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Aman, Mary Jo. "Education in Saudi Arabia The Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in the United States of America." Digest of Middle East Studies 1, no. 1 (January 1992): 73–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1949-3606.1992.tb00199.x.
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Abdelkareem, Mohamed, Fathy Abdalla, Samar Y. Mohamed, and Farouk El-Baz. "Mapping Paleohydrologic Features in the Arid Areas of Saudi Arabia Using Remote-Sensing Data." Water 12, no. 2 (February 4, 2020): 417. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w12020417.
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At present, the Arabian Peninsula is one of the driest regions on Earth; however, this area experienced heavy rainfall in the past thousand years. During this period, catchments received substantial amounts of surface water and sustained vast networks of streams and paleolakes, which are currently inactive. The Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Phased Array Type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) data reveal paleohydrologic features buried under shallow aeolian deposits in many areas of the ad-Dawasir, Sahba, Rimah/Batin, and as-Sirhan wadis. Optical remote-sensing data support that the middle of the trans-peninsula Wadi Rimah/Batin, which extends for ~1200 km from the Arabian Shield to Kuwait and covers ~200,000 km2, is dammed by linear sand dunes formed by changes in climate conditions. Integrating Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI), Geo-Eye, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) digital elevation model, and ALOS/PALSAR data allowed for the characterization of paleodrainage reversals and diversions shaped by structural and volcanic activity. Evidence of streams abruptly shifting from one catchment to another is preserved in Wadi ad-Dawasir along the fault trace. Volcanic activity in the past few thousand years in northern Saudi Arabia has also changed the slope of the land and reversed drainage systems. Relics of earlier drainage directions are well maintained as paleoslopes and wide upstream patterns. This study found that paleohydrologic activity in Saudi Arabia is impacted by changes in climate and by structural and volcanic activity, resulting in changes to stream direction and activity. Overall, the integration of radar and optical remote-sensing data is significant for deciphering past hydrologic activity and for predicting potential water resource areas.
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Rowan, Lawrence C., Alexander F. H. Goetz, and Elsa Abbott. "Analysis of Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer measurements of the western Saudi Arabian shield." GEOPHYSICS 52, no. 7 (July 1987): 907–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1190/1.1442361.
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During the November 12–14, 1981, mission of the space shuttle Columbia, the Shuttle Multispectral Infrared Radiometer (SMIRR) recorded radiances in ten channels along a 100 m wide groundtrack across the western Saudi Arabian shield. The ten channels are located in the 0.5 to 2.4 μm region, with five positioned between 2.0 and 2.40 μm for measuring absorption features that are diagnostic of OH‐bearing and [Formula: see text] minerals. This exceptionally well exposed area consists of late Proterozoic metamorphic, intermediate to silicic intrusive, and interlayered clastic sedimentary and intermediate silicic volcanic rocks that have not been studied previously using SMIRR data. Plots or traces of unnormalized SMIRR channel ratios were examined before field studies to locate areas with high spectral contrast, especially in the 2.0 μm to 2.40 μm channels. Reflectance spectra were measured in the laboratory for rock and soil samples collected in these areas, and the mineralogic causes of the main absorption features were determined using X‐ray diffraction. Laboratory SMIRR spectra were produced by convolving the ten SMIRR filters with the laboratory spectra. Then, normalized SMIRR reflectance spectra were generated along the groundtrack using normalization coefficients calculated for a field sample representing a uniform, low‐spectral contrast area. Field evaluation shows that unnormalized SMIRR ratio traces are useful, even without specific mineralogic information, for distinguishing rocks that are characterized by Al‐OH, Mg‐OH, and/or [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] absorption features. Analysis of field samples permits suites of minerals causing absorption features to be identified. However, specific mineral identification cannot be achieved consistently using the SMIRR ratio traces or normalized SMIRR spectra, because the Al‐OH and Mg‐OH absorption features can be caused by more than one of the minerals commonly present. The normalized SMIRR spectra are especially useful for identifying subtle Al‐OH and Mg‐OH absorption features that are difficult to identify in the unnormalized ratio traces and for comparing the relative intensities of absorption features. Al‐OH absorption is related to muscovite, smectite, illite, and kaolinite, whereas Mg‐OH absorption is caused by chlorite, amphibole, and biotite. The principal sources of error in using SMIRR spectral measurements for identifying mineral groups along the orbit 27 groundtrack are inaccuracies in field location and lithologic heterogeneity that is not represented adequately by field samples. Calibration errors may account for systematic albedo and absorption intensity differences between calculated laboratory SMIRR spectra and normalized SMIRR spectra. SMIRR instrument noise and atmospheric factors appear to be less important sources of error. However, as higher spectral and spatial resolution systems are developed for mineral identification, radiometric precision and atmospheric factors will become more important.
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Al - Fawadi, Rahim Ali. "Possibilities of strategic relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia." Tikrit Journal For Political Science 3, no. 10 (February 24, 2019): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.25130/poltic.v3i10.29.
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The active foreign policy of the Russian Federation is multilateral, which dictates the need to build close relations with the strategy of influential regional players. Establishing partnership with Saudi Arabia is Russia's full mission. Saudi Arabia is the leader of the Gulf Cooperation Council and an important player alongside Russia in the oil market. The changes in the region that are transforming the world, as well as Saudi Arabia's announcement of the 2016 forgetfulness of the socio-economic transformation approach (Saudi Arabia's 2030 vision) open up new possibilities for the two countries.
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Alolayan, Fahad Saleh, Wided Ragmoun, and Hanene Saidi. "An Exploratory Approach of the Mission Statement: Case of Saudi Arabia Business Schools." International Journal of Business and Management 13, no. 3 (February 25, 2018): 200. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v13n3p200.
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Many studies on mission statements have applied one of three perspectives, those of components, stakeholders, and objectives, in their content analysis studies. This current study analyzed the mission statements of Saudi business schools by using the three perspectives together. Data were collected from 22 Saudi business schools’ mission statements. The results show that Saudi business schools’ mission statements are not well formulated, given that the majority of mission statements' objectives are totally absent, and the components and stakeholders are moderately mentioned in the studied missions. Drawing upon the three aforementioned perspectives, the results of this study provide business schools with valuable guidance to formulate accurate and effective mission statements.
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Shifrinson, Joshua R. Itzkowitz, and Miranda Priebe. "A Crude Threat: The Limits of an Iranian Missile Campaign against Saudi Arabian Oil." International Security 36, no. 1 (July 2011): 167–201. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00048.
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The United States and its Persian Gulf allies have been increasingly concerned with the growing size and complexity of Iran's ballistic missile programs. At a time when the United States and its allies remain locked in a standoff with Iran over the latter's nuclear program, states around the Persian Gulf fear that Iran would retaliate for an attack on its nuclear program by launching missiles at regional oil installations and other strategic targets. An examination of the threat posed by Iran's missiles to Saudi Arabian oil installations, based on an assessment of Iran's missile capabilities, a detailed analysis of Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure, and a simulated missile campaign against the network using known Iranian weapons, finds no evidence of a significant Iranian missile threat to Saudi infrastructure. These findings cast doubt on one aspect of the Iranian threat to Persian Gulf oil while offering an analytic framework for understanding developments in the Iranian missile arsenal and the vulnerability of oil infrastructure to conventional attack.
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Mazhidenova, Dariko, and Kamilla Sheryazdanova. "Diplomatic mission of N.Tyuryakulov." Public Administration and Civil Service, no. 2 (June 29, 2020): 61–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.52123/1994-2370-2020-73-2-61-66.
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The article based on a number of sources and literature, including rare documents from the annexes to the major research of T.A.Mansurov, characterizes from different sides the multifaceted and highly productive diplomatic activity of N.Tyuryakulov in Saudi Arabia as the head of the diplomatic mission of the USSR in the 20-30s of the XXth century. The phenomenal ability of the Soviet Ambassador to find and successfully use in some cases the convergence of the Soviet foreign policy objectives in the region with the fundamental interests of the host country is revealed.
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Anzalone, Christopher. "The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia - By David Commins." Religious Studies Review 34, no. 4 (December 2008): 314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-0922.2008.00328_3.x.
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Youssef, Souhib Mohammed, Mohamed Saddik Zaghloul, Mohammed Fayez Ahmed, Abdul Nasser Ahmed Barmo, Asghar Mehdi Muhammed Mehdi, and Nazmus Saquib. "Assessment of handwritten prescriptions from Saudi Arabia according to international guidelines." SAGE Open Medicine 8 (January 2020): 205031212097715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050312120977153.
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Objective: Prescription dispensing services are not digitalized in the majority of governmental hospitals and private clinics in Saudi Arabia, which makes them prone to error. We aimed to evaluate handwritten prescriptions in a region in Saudi Arabia for consistency and accuracy according to international guidelines. Methods: A sample of handwritten prescriptions (dated 2016 or 2017) from selected pharmacies in the Al-Qassim region (n = 556) were evaluated for missing information on items related to prescriber, patient, and medication according to the World Health Organization and Food and Drug Administration guidelines. Results: We found that the prescriber’s name and contact information were missing in two-thirds of the prescriptions (66%). Patients’ addresses were always missing (100%). No prescription contained medication warnings; a majority lacked information on mode of administration (68%) and methods to avoid refilling (66%). Conclusion: Saudi Arabia should take a multipronged approach, including digitalization of prescription dispensing services, in both public and private health care facilities in order to reduce prescription errors.
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DAWAH, HASSAN A., MOHAMMED A. ABDULLAH, SYED KAMRAN AHMAD, HATHAL AL-DHAFER, and JAMES TURNER. "An overview of the Syrphidae (Diptera) of Saudi Arabia." Zootaxa 4855, no. 1 (September 25, 2020): 1–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4855.1.1.
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Despite the species richness of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) world-wide (about 6,200 species) and their role as agents for controlling plant pests, their significance as pollinators, and as bioindicators of site quality, hoverfly fauna of Saudi Arabia is poorly known. In exploring the biodiversity of Diptera in southwest Saudi Arabia a survey of the hoverfly fauna of Jazan, Asir, Najran and Al-Baha was performed mainly using Malaise traps, sweep nets and light traps from 2011 to 2014. Forty known species of Syrphidae were identified and recorded in this study, 19 of them new to Saudi Arabia. This makes the total number of Syrphidae species recorded in Saudi Arabia (including one species recorded by others) is 41. In addition, three taxa belonging to the genera Eumerus Meigen, Orthonevra Macquart, and Paragus Latreille that could not be identified safely to species level because there were no adequate identification keys or males were missing in the collected material. A key to the genera of Syrphidae occurring in Saudi Arabia is provided. The fauna of Syrphidae recorded in this study consists much more of Afrotropical zoogeographical elements than Palaearctic ones. A complete checklist of Syrphidae of Saudi Arabia is provided. Biological data, where known, and world-wide distribution of the studied taxa are provided. This paper is published with the purpose of assisting biogeographical, biological or ecological studies on syrphids in Saudi Arabia.
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Ghazwi, Mohamed Fahmi, Ahmad Masum, and Nurli Bt Yaacob. "Issuing Interim Measures in Arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting 1, no. 1 (December 14, 2014): 534. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijafr.v4i2.6782.
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An interim measure is, broadly speaking, a remedy or a relief that is aimed at safeguarding the rights of parties to a dispute pending its final resolution. The paper aims to provide a clarification to the Arbitration law in Saudi Arabia focusing mainly on the issue of the issuing of interim measures in arbitration by identifying the process stages under the Saudi Arbitration Law 2012. This paper discusses the issuing of interim measure in international arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through identification of laws, process and procedure in the issuance of interim measures in arbitration proceedings. Two major research strategies are adopted in this study, which are, qualitative and analysis based on exploratory approach for process of issuing interim measures in arbitration. Data were collected from libraries and published reports as well as interviews conducted with judges and arbitrators in Saudi Arabia. This paper challenges the argument of issuing interim measures by showing the process and the mechanism used in Saudi Arabia. The researchers explored the missing issues of the law related to the issue of interim measures in international arbitration in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia as well as the standards of issuing the interim measures.
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Amghar, Samir. "The Muslim World League in Europe: An Islamic Organization to serve the Saudi Strategic Interests?" Journal of Muslims in Europe 1, no. 2 (2012): 127–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22117954-12341234.
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Abstract In order to struggle against the growing influence in the Arab world of the secular nationalism promoted in Egypt by President Nasser, Saudi Arabia decided in the ‘60s to appear as a center of religious and ideological influence. The cornerstone of the hegemonic politics of Saudi Arabia for the world leadership of Islam was the creation, in 1962, of the Muslim World League. This organization was in charge of financing projects related to the development of Islam in the world. It is probably in Europe that the proselyte activities of the League are the most important. If the League holds a predominant position in the soft power politics of the Saudi kingdom, its mission is also to struggle against ideologies that are likely to threaten the stability of the regime. It funds projects of mosques construction, distributes Korans and brochures, organizes Islamic classes and conferences, hoping to create networks of clientele and of non-critical allegiances to the Saudi kingdom in the Muslim populations. The League advocates a heterogeneous salafism, which indeed resembles, at least on a dogmatic level, the salafism advocated by theologists of Saudi Arabia but dissociates itself from it on a social and a political level. Confronted to the multiplication of international risks (the Iraq War, al-Qaeda, Saudi jihadists . . .), the League takes part in a vast institutional ensemble “of protection of the Saudi throne,” like the Dar al Ifta, Council of the Saudi ulamas, which pledges allegiance to the authority and fight against anti-establishment Islamism and Islamic terrorism with its different fatwas.
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Ali, Anis, and Mohammad Rumzi Tausif. "Service quality, customers’ satisfaction, and profitability: an empirical study of Saudi Arabian insurance sector." Investment Management and Financial Innovations 15, no. 2 (June 14, 2018): 232–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.15(2).2018.21.
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Financial performance is the fundamental aspect to test the performance of the companies. The performance of insurance sector, like any other service industry, is supposed to depend significantly on customers. When it comes to customers, it is an established fact that customer satisfaction would be an important element. Customer satisfaction primarily depends on the quality of service it gets. It can be safely hypothesized that better service quality would lead to higher satisfaction, which would ultimately lead to higher profits for the company. Studies on this relationship in the insurance sector for Saudi Arabia are missing. Hence, this study aims at studying both the profitability of companies and quality of service and tries to relate it to customer satisfaction. The results are quite surprising, as the study establishes that although the qualities of services are found wanting in many areas, companies are earning good profits. A probable reason could be the statutory nature of the services. Nevertheless, this study recommends improving the quality of services and differentiating services between age groups for further improvement.
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Humphrey, Joyce C. "Casualty Management: Scud Missile Attack, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia." Military Medicine 164, no. 5 (May 1, 1999): 322–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/milmed/164.5.322.
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Gupta, Megha, Suman Panda, Fahad Ahmed Mutawwam, and Fahad Musawi Mohammed Kariri. "Diagnosis and Management of a Patient with Congenitally Missing Maxillary First Permanent Molars: A Rare Case Report." Case Reports in Dentistry 2016 (2016): 1–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5891705.
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Congenitally missing teeth are the most commonly seen dental anomalies. Agenesis of the permanent first molar has the least frequency of all the tooth types, and it usually occurs in association with oligodontia or anodontia. Thus, agenesis of the bilateral maxillary first permanent molar is an extremely rare occurrence, and no such case has been reported in ethnic Saudi Arabian population. We hereby report a case of nonsyndromic bilateral congenitally missing maxillary first permanent molar in an eight-year-old Saudi female patient. Comprehensive oral rehabilitation was done for the patient. The implications of the tooth agenesis are also discussed. The prognosis of this case is presented.
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Al-Asmary, Saeed, Abdul-Salam Al-Shehri, Alaa Abou-Zeid, Moataz Abdel-Fattah, Tamer Hifnawy, and Tarek El-Said. "Acute respiratory tract infections among Hajj medical mission personnel, Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Infectious Diseases 11, no. 3 (May 2007): 268–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2006.04.008.
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Alhidari, Ibrahim S., Tania M. Veludo-de-Oliveira, Shumaila Y. Yousafzai, and Mirella Yani-de-Soriano. "Modeling the Effect of Multidimensional Trust on Individual Monetary Donations to Charitable Organizations." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 47, no. 3 (January 24, 2018): 623–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0899764017753559.
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This study develops and validates a model that evaluates the effect of trust on individual monetary donations to charitable organizations (COs). Data were collected in Saudi Arabia using a two-stage approach and were analyzed via structural equation modeling. Data on psychosocial variables were collected in the first stage, and data on behavior were collected in the second stage, 4 weeks later. The findings confirm the study’s novel multidimensional perspective of trust in the context of individual monetary donations to COs in Saudi Arabia. The results validate the view that trust is present only when the individuals concerned are disposed to trust others and when they believe that the COs can conduct their charitable mission, are honest in the use of their donations, and prioritize beneficiaries’ rights. Individuals’ trust in COs affects both the intention to donate and future monetary donation behavior.
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Ayoub Ledhem, Mohammed, and Warda Moussaoui. "The impact of accommodation entrepreneurship activities on Islamic tourism (Umrah) development: An empirical evidence from Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Studies 1, no. 2 (December 2020): 111–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.31559/ijhts2020.1.2.4.
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Currently, academics have given an intense interest in investigating the factors that promote the tourism industry as evidenced by the growing studies which investigate the impact of accommodation services as one of the main factors in the tourism industry. However, this investigated impact is missing in the Islamic tourism industry. For this reason, this paper is filling this gap by investigating the impact of accommodation entrepreneurship activities on Islamic tourism (Umrah pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia. This paper applied a robust non-parametric approach of bootstrapped quantile regression to estimate the effect of accommodation entrepreneurship activities on Islamic tourism (Umrah pilgrimage) using a sample of the total Umrah pilgrims (Islamic tourists) as a proxy for Islamic tourism (Umrah pilgrimage) development and total accommodation entrepreneurship activities as an independent variable covering a period from 2010 until 2018. The findings demonstrated that accommodation entrepreneurship activities are promoting Islamic tourism (Umrah pilgrimage) industry in Saudi Arabia. The findings also indicated that accommodation entrepreneurship activities are one of the main factors that promote Islamic tourism (Umrah) in Saudi Arabia alongside Islamic life and belief, and religious loyalty.
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Al Shamsi, Hilal Salim, Abdullah Ghthaith Almutairi, and Sulaiman Salim Al Mashrafi. "Assessing the Quality of the Saudi Healthcare Referral System: Potential Improvements Implemented by Other Systems." Global Journal of Health Science 10, no. 11 (October 13, 2018): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v10n11p113.
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INTRODUCTION: The referral system authorizes and transfers the responsibility for healthcare services from one provider to another. A key component of the system is the communication between primary-care and specialist providers. Poor communication between them is detrimental to and can cause significant issues with coordination of effective care.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review was to evaluate current healthcare referral systems, focusing on the communication among providers, and to suggest practices that could make the Saudi healthcare referral system more effective.
DESIGN: This systematic review identified published studies of the quality of the healthcare referral system in Saudi Arabia and other countries using two databases, Medline and PubMed. Data were summarized and extracted into two tables.
RESULTS: The review included 12 studies that met its selection criteria. These studies were conducted in various regions of Saudi Arabia, but mostly the west and north. The 12 studies included 181,192 participants, with numbers of participants ranging from 21 to 138,484. The present review found that more than 50% of the referral documents and feedback reports in these studies had incomplete patient information. Implementation of electronic referrals (e-referrals) in several countries, including Australia, New Zealand and the United States, improved their referral systems, particularly by solving the problem of incomplete referral documents. In addition, the present review found that in some specialist clinics, referral cases contributed to increased workloads. One study reported on implementation of Lean Six Sigma principles in a military hospital in western Saudi Arabia, which reduced the number of referrals delayed, inappropriate referrals and the response time to referrals (7%). E-referrals and Lean Six Sigma principles may be applicable in Saudi Arabia as solutions to referral and response-time problems.
CONCLUSIONS: An increase in healthcare referrals in Saudi Arabia has caused an increase in missing essential information in referral letters and feedback reports as well as overcrowding in specialist clinics. The results of the present review suggested that implementing e-referral and Lean Six Sigma principles may improve the quality of Saudi Arabia’s healthcare referral system.
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Farquhar, Michael. "SAUDI PETRODOLLARS, SPIRITUAL CAPITAL, AND THE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF MEDINA: A WAHHABI MISSIONARY PROJECT IN TRANSNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE." International Journal of Middle East Studies 47, no. 4 (October 14, 2015): 701–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002074381500094x.
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AbstractWhile the idea that Saudi Arabia has functioned as a beacon of ultraconservative religious influence since the 1970s oil boom is commonplace, the modalities of this influence have rarely been seriously interrogated. As a window onto this issue, this article considers the history of the Islamic University of Medina, an influential Wahhabi missionary project with global ambitions. It pays particular attention to the role played by non-Saudi staff, who for long periods made up a majority of the university's faculty. Previous accounts of migrants working in Saudi religious educational institutions have tended to focus on the contested question of their contribution to the rise of politically activist modes of Islamism within the kingdom. In contrast, the account offered here draws on the concept of spiritual capital to argue that they also played an important part in legitimizing the expansion of the Wahhabi mission to diverse Muslim communities around the world.
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Aburizaizah, Saeed Jameel. "Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Rooted in Bureaucracy, Inspired by an EFL Semi-Decentralization Model." International Journal of English Language Education 9, no. 1 (November 15, 2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ijele.v9i1.17941.
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Educational initiatives and plans worldwide are now heading towards more decentralized systems including curricular decentralized models which are assumed to enhance teaching and learning outcomes and allow the whole educational community to participate in decision making. Decentralized approaches foster whole communities to share the development of teaching and learning management and processes. Providing a comprehensive description of a proposed semi-decentralized model, smoothly built into a higher education institute in Saudi Arabia and synchronized with the current Saudi Vision 2030, this paper illustrates a planned and deployed road map that guided the reform of some major aspects of the organization starting from the vision, mission, philosophy, principles, curriculum and decision-making, to teachers’ autonomy and creativity, and students learning outcomes.
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Afify, Ahmed R., and Khalid H. Zawawi. "The Prevalence of Dental Anomalies in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia." ISRN Dentistry 2012 (June 19, 2012): 1–5. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/837270.
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Objective. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the prevalence of dental anomalies that could be a cause of malocclusion in the western region of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods. A retrospective study of 878 digital orthopantomograms (OPGs) taken of patients, age ranging between 12 and 30 years, who presented to treatment at the Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between 2002 and 2011. The OPGs and dental records were reviewed for congenitally missing teeth, supernumerary teeth, impactions, ectopic eruption, transposition, germination, fusion, dilacerations, taurodontism, dens in dent, and any other unusual conditions that can be assessed with OPG. Results. The prevalence of patient that exhibited at least one dental anomaly was 396 (45.1%) patients. The prevalence of congenitally missing teeth was 226 (25.7%), impacted teeth 186 (21.1%), dilacerated teeth 10 (1.1%), supernumerary teeth 3 (0.3%), odontoma 1 (0.1%), and taurodontism was also 1 case (0.1%) of the total radiographs reviewed. Conclusions. Congenitally missing teeth were found to be the most prevalent anomaly (25.7%), and the second frequent anomaly was impacted teeth (21.1%), whereas root dilacerations, supernumerary teeth, and taurodontism were the least frequent anomalies (1.1%, 0.3% and 0.1%, resp.).
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Naser, Issa Mohammad Muflih, and Mohd Hilmi Bin Hamzah. "Pronunciation and Conversation Challenges among Saudi EFL Students." JEES (Journal of English Educators Society) 3, no. 1 (April 4, 2018): 85. http://dx.doi.org/10.21070/jees.v3i1.1228.
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This study aims to identify the difficulties of pronunciation and conversation faced by EFL learners who undertook a Preparatory Year Program (PYP) in Saudi Arabia, It highlights the main issues in pronunciation and conversations (e.g., textbooks, teaching methods, and students' attitude and motivation) and techniques to address these problems. The instruments used in the study were classroom observations and teachers' discussions. The results revealed that firstly, students did not have a sound knowledge of grammar. Secondly, students' outside environment was influenced by their mother tongue. Thirdly, the teaching methods did not suit their proficiency levels. Finally, they were demotivated and thought that they have an impossible mission to improve their English pronunciation and conversation.
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Fadhil, I., and S. Al Hammod. "Colorectal Screening Programs in Gulf Countries: The Role of Primary Care." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 36s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.74900.
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Background: A rising trend in colorectal cancer incidence has been observed in Gulf countries. In Saudi Arabia, colorectal cancer has been the most common cancer in men and 3rd most common in female since 2002. Moreover, in a recent study in Saudi Arabia, the 5-year survival for colorectal cancer patients was 45% and 28% of patents were diagnosed with distant metastases. Aim: Present the existing colorectal screening programs in Gulf countries, highlight the role of primary care professionals, national guidelines, challenges and barriers to implementation, as well as priority actions to improve implementation. Methods: Data reported based on in-depth review of published literatures on relevant database (PubMed, Science Direct) and gray literatures, including WHO/IARC country mission reports. To support the data, an interview with national managers and key informants, was undertaken. Results: Four case studies on colorectal cancer screening in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait. Conclusion: Introduction of colorectal cancer screening is feasible in Gulf countries, in a phased manner. The national guidelines for colorectal cancer screening assist in integration of screening into primary care as well as early diagnosis in symptomatic persons. Pilot program in Qatar, KSA of colorectal cancer screening with FIT, targeting healthy persons aged 45-75 years, 4.5% were found to be positive. To improve uptake of the screening, Gulf countries need to invest in training of primary care professional in examination, referral mechanisms and setting up multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment facilities. Raising awareness of colorectal cancer among the public.
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Alomi, Yousef Ahmed, Saeed Jamaan Alghamdi, and Radi Abdullah Alattyh. "National Survey of Drug Information Centers practice: Leadership and Practice management at Ministry of Health Hospital in Saudi Arabia." Research in Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Volume 4, Issue 3: July 2018- September 2018 4, no. 3 (September 30, 2018): 497–503. http://dx.doi.org/10.32463/rphs.2018.v04i03.17.
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Objective: To explore the National Survey of Drug Information Centers practice in Saudi Arabia: Leadership and Practice management at Ministry of Health hospital. Method: It is a cross-sectional four months national survey of Drug Information Services at Ministry of Health hospital. It contained ten domains with 181 questions designed by the authors. It was derived from Internal Pharmaceutical Federation, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists best practice guidelines. This survey was distributed to forty hospital pharmacies that run drug information services. In this study, domain of Drug Monitoring and Patient Counselling System explored and analyzed. It consisted of eight questions about the written policy and procedure and application methods for Leadership and Practice management in the drug information centers. All analysis was done through survey monkey system. Results: The survey distributed to 45 of hospitals, the response rate, was 40 (88.88%) hospitals. The highest score of the DIC had policy and procedures with a clear mission, vision, and values were Evidence of valid Saudi Council of Health Specialties license to practice in Saudi Arabia did not exist in 3 (7.5%) hospitals while 30 (75%) of hospitals 100% applied the elements. The highest score of the Drug information centers had a space, adequate furniture, hours of operation were determined and announced as well as there was a qualified and licensed staffing. All Drug Information Centers staff had valid licenses from Saudi Commission for Health Specialties to practice in Saudi Arabia, did not exist in 6 (15%) hospitals while 30 (75%) of hospitals 100% applied the elements. The highest score of the Drug Information Centers Supervisor, reports workload statistics to the appropriate and leadership number of Full Time Employee staff and actual workload published was the answering question depends on the priority of the question did not exist in 6 (15%) hospitals while only 22 (55%) of hospitals 100% applied the elements. The highest score of the Drug Information Centers showed evidence of Quality Improvement, and the process for Drug Information Centers Networking. The reporting any questionable drug quality to Pharmacy director, did not exist in 4 (10 %) hospitals while only 25 (62.5%) of hospitals 100% applied the elements. Conclusion: There were an acceptable implementation leadership and practice management in drug information centers practice. The drug information centers workload analysis and quality management should improve. Drug information centers network indication required an implementation to improve the services at Ministry of Health hospital in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Borghi, Alessandra, Riccardo Barzaghi, Omar Al-Bayari, and Suhail Al Madani. "Centimeter Precision Geoid Model for Jeddah Region (Saudi Arabia)." Remote Sensing 12, no. 12 (June 26, 2020): 2066. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs12122066.
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In 2014, the Jeddah Municipality made a call for an estimate of a centimetric precision geoid model to be used for engineering and surveying applications, because the regional geoid model available at that time did not reach a sufficient precision. A project was set up to this end and dedicated sets of gravity and Global Positioning System (GPS)/levelling data were acquired in the framework of this project. In this paper, a thorough analysis of these newly acquired data and of the last available Global Gravity Field Models (GGMs) has been done in order to obtain a geoid undulation estimate with the prescribed precision. In the framework of the Remove–Compute–Restore (RCR) approach, the collocation method was used to obtain the height anomaly estimation that was then converted to geoid undulation. The remove and restore steps of the RCR approach were based on GGMs, derived from the Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) dedicated gravity satellite missions, which were used to improve the long wavelength components of the Earth’s gravity field. Furthermore, two different quasi-geoid collocation estimates were computed, based on gravity data only and on gravity plus GPS/levelling data (the so-called hybrid estimate). The best solutions were obtained with the hybrid geoid estimate. This was tested by comparison with an independent set of GPS/levelling geoid undulations that were not included in the computed solutions. By these tests, the precision of the hybrid geoid is estimated to be 3.7 cm. This precision proved to be better, by a factor of two, than the corresponding one estimated from the pure gravimetric geoid. This project has been also useful to verify the importance and reliability of GGMs developed from the last satellite gravity missions (GOCE and GRACE) that have significantly improved our knowledge of the long wavelength components of the Earth’s gravity field, especially in areas with poor coverage of terrestrial gravity data. In fact, the geoid models based on satellite-only GGMs proved to have a better performance, despite the lower spatial resolution with respect to high-resolution models (i.e., Earth Gravitational Model 2008 (EGM2008)).
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Alaqla, Mohammed Frag. "Investigating IT Governance Practice and Its Application, Benefits, and Administrative Implications in the Banking Sector, Saudi Arabia." International Business Research 14, no. 3 (February 8, 2021): 15. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ibr.v14n3p15.
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Governance is one of the most effective tools to stimulate investments because it encourages the growth of financial markets. IT governance is a fundamental part of corporate governance. It helps achieve many advantages and benefits for companies. This study aims to examine the level of IT governance practice and its application, benefits, and administrative implications in the private banking sector in Saudi Arabia. To achieve the research objective, the inductive and deductive research approaches are employed to address the questions and collect the data. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was administered to three categories of employees in the selected Saudi banks. The findings revealed that IT governance contributed to creating a competitive advantage and adding real value to the banks through improving their reputation, increasing the market share, and enhancing customer satisfaction, which resulted in an improvement in the value of the banks. However, it is recommended that the rules of control and the principles of IT governance are considered in the future policies of Saudi banks, their mission, structures, and decision-making.
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Khan, Shazia, and Inam D. Khan. "Obstetric and Neonatal Outcomes of Pregnant Indian Pilgrims: A three-year experience at the Indian Hajj Medical Mission." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal [SQUMJ] 18, no. 3 (December 19, 2018): 355. http://dx.doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.03.015.
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Objectives: The Hajj, an annual mass gathering of Muslim pilgrims, is known for its high morbidity and mortality rates. However, pregnant women sometimes participate in this pilgrimage, despite guidelines that discourage such an undertaking due to potential fetomaternal complications. This study aimed to evaluate fetomaternal outcomes among pregnant Indian Hajj pilgrims. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at two Indian Hajj Medical Mission (IHMM)-affiliated secondary care hospitals in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj periods of August–October 2015 and 2016 and July–September 2017. All female Indian pilgrims of reproductive age who underwent pregnancy screening at secondary care IHMM hospitals during this period were included in the study. Definitive obstetric care was provided at the Makkah Maternity & Child Hospital. Data regarding the pilgrims’ obstetric characteristics, antenatal complications, management and fetomaternal outcomes were evaluated. Results: A total of 114 pregnant Indian pilgrims were identified during the study period. The most common antenatal complications were respiratory tract infections (51.75%), followed by iron deficiency anaemia (17.54%), hyperemesis gravidarum (14.04%), hypothyroidism (9.65%) and gestational diabetes mellitus (5.26%). There were 20 vaginal deliveries (17.54%), two Caesarean sections (1.75%) and 32 abortions (28.07%). The cumulative three-year birth rate was 24.60 per 1,000 females. Conclusion: During Hajj, pregnant pilgrims have a high risk of abortion, respiratory tract infections and various antenatal, perinatal and neonatal complications which may go unreported or untreated. Women should therefore be educated regarding the risk of adverse fetomaternal outcomes which may occur while undertaking a Hajj pilgrimage during pregnancy.Keywords: Travel Medicine; Muslims; Pregnancy Outcomes; Miscarriage; Respiratory Infections; Saudi Arabia.
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Al Ghamd, Y. S., N. A. Qureshi, M. H. Abdel Ghadir, T. A. Al Habeeb, and S. A. Ahmad. "Psychotropic drugs prescriptions in Al-Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 5, no. 1 (May 1, 1999): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/1999.5.1.27.
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Psychotropic drugs prescriptions for patients attending psychiatric outpatient clinics were studied. Of the 52, 168 prescriptions written in 1996, 18, 265 were systematically, randomly selected and evaluated. Incomplete prescriptions were found; the data missing included duration of treatment [18.75%], sex [9.25%], age [8.75%]and diagnosis [7.50%]. Antipsychotics [33.1%], antidepressants [23.2%], anticholinergics [22.0%]and anticonvulsants [12.9%]were the most frequently prescribed drugs. Polypharmacy [85%]was the predominant mode of practice. The most common diagnoses were mood [23.1%], anxiety [17.7%]and schizophrenic [16.2%]disorders. Medical education and quality monitoring programmes are suggested to improve the quality of psychotropic prescriptions and modify multiple pharmacotherapy practice
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Quadri, Mir FA, Bassam M. Hakami, Asma AA Hezam, Raed Y. Hakami, Fadwa A. Saadi, Layla M. Ageeli, Wafqah H. Alsagoor, Mohammad A. Faqeeh, and Mohammed A. Dhae. "Relation between Dental Caries and Body Mass Index-for-age among Schoolchildren of Jazan City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 18, no. 4 (2017): 277–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2031.
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ABSTRACT Objective To analyze and report the type of relation present between dental caries and body mass index (BMI)-for-age among schoolchildren in Jazan region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study with multistaged random sampling technique was designed to recruit the sample of schoolchildren. Caries was examined using the World Health Organization recommended “decayed and filled teeth”/“decayed missing and filled teeth (dft/DMFT)” method. The BMI-for-age was calculated using the value obtained from body weight and height (kg/m2) of each child. The obtained results were plotted on age- and gender-specific percentile curves by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and categorized accordingly. Chi-squared test was conducted to analyze the relation between BMI-for-age and dental caries. Logistic regression was performed to judge the predictor variables. The p-value < 0.05 was considered as significant. Results A total of 360 children were part of this study with equal recruitment from both genders. The mean dft/DMFT value for girls (2.52) was more than that for boys (1.88); and the (p = 0.00) calculated value was statistically significant. Most of the children had normal BMI-for-age (60.6%) and very few were obese (4.7%). Dental caries, fast food, and snacks between meals were significant independent predictor variables for BMI (p < 0.05). Dental caries was a strong predictor, and the analysis showed that children with untreated caries had 81% (odds ratio = 0.19; confidence interval = 0.65, 0.58) higher chance of suffering from low BMI. Conclusion To conclude, this is the first study attempted to see the relationship between BMI-for-age and dental caries among schoolchildren in Jazan city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Negative relation between dental caries and BMI should warrant health promoters about dental caries as a reason for low BMI in a subset of children. Clinical significance High and alarming percentage of untreated dental caries demonstrates the oral health needs among the schoolgoing children in Jazan region. Public health dentists should develop and implement prevention programs so that the oral health issues among schoolchildren are addressed. How to cite this article Quadri MFA, Hakami BM, Hezam AAA, Hakami RY, Saadi FA, Ageeli LM, Alsagoor WH, Faqeeh MA, Dhae MA. Relation between Dental Caries and Body Mass Index-for-age among Schoolchildren of Jazan City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. J Contemp Dent Pract 2017;18(4):277-282.
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Amin, Md Nurul, Md Rafiqul Islam, and Md Rafiqul Islam. "Pattern of diseases among Bangladeshi Hajj Pilgrimsin Mecca, Saudi Arabia." Ibrahim Cardiac Medical Journal 10, no. 1-2 (March 15, 2021): 96–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/icmj.v10i1-2.54010.
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Background & objective: Each year millions of Muslims embark on a religious pilgrimage called the “Hajj” to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The mass migration during the Hajj is unparalleled in scale, and pilgrims face numerous health hazards. Performing the tasks of pilgrimage is stressful and laborious and as such requires immense mental and physical fitness on the part of the pilgrims. But a substantial proportion of the pilgrims lack it. Besides, the hot and dry environment and untold overcrowding predispose them to the risk of many communicable diseases. The present study, was therefore, intended to find the pattern of diseases among Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims at Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on Bangladeshi Hazz pilgrims in Mecca Saudi Arabia over a period of 1 month from mid-September to mid-October, 2015. A total of 710 pilgrims (18 or > 18 years) attending at Bangladeshi Hazz Medical Center (BHMC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia during the period were consecutively included in the study after having voluntary verbal consent obtained from them. Diseases were diagnosed mainly on the basis of clinical signs and symptoms with provision of only random and fasting blood sugar estimation and ECG. The diagnosed diseases were grouped into major and minor problems or conditions and were treated as out-patient basis.
Result: In the present study upper middle-aged (50 – 60 years) and elderly (≥ 60 years) pilgrims together formed nearly 73% of the patients with mean age of the patients being 56 years. Males were a bit higher than the females with male-female ratio being roughly 11:9. The study demonstrated that the commonest cause of out-patient visit was respiratory illness (41.2%) followed by diabetes (17.2%), peptic ulcer disease (PUD) (11.7%) and cardiovascular diseases (10.7%)(which included hypertension, new onset ischemia or exacerbation of preexisting ischemic heart diseases). A few (3.2%) of the patients presented with diarrhoeal diseases (loose motion or dysentery). Other minor ailments were allergy or dermatitis, insomnia, paronychia, anxiety, UTI, hemorrhoids, epistaxis, glossitis, oral ulcer, earache, conjunctivitis, worm infestation, spot bleeding etc., accounting for 4.8% of the patients.
Conclusion: The study concluded that respiratory illness is the most common health problems among pilgrims visiting to Mecca, Saudi Arabia followed by diabetes, PUD and cardio-vascular diseases. The pilgrims should be educated in their home country before starting for pilgrimage as how to maintain their health in their new and challenging environment and Bangladesh Hazz Mission in Mecca should ensure enough medical support to them.
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Khoja, Tawfik A., Sulaiman Ai Al-Shammari, Mohammad Kamel Farag, and Yagob Al-Mazrou. "Quality of Prescribing at Primary Care Centers in Saudi Arabia." Journal of Pharmacy Technology 12, no. 6 (November 1996): 284–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/875512259601200611.
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Objective: To assess serious prescribing errors, prescribing rate per patient, and ranking of common illnesses and medications prescribed at primary care centers in Saudi Arabia. A proposal for improvement measures will be formulated. Methodology: A cross-sectional study of a randomly selected afternoon shift (4 working h) was carried out on November 1, 1994. All of the 367 physicians working in the health centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia participated. All prescriptions issued by physicians during this shift were entered into the study and examined with regard to a number of variables. The variables included patient demographic characteristics, vital signs, the physician's name and center, diagnosis, and prescription items. Demographic variables were excluded from analysis for purposes of confidentiality. Results: During the study period, 11,326 patients were seen, and 6,350 prescriptions were issued (for 20,320 drug entries). The average number of consultations per primary health care (PHC) physician was 30 ± 9. The average number of prescriptions per PHC physician was 17.3 ± 6, for a total of 0.56 prescriptions per patient. Of all prescriptions, 11.6% were found to have at least one error. The average number of drugs per prescription was 3.2 ± 0.4. The average number of drugs per patient was 1.8 ± 0.3. Of all patients, 73% had two or fewer drug items prescribed. Upper respiratory tract infection was the most frequent diagnosis, and accounted for 31.0% of the illnesses seen. Antibiotics, analgesics/antipyretics, and tonics/vitamins were the most common items prescribed (to 16.8%, 15.4%, and 11.8% of the patients, respectively). The most common errors were those considered type B (5.39%), where the pharmacist must contact the physician before dispensing the prescription, and type C (4.59%), where the pharmacist must make a professional decision before dispensing the prescription. Missing drug strength and missing quantity of medication and frequency of dosing were observed in relatively high proportions (3.8% and 3.2%, respectively). Frequency of the daily dose, generic name of the drug, and strength of the drug were the top three missing pieces of information (89.5%, 86%, and 76.3%, respectively). Conclusions: These results represented a challenge and justified setting standards and indicators to ensure the quality of these vital activities of prescribing and dispensing. There is a need to design and implement training programs to improve PHC team prescribing and dispensing skills and establish an accurate system of error reporting.
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Alshamrani, Foziah, Mohammed Alshurem, Mohammed Almuaigel, and Noor AlMohish. "Epilepsy trigger factors in Saudi Arabia. A missing part of the puzzle." Saudi Medical Journal 41, no. 8 (August 11, 2020): 828–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.8.25220.
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Alluwaimi, Ahmed M. "The Missing Links Between the Veterinary and Medical Fields in Saudi Arabia." Annals of Saudi Medicine 22, no. 5-6 (September 2002): 285–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2002.285.
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Kokandi, Amal A., Jafar Salman Alkhalaf, and Asmaa Mohammedsaleh. "Quality of Life in Relation to the Level of Physical Activity Among Healthy Young Adults at Saudi Arabia." Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 12, no. 1 (January 22, 2019): 281–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/1639.
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Physical activity is known to have benefits on health and well-being. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life domains (using WHOQOL-Bref) in relation to the level of physical activity in young healthy adults at Saudi Arabia. An online questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF and IPAQ) was sent to adults without special needs in Saudi Arabia aged 18 years and more. In total 1026 completed the questionnaire. Females were 767 and males were 250 (9 were missing). Results of this study showed that IPAQ total score was significantly correlated with WHOQOL-BREF physical, psychological and social relationships health scores. Additionally, the high PA group had a significantly higher WHOQOL-BREF for all domains (physical, psychological, social relationships and environmental health scores) compared to the low PA group. Male subjects had a significantly higher physical health score than female subjects, however, female subjects had a significantly higher social relationships score. In conclusion, high physical activity is linked with high better quality of life in all domains.
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Al-Omari, Awad, Abbas Al Mutair, Abbas Shamsan, and Alya Al Mutairi. "Predicting Burnout Factors among Healthcare Providers at Private Hospitals in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study." Applied Sciences 10, no. 1 (December 24, 2019): 157. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app10010157.
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Background: Burnout is defined as a long-term work stress. The prevalence of burnout syndrome among nurses is 42% of nurses in England. Many countries have conducted studies to measure the level of burnout among health care providers. There is a lack of research on burnout among healthcare providers in the Arabic countries. Aims: This study aimed to assess the burnout level among healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates and to predict the burnout factors of healthcare providers working in tertiary private hospitals. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used to evaluate the burnout among healthcare providers. A total of 900 healthcare providers working in the clinical areas of six private hospitals in the Arabia Gulf Region were recruited for the study. A total of 892 healthcare providers were included in the study. A total of eight surveys were excluded due to major missing data. Results: A total of 892 healthcare providers were included in the study. The average age was 32 years ± 7 years for male and female healthcare providers. A high burnout level was found in the results. The participating female healthcare providers had a higher level of emotional exhaustion as compared with their male counterparts. Nurses had more emotional exhaustion as compared with physicians, respiratory therapists, and other colleagues. Conclusions: High burnout levels among healthcare providers can reflect negatively on the healthcare providers well-being, job satisfaction, and mental health. Burnout has been linked with medical errors and physician–patient relationships. We believe that it is important to deal with this issue of public health in Saudi Arabia and UAE. This study aimed to explore burnout levels among healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia and UAE. Results showed a high level of burnout among the healthcare.
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Abubakar, Ismaila Rimi, Yusuf A. Aina, and Habib M. Alshuwaikhat. "Sustainable Development at Saudi Arabian Universities: An Overview of Institutional Frameworks." Sustainability 12, no. 19 (September 28, 2020): 8008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12198008.
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For the past three decades, sustainable development (SD) at higher education institutions (HEIs) has been receiving increasing global attention based on the recognition of their vital roles in fostering sustainability teaching and practices on their campuses and influencing the larger society to embrace sustainable behaviors. As one of its key dimensions, an institutional framework is a fundamental step and indicator of commitment to advancing SD at universities. However, some universities, especially in the countries of the Global South, are either missing this dimension or have inefficient institutional frameworks due to the lack of standard practice or guidance. This study assesses the extent of establishing an institutional framework for SD in Saudi Arabian universities (n = 44). Data were from a desk study and a survey of university websites and analyzed using content analysis and descriptive statistics. The study found that 72.7% of the universities have shown a commitment to campus sustainability by having sustainability visions; 52.3% have established a dedicated office for SD governance, 68.2% are involved in community outreach and 63.6% collaborate with external agencies in SD efforts. Although there is no evidence of specific campus sustainability plans in the universities, 45.5% of them have SD coverage in their campus development plans or strategic plans. Sustainability assessment and reporting are generally lacking. The findings can improve our understanding of the extent of the commitment of the universities to SD and how they communicate their SD efforts through their websites, which can foster engagement in campus sustainability. The study concludes that a sound institutional framework is vital to implementing SD at universities.
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Robinson, Francis. "The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia. By David Commins. pp. xii, 246. London, I.B. Tauris, 2006." Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 16, no. 3 (November 2006): 320–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1356186306286474.
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Al-Hajoj, Sahal, and Bright Varghese. "Qualitative research: Is this a missing link to control tuberculosis in Saudi Arabia?" International Journal of Mycobacteriology 2, no. 3 (September 2013): 126–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmyco.2013.06.004.
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Ahlberg, A., J. R. Corea, M. Sadat-Ali, I. Al-Habdan, S. Marwah, M. Moussa, A. Al-Othman, and A. Basyuni. "The scud missile disaster in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, 1991: the orthopaedic experience." Injury 25, no. 2 (March 1994): 97–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0020-1383(94)90110-4.
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Alshahrani, Sultan M., Khaled M. Alakhali, and Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi. "Medication errors in a health care facility in southern Saudi Arabia." Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 18, no. 5 (May 26, 2021): 1119–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v18i5.29.
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Purpose: To identify medication errors at Aseer Central Hospital (ACH, Abha) in the southern province of Saudi Arabia.
Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted by reviewing adult patients’ records (> 15 years old) at ACH’s inpatient and outpatients settings over an 8-week period in October and November 2015.
Results: We identified 113 medication errors, including 112 prescribing errors and 1 dispensing error. Most medication errors (91.2 %) in this study were for inpatient prescriptions. The most common prescribing error was medication duplication (31.2 %) followed by missing patient identifying information (25 %).
Conclusion: Medication errors, mainly in inpatient prescriptions, have been fully identified at ACH. Educational interventions such as workshops could help minimize and prevent medication errors.
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Naumkin, V. V. "Hejaz in the Mid-1920s: the First Soviet Peacemaking Initiative." Minbar. Islamic Studies 11, no. 4 (February 4, 2019): 703–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2018-11-4-703-723.
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The article provides a fresh insight into the little known peacemaking initiative in the history of the Soviet diplomacy launched and planned by the head of the first Soviet diplomatic mission in the Arab world – in the Kingdom of Hejaz – Consul General Kerim Hakimov. As the troops commanded by Abdel Aziz bin Saud, the then ruler of Nejd, were rapidly approaching the Hejaz, and by the early 1925 had captured its capital Jeddah, Moscow, mindful of the future, gave its approval for Hakimov to get along with forging contacts with the Nejd representatives. The author reviews the motives underlying the decision to make an attempt at reconciliation between Ibn Saud and Sharif Hussein that would allow a possibility to establish a direct contact with the would-be founder of Saudi Arabia located in Mecca. Eventually, the Soviet Consul General managed to procure the vital information about the situation in Arabia and make a realistic assessment of Ibn Saud’s chances to gain victory. The trip made by the Consul General had an impact on Moscow’s determination to move forward along the way of supporting Ibn Saud in his efforts to unify the Arab lands, as a result, the USSR was the first nation to recognize the new state in Arabia.
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Alrasheedy, Abdulelah, and Hamed Alaidarous. "The Relationship between Saving and Investment: The Case of Saudi Arabia." International Journal of Economics and Finance 11, no. 11 (October 30, 2019): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v11n11p64.
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It is an attempt to investigate the relationship between saving and investment and the mechanism of the way they influence the economic growth. It is very vital to study such causality to help policy makers setting out appropriate economic policies. It is taking us too long to come up with the results because of the lack of data, and the complexity of how saving and investment defined in case of Saudi economy. The results show that there is a bidirectional granger causality between private saving and private GDP, and unidirectional causality running from private saving to private investment. However, there is an ambiguous relationship missing between investment and economic growth at both aggregate and private levels. Finally, although this study shows the directional of causality between the three considered variables, the study could not catch up the magnitude of the impact of these variables on each other.
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Al-Malik, Manal Ibrahim, and Yasser Abdulla Rehbini. "Prevalence of Dental Caries, Severity, and Pattern in Age 6 to 7-Year-old Children in a Selected Community in Saudi Arabia." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 7, no. 2 (2006): 46–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jcdp-7-2-46.
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Abstract Aims The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, severity, and pattern of dental caries in 6 to 7- year-old children in military primary schools in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. Methods and Materials A random sample of 300 children (6 to 7-year-olds) was drawn from six schools of military dependents. Clinical examinations were carried out under standardized conditions by two trained and calibrated examiners (MAM) and (YR). Caries were diagnosed using the British Association for the Study of Community Dentistry (BASCD) criteria. Results Caries were diagnosed in 288 (96%) of the children, and only 4% were clinically caries free. Mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) for the 300 children was 8.06 (+ 4.04) per child and mean decayed, missing, and filled surfaces (dmfs) was 23.18 (+ 15.64). The teeth most affected by caries were mandibular primary second molars (83.35%), and the least affected were mandibular primary central incisors (1.15%). Conclusions The level of caries was higher than seen in children of equivalent age in other studies. The level of caries is expected to increase in permanent dentition. The above findings stress the need for an effective program of oral prevention in these children, such as a school dental health education program for children and their parents in order to improve their oral health status. Citation Al-Malik MI, Rehbini YA. Prevalence of Dental Caries, Severity, and Pattern in Age 6 to 7-Year-old Children in a Selected Community in Saudi Arabia. J Contemp Dent Pract 2006 May;(7)2:046-054.
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ElKhider, Safa, and Barbara M. Savage. "Missing chances to learn: a case study of barriers to near-miss reporting in a hospital." Business Process Management Journal 26, no. 3 (October 16, 2019): 721–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-03-2019-0110.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the barriers of near miss (NM) reporting among healthcare workers in a governmental hospital in Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach This is a mixed methods study, composed of a survey, followed by a set of semi-structured interviews which were conducted to get a more in depth understanding of some of the aspects covered in the questionnaire. Findings The research shows that the main barrier to reporting NMs in the hospital is a fear of professional and departmental consequences. Differences between employee groups are evident in their perceptions, special attention should be given to that when developing a programme to improve reporting. Research limitations/implications First, the sample size may not be representative of the hospital’s population, because the response rate from nurses was significantly higher than from professional groups. Second, the questionnaire only captures the perceptions of employees about these barriers and not the actual barriers. Those who did not respond to the questionnaires might hold different views to those who responded, providing bias in the results. Practical implications These findings show that a focus on NMs in particular is lacking in Saudi Arabia, despite the valuable learning opportunities they may hold. Better understanding of these factors is likely to aid hospital leaders in talking the barriers identified, so that the potential of NM reports can be maximised to improve hospital systems. Originality/value This research draws attention to the attitudes of healthcare workers to NM reporting, most previous studies were focussed on the barriers of adverse events or error reporting in general, rather than NMs.
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Kayal, Rayyan A., Mohammed Almutadares, Abdullah Algarni, Khalid Alfaifi, Maha A. Bahammam, and Turki Y. Alhazzazi. "The Effect of Self-Reported Diabetes on Alveolar Bone Loss and Number of Missing Teeth." Open Dentistry Journal 15, no. 1 (September 17, 2021): 526–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874210602115010526.
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Background: Diabetes mellitus, a major public health problem worldwide, is a known risk factor for periodontitis. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of diabetes on periodontal health in a Saudi population by assessing alveolar bone level, and the number of missing teeth. Methods: In this retrospective study, the dental records of 203 patients (30–70 years old) patients (diabetic group = 102; control = 101) who visited King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry, were examined through panoramic radiography. Bone loss measurements were carried out using the Ramfjord teeth index, and the number of missing teeth was counted for both groups. Independent t-test was used for comparing the total average represented by two group means, while Chi-square test was utilized to establish relationships between categorical variables. Results: The diabetic group had a significant 1.35-fold higher mean total bone loss (3.59 ± 1.37) compared to the control (2.66 ± 1.05). This was statistically significant in both genders (p = 001) and in >45 years old age group (p <0.05). The number of missing teeth was significantly higher in diabetic patients compared to control patients, specifically when missing >10 teeth and belonging to >55 years old age group (p <0.05). Conclusion: Our findings have shown a positive association between periodontal disease and diabetic patients, emphasizing the importance of early screening and diagnosis of diabetes and periodontitis in Saudi Arabia, which would help patients to avoid alveolar bone and tooth loss at early stages.
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Al-Wathinani, Ahmed, Attila J. Hertelendy, Abdulmajeed M. Mobrad, Riyadh Alhazmi, Saqer Althunayyan, Michael S. Molloy, and Krzysztof Goniewicz. "Emergency Medical Providers’ Knowledge Regarding Disasters during Mass Gatherings in Saudi Arabia." Sustainability 13, no. 6 (March 18, 2021): 3342. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063342.
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The Hajj is a recurring annual mass gathering event with over three million attendants taking place at the same site for six days. During such events, major incidents and disasters can occur. It is crucial that Emergency Medical Services providers are sufficiently trained regarding disaster preparedness to respond appropriately. EMS-providers of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority who worked during the Hajj in 2016 were asked to complete a web-based survey, utilizing predetermined responses with 5-point Likert scale responses. Seven hundred respondents identified real disasters as the most common source of information about disaster preparedness and also indicated that a disaster management course was the most desired course for improving knowledge. The study has also highlighted a list of Life Support Courses providers feel should be offered as part of a disaster response training package. These findings highlight the importance of continuing education, which may be obtained through short, focused courses, or for small numbers of specialists through higher educational degrees, such as masters or doctorates. This study also examines the importance of media and its impact on increasing knowledge and awareness for EMS-providers. Consideration should be given to pairing novice providers with experienced personnel to disseminate knowledge and practical experience during Hajj missions. Simulated disaster drilling should be considered to introduce novices to the stress of mass casualty disaster response.
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EL BUSHRA, H. E., N. M. M. HASSAN, N. A. AL-HAMDAN, M. H. AL-JEFFRI, A. M. TURKISTANI, A. AL-JUMAILY, M. A. ALI, and A. M. RAHAMA. "Determinants of case fatality rates of meningococcal disease during outbreaks in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, 1987–97." Epidemiology and Infection 125, no. 3 (December 2000): 555–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800004805.
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We studied case-fatality rates (CFRs) among cases of meningococcal disease (MCD) admitted to Makkah (Saudi Arabia) hospitals during the period 1988–97. Of 483 cases, 431 (89·2%) were due to strains of serogroup A, 31 (6·4%) to serogroup W135, 16 (3·3%) to serogroup C, and 5 (1·0%) to serogroup B. Eighty-one patients died (case fatality rate (CFR)) 16·8%, 95% CI 13·5%, 20·4%). The CFR in infections due to serogroup A strains was 14·8%, and for other serogroups it was 32·7% (95% CI 20·3%, 47·1%). The CFR of MCD due to N. meningitidis serogroup A increased steadily with age (P < 0·05). Seeking first medical help at a foreign Hajj medical mission and being treated in a non-specialized hospital were associated with a higher case fatality rate.
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Haque, Mohammad Imdadul. "The Growth of Private Sector and Financial Development in Saudi Arabia." Economies 8, no. 2 (May 12, 2020): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/economies8020039.
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In an attempt to diversify itself away from the dominance of oil on its economy, Saudi Arabia needs to emphasize on the growth of its private sector. Currently, the private sector’s contribution to economic growth is meager as the oil sector dominates the economy. This study attempts to assess the role of financial development towards the growth of the private sector. Assessing this relationship is important, as it is quite probable that the dominant oil sector attracts the financial resources, affecting the private sector adversely. Johansen’s method of cointegration is applied on the data for the period 1985–2018. The private sector’s gross domestic product has a negative relation with the supply of money, positive relation with bank credit to private sector, and no significant relationship with share market capitalization, as shown by the results of the study. In addition, the private sector’s growth has a positive and significant relationship with government expenditure, investment, and trade openness. Hence, the study recommends further strengthening of financial sector services. Besides the current trend on government expenditure, investment and trade openness should continue to enable the private sector to contribute significantly to the economic growth of the country. A previous study on the private sector’s growth and financial variables is exclusively missing, and makes this study unique.
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Ilyas, Mohammed. "Determining Critical Success Factors for Quality and Accreditation through Delphi Technique." International Journal of Higher Education 8, no. 3 (May 31, 2019): 148. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v8n3p148.
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This is an exploratory study which inquires and investigates the difficulties associated with Quality Assurance (QA) and Program Accreditation. The study highlights specific issues faced in the adoption and implementation of QA standards, sub standards and criteria. It identifies a few critical success factors (CSFs) and indigenised QA tools for program accreditation in Saudi Universities. The CSFs include Stakeholders’ involvement, Top management support, orientation of staff with QA processes and standards, defining administrative procedures of accreditation, continuous quality improvement and assimilation of QA processes in day-to-day environment. Concurring with the Saudi Vision 2030 and National Transformation Program 2020, this study took the empirical approach and collected data from documentations and guidelines related to the National mission of QA and Accreditation initiated by agencies like National Centre for Academic Assessment and Accreditation (NCAAA) and Saudi Arabia Quality Framework (SAQF). This study suggests using the Delphi technique to evaluate the current scenario and ensure predictability judgments for a successful implementation of CSFs and best practices. As a group communication technique, the Delphi technique ideally suited this study making use of a group of individuals (e.g Faculty, Assessors) engaging themselves in resolving complex issues through a consensus. The Delphi technique is also indispensably relevant where no historical data exist, as many programs in Saudi universities are still not accredited. Finally, the Delphi Technique is also a method that helps identify risks, reduce bias in the data and estimate the outcome of events, truly representing predictability and versatility. The implications of this study include offering guidelines to programs and institutions undergo an accreditation process, by identifying true CSF and best practices.