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...

The educational system has been evolving since it was formalized in the 19th century. However, this evolution reached its peak during 20th century, when several institutions started to launch instructional initiatives that revolve around student, paving way for more student-cantered learning allows students learn and gain academic knowledge, a manner through which their independence use differe...

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...

The article examines Yugoslavia's and by extension the Non-Aligned Movement's relations with Middle East, reflecting more broadly on developmental hierarchies inner divides between oil producing non-oil countries within Movement. ‘energy shocks’ of 1970s had a dramatic impact non-OPEC developing sowed long-lasting rifts in non-aligned/developing world. embeds these events debates about ‘New Int...

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...