scholarly journals Analyzing User Digital Emotions from a Holy versus Non-Pilgrimage City in Saudi Arabia on Twitter Platform

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 6846
Author(s):  
Kashish Ara Shakil ◽  
Kahkashan Tabassum ◽  
Fawziah S. Alqahtani ◽  
Mudasir Ahmad Wani
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Behavioral Differences ◽  
Initial Attempt ◽  
Bilingual Dictionary ◽  
Metropolitan Cities ◽  
Emotion Lexicon ◽  
User Data ◽  
Regional Location ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Holy City

Humans are the product of what society and their environment conditions them into being. People living in metropolitan cities have a very fast-paced life and are constantly exposed to different situations. A social media platform enables individuals to express their emotions and sentiments and thus acts as a reservoir for the digital emotion footprints of its users. This study proposes that the user data available on Twitter has the potential to showcase the contrasting emotions of people residing in a pilgrimage city versus those residing in other, non-pilgrimage areas. We collected the Arabic geolocated tweets of users living in Mecca (holy city) and Riyadh (non-pilgrimage city). The user emotions were classified on the basis of Plutchik’s eight basic emotion categories, Fear, Anger, Sadness, Joy, Surprise, Disgust, Trust, and Anticipation. A new bilingual dictionary, AEELex (Arabic English Emotion Lexicon), was designed to determine emotions derived from user tweets. AEELex has been validated on commonly known and popular lexicons. An emotion analysis revealed that people living in Mecca had more positivity than those residing in Riyadh. Anticipation was the emotion that was dominant or most expressed in both places. However, a larger proportion of users living in Mecca fell under this category. The proposed analysis was an initial attempt toward studying the emotional and behavioral differences between users living in different cities of Saudi Arabia. This study has several other important applications. First, the emotion-based study could contribute to the development of a machine learning-based model for predicting depression in netizens. Second, behavioral appearances mined from the text could benefit efforts to identify the regional location of a particular user.

scholarly journals Barriers to special care patients with mental illness receiving oral healthcare. A cross sectional study in the Holy City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Aljabri ◽  
Ibrahim Gadibalban ◽  
Aboelezz Kalboush ◽  
Hesham Sadek ◽  
Hassan Abed
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Special Care ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Holy City

scholarly journals Major Factors Causing Construction Delays in Mecca

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghazi Saad A Elawi ◽  
Mohammed Algahtany ◽  
Dean Kashiwagi ◽  
Kenneth Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Average Delay ◽  
Gulf Countries ◽  
Underground Utilities ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research Gap ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
The City ◽  
Holy City

Delays are a major cause for concern in the construction industry in Saudi Arabia. This paper identifies the main causes of delay in infrastructure projects in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and compares these with projects around the country and other Gulf countries. Data was obtained from 49 infrastructure projects undertaken by the owner and were analyzed quantitatively to understand the causes and severity of delay. 10 risk factors were identified and were grouped into four categories. Average delay in infrastructure projects in Mecca was found to be 39% of the estimated projects schedules. The most severe cause of delay was found to be the land acquisition factor. This highlights the critical land ownership and acquisition issues that are prevailing in the city. Additionally, other factors that contribute to delay include contractors’ lack of expertise, haphazard underground utilities (line services), and re-designing. It is concluded that the majority of project delays were caused from the owner’s side as compared to contractors, consultants, and other project’s stakeholders. This finding matched with the research findings of the Gulf Countries Construction (GCC) industry’s literature. This study fills an important practice and research gap for improving the efficiency in delivering infrastructure projects in the holy city of Mecca and Gulf countries at large.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Malocclusion among Schoolchildren in Makkah, Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 856-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nuha H. Fatani ◽  
Manal Ahmed Ba Hammam ◽  
Hana’a Oraif ◽  
Sara Taher ◽  
Waleed Taju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Class I ◽  
World Health ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Holy City

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of malocclusion varies from one region to another and among different age groups and ethnicities. According to the World Health Organization, malocclusion is the third most common abnormal dental condition. AIM: This study aims to establish the prevalence of malocclusion among schoolchildren in the Holy City of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 400 Saudi schoolchildren, 12-15 years of age, of both genders, randomly selected from 15 schools in different regions of Makkah. Molar and canine relationships were examined, in addition to traits such as crowding, spacing, overjet, overbite, cross-bite, scissor bite, and maxillary diastema. RESULTS: The most prevalent molar relationship was Class I (52.3%), followed by Class II (25%), and Class III (20.5%). Crowding was the most prevalent malocclusion trait (74%), and scissor bite was the least common (2.5%). A statistically significant difference was found between males and females in most of the recorded criteria (P < 0.005). CONCLUSION: Among schoolchildren in Makkah, Class I molar relationship was the most prevalent type of occlusion, and the most prevalent malocclusion trait was crowding.

scholarly journals THE EVALUATION OF PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES ON HAJJ CROWD BETWEEN ARAFAT AND MUZDALIFAH PEDESTRIAN STREET

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadeq Kadi ◽  
Alias Abdullah ◽  
Syahriah Bachok
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Suitable Solution ◽  
The World ◽  
Facilities Design ◽  
Walking Environment ◽  
Pedestrian Street ◽  
Holy City

Makkah is the holy city of Muslims which is located in the southwest of Saudi Arabia. It is the being visited by pilgrims from all nationalities every year for the annual Islamic Pilgrimage (Hajj). Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam which is the largest annual religious pilgrimage event in the world. The Hajj management authority specifies that the current pilgrimage’s performance is challenging due to the increase of pilgrims every year. Pedestrian conflicts and uncomfortable walking environment are the crucial issues that have been identified, which are due to insufficient pedestrian facilities. Hence, this paper presents the pedestrian facilities assessment between Arafat to Muzdalifah road. The objectives of the study are to determine the available pedestrian facilities for pilgrimage from Arafat to Muzdalifah, and to suggest the suitable solution for pedestrian facilities in every 5 minutes walks. Meanwhile, qualitative methods of site inventory and observation were applied to gather the related data on the selected study area. Possible pedestrian facilities design is suggested for the purpose of future Hajj improvement.

Increasing Awareness of Osteoporosis Between Saudi Women Using a Risk Prediction Tool via Social Media Platform (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ala Maha Ali Lashin; Msaad Altelhi
Keyword(s):  
Science Research ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Medical Doctor ◽  
Prediction Algorithm ◽  
Prediction Tool ◽  
Saudi Women ◽  
Disease Awareness ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
User Data ◽  
Media Platform

BACKGROUND Osteoporosis (OS) is a disease that affects many women in the country of Saudi Arabia. It can be detected and treated with proper intervention. Most studies' predictor analysis of current health conditions in regards to bone requires patients’ comprehensive data. Burdening patients with cost and exposing them to more medical procedures could be prevented with proactive intervention. Simple prediction, easy, and accessible tool needed for increasing women’s awareness of osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE The main aims of the presented work are increasing Saudi women's awareness of osteoporosis and improving their daily habits for preventing OS. For the first purpose, a tool was designed, developed, and evaluated as a prediction tool called OSPreKnow (Osteoporosis Pre-Know). OSPreKnow was designed to give an estimate of the possibility to have OS with current user data entered. The new concept of self-profiling is based on a programmed prediction algorithm in OS. METHODS The utility of OSPreKnow evaluated with designed science research. In our paper, the efficacy of OSPreKnow is explained for elevating knowledge about OS. A prediction tool is designed and implemented to gather input from 992 women. Knowledge and perception were measured to capture the tool’s impact. RESULTS Out of 992 who used the tool, 646 completed the post-tool survey and exhibited a significant satisfaction with the tool (69%) and level of knowledge after using the tool (74%). 480 reported more knowledge about OS which is 74% of respondents. This provided evidence of the usefulness of a prediction tool in levitation consciousness about Osteoporosis. CONCLUSIONS The presented work supplements the evidence base that an accessible prediction tool can help in raising disease awareness. In conjunction with knowledge provided by a medical doctor, OSPreKnow has beneficial impacts on improving the habits of women with risks of OS. CLINICALTRIAL Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (Institutional Review Board [IRB] number 21-0265)

scholarly journals The EU Delegation in Saudi Arabia and the GCC: Communication, Visibility and Culture

Politeja ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4(73)) ◽  
pp. 221-245
Author(s):  
Daniel Gołębiowski
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
External Relations ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
Theoretical Dimension ◽  
The Eu

The paper examines communication and visibility (C&V) aspect in the operations of the EU Delegation in Saudi Arabia and the GFA Consulting Group. The author assumes that properly designed communication using adequate contents may significantly affect the EU external relations. To verify this statement, the twofold approach was used. First, through the lens of Soft Power and EU actorness, it looks into the theoretical dimension of the international relations and its possible links with communication process. Second, drawing on existing internal EU documents (Communication and Visibility in EU-financed External Actions – Requirements for Implementing Partners 2018 by the EU Delegation in Saudi Arabia, and Information and Communication Handbook for EU Delegations in the Third Countries and International Organizations, published in 20122) the paper offers analytical framework to explore the qualitative and quantitative nature of the online communication undertaken in social media platform both by the EU Delegation in Saudi Arabia and the GFA.

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