OBJECTIVES To estimate the frequency of urinary problems among preschool children. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 1000 preschool asymptomatic children attending the outpatient clinics of the Children's Hospital, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia between August 2013 and December 2013 were subjected to dipstick urine analysis. Microscopic examination was performed for the abnormal dipstick ...

Molecular systematic is important in solving the problematic taxonomy of venomous snakes and development of antivenins. The current study aimed to investigate the molecular phylogeny of 4 venomous species in Saudi Arabia using mitochondrial (mt) 16S rRNA gene. DNA extracted from blood and mt16S rRNA gene amplified by PCR. Sequences submitted to gene bank, examined for similarity with other sequ...

The reduction in oxygen partial pressure at high altitudes leads to diminished saturation the arteries, stimulating erythropoietin production and erythropoiesis restore appropriate oxygenation. While many studies have explored acclimatization altitude its effects on complete blood count (CBC) parameters, our research uniquely examined both male female healthy individuals, emphasizing novelty of...

Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has become a huge burden on healthcare systems of Saudi Arabia. It been estimated that itsprevalence rate across the world is more than 20%. There are many challenges in treatment when patient (RS) with severe and refractory forms. Aim: To assess prevalence severity among people living Taif, Arabia to explore relationship between prevalence, different so...

Most computer technologies focus on end users and their problem solving activities rather than machine. This denotes an evolutionary trend even for recent technologies which include semantic web and much closer to final users. Hence, building a virtual guide for students or visitors based on semantic web using XML is targeted. In this paper, premium services for students and visitor in Taif Uni...