Objective Mountaineering and mountain-related sports are growing in popularity and are
associated with significant risk of injury. There is a perception that mountaineers possess …

This review presents an examination of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research in the Arab
world. A total of 142 publications were identified, spanning a period from 1992 to January …

The management of potentially hazardous situations such as religious mass gatherings has
been the duty of the people of Makkah (now part of Saudi Arabia) for many centuries. …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently hit world news and has become well known for
man-made disasters, such as terrorist attacks, and the high rate of motor vehicle accidents. …

Objectives: To explore the characteristics of Arabic websites with information on autism spectrum
disorder (ASD). Methods: The word autism in Arabic was entered into 2 popular search …

With advances seen in medical imaging (for example, functional magnetic resonance imaging),
and development of new drugs and breakthroughs in molecular medicine (for example, …

It is safe to suggest that every medical student in their clinical years (and certainly every
doctor) should be able to act alone in emergency situations and with limited resources. This …

Background: Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) function is impaired in Parkinson disease.
Cyclic glycine-proline (cGP), a metabolite of IGF-1, is neuroprotective through improving IGF-1 …

Background: The evaluation process of the performance of the symbol-digit modalities test (SDMT)
has focused much on numerical scores paying only little attention to the qualitative …

AIM: Publication in peer-reviewed journals is widely regarded as the preferred vehicle for
research dissemination. In New Zealand, the fate and publication rates of theses produced by …