scholarly journals Current status and future perspectives for localizing the solar photovoltaic industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaid S. AlOtaibi ◽  
Hussam I. Khonkar ◽  
Ahmed O. AlAmoudi ◽  
Saad H. Alqahtani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Water reuse in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – status, prospects and research needs

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 926-936 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg E. Drewes ◽  
C. Patricio Roa Garduño ◽  
Gary L. Amy
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Water Reuse ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Artificial Recharge ◽  
Wastewater Reuse ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Desalination Plants

Saudi Arabia is one of the driest countries in the world. While desalination plants currently installed in the country represent 30% of the world's desalination capacity, seawater desalination alone will not be able to provide sufficient supplies to meet the increasing freshwater demand. However, with only 9% of the total municipal wastewater generated currently being reused, the kingdom is projected as the third largest reuse market after China and the USA, and reuse capacities are projected to increase by 800% by 2016. This projected growth and the change in water portfolios offer tremendous opportunities to integrate novel approaches of water reclamation and reuse. This paper highlights the current status of reuse in the kingdom, discusses prospects of using distributed infrastructure for reuse tailored to local needs as well as the use of artificial recharge and recovery systems for reclaimed water. It also suggests research needs to helping overcoming barriers for wastewater reuse.

scholarly journals A Review of Smartphone Applications for Solar Photovoltaic Use: Current Status, Limitations, and Future Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2178
Author(s):  
Heejin Seo ◽  
Jangwon Suh
Keyword(s):  
Current Status ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Solar Photovoltaic ◽  
Solar Pv ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Pv Systems

Smartphones and tablets can be effectively used in the solar photovoltaic (PV) energy field for different purposes because of their versatile capabilities incorporating hardware and software functionalities. These multifarious capabilities enable new approaches for measuring and visualizing data that are seldom available in conventional computing platforms. In this study, 100 accessible smartphone applications (apps) developed in the solar PV energy sector were investigated. The apps were categorized based on their main function as follows: computation of sun position, PV system optimal settings, PV site investigation, potential assessment of PV systems, environmental and economic assessment of PV systems, monitoring and control of PV systems, and education and learning for PV system. Each of these categories was further divided based on principal features or functions. Exemplary apps were chosen for each category and their characteristics and usefulness were investigated. Moreover, the apps for roof or rooftops and those that require built-in or external sensors were organized and analyzed according to their topic and functionality. Limitations regarding app implementation in solar PV and implications for future improvement as an alternative solar design tools were discussed. This study has significance in that it has first presented the current applicability and future perspectives of solar PV smartphone apps. Furthermore, they can be effectively used by the energy prosumers as an analysis tool for energy design due to evolving smartphone sensor technologies current opportunity factors.

scholarly journals Current Status of Brain Tumor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Application of Nanobiotechnology for Its Treatment: A Comprehensive Review

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 421
Author(s):  
Afrasim Moin ◽  
Syed Mohd Danish Rizvi ◽  
Talib Hussain ◽  
D. V. Gowda ◽  
Gehad M. Subaiea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Brain Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Cancer ◽  
Population Data ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Cancer Treatments ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Average Survival

Objective: Brain tumors are the most challenging of all tumors and accounts for about 3% of all cancer allied deaths. The aim of the present review is to examine the brain tumor prevalence and treatment modalities available in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It also provides a comprehensive analysis of the application of various nanotechnology-based products for brain cancer treatments along with their prospective future advancements. Methods: A literature review was performed to identify and summarize the current status of brain cancer in Saudi Arabia and the scope of nanobiotechnology in its treatment. Results: Depending upon the study population data analysis, gliomas, astrocytoma, meningioma, and metastatic cancer have a higher incidence rate in Saudi Arabia than in other countries, and are mostly treated in accordance with conventional treatment modalities for brain cancer. Due to the poor prognosis of cancer, it has an average survival rate of 2 years. Conventional therapy includes surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and a combination thereof, but these do not control the disease’s recurrence. Among the various nanomaterials discussed, liposomes and polymeric nanoformulations have demonstrated encouraging outcomes for facilitated brain cancer treatment. Conclusions: Nanomaterials possess the capacity to overcome the shortcomings of conventional therapies. Polymer-based nanomaterials have shown encouraging outcomes against brain cancer when amalgamated with other nano-based therapies. Nonetheless, nanomaterials could be devised that possess minimal toxicity towards normal cells or that specifically target tumor cells. In addition, rigorous clinical investigations are warranted to prepare them as an efficient and safe modality for brain cancer therapy.

Current Status of Heart Transplantation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. S264-S265 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Selimovic ◽  
Z. Alhalees ◽  
U. Kjellman ◽  
A. Alsanei ◽  
A. Eyjolfsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Heart Transplantation ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

scholarly journals The role of Forensic accounting in combating money laundering - a field study on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - in light of its accession to Financial Action Task Force (FATF): دور المحاسبة القضائية في مكافحة غسيل الأموال - دراسة ميدانية على المملكة العربية السعودية- في ظل انضمامها لمنظمة العمل المالي (فاتف)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Salwa Hussein Roshdy Ismail, Fatimah Shoaib Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Money Laundering ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Financial Action Task Force ◽  
Forensic Accounting ◽  
Financial Action Task

This research aimed to clarify the role of Forensic accounting in the development of accounting work mechanisms to combat money laundering operations, and how to benefit from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joining Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in that, the researchers relied on carrying out this research on the descriptive analytical approach and relied on the statistical packages for science program Statistical Package For Social Science (SPSS / Pc +) in hypothesis testing, sample analysis, data compilation, tabulation and analysis. The research found that there is a direct relationship between Forensic accounting services and its components and the accession of Saudi Arabia to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and combating money laundering operations The research recommended to increase the activation of Forensic accounting programs in the Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants as well as business colleges of King Khalid University to contribute to the elimination of money laundering operations in line with the Kingdom's current status as a permanent member of Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

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