Péter Lajkó,1 Enrico Carlon,2 Heiko Rieger,3 and Ferenc Iglói4,5 1Department of Physics, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969, Safat 13060, Kuwait 2Interdisciplinary Research Institute c/o IEMN, Cité Scientifique Boîte Postale 60069, F-59652 Villeneuve d’Ascq, France 3Theoretische Physik, Universität des Saarlandes, D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany 4Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics...

1 Information Technology Department, FCI, Cairo University 5 Ahamed Zewal Street, Orman, Giza, Egypt 2 Information System Department, CBA, Kuwait University, Kuwait [email protected], [email protected] 3 Computer Science Department, University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, USA [email protected] 4 Biology Department, Emory University 1510 ...

In recent years, reliability, availability, and capacity have become critical issues in power plants industries. It is also becoming a challenge to meet the demand without the expansion of aged power plants. This paper presents availability analysis of the power generation systems in cogeneration plants situated in Kuwait. Furthermore, an overview of the current situation about Kuwait power pla...

(1) Mohamed Hassan Hammad (MD), Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam (KFSHD), Saudi Arabia. (2) Sherif Nasef (MD), Consultant rheumatology at KFSHD, Saudi Arabia. (3) Mohamed Yousry Elsammak (MD), Consultant Immunology Lab at KFSHD, Saudi Arabia. (4) Poovathumkadavi Mammunji Abduljaleel (MD), Consultant Radiology at KFSHD, Saudi Arabia. (5) Douaa M Mosal...

1 Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada 2 Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario, M3H 5T4, Canada * now at: Worsfold Water Quality Centre, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, K9J 7B8, Canada ** now at: Science & Technology Branch, Environ...

This paper reviews oral health in Kuwait, based on all the surveys conducted in the country. In the global perspective, the prevalence of dental caries in Kuwait is high and there is no indication of a decrease, contrary to that observed in most industrialised countries. The periodontal diseases are common, affecting the majority of the population. Oral health promotion needs to be strengthened...

Article history: Received 21 September 2008 Received in revised form 15 February 2009 Accepted 25 March 2009 Available online 7 April 2009 A new measure of factor intensity and abundance from trade theory is utilized to predict potential trade and income redistribution between traditional and modern economies in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Differences in labor skill intensity and abundance su...

The incidence of neonatal meningitis is difficult to accurately determine because of testing limitations. The incidence of bacterial meningitis is approximately 0.3 per 1000 live births in industrialized countries (Davies & Rudd, 1994). A recent study of neonatal infections in Asia (collecting data from China, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Kuwait, and Thailand), reported estimated incidence of neonat...

in an arid country like kuwait with harsh and hot climate conditions, the scarcity of fresh water supplies presents a serious threat to sustainable socio-economic development and growth. kuwait is an oil rich country with capital abundance and coastal locations enabled it to build desalination plants for fresh water production that is sold to the customers at highly subsidized prices. however, ...

Abstract This chapter deals with all the precious documented recently published and unpublished studies that address seismic situation earthquakes in State of Kuwait. Kuwait is geographically geologically situated northeastern part Arabian Peninsula. In addition to being close famous Zagros belt earthquakes, local sources inside make it always vulnerable earthquakes. We will review instrumental...