AIM To estimate the accurate incidence and prevalence of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus, and to determine the clinical profile of this condition in the Sultanate of Oman. METHODS All children diagnosed as having permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus between 1991 and 1995 in Oman were included in the study. RESULTS The mean incidence was 2.2 per 100 000 live births/year and the prevalen...

The revolution of internet technology and its usage have led a significant increase in the number of online transactions and electronic data transfer, parallely increased the number of cybercrime incidents around the world. Steady economic growth in the Sultanate of Oman accelerated the volume of online utilization for e-commerce, banking, communication, education and so forth. Normally attacke...

OBJECTIVES Published data indicate that Alpha thalassemia trait is prevalent in 45% of population of Sultanate of Oman. Recent unpublished data suggest that this prevalence is higher than 45%. Yet clinical suspicion or investigations into α-thalassemias are lacking. Moreover, Hemoglobin H disease is considered rare in Oman. We decided, therefore to look for Hemoglobin H disease and characterize...

While most early e-government efforts were concentrated on developed countries, in the recent past, it has also become popular in many developing countries. Most notably are the Middle Eastern countries that have continued to invest significantly into e-government initiatives in the last five years. However, compared to the West, the progress of e-government implementation and diffusion has bee...

OBJECTIVE While SLE is found worldwide, there is diversity in clinical presentation of the disease according to geographical variations. The aim of this study is to describe geographical distributions of childhood onset SLE within Oman to identify geographical clustering and to compare the demographic, clinical, and immunological characteristics of this cluster against the rest of Oman. METHO...

OBJECTIVES Responding to Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) virus alert in 2009, Ministry of Health (MoH), Sultanate Of Oman arranged task force to deal with the emergency. MOH published articles in newspapers, prepared guidelines and hospitals were assigned to admit patients of H1N1. All the patients suspected of H1N1 were admitted and isolated as per the guidelines. This report describes clinical fe...

Purpose: The objective of this research paper is to analyze the constructs behind FinTech usage behavior and which factors contribute new financial technologies what extent demographic profiles affect adoption in Oman that business models institutions from convergent FinTech. Design/methodology/approach: This provides a comprehensive literature review focused on scholarly practitioner experienc...