Knowledge about Cervical Cancer Early Warning Signs and Symptoms, Risk Factors and Vaccination among Students at a Medical School in Al-Ahsa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Al-Darwish, Abdulaziz Ahmed,Al-Naim, Abdullah Fouad,Al-Mulhim, Khalid Saleh,Al-Otaibi, Nasser Khaled,Morsi, Mohammed Saad,Aleem, Ansari Mukhtar Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2014 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.15 No.6

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among females and also the most preventable. In the literature there is abundant evidence that awareness regarding cervical cancer and its prevention is low in the developing countries. Medical students are the future health professionals and can play an important role in increasing awareness among the general population. To assess the knowledge regarding symptoms, risk factors and prevention of cervical carcinoma among medical students in th Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the present study was planned. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire with students at the College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, KSA, from December 2012 to May 2013. Results: The responses of 188 students (males 111, females 77) in their second, third, fourth, and fifth years were recorded and used in the data analysis. The majority of the students were not aware of the early warning signs, symptoms and risk factors. On average, only 43.7% males and 56% of females were aware about the early signs and symptoms whereas 51.4% males and 57.8% females had knowledge about the risk factors of cervical cancers. Some 55% males and 46.8% females were unable to select the correct answer regarding human papilloma virus (HPV) infection as the cause of cervical cancer. Majority of the students (67%) were not aware about the availability of vaccine against HPV. Conclusions: Lack of knowledge regarding early signs and symptoms, risk factors and prevention of cervical cancer was observed in the present study.

Measuring Stages of Change, Perceived Barriers and Self efficacy for Physical Activity in Saudi Arabia

Al-Otaibi, Hala Hazam Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.2

Background: The benefits of physical activity are well established and recognized to prevent adults from many chronic diseases and particularly some forms of cancers. Objectives: The present study was conducted to investigate the present status of physical activity among Saudi adults in Al-Ahsa, and to examine the association between the stages of change for physical activity and perceived barriers, and self efficacy. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 242 subjects (118 males and 124 females) attending health centers aged between 20-56 years, were personally interviewed for demographic data, anthropometric measurement, physical activity level, stages of change for physical activity, self efficacy and perceived barriers. Results: Forty eight percent of the females were overweight and 16.9% of the males were obese with no significant difference between the genders for BMI categories. More than half of the females were inactive and 39% of the males were physically active with a significant difference (P=0.007). Twenty percent of the males were in maintenance stage, while similar percentage of the females were in contemplation stage. However the majority of the subjects were in pre-contemplation stage with a significant difference across the stages. Males had a higher mean score of self efficacy and less external barriers of physical activity. The major barrier among the females was lack of time ($7.2{\pm}1.4$) and in the males, lack of motivation ($7.7{\pm}1.4$). The females had less internal ($21.2{\pm}3.8$) barriers comparable to the males ($23.08{\pm}4.7$). Both genders had a significant relationship between stages of changes of physical activity and perceived barriers (internal and external), but in the females no significant difference across the stages was observed for self efficacy unlike the males who had a significant difference for self efficacy and self efficacy categories. Conclusion: The present study provided useful data on stages of change for physical activity and some psychosocial factors (self efficacy and perceived barriers) that can help to tailor strategies aiming at increasing physical activity level according to self efficacy and to the barriers detected, to prevent many chronic diseases including certain types of cancer in Saudi Arabia.

Robotic sacrocolpopexy

Al-Otaibi Mozon,Ju Hee Kim,Sa Ra Lee 대한산부인과학회 2024 Obstetrics & Gynecology Science Vol.67 No.2

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common cause of gynecological disease in elderly women. The prevalence of POP has increased with an aging society. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy (ASC) is safer and more effective than the vaginal approach in patients with apical compartment POP because it has a higher anatomical cure rate, a lower recurrence rate, less dyspareunia, and improved sexual function. Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) has replaced ASC. Robotic sacrocolpopexy (RSC) also helps overcome the challenges of LSC by facilitating deep pelvic dissection and multiple intracorporeal suturing. The RSC is technically easy to apply, has a steep learning curve, and offers many advantages over the LSC. However, insufficient data led us to conclude that the LSC is superior overall, especially in terms of costeffectiveness. The present review provides insights into different aspects of RSC, highlighting the most common benefits and concerns of this procedure. We searched for eligible articles discussing this issue from January 2019 to March 2022 to reveal the outcomes of RSC. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common cause of gynecological disease in elderly women. The prevalence of POP has increased with an aging society. Abdominal sacrocolpopexy (ASC) is safer and more effective than the vaginal approach in patients with apical compartment POP because it has a higher anatomical cure rate, a lower recurrence rate, less dyspareunia, and improved sexual function. Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) has replaced ASC. Robotic sacrocolpopexy (RSC) also helps overcome the challenges of LSC by facilitating deep pelvic dissection and multiple intracorporeal suturing. The RSC is technically easy to apply, has a steep learning curve, and offers many advantages over the LSC. However, insufficient data led us to conclude that the LSC is superior overall, especially in terms of costeffectiveness. The present review provides insights into different aspects of RSC, highlighting the most common benefits and concerns of this procedure. We searched for eligible articles discussing this issue from January 2019 to March 2022 to reveal the outcomes of RSC.

Rate of Waste in Authority Names for the Web of Science Journals among Saudi Universities

Otaibi, Abdullah Al,Sawy, Yaser Mohammad Al International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2021 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.21 No.7

The current study aimed at measuring the rate of loss in search results of the actual number of publications in journals indexed by Web of Science when not using the accurate official authority name as indicated by the Ministry of Education. Conducting a search using the authority name does not always yield complete results of all existing publications. Researchers in Saudi universities tend to use up to 10 different random names of universities when searching. This interesting fact has prompted the authors of this paper to conduct a study on the search results of 30 Saudi universities using the authority name as indicated by the Ministry of Education. The statistical analyses revealed that there is a high tendency for the wrong use of authority names. Results show that 8 universities were not found in the search results. Furthermore, other universities are losing between 10 and 30% of search results that reflect the actual number of publications. Consequently, the rank of each university, as well as the general rank of Saudi universities in the Web of Science, will be affected.

Linearization strategies in Korean language production

Al Otaibi Dhari,Soonhyuck Park 경희대학교 언어정보연구소 2016 언어연구 Vol.33 No.3

This paper analyzes the linearization strategies during language production in Korean. Following Levelt (1989) and Ferreira and Henderson (1998), participants were presented with network branches, varying in length and complexity. The reference of describing the left or right branch first is the dependent measure. Korean participants showed a left-ward bias regardless of the type and length of the networks. These results are consistent with some aspects of Levelt’s Memory Load Principle (MLP); however, they differ from the outcome that MLP would predict. Furthermore, the results show that the Conceptualizer is not a language-independent component in language production, but is governed by language-oriented constraints. (Pukyong National University)

Helping People with Visual Disability Using AI

Naif Al Otaibi,Tariq S Almurayziq International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2024 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.24 No.1

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has evolved rapidly in recent years and is used in everything from banking to email management to surgery, but without the help of the visible, most of the fun features of the Internet include visual impairment. It benefits people with disabilities. The main purpose of this study is to find ways to help people with visual impairments using AI technology. A visually impaired request is made for the visually impaired. For example, when a message arrives that the program will notify you by voice (reads the sender's name, read the message, and replies to it if necessary), this is a special program installed on your mobile phone. This program uses a customized algorithm developed in Python to convert written text to voice, read text, and convert voice to written text on a message when a visually impaired person wants to respond. Then it sends the response in the form of a text message. Therefore, the research should lead to programs for people with visual impairments. This program makes mobile phones easier and more comfortable to use and makes the daily life easier for visual impairments.

Nanomechanical and Surface Morphological Properties of Hydrated Cement Paste Containing Volcanic Ash and Micro- or Nano- Silica

S. Al-Bahar,J. Chakkamalayath,A. Joseph,S. Al-Otaibi,M. Abdulsalam 대한토목학회 2018 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.22 No.4

The current trend in concrete science and technology is to characterize the cementitious materials in multiscales so that the optimalperformance of concrete can be achieved with the minimal use of cement as well as sustainable materials. It has been realized that thenew properties of many materials are discovered when examined at nanoscale. Nanoindentation test has been adopted as a techniqueto examine the nanomechanical properties of cementitious materials leading to an improvement of their macro-mechanicalperformance in terms of strength development, tailoring of desired properties, and durability. The evidence of an experimentalinvestigation to evaluate the influence of micro- and nanocement additives on the nanomechanical properties and the surfacemorphology of the hydrated cement paste is presented in this paper. The effect of additives on the compressive strength of binary andternary blended cement paste was also examined. It could be concluded from these studies that the effect of the additives on theproperties of cement paste matrix at macroscale, microscale, and nanoscale can be correlated, and mixes can be designed for theoptimal performance by multiscale investigation.

Suitability of Camel Milk for Making Yogurt

Najeeb S. Al-Zoreky,Mutlag M. Al-Otaibi 한국식품과학회 2015 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.24 No.2

Yogurt was produced using camel milk (CAM). Stabilizers (CMC, pectin, gum acacia, or alginate) were added at 0.6% to improve the texture and acceptability of CAM yogurt. The pH (4.59-4.63) and titratable acidity (0.71-0.87 %) of the CAM yogurt product were different from cow milk control yogurt. CAM yogurt contained 10.6 mg/mL of lactic acid based on HPLC. The separated whey (33.5%) of CAM yogurt with alginate was higher than for control cow milk yogurt (23.8%), indicating a weaker water holding capacity. Stabilizers did not improve the consistency and coagulum of CAM yogurt, compared with bovine milk yogurt.

Access Control Mechanism for CouchDB

Ashwaq A., Al-otaibi,Reem M., Alotaibi,Nermin, Hamza International Journal of Computer ScienceNetwork S 2022 International journal of computer science and netw Vol.22 No.12

Recently, big data applications need another database different from the Relation database. NoSQL databases are used to save and handle massive amounts of data. NoSQL databases have many advantages over traditional databases like flexibility, efficiently processing data, scalability, and dynamic schemas. Most of the current applications are based on the web, and the size of data is in increasing. NoSQL databases are expected to be used on a more and large scale in the future. However, NoSQL suffers from many security issues, and one of them is access control. Many recent applications need Fine-Grained Access control (FGAC). The integration of the NoSQL databases with FGAC will increase their usability in various fields. It will offer customized data protection levels and enhance security in NoSQL databases. There are different NoSQL database models, and a document-based database is one type of them. In this research, we choose the CouchDB NoSQL document database and develop an access control mechanism that works at a fain-grained level. The proposed mechanism uses role-based access control of CouchDB and restricts read access to work at the document level. The experiment shows that our mechanism effectively works at the document level in CouchDB with good execution time.

GeneXpert MTB/RIF Testing in the Management of Patients with Active Tuberculosis; A Real Life Experience from Saudi Arabia

Ali S. Omrani,Mohammed F. Al-Otaibi,Souad M. Al-Ateah,Fahad M. Al-Onazi,Kamran Baig,Noura A. El-Khizzi,Ali M. Albarrak 대한감염학회 2014 Infection and Chemotherapy Vol.46 No.1

Background: GeneXpert MTB/RIF is a real-time PCR assay with established diagnostic performance in pulmonary and extra-pulmonaryforms of tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of GeneXpert MTB/RIF assay to the management ofpatients with any form of active tuberculosis in a single large tertiary center in Saudi Arabia, with a special focus on the impact ontime to start of antituberculous therapy compared with Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) smears and mycobacterial cultures. Materials and Methods: Clinical, radiological and laboratory records for all patients who were commenced on antituberculous therapybetween March 2011 and February 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Results: A total of 140 patients were included, 38.6% of which had pulmonary tuberculosis. GeneXpert MTB/RIF was requested for only39.2% of patients and was the only reason for starting antituberculous therapy for only 12.1%. The median time to a positive GeneXpertMTB/RIF result was 0 days (IQR 3) compared with 0 day (IQR 1) for smear microscopy (P > 0.999) and 22 days (IQR 21) for mycobacterialcultures (P < 0.001). No patients discontinued antituberculous therapy because of a negative GeneXpert MTB/RIF result. Conclusions: In a setting wherein physicians are highly experienced in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, GeneXpertMTB/RIF was remarkably under-utilized and had only a limited impact on decisions related to starting or stopping antituberculoustherapy. Cost-effectiveness and clinical utility of routine testing of all smear-negative clinical samples submitted for tuberculosisinvestigations by GeneXpert MTB/RIF warrant further study.