With the support of the internet, many institutes in various countries have adopted the idea of introducing a web-based education system. In many countries, the government implements initiatives pushing eLearning solutions forward, such as in Europe (e.g, the UK, Malaysia and Singapore, but also in the Arab world (e.g., in Saudi Arabia and Kuwaiti). However, as a late comer to eLearning, Saudi ...

INTRODUCTION Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging viral zoonosis that impacts human and animal health. It is transmitted from animals to humans directly through exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues of infected animals or via mosquito bites. The disease is endemic to Africa but has recently spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Our aim was to compare two major outbreaks of RVF in Saudi Arabi...

OBJECTIVES The educational environment plays a crucial role in the learning process. We aimed to evaluate the educational-environment perceptions of Saudi urology residents using the postgraduate hospital educational environment measure (PHEEM) inventory, and to investigate associations of their perception with stages of residency program, regions of Saudi Arabia, and main sectors of the health...

Iran and Saudi Arabia have long been engaged in heated rivalry and conflict in the Middle East. These two regional powers are both major oil-exporting countries; in major foreign policy issues, therefore, oil is used as an important tool to pursue goals. Iran and Saudi Arabia have a long history of differences on oil policies, but one of the most severe differences emerged in 2011-2016, along w...

Retailers in Saudi Arabia have been reserved in their adoption of electronically delivered aspects of their business. This paper reports research that identifies and explores key issues to enhance the diffusion of online retailing in Saudi Arabia. Despite the fact that Saudi Arabia has the largest and fastest growth of ICT marketplaces in the Arab region, e-commerce activities are not progressi...

Saudi Arabia (officially, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) was established as a sovereign country in 1932, by its founder King Abdulaziz Al-Saud who led a successful campaign that lasted 30 years following the conquest of Riyadh (official capital) to unite large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula. With an area of 2,150,000 km, Saudi Arabia occupies 80% of historical Arabia and is the 13th largest country...

1 Faculty of Computer Science and IS, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai Johor, Malaysia. 2 Department of Software Engineering, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. 3 Center of Excellence in Information Assurance, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. 4 Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud ...

Bina Kashyap1* and Sridhar Reddy P2 1Department of Oral Pathology, Buraydah Private Dental College, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia 2Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Buraydah Private Dental College, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia *Corresponding author: Kashyap B, Associate Professor Department of Oral Pathology, Buraydah Private Dental College, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia, Tel: 966 504663028, E-mail: bina...

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,...

An ERP system plays an important role in managing business processes. Recently, many universities have implemented ERP systems. However, little research has been conducted regarding these systems in the higher education sector. This paper explores and analyzes the existing literature on ERP implementation and attempts to identify the critical success factors for a successful implementation of a...