During the floristic research in Emirate of Fujairah United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2017–2022, we made new findings that complement species composition flora vascular plants territory and UAE as a whole. The article provides data on 17 ergasiophygophytes – cultivated running wild plant species, alien to Fujairah: Pseuderanthemum maculatum (G. Lodd.) I.M. Turner var. atropurpurem (W. Bull) V.V. Byal...

Breast cancer (BC) is a disease that has improved prospects for survival if detected and treated early. Delayed help-seeking behavior, with poor survival as a consequence, is an important public health issue in the Middle East. More than 75% of breast cancer patients in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seek medical advice after experiencing a sign or symptom of the disease and many seek such advi...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among females in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with an estimated incidence of 7.4 per 100,000 persons per year. In March 2008, the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi launched a free school-based campaign to provide all female Emirati students aged 15-17 years in the emirate of Abu Dhabi with the human papillomavirus vaccine (HPVV). Despite...

BACKGROUND No population study has explored the population distribution of adult asthma in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The objective is to estimate asthma prevalence in general population in UAE. METHODS Using standard European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaires and tools, this is a cross-sectional assessment of a random sample of the population in established quot...

This paper discusses the results of a field survey conducted by Ajman Statistics and Competitiveness Center, to assess level Ajman residents’ satisfaction on availed infrastructure. A sample 1032 households, was randomly selected from total 95,531 Households, residing in emirate of Ajman has prior experience utilizing Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) v...

Soon after the initial detection of cases of pandemic H1N1 infection in Mexico, a new H1N1 surveillance system was set up in Abu Dhabi Emirate in May 2009. This paper reports on the outbreak from May to August 2009. A total of 356 cases were confirmed from 20 May 2009 to 16 August 2009. The incidence of confirmed H1N1 cases was 18.5 per 100 000. Their ages ranged from <1 month to 62 years, with...

The paper evaluates the security status of Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) used by residents and companies in two major cities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The goal is to study the security vulnerabilities that lie beneath the usage of WLAN by the public in UAE. Data will be collected from various populated sites and will be analyzed to better understand the wireless security awarenes...

1Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, UAE University, United Arab Emirates. 2Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Hamad Medical Corporation and School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom. 3Primary Health Care Clinic, Oud Al Thoba, Ministry of Health, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. 4Khalifa Hospital, Abu Dhabi He...

The aim of this paper is to empirically explore the perception of a group of United Arab Emirates (UAE) web users towards e-commerce transactions, study their willingness to trade online, and isolate factors that drive these users towards purchase decisions. The study finds that web users largely use functional characteristics to assess the effectiveness of e-commerce websites, and are driven t...

This study examined the prevalence of high blood pressure, heart disease, and medical diagnoses in relation to blood disorders, among 6,329 adolescent students (age 15 to 18 years) who reside in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Findings indicated that the overall prevalence of high blood pressure and heart disease was 1.8% and 1.3%, respectively. Overall, the prevalence for thalassemia, sickle-c...