OBJECTIVE To perform geographical analysis of the number of biomedical publications produced in 20 Arab countries over a 15-year period from 1987 to 2001 and to compare publication rates normalized by country population, school enrollment, adult illiteracy, and gross domestic product (GDP). METHODS This study was carried out at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al-A...

Technological advancements in wireless and broadband networks infrastructures have promoted the widespread distribution of mobile devices. Accordingly, content and software developers rushed to adapt their products, and to innovate and create appropriate services and applications to be used in the everyday life of mobile devices’ users. Recent stats from the International Telecommunication Unio...

147 Politics is the final, and perhaps the most influential, frame of reference in analysing how knowledge is acquired in Arab countries. As emphasised earlier, the vitality of a knowledge system depends on the political environment in which it grows. Among the most important conditions are intellectual freedom and diversity protected by the rule of law, other institutional foundations of good ...

Ever since its initiation, the Catalogue for Transmission Genetics in Arabs (CTGA) database has endeavored to index reports of genetic disorders among Arab patients. This is a daunting task, compounded by the fact that the Arabs not only constitute a huge population of close to 340 million people, but are also spread over 23 countries covering 14 million square km in two continents within their...

According to practically all global indices of political performance, the Middle East, which is defined here to include the Arab world plus Iran and Turkey, stands out as a poor performer. Transparency International ratings indicate that corruption is much more prevalent in the Middle East than in the OECD, the club of economically advanced democracies. The Middle East also scores low in the Wo...

This study examined the travelling pattern of the Arab tourists in relation to their purpose and frequency of visit, duration of stay, travelling companions and activities engaged in during the vacation. The preferences of these tourists for hotel restaurant food and front office attributes while staying in selected five star hotels were also investigated. The result demonstrated that Arab tour...

Wasim Maziak Syria Of all its accomplishments, the West is perhaps most proud of its scientific revolution, which has been unfolding for the past halfmillennium. Only students of history remain consistently mindful of the pivotal and catalytic role that the Arab world played in the early phases of this revolution. Now, all of us should have a vested interest in advancing science and technology ...

A new hepatitis E virus (HEV-7) was recently found in dromedaries and 1 human from the United Arab Emirates. We screened 2,438 dromedary samples from Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and 4 African countries. HEV-7 is long established, diversified and geographically widespread. Dromedaries may constitute a neglected source of zoonotic HEV infections.

1 Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI), Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar; E-Mail: [email protected] 2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102, USA; E-Mail: [email protected] 3 College of Information Technology, United Arab Emirates University, PO Box 15551, Al Ain, United Arab E...

Arab countries face major challenges, including foreign occupations, deficient liberties, poor governance, squandering of resources, economic regression, inequities, and illiteracy. Arab reformists have advocated political, economic, and social change since the late 19th century. However, despite decades of local pressure for change, reforms remain elusive. We consider how action on health can ...