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Hasan Sheikh

Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
Verified email at utoronto.ca
Cited by 557

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes, current behaviours and barriers to public health measures that reduce COVID-19 transmission: A qualitative study to inform public health messaging

…, G MacKean, T Léveillé, B McCormack, H Sheikh… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Public health measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission include masking in public places,
physical distancing, staying home when ill, avoiding high-risk locations, using a contact …

[HTML][HTML] Patient understanding of discharge instructions in the emergency department: do different patients need different approaches?

H Sheikh, A Brezar, A Dzwonek, L Yau… - International journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Previous studies have demonstrated that patients have poor understanding of
the discharge instructions provided from the emergency department (ED). The aims of this …

[HTML][HTML] A rapid access to addiction medicine clinic facilitates treatment of substance use disorder and reduces substance use

D Wiercigroch, H Sheikh, J Hulme - Substance Abuse Treatment …, 2020 - Springer
Background Substance use is prevalent in Canada, yet treatment is inaccessible. The Rapid
Access to Addiction Medicine (RAAM) clinic opened at the University Health Network (UHN) …

Mortality among patients with frequent emergency department use for alcohol-related reasons in Ontario: a population-based cohort study

J Hulme, H Sheikh, E Xie, E Gatov, C Nagamuthu… - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the risk of death among people who visit emergency
departments frequently for alcohol-related reasons, including whether mortality risk increases …

The tight junction component Claudin E is required for zebrafish epiboly

M Siddiqui, H Sheikh, C Tran… - Developmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Zebrafish epiboly results in the thinning and spreading of the blastoderm to cover the yolk
cell and close the blastopore. The extra‐embryonic yolk syncytial layer (YSL) tows the …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes, behaviours and barriers to public health measures for COVID-19: a survey to inform public health messaging

…, G MacKean, T Léveillé, B McCormack, H Sheikh… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Public support of public health measures including physical distancing,
masking, staying home while sick, avoiding crowded indoor spaces and contact tracing/exposure …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 vaccine–related attitudes and beliefs in Canada: National cross-sectional survey and cluster analysis

…, M Mourali, B Shaffer, H Sheikh… - JMIR public health …, 2021 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background There are concerns that vaccine hesitancy may impede COVID-19 vaccine
rollout and prevent the achievement of herd immunity. Vaccine hesitancy is a delay in …

Thermo-economic analysis of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant with carbon capture

HM Sheikh, A Ullah, K Hong, M Zaman - Chemical Engineering and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plant offers efficient power generation
due to possibility of co-firing (ie, coal with biomass), co-production (electricity, methane, …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of non-adopters of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions through a national cross-sectional survey to assess attitudes and behaviours

…, RJ Oxoby, M Mourali, B Shaffer, H Sheikh… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Adoption of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) remains critical to curtail the spread of
COVID-19. Using self-reported adherence to NPIs in Canada, assessed through a national …

[PDF][PDF] Secure and transparent KYC for banking system using IPFS and blockchain technology

A Al Mamun, SR Hasan, MS Bhuiyan… - 2020 IEEE region 10 …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The know your customer or know your client (KYC) is a guideline for the banking system to
validate a customer using identity, appropriateness, risk assessment in establishing a …