This paper contributes to the issue of mGovernment implementations by exploring the government’s policy on ICT and e-Government in Saudi Arabia, and sheds light on the role of mGovernment applications for enhancing information and service delivery to citizens. This also describes the results of a survey on the available mGovernment applications, and provides an overall evaluation of them in Sau...

INTRODUCTION Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging viral zoonosis that impacts human and animal health. It is transmitted from animals to humans directly through exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues of infected animals or via mosquito bites. The disease is endemic to Africa but has recently spread to Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Our aim was to compare two major outbreaks of RVF in Saudi Arabi...

middle east countries have begun to implement economic reforms to stimulate private investment, promote economic growth and support the transition to market economy. although, it is difficult to define the direct impact of the accounting system reform on economic transformation, as there are many other conditions that have influence on the transition process. however, with the central position ...

Alicia Galindo-Ferreiro1,2, Hind M Alkatan3*, Sahar M Elkhamary4,5, Azza Maktabi6, Silvana Schellini1 and Antonio Augusto V Cruz7 1Oculoplastic Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Ophthalmology Department, Rio Hortega University Hospital, Valladolid, Spain 3Departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4Diagn...

1 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assiut 71511, Egypt 3 Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science for Girls, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia 4 Department of Mathematics, University Collage in Makkah, Umm-Alqura University, Saud...

this paper investigates the relationship between total energy consumption and gdp in six countries of the middle east , including iran,pakistan,saudi arabia,oman,bahrain and the united arab emirates. the data are annual and spanning the period 1980-2012.we employed hsiao’s (1981) methodology to examine causality relation between total energy consumption and gdp.the empirical findings show a uni...

With the support of the internet, many institutes in various countries have adopted the idea of introducing a web-based education system. In many countries, the government implements initiatives pushing eLearning solutions forward, such as in Europe (e.g, the UK, Malaysia and Singapore, but also in the Arab world (e.g., in Saudi Arabia and Kuwaiti). However, as a late comer to eLearning, Saudi ...

BACKGROUND Expenditures for prescription and over-the-counter medications constitute a large percentage of total health care costs. Governments, health care providers, and consumers must work together to find ways to control these costs while continuing to provide quality health care for their nations. To this end, medication wastage is an unnecessary burden on an already fiscally restrained he...

Cancer prevalence is increasing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. While the exact etiology of this trend is unknown, it can perhaps be partially attributed to an increased life expectancy and changes in lifestyle habits. One of the main challenges to the provision of appropriate cancer and palliative care is the critical shortage of oncology healthcare professionals, including nurses. The Kingdom...

The 5th Annual Saudi Epilepsy Society Conference, and the 1st GCC Epilepsy Conference was held in Le-Meridian Hotel, Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 7th-9th November, 2015 organized by Saudi Epilepsy Society in collaboration with the Department of Pediatric Neurology, Neuroscience Center, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The scientific program was loaded with innovativ...