Author details Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, PO box: 65506, Riyadh 11588, Saudi Arabia. Stem Cell Unit, Anatomy Department, Collage of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Research Laboratory (KMEB), Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark,...

OBJECTIVE To determine the age, sex and relative frequencies of various gastrointestinal malignancies in patients registered with the National Cancer Registry from the Western Region of Saudi Arabia from January 1994 till December 1997, and compare this data with previous hospital based studies about the pattern of these malignancies in Saudi Arabia. METHODS A National Cancer Registry was est...

1 Department of Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2 Desert Agriculture Initiative, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 3 Agriculture Genetic Engineering Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt, 4 Department of Soil and Environmental Science, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, ...

Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sadat City University, Egypt Department of Public Health, Microbiology unit, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Department of Med...

OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiological profile and strain diversity in the light of recent published studies to provide an updated comprehensive picture of the significance of the effect of this virus in Saudi Arabia. METHODS The epidemiology, disease burden, and strain diversity of rotavirus in Saudi Arabia were reviewed using 22 studies of rotavirus and the etiology of diarrhea. We revi...

This paper presents the preliminary findings of a study researching the diffusion and the adoption of online retailing in Saudi Arabia. It reports new research that identifies and explores the key issues that positively and negatively influence retailers in Saudi Arabia regarding the adoption of electronic commerce. Retailers in Saudi Arabia have been reserved in their adoption of electronicall...

OBJECTIVES Since last decade, Saudi Arabia has been swiftly moving ahead to promote an education and research in the country. This study aimed to investigate the research outcome of Saudi Arabia in medical sciences during the period 1996-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, the research papers published in various global science journals during the period 1996-2012 were accessed. We reco...

The main purpose of this research was to gain an understanding of the adoption behavior of mobile computing in Saudi Arabia. In particular, it aimed to acquire new insight into mobile computing trends in Saudi Arabia, in order to develop hypotheses and formulate precise criteria for mobile computing evaluation. In order to achieve these aims, a focus group was created through the recruiting of ...

in recent years, we have witnessed the developments in the middle east region including changes in the political arena of iraq , participation crisis in lebanese cabinet, internal disputes of palestine and nuclear issue of the i.r. of iran . given regional rivalries between saudi arabia and the i.r. of iran , the mention developments led to divergence and tensions in foreign relation saudi arab...

This study focuses on the issue of information security policy for e-government in Saudi Arabia. It evaluates the three fundamental pillars that determine data security such as effectiveness, vulnerabilities, and threats. The paper is seeking to reveal the risks of information security policy for e-government in Saudi Arabia as well as to examine the vulnerabilities and the effectiveness of the...