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Ayesha Siddiqua

Researcher at McMaster University

Publications -  48
Citations -  283

Ayesha Siddiqua is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 14 publications receiving 101 citations.

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Pangenotypic direct acting antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

TL;DR: Based on this and other supporting evidence, the WHO issued updated guidelines with a conditional recommendation, based on moderate quality evidence, for the use of pangenotypic DAA regimens for persons with chronic HCV infection aged 18 years and older (July 2018).
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Plant Leaf Disease Detection using Computer Vision and Machine Learning Algorithms

TL;DR: In this article , the authors proposed a method to detect the leaf diseases in the tomato plant using support vector machine (SVM), convolutional neural network (CNN), and K-Nearest Neighbor (K-NN).
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An overview of the environmental pollution and health effects associated with waste landfilling and open dumping

TL;DR: In this article , the environmental pollution and health effects associated with waste landfilling by adopting a desk review design are investigated. And it is revealed that landfills are associated with various environmental pollution problems, namely, underground water pollution due to the leaching of organic, inorganic, and various other substances of concern (SoC) contained in the waste, (b) air pollution, (c) odor pollution from the deposition of municipal solid waste (MSW), and (d) even marine pollution from any potential run-offs.
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Air Quality and Respiratory Health among Adolescents from the United Arab Emirates

TL;DR: This study suggests that exposure to air quality and behavioral factors such as smoking and purposely smelling gasoline fumes, glue, correctors, car exhaust, or burning black ants are significant predictors of respiratory health among UAE adolescents.
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Experiences of parents of children with special needs at school entry: a mixed method approach

TL;DR: While the quantitative results suggested that parents' experience with services became less positive after their children entered school, the qualitative findings illustrated the variability in parents' experiences and components of service provision that require improvements to facilitate a successful school entry.