Patient-centered model of care (PCMC) is a philosophy and mindset that requires a high level of commitment and significant adjustments in organizational structures. The patient-centered care (PCC) concept is based upon communication and involvement of both patients and their families in the treatment options and the potential outcome, thus empowering the patient and family. The PCC is a quality...

Background: Until now, no locally based study has evaluated quality of life among pediatric residents, especially residents in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh. The objective this was to evaluate (QoL) the and report factors affecting their life.Methods: A cross-sectional study, a self-administered questionnaire depending that distributed electronically pediatrics resident assess Riyadh, Arabia. depended o...

Road traffic crashes in Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) is considered a serious problem that has deep effects on GCC's population as well as on the national productivity through the loss of lives, injuries, property damage and the loss of valuable resources. Thus, there is an urgent need to alleviate the Severity of the traffic safety problem in GCC, which in turn will set a prime example for ...

A 16-year-old male patient complains of paresthesiae and numbness of the fifth finger of the left hand. Nerve conduction study was carried out in both upper limbs. Please study Figures 1 & 2. Notice: Authors are encouraged to submit quizzes for possible publication in the Journal. These may be in any field of Clinical Neurosciences, and should approximately follow the format used here. Please a...

1 Public Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2 Viral Special Pathogens Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 3 Microbiology Laboratory, Doctor Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 4 Unite des Virus Emergents UMR190 ‘‘Emergence des Pathologies Virales0, Faculté de Médecine, Marseil...

Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis, University College London, London, UK (A Johansson PhD, Prof M Batty PhD); Faculty of Engineering, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK (A Johansson); Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA (K Hayashi MD); Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (O Al Bar PhD); All-Hazards ...

This study aims to determine the mediators’ and moderators’ roles in adoption of Madrasati (M) learning management system (LMS) among teachers Riyadh. used survey approach; it involved 374 teachers, that use M LMS deliver their instructions. The study’s samples represent larger population 13,782 public school Riyadh; 413 responses were collected after distributing 500 questionnaires. independen...

Two Dexiotricha species (Dexiotricha elliptica nov. comb. and Dexiotricha cf. granulosa), respectively isolated from soil north-west of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and freshwater in Shanghai, eastern China, were investigated using standard methods. The species Loxocephalus ellipticus Kahl, 1931 is reclassified here in the genus Dexiotricha and was characterized mainly by constantly showing 16 somatic...

Managing and modelling urban growth is a multi-faceted problem. Cities are now recognised as complex systems through which non-linear and dynamic processes, emergence and self-organisation occur. The design of a system that can handle these complexities is a challenging prospect. This paper presents an urban planning tool for the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. At the core of the system is a Fuzz...

The 8th Saudi Association of Neurological Surgery (8th SANS) meeting was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 15-17th 2014, organized by the National Neurological Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The theme was “Aspire, Inspire, Innovate” covering state of the art technology in different sub-specialties of neurosurgery. The scientific program was packed with innovative ...