BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis is an annoying and disfiguring disease affecting around 1,500,000 individuals globally. There are endemic pockets of this disease in Taif region. In some patients, lesion often weeps and leads to scar formation. The study was conducted to see the efficacy of fluconazole and itraconazole in the patients of cutaneous leishmaniasis and the effect of these drugs o...

INTRODUCTION Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important organisms causing hospital-acquired infections worldwide. Molecular analysis of MRSA strains from Taif, Saudi Arabia, had not been previously done. Phenotypic and molecular characteristics of MRSA isolated from Taif hospitals were investigated. METHODOLOGY This study involved S. aureus strains isolated from diffe...

Background/Objectives: Cardio vascular diseases (CVD) are considered a serious and prompt growing health problem in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, since it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of dyslipidemia and related risk factors among Health Sciences students in Taif University, KSA. Subjects/Methods: A sample of 80 students aged 17 26 ye...

The two ruminant parasites; Moniezia sp. and Paramphistomum sp. were collected from Taif province and examined molecularly by sequencing 346 nucleotides of cytochrome C subunit 1 gene. The data were used along with those of several other helminthes species from the Genbank to identify these two species genetically and construct their relationship. Neighbor-joining (NJ), maximum-parsimony (MP) a...

In vitro Antimicrobial Comparison of Taif and Egyptian Pomegranate Peels Seeds ExtractsAhmed Gaber , Mohamed M. Hassan El-Dessoky S. Dessoky Attia O.

This paper proposes design and implementation of an android mobile application. This proposed application is used to manage the transportation process of female students in the Taif University at KSA. Moreover, this proposed application assists the females to easily transfer between campus buildings. In addition, it saves time and effort. Furthermore, this proposed application provides excellen...

The present study investigated the anti-obesity effects of pomegranate (Punica granatum) juices from the two Saudi Arabian, Taif red, Taif white, and Egyptian pomegranates in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese rats. Administrating any of the used juices decreased the body weight gain, food consumption, and serum levels of lipid, leptin, and glucose, while it increased serum insulin level. Histol...

SOURAV SAMANTA Department of Computer Science & Engineering, University Institute of Technology, Burdwan, Westbengal, INDIA [email protected] AMARTYA MUKHERJEE Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, Westbengal, INDIA [email protected] AMIRA S. ASHOUR Department of Electronics & Electrical Communications Engineering, Faculty of Engg., Tanta Univ., EGYPT. College of Computers &...

for Proteins Based on PEG-8 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides and Polyglyceryl-6 Dioleate in a Mixture of Oleic Acid with Chitosan Shereen M. Assaf, Nawzat D. Al-Jbour, Ala’a F. Eftaiha, Amani M. Elsayed, Mayyas M. Al-Remawi, Nidal A. Qinna, Babur Chowdhry, Stephen Leharne, and Adnan A. Badwan Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Ir...

Objectives:To determine the level of awareness keratoconus (KC)among students at Taif University in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Subjects and Methods:A cross-sectional study was done on 957 from university, KSAfrom March to August 2021. An online-based survey using a pr-designed questionnaire that included items socio-demographic data, having KC, about KC. Results: 33.8% heard 12.7% it social media, 29....