The current study explored media use and media multitasking activities among college students in Kuwait based on the results of a cross-sectional survey (N=179). The study examined what types of media students in Kuwait use the most, with which media they multitask the most, and what multitasking pairs are the most common. It was also explored how media ownership, sensation seeking, and demogra...

OBJECTIVE Kuwait is among the countries with the highest obesity rates worldwide; however, little is known about the state of obesity epidemiology research in Kuwait. In this paper, we therefore review the findings and methodology of studies on the prevalence, trends and risk factors of obesity in Kuwait. METHODS The PubMed database was searched using the keyword combination: obesity and adul...

Currently, the production of the rapid increasing electrical energy in Kuwait depends mainly on oil and its derivatives, which result in environmental pollution. Moreover, the export of oil production represents a key income for Kuwait and any saving in its consumption represents an essential concern to land’s economy. Therefore, the power utility and economy of Kuwait will benefit from substit...

Introduction: Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder with multisystem complications, including cerebrovascular accidents primarily due to micro infarcts. However, people with sickle cell trait, the heterozygous form of sickle cell disease, usually lead a normal, healthy life. Very rarely, severe tissue hypoxia, acidosis, dehydration, and hypothermia in sickle cell trait increase red...

1Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, and 2Clinical Genetics Unit, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden; 3Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait; 4Centre for Infectious Medicine, Department of Medicine, Ka...

Nadeem ur Rehman MBBS Faran Emmanuel MBBSMSc Saeed Akhtar PhD Country Office for Pakistan, UNODC; Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, Karachi, Pakistan; Epidemiology, Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, PO Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait Correspondence to: Saeed Akhtar Email: [email protected]...

This paper examines whether there is an existence of a short-term contrarian profits at the firms in Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSX). The role of return seasonality is also investigated. This article documents strong evidence for the short-term contrarian strategy in the Kuwait stock exchange. The result of this study finds that the short-term contrarian profits for the Kuwait market can’t be expla...

One key issue in climate change impact studies is the need to make an in-depth study on the likely impacts facing each country. In this paper, an assessment of the climate change scenario has been carried out for the middleeast region. Particular emphasis has been laid on the climate change issues pertaining to the state of Kuwait – an important state in the Gulf region. A World Bank report pre...

BACKGROUND The rising prevalence of obesity and diabetes in Kuwait represents a significant challenge for the country's healthcare system. Diabetes care in Scotland has improved by adopting a system of managed clinical networks supported by a national informatics platform. In 2010, a Kuwait-Dundee collaboration was established with a view to transforming diabetes care in Kuwait. This paper desc...

The Ministry of Health (MOH) in the state of Kuwait currently depends on importing the radioisotope molybdenum (Mo) in its isotopic form (Mo) to fulfill its demands. The present study was conducted on all nuclear medicine departments in the state of Kuwait. Daily, weekly, and monthly data were analyzed to statistically determine the current and future demands for the isotope Tc. This analysis w...