The banking industry in Oman is of major importance to Oman’s economy, yet Omani banks continue to conduct most of their transactions using traditional methods. A strong banking industry significantly supports economic development through efficient financial services, and their role in trying to achieve the objectives outlined by the Sultan of Oman will depend heavily on the industry’s capabili...

OBJECTIVES We sought to describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, management and outcomes of patients in Oman with acute heart failure (AHF) as part of the Gulf aCute heArt failuRe rEgistry (CARE) project. METHODS Data were analyzed from 988 consecutive patients admitted with AHF to 12 hospitals in Oman between 14 February and 14 November 2012. RESULTS The mean age of our patient...

the ground connection between iran and egypt was established long before the achaemenid period. many unsuccessful efforts were also made by egyptian pharaohs to establish maritime connections before the achaemenids. with the conquest of egypt by cambyses (529-522 b.c), in the year 525 b.c, it was under the rule of achaemenids. after the death of cambyses, darius i (522-486 b.c) defeated the gau...

During the past four decades, Oman has undergone a rapid socioe-conomic and epidemiological transition leading to a substantial reduction in the prevalence of various communicable diseases, including vaccine-preventable diseases. Health care planning together with the commitment of policy makers has been a critical factor in this reduction. However, with rapid social and economic growth, lifest...

a survey on the abundance and diversity of fish larvae along the iranian waters of the oman sea, extending from hormuz strait to gowatr bay, was carried out in 2009 (before and post monsoon). fish larva were collected by a bongo net (300 µ mesh size) and temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, ph, chlorophyll-a, clarity, nitrate, nitrite, silicate and sulfate by oceanic data recorder (ctd) and...

Meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was eliminated in Oman after the introduction of Hib vaccine in 2001. However, a case of H. influenzae type a meningitis was diagnosed in a child from Oman in 2015, which highlights the need to monitor the incidence of invasive non-Hib H. influenzae disease.

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health burden with distinct geographic public health significance. Oman is a country with intermediate HBV carrier prevalence; however, little is known about the incidence of HBV variants in circulation. We investigated the HBV genotype distribution, the occurrence of antiviral resistance, and HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) escape muta...

in this paper age determination and morphological characteristics of blacktip catfish, plicofollis dussumieri, from oman sea were evaluated. a total of 132 fish specimens were collected from fishing trawlers or landings from march 2011 to july 2012, with minimum and maximum of 245 mm, 195 g; and 767 mm, 5801 g, respectively. maximum life span was 12 years for the length range of 245 – 767 mm fl...

Sewer Treatment Plants (STPs) are essential pieces of infrastructure given the growing scarcity water sources due to challenges urbanization. The positioning STPs is a complex multidimensional process that involves integrative decision-making approaches consider multiple sustainability criteria ensure their optimal placement. Multi-Criteria Decision Method (MCDM) suite available decision-makers...