Eric Johlin,1,* Nouar Tabet,2 Sebastián Castro-Galnares,1 Amir Abdallah,3 Mariana I. Bertoni,1 Tesleem Asafa,2 Jeffrey C. Grossman,1 Syed Said,2 and Tonio Buonassisi1,† 1Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA 2King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia 3King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Center of Research Excelle...

This study represents the first time that molecular tracing techniques have been used to identify patterns of tuberculosis TB infection in Saudi Arabia. The 2 strains were isolated from a socio-economically advantage family who share a number of common facilities including a car and a driver. There are several factors that may play vital roles in on-going transmission of TB in Saudi Arabia incl...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Helicobacter pylori is present worldwide but few large population studies exist on the epidemiology of the infection in Saudi Arabia. This is an urban based study which was undertaken to determine the prevalence of H. pylori infection among outpatients suffering from gastrointestinal symptoms attending large hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODS A validated enzyme-linked i...

We describe the patterns of cancer incidence for common cancers in Gulf Cooperation Council countries during 1998-2001. A total of 32,291 cases of cancer were diagnosed (16,342 in males; 15,949 in females). Male preponderance was observed only in Saudi Arabia and Oman. The age-standardized incidence of all malignancies per 100,000 in both sexes was highest in Qatar followed by Bahrain, Kuwait, ...

a Dr. Nasser D. Alqahtani 15 Assistant Professor, Division of Orthodontics 16 Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics 17 College of Dentistry, King Saud University 18 P.O. Box 60160, Riyadh, Zip Code 11545, Saudi Arabia 19 Telephone: +966553446684. Fax: +966-14679017 20 E-mail: [email protected] 21 22 b Dr. Thikriat Al-Jewair 23 Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Sc...

Objective. This study assessed the impact of toothache on school attendance among secondary school students in the Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia. Methods. A cross-sectional, paper based survey was conducted among 16-18-year-old students of public sector secondary schools in the Ha'il Region, Saudi Arabia. Results. Of the 510 students selected from the participating schools, 480 were analyzed (94.1...

Online fraud, described as dubious business transactions and deceit carried out electronically, has reached an alarming rate worldwide and has become a major challenge to organizations and governments. In the Gulf region, particularly Saudi Arabia, where there is high Internet penetration and many online financial transactions, the need to put effective measures to deter, prevent and detect onl...

Introduction The diversity of plant life is a vital component of our terrestrial ecosystems and it plays a key role in maintaining the region's environmental balance and stability. It also helps in the protection of watersheds, stabilization of slopes, improvement of soils, moderation of climate and the provision of a habitat for much of our wild fauna. Ever since the beginning of civilization,...

Assem Barakat 1,3,*, Saied M. Soliman 2,3,*, Hazem A. Ghabbour 4,5, M. Ali 1, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid 1, Mohammad Shahidul Islam 1 and Ayman A. Ghfar 1 1 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; [email protected] (M.A.); [email protected] (A.M.A.-M.); [email protected] (M.S.I.); [email protected] (A.A.G.) 2 Departm...

[a] KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal-239556900, Saudi Arabia, [b] Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland, [c] Imaging and Characterization Lab. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia [d] Institut de S...