Physical characteristics of heat-dissipating smart marble at Al Masjid Al-Haram, Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Background: Wound suturing is a procedure performed by medical and surgical specialists. While there are many different suturing techniques and materials used to treat patients, the choice of which to employ depends on different variables that affect the outcome of the procedure.Design and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted to provide descriptive data regarding the practice of wound closure techniques, and to develop an awareness of scar formation factors. A total of 172 general surgery (GS) surgeons and emergency (EM) physicians in Makkah city hospitals in Saudi Arabia participated in the study.Results: More than 50% of the practitioners favored the simple interrupted technique for the treatment of all types of studied wounds. The other most common techniques among participants were the subcuticular and vertical mattress methods, respectively, while the use of a stapler was limited to certain wound types. Regarding suturing material, polyglycolic acid was the most frequent material used by 50.1% of participants, whereas only 22% of the participants selected nylon material for wound suturing. However, this study showed a good level of awareness among participants, with significant p-values (p<0.05) of strongly agree and agree regarding the essential factors affecting wound healing and scar formation.Conclusions: The result provides insight into the most common suture techniques and materials used in wound closure. There are wide variations in selecting these techniques and materials among the participants. Also, we found that there is good awareness among participants about factors that lead to scar formation.

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Causes of root canal treatment failure: A prospective study in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences ◽

10.4103/sjos.sjoralsci_35_19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 40

Author(s):

MohsenK Aljabri ◽

JamalA Kensara ◽

AymanO Mandorah ◽

MonammedA Sunbul

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Treatment Failure ◽

Prospective Study ◽

Root Canal ◽

Root Canal Treatment ◽

A Prospective Study ◽

Makkah City

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Towards sustainable cities: the role of residential satisfaction in facing COVID-19 in Makkah City in Saudi Arabia

foresight ◽

10.1108/fs-04-2021-0091 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Badr Alsolami

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Risk Perception ◽

Partial Least Square ◽

Residential Satisfaction ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Preventive Behavior ◽

Sustainable Cities ◽

Content Type ◽

Makkah City

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of residential satisfaction in facing the outbreaks of the COVID-19. It reveals the relationship between personal risk perception (PRP), preventive behavior (PB), residential satisfaction (RS) and level of compliance with government recommendations to stay at home (CGRS) of Makkah residents in Saudi Arabia in its effort toward containing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional online survey design was used with a sample of 250 respondents from Makkah City selected using a simple random sampling strategy. The instrument for data collection was a developed and validated instruments tag “Risk Perception and Preventive Behavior against COVID-19 Questionnaire (RP-COVID-Q).” The data obtained through the questionnaire were screened and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical analyses. Similarly, a Partial-Least Square Structural Equation Modeling procedure was adopted to test the hypotheses with a bootstrap mediation effect test. Findings The results revealed that Makkah residents’ level of PRP, PB and CGRS was not found to vary with gender; however, the RS of the residents differs with respect to their gender. Moreover, the level of PRP was significantly related to PB, RS and level of CGRS. RS increased the likelihood of the Makkah residents to comply with government recommendations against COVID-19 while adherence to PB, which would contribute to the reduction in the spread of the pandemic in Makkah city. Further, the RS is recognized as a significant mediating factor between PRP and CGRS during the COVID-19. Research limitations/implications The findings of this study help in understanding the role of residential satisfaction during pandemics and, hence, stressing the important of residential qualities that need improvements for better sustainable cities in the future. Originality/value While all countries are strategizing to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, it is equally important to access residential satisfaction in the cities with high visitor inflow. Limited research has been done in Saudi Arabia.

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