 327–334 (2017).

47.      Avraham, Y. et al. Brain neurotransmitters in an animal model with postpartum depressive-like behavior. Behav. Brain Res. 326, 307–321 (2017).

48.      Gross, I., Siedner-Weintraub, Y., Abu Ahmad, W., Bar-Oz, B. & Eventov-Friedman, S. National Evidence in Israel Supporting Reevaluation of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Prophylactic Guidelines. Neonatology 111, 240–246 (2017).

49.      Adebayo, G., Neumark, Y., Gesser-Edelsburg, A., Ahmad, W. A. & Levine, H. Zika pandemic online trends, incidence and health risk communication: A time trend study. BMJ Glob. Heal. 2, (2017).

50.      Ariel, I. et al. Vasoactivity of the rat endovascular trophoblast. Placenta 46, 26–30 (2016).

51.      Goldberg, M. et al. Socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer incidence and survival among parous women: Findings from a population-based cohort, 1964-2008. BMC Cancer 15, (2015).

52.      Hochner, H., Tenfelde, S. M., Abu Ahmad, W. & Liebergall-Wischnitzer, M. Gum chewing and gastrointestinal function following caesarean delivery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J. Clin. Nurs. 24, 1795–1804 (2015).

53.      Gugliucci, A. et al. Low protective PON1 lactonase activity in an Arab population with high rates of coronary heart disease and diabetes. Clin. Chim. Acta 445, 41–47 (2015).

54.       Toperoff, G. et al. Premature aging of leukocyte dna methylation is associated with type 2 diabetes prevalence.                 Clin. Epigenetics 7, 2–7 (2015).